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The true toll of tax season
SARS is simply applying existing legislation, and the real issue lies in how well SMEs are equipped to comply As South Africa’s 2025 tax season gets under way, attention will turn to compliance deadlines and the collection targets of the South African Revenue Service (Sars).
Cybercrime is South Africa’s silent business killer
Despite urgent calls for greater awareness, many businesses remain dangerously underprepared In an increasingly digitised economy, South African businesses are fighting a silent war waged not in boardrooms or on factory floors, but across networks, servers and smartphones. Cybercrime has evolved into a strategic threat,
SA’s G20 Presidency Must Deliver For Small Businesses and Youth
A win for South Africa is a win for the continent — and when Africa wins, the world takes note As the only African country that is a member of the g20, South Africas presidency as the host of the 2025 g20 summit holds extreme
Why SA entrepreneurs still struggle to raise capital
Last week’s decision by the South African Reserve Bank to cut the repo rate by 25 basis points was welcome news for businesses hungry for relief. For many entrepreneurs it reignited hopes of easing liquidity, more accessible finance, and fresh growth opportunities. But while this
Small Business E-volution: South African SMEs Taking Up Space via Ecommerce
E-commerce is becoming a game-changer for SMEs in South Africa as they are increasingly carving out their presence in a competitive digital landscape. Luncedo Mtwentwe, Managing Director at Vantage Advisory unpacks the role of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) on small business owners
Cost of a bargain – illicit trade guts our SMEs
The fight against illicit trade is ultimately a fight for our entrepreneurs, for the integrity of our economy and for the future we all want to build In a year already marked by economic strain and fiscal shortfalls, illicit trade is quietly looting the economy.
Budget’s mixed bag for SMEs
Thank goodness there was no VAT hike, but the increase in the fuel levy will hurt This week, South Africa witnessed the unprecedented third tabling of the national budget, a clear signal of how volatile and complex our political and economic landscape has become. After
Banking on our hustle and create jobs
Funders must move with the times to help SMEs and make inroads into unemployment South Africa is hurtling deeper into an unemployment crisis that shows no signs of easing. Our official unemployment rate, which is already one of the highest in the world, has climbed
Left out SMEs still absent from Transformation Fund dialogue
If SMEs don’t shape the solution, we risk building a top-down structure that misses the mark South Africa’s latest attempt to reshape its unequal economy has produced the proposed R100bn Transformation Fund, officially introduced last week by Deputy President Paul Mashatile, with the government aiming