As Global Entrepreneurship Week 2025 begins, serial entrepreneur Petro Magos issues a stark warning, AI has created a new economic divide, and SMMEs that fail to adapt risk extinction. His message is clear, evolve strategically, or be left behind

A bold new regulatory sandbox could reshape South Africa’s startup landscape. Unveiled at the SAVCA VC Conference, the initiative aims to unlock global capital, streamline cross-border structuring, boost deal velocity and keep founders, and jobs, rooted locally while scaling globally.

South Africa faces a surge in liquidations, with over 1 180 businesses closing this year alone. As high costs, weak demand, and unpaid debt intensify pressure, experts warn companies to protect cash flow and stability through smarter credit risk management and insurance.

From inflation targets to infrastructure spending, this analysis by Old Mutual Wealth Investment Strategist Izak Odendaal, unpacks what investors and taxpayers need to know about the country’s financial trajectory.

A new 2025 Responsible Investing Report from Prescient Investment Management offers quantified evidence of how private capital is shaping (and in some cases rescuing) critical infrastructure, clean energy delivery, and economic resilience.

South Africa’s economic reform programme is beginning to yield tangible results, but implementation, coordination and delivery capacity remain defining challenges. This was the message from Rudi Dicks, Head of the Project Management Office in the Presidency and co-lead of Operation Vulindlela, speaking in the latest PSG Think Big webinar hosted by award-winning journalist Alishia Seckam.