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Finance

JSE outshines market indices with stellar 2024 performance

10 hours

Source: Pexels.

Markets & Investment

Trump's tariffs and budget delays spark new market strategies

Adriaan Pask 8 hours

Meetings Africa 2025 opens, positioning SA as a global MICE leader

MICE

Meetings Africa 2025 opens, positioning SA as a global MICE leader

25 Feb 2025

City Lodge Hotels announces interim results – average room rates up

Hospitality

City Lodge Hotels announces interim results – average room rates up

Issued by City Lodge Hotels 21 Feb 2025

Source: Reuters.

Budget Speech

SA's Budget delay: National Treasury's next steps and fiscal risks

19 Feb 2025

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

The Budget that never was: SA's political gridlock rattles investor confidence

Katja Hamilton 19 Feb 2025

Budget Speech

Budget Speech clash: The elephant in the room

Katja Hamilton 19 Feb 2025

Foundations that can carry the load – is the GNU laying the right foundations?

Economy

Foundations that can carry the load – is the GNU laying the right foundations?

Nomvula Masehla, Issued by SAICA 13 Feb 2025

Department of Home Affairs launches phase one of Trusted Tour Operator Scheme

Tourism

Department of Home Affairs launches phase one of Trusted Tour Operator Scheme

13 Feb 2025

Image source: jcomp from

Remuneration & Payroll

Ad Talent Salary Survey: Wage comparisons and employment trends

13 Feb 2025

Source: Wikipedia.

Finance

Budget 2025: Balancing growth and fiscal sustainability

13 Feb 2025

Financial Services

Review of the State of the Nation 2025

Issued by Aluma Capital 7 Feb 2025

Financial Services

South Africa, Trump and the EWC

Issued by Aluma Capital 4 Feb 2025

SAICE responds to Ramaphosa R940bn Sona promise

Construction & Engineering

SAICE responds to Ramaphosa R940bn Sona promise

11 Feb 2025

President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered his #Sona2025 address at Cape town's City Hall. Source: x.com

Infrastructure & Utilities

#Sona2025: Ramaphosa economic recovery plan built on infrastructure, mining, and energy

Lindsey Schutters 7 Feb 2025

Source: ChatGPT.

Economy

#Sona2025: SA's ambitious 3% growth target sparks mixed reactions

Katja Hamilton 7 Feb 2025

Source: @GovernmentZA/X

Economy

Countdown to #Sona2025: Will foreign-policy concerns overshadow domestic troubles?

Katja Hamilton 6 Feb 2025

Source: Pexels.

Finance

#Sona2025 preview: Successes, shifts, and the path ahead

28 Jan 2025

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

New Expropriation Bill: It’s not as transformative as some claim

Katja Hamilton 24 Jan 2025

Source: John Loos, senior economist at FNB Commercial Property Finance.

Retail & Hospitality Property

#BizTrends2025: Cautious optimism for better times, but risks are abundant

John Loos 23 Jan 2025

Source: Supplied. Mike van der Westhuizen, portfolio manager at Citadel.

Markets & Investment

#BizTrends2025: Local and global economic outlook for 2025 - the "year of Trump risk"

Mike van der Westhuizen 23 Jan 2025

Source: Supplied. John Jack, chief executive officer of Galetti Corporate Real Estate.

Trends

#BizTrends2025: Commercial property turns the corner

John Jack 16 Jan 2025

#BizTrends2025: Top trends set to define SA's business landscape

Trends

#BizTrends2025: Top trends set to define SA's business landscape

Issued by Lula 13 Jan 2025

Source: Supplied. Paul Stevens, chief executive officer of Just Property.

Markets & Investment

How South Africa's property market is poised for growth in 2025

6 Jan 2025

Source: wirestock via

Agriculture

South Africa's agriculture may recover in 2025

Wandile Sihlobo 7 Jan 2025

Source: Supplied. Rand Airport Commercial Park: Located in Gauteng, it is home to Improvon’s new Dakota Precinct development.

Industrial & Logistics Property

What's driving Cape Town's warehousing boom?

