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|  | | The 2025 Luxe Restaurant Awards brought together the country’s most influential chefs, restaurateurs, and culinary tastemakers for an evening of recognition and celebration...read |
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| Banking & Finance |
 | South Africa has a thriving digital payments ecosystem laying a strong foundation for continued expansion, especially for SMEs... Read |
| Commercial Property |
 | South African retail property has emerged from 2024 in a healthy position which bodes well for the future... Read |
| Design & Manufacturing |
 | Entries are now open for the 2025 allfashion sourcing Young Designer Competition. Entries need to be submitted by 30 June 2025... Read |
| E-commerce |
 | ISSUED BY SPARK MEDIA Although online shopping has been available in South Africa for the past 26 years, consumers' use of online shopping channels increased significantly during the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns... Read |
| ESG & Sustainability |
 | SA Harvest, DSV, and CHEP join forces to combat food insecurity in the Eastern Cape, overcoming logistical challenges to deliver surplus spanspek melons and butternut squash donated by Habata Farm to Missionvale Care Centre... Read |
| Fashion & Homeware |
 | ISSUED BY JOCKEY SOUTH AFRICA Jockey South Africa is redefining what it means to feel good, inside and out, with the launch of the Forever Fit V-Neck Moulded Cup Bra, designed to move with you, offering effortless support without compromise... Read |
 | Nike has revealed it has partnered with Kim Kardashian’s Skims to launch a new activewear brand called NikeSkims... Read |
 | Hi-Tec has launched the HTS74 sneaker in South Africa - a contemporary reimagining of the iconic Silver Shadow from 1981... Read |
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 | EVAN-LEE COURIE Domaine Rautenbach, senior brand manager at Jacobs Coffee, unpacks some of the challenges of the coffee industry and provides insights on how the global coffee trade is evolving and how it affects South Africa... Read |
 | The Durban High Court has dismissed an urgent application by RGS to block Tongaat Hulett Limited’s business rescue plan, keeping the sugar giant’s recovery on track... Read |
| Health & Beauty |
 | Local haircare brand, Afrolecia, founded by Jade Oliver in 2024, has been gaining global interest on social media and has since seen an increase in sales... Read |
| Import/Export |
 | DAWIT ENDESHAW Africa sets sights on economic resilience with new stability fund... Read |
 | A new report by the Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy reveals that inefficiencies in South Africa’s logistics system cost the citrus industry R5.27bn in 2024, leading to financial losses for farmers and exporters, and affecting foreign revenue and job creation... Read |
| Packaging |
 | BRANDON HEAD When it comes to creative packaging design, this is what it should look like, writes Brandon Head, creative director at The Hardy Boys, a VML company... Read |
 | KARABO LEDWABA The Advertising Regulatory Board (ARB) has ruled in favour of Unilever South Africa in a dispute over the packaging of Epic Foods’ Bellisima mayonnaise, finding that it unlawfully imitated the distinctive trade dress of Unilever’s Hellmann’s mayonnaise... Read |
| Regulatory |
 | A nine-year battle between Willowton Group and the Competition Commission has finally come to an end, with the Competition Tribunal confirming a consent agreement has been reached... Read |
| Retail Marketing |
 | ISSUED BY DNA BRAND ARCHITECTS Doritos, the brand synonymous with boldness, is taking a fearless leap into purpose-driven storytelling for the first time in South Africa with its latest campaign, encouraging people to embrace their true selves... Read |
 | Nestlé KitKat’s latest activation, The KitKat Break Space is a sensory-rich experience that reminds us that a genuine break is a luxury... Read |
| Retailers |
 | ISSUED BY STILES Stiles, a leading name in tiles, flooring, and lifestyle solutions, announces that its Knysna branch will temporarily close on 28 February 2025 as the company begins the search for a new, upgraded location to better serve its Knysna and Plettenberg Bay customers... Read |
| Sales |
 | South African retail sales rose 3.1% year on year in December after rising by a revised 7.6% in November... Read |
 | RYAN BUBEAR How many fully electric vehicles, traditional hybrids and plug-in hybrids were sold in South Africa in 2024? Read |
| Supply Chain |
 | Experts in marketing and supply chain management have been selected to deliberate on the recipients of several awards at the IMM Institute’s Annual Gala Dinner on 7 March 2025... Read |
| Training |
 | DANIEL ORELOWITZ Realising the full potential of shopping centres in rural South Africa hinges on effectively addressing a critical challenge: the skills gap within local communities... Read |
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 | KATJA HAMILTON Budget speech exposes GNU fault lines... Read |
 | KATJA HAMILTON South Africa's bold G20 agenda faces tests from US policy disputes... Read |
 | ANTON VISSER If your business has an annual payroll exceeding R500,000 or 50+ employees, you should be in full swing preparing your workplace skills plan and annual training report. These must be submitted to your Seta by 30 April 2025 – no exceptions, no extensions... Read |
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