5news.South African news, all in one place

BREAKING

› SOUP AND INSPIRATION: Born of hardship, driven by faith, Magda Meyer has been feeding Paarl’s hungry for 30 years › Somalia federal troops and armed opposition clash in Baidoa city › Netherlands reports first West Nile virus infection in 6 years › 'Heroes' and 'Nashville' actress, Hayden Panettiere, dies at 36 › Indonesian mother 'grateful' after emergency birth during 7.7 quake › Nkosi Ndebele making the right moves with PFL global › A break in the winter chills for most as temperatures heat up this week › Indonesian mother ‘grateful’ after emergency birth during 7.7-magnitude quake › Bonang, Babalwa M, Tyla: The best and worst dressed at Samas 2026 › Gordon Murray unveils new S1 supercar at Monterey Car Week › SOUP AND INSPIRATION: Born of hardship, driven by faith, Magda Meyer has been feeding Paarl’s hungry for 30 years › Somalia federal troops and armed opposition clash in Baidoa city › Netherlands reports first West Nile virus infection in 6 years › 'Heroes' and 'Nashville' actress, Hayden Panettiere, dies at 36 › Indonesian mother 'grateful' after emergency birth during 7.7 quake › Nkosi Ndebele making the right moves with PFL global › A break in the winter chills for most as temperatures heat up this week › Indonesian mother ‘grateful’ after emergency birth during 7.7-magnitude quake › Bonang, Babalwa M, Tyla: The best and worst dressed at Samas 2026 › Gordon Murray unveils new S1 supercar at Monterey Car Week

Latest

Mastercard SME Confidence Index: South Africa’s SMEs put digital tools at the heart of their growth plans

IOL · 17 August 2026 at 11:21

Mastercard SME Confidence Index: South Africa’s SMEs put digital tools at the heart of their growth plans

A new Mastercard SME Confidence Index shows South African SMEs are embracing digital payments and remain optimistic about growth over the next year.

Read the full article on IOL ›

5News aggregated this summary from the outlet’s public feed. The full article, with all the context, is on iol.co.za — the content belongs to IOL.

More from IOL

Kimberley home cook Andrew ‘Benjie’ Benjamin makes history as MasterChef South Africa Season 6 winner

IOL · 12 min ago

Brian Baloyi backs Khanyisa Mayo to repay Kaizer Chiefs' faith following permanent transfer

IOL · 18 min ago

South Africa’s youth unemployment hits 47.4% as universities face pressure to prepare job-ready graduates

IOL · 21 min ago

SANDF responds to viral video of intoxicated reservist

IOL · 23 min ago

More in Latest

SOUP AND INSPIRATION: Born of hardship, driven by faith, Magda Meyer has been feeding Paarl’s hungry for 30 years

Daily Maverick · just now

Somalia federal troops and armed opposition clash in Baidoa city

Daily Maverick · just now

Netherlands reports first West Nile virus infection in 6 years

Daily Maverick · just now

'Heroes' and 'Nashville' actress, Hayden Panettiere, dies at 36

Daily Maverick · just now

Indonesian mother 'grateful' after emergency birth during 7.7 quake

Daily Maverick · just now

Nkosi Ndebele making the right moves with PFL global

IOL Sport · 4 min ago