Pepkor grows stores and market share but consumers are squeezed (opens on the publisher’s site)
Pepkor has added 736 stores through aggressive expansion and acquisitions
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Another Harmony employee dies after seismic event at Mponeng mine (opens on the publisher’s site)
Harmony has suspended operations at affected site as investigation begins
Lesaka’s plan to improve performance in merchant business (opens on the publisher’s site)
The merchant unit continues to be the largest part of the group’s operations and biggest earner
Smart-energy company founders detail investment plan for R260m war chest (opens on the publisher’s site)
In 2025, the company concluded an oversubscribed series A funding round
Lesaka returns to profit as consumer unit drives growth (opens on the publisher’s site)
CEO Lincoln Mali says the focus is on scaling the fintech group
Entrepreneurs with an edge: Bianca de Meyer of Be Supplied (opens on the publisher’s site)
SPONSORED | De Meyer’s Cape Town-based business streamlines property projects from start to finish, turning vision into value