During the PayFast eCommerce Virtual Summit held this week, Jonathan Smit said that for businesses seeking growth, "online is where it's at"...
Lauren Hartzenberg 4 hours ago
Is it just a passing fad or the future of money? Is it a bubble or does it have value? Many South Africans hold strong views on Bitcoin, even as the cryptocurrency smashes through all-time price highs in 2021...
Marius Reitz 7 hours ago
Many African countries still rely heavily on foreign aid. However, several studies have shown that foreign aid has failed to deliver sustainable economic growth...
Tigist Mekonnen Melesse 8 hours ago
The market is saturated with conversations around learning, where the jargon of the day is either online, e-learning, digital learning or the latest being hybrid learning. Organisations and learning practitioners grapple with how "effective" the transfer of learning takes place in a digital world...
Issued by Omni HR Consulting 10 hours ago
It's 2021 and the era of the hybrid media agency is upon us. Something that, thanks to the rise of digital, has happened quicker than anticipated...
Issued by Advertising Media Forum 10 hours ago
New technology and the use of data are impacting every industry, and agriculture is no exception...
Africa has the opportunity to follow in the footsteps of Asia's manufacturing giants over the next decade, and reinvent itself as the world's next production powerhouse, says KAS Africa CEO Vinny Perumal...
Issued by KAS Africa 11 hours ago
The economic consequences of Covid-19 are continuing to be felt in the form of changed shopping patterns and lifestyles, but also faster innovation and technology adoption...
Ashleigh Blair, Bernadette Versfeld and Kelvin Madembo 11 hours ago
With all the challenges that the Covid-19 pandemic has presented to Africa, there are many exciting changes afoot...
Amrote Abdella 12 hours ago
The total value of transactions processed by POS terminals will exceed $17.3tn in 2026, from $14.8tn in 2021, according to a new study by Juniper Research...
Organisations need to ensure their backup strategy has evolved along with their production environment, or risk being unable to recover in the event of a disaster...
Hemant Harie 1 day ago
As SA places a spotlight on the urgency to ramp up access to connectivity and the benefits the internet and ICT can bring to our people and economy this World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD), more can be done to unlock the potential of digital solutions in transforming our country and economy.
Cecil Mashawana 1 day ago
Jerome Adonis gives us more insight into how to successfully manage a global brand locally, and what the future looks like for Rémy Martin...
Emily Stander 1 day ago
The hunt for the right talent is on, but significant challenges are impacting how companies approach, and retain, their people...
To regain the trust of a shopper defrauded by a seller on a marketplace platform is very difficult, which is why preventing fraudulent activities is advised above trying to pick up the pieces after the fact...
Issued by Bitventure 1 day ago
This year's Freedom Day, 27 of April 2021, did not just mark South Africa's celebration of past progressive triumph towards emancipation, but the day also significantly marked progress in entrepreneurship as Crystal Partners was launched in Johannesburg...
Evan-Lee Courie 1 day ago
During these past 25 years, Create Mozambique has evolved as the market opened up to the importance that advertising and marketing has on the impact of businesses, brands and institutions...
Issued by Dentsu 1 day ago
Lighthouse is a white-label game and content platform that allows brands to engage with their customers in a way that unites digital and real-world experiences...
Glenn Gillis, Issued by Irvine Partners 1 day ago
Europlaw Group, operating predominately from the Republic of South Africa and the United Kingdom, decided to establish the SADC-focused Europlaw Group Fund...
Issued by Europlaw 14 May 2021
While some sectors have witnessed more significant impact from the Covid-19 pandemic than others, there are common considerations that all boards of directors' must-have during these times...
Merlee Jayme, global president of Dentsu McGarrybowen, has been appointed as this year's chair of the Cresta Awards...
The Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G, delivers Samsung's most advanced and intelligent pro-grade camera system, brightest and smartest display in a Galaxy and best Galaxy performance in a smartphone yet...
