Increasingly, successful franchisees are expanding beyond a single outlet to build businesses that operate across multiple locations, employ larger teams, and manage more complex operations. While expansion creates significant growth opportunities, it also changes the nature of business ownership. In a single-outlet franchise, succession planning is often centred on ownership transfer. In a multi-unit franchise...

By Asogan Naidoo, Head: Fund Services Operations, Investor Services at Standard Bank CIB and Tafuma Mmolawa, Business Development Manager, Investor Services at Standard Bank CIB Retirement funds exist to safeguard the long-term financial wellbeing of millions of members. As the retirement savings industry becomes increasingly complex, fund trustees and principal officers face growing expectations to...

South Africa’s leading low-cost carrier reclaims its title at Skytrax’s prestigious World Airline Awards, held this year at The Langham Hotel in London  FlySafair has once again been named the Best Low-Cost Airline in Africa at the 2026 World Airline Awards, hosted by Skytrax, the international air transport rating organisation, at a ceremony held at...