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South Africa's holiday retail spend jumps by 7%

Banking & Finance

South Africa's holiday retail spend jumps by 7%

32 minutes

Final call: Entries for Product of the Year 2025 close 31 January

Branding

Final call: Entries for Product of the Year 2025 close 31 January

Issued by Product of the Year South Africa 1 hour

PR & Communications

Nedbank selects DNA Brand Architects as PR partner

4 hours

1 in 3 South Africans use Temu: survey reveals insights into consumer behavior

E-commerce

1 in 3 South Africans use Temu: survey reveals insights into consumer behavior

5 hours

#BizTrends2025: Curating the future - what lies ahead for low-cost air travel in Africa

Trends

#BizTrends2025: Curating the future - what lies ahead for low-cost air travel in Africa

Kirby Gordon 23 hours

Novus Media recently acquired Media24’s 21 community newspaper titles, and Kick-Off and Soccer Laduma. says community newspapers and magazines are thriving (Image supplied)

Newspapers

Print is not dead as community and special-interest media thrive

1 day

Adelaide Tshabalala is chief digital officer at Nerdware. Source: Supplied.

Digital

#BizTrends2025: GeoSpatial targeting - capturing the right moment, not just the right place

Adelaide Tshabalala 1 day

Source: Donald J. Trump/Facebook.

Taxation & Regulation

America's path to ‘liquid gold’: Trump reveals new tariffs and national energy strategy

Katja Hamilton 1 day

Ashley du Plooy, Chief Executive Officer at ERA

Trends

#BizTrends2025: Why 2025 looks green for SA

Ashley du Plooy 1 day

Orange Ink's Portia Mvubu examines the shift in influencer marketing from popularity to genuine influence, referred to as “social opinion leadership" by some brands (image supplied)

Social Media

#BizTrends2025: Orange Ink's Portia Mvubu - Redefining influence, from popularity to leadership and other influencer marketing trends

Portia Mvubu 1 day

Natasha Lopes named GM of consumer products division at L’Oréal SA

Health & Beauty

Natasha Lopes named GM of consumer products division at L’Oréal SA

2 days

Pat Mahlangu is the CEO of Lerato Agency and Top 16 YOBA's. Source: Supplied

Marketing

#BizTrends2025: Pat Mahlangu - Trends end, focus on brand building

Pat Mahlangu 2 days

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Cargo & Storage

Iata: Global air cargo demand continues growth in November 2024

2 days

Source: © 123rf Warc’s The Future of Media 2025 highlights trends in media planning, advertising investments and the media ecosystem

Media

Warc: Media in 2025 - Defined by abundance, driven by algorithms

2 days

Abigail Buckley, digital business director at Joe Public, examines the impact on digital marketing when it comes to AI (Image supplied)

Digital

#BizTrends2025: Joe Public’s Abigail Buckley - AI's impact on digital marketing

Abigail Buckley 2 days

Havas PR welcomes in the New Year with Novartis as a new client

PR & Communications

Havas PR welcomes in the New Year with Novartis as a new client

Issued by Havas Johannesburg 16 Jan 2025

Source: Supplied. Privesan Naidoo, Executive: Trading Product VP (card and payments) at Nedbank.

Trends

#BizTrends2025: The evolution and future of payments and e-commerce in South Africa

Privesan Naidoo 15 Jan 2025

#BizTrends2025: A vision for the future – transforming transport education and shaping the logistics economy

Trends

#BizTrends2025: A vision for the future – transforming transport education and shaping the logistics economy

Maphefo Anno-Frempong 16 Jan 2025

#BizTrends2025: The rise of the conscious consumer

Trends

#BizTrends2025: The rise of the conscious consumer

Max Oliva 15 Jan 2025

4 trends South African e-tailers can't ignore in 2025

Trends

4 trends South African e-tailers can't ignore in 2025

15 Jan 2025

#BizTrends2025: Adapting agriculture - key trends and strategies for a sustainable future

Trends

#BizTrends2025: Adapting agriculture - key trends and strategies for a sustainable future

Brendan Jacobs 1 day

Souvenir luggage tags are displayed at a Barrick Gold Corp at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) annual conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Source: Reuters/Chris Helgren

Mining

Barrick to suspend operations in Mali after gold seized

Portia Crowe, Divya Rajagopal, David Lewis and Giulia Paravicini 14 Jan 2025

Inquiry makes recommendations to improve competition in fresh produce market

Research

Inquiry makes recommendations to improve competition in fresh produce market

14 Jan 2025

Source: Supplied. Howard Gabriels, credit lead ombud at the National Financial Ombud Scheme (NFO).

