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How entrepreneurs can cut costs without compromising quality

SMEs

How entrepreneurs can cut costs without compromising quality

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#BizTrends2025: 7 trends for retailers to '2020-thrive'

Trends

#BizTrends2025: 7 trends for retailers to '2020-thrive'

Evan-Lee Courie 6 Feb 2025

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Responsible Tourism

Entries open for WTM Africa Responsible Tourism Awards

20 Jan 2025

H&M leads the charge for a sustainable fashion future in SA

ESG

H&M leads the charge for a sustainable fashion future in SA

25 Sep 2024

Materials & Equipment

#WomensMonth: The rise of gender-specific PPE in construction

Lindsey Schutters 6 Aug 2024

Ocean Basket, Abalobi partner to promote sustainable, fair fishing practices

Fishing

Ocean Basket, Abalobi partner to promote sustainable, fair fishing practices

11 Jun 2024

Checkers FreshX opens at Linton’s Corner, Pretoria

Retailers

Checkers FreshX opens at Linton’s Corner, Pretoria

29 Apr 2024

A worker walks at Uniq clothing store, owned by one of South Africa's biggest supermarket retailer Shoprite Holdings during its opening at Sandton mall in Sandton, South Africa, 24 April 2024. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

Retailers

Shoprite's Uniq clothing chain plans expansion, local sourcing

Nqobile Dludla 25 Apr 2024

2024 WTMA Responsible Tourism Awards recognise and honour sustainability leaders

Tourism

2024 WTMA Responsible Tourism Awards recognise and honour sustainability leaders

18 Apr 2024

How the beer industry is shaping South Africa's economic future

FMCG

How the beer industry is shaping South Africa's economic future

Zoleka Lisa 12 Feb 2024

Future of sustainability conference to spotlight corporate giants committed to positive change

Events & Conferencing

Future of sustainability conference to spotlight corporate giants committed to positive change

Issued by Topco Media 15 Jan 2024

FMCG

Nestle increases local sourcing in South Africa with new processing plant

Anait Miridzhanian 19 Jul 2023

Source: Reuters.

FMCG

Nestle ramps up Nigeria raw material sourcing as forex squeeze bites

Richa Naidu 26 Jun 2023

SA retailers and consumers count the costs of a collapsing state

Retail

SA retailers and consumers count the costs of a collapsing state

Lauren Hartzenberg 1 Jun 2023

Unilever pivots to African suppliers as forex pressure mounts

FMCG

Unilever pivots to African suppliers as forex pressure mounts

Seun Sanni 31 May 2023

Winners of WTM Africa's 2023 Responsible Tourism Awards announced

Responsible Tourism

Winners of WTM Africa's 2023 Responsible Tourism Awards announced

12 Apr 2023

Supply chain conference examines African economic development, growth post-Covid

Logistics & Transport

Supply chain conference examines African economic development, growth post-Covid

30 Mar 2023

#BizTrends2023: How to win in sub-Saharan Africa's retailing landscape

Trends

#BizTrends2023: How to win in sub-Saharan Africa's retailing landscape

Christele Chokossa 9 Jan 2023

Plastics SA announces latest industry production, recycling stats

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Plastics SA announces latest industry production, recycling stats

13 Dec 2022

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Trends

Trends paving the way for the future of retail in Africa

Lauren Hartzenberg 4 Nov 2022

Stage 6: A major threat to SA's auto industry

Commercial & Industrial

Stage 6: A major threat to SA's auto industry

Lance Branquinho 21 Oct 2022

Innovating in agriculture is central to addressing food security and achieving affordable nutrition

Food Security

Innovating in agriculture is central to addressing food security and achieving affordable nutrition

Takudzwa Mupfurutsa 21 Oct 2022

Banking

Standard Bank and Woolworths sign milestone agreement

18 Oct 2022

Automotive agility: What does it look like today?

AutoTech

Automotive agility: What does it look like today?

