4+ hour, 48+ min ago   (331+ words) Farming collaboration set to benefit Makgoba community SABC News Farming collaboration set to benefit Makgoba community - The Small Enterprise Development and Finance Agency has partnered with commercial farmers in a multi-million rand avocado farm project. The Small Enterprise Development and…...

6+ day, 16+ hour ago   (340+ words) By Dr Khwezi Mabasa South Africa’s ambition to achieve inclusive economic growth depends, in large measure, on its ability to rebuild productive industrial capacity. Yet the country’s manufacturing base has weakened over several decades, limiting diversification, job creation, technological upgrading…...

1+ week, 12+ hour ago   (483+ words) By Tshiamo Molanda, Head of Personal Banking South Africa at Standard Bank But this isn’t just a story about technology. It is a story about two generations shaped by different worlds. The world that shaped their relationship with money So,…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (530+ words) The US dollar slipped but remained near a one-month high on Tuesday, as traders weighed the prospect of a Federal Reserve interest-rate hike this week, even as falling oil prices eased some inflation concerns. The dollar index, which measures the…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (366+ words) Israel’s 2026 economic growth will be lower than previously forecast and its debt higher, Moody’s Ratings said, citing elevated geopolitical risks and fragile ceasefire agreements with Iran and militant groups Hezbollah and Hamas. The ratings agency in a report maintained Israel’s…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (109+ words) The manufacturing sector continues to struggle, as year-on-year data from Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) shows a sharp decrease of 4.3% in May. This follows a 2.9% decrease the previous month. The food and beverages category showed the biggest decline in this…...

5+ mon, 3+ day ago   (14+ words) The union was responding to the GDP figures released by Statistics South Africa yesterday....

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (10+ words) The manufacturing sector started the year on a positive note...

5+ mon, 2+ day ago   (12+ words) South Africa's manufacturing sector has started the year on a weaker footing....

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (208+ words) Manufacturing activity in South Africa has moved back into expansionary territory. The Absa Purchasing Managers’ Index edged above the neutral 50-point mark to 52.6 in April. The seasonally adjusted rebound marks the sector’s first return to growth since last September and…...