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Old Mutual SMEgo launches the 2nd annual Old Mutual SMEGo Pitchathon

SMEs

Old Mutual SMEgo launches the 2nd annual Old Mutual SMEGo Pitchathon

Issued by Old Mutual SMEgo 1 day

The fund has been topped by R1m for 2025. Source: Supplied

SMEs

ICT and financial services SMEs to compete for R4.2m

3 days

Mining

Gwede Mantashe amends hotly contested BEE clauses in draft MRDP bill

13 Jun 2025

Source: X/@Starlink.

Telecoms & Networks

Starlink's secret network uncovered in SA: Is it legal?

Katja Hamilton 30 May 2025

Image source: LipikStockMedia from

Corporate & Commercial Law

SA proposes workaround for Starlink, communication multinationals to adhere to local ownership laws

Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo and Nqobile Dludla 23 May 2025

South Africa to offer Musk Starlink deal before Trump meeting, Bloomberg News reports

Telecoms & Networks

South Africa to offer Musk Starlink deal before Trump meeting, Bloomberg News reports

21 May 2025

Unlocking global growth for exporting SMEs: Apply now for a game-changing opportunity

SMEs

Unlocking global growth for exporting SMEs: Apply now for a game-changing opportunity

Issued by Edge Growth 29 Apr 2025

South African lawmaker accuses minister of trying to change law for Musk's Starlink

Telecoms & Networks

South African lawmaker accuses minister of trying to change law for Musk's Starlink

Nqobile Dludla 8 Apr 2025

Ahmed Dhupli: Associate, Dispute Resolution Practice Group, PH Attorneys

Corporate & Commercial Law

Starlink challenges South African regulations as it hits BEE roadblocks

Ahmed Dhupli 20 Mar 2025

City Lodge Hotels achieves landmark B-BBEE Level 1 status

Hospitality

City Lodge Hotels achieves landmark B-BBEE Level 1 status

Issued by City Lodge Hotels 10 Mar 2025

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Agriculture

Land reform in South Africa doesn’t need a new law: the state should release property it owns – economists

Johann Kirsten and Wandile Sihlobo 26 Feb 2025

Branding

A boycott campaign fuels tension between Black shoppers and Black-owned brands – evoking the long struggle for ‘consumer citizenship'

Timeka N. Tounsel 13 Feb 2025

Alchemy Law partner Morné van der Merwe

Mining

#MiningIndaba: White paper explores whether Mining Charter is ESG change agent or stumbling block

4 Feb 2025

Source: Reuters/2023. President Cyril Ramaphosa.

Economy

#Sona2025: SA's future at stake in impending energy and trade address

Katja Hamilton 31 Jan 2025

Source: Supplied. Mark Beyers, principal at Nedbank Corporate Finance.

Financial Services

Coronation achieves historic BBBEE milestone

6 Dec 2024

Image source: Rabia Elif Aksoy –

Employment Equity

Rise of ESOPs: Transforming business through employee ownership

Dhevarsha Ramjettan and Safiyya Pate 20 Nov 2024

Transformation in South Africa's advertising industry: Moving beyond compliance to genuine change

Advertising

Transformation in South Africa's advertising industry: Moving beyond compliance to genuine change

Sharleen James, Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 5 Nov 2024

Andani.Africa spotlights the success of the leading contemporary African art fair, FNB Art Joburg

Research

Andani.Africa spotlights the success of the leading contemporary African art fair, FNB Art Joburg

Issued by Andani.Africa 18 Oct 2024

IProspect: Empowering brands with integrated solutions and unmatched expertise

Branding

IProspect: Empowering brands with integrated solutions and unmatched expertise

Issued by Dentsu 5 Sep 2024

Anton Visser, Group COO of SA Business School and Alefbet Learning

Employment Equity

Preferential Procurement and what it can do for your B-BBEE score

Anton Visser 8 Jul 2024

Implats CEO Nico Muller

Markets & Investment

Implats finalises R9bn BEE deal

Lindsey Schutters 20 May 2024

Nadiya Hattia, Senior Consultant at The BEE Chamber

Employment Equity

Demystifying B-BBEE Codes: SIC, L Numbers, and Setas

Nadiya Hattia 29 Feb 2024

Source: Reuters/2023. President Cyril Ramaphosa.

