Tag: growth
Coastal zoom towns leading business growth
Over the past two decades South Africa’s coastal towns have experienced massive development and growth, with over 33% of our population now residing within a 10km radius of our 3000 km...
From the “On the Contrary” column – Ramaphosa, Steenhuisen and the only way to...
LUKE the Dude entered the local Pub & Grill to find the convivial conversationalists deeply divided. Some quoted DA leader John Steenhuisen’s optimism that a new dawn would see South Africa...
Not enough pie to go around
By Chris Hattingh - executive director at the Centre for Risk Analysis
THE 2024 Budget, as presented by the Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana, shows that the government is a dab hand...
Budget 2024 reactions
Frank Blackmore, Lead economist at KPMG
On the surface of it, it seemed as if this 2024 budget covered a lot of the bases, which were expected prior to the budget. We...
Damned if you do, damned if you don’t
By Chris Hattingh
In its 25 January statement, the South African Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee paints a stark picture of South Africa.
“The operation of ports and rail has become a serious...
Business is booming in Cape Town’s CBD
Business is experiencing strong growth in the Cape Town’s Central City with 135 new entities opening in 2022, bringing the total number of businesses to 3 116 compared with 2 981...
Cape Town retail sector continues robust recovery
The Cape Town CBD’s retail economy bounced back strongly in 2022 following challenging times during the pandemic, with the total number of retailers operating in the inner city surpassing pre-Covid-19 levels.
This...
Successful inaugural Plastics Portfolio Committee meeting convenes in Cape Town
The Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry took a significant step towards fostering sustainable growth and economic development in the province by hosting the first-ever Plastics Portfolio Committee meeting in Cape...
WCG and JSE announce multi-year SME accelerator programme
The Western Cape Government’s Department of Economic Development and Tourism (DEDAT) and the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), the largest exchange on the continent, announced a multi-year Small to Medium Enterprises (SME)...
City rolls out Business Retention and Expansion programme in Stikland
Last week, the Mayoral Committee Member for Economic Growth, Alderman James Vos launched the Business Retention and Expansion (BR&E) programme in Stikland, one of the biggest and most important industrial nodes...
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Cape Town CBD remains a good place for business
Retail, BPO, and financial sectors see surge in new businesses opening doors in 2023
November marks National Entrepreneurship Month across the world, including in South...