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LEIGH ANDREWS NEWSWATCH: Last week, KFC London faced a chicken shortage as a result of "operational issues" with new delivery provider, DHL. This led to a temporary shut down of some 700 of its 900 branches - but they quickly crossed the road to the other side of the crisis... |
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| Marketing & Media |
 | TERRY LEVIN Terry Levin lists the highlights of this year's Design Indaba Festival... Read |
 | ANN NUROCK For most South Africans, Thomas Heatherwick has become a household name for his design of the Zeitz Mocaa in Cape Town. But there is so much more to this man, which he revealed in his talk at Design Indaba... Read |
 | Can pay TV stations compete in the digital era? Justin Hewelt, global director for UK-based PayMedia Consulting Group, certainly thinks so. Here, in South Africa for the IAB SA Digital Summit on Thursday, he shares his views on the pay TV world in a Netflix era and other things South African marketers need to know... Read |
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| Retail |
 | LAUREN HARTZENBERG African fashion is seeing growing recognition abroad, and menswear, in particular, has become bolder, more expressive and less restricted by social norms... Read |
 | Spur Corporation executive chairman Allen Ambor will step down in a year's time after spending 51 years at the company he founded... Read |
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| Agriculture |
 | CARI COETZEE We need to grow emerging, small-scale farmers while developing a young and vibrant group of agripreneurs who are looking further into the future, where their more advanced skills and understanding of technology will provide them with a wealth of exciting and dynamic careers in this industry... Read |
 | PETER JOHNSTON There's a real risk that the water shortage could see farmers' yields decimated during this growing season which is from September to March for irrigated crops, and from May to October for rainfed crops. The long-term impact could also be disastrous... Read |
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| Automotive |
 | Joining the H100 bakkie and the H1 panel van in Hyundai Automotive SA's commercial vehicle range, is the new Mighty EX8 truck - a successor of the previous HD truck... Read |
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| Construction & Engineering |
 | MARK ALLIX SA's largest cement group PPC is in discussions with its biggest shareholders about the alignment of its board with the company's "strategic priorities"... Read |
 | KENNY INGRAM Factories in flat-packs and homes built in factories - modular construction will build new momentum in 2018... Read |
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| Education |
 | Even as a student, it's important to know your rights and your responsibilities when it comes to your rental contract... Read |
 | An agreement between Eskom and the Technology Research Activity Centre South Africa (TRAC SA) will see more Eastern Cape students assisted in their science and mathematics studies... Read |
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| ESG & Sustainability |
 | As debate swirls on whether artificial intelligence will be a boon or a curse for humanity... Read |
 | JAMES WILLIAM COMERFORD Plastics are incredibly useful materials with extremely diverse properties, allowing a multitude of different applications that benefit our lives... Read |
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| Finance |
 | Only time will tell whether Steinhoff shareholders will be able to recover any of the losses that they have suffered... Read |
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| Healthcare |
 | CLAUDI MAILOVICH Gauteng premier David Makhura will appoint an independent curator who will ensure that all the decisions of retired deputy chief justice Dikgang Moseneke on the inquiry into the Life Esidimeni tragedy are implemented... Read |
 | The idea behind NHI is that it will operate as a single publicly financed and administered fund to which all South Africans will make compulsory contributions, based on their ability to pay... Read |
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| Legal |
 | The proposed merger of airlines Airlink and Safair was blocked by the Competition Commission on Friday... Read |
 | LINDA ENSOR The Department of Health is seeking a ban on alcohol advertising in the controversial Liquor Amendment Bill now with the Cabinet... Read |
 | President Cyril Ramaphosa has withdrawn the appeal at the Constitutional Court against the court ruling that NPA head, Shaun Abrahams, should vacate his position... Read |
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| Lifestyle |
 | CHARLES SIBOTO Shall we discuss the giant black panther currently in the room? I have been keeping track of the production of Marvel's Black Panther for the last two years and the end result is beyond anything I could have imagined. Read |
 | The Drifters will perform at the GrandWest Grand Arena in Cape Town on 12 May 2018 as the quartet embark on their very first tour to South Africa. They will share the stage will several local performers including, Emo Adams, Nur Abrahams, Camillo Lombard, and host Brandon Leigh. Read |
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| Logistics & Transport |
 | In a recent statement, Airlink and Safair expressed their disappointment that the Competition Commission did not approve the proposed Airlink acquisition of Safair... Read |
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| Property |
 | ALISTAIR ANDERSON Intu Properties said it had recorded a "solid" performance last year, positioning itself for a takeover by Hammerson, which will create the largest property stock on the JSE... Read |
 | JANE THOMSON In facilities management, inspecting large institutional, engineering, manufacturing, mining and commercial facilities and assets can be a challenging, dangerous, and dirty job... Read |
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| Tourism, Travel & Hospitality |
 | LAURIE GOERING "This is the new norm... Even if it rains tomorrow we can never go back to the old way of consuming water." Read |
 | CARI COETZEE With the drought holding sway in Cape Town, both consumers and businesses have had to find ways to preserve water and Cape Town's luxury hotels are no exception... Read |
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| HR & Recruitment |
 | MONICA LUWES With South Africa moving towards a knowledge economy and its government spending billions of rands on infrastructure projects, we're seeing strong demand for people with science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) skills and qualifications... Read |
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| ICT |
 | GABRIELLA MULLIGAN Hubs.ng has launched in Nigeria, aiming to create an online ecosystem offering an extensive range of digital services to boost the use of tech in everyday life... Read |
 | ILSE VAN DEN BERG Nthati Mthembu is the founder of Live Connected, an app that helps parents manage their tribe's schedules easily... Read |
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