Four in 10 South Africa Small Firms to Last a Year, Survey Finds

Only four in 10 small businesses in South Africa believe they can survive more than a year under current pressures without external help, little changed from the first half of 2025, a survey backed by lender Absa Group Ltd. found.

About 38% of respondents in the biannual study said their enterprises would make it past 12 months, compared with 40% in the inaugural survey released in August, the latest Small Business Growth Index released Tuesday showed.