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President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on commercial banks to ease lending restrictions for emerging farmers, saying access to finance is essential to expanding black people’s participation in commercial agriculture.
The Department of Land Reform and Rural Development will provide R500m in grant funding to the Land Bank’s Blended Finance Scheme for qualifying emerging and developing farmers for the remainder of the 2026/27 financial year.
Ronan O’Rahilly, CEO of CVH Spirits, discusses his transition from corporate finance to the spirits industry, the power of collaboration and leading a business across multiple continents.
While many financial institutions are closing branches, Atlas Finance is expanding its physical footprint, reaching 300 stores nationwide. The milestone reflects the short-term loan provider’s strategy to improve access to credit and strengthen financial inclusion in underserved communities.
JSE-listed technology services group iOCO increased profit after tax by 39% to R357m for the year ended 31 July 2026, as improved margins and lower finance costs strengthened its financial performance.
South Africa’s small and medium-sized businesses have more funding providers to choose from than they did a few years ago, but access to finance remains a challenge.
Online finance platform Zazu changed its name to Manza. Founded by Rinse Jacobs and Germain Bahri, both formerly of Solarisbank, the company launched in South…
During an FNB-hosted panel discussion at the Royal Show in KwaZulu-Natal on 8 October, access to finance, financial management, and partnerships with established producers were identified as key factors in developing sustainable commercial farming businesses.
If you are paying extra on your car finance, you will need to instruct the bank on how to handle those extra payments. Capitalising the advance funds is not necessarily the best financial decision, Maya Fisher-French explains.
Stuut Automates the Full Order-to-Cash Process Stuut, a New York-based AI finance platform, has raised $52.5 million in Series B funding. Insight Partners led the round with participation from Andreessen
A new partnership between Agrico and Absa makes it easier for qualifying clients to finance Agrico centre pivot irrigation systems, including pipelines, pumps, sprinklers, and automation.
Land Bank's Blended Finance Scheme is under renewed parliamentary scrutiny as demand outstrips available funding and farmers face delays that can have serious consequences for seasonal production.
Enterprises spend billions on disconnected SaaS tools and manual work in HR, IT, and Finance, but still struggle to get work done. Ema raises $77 million to solve this by
Access to finance remains one of the most significant barriers facing South Africa’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). While many entrepreneurs need additional capital to…