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Soufflet Malt partners with Heineken on $108m South African factory

Supply Chain

Soufflet Malt partners with Heineken on $108m South African factory

Nqobile Dludla, Sybille de La Hamaide and Gus Trompiz 11 Mar 2025

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Marketing & Media

WPP’s 2024 preliminary results see shares plunge 16% to a four year low

27 Feb 2025

Advertising

Reliance plans to dominate Indian Premier League ads post-Disney merger using neuroscience

26 Feb 2025

Neal Froneman (right) at the NYSE relisting in 2020. Source: Sibanye-Stillwater/Flickr

Mining

Neal Froneman to retire after transformative 12 years

Lindsey Schutters 14 Feb 2025

Alchemy Law partner Morné van der Merwe

Mining

#MiningIndaba: White paper explores whether Mining Charter is ESG change agent or stumbling block

4 Feb 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

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Law Practice

A&O Shearman SA's legal team finds new home at Bowmans

7 Jan 2025

VW workers secure German jobs until 2030

Manufacturing & Parts

VW workers secure German jobs until 2030

Lindsey Schutters 23 Dec 2024

HostAfrica announces acquisition plans for Nigerian web hosting firm GO54

Internet

HostAfrica announces acquisition plans for Nigerian web hosting firm GO54

Issued by HOSTAFRICA 19 Dec 2024

Nissan CEO Makoto Uchida announcing the financial results. Source: Nissan

Automotive

Market responds well to Nissan and Honda merger talks

Lindsey Schutters 18 Dec 2024

Telkom secures Icasa approval for R6.75bn Swiftnet sale

Telecoms & Networks

Telkom secures Icasa approval for R6.75bn Swiftnet sale

Lindsey Schutters 17 Dec 2024

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Pharmaceuticals

Viatris fined in Morocco over merger notification, sources say

Ahmed Eljechtimi 22 Nov 2024

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Employment Equity

Rise of ESOPs: Transforming business through employee ownership

Dhevarsha Ramjettan and Safiyya Pate 20 Nov 2024

Parliament questions State Digital Infrastructure Company

Telecoms & Networks

Parliament questions State Digital Infrastructure Company

Lindsey Schutters 31 Oct 2024

Maziv 'disappointed' by tribunal outcome

Internet

Maziv 'disappointed' by tribunal outcome

Lindsey Schutters 29 Oct 2024

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Competition Law

Competition authority blocks Vodacom's proposed merger with Maziv

Nqobile Dludla 29 Oct 2024

Hospitality

Sun International faces regulatory roadblock on Peermont acquisition

29 Oct 2024

The Minister and Deputy Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources were both in attendance at the AOW press conference

Energy

Mantashe readies SANPC Bill for parliament

Lindsey Schutters 14 Oct 2024

Banking

Commerzbank CEO vows to block UniCredit takeover

10 Oct 2024

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Competition Law

Ecowas launches regional competition authority to streamline cross-border mergers

Tamara Dini, Richard Bryce, and Nazeera Mia 3 Oct 2024

The newly formed SANPC will operate as a subsidiary of the CEF

Coal, Oil & Gas

New SA National Petroleum Company gets Compcom nod

Lindsey Schutters 20 Sep 2024

Image supplied. Post-merger, VML will operate two distinct brands in the market: the main VML agency, and The Hardy Boys, which will comprise The Hardy Boys and Grey South Africa. L to r: Dale Tomlinson, founder of The Hardy Boys and Jarred Cinman, CEO of VML South Africa

Advertising

Game-changing merger as The Hardy Boys and Grey form new creative agency

3 Sep 2024

SA mourns the loss of educational visionary professor Brian O’Connell

Higher Education

SA mourns the loss of educational visionary professor Brian O’Connell

27 Aug 2024

Bridget von Holdt and Karl Haechler appointed co-CEOs of Burson Africa

PR & Communications

Bridget von Holdt and Karl Haechler appointed co-CEOs of Burson Africa

20 Aug 2024

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Competition Law

Impact of Malawi's new competition law on mergers - Part 1

Tamara Dini and Nazeera Mia 7 Aug 2024

Source: © The Media Leader In a move termed, "an excellent outcome for WPP" by Mark Read, WPP CEO, WPP will sell its entire majority stake in FGS Global

Marketing & Media

WPP sells majority stake in FGS Global to Bidco Inc - An excellent outcome for WPP

7 Aug 2024

Coleus is one of the biggest suppliers of crown corks in South Africa.

