Biz Community News Updates

There is a phrase reached for almost automatically in South African boardrooms, whenever a request for a record in terms of the Promotion of Access to Information Act 2 of 2000 (PAIA) lands on the CIO’s desk: “It’s commercially sensitive information”. For those using it, it has a comforting sound… Read more »

Private banking leader takes South Africa’s top customer experience position across 219 brands and 27 industries, as new findings reveal major movement in CX leadership Read more »

Ambition no longer follows a straight line. Today’s professionals are building businesses alongside careers, creating multiple income streams, investing earlier, working across borders and redefining what success means on their own terms. It’s a shift that is changing not only how people build wealth, but what they expect from the… Read more »

South Africa’s medical schemes paid more than R259bn in healthcare benefits during 2024. Behind every Rand spent was a decision about how best to improve the health of more than nine million beneficiaries. Read more »

Applications for the 2027 WorldSkills South Africa (WSZA) National Competition, inviting eligible students to enter for an opportunity to showcase their talent, innovation, skills and creativity in 34 skills areas, will officially open on 1 September 2026... Read more »

Is consumer financial education actually working in South Africa? As someone deeply passionate about financial empowerment this is one of the burning questions I find myself constantly pondering. Read more »

Our most recent Student Spend survey indicates that despite demanding academic schedules and a restricted budget, South African youth value their lived experience above all else. With approximately 9% of their total average monthly spend going towards entertainment, it comes as no surprise that the answer to proposed recreational plans… Read more »

The shift from Sassa gold cards to Postbank’s new black cards is gathering pace, with more than 1.8 million social-grant beneficiaries having completed the migration. Postbank says more than 80% of its targeted migrations are now complete, with the 31 August deadline fast approaching. Read more »

For generations, property professionals have followed the mantra “location, location, location”. But as buyer priorities evolve, what makes a location desirable is changing. Increasingly, buyers are looking beyond views, postcodes and proximity to city centres to consider what they can access on foot. Read more »

Applications opened this week for the 2027 intake of the Ogilvy Giants Graduate Programme, marking more than a decade of Ogilvy South Africa investment in young talent and helping to launch hundreds of careers that continue to shape the industry today. Read more »