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| Marketing & Media |
 | Paul Wilkins, former CEO of Mediacom and MediaCompete, has passed away... Read |
 | The powerful Y'ello Box is bringing 24/7 electricity to Nigeria via your mobile phone... Read |
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| Retail |
 | LAUREN HARTZENBERG Cape Town-based 'slow fashion' brand Jota-Kena recently released its AW17 collection, which combines a colour palette reminiscent of the 1970's... Read |
 | COLLEEN GOKO Conventional wisdom has had it that luxury retail - including clothes, shoes and accessories - is immune to movements in the economy... Read |
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| Agriculture |
 | ESTHER NDUMI NGUMBI Demonstration farms are a smart investment that can help accelerate the adoption of game-changing innovations... Read |
 | Finish enterprise Exsilio has developed a high-tech solution comprising a redesigned container for growing salad and herbs, among others, in urban environments. The social aspect of urban farming is also prominent... Read |
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| Automotive |
 | NEWSWATCH: Tomorrow, Wednesday, 5 July 2017, will see the price of 93 ULP and LRP drop by 69 cents per litre, while the price of 95 ULP and LRP will drop by 68 cents per litre... Read |
 | At the recent International Engine of the Year Awards, Ferrari once again walked away as the overall winner, this time for its 3.9-litre biturbo V8. Among the other winners were Ford, Honda, Porsche, and Tesla, to name a few... Read |
 | Entries are now open for the Honda Quest True Adventure 2017 - described as the ultimate adventure motorcycle competition on the ultimate adventure motorcycle, the Honda CRF1000 L Africa Twin... Read |
 | The Steinhoff Group is restructuring the Unitrans Automotive Group's operations by moving all automotive divisions and companies into a single structure... Read |
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| Construction & Engineering |
 | WSP has achieved a four-star Green Star SA As Built rating for the refurbishment of the Agrivaal building and the newly constructed adjacent public building, Batho Pele House... Read |
 | HARTMUT WINKLER South African power utility Eskom recently repeated that it will not conclude supply contracts with the developers of new renewable energy power stations... Read |
 | IHUOMA ATANGA Imagine a world where your spice cabinet reminds you to buy salt, or your cell phone sends a text message about the amount of water left in your water tank... Read |
 | According to a new report by McKinsey Africa, China's involvement in Africa is bigger and more multifaceted than previous studies suggest... Read |
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| Education |
 | Smartick, an online afterschool math program supported by the European Union, which has already attained worldwide acclaim for helping 83% of students between 4-14 years of age improve their grades, is now available in South Africa... Read |
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| Energy & Mining |
 | No industry has more equity ownership transfer than mining. Paradoxically, more jobs have been lost in the sector than any other... Read |
 | PARIS - Chad President Idriss Deby said on Sunday his country had been "irresponsible" in striking oil for cash deals with Swiss commodities giant Glencore... Read |
 | Exxaro will hold discussions with Eskom's new CEO Johnny Dladla as soon as possible to discuss its R8.7bn, 30% BEE transaction... Read |
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| ESG & Sustainability |
 | MEGAN MOOS The Design Indaba alumnus gives discarded plastic a second life with his plastic recycling project... Read |
 | Polyflor SA recently received the Innovation in Recycling award at the Vinyls SA 2017 conference in recognition of its contribution to increasing the recycling of PVC in South Africa... Read |
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| Healthcare |
 | Southampton University is responsible for a considerable body of work in developing artificial limb... Read |
 | A deadly national cancer drug shortage is approaching its third month and patients may have to go without until October - if they can make it... Read |
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| Legal |
 | The DA will on Tuesday apply to the Labour Court in Johannesburg to intervene as an interested party in an application brought by former Eskom CEO Brian Molefe... Read |
 | LAVINE HARIPERSAD The South African Revenue Service (SARS) introduced the Employment Tax Incentive (ETI) in January 2014 to stimulate employment for work seekers with little work experience and in the age bracket of 18-29... Read |
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| Lifestyle |
 | RUTH COOPER Wine Cellar: Fine Wine Merchants and Cellarers recently announced their top pick of SA's hottest young winemaking talent for the seventh edition of the Young Guns tasting event. We got in touch with one of the rising stars, Stephanie Wiid, one half of Thistle & Weed, to chat all things wine. Read |
 | MARTIN MYERS This week I speak to the music director, guitarist and vocalist for the Johnny Clegg Band, Andy Innes. Read |
 | RUTH COOPER There's nothing like fresh, salty sea air to brush the cobwebs from your mind and put a spring in your step. The De Hoop Nature Reserve, a world heritage site situated in the Overberg region is a place that does just that. Read |
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| Logistics & Transport |
 | Rolls-Royce has won a $1.5bn order from Ethiopian Airlines to provide Trent XWB engines for ten new Airbus A350-900 aircraft... Read |
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| Property |
 | Student apartments can be a great option for property investors, says Andrew Schaefer, MD of national property management company Trafalgar, but only if they know which apartments to choose and how to manage their tenants... Read |
 | GRAEME PALMER When does income accrue to a taxpayer from the sale of immovable properties in the course of its trade? Read |
 | While sectional title rentals are quite common, Paul French, commercial director for Coastal Property Management Services, says that there is a notable difference between long-term residential rentals and short-term holiday lets... Read |
 | ADRIAN GOSLETT Security has been a major influence in property buying decisions, with South Africans among the most security-conscience home buyers in the world... Read |
 | The latest Property Sector Market Size report by the Property Sector Charter Council shows that the sector in South Africa is estimated to be valued at R5.8tn... Read |
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| Tourism, Travel & Hospitality |
 | Africa's Travel Indaba and We Are Africa has entered a partnership which will see the two trade shows bringing the world to South Africa to experience a range of travel products and services for two weeks every May... Read |
 | Cheapflights has published its first analysis of the inbound and outbound travel trends for South Africa. The report aims to help travellers make good choices in their future travel plans and help industry players build profitable strategies... Read |
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| ICT |
 | RubiBlue has launched a new company called Data Sight in an aim to address the need for emerging market data and its analysis as brands, corporations, and startups look to enter Africa... Read |
 | In addition to the winners of the satellite events in Western Cape and Gauteng, Seedstars World has chosen three wildcard applications to advance straight to the final... Read |
 | The Agile Africa 2017 conference will take place from 21-22 August 2017, bringing a diversity of local and international speakers, offering delegates opportunities to interact with and learn... Read |
 | Inmarsat research has found that the internet of things has become the leading technology for digital transformation and a priority for 92% of organisations... Read |
 | Blue Label Telecoms and The Prepaid Company (TPC) have concluded an agreement with 3G Mobile and its shareholders to acquire 100% of 3G Mobile's issued share capital for R1.9bn... Read |
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