City summit puts manufacturing at the heart of Cape Town’s economic agenda
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Retail sales starting to show signs of strain
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BASA responds to Budget 3.0: Above-inflatione excise hike on beer – A blow to...
Charlene Louw, CEO of the Beer Association of South Africa (BASA)
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Mayco recommends re-appointment of Cape Town Tourism as City’s Destination Marketing Organisation
The Mayoral Committee has recommended the appointment of Cape Town Tourism (CTT) as the City’s official Destination Marketing Organisation for a further three years.
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Survival of the most adaptive
In today's complex and volatile supply chain landscape, only adaptive organisations will survive and thrive, says supply chain industry body SAPICS.
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Small business suppliers pitch their products at Massmart powered by Walmart Growth Summit
ABOUT 500 delegates representing 250 Africa-based small and medium businesses recently pitched their products to Massmart buyers at the Massmart powered by Walmart Growth...
Capitec Business Banking: Low fees, big opportunities
By Larry Claasen
After transforming retail banking in South Africa, Capitec is now expanding into business banking with a focus on affordable services for SMEs.
CAPITEC...
Is South Africa open for business? Labour law challenges
By Chris Hattingh
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SMEs are made to tread a political tightrope
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In his second of several budget speeches...
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