Economy

#Sona2024: Ramaphosa's last address - Legacy, challenges, and climate action

Katja Hamilton 9 Feb 2024

Durban Automotive Cluster opens applications for transformative business accelerator

How To Start Up

Durban Automotive Cluster opens applications for transformative business accelerator

8 Feb 2024

“The Mining Charter's potential as an instrument to guide ESG and growth is undeniable, but it needs recalibration and effort,” says Alchemy Law partner Morné van der Merwe

Mining

South Africa’s Mining Charter must strike balance in its ESG alignment

2 Feb 2024

Dr Nombasa Tsengwa, Exxaro CEO delivering the interim results in August 2023. Source: x.com

Markets & Investment

Exxaro 2023 statement outlines more pain for coal market, selling ferroalloys unit

Lindsey Schutters 29 Nov 2023

Source: stevepb via

Tourism

Request for proposals for Tourism Equity Fund opens

2 Nov 2023

FNB MasterUp SME development programme calls for applications

SMEs

FNB MasterUp SME development programme calls for applications

5 Oct 2023

South Africa's smallholder vegetable farmers aren't getting the finance they need: This is what it should look like

Agriculture

South Africa's smallholder vegetable farmers aren't getting the finance they need: This is what it should look like

Karissa Moothoo Padayachie 20 Sep 2023

Top Empowerment Awards 2023 finalists

Events & Conferencing

Top Empowerment Awards 2023 finalists

Issued by Topco Media 20 Jul 2023

Image source: Süleyman Sahan from

Legislation & Regulation

Have your say on revised water use licence regulations

7 Jun 2023

Source: Reuters.

Banking

Absa eyes increased Black ownership in lieu of record multi-billion transaction approval

3 Apr 2023

Taking flight: Checklist for SA fintechs eyeing global expansion

Technology

Taking flight: Checklist for SA fintechs eyeing global expansion

Christoff Pienaar, Safiyya Patel, Dawid de Villiers 28 Mar 2023

Source: Spur Corporation

Food & bev. services

Spur ramps up restaurant rollout on back of strong revenue growth

27 Feb 2023

Newspapers

Racism in South African newspapers persists - even after decades of Black media ownership

Prinola Govenden 13 Sep 2022

Source: Supplied.

Insurance & Actuarial

Old Mutual's Black empowerment share scheme an industry first

Katja Hamilton 18 Aug 2022

B-BBEE Commission releases 2021 national status and trends report

Employment Equity

B-BBEE Commission releases 2021 national status and trends report

Safiyya Patel and Tebogo Moloko 18 Aug 2022

Supplied. Happy Ntshingila has joined AMA as chairpreson

Media

Happy Ntshingila appointed AMA chairperson

20 Jul 2022

Western Cape unveils contractor's framework targeting women, youth

Construction & Engineering

Western Cape unveils contractor's framework targeting women, youth

25 Jan 2022

Capitec flags Black empowerment deal that will cut profits

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Capitec flags Black empowerment deal that will cut profits

Emma Rumney 21 Jan 2022

DMRE will not appeal ruling on mining charter's Black empowerment clauses

Mining

DMRE will not appeal ruling on mining charter's Black empowerment clauses

Helen Reid 23 Nov 2021

What will it take to get the SME sector back on its feet?

SMEs

What will it take to get the SME sector back on its feet?

Lisa Witepski, Issued by SAICA 16 Nov 2021

Boomtown seeks graduates for Bayeza 2022

Advertising

Boomtown seeks graduates for Bayeza 2022

Issued by Boomtown 15 Nov 2021

Vinpro survey shows SA wine industry in dire straits

Viticulture & Oenology

Vinpro survey shows SA wine industry in dire straits

12 Jul 2021

The Hub of Economic Transformation | 2021 Top Empowerment Conference

Events & Conferencing

The Hub of Economic Transformation | 2021 Top Empowerment Conference

Issued by Topco Media 28 Jun 2021

Burger King decision: A case of govt policies working against each other?

Regulatory

Burger King decision: A case of govt policies working against each other?

14 Jun 2021