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Tau warns auto sector to embrace green mobility or lose markets

Young designers cash in on special-occasion style

Jozi’s street photographers redefining urban enterprise

DTIC vows trade remedies to protect local industry

SMEs bear the cost of Joburg’s water crisis ahead of elections

Proposed raw milk price cuts threaten SA’s dairy industry

$Members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) patrol the streets of the Durban CBD following coordinated intelligence-led stabilization operations to restore public order after volatile protests. Photo: Facebook\Twitter$

Durban CBD protests hit small traders and informal businesses

SMEs in defence sector seek funding and support to grow

Economic pressure remains despite drop in business liquidations

Global demand turns SA’s biltong craze into big revenue
Agriculture

Sugar producers urge government to scrap sugar tax

Higher chicken duties spell trouble for SMME food traders

Spoonful of success sweet potato yoghurt takes off in Limpopo

Can seaweed become SA’s next cattle-feed business?

NSFAS savings and NYDA funding launch graduate’s agro-business

Young farmer brigdes rural gap with mobile livestock care service

Ostrich farmer on a quest to spread her wings globally

Transport costs and stock shortages hit Tshakhuma Market traders
Innovation

SMEs in defence sector seek funding and support to grow

Black-owned geospatial firm eyes aerospace market after AAD debut

Soweto entrepreneur brings solar power access to township

$As more businesses move online, a new challenge has emerged: standing out is easy, but staying memorable is proving harder Photo. Nhlanhla Phillips\NEYEFOREYES$

How businesses can turn social media attention into actual sales

Brimis Engineering growth highlights SA manufacturing prowess

SMMEs seek a bigger role in SA’s aerospace and defence industry

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
Finance

Absa brings dedicated SME banking services to Dragon Square

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
Tourism

$The Samora Machel Monument in Mbuzini could benefit from the opening of a new proposed border gate between RSA and Mozambique. Photo. Lucas Ledwaba\Mukurukuru Media$

Proposed Mbuzini border post could boost Nkomazi SMMEs

Parliament wants tourism expos to result in real SME deals

Mpumalanga expo links tourism SMMEs with new buyers

Building a hospitality empire in the heart of the Free State

Tourism SMEs threatened by spiralling crime

Digital push puts tourism SMEs in line for bigger market share

$The opening of a new tourism route in the Themibisle Hani Local Municipality could boost craft traders. Photo. Lucas Ledwaba\Mukurukuru Media$

Thembisile Hani tourism route puts SMME revenue to the test

Free Parks Week puts local tourism businesses in the spotlight

How twin sisters built a thriving tourism adventure business
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CIPC opens company ownership trail to law enforcement

R1bn fund targets SME expansion and 30 000 jobs creation

$As more businesses move online, a new challenge has emerged: standing out is easy, but staying memorable is proving harder Photo. Nhlanhla Phillips\NEYEFOREYES$

How businesses can turn social media attention into actual sales

SEDFA support boosts Eastern Cape beauty entrepreneur

Tips for starting a succesful landscaping and gardening business

R2.3 billion a year illicit market squeezes beauty industry

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

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While policymakers outline reforms to improve development finance, SMEs say faster decisions and better communication will be key to real impact.

SMEs demand faster funding response as IDC faces reform pressure

May 4, 2026

The IDC has indicated that improving turnaround times, strengthening internal coordination and accelerating digitisation are key priorities

Minister of Small Business Development Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams outlined a range of policy interventions and financial instruments aimed at addressing challenges affecting small businesses

State targets 1 million SMEs but funding gap threatens plans

April 17, 2026

Government has renewed its focus on expanding SME funding, but persistent barriers continue to limit access, raising questions about whether support is reaching businesses at a local level

SMEs are set to benefit from a R340 million deal between Dutch entrepreneurial development bank FMO and SA fintech lender Lula.

SMEs set to benefit from R340 million lending deal

February 16, 2026

By structuring the funding in local currency rather than dollars or euros, the FMO deal shields borrowers from exchange rate volatility and allows capital to be deployed without passing currency ...

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