2 Jan 2025

Source: © 123rf SA’s future economic performance will hinge mainly on domestic policy decisions says the NWU's PUI

Economy

SA economy: Negative trends are reversible - if the right steps are taken

19 Dec 2024

Source: Chief executive officer of Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (Savca), Tshepiso Kobile.

Finance

2024 in review: A transformative year for Southern African private capital

Tshepiso Kobile 30 Dec 2024

Initiating meaningful conversations will change the South African narrative

Higher Education

Initiating meaningful conversations will change the South African narrative

Issued by Bullion PR & Communication 6 Dec 2024

Retail & Hospitality Property

How green energy and public-private partnerships are shaping South Africa's real estate

5 Dec 2024

Source: Pexels.

Retail & Hospitality Property

The South African commercial real estate market has surged to nearly R2tn

28 Nov 2024

A new era for the South African agricultural sector in 2025

Agribusiness

A new era for the South African agricultural sector in 2025

John Hudson and Wandile Sihlobo 27 Nov 2024

Source: Dr Andrew Golding, chief executive of the Pam Golding Property group.

Property

Repo rate cut provides much-needed boost to housing market activity

21 Nov 2024

Markets & Investment

How can SA businesses maximise the benefits of a strong rand?

12 Nov 2024

Basic Education Minister calls for private sector boost in education efforts

Primary & Secondary Education

Basic Education Minister calls for private sector boost in education efforts

12 Nov 2024

Malatsi follows through on DA policy plans in withdrawal of SABC Bill

ICT

Malatsi follows through on DA policy plans in withdrawal of SABC Bill

Lindsey Schutters 11 Nov 2024

At these levels, there’s value in the current oversupply of commercial property space

Office Property

At these levels, there’s value in the current oversupply of commercial property space

Geoff Jennett, Issued by Catchwords 7 Nov 2024

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Post-Trump election: Emerging economies on edge

Raymond Parsons 7 Nov 2024

Minister of Public Works played the classics in his opening remarks at the MinMEC

Infrastructure & Utilities

Macpherson eyes EPWP reform for job creation and economic growth

Lindsey Schutters 5 Nov 2024

The new Act could see a proliferation of oil rigs along South African shores.

Coal, Oil & Gas

New Act swings energy balance in favour of Mantashe policy

Lindsey Schutters 1 Nov 2024

Source: Supplied. Rhys Dyer, chief executive officer of ooba Group.

Property

Latest home-loan data shows early resurgence in first-time homebuyers

31 Oct 2024

Minister Godongwana remained firm on the Treasury stance regarding no further Transnet bailouts. Source: x.com

Mining

#MTBPS2024: Minerals Council suggests bigger Transnet bailout

Lindsey Schutters 30 Oct 2024

Source: © 123rf there is cautious optimism on the country's economic trajectory on the eve of the MTBPS

Economy

#MTBPS predictions: A cautious optimism signals new phase of stability and growth

29 Oct 2024

Image source: Guzel Andrianova –

Family Law

Home Affairs issues first-ever certificates recognising Muslim marriages

28 Oct 2024

Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development chairperson Xola Nqola

Infrastructure & Utilities

Justice committee blasts DPWI over court infrastructure crisis

Lindsey Schutters 25 Oct 2024

Minister Parks Tau applauded the resillience of the SA auto industry

Construction & Engineering

#SAAutoWeek: DTIC lauds APDP and AIS initiatives

Lindsey Schutters 22 Oct 2024

Mike Abel, The Up&Up Group executive chairman, reflects on The Up&Up Group’s decision to buy back all the equity in the previous M&C Saatchi Group South Africa from the global M&C Saatchi Plc (Image supplied)

Advertising

Exclusive: Mike Abel, The Up&Up Group - Ons weet wat ons weet: There’s never been a better time to invest in SA

Mike Abel 17 Oct 2024

Source: Microsoft Designer

4th Industrial Revolution

Local industry watchdog sounds alarm over AI stealing SA data on LinkedIn

Lindsey Schutters 16 Oct 2024

Image source: kstudio from

HR & Management

Department announces gazetting of remote work visitor visa

9 Oct 2024

Opportunities and challenges SMEs need to be aware of in October

SMEs

Opportunities and challenges SMEs need to be aware of in October

7 Oct 2024