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$Small engineering workshops and specialised micro-contractors remain important to local industrial supply chains. Photo. Lucas Ledwaba\Mukurukuru Media$

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

Substandard cement influx sparks quality and cost crisis for SMEs

TFG store closures highlights shift to online shopping

Small businesses must fix operations before chasing growth

Interactive sip and cake events drive growth for QwaQwa bakery

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

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

Limpopo entrepreneur turns banana stems into hairpieces
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
Finance

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
Tourism

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

Durban July pumps R1bn into KZN economy, fuels SME growth
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Tips to prepare livestock for El Niño extreme heat

Tourism SMEs set to gain as FlySafair redirects business support

DTIC urges township entrepreneurs to pool purchasing power

$Junior Makgoka, founder of JJ Café, reflects the importance of building a solid foundation and finding new ways to grow an SME. Photo: Lucas Ledwaba\ Mukurukuru Media$

12 tips SMEs can use to build a stronger business

NSBC, TransUnion launch platform to improve SME funding access

Shell opens Powershop for Western Cape automotive businesses

R27.6m investment to boost digital support for SMEs

Masisizane Fund seeks to plug SME funding gap

Free State municipality assists spaza owners to comply

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Masisizane’s 12-month Investment Readiness Programme is aimed at established SMEs seeking between R1 million and R20 million in growth funding. Photo. Old Mutual

Masisizane Fund seeks to plug SME funding gap

August 28, 2026

Masisizane expects participating businesses to finish the programme with stronger internal systems

Illegal cigarettes, alcohol, counterfeit goods, and illicit fuel are costing legitimate businesses revenue and market share. Photo. SAPS

SMEs buckle under illicit trade pressure as economy hits R1.2tn

August 27, 2026

Illicit trade is costing legitimate businesses billions in lost revenue while creating unfair competition.

Driving economic growth through business tourism and conferences

August 24, 2026

MICE brings together people, ideas and investment while driving demand for hotels, restaurants, transport, entertainment and other local services

Carmen Stevens launched Carmen Stevens Wines in 2011. Today the business is recognised as South Africa’s first 100% Black-owned and woman-owned winery.

How SA’s first black woman winemaker conquered the global market

August 2, 2026

Carmen Steven's business is recognised as South Africa’s first 100% Black-owned and woman-owned winery

Eskom Development Foundation CEO, Cecil Ramonotsi

Eskom’s business connect powers up SMEs

October 2, 2025

Entrepreneurs in the North West are gaining unprecedented access to corporate supply chains and operational support through Eskom’s Business Connect programme. The 2025 programme, brought together small business owners, ...

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