SME survey uncovers surge in optimism

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A round-up of today’s news including how waste water management could help ease Gauteng’s water woes and a new survey shows renewed optimism amongst local SMEs.

8 Oct 2024 6AM English South Africa Business News · Politics

[TOP STORY] Acsa’s R21bn capital programme puts infrastructure back in focus

‘We've actually closed the year with more than R6 billion cash in the bank,’ says Acsa’s CFO, Luzuko Mbotya.

9 Sep 8AM 9 min

R868 a month just to eat. SA's brutal food reality

Acsa CFO on the business of rebuilding SA’s airports. The unintended job ceiling facing SA businesses. And price, trust or long-term value? What carbuyers are looking for.

9 Sep 6AM 36 min

[TOP STORY] Transformation Fund could offer businesses an escape route from BEE

‘This is an opportunity where you can buy your BEE…I'm very much in favour of this fund, and eventually most companies and businesses will migrate to this fund,’ says chief economist at Efficient Group, Dawie Roodt.

8 Sep 8AM 7 min

Why online sales die at checkout

R100bn fund opens a new debate around BEE. What SA should demand from Chinese investment. And are loyalty programmes really alleviating the cost-of-living squeeze?

8 Sep 6AM 34 min

[TOP STORY] SA’s crime crisis: Too many cases, too few detectives

‘Your average detective receives up to 200 new case files or dockets per month to investigate, and there's just no way that they can thoroughly do that,’ says Willem Els, senior training coordinator at the Institute for Security Studies.

7 Sep 8AM 7 min