Financial Services

Financial watchdog poised to tackle complaints against credit providers

14 Jan 2025

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Remuneration & Payroll

Minimum wage recommendations for 2025 - last chance to comment

Tara Roos 13 Jan 2025

The Apple TV 4K remains one of the best streaming boxes available in South Africa

Mobile & Apps

Icasa launches another inquiry into streaming service competition

Lindsey Schutters 13 Jan 2025

#BizTrends2025: Curating the future - the transformation of food security in South Africa

Trends

#BizTrends2025: Curating the future - the transformation of food security in South Africa

Alan Browde 13 Jan 2025

#BizTrends2025: The future of tourism - transformative trends driving growth, sustainability, and innovation

Trends

#BizTrends2025: The future of tourism - transformative trends driving growth, sustainability, and innovation

Christy Tawii 13 Jan 2025

Gerhard Swart is chief technology officer at Performanta

Trends

#BizTrends2025: Finding cybersecurity's place in the world

Gerhard Swart 13 Jan 2025

President and CEO of Scopen, Cesar Vacchiano examines the trends shaping marketing in 2025 (Image supplied)

Marketing

#BizTrends2025: Scopen's Cesar Vacchiano - The trends shaping marketing in 2025

Cesar Vacchiano 13 Jan 2025

Source: © CIO SA Vincent Maher, True I/O CEO and the leader of the MMA AI Leadership Consortium looks at the five trends driving the reshaping of marketing through AI

Digital

#BizTrends2025:True I/O's Vincent Maher - 5 AI trends shaping marketing in 2025

Vincent Maher 13 Jan 2025

#BizTrends2025: Top automotive trends for 2025

Trends

#BizTrends2025: Top automotive trends for 2025

Felipe Yagi 13 Jan 2025

Source: Reuters.

Economy

UN predicts world economic growth to remain at 2.8% in 2025

Michelle Nichols and Manoj Kumar 10 Jan 2025

Samsung’s Q4 guidance casts shadow on its CES 2025 showing

Technology

Samsung’s Q4 guidance casts shadow on its CES 2025 showing

Lindsey Schutters 9 Jan 2025

Property

From rental shifts to AI innovations: The evolving landscape of South Africa's property sector

Waldo Marcus 9 Jan 2025

SA wine industry shows resilience, eyes brighter 2025

Viticulture & Oenology

SA wine industry shows resilience, eyes brighter 2025

9 Jan 2025

#BizTrends2025: South Africa’s cannabis market: preventing misuse or missed opportunities

Trends

#BizTrends2025: South Africa’s cannabis market: preventing misuse or missed opportunities

Christopher John Day 13 Jan 2025

Human8 hires Niels Neudecker as managing director, US

Research

Human8 hires Niels Neudecker as managing director, US

Issued by Human8 8 Jan 2025

Get industry-ready with AAA’s fully-online BA Honours in Digital Marketing degree

Education

Get industry-ready with AAA’s fully-online BA Honours in Digital Marketing degree

Issued by AAA School of Advertising 8 Jan 2025

High voltage battery energy storage systems will become a regular feature in property development. Source: Revov

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Microgrids dominate battery trends in 2025

7 Jan 2025

Choreographed integration of human workers, robotic and agentic systems and equipment in a facility digital twin. Source: Image courtesy of Accenture, Kion Group.

Construction & Engineering

Nvidia ‘Mega’ Omniverse is digital win for industrial engineers

Lindsey Schutters 7 Jan 2025

Homechoice to expand its footprint to 60 showroom stores by end of 2025

Retailers

Homechoice to expand its footprint to 60 showroom stores by end of 2025

7 Jan 2025

Source: Supplied. Paul Stevens, chief executive officer of Just Property.

Markets & Investment

How South Africa's property market is poised for growth in 2025

6 Jan 2025

EcoFlow announces AI-powered Oasis energy management platform

Mobile & Apps

EcoFlow announces AI-powered Oasis energy management platform

6 Jan 2025

United Airlines to offer free Starlink WiFi on all flights

Telecoms & Networks

United Airlines to offer free Starlink WiFi on all flights

6 Jan 2025

Entrepreneurship

The AI revolution, sustainable investments and other trends shaping SA's business landscape in 2025

3 Jan 2025

Sasol Secunda Facility Benfield units Phase 1 and 2. The sole purpose of the Benfield is to remove CO2 from the Feedgas from Synthol. The Benfield circulation Regen column releases the CO2 and steam into the atmosphere. Each Benfield has a Feedgas flow rate of 400 000Nm3/hr, of which 12% is CO2. So about 48,000Nm3/h CO2 into the atmosphere per column per hour, seven days a week, 365 days per year. There are 4 Benfield Regen columns on the Sasol Secunda facility. Source:

Markets & Investment

Sasol battles production declines and changing chemicals landscape

Lindsey Schutters 3 Jan 2025

Source: © LinkedIn In 2025 AI will transform advertising, signalling a fundamental shift in how advertisers approach digital marketing

Artificial Intelligence

AI to transform advertising in fundamental shift in digital marketing in 2025

3 Jan 2025

Source: Supplied. Rand Airport Commercial Park: Located in Gauteng, it is home to Improvon’s new Dakota Precinct development.

Industrial & Logistics Property

What's driving Cape Town's warehousing boom?

2 Jan 2025

Source: Supplied. Andrew Golding, chief executive of the Pam Golding Property group.

Property

Economic upswing for 2025, says Golding

2 Jan 2025