The hidden power of eventing in boosting direct business sales

[Terena Chetty] Terena Chetty, head of strategy at 1Africa Consulting, shares why hosting or participating in events are a significant driver of direct business sales for small to medium enterprises...

#WomensMonth: Tasneem Karodia co-founder of NewForm Foods

[Ntandokazi Ntozakhe] Tasneem Karodia, NewForm Foods co-founder is a trailblazer, exemplifying the power of female leadership in driving industry transformation...

#WomensMonth: Michele Serfontein, Ocean Basket franchisee says "women need to be at the table to have a voice"

[Aa-isha Hassiem] This Women's Month we sit down with Michele Serfontein, a former professor who now owns an Ocean Basket franchise in Hermanus...

#WomensMonth: Terri Coetser's Ocean Basket franchise triumph

[Ntandokazi Ntozakhe] Terri Coetser's journey to owning two Ocean Basket franchises in KwaZulu-Natal speaks volumes about a relentless commitment to success...

#WorldPlantMilkDay: A closer look at Giraf Macadamia Milk’s journey

[Ntandokazi Ntozakhe] World Plant Milk Day, celebrated on 22 August, is a global occasion to acknowledge the innovation and impact of plant-based milk alternatives...

#WomensMonth: Lorna Scott, visionary CEO and founder of Inverroche Distillery

[Evan-Lee Courie] This Women's Month, we chat with Lorna Scott, visionary CEO and founder of Inverroche Distillery, who has a passion for sustainable development...

#WomensMonth: Wendy van Zyl, Libstar’s category and customer executive

[Evan-Lee Courie] With a career that spans 30 years, Libstar’s category and customer executive, Wendy van Zyl knows what it takes to be a woman in the FMCG industry...

#WomensMonth: Andriette de la Harpe, the creative visionary behind Mondvol Bakery

[Evan-Lee Courie] Andriette de la Harpe, runner-up of Masterchef SA Season 4, has turned her passion for baking into a successful business by opening Mondvol Bakery...

#WomensMonth: Karen Loader named primary franchisor for F45 Fitness SA

[Evan-Lee Courie] Karen Loader, owner of F45 Fitness in Bryanston and Fourways, recently became the official primary franchisor for all F45 gyms in South Africa...

#WomensMonth: Michaella Menin, founder of Myboombra, chats career pivots and the “Super Mom" myth

[Ruth Cooper] Michaella Menin, founder of sustainable feeding bra, Myboombra, talks about how we still need to support working mothers in SA...

#WomensMonth: 'Great leadership is conscious leadership', says Danone SA's legal head, Ardilah Mohamed-Mushabe

[Evan-Lee Courie] Ardilah Mohamed-Mushabe, head of legal and compliance at Danone Southern Africa, believes that great leadership is conscious leadership...

Enhancing call centre hyper-personalisation with virtual agents

[Ryan Falkenberg] Virtual agents may finally solve the problem, combining powerful data and language processing models with adaptable personas to deliver a hyper-personalised response...

#WomensMonth: Jana Leonard, founder of Baskiti, a luxury woven decor brand

[Evan-Lee Courie] This Women's Month, we chat with Jana Leonard, founder and creative director of Baskiti, a range of locally-produced storage baskets, and more...

#WomensMonth: Michelle Rust on lighting the way of Okracandle

[Evan-Lee Courie] Michelle Rust is the co-founder and creative director of Okracandle, a manufacturer of handcrafted, custom-made, 3D-inspired candles...

Crocs launches new Height collection

[Evan-Lee Courie] Crocs recently launched its latest Height Collection at an exclusive event held at The Nines in Sea Point, Cape Town...

Can AI help change how businesses view customer service emails?

[Ryan Falkenberg] Despite numerous apps promising to replace email over the years, the number of emails sent is set to keep growing, reaching 392.5 billion by 2026...

#YouthMonth: Golden Hour Skincare founders, Bonolo Matjila and Patience Kunene

[Evan-Lee Courie] Founders of Golden Hour Skincare Bonolo Matjila and Patience Kunene are on a mission to disrupt...

A clever way to improve service delivery

[Ryan Falkenberg] It’s no secret that South Africa has a service delivery problem...

Widespread adoption of AI is shaping next-gen customer service

[Linda Saunders] Customer service is in a state of flux. As budgets and staffing levels increase, so have customer expectations, keeping efficiency critical for delivering higher quality of service...

Clothing brand Curve Gear opens new store in Tygervalley Centre

[Lindsey Schutters] Curve Gear was born out of the mining industry as merch for a uniquely South African slurry pump...