Business

SMEs face new battle as weak demand outweighs easing inflation

High electricity costs drive small businesses to LPG hybrid power

New flea market and wi-fi project put Middelburg SMEs in focus

June 30 crackdown cripples salon supply chains

Will Chery’s Rosslyn takeover unlock SME growth?

Standard Bank and DHL partner to expand SME exports

Durban July pumps R1bn into KZN economy, fuels SME growth

Takealot’s profitability opens doors for more than 30 000 SMEs

Tariff hikes hit SMEs as new electricity costs take effect

Thulamela itensifies crackdown on illegal trading in Thohoyandou
Agriculture

Young entrepreneur turns farming passion into thriving enterprise

Passionate young beekeeper turns buzz into sweet enterprise

Climate‑smart farming gains billions but access remains key

Mimmie Trading hits new heights with cannabis and hemp products

Agri5 Expo links agriculture to youth opportunity in Limpopo

Food price surge opens new growth markets for seedling suppliers

Livestock disease costs dairy farmers R1bn, supply at risk

SA’s agri-sector enters risk zone amid El Niño warnings
Innovation

How Google Cloud infrastructure expansion could benefit SMEs

Entrepreneur pioneers smart bin to revolutionise waste management

Soweto creator redefines prosthetics through local manufacturing

Agritech platform brings digital precision to livestock farming

$Setšong Tea Crafters was able to overcome barriers that often keep rural enterprises out of mainstream retail channels. Photo. Lucas Ledwaba\Mukurukuru Media$

Indigenous tea finds new market in Kruger National Park

Innovator behind waste-to-fuel project faces compliance delays

ClearScore expansion signals credit access for entrepreneurs

Soweto tech innovator shakes up the industry

How AI is reshaping South African media companies

How SMEs can navigate biometric implementation challenges
Finance

Standard Bank and DHL partner to expand SME exports

Ministerial Small Business Clinic equipment donation boosts SMEs

Treasury keeps fiscal stability despite global conflict

SMEs brace for pressure as inflation jumps to 4%

R2.7bn loan deal brings relief but SMEs remain under pressure

Ozow and Lula partner to boost SME funding access in SA

SMEs still locked out despite billions in available funding

SA suffers like everyone and it could get worse – SARB governor

R10m NEF investment powers woman owned civil engineering company

Gauteng’s R36.4bn infrastructure drive opens doors for SMEs
Tourism

Durban July pumps R1bn into KZN economy, fuels SME growth

Small businesses net over R50m through SANParks contracts

$Setšong Tea Crafters was able to overcome barriers that often keep rural enterprises out of mainstream retail channels. Photo. Lucas Ledwaba\Mukurukuru Media$

Indigenous tea finds new market in Kruger National Park

SMEs seek slice of R37m Kruger fencing project

TriLand tourism plan could boost Mpumalanga’s economy

Will SA–Mauritius tourism pact unlock SME growth?

$Limpopo is positioning tourism infrastructure as part of a broader economic development strategy aimed at attracting investors. Photo. Lucas Ledwaba\Mukurukuru Media$

Tourism infrastructure anchors Limpopo’s investor strategy

Tourism indaba showcases rural-based small enterprises

$Southern African countries are looking to tap into the multi-million dollar bird watching tourism sector. Photo. Pogiso Heaven Modise\Heaven Wildlife Photography$

Southern Africa eyes billion dollar birding tourism market
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SMEs set to benefit from innovation-led industrialisation drive

Tax experts urge early preparation as filing season nears

$Junior Makgoka, the founder of JJ Café in Moletjie, a sprawling village settlement west of Polokwane, is carving out a remarkable entrepreneurial path. Photo. Lucas Ledwaba\Mukurukuru Media$

How SMEs can tap into 10 overlooked funding opportunities

$The Spaza Shop Support Fund is not reaching as many township and rural businesses as intended. Lucas Ledwaba\Mukurukuru Media$

Township spaza owners say fund remains out of reach

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Tag: Manufacturing

Chery’s Rosslyn plant is expected to create jobs and support local suppliers. Photo: autotrader

Will Chery’s Rosslyn takeover unlock SME growth?

Chery’s Rosslyn investment could create new opportunities for local suppliers and SMEs.

Minister Parks Tau signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) in Egypt, unlocking new trade opportunities for South African businesses.
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SA businesses set to benefit from $14bn Afreximbank partnership

The Afreximbank MoU signed by Minister Parks Tau could improve export markets for businesses.

Innovation-led industrialisation aims to strengthen manufacturing, create jobs and integrate SMEs into regional value chains. Photo: ceo monthly

SMEs set to benefit from innovation-led industrialisation drive

Innovation-led industrialisation is shifting from policy to implementation, with SMEs and startups at the centre. The strategy focuses on linking small businesses to funding, technology, science parks and African markets ...

$Limpopo entrepreneur Jay Jay Makgoka is one many small businessmen and women hoping to benefit from improve government funding and support policies. Photo. Lucas Ledwaba\Mukurukuru Media$

Small business 2026\27 budget vote – 10 key pointers for SMEs

South Africa’s 2026 Small Business Development Budget Vote places SMEs at the centre of government’s economic recovery strategy

Small Business Development Minister Khumbudzo Ntshaveni visits the Goran Footwear Manufacturers in Johannesburg in support and promotion of small scale manufacturers in the clothing, textile and leather sector. Picture by GCIS

SMMEs set to benefit from localisation project

September 30, 2020

Small Business Development Department wants to replace the importing of products like toilet paper and get local people to produce some of the products.

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