Business

2025 business year in review: survival, strain and SME resilience

Tyre SMEs keep SA’s wheels turning during festive season

Farmers aim to meet tax and admin compliance in new year

Qantas – Joburg route opens new growth avenues for tourism SMEs

Rising tax pressure puts SMEs under strain ahead of 2026 budget

Premier fun complex creates business space for small traders

Foot and mouth diagnostic innovation offers relief for farmers

Festive packaging sparks year end brand success

How SMEs are using festive spirit to build brand trust

SMEs adapt strategies to survive the post-festive slump
Agriculture

Farmers aim to meet tax and admin compliance in new year

Foot and mouth diagnostic innovation offers relief for farmers

$Eastern Cape village farmers are cashing in on festivities during the December holidays. Photo. Lucas Ledwaba\Mukurukuru Media$

Village farmers coining it as communities throw festive feasts

Black wine cellar owner breaks new ground in industry value chain

Indigenous communities to profit from CSIR African ginger deal

$Koena Tjelele sells mielies along the R37 road in Polokwane. Photo. Lucas Ledwaba\Mukurukuru Media$

Mielie season triggers profit rush for farmers and traders

SA cheese producers milk it at World Cheese Awards

Scores of groundnut farmers disconnected from formal value chain
Innovation

Foot and mouth diagnostic innovation offers relief for farmers

Science research body seeks SME support for new health product

Women owned mutual bank enters banking sector

RMB payments set to improve import trade for SMEs

ORT airport digital centre gives SMEs exposure

South Africa’s small rail engineers target international markets

SMEs look to score from Tshwane’s free digital marketing course

Shesha energy drink refreshes canegrowers’ hopes

$Global information services company Experian is using artificial intelligence (AI) to help scores of South Africans who have lived and worked outside the formal banking system into the network. Photo. Lucas Ledwaba\Mukurukuru Media$

Experian new tools give small business credit access

Taxi VIP card to ease commuter experience
Finance

Rising tax pressure puts SMEs under strain ahead of 2026 budget

Women owned mutual bank enters banking sector

SMEs cautious as GDP growth fails to translate into real gains

SMEs brace for tough 2026 amid rising costs

RMB payments set to improve import trade for SMEs

G20 Summit could unlock significant benefits for SMEs

UK partnerships to boost SA small businesses

Black-owned SMEs to gain from Absa and Heineken R1.2 billion fund

Bank’s new system to help small suppliers manage cash flow

Medium term budget gives SMEs hope
Tourism

Qantas – Joburg route opens new growth avenues for tourism SMEs

Premier fun complex creates business space for small traders

Hospitality sector scales up operations for festive season

Festive rush gives car rental companies the voooma

SA – Moz tourism deal to unlock opportunities for SMEs

Social media tools give township tourism a boost

ORT airport digital centre gives SMEs exposure

Tourism cultural villages spice up services ahead of holidays

Tourism SMEs gear up for a demanding festive season
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Festive packaging sparks year end brand success

How SMEs are using festive spirit to build brand trust

SMEs adapt strategies to survive the post-festive slump

How SMEs can use pop-up events and local markets to grow brands

SMEs express mixed feelings as R250k funding opportunity reopens

Influencers and MCs cash in as brands boost December spending

Small traders advised to manage holiday cash

Social media tools give township tourism a boost

Cash flow survival tactics every entrepreneur should know

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Tag: Minister Parks Tau

Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Parks Tau has warned that despite years of Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) efforts, thousands of township and rural entrepreneurs remain shut out of real economic activity.

Scores of black business still shut out despite BBBE – Tau

December 4, 2025

South Africa’s transformation agenda is not just a policy exercise, but a constitutional and moral obligation to ensure that every entrepreneur has a fair shot at success. This was the ...

South Africa’s automotive sector is gearing up for a major localisation push that could unlock R30 billion in procurement opportunities. Photo. Tshwane Economic Development Agency

Automotive sector eyes procurement opportunity worth billions

September 11, 2025

South Africa’s automotive sector is gearing up for a major localisation push that could unlock R30 billion in procurement opportunities. But while this initiative has the potential to boost local ...

DTIC Minister Parks Tau is inviting business people and related stakeholders to submit their views on proposed new draft regulations. Photo. DTIC

Proposed changes to credit regulations target SMEs

September 11, 2025

The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC) wants to create a more inclusive and supportive environment for small businesses, particularly those operating in the townships through new draft amendments ...

Minister Parks Tau

New E-commerce platforms to boost local businesses

Proudly South African, in partnership with the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition, has launched two e-commerce platforms designed to bring local goods directly to online shoppers while unlocking national ...

Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Parks Tau,

Transport businesses need own funding interventions

Transport Sector B-BBEE Charter Council chairperson Kgomotso Selokane has called on the government to ensure that the Transformation Fund responds directly to the realities faced by SMMEs. "Transformation looks different ...

Minister Parks Tau in Soweto during the launch Spaza shops fund

Small businesses jovial over spaza shops initiative

The People Economical Development Forum views the R500 million Spaza Shop Support Fund, which is aimed at building township and rural economies, as a lifeline for grassroots enterprises. Based in ...

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