Tag: SMEs

Rate hike fears threaten South Africa’s property recovery and small businesses.

Hollywoodbets Durban July boosts Durban businesses and tourism with an estimated R1 billion economic impact.

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 ...

The fund aims to increase the participation of South African-owned spaza shops in township and rural retail economies

Township spaza shop owners say access to the R500 million Spaza Shop Support Fund remains difficult, as strict compliance rules, licensing requirements and administrative delays continue to slow approvals

Rising Transnet linked logistics costs are placing growing pressure on South African SMEs, with business owners warning that higher freight and container charges are eating into profits, disrupting supply chains ...

The banking sector also discourages merchants from charging customers additional fees for card payments

Every year during the festive season, many families in the Eastern Cape come together to celebrate an important traditional rite of passage for young men called imigidi. This ceremony honours ...

Small tyre businesses and informal traders across South Africa are playing a key role in keeping vehicles on the road as festive season travel reaches its peak. As thousands of ...

South African small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are facing growing pressure as the country’s tax burden reaches record levels, with the prospect of further tax measures in the 2026 Budget ...