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ELMARIE HELBERG The outbreak of listeria highlights the responsibility of the red meat industry to provide proper and improved hygiene during the production, processing, packing and preparation of red meat and red meat products... |
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| Marketing & Media |
 | DANETTE BREITENBACH Technology, and the speed of technology, and skills are two of the country's CEOs most significant business concerns which also include cyber threats. This was the finding of PwC's most recent Annual Global CEO Survey... Read |
 | LEIGH ANDREWS This year, we'll see the 10th ever IAB Bookmark Awards taking place after the fourth Digital Summit on 1 March in Johannesburg. With award judging underway, I got some behind-the-scenes insights with Jade Amic. She's VML's creative group head and chair of the Bookmarks' 'innovative engineers' jury panel... Read |
 | DANETTE BREITENBACH PwC's 21st Annual Global CEO Survey was recently released locally, following its global release in Davos at the World Economic Forum (WEF), with an emphasis on South Africa... Read |
 | LEBO MADIBA There is real concern at both business and individual level about how rapidly the digital technology environment is changing... Read |
 | CNN has appointed an EMEA content sales lead to work with broadcast and digital partners... Read |
 | GISELA SEELEY, ISSUED BY KANTAR Those in leadership positions within the media industry face a daunting task. Technology has completely reshaped business and it's not done yet... Read |
 | IZA GREK The blame for little to no representation of the LGBTQIA+ community in South African advertising lies squarely at the door of our 'conservative culture', writes Iza Grek... Read |
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| Retail |
 | LAUREN HARTZENBERG If you're searching for proof that retail as we know it is changing, look no further than Shanghai's 24-hour, unstaffed, self-driving grocery store... Read |
 | 2017 has been a very tough year for businesses and consumers. However, according to Morne Cronje, head of franchising at FNB Business, the franchise sector continues to perform well... Read |
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| Automotive |
 | ILSE VAN DEN BERG According to McKinsey, technology-driven trends will revolutionise how industry players respond to changing consumer behaviour, develop partnerships, and drive transformational change... Read |
 | This year, for the first time in the Engen Polo Cup's 22 year history, the 24 competitors will compete for the championship in the sixth-generation Polo GTI... Read |
 | Toyota South Africa has confirmed that it is continuing its recall campaign that commenced in July 2015 to potentially defective Takata airbag inflators... Read |
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| Construction & Engineering |
 | SIYABONGA MBANJWA Energy is one of the sectors of our economy most closely watched by local and international investors... Read |
 | The South African Council for the Project and Construction Management Professions (SACPCMP) is partnering with construction companies to foster skills development for unemployed graduates through an internship programme... Read |
 | ROBERT LAING Construction group Basil Read proposes to raise R300m via a steeply discounted rights offer which will see its shares in issue increase 11 times... Read |
 | YAN LIU, IDERLINA MATEO-BABIANO AND SEBASTIEN DARC New technologies offer new possibilities for planning and designing cities... Read |
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| Education |
 | JESSI SUNKEL What is STEM anyway? It's Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths. Who cares about it? Well, actually, everyone should. These are the skills that will be most relevant in the technology-driven future that lies ahead... Read |
 | SHAN RADCLIFFE There's no denying our education system is in trouble, but what can we do to increase learner engagement? Here are a handful of trends that may well be able to start turning our education system around... Read |
 | The UN Global Compact and Principles for Responsible Management Education has selected the University of Pretoria's Gordon Institute of Business Science as one of the 38 global business schools for the 2018-19 Champions Cycle... Read |
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| Energy & Mining |
 | Anglo American is selling its holdings in New Largo coal operations to an empowerment company for R850m... Read |
 | Independent energy expert Ted Blom, speaker and advisory board member at African Utility Week in May delivers his opinion on an explosive week in the energy sector... Read |
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| ESG & Sustainability |
 | The Water Institute in Southern Africa (WISA) has launched a platform on which volunteers can pledge to donate time or goods to assist officials tasked with managing the Cape water crisis... Read |
 | MICHELE GILMAN In accepting an award for his efforts to "uphold human dignity" at the 2018 World Economic Forum, musician and philanthropist Elton John decried economic inequality as "disgraceful"... Read |
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| Finance |
 | PATRICIA WILLIAMS The performance of Sars and the path it has been taking has been called into question of late, with a number of tax-related bombshells being dropped one after the other in recent months... Read |
 | LONDON, UK - Armed robbers have raided the house of a British virtual currency trader, forcing him to transfer Bitcoins after tying up his wife and threatening him with a gun, British media reported... Read |
 | LUANDA - Angolan President Joao Lourenco was elected five months ago promising an "economic miracle"... Read |
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| Healthcare |
 | TATJANA CRNOGORAC-JURCEVIC Researchers in the US have reported that they are a step closer to developing a cancer screening tool that requires just a sample of blood... Read |
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| Legal |
 | The South African Revenue Service (Sars) has intercepted currency worth R6.7m from leaving the country's borders... Read |
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| Lifestyle |
 | The nominees for the 53rd annual Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards have been announced. The winners will be announced at a ceremony, that will take place on Sunday, 18 March 2018 at the Baxter Theatre Centre in Cape Town. Read |
 | Cartoon Network Live! will be coming to South Africa for the very first time from 26 June to 15 July 2018. Read |
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| Logistics & Transport |
 | AviaDev, will take place in Cape Town in June 2018. The event, which is dedicated to advancing Africa's connectivity across the continent, is expecting 250-300 delegates and 30 airlines... Read |
 | Early bird registrations are now open for the 2018 Sapics Conference and Exhibition which takes place in Cape Town from 10-13 June... Read |
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| Property |
 | LEANNE GOVENDER SA's high and increasing levels of poverty and unemployment, and still very low average household income, mean that a disproportionate number of individuals and families across the country are unable to participate in the housing market... Read |
 | ALISTAIR ANDERSON Diversified property group Resilient real estate investment trust (Reit) has met shareholder expectations with strong growth in its dividend payouts... Read |
 | TONY CLARKE Big decisions regarding high value assets can be risky during uncertain times, but is the only option to hang tight until our political future is decided? Read |
 | The perception of smart homes as the domain of wealthier home owners and tech junkies only is changing quickly... Read |
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| Tourism, Travel & Hospitality |
 | The new facility is set to strengthen Cape Town's reputation as a global business events destination and marks significant progress in the CTICC's strategy of becoming one of the top ten long-haul convention centre's in the world... Read |
 | ISSUED BY HANDCRAFTED BRANDS A burgeoning hospitality and leisure industry coupled with a growing willingness to embrace new technologies, prompted the founding of SA's newest revenue management agency, Revenue Resolutions... Read |
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| ICT |
 | DAWIE DE WET The success of the mobile market and the rapid adoption of the smartphone is often listed as a reference and motivation as to why large-scale satellite networks can be successful in Africa - a "if they can do it, we can do it" type of thinking... Read |
 | A nationwide innovation competition, Solve IT!, has been launched by the US Embassy in Addis Ababa to promote STEM, entrepreneurship, and encourage a new generation of young Ethiopians to solve problems in their communities using technology... Read |
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