Home-based brands – building national reach
Across South Africa, a quiet entrepreneurial shift is underway. From spare rooms and garages to small home studios and converted garden offices, thousands of businesses are launching from home. They are also selling to customers nationwide. While the rise of e-commerce has accelerated this trend, another factor also plays a crucial role.
How African food processors can improve profitability
Across Africa’s food and feed processing sectors, sustainability is increasingly moving to the centre of operational decision-making. Importantly, this shift is not being driven by environmental commitments alone. Instead, many businesses are driving it through more immediate priorities. These priorities include operational efficiency, profitability, resilience and long-term competitiveness.
Trust is infrastructure, and Africa’s fintech reckoning proves it
For most of the past decade, African fintech was a land grab. Valuations rewarded user numbers. Interfaces became flashier. “Disruption” became the pitch that attracted capital investment. From the outside, it was clear that the model was running hotter than it could sustain. However, that era is over.
Flexible workforce strategy – adapting to fuel supply disruption
Geopolitical tensions are disrupting oil supply chains. As a result, global energy markets face increasing strain, while uncertainty around pricing and availability continues to grow. For South Africa, which relies heavily on imported fuel, these disruptions have increased fuel costs, caused delays at ports and created congestion across logistics networks.
Building competitive logistics through human-machine collaboration
Supply chains across the continent face mounting pressure. Geopolitical shifts and economic volatility drive this pressure. Many logistics operators have turned to technology for answers. This shift supports building a competitive logistics ecosystem. This focus also reinforces building a competitive logistics across regional networks.
Satellite market and industry – space returns as the next frontier
Our latest SA Satellite Comms Report 2026 provides an in-depth analysis. The report shows the extent to which satellites transform enterprise, consumer, government and wholesale markets. It also positions the satellite market and industry as a central driver of digital infrastructure change.
Space with purpose – meeting modern enterprise needs
South Africa’s office sector has started 2026 on a strong footing. According to the Rode Report for Q4 2025, published by Galetti Corporate Real Estate, the country’s national decentralised office vacancy rate fell year-on-year from 12.5% to 11.7%. Meanwhile, Grade-A office rentals increased by 3.5%. Total rental growth for 2025 averaged around 4%.
Car warranty signs – small warnings, big repair bills
Most of us do not think we need protection. However, life often proves otherwise. It is easy to dismiss a cover you have never used. That changes quickly in real life. Your phone slips from your hand. It cracks on the kitchen floor. Your geyser bursts without warning. Your car also breaks down after running perfectly the week before.
Global tariff shake-up – smart buyers shift to pre-owned
US trade tariffs are reshaping South Africa’s automotive market and accelerating consumer demand for pre-owned vehicles. Rising pressure on vehicle manufacturers, combined with increasing new car prices, is driving South Africans toward more affordable and practical alternatives.
Rent vs buy? Far more to consider than Rands and cents
Housing market data has shown a broad rise in the house price/rent ratio over some years. This trend would point to relative affordability shifting in favour of the rental option over buying. However, there is far more to consider in the “rent vs buy” debate. We recently saw the release of StatsSA’s House Price Indices for December 2025. This release completed the house price performance picture for last year.
