The Balvenie, world-renowned for its handcrafted single malt Scotch whiskies, has launched The Makers Project in South Africa. 9 Sep 2025
Design Week South Africa has announced the 2025 dates, marking the second year of this annual series of activations. Happening in both Johannesburg and Cape Town in October, city-wide pop-ups will ignite both cities, encouraging design-lovers, thought-leaders, students and the general public to engage with their city in a new way. 8 Sep 2025
Now in its third year, the Diners Club Barista of the Year competition continues to grow from strength to strength. This year, a remarkable 11,260 verified votes were cast—an impressive 73% increase on last year’s tally. 8 Sep 2025
South Africa’s appetite for fine watches and jewellery is on the rise, with Statista projecting the market to reach over $1.3bn by 2025, growing nearly 8% annually through 2030. 8 Sep 2025
Garmin Southern Africa has unveiled its newly redesigned store at 11 Cradock Avenue, The Mall Offices in Rosebank, Johannesburg. The remodel includes a refreshed retail environment and a dedicated technical repair centre, reinforcing Garmin’s commitment to after-sales product support. 8 Sep 2025
Rainbow Chicken’s latest content series, Gogo vs Gogo, features a series of cook-offs between South African grandmothers, aka Gogos, who showcase their signature chicken recipes and share the stories, traditions, and wisdom passed down through generations. 5 Sep 2025
This year marks 80 years of warming the nation’s hearts and homes with Laager Rooibos. 5 Sep 2025
Launching this September, Jockey South Africa is proud to introduce its Spring/Summer 2025 collection. Alongside its campaign, the collection captures the freedom and optimism of the season, celebrating self-expression and the confidence that comes from wearing pieces that fit your life, personality, and style. 5 Sep 2025
Philip Morris South Africa (PMSA) has broadened its Zyn portfolio with the introduction of new flavours and nicotine strength options, underscoring its strategy to accelerate the shift toward smoke-free alternatives for adult nicotine users in South Africa. 5 Sep 2025
In the world of exhibitions, first impressions aren’t optional. Research shows it takes just three to five seconds for an attendee to decide whether to engage with a booth or walk past it. 5 Sep 2025
Switch Energy Drink and Omoda are turning up the heat with the Switch Up Your Life campaign, a national competition that aims to be the biggest of its kind. The campaign blends everyday refreshment with extraordinary prizes and promises to turn sips into life-changing rewards for people across South Africa. 4 Sep 2025
Hinds Spices is bringing innovation to the salad dressing aisle with the launch of its new dry salad dressing mix. 4 Sep 2025
South African fashion retailer Woolworths reported a 23.9% decline in full-year headline earnings, due to a weaker-than-expected performance from its Australian clothing chain Country Road Group. 4 Sep 2025
Shoprite Holdings has largely completed the consolidation of its operations across Africa, but Mozambique is on the list of countries that might be reviewed, the CEO told Reuters. 4 Sep 2025
Dis-Chem has opened its 300th store in The Square, Mbombela, a milestone that reinforces two of its eight areas of strategic focus designed to deliver long-term shareholder value: accelerated store rollout and the integrated health ecosystem. 4 Sep 2025
The V&A Waterfront is calling on the public to vote for their favourite eatery, store and small business in the 2025 People’s Choice Awards. 3 Sep 2025
Fine Wine Fellow (FWF), an investment and distribution platform in premium beverages and food, has entered into an agreement to acquire Norman Goodfellows (NGF), one of South Africa’s most respected F&B distributors and retailers of fine wines and spirits. 3 Sep 2025
Beauty e-commerce and retail platform Beauty on TApp will celebrate its 10th anniversary with the opening of its flagship store in Sandton City on 13 September 2025. 3 Sep 2025
Toys R Us and Babies R Us South Africa has sealed a landmark deal to acquire 13 Toy Zone stores in Gauteng and Durban retaining jobs, expanding its national footprint to 61 Toys R Us and Babies R Us outlets, and accelerating growth in both the toy and baby goods categories. 3 Sep 2025
Consumers in shops all around the country expect payments to work as they should every time, demanding instant transactions, blissfully unaware of the complexity that lies beneath, says Rory Bosman, chief sales and marketing officer at Ecentric Payment Systems. 3 Sep 2025
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