Issued by Perfect Word 9 Sep 2022

Pick n Pay Clothing to boost local sourcing

Fashion & Homeware

Pick n Pay Clothing to boost local sourcing

5 Sep 2022

#BudgetSpeech2022: 'Give us a break!' Beer industry pleads for excise relief

FMCG

#BudgetSpeech2022: 'Give us a break!' Beer industry pleads for excise relief

Lauren Hartzenberg 23 Feb 2022

Hopes of recovery for SA furniture manufacturers as retailers expand local sourcing

Design & Manufacturing

Hopes of recovery for SA furniture manufacturers as retailers expand local sourcing

10 Dec 2021

New report: WGC members contributed billions to local economies in 2020

Mining

New report: WGC members contributed billions to local economies in 2020

30 Nov 2021

Retailers

Supply crisis spurs South African retailers to end Asia reliance

Nqobile Dludla 22 Nov 2021

Boosting regional economic growth through intra-African trade

FMCG

Boosting regional economic growth through intra-African trade

Millicent Maroga, Issued by Heineken South Africa 25 May 2021

Boomtown's new campaign for Maxeco celebrates 30 years - 10-million pairs - of iconic safety footwear

Advertising

Boomtown's new campaign for Maxeco celebrates 30 years - 10-million pairs - of iconic safety footwear

Issued by Boomtown 7 Apr 2021

Branding

How to keep your brand authentic

Giulia Iorio-Ndlovu 20 Nov 2020

#VMLYRTheEdge: Things to consider when looking to expand to African markets

Events & Conferencing

#VMLYRTheEdge: Things to consider when looking to expand to African markets

Jessica Tennant 16 Sep 2020

V&A's R63m food emporium and incubator space set to launch in December

Food & bev. services

V&A's R63m food emporium and incubator space set to launch in December

30 Jul 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari raises his fist during an inspection of honour guards on parade to mark Democracy Day in Abuja, on June 12, 2019.
Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via Getty Images

Economy

Buhari's Covid-19 economic plan: old wine in new wineskins

Stephen Onyeiwu 25 Jun 2020

Maggi freshens up online presence in Central and West Africa

Retail Marketing

Maggi freshens up online presence in Central and West Africa

8 Jun 2020

Nestlé-IDH partnership to boost sourcing practices in Central, West Africa

FMCG

Nestlé-IDH partnership to boost sourcing practices in Central, West Africa

28 Apr 2020

CTICC outlines 2019 integrated annual report with growing success

MICE

CTICC outlines 2019 integrated annual report with growing success

13 Dec 2019

Print your city? 3D printing is revolutionising urban futures

Sustainable Development

Print your city? 3D printing is revolutionising urban futures

Sylvie Albert, Jeremy Millard, Tomas Diez 11 Mar 2019

Small miners likely to struggle with charter targets

Mining

Small miners likely to struggle with charter targets

Manus Booysen & Rita Spalding 29 Jan 2019

Using innovation to improve livelihoods in Africa

FMCG

Using innovation to improve livelihoods in Africa

Jacques Vermeulen 25 Oct 2018

Hilton invests $1m in sustainable travel, tourism programmes across Africa

Responsible Tourism

Hilton invests $1m in sustainable travel, tourism programmes across Africa

12 Oct 2018

How consumer trends are transforming executive DNA

Management & Leadership

How consumer trends are transforming executive DNA

Annelize van Rensburg 4 Jul 2018

Material hurdles remain

Design & Manufacturing

Material hurdles remain

20 Nov 2017

A barley harvest from a local sourcing partnership Heineken initiated in Ethiopia.

Branding

Heineken on the ins and outs of local sourcing in Africa

Justin Probyn 27 Sep 2017

#FreshConnections: Maryla Masojada on the state of fresh produce retail in SA

Retailers

#FreshConnections: Maryla Masojada on the state of fresh produce retail in SA

Lauren Hartzenberg 12 Sep 2017

Collaboration sees launch of end-to-end farm mechanisation solution in Nigeria

Agriculture

Collaboration sees launch of end-to-end farm mechanisation solution in Nigeria

25 Jul 2017

CNN Marketplace Africa explores Massmart's slow growth

Retailers

CNN Marketplace Africa explores Massmart's slow growth

13 Jul 2017