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How to build a strong business credit profile for easier access to funding - Business Partners
Discover how to enhance your business credit profile and unlock funding opportunities in South Africa. With only 12% of SMEs accessing formal funding, learn essential strategies to improve your chances of securing financial support.
Retail sales surge by 7% in January as consumers spend more
South Africa's retail sector kicks off 2025 with impressive growth, as January sees a 7. 0% year-on-year increase in sales, driven by improved consumer spending power and a favourable economic environment.
Budget 2025: Food security at stake with 0. 5% VAT hike set to hit households in the belly
South African consumers brace for a significant impact at the checkout as Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana's 2025 Budget introduces a 0. 5% VAT increase, threatening to escalate food prices and worsen the cost-of-living crisis.
Budget 2025: parents welcome sin tax in vaping
With a looming health crisis over teen vaping in South Africa, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana's proposed tax increase on vaping products may provide a solution.