19+ min ago   (1026+ words) South Africa imported almost 240,000 tonnes of mechanically deboned chicken meat (MDM) in 2024. More than 90% came from Brazil. At first sight those figures might appear to strengthen the argument that South Africa is far too dependent on imported poultry and should be…...

5+ hour, 55+ min ago   (135+ words) businessday.co.za Lesaka targets three-million customers by 2029 The fintech group looks to accelerate growth through acquisition of Bank Zero Story audio is generated using AI Fintech group Lesaka Technologies is targeting three-million consumer customers by 2029 as it looks to…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (662+ words) The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a new loan framework of up to $5.1bn (nearly R82bn) to mitigate the impact of the global energy and fertiliser crisis resulting from the war in the Middle East on countries across the continent. The…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (392+ words) Zero Carbon Charge (Charge) has launched a real-world electric vehicle (EV) test on the N3 between Johannesburg and Durban, an initiative that will turn electric vehicle journeys into a source of real-world data for motorists and fleet operators considering the switch…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (659+ words) The National Treasury and several of its entities are grappling with senior management vacancies, while executive officials at some institutions have been suspended, subjected to disciplinary action or placed under investigation, according to a parliamentary reply. This information was provided…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (388+ words) Clients sometimes despair and ask me: “what’s the one thing that no-one has thought of to get faster growth?” Yesterday’s decisively “meh” GDP data focuses the mind further on such questions. Procurement is where the growth agenda is tested, and…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (638+ words) The cost of telecommunications in South Africa has been a point of contention for about two decades. It’s a criticism that Big Telco has learnt to live with. Every now and then, a market survey or inquiry is launched with…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (257+ words) Standard Bank and Java Capital have entered into a partnership to raise and structure capital for real estate, infrastructure and other real-asset investments in South Africa, as improving financing conditions begin to revive dealmaking. The partnership brings together Standard Bank’s…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (540+ words) As retirement funds in South Africa and across Africa modernise the sector and leverage funds for development, workers in the informal sector cannot be left behind. This is according to Zareena Camroodien, divisional executive for retirement funds supervision at the…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (771+ words) Former defence and military veterans minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has told the Pretoria high court how she first met the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) logistics contractor Nombasa Ntsondwa-Ndhlovu and how they had bonded over their shared calling as traditional…...