Materials & Equipment

Guala Closures to acquire Coleus Packaging and dominate cap market

Lindsey Schutters 5 Aug 2024

Image by Lesley Svenson, Bizcommunity. Five South Africans have been named in Provopke Media's 2024 Influence 100 list. L to r: Nontokozo Madonsela, Jacqui O'Sullivan, Nompilo Morafo, Stephen Chege, and Nevashnee Naicker

PR & Communications

5 South Africans on Provoke Media’s 2024 Influence 100 list

5 Aug 2024

Ascential, the Cannes Lions festival owner, as been bought out by its rival Informa

Advertising

Cannes Lion Festival bought out by rival business, informa

Danette Breitenbach 24 Jul 2024

Food Services

FEDHASA, TRC unite to strengthen SA's restaurant industry

23 Jul 2024

Complainants get R386m back in insurance payouts

Insurance & Actuarial

Complainants get R386m back in insurance payouts

Issued by Bullion PR & Communication 1 Jul 2024

The 2025 National Playwright Competition opens a call for entry

Film & Cinematography

The 2025 National Playwright Competition opens a call for entry

Issued by Heineken Beverages 14 Jun 2024

SA wine industry charts path forward at inaugural summit

Agriculture

SA wine industry charts path forward at inaugural summit

27 May 2024

The merger would create a mining giant with a more extensive and diverse portfolio of assets, including copper, potash, iron ore, and metallurgical coal. This increased scale would give BHP greater market power and resilience against commodity price fluctuations.

Markets & Investment

Anglo rejects third BHP bid, but Australian miner remains confident

Lindsey Schutters 23 May 2024

Engen and Vivo Energy merge to form Pan-African energy giant

Markets & Investment

Engen and Vivo Energy merge to form Pan-African energy giant

22 May 2024

Saudi Arabia is making moves in the global telecoms industry

Telecoms & Networks

CompCom approves Saudi telecom deal to acquire CMC Networks

Lindsey Schutters 21 May 2024

If the Anglo American buyout is completed, BHP Group will be a dominant player in critical minerals for the global energy transition.

Mining

BHP eyes global copper dominance with Anglo American buyout

Lindsey Schutters 25 Apr 2024

Ogilvy strengthens its digital services offering and rebrands as Ogilvy One

Digital

Ogilvy strengthens its digital services offering and rebrands as Ogilvy One

Issued by Ogilvy South Africa 24 Apr 2024

VML's Parusha Partab: Challenging the commonplace notion of strategy

Marketing

VML's Parusha Partab: Challenging the commonplace notion of strategy

24 Apr 2024

The Kohler acquisition was announced in January.

Markets & Investment

CompCom approves Discovery Energy Holdings acquisition of Kohler Energy

Lindsey Schutters 5 Apr 2024

Marian Scala is the acting NTT SVP of Marketing & Demand Generation. Source: Supplied.

Branding

Dimension Data fully rebrands to NTT Data in MEA region

Karabo Ledwaba 3 Apr 2024

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Competition Law

Unpacking the revised Public Interest Guidelines

Mark Garden, Dudu Mogapi and Monde Mbali 27 Mar 2024

Sea Harvest Group delivers strong result in a tough environment

FMCG

Sea Harvest Group delivers strong result in a tough environment

6 Mar 2024

HOSTAFRICA acquires Kenyan hosting company Lenasi Hosting

Services

HOSTAFRICA acquires Kenyan hosting company Lenasi Hosting

Issued by HOSTAFRICA 18 Jan 2024

Source: © Scaliger 123rf "AI will be fundamental for our business and we are embracing the opportunities that it presents, putting it at the heart of our operations and our work for clients," says Mark Read, CEO WPP.

Marketing

AI fundamental to WPP business, says WPP CEO, Mark Read

22 Feb 2024

Tiger Brands announces new managing directors to head up business units

Food & bev. services

Tiger Brands announces new managing directors to head up business units

21 Feb 2024

“The Mining Charter's potential as an instrument to guide ESG and growth is undeniable, but it needs recalibration and effort,” says Alchemy Law partner Morné van der Merwe

Mining

South Africa’s Mining Charter must strike balance in its ESG alignment

2 Feb 2024

Beko will control the whole home of appliances in this new acquisition. Source: Shot by Joe/Unsplash

Hardware

CompCom approves Beko acquisition of Whirlpool appliances

Lindsey Schutters 22 Jan 2024

About 50 workers, mostly forklift drivers, are taking Heineken Beverages to the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration. Photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Labour Law & Unions

Workers take newly merged Heineken-Distell to the CCMA

Liezl Human 19 Jan 2024

L to R: VML has named Diane Wilson chief operations officer, Jarred Cinman its CEO and the WPP country manager for South Africa, Tebogo Skwambane as executive chairperson. Images supplied. Image by @Lesley Svenson, Bizcommunity.

Marketing

Jarred Cinman and Diane Wilson take up VML top leadership positions

10 Jan 2024