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Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen comes to South Africa
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen comes to South Africa
South African franchisee, Siyaghopa Trading Group, will be opening its first Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen quick service restaurant in Johannesburg... read
9 e-commerce platforms taking Africa by storm
9 e-commerce platforms taking Africa by storm

Fundisiwe Maseko

With mobile penetration reaching close to 70% on the continent, technology will continue to open doors and provide new opportunities for e-commerce in Africa... Read

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Wiese chilled about Basson's R1.8bn payout

Christo Wiese, Shoprite's chairman and its largest shareholder, seems flabbergasted by the outcry over the retail giant's imminent R1.83bn payment to former CEO Whitey Basson... Read

Now is the time to buy into franchising
Now is the time to buy into franchising

Famous global franchises are coming to South Africa en masse and it is as good for our taste buds, as it is for local entrepreneurs seeking new business ventures... Read

Commercial Property
Vukile acquires portfolio of retail properties in Spain
Vukile acquires portfolio of retail properties in Spain

Danette Breitenbach

Vukile Property Fund (Vukile) has fulfilled the promise it made to the market that it would diversify when it announced earlier this week that it had acquired a portfolio of retail properties in Spain... read
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Poultry co-op entrepreneur wins Diageo SA sponsored #YAFF award
Poultry co-op entrepreneur wins Diageo SA sponsored #YAFF award
Diageo SA and Johnnie Walker has partnered with the DAFF, to sponsor one of the Special Awards categories in the annual #YAFF Awards which saw an entrepreneur at Sivulamasango Co-operative winning R50,000 in prize money... read
E-commerce
Startupbootcamp Cape Town applications close this week
Startupbootcamp Cape Town applications close this week
Startupbootcamp Cape Town is issuing a final call to startups in Africa to apply to participate in the first ever Africa-based programme. The deadline for online applications is 9 July 2017... read
Senegal merchant solution Weebi expands across Africa
Senegal merchant solution Weebi expands across Africa

Tom Jackson

Senegalese startup Weebi, which operates a digital solution helping shopkeepers with bookkeeping, has expanded to Burkina Faso, Guinea, Gabon, Angola and Ethiopia, since launching last October... read
Fashion & Decor
Nike to sell limited number of items on Amazon
Nike to sell limited number of items on Amazon
Nike reached an agreement to sell a limited number of items directly on Amazon, executives said on Thursday, in a sign of the growing importance of the e-commerce platform... read
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Pome fruit export volumes down due to continued drought
Despite the initial pome fruit crop estimate anticipating a 5% growth in export volumes, the volumes have not materialised due to the continued drought in the major pome fruit production areas... read
Franchising
Economic slowdown hits Gold Brands
Economic slowdown hits Gold Brands
Gold Brands Investments says the 2017 financial year will be remembered as one in which companies with exposure to the consumer goods sector suffered significant headwinds... read
Retail Marketing
Collaboration drives TFG online sales
Collaboration drives TFG online sales
Collaboration with online retail partners, such as Travelstart, SA Florist and Cybercellar, has been pivotal to TFG's e-commerce success... read
Retailers
Niche eateries and shops flourish
Niche eateries and shops flourish

Colleen Goko

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the restaurant and retail sector should be funded despite the recession as these businesses will be engines for growth... read
Business
Climate and the G20 summit: some progress in greening economies, but more needs to be done
Climate and the G20 summit: some progress in greening economies, but more needs to be done

Niklas Höhne, Andrew Marquard, William Wills

On July 7, G20 leaders will gather in Hamburg for their annual meeting. One likely outcome: another clash over climate change between the host government, Germany, and United States president Donald Trump... read
Stricter water restrictions for Cape Town now in effect
Stricter water restrictions for Cape Town now in effect
The City of Cape Town has implemented Level 4b water restrictions with effect from July 2017 as dam levels remain critically low and reserves need to be built up during winter for the expected harsh summer months ahead... read
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