In today's markets slot we focus on the Official Countdown to the Standard Bank National Kasi SME Pitch Challenge & Summit 2026 taking place in Gceberha, in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.  In its second year, the competition shines the spotlight on promising majority black-owned businesses that have emerged from a highly competitive provincial selection process across all nine provinces. Lesiba Matladi (Senior Manager for Enterprise and Supplier Development Programmes at Business and Commercial Banking, Standard Bank South Africa) spoke to Thami Ngubeni..