FNB Economic Commentary: Retail sales surge in April
Consumer spending began 2Q25 on a strong note, with retail sales rising by 5.1% y/y in April—up from a revised 1.2% in March (previously 1.5%),...
Samsung wraps up Design Thinking Phase: Top 20 learners gear up for next phase
Samsung has officially wrapped up the 2025 "Solve for Tomorrow" Design Thinking Workshops in South Africa, which took place between 10 April and 30 May, with...
Thought Leadership | Trends in youth entrepreneurship
South Africa faces a youth unemployment crisis, with 45.5% of young people unable to find work, and females experiencing higher unemployment rates than their male...
Growing Women From Within: Real Change Starts Inside Your Business
In 2024, women made up 46.97% of South Africa’s labour force, according to the latest World Bank data released in June 2025. Yet despite this...
Absa Celebrates Youth Month by Championing Young Voices and Futures
As Youth Month kicks off, Absa is proud to spotlight its growing portfolio of programmes and partnerships that uplift and invest in South Africa’s youth....
The Hidden Infrastructure of Innovation: What Makes Some Spaces More Creative Than Others?
As CEO of Workshop17, Paul Keursten has spent years thinking about what really drives creative output. Not the buzzwords or office perks, but the underlying conditions...
SA’s top furniture retailers are looking for new local suppliers
Every small business owner dreams of landing a big customer. It’s the kind of breakthrough that doesn’t just change a business. It changes everything. For...
March manufacturing output down 0.8% y/y and 2.2% m/m, weighs on GDP growth
Manufacturing output (not seasonally adjusted) declined by 0.8% y/y in March, following a 3.2% y/y decline in February - marking the eighth consecutive month of...
Huawei Set to unveil new wearables at Innovative Product Launch in May
Huawei is whetting the appetite of tech aficionados worldwide as it gears up for its highly anticipated HUAWEI Innovative Product Launch in Berlin on 15...
FNB customers exceed R100 billion in virtual card transactions
FNB data reveals a continued surge in virtual card usage, with more than R100 billion in spend since the bank launched the digital payments solution...