SARB Cuts Repo By 25 Basis Points To 7%.

This Friday in Soweto, the Johannesburg Stock Exchange is putting local entrepreneurs in the spotlight. The SME Capital Matching Workshop will link township-based businesses with investors, funders, and experts who can help unlock growth. We speak to Cleola Kunene, Executive Head of SME Development at the JSE, about how this…

Guest – Andrew Fulton, Director at Eighty20 The 2025 Income & Expenditure survey reveals some noteworthy South African realities. One is that on average, women still earn significantly less than men, with female-headed households earning R93,540 compared to R176,812 for their male counterparts. This topline figure, however, obscures a more…

Guest – MJ Davis, Chief Executive Officer of Retail Loans at FNB When financial pressures mount, quick fixes can be tempting but some “solutions” come with hidden traps. MJ Davis, Chief Executive Officer of Retail Loans at FNB, unpacks a troubling case where a consumer was placed under debt review…

Guest - Jeremy Sampson, Chairman of Brand Finance Africa With a brand value of USD20.0 billion, Nestlé remains the most valuable food brand globally for the tenth year running, according to a new report from Brand Finance, the world's leading brand valuation consultancy. Despite experiencing a small decline in brand…

Guest – Alan Mukoki – CEO of SACCI Business confidence in SA improved in July, with the SA Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s (Sacci) business confidence index (BCI) rising to 116.7, up from 113.2 in June. The latest reading is also 7.6 points higher than a year ago. The average…