Reach the people who run South African business.
Business News South Africa is South African business news you can act on, for people who run and work in business of any size: what changed, who it affects and what to do next, with free tools and verified guides, covered daily and attributed to its source. This is what advertising here actually looks like.
Built for business decisions, not headlines.
We are deliberately not a general news or consumer site. Every editorial decision is tested against one question: does this help a South African business owner or professional make a better decision today?
Who reads us
Owners and executives of businesses of any size, finance, compliance and operations managers, and the accountants and advisors who serve them: readers researching rules, costs, funding and market-moving news for their own company or clients. We do not chase day-trading or general consumer audiences; the same discipline that keeps our reporting factual keeps this audience relevant to serious advertisers.
Where they come from
Readers come mainly from Google searches for a specific rule, figure or story, and return for our free tools and guides. We share audience figures on request, with how they were measured, rather than quoting a number on a page that has to stay true all year.
The editorial standard, in three lines.
Every story attributed
Sources are named and linked, not laundered. Readers know where a fact came from, which is also why they trust what sits next to it.
Checked before publish
Every story passes fixed rules before it goes live: a named source, a duplicate check, and a check of quotes and figures against that source. Editors read stories that are held or flagged.
No pay-for-coverage
We do not run sponsored or paid-for articles disguised as news. Advertising is always clearly labelled as advertising. See the disclosure below.
What you can book today.
One format, live now, already running on the site and already tracking real traffic.
In-article partner placement
Available nowA single, clearly labelled card placed inside an article, not a banner bolted on top of the page. It sits at the natural reading break roughly halfway through the story, matched to relevant categories so it appears next to content your customers actually care about.
- PlacementOne card per article, at the ~50% reading point (or article end on short posts)
- TargetingBy category (e.g. Markets & Finance only) or sitewide rotation
- FormatLogo/name, one-line pitch, tracked call-to-action. Text-first, loads fast, no banner bloat
- ReportingMonthly impression and click report from our own tracking, no third-party ad tech
Proposed rates
Founding-partner introductory pricing, held for early advertisers while the audience is still growing. Confirm current rates with us before quoting a client. This table is not final.
| Format | Scope | Price |
|---|---|---|
| In-article placement | Sitewide rotation, all categories | R3,500 / month |
| In-article placement | Single category (e.g. Markets & Finance only) | R1,800 / month |
| In-article placement | 90-day founding-partner rate, sitewide | R9,000 / quarter |
Excl. VAT. Minimum one-month term. All placements are tracked and reported; a mid-campaign performance check is included on every booking.
How we keep this honest.
The same standard that governs our reporting governs advertising on this site.
Let’s talk about your campaign.
Tell us your goal and budget and we’ll recommend the format that actually fits, including if that means waiting for a bigger audience.