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A new holding company, Nobanda Investment Group, led by Nhlanhla Nobanda and Khensani Nobanda, is reshaping 555 Media Hub into five specialist businesses... |
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 | ISSUED BY DOTSURE.CO.ZA In a country facing high youth unemployment, businesses investing in youth development programmes are not only changing lives, but they’re also building stronger, more future-ready workplaces... read |
|  | ISSUED BY CORONATION As students prepare to enter the workforce, many are grappling with questions that previous generations never had to consider, such as how AI will impact their careers, and which skills will continue to be in demand... read |
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 | South Africa will host SACU leaders, ministers and officials in Cape Town from 18–26 June for key regional trade discussions... Read |
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| |  | PEDRI REYNEKE Two-thirds of Gen Z now turn to social media to make financial decisions. Roughly one in seven rely on AI to answer their money questions. For Pedri Reyneke, chief executive officer of Multilink Financial Services, that is not the story of a reckless generation... Read |  | Youth Month highlights the importance of financial literacy, encouraging young South Africans to build healthy credit histories for long-term financial independence and opportunity... Read |
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 | Alexforbes reports strong growth, highlighting disciplined expansion and saying South Africa’s progress depends on consistent execution over untapped national potential... Read |
 | Industry veteran with 25 years of financial experience shares his insights for the future of wealth management and his plans for the role... Read |
 | LLOYD CAUGHEY, ISSUED BY THE PUBLICITY WORKSHOP The businesses that trade more effectively across Africa will not always be those with the most complex finance structures... Read |
| Accounting & Auditing |
 | ISSUED BY AICPA & CIMA The Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (AICPA and CIMA) today launched Rise2040: Shaping the Future of Finance and Accounting, a global, profession-led initiative designed not simply to anticipate the future of the profession but to actively shape it... Read |
| Banking |
 | CRAIG STEPHENS AI in banking requires strong governance as it moves into real decision-making, ensuring control, accountability, and trust across regulated financial systems... Read |
 | Standard Bank has committed to mobilising R100bn in green finance by 2028... Read |
 | LIBBY GEORGE African reforms are attracting foreign investors, Gulf funding and development finance, boosting confidence, capital inflows and infrastructure investment across economies... Read |
| Economy |
 | KRISTOF KRUGER Softer US core inflation supports South African bonds, but local risks including oil prices, the rand and inflation expectations remain... Read |
 | The Road Freight Association has warned that the latest diesel and petrol price increases could drive up transport costs, retail prices and pressure on logistics operators... Read |
 | ANATHI MADUBELA South Africa's economy grew 0.5% in Q1 2026, beating forecasts, but declining investment and Middle East conflict threaten future growth... Read |
 | SFUNDO PARAKOZOV AND COLLEEN GOKO South Africa’s financial system remains resilient despite Iran war-related inflation risks, potential interest-rate hikes, AI-driven cyber threats, capital outflows and household strain... Read |
| Financial Services |
 | Traxtion secures $86m as Standard Bank and Stanlib acquire a minority stake, fully funding its R3.4bn fleet expansion to revitalise South Africa’s freight rail... Read |
 | Kora has joined IATA Financial Gateway, enabling airlines to access Africa’s payment networks through a single integration, simplifying expansion and transactions... Read |
 | The National Credit Regulator has appointed Otsile Maseng as CEO, effective 1 June 2026, bringing 25 years’ leadership experience across regulation and finance. Read |
| Insurance & Actuarial |
 | ISSUED BY INSIGHT SURVEY Long-term insurance is increasingly evolving beyond traditional protection products, as insurers expand their focus from simply paying claims to supporting customers' physical, mental, and financial wellbeing... Read |
 | Mamoeti Nosi, product head: Events at iTOO Special Risks, explains that the biggest risks at major events are rarely the ones people talk about... Read |
| Markets & Investment |
 | Mobile technologies contributed $240bn to Africa’s economy in 2025, driving jobs, revenue and digital transformation, though affordability remains a major barrier... Read |
| Taxation & Regulation |
 | Discover how South African special trusts offer vital tax relief and legal protection for minor children and disabled beneficiaries... Read |
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 | Standard Bank pledged support for Dangote Refinery’s IPO and expansion, highlighting its economic impact as the facility exceeds design capacity... Read |
 | CHRIS TAKUDZWA MURONZI AND COLLEEN GOKO The predominantly underground sector has been operating in Zimbabwe for years without a legal framework... Read |
 | Africa’s digital challenge is no longer building networks, it’s getting people to use them... Read |
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 | KARIN STROHECKER Lazard warns growing complexity in emerging-market debt could raise borrowing costs, obscure risks, complicate restructurings and increase financial vulnerability... Read |
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 | EVAN-LEE COURIE From apps to authenticity: This Youth Month, Bizcommunity chats with Ocean Basket's brand activation leader, Lizandre Keller, who believes younger audiences are rewriting the entire playbook for brands... Read |
 | ANATHI MADUBELA, NELLIE PEYTON AND FRANK PHIRI Labour unions warn workers they will not be protected if they attend the anti-immigrant protests on 30 June... Read |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE From sneaker care to culture care, Matthew Tyler, head of marketing at The Lab, believes brands must evolve to stay relevant... Read |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE This Youth Month, Bizcommunity chats to South African visual artist and designer Masonwabe Ntloko who has built a multidisciplinary practice rooted in preserving isiXhosa language, heritage and identity through art and design... Read |
 | Established in 2006, the BMW IT Hub has grown into the company's largest IT hub outside Germany, employing more than 2,500 tech professionals... Read |
 | Ford said it has requested an urgent explanation from the CIPC regarding how the appointment was recorded without the company’s involvement... Read |
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