The demand for online, multi-channel solutions by an increasingly mobile consumer base is a key trend that will drive the growth of self-service banking channels across Africa. This in turn will create new opportunities for South Africa's retail and wholesale trade sector to maximise growth. 29 Nov 2016
Mother-daughter team Tracy Gielink, and Kim and Debbie Davidson, founders and owners of Umhlanga-based businesses The Barnyard Theatre and Teremok Marine and Spa, recently launched their third, Buff Beauty Parlour. 29 Nov 2016
The good news for the poultry industry is that the worst of the drought is over. The not-so-good news is that the full benefits may take another six months to materialise. 28 Nov 2016
Retailers have joined the banks in opposing prescriptive "one-size-fits-all" debt-relief measures, arguing that debt review and debt counselling provide a "robust framework" for consumers to seek voluntary debt relief. 28 Nov 2016
Retail giant Massmart staved off an attempt by rival retailer Pick n Pay to prevent one of its subsidiaries, Game, from operating as a supermarket at a Western Cape shopping centre. 28 Nov 2016
Empowerment group Grand Parade Investments (GPI) - which is rolling out the Burger King franchise in SA - has cancelled its premium-priced order for a huge helping of Spur Corporation shares. 28 Nov 2016
The Constitutional Court on Friday refused to give Pick n Pay Retailers an interdict to stop Masstores' Game store from trading as a supermarket at the Cape Gate shopping centre, despite Pick n Pay having an exclusive right to do so. 28 Nov 2016
Increasing sophistication in card fraud is reason for concern. Not only for banks, but most especially for online merchants, who are at risk of losing their ability to trade should they be implicated in repeat fraud attempts and excessive customer disputes. 25 Nov 2016
Earlier this month, the International Wine & Spirits Competition (IWSC) awarded William Grant & Sons the title of Distiller of the Year, the highest honour to be bestowed by the organisation. In addition, the distillery won the title of Scotch Producer of the Year. 25 Nov 2016
Thirteen months after it first proposed the creation of a controversial black economic empowerment (BEE) scheme, Sovereign Foods has told shareholders it has decided to abandon the plan. 25 Nov 2016
Agribusiness Quantum Foods - which specialises in poultry, eggs and animal feeds - will look to buy back more of its own shares on the open market. 25 Nov 2016
Mastercard and SnapScan, a mobile payments solution backed by Standard Bank, announced their collaboration at the Mastercard Digital Indaba in Cape Town yesterday, 24 November 2016. This enables South Africans to use their Masterpass, a global digital payment service, to pay for goods and services at over 30,000 SnapScan merchants in South Africa using their smartphones. 25 Nov 2016
Coca-Cola announced last week it was selling all its bottling assets in mainland China to Hong Kong conglomerate Swire Pacific and COFCO Corporation (AFP Photo/Eric Piermont
BEIJING - Coca-Cola workers in three Chinese cities have gone on strike after the US soft drinks giant announced it was selling its bottling interests in the country. 25 Nov 2016
Edcon CEO Bernie Brookes turned necessity into virtue on Wednesday, when he agreed that key parts of the group's strategic plan would be made conditions of the competition authorities' approval of the debt-to-equity restructuring that was announced in September. 24 Nov 2016
Tiger Brands saw turnover from continuing operations jump 11% to R31.7bn as group operating income rose 5% to R4.2bn in the year to September, despite what CEO Lawrence MacDougall called "one of the most challenging trading environments we've seen in a long time". 24 Nov 2016
With Friday, 25 November being Black Friday, it is predicted that many will flock online for great deals but, with so many people online, many cybercriminals will be waiting. 24 Nov 2016
According to Deloitte's Global Manufacturing Competitiveness survey, South Africa is ranked 27th in the world, down three places from 2013 and it is expected to slip further down the ranking in the next five to ten years. The rising cost of production, combined with muted investments in technology, is making it difficult for South African manufacturers to compete with their international peers. 24 Nov 2016
Brightening the florist space in Cape Town with a fresh perspective for sourcing flowers from local farms and delivering surprise bunches according to what's in season are Debra Bouwer and Shari Akal of Bouwer Flowers. 24 Nov 2016
Tiger Brands reported aftertax profit of R3.3bn for the year to end-September - 3.5 times higher than the previous year's R942m, which was dragged down by a R2.2bn write-down of its Nigerian acquisition Dangote Flour Mills. 23 Nov 2016
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