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Agriculture trends

Recovery starts now - looking back at 2020 and ahead to a more resilient region
Patrice Talla
Agricultural review of 2020 and outlook for the year ahead
John Hudson

Automotive trends

Construction & Engineering trends

How Covid-19 has forced designers to reimagine the work experience
Sindy Peters
A bright horizon for South Africa's energy landscape
Barry Bredenkamp
Achieving developmental goals through construction
Cyril Vuyani Gamede
The engineering workforce of the future will be digitally inclined
Selvan Murugan

CSI & Sustainability trends

5 sustainability trends that will shape business in 2021
Christelle Marais
4 trends set to continue or be re-interpreted in the NGO sector
Innocent Masayira
Simple ways to accelerate business sustainability outcomes
Kavita Pema
Strengthening NPO skills and processes
Nazeema Mohamed, Feryal Domingo and Soraya Joonas
Sustainability paving the way for future of waste management
Kate Stubbs
Sustainability is key for social investment in 2021
Keri-Leigh Paschal
Finding solutions to the complexities of 21st century youth unemployment
Gabriel Hamuy

Education trends

Energy & Mining trends

Sustainable energy evolution opens opportunities for SA businesses
Tygue Theron
Digital solutions need small steps to succeed
Xanthe Adams
Mining looks ahead to more Covid risk
Ralf Hennecke
The future of SA's energy mix
Gaopalelwe Santswere
Mining's year ahead will demand deep innovation
Frederick Cawood
Just energy transition will continue to accelerate
Ben Brimble

Entrepreneurship trends

Finance trends

A small idea can change the world
Nicci Botha
10 predictions around fintech
Dominique Collett
The 4 themes for the new year
Andrew Duvenage,
4 trends that will have a major impact on private equity in 2021
Bryan Turner
3 skills finance professionals cannot go without in 2021 and beyond
PJ Bishop
3 wealth management trends to watch in 2021
Maarten Ackerman
4 strategies to rethink investing in SMEs
Kuhle Mnisi
Microinsurance ready to reach new heights
Marius Botha
Finding alpha in the age of Covid-19
Nema Ramkhelawan-Bhana
What's driving short-term insurance in 2021?
Ian Sibiya
Purpose or profit. It's not a choice
Mike Middleton
Shifting towards a digital - but still human - approach
Henry van Deventer
How life insurers can transform the customer experience in 2021
Gareth Quinn

Healthcare trends

The 3 prevalent influencers in healthcare in 2021
Paul Cox
African demands for post-Covid healthcare align impact with investor opportunity in 2021
Jason Mitchell
Healthcare innovation in 2021 and beyond
Reynhardt Uys
Are day hospitals the new trend?
Lee Callakoppen
3 emerging medical scheme membership patterns
Nerine Brink
Healthcare innovations to look out for
Moshe Lichtenstein

HR & Management trends

ICT trends

Legal trends

3 big issues demanding legal attention this year
Jonathan Veeran, Nozipho Mngomezulu and Burton Phillips
The post-pandemic workplace - a look at key trends
Johan Botes
'Wealth tax' unlikely to be government policy in near future as pressure on tax base mounts
Albertus Marais
Key industry group trends in post-pandemic Africa
Wildu du Plessis

Lifestyle trends

2021 is set to be a promising year for the fashionably forward
Rob Noble
The emerging plant-based paradigm - 7 trends for 2021
Mira Weiner
5 key factors influencing the business of fashion
Meagan Duckitt
A renewed focus on community through exclusive content and livestreaming
Tecla Ciolfi
Wine in the wake of corona
Kristen Duff and Gosia Young
Finding purpose and wellbeing through travel
Mariette du Toit-Helmbold
7 prospects and necessary shifts for the arts
Rucera Seethal

Logistics & Transport trends

Marketing & Media trends

Property trends

Tourism & Travel trends

#BizTrends2021: Recalibrating for diminished growth - resolutions for 2021

Despite the dissemination of vaccines in the months ahead, a larger portion of consumer spending will be impacted by recessionary conditions...

By Ailsa Wingfield 11 Jan 2021

Automation and data-driven decision-making to power retail in 2021

Retailers' interest in innovative technologies, solutions and new operating models continues to grow...

17 Dec 2020

Why harmonised retail is the future

For many industries, predicting the future during a pandemic would be difficult - if not impossible. Retail is different. Why?

By Oliver Guy 13 Nov 2020

Food giants appointing teams to focus on plant-based products

Food giants muscle in on booming alternative protein market, with dedicated teams to develop and sell plant-based alternatives to meat and dairy...

30 Jul 2020

Covid-19 will bring about a retail apocalypse

No one can truly know what the outcome of this pandemic will be, nor when the virus will pass or if it will ever be defeated. We will forever mark this moment as one of seismic significance...

By Howard Saunders 8 Apr 2020

#BizTrends2020: Disrupting legacy African payments - going digital

A country's payments system is probably not the first thing we think of when we think about the challenge of economic development. But payments are key to the bottom-up economic growth urgently needed...

By Murray Gardiner 17 Jan 2020

Top 10 global consumer trends for 2020 - Euromonitor

Market research provider Euromonitor International has released its 'Top 10 Global Consumer Trends 2020' report. The annual report identifies the most impactful trends driving consumer behavior, values and habits in the year ahead...

14 Jan 2020

#BizTrends2020: Bright future for luxury brands in Africa

With strong economic growth, increased affluence and a growing population that is forecast to double by 2050, the continent holds strong potential for luxury brands...

By Alain Dos Santos 10 Jan 2020

#BizTrends2020: SA retail favours the bold

The unique SA retail environment presents new and established retailers with a good opportunity for success. Let's take a closer look.

By Nomzamo Radebe 9 Jan 2020

#BizTrends2020: The future of retailing in sub-Saharan Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa is home to 14% of the world's population and by 2030, the region's population will surpass that of China. The way consumers shop in the region is ever-changing...

By Christele Chokossa 8 Jan 2020

#BizTrends2020: The new normal, 5 plant-based food trends for 2020

2019 was, by far, the biggest year the meat-alternative industry had ever seen. This is not surprising given the rapid growth of plant-based living and veganism...

By Tammy Fry 7 Jan 2020