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Business ·42m

American investment firm backs South African tech company that scored R135 million

United States-based Quona Capital has backed Jem, a WhatsApp-based platform for workers in South Africa.

Technology ·3h

Skilled workers in South Africa’s richest city looking to emigrate – with one country in mind

Energy ·4h

Good news for the 174-year-old industry in South Africa employing 472,000 people

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How to get your Claude prototype app to scale for business use

5 Things ·6h

Ramaphosa to reveal manifesto for local government elections, and big changes on the cards for Gauteng e-hailing drivers

Business Opinion ·7h

Most destructive force South Africa has ever seen: Dawie Roodt

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Business Talk with Michael Avery – The South African business podcast with 16 million views

Telecommunications ·21h

Top South African exec who received R41.7 million and wished his team pain and hardship

Business ·22h

SPAR loses R10 billion in eight months

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Bank on protecting the future you’ve built – get Capitec Life Cover today

Lifestyle ·24h

Criminals targeting another group of people in South Africa

Finance ·1d

End of an era for ATMs in South Africa

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Business Talk Season 15 – Coming soon

Property ·22 Aug 2026

Warning about estates stopping deliveries and even denying residents access to their homes in South Africa

Government ·22 Aug 2026

South Africa is losing an important group of people

5 Things ·22 Aug 2026

City of Joburg pays over R5 billion to Eskom, and the Department of Higher Education meets with major university in South Africa

Energy ·22 Aug 2026

Extreme weather warning for South Africa

Energy ·21 Aug 2026

101 companies blacklisted in South Africa

Energy ·21 Aug 2026

End of a 103-year monopoly in South Africa

Government ·21 Aug 2026

Water warning for people living in Johannesburg and Pretoria

Government ·21 Aug 2026

Another major municipality in Gauteng collapsing, owing R10.8 billion that it can’t pay

Finance ·21 Aug 2026

Rand hits R16 to the dollar

Enterprise ·21 Aug 2026

Top 3 universities in South Africa ranked among the best 500 in the world

Finance ·21 Aug 2026

New plan to pay R88 billion owed to South Africans – but there could be a time limit

Government ·21 Aug 2026

Good news for anyone employing a domestic worker in South Africa

Government ·21 Aug 2026

New conspiracy, instigation and incitement laws for South Africa are coming

Telecommunications ·21 Aug 2026

End of an era for Cell C in South Africa

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Energy ·21 Aug 2026

Bad news for petrol prices in September

Energy ·21 Aug 2026

New owner taking over 600 petrol stations in South Africa

Government ·21 Aug 2026

Shutdown at major university will continue

5 Things ·21 Aug 2026

Former Eskom employee arrested, and businesses pledge to help Joburg

Business ·20 Aug 2026

The man who got fired for an idea that turned into R10 billion in South Africa

Industry News

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The client-value leak: the layer underneath the client you know

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Afrihost – South Africa’s top ISP and hosting provider

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Too small to be a target? Cybercriminals are counting on you thinking that

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Business insurance theft cover might not be as straightforward as you think

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The South African software development company that makes sure things are done the right way

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South African businesses’ most expensive marketing mistake – And the simple solution

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Government ·20 Aug 2026

SARS three-year warning for taxpayers in South Africa

Business ·20 Aug 2026

End of an era for owner of Sun City in South Africa

Business ·20 Aug 2026

Spur closes iconic restaurants in South Africa

Government ·20 Aug 2026

60 new branches where you can now play the Lotto in South Africa

Finance ·20 Aug 2026

Rand gets a major boost from the United States