Business

Reverse brain drain for one of South Africa’s most important sectors
South African students are flocking to Europe to study medicine, but many plan to return home following their studies.

125 schools shut down in South Africa due to severe storm warnings
Severe weather conditions have forced the temporary closure of dozens of schools in the Western Cape.

Good news for Standard Bank customers in South Africa
Standard Bank’s Smart ID rollout has reached a milestone of 50 branches, making it the second-most prolific bank in the partnership with Home Affairs, after Capitec.

Airlines cut 13,000 flights in May as jet fuel prices soar
Airlines have removed nearly two million seats from flights over the month, data from Cirium shows.

Popular shopping centre in South Africa’s richest city going on auction next week
Bram Fischer Shopping Centre in Johannesburg is going under the hammer next week, offering investors potentially R15 million in income per year.

How Codehesion won the 2026 MyBroadband Award for Best Software Development Company
Codehesion is South Africa’s leading software development company and has built an industry-wide reputation for excellence and innovation.

Important businesses exiting South Africa, and good news for people filling up with diesel
Here are five important things happening in and affecting South Africa on Wednesday, 6 May 2026.

‘I try hard to budget but wonder how I’ll cope’
The Brent branch of Little Village says there is “a lot of need” in the local area.

Codehesion will build world-class business software for your company
Codehesion boasts advanced AI and a development team pulled from the top 3% of South African software engineers.

Cathedral to help run food share scheme in city
Hereford Cathedral says it will provide operational support to help the “incredible volunteers”.