#DesignMonth: Blush (Paper Company) is the colour of a beautiful planner

[Jessica Tennant] When asked how you are, the typical response used to be ‘Fine, thanks'. These days, it's more often than not ‘So busy!'. All the more reason for a planner to help organise your life and keep your daily schedule in check, and one that you actually would make the time to use and, better still, enjoy...

Adding AI to retail boosts personalised offerings

[Bradley Elliott] The retail space is changing drastically through the evolution of technology, such as artificial intelligence (AI), which can offer retailers better control over stock flows and better customer service...

#DesignMonth: Chatting molluscs and mobile gaming with Thoopid

[Lauren Hartzenberg] In 2013 a cheeky garden mollusc on a quest for the perfect shell captured the hearts of mobile gamers young and old. His name was Snailboy...

Amazon wants to take over the boardroom, silence Skype with Chime

[Andy Walker] Internet behemoth Amazon has announced a new workplace messaging and conferencing facility. Dubbed Chime, the product is billed as a “communications service that transforms online meetings with a secure, easy-to-use application that you can trust”.

How do we win the 'war for talent'?

[Alan Russell] When businesses look for specific skills and experience, the talent pool shrinks considerably. The South African context is even more challenging because only 25% of our labour force is skilled...

#DesignMonth: Is SA smart-city ready?

[Sindy Peters] With the global smart cities market projected to reach $1.56tn by 2020, SA still has much to do in terms of meeting the necessary infrastructure and connectivity requirements to smarten up our cities...

The safest cars in SA under R150,000

[Jessica Woodruff] Are you driving one of the safest cars in South Africa under R150k? The AA conducted a report on the best and worst cars considering safety. The AA released its first annual ‘Entry Level Vehicle Safety Report'...

LIVE: Jacaranda FM launches its new brand positioning with a world first for radio

[Jessica Tennant] Jacaranda FM teamed up with advertising agency Halo to create a world first for radio – a live, lip sync, audiovisual campaign. This stunt marks the station's launch of a new brand positioning that promises to deliver more music you love...

Chevrolet blazes a new trail

[Henrie Geyser] Chevrolet's big-easy Trailblazer has been given a nifty makeover with a liberal addition of fancy technology and safety features...

Value-for-money motoring entrenched in 2017

[Des Fenner] Looking at the changes taking place in the local car buying circles, the 2017 motoring year will mark the entrenchment of value-added, stylish cars in the South African market...

Putting customers first

[Wynand Smit] Business has always been built around the customer, and recent developments are forcing companies to examine their business processes...

China's Weibo is now worth more than Twitter

[Andy Walker] Twitter is just not having a good end to the decade. After disappointing Q4 2016 financial results marred the platform's active role in the US Elections, a new report now suggests that Twitter is valued less than its Chinese rival Weibo...

Emigration, semigration up moderately in recent years

[John Loos] Emigration is something of a cyclical phenomenon, it would appear...

#Loeries2017: DDB on the essence of 'creative industry judging'

[Leigh Andrews] Liam Wielopolski, chief creative officer at DDB SA, shares the essence of this year's Loeries campaign and what the 2017 Loerie Awards judged on...

Sharing is caring at MAReSOL

[Cari Coetzee] If you haven't paid MAReSOL, a new restaurant at the V&A Waterfront, a visit yet, it's time. Fantastic views, a social atmosphere and some of the tastiest Portuguese dishes is what you can look forward to...

Six business lessons in learned in 150 days

[Kevin Welman] So we've been in operation for about 150 days, and there have been a few lessons, many in fact, and looking back, a few things have surprised me and stand out...

SA delivery startup Stockup pivots to on-demand model

[Tom Jackson] South African startup Stockup, which facilitates the online purchase and delivery of beverages and groceries, has pivoted to an on-demand model and added new products to its line.