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News24 BusinessIndonesia’s stock market is no longer worthy of “emerging market” status, MSCI said on Friday, laying out a plan to remove it from a suite of indexes tracked by funds, a shock move that sparked the steepest one-day drop in Jakarta shares since 1998.
The CitizenKey executive positions remain vacant at SA Tourism.
News24 BusinessThe AfCRA has potential to support the development of domestic capital markets, where limited information and weak market coverage can increase borrowing costs and constrain investor participation. But the establishment of a new ratings agency is unlikely, by itself, to reduce sovereign borrowing…
SME South AfricaCross-border trade is a good way to scale a business and expand your market. But testing new markets abroad has challenges that a local supply…
VentureburnWeb3 adoption has long been framed as a story led by developed markets and Silicon Valley capital. That framing is starting to look outdated. Across emerging markets, smartphone and internet
Farmer's WeeklySouth Africa’s growing avocado crop faces a tougher marketing environment this season as heavy competition in the EU squeezes prices, while newly opened markets remain too small to absorb significant volumes.
BizcommunitySouth African independent agency formalises a new operating model as brands face rising complexity across channels, markets, audiences and technology.
BizcommunityTime Out Market Cape Town has introduced a seasonal menu running from October 2026 to March 2027, adding new dishes across its kitchens as the food hall enters the summer trading period.
ITWebSouth Africa’s over-the-top video market is forecast to grow 7.6% annually to 2030, trailing Kenya and Nigeria, says PwC.
BizcommunityAfrican countries are making steady progress in building financial markets that can help businesses raise money and fund infrastructure, but thin trading remains a hurdle to attracting investment and financing growth, an annual survey showed.
ITWebTecnotree, a global digital platform and services leader for AI, 5G, and cloud-native technologies, today announced that Gartner has positioned it as a Visionary in the first-ever Magic Quadrant for AI-Enabled CSP Marketing and Sales Solutions.
Business BagelSouth Africa has had Spotify audiobooks since February, and by the end of 2026 close to fifty African markets will too, most of them through a paid add-on.
BizcommunityFor much of modern marketing, the campaign has been the core unit of work. Teams identify a target audience, shape an offer, choose the right channels, launch the campaign and assess its impact once it is over.
BizcommunityCape Town’s Truth Coffee founder David Donde is taking a different approach to a familiar commodity with Flour Market, a bakery built around wholesale supply, consistency and the economics of bread.
ITWebSA’s R63 billion online gambling market will see regulation, taxation and player protection shaping its next phase.
VentureburnInformation is transitioning from a passive commodity into a priced financial asset. As traditional polling and legacy qualitative research struggle with lagging indicators and narrative bias, prediction markets have crossed
VentureburnPrediction markets have exploded in popularity over the past two years, with platforms like Kalshi, Polymarket, and Robinhood attracting millions of traders betting on everything from election outcomes to sports
Farmer's WeeklyHigher supply delivered sharply different outcomes in South Africa’s potato and onion markets during the first half of 2026, with average potato prices falling by 19% while onion prices rose by 8%, according to Absa AgriBusiness’s latest AgriTrends report.
SME South AfricaRunning robust marketing for your business can be very costly. It means hiring people who can create content – written, photographed and video – and…
The CitizenSebenzile Lofts brings 21 affordable, modern rental units to Katlehong, offering hope for the housing market and empowering local communities.
The CitizenAmid all the geopolitical uncertainty in the world, mainly caused by the unpredictable US administration, the markets should have been jittery after the Venezuela strike
Disrupt AfricaThe meme coin landscape is experiencing a resurgence, with established players like Dogecoin and Shiba Inu maintaining their dominance in the market while new coins like Pepe and Dogwifhat experience recent price surges. These new coins, alongside the “Boost-to-Earn coin ApeMax, are quickly gaining…
Disrupt AfricaGhanaian startup Oceansmall is empowering small-scale fishing communities with access to markets via its digital platform, overcoming challenges such as low production levels, low income, and poor living conditions. Formed in 2020 by Caroline Pomeyie, Oceansmall has developed and implemented basic…
ITWebHightouch, the leader in data and AI for marketing, has named Matthew Lubeck General Manager, EMEA. Based in London, Lubeck will lead all of Hightouch's go-to-market functions across EMEA as the company helps brands in the region move to agentic marketing.
BizcommunitySecurex Africa 2027 is set to take place at Gallagher Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa from 1-3 June 2027, with a stronger focus on connecting international, regional and local suppliers with buyers and decision-makers from across Africa.
ITWebSonicWall Endpoint Security combines next-generation anti-virus and EDR into a single, lightweight agent managed from a unified, multi-tenant console.
BizcommunityMost CEOs and CFOs do not wake up worrying about click-through rates. They worry about growth. Margin. Cash flow. Forecast accuracy. Capital allocation. Whether the business is spending money in the right places and whether those investments are producing measurable returns.
MoneywebKPMG SA’s Frank Blackmore believes that ‘whereas everybody overseas is basically a price taker, a market taker, Africa can make itself a market maker’.
BizcommunityIf you had told me 25 years ago that Playmakers would be where it is now, I wouldn’t have believed you. Our founding team was young and had no experience in the sponsorship industry. We had some great ideas but, more importantly, we had the energy and belief that we could disrupt the industry.
News24 BusinessEven the slightest whiff of a problem in the AI space is bringing a bid back for government bonds, writes Mike Dolan.