According to data from consumer insights researchers, KLA, South Africans are starting their festive shopping earlier each year – a notable trend driven by deal-hunting, digital convenience, and a desire to avoid last-minute chaos. 21 Aug 2025
South Africa's headline consumer inflation rose to 3.5% year-on-year in July from 3.0% in June, in line with economists' expectations. 20 Aug 2025
Checkers is testing its first smart shopping trolley, pioneering a major step towards a frictionless, technology-led in-store experience. 20 Aug 2025
Franchisers who embrace AI now will be in a far better position to seize its opportunities and avoid being left behind. 20 Aug 2025
This Women’s Month, Ackermans celebrated the women who are making a difference across the business. 19 Aug 2025
Few South African kitchens are complete without an Ina Paarman product. From her famous spice blends to her iconic baking mixes, Paarman’s name has become synonymous with trust, quality and homegrown excellence. 19 Aug 2025
The CEO of South Africa's Absa Group says he will focus on modernising and building its retail banking business, promising stability after becoming the lender's sixth new head since longstanding chief Maria Ramos left in 2019. 19 Aug 2025
Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport, Kedibone Diale-Tlabela, says they have managed to stabilise the situation at Maponya Mall in Soweto, following community outrage over the death of an e-hailing driver there last week. 19 Aug 2025
Entries are now open for Capegate Shopping Centre's 2025 Braai Challenge. 18 Aug 2025
World-renowned chef and healthy food advocate Jamie Oliver has returned to South Africa to endorse Simple Truth, Checkers’ private label wellness brand. 18 Aug 2025
Whether you're a professional event coordinator managing a high-profile corporate conference or a mom planning her daughter’s 21st birthday party, working closely with vendors is essential to success. 18 Aug 2025
A few decades ago, women weren’t even allowed to drink beer in the same room as men - hotels had separate “ladies’ bars” where they were confined to sip their drinks out of sight. Fast-forward to today, and women are brewing, running businesses, and shaping the future of South Africa’s beer industry. 15 Aug 2025
Spearheaded by director Shaylin Naidoo, an innovative dual-brand flagship location for Primi and Shift Espresso Bar has opened its doors in Melrose Arch. 15 Aug 2025
The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the DTIC), together with The South African Furniture Initiative (SAFI), the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC), Proudly South African and other industry partners, are calling on designers to submit their boldest, most creative ideas for the Furniture Design Competition before entries close on 30 September 2025. 15 Aug 2025
Maponya Mall in Soweto, Johannesburg, has been temporarily closed on Thursday, 14 August 2025, following an attack on an e-hailing driver. 14 Aug 2025
Woolworths Tygervalley in Cape Town has officially reopened its doors to the public following months of an extensive renovation, unveiling the brand’s next generation store format. 14 Aug 2025
Vaseline Cera-Glow has partnered with fashion house Malondié, as the headline skincare sponsor for the Malondié Spring/Summer 2025 launch fashion show, taking place on Saturday, 30 August 2025. 14 Aug 2025
The 2025 SA Olive Awards judging panel has been revealed, with the winners being announced on 9 September 2025. 14 Aug 2025
Founded in 2021 by Olympic cyclist Malcolm Lange, the DSV Shift Academy, a grassroots development programme that’s helping rewrite the story of youth sport in South Africa, is being bolstered by a partnership with PURA Soda, whose involvement reflects a broader shift towards conscious corporate support in youth sport. 14 Aug 2025
South Africa’s retail sector recorded a 1.6% year-on-year increase in sales for June 2025, measured in real terms at constant 2019 prices, according to the latest Stats SA data. 14 Aug 2025
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