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Uber operating without statutory registration certificate

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Start-up farmer plans to scale to 200 000 broilers a month

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Digital gap threatens small suppliers as mining automates

Oxtail import curbs squeeze butcheries and restaurants

Plumbing body demands accountability as cheap imports hit sector

Women SMEs face barriers despite increase in state contracts

Intra-BRICS trade offers SA SMEs new manufacturing avenues
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Start-up farmer plans to scale to 200 000 broilers a month

Oxtail import curbs squeeze butcheries and restaurants

Tips to prepare livestock for El Niño extreme heat

Dry season puts pressure on KZN livestock farmers

First generation farmer’s journey from 50 chickens to agri empire

South African cherries gain access to China in R52.8bn market

Infrastructure gaps stall SA hemp industry

$Traditional medicine could create new business opportunities for South African SMMEs involved in medicinal plant cultivation. Photo. Lucas Ledwaba\Mukurukuru Media$

State pushes to unlock traditional medicine sector opportunities
Innovation

Young entrepreneur putting kasi businesses online

Entrepreneur turns metal drums into hygiene stations

Cell C targets Starlink deal to connect rural SA

Limpopo entrepreneur turns banana stems into hairpieces

Tech entrepreneur turns schools struggle into education platform

KZN entrepreneur turns waste into luxury art business

Green economy opens new market opportunities for Mpumalanga SMMEs

WhatsApp pricing shift threatens to raise costs for SMMEs

Entrepreneur turns plastic waste into thriving fashion business

SA innovator sparks investor interest at international tech show
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Small businesses must fix operations before chasing growth

Shell opens Powershop for Western Cape automotive businesses

Soshanguve paint maker wins R1m Kasi SME prize

Rand rally gives businesses more buying power

Inflation eases to 4.3% giving SMEs breathing room on costs

Western Cape launches digital funding service for businesses

New Gas Bill could unlock opportunities for small LPG traders

Poor personal credit scores shutting SA SMEs out of funding

World Bank loan faces test in easing SME pressures

More than 750 firms go insolvent as SA companies feel the pinch
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How twin sisters built a thriving tourism adventure business

Tourism SMEs set to gain as FlySafair redirects business support

ATLF puts Limpopo SMEs on the tourism investment map

Coastal and rural SMMEs feel pinch of changing traveller habits

Driving economic growth through business tourism and conferences

Tourism boom opens South Africa to more business

Tourism SMEs set to benefit from Emirates-SAA partnership

New international flight routes set to boost tourism SMEs
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FlySafair’s new programme aims to help tourism SMEs reach wider markets and grow. Photo: Sourced

Tourism SMEs set to gain as FlySafair redirects business support

September 15, 2026

FlySafair is redirecting its SME support towards tourism, hospitality and experience-led businesses.

Minister of Small Business Development Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams says the LED declaration will cut red tape, improve funding access and support SMEs amid rising costs and weak growth.

Government targets SME relief amid rising costs and weak growth

The introduction of one-stop service centres is expected to make it easier for entrepreneurs to access services

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