
Business Watch
Business Watch is a daily feature on East Coast Radio - on-air at 06:40 every weekday. It covers local business-related events. The feature is hosted by economist and award-winning radio producer, WR Van Der Merwe. To have your industry or business featured, send an e-mail to Businesswatch@ecr.co.za
Latest Episode
Cooper Hesketh Launch Draws Strong Buyer Interest in Pietermaritzburg (22.08.2025)
Previous Episodes
- Durban Secures Engage Trade Africa 2025, Driving Continental Trade Links 21.08.2025
- Philisiwe Gumede Appointed General Manager of The Oyster Box 20.08.2025
- SAB Foundation Opens Applications for 2025 Tholoana Enterprise Programme to Support Black-Owned Businesses 19.08.2025
- FOM launches Drop Goal campaign to support women’s rugby 18.08.2025
- Pick n Pay Expands In-Store Banking With Capitec Cash Deposits 15.08.2025
- Mahindra SA Opens New Production Plant to Ramp Up Bakkie Production 14.08.2025
- South Africa Backs Global Push for Legally Binding Treaty on Plastic Pollution 13.08.2025
- Datacentrix Expands KZN Presence with New Durban Office 11.08.2025
- From Farm to Fine Dining – Kayla-Ann Osborn’s Culinary Comeback on the South Coast 08.08.2025
- Sibaya Community Trust Advances Social Impact Through Education, Empowerment, and Literacy 07.08.2025
- Petrol Price Drops, Diesel Ticks Up in Latest Fuel Adjustment 06.08.2025
- Astron Energy Launches Fire Safety and Winter Shoe Drive to Support Vulnerable Communities 05.08.2025
- FNB Appoints Ghana Msibi as CEO of FNB Business to Drive SME Growth Strategy 04.08.2025
- SARB cuts repo rate by 25 basis points to 7.00% 01.08.2025
- Mtubatuba Tuckshop Owner Wins Big in National Bizniz in a Box Competition 31.07.2025
- SARB expected to Hold Repo Rate at 7.25% as Inflation Eases but Risks Remain 30.07.2025
- Tyre recycling group, Mathe Group, has announced plans to upgrade and expand its plant in Hammarsdale 29.07.2025
- Standard Bank Renews Backing for SAFT Women in Business Award with R500,000 Prize 28.07.2025
- Santam Granted In-Principle Approval to Launch Lloyd’s Syndicate in London 25.07.2025
- Oceans Umhlanga Launches R1.4bn North Tower, Marking Major Milestone in KZN Development 24.07.2025