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| Marketing & Media |
 | JESSICA TENNANT The Sunday Times recently launched Money - a new personal finance section which appears every weekend in the Business Times - which is edited by Laura du Preez, who joined the Tiso Blackstar Group in May this year... Read |
 | JESSICA TENNANT Uber recently launched a campaign called ‘Ditch Your Keys' to encourage car owners to switch to Uber and use their time spent travelling more efficiently... Read |
 | South Africa's digital authority, the IAB South Africa has weighed in on trends in the digital marketing industry... Read |
 | LEIGH ANDREWS The power woman behind Mando SA lets us in on how their fixed fee or promo risk management model is revolutionising local brands' sales promotions... Read |
 | STHE SHABANGU We need to develop a culture of entrepreneurship if we hope to set the right course for our continent... Read |
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| Retail |
 | Restaurant franchiser Spur Corporation reported a marginal increase in sales for the year to 30 June, despite an incident at one of its Spur Steak Ranches... Read |
 | VIRESH HARDUTH As a small business owner, you've probably offered discounts to your customers or have considered doing so. It's a bit of a catch 22... Read |
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| Agriculture |
 | The National Veterinary Directorate in Mozambique's Ministry of Agriculture has lifted the ban on the import of chicken eggs from South Africa, subject to certain conditions... Read |
 | CARI COETZEE "We understood that we couldn't create new jobs, facilitate more access to land and opportunity, without providing the means for people to share their skills and technical know-how..." Read |
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| Automotive |
 | The Volkswagen Group of South Africa has supplied the Western Cape government with 350 Polo Vivo Sedans... Read |
 | FRANKFURT, Germany: German luxury car manufacturer BMW has announced that it will build a future all-electric version of its Mini in Britain, easing fears that it might move production away after Brexit... Read |
 | Pieter Niemand has been appointed to head up the Motor Industry Workshop Association (MIWA)... Read |
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| Construction & Engineering |
 | MBAWC occupational health and safety manager Deon Bester says that while the recently published guideline to the 2014 Construction Regulations has provided clarity on certain definitions and sub-regulations, a number of items have not been addressed... Read |
 | The drought conditions experienced in Cape Town has become the new normal for the city as a water-scarce region... Read |
 | ANN CROTTY The eight new non-executive directors who secured appointment to the Group Five board at Monday's extraordinary shareholders' meeting are faced with the immediate prospect of releasing the details of hefty losses notched up by the construction company in the year to June... Read |
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| Energy & Mining |
 | Nigeria's former oil minister's name crops up in a growing number of international cases of alleged corruption in the country's oil sector... Read |
 | Rosatom, has signed an MoU with African Young Generation in Nuclear, a new pan-African forum for young professionals working in the nuclear sector... Read |
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| ESG & Sustainability |
 | PROFESSOR QUINTON JOHNSON A more than 365-year history of colonialism and apartheid have indelibly affected land, heritage and human rights in South Africa... Read |
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| Finance |
 | Insurance customers have new expectations, thanks to digitalisation. Read |
 | While reporting about the Gupta billions leaving the country, the media has totally missed that there's a change in the Sars requirements for tax clearance... Read |
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| Healthcare |
 | The way certain hospital labour and delivery units are managed may put healthy women at greater risk for caesarean deliveries and haemorrhage... Read |
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| Legal |
 | The South African Copyright Alliance has written to the parliamentary portfolio committee on trade and industry on the provisions in the proposed Copyright Amendment Bill that, they believe, undermine creators' copyright... Read |
 | The latest quarterly Cross-border M&A Index shows that there were 17 inbound M&A deals in Africa in Q2 of 2017. The 17 inbound deals reflect a 48% drop from 33 deals in Q2 2016... Read |
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| Lifestyle |
 | ULTRA South Africa, now in its fifth consecutive year, has announced its return to Cape Town on Friday, 9 February 2018 at the Cape Town Stadium, and Johannesburg on Saturday, 10 February 2018 at the Expo Centre, Nasrec; as well as ticket announcement prices for its various phases. Read |
 | The cross-cultural one-day festival, Berlin eKapa will be taking place in Paarden Eiland on Saturday, 5 August 2017, showcasing the best South African art, fashion, music and culture, with a twist - a taste of Germany. Read |
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| Logistics & Transport |
 | The Emerging Truckers Association of South Africa, founded by women who are active role players in the transport and logistics business sector, was officially launched in Sandton... Read |
 | NEW YORK, US: Airlines will need 637,000 new pilots over the next 20 years to keep pace with the growth of global air traffic... Read |
 | August will see the Chemical and Allied Industries' Association train auditors to evaluate the quality, safety, and environmental performance of hauliers and logistics providers... Read |
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| Property |
 | According to the South African Real Estate Investment Trust Association (SA REIT), REITs are relatively well-placed to weather the expected market instability following South Africa's downgrade to junk status and the "ongoing political tomfoolery"... Read |
 | ALISTAIR ANDERSON Diversified property group Heriot Reit listed on the AltX on Monday, 24 July, making it one of the few real estate companies to list in SA in 2017... Read |
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| Tourism, Travel & Hospitality |
 | BRIAN NGUGI A Hong Kong-based airline operator plans to launch a Sh4.6m-a-ticket luxury flight to Nairobi targeting Asia's super-rich keen on sampling Kenya's prime holiday destinations... Read |
 | For the first time, Rwanda will welcome the World Travel Awards with the Africa Gala Ceremony 2017 to take place alongside the Africa Hotel Investment Forum (AHIF) and AviaDev Africa... Read |
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| HR & Recruitment |
 | RYAN RAVENS Enterprise and Supplier Development (ESD) has been identified by corporates as a key pressure point, primarily because of ESD being recognised as one of three priority elements in the amended B-BBEE scorecard, which came into effect in 2015... Read |
 | A team, led by Monash South Africa employee and student Bronwyn Dugtig, has won $25,000 in funding and mentorship in the McGuire Business Plan Competition... Read |
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| ICT |
 | The recent launch event of Africacom kicked off the celebrations for the 20th anniversary of what is described as Africa's largest, influential, technology, media, and telecommunications (TMT) conference and exhibition... Read |
 | Uber has begun the African roll out of its Real-Time ID in Nigeria, Ghana and Kenya, in a bid to further improve passenger security... Read |
 | The Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) plans to review the number portability regulations to make it easier for consumers to switch networks... Read |
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