Issued by Samsung South Africa 14 May 2021
Dis-Chem Pharmacies has confirmed its readiness for Covid-19 vaccination rollout...
Digital marketing group, Incubeta has announced its expansion into Latin America (LATAM), and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), with the opening of two new offices in Dubai and Mexico City, Mexico...
Issued by Incubeta 14 May 2021
Borderless Access, the digital market research company, has announced three new appointments - Nick Love as principal consultant - BA Health for Europe; Niraj Morey as AVP - client development for Middle East Region; and Donna-lee Ginsberg as senior account manager for the US...
Issued by Borderless Access 14 May 2021
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In the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, new social media platforms, such as Clubhouse, have been welcomed with open arms by online users, in a search for new and meaningful ways to connect differently to usual social media platforms like Instagram and Facebook...
Issued by Meltwater 14 May 2021
Ninety One is one of those rare companies that actually do what it says on the box - Investing for a World of Change. And their brand new TVC (aptly titled "Change Changes") is more than just a testament to this philosophy...
Issued by Nahana Communications Group 14 May 2021
As emissions from African transport surge, governments need to find ways to encourage a shift to cleaner, healthier electric vehicles...
Megan Rowling 14 May 2021
Cobalt epitomises the minerals conundrum at the heart of the green technology revolution....
Andy Home 14 May 2021
Manufactured to the highest quality standards at Kia's state-of-the-art production facility at Anantapur, India, the Sonet is Kia's all-new smart urban compact SUV, marking the brand's entry into the burgeoning B-SUV segment in South Africa...
Issued by Kia Motors South Africa 13 May 2021
The explosion of digital media has had a major impact on how business is done and how consumers are engaged. It's perhaps not surprising then, that many might believe the future of printing is not that bright. However, they are mistaken.
Greg Griffith 13 May 2021
In order to deliver business benefits, data must be transferred to a storage repository quickly to be analysed...
Hayden Sadler 13 May 2021
What can grocery retailers do to ensure that they retain their current customers and attract more customers to their stores once the Covid-19 pandemic has ended, asks UJ's Semona Pillay...
Semona Pillay 13 May 2021
The Department of Transport is planning on introducing regulations around self-driving cars as it expects autonomous vehicles...
In a momentous shift, the US recently agreed to support a waiver of the Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights (Trips) agreement ...
Erin Hannah, James Scott, Silke Trommer & Sophie Harman 13 May 2021
Herbalife Nutrition, a global leader in nutrition, recently announced the appointment of the first-ever South African Herbalife Nutrition Advisory Board (NAB) Member...
"As our whole industry works together toward recovery, we wanted to expand our offering to customers giving them the option to book all the elements of a local getaway in one place."
'Don't pay any attention to what they write about you. Just measure it in inches'...
Joe Hamman 13 May 2021
With its focus on opening the potential of the online world and enabling a digital future for under-resourced communities...
Africa's social media darling, Bonang Matheba, recently shared her review of the newly launched Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G - a device that's also grabbing the headlines...
Issued by Samsung South Africa 12 May 2021
London International Awards announced the start of the 2021 Creative Liaisons' fully-funded virtual one-to-one coaching programme...
Pardon Makumbe, co-founder and managing partner of CRE Venture Capital, chats about the challenges of raising capital in Africa and shares advice on crossing the bridge to the US...
Evan-Lee Courie 12 May 2021
Meltwater, a leading global provider of media intelligence and social analytics Software-as-a-Service solutions, has been admitted to trading on Euronext Growth Oslo (ticker code: MWTR)...
Issued by Meltwater 12 May 2021
Historically, fossil fuels have dominated the power generation landscape, thanks to their relative affordability and dispatchability. Over the last decade however, the picture has changed considerably...
With more than 22 million internet users and over 11 million social media users in Kenya, access to digital data is on the rise in the country that continues to be a technological hub on the African continent...
Siphesihle Hlela 12 May 2021