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SMME job creation must also build retirement security

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s SONA 2026 again placed small and medium enterprises (SMMEs) at the centre of South Africa’s jobs strategy - with a simple, compelling test: if every small and medium business employed just one additional person, millions of jobs could be created.

Understanding the different faces of investment risk

Risk and reward go hand in hand. But as behavioural expert Carl Richards once put it, “Risk is what’s left over after you think you’ve thought of everything.”

How Gen Z is rewriting the rules of consumer engagement

The 2026 shift: how industry leaders are preparing

As the South African financial services sector braces for 2026, the industry is undergoing a period of significant transformation. From regulatory shifts to technological disruptions, the landscape is changing rapidly.