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Chery launches Omoda and Jaecoo hybrid electric SUVs in South Africa

Dealers

Chery launches Omoda and Jaecoo hybrid electric SUVs in South Africa

6 Jun 2025

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Environment & Natural Resources

Lesser flamingos lose one of their only four African breeding sites to sewage

Tim Cocks 27 May 2025

South Africa to incentivise local EV production

Fuel & Energy

South Africa to incentivise local EV production

13 Mar 2025

Soufflet Malt partners with Heineken on $108m South African factory

Supply Chain

Soufflet Malt partners with Heineken on $108m South African factory

Nqobile Dludla, Sybille de La Hamaide and Gus Trompiz 11 Mar 2025

African online retailer Jumia sees growth despite Chinese competition

E-commerce

African online retailer Jumia sees growth despite Chinese competition

MacDonald Dzirutwe 25 Feb 2025

Source: © 123rf The CMO Council’s inaugural Marketing Vitality Index forecasts waves of vitality, volatility and velocity in 2025

Marketing

The CMO Council Marketing Vitality Index points to a defining, milestone year ahead

19 Feb 2025

An educator uses a model of the HIV virus to illustrate a lesson on Aids to youths at a primary health centre in Kobi suburb, Abuja, Nigeria 30 November 2022. Reuters/Afolabi Sotunde/File Photo

HIV/AIDS

New HIV prevention drug could reach poorest countries by 2025, says health official

Jennifer Rigby 18 Dec 2024

Pick n Pay raises R8.5bn in Boxer IPO

Banking & Finance

Pick n Pay raises R8.5bn in Boxer IPO

Nqobile Dludla 25 Nov 2024

Shoprite's first-quarter sales rise 10.4%

Banking & Finance

Shoprite's first-quarter sales rise 10.4%

Sfundo Parakozov 31 Oct 2024

Your guide to October's film releases and European Film Festival

Film

Your guide to October's film releases and European Film Festival

Daniel Dercksen 1 Oct 2024

A loader is seen at the Klipfontein Colliery near Balmoral, in the Mpumalanga province, South Africa, 11 September 2023. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Focus on coal miners, power grid as South Africa spends just 6th of climate aid

Tim Cocks 27 Sep 2024

Advertising

Donovan Goliath Elf on the Shelf x Kreepy Krauly spoof hits 1m views

26 Sep 2024

Source: © 123rf While AI, customer behavioural data, and the Internet of Things (IoT) can personalise customer interactions, they also pose significant security risks

Marketing

Safeguard and grow brand trust through a strong CMO-CISO partnership

26 Aug 2024

Namibia resumes poultry imports with SA after bird flu ban

Agro-processing

Namibia resumes poultry imports with SA after bird flu ban

Nyasha Nyaungwa 16 Aug 2024

John Dory’s Cavendish Square gets a revamp, becoming its first Halaal restaurant

Franchising

John Dory’s Cavendish Square gets a revamp, becoming its first Halaal restaurant

30 Jul 2024

A fisherman walks toward his boat during low tide, in Maputo, 28 September 2010. Reuters/ Goran Tomasevic/File Photo

Corporate & Commercial Law

Mozambique wins UK lawsuit against Privinvest over 'tuna bond' scandal

Sam Tobin 30 Jul 2024

RwandAir says Qatar Airways close to acquiring stake

Aviation

RwandAir says Qatar Airways close to acquiring stake

Gursimran Mehar 18 Jun 2024

Financial Services

Saudi Arabia has announced its involvement in Project mBridge

17 Jun 2024

Source: © 123rf A CMO study has found that chief marketing officers appear clear, confident, and intentional in where Gen AI integration and application will deliver the best results in marketing process improvement and execution in 2024

Marketing

A clear and confident shift in marketing technology as CMOs embrace AI

22 May 2024

Fluence Africa Influencer Festival electrifies Johannesburg with unprecedented buzz

Events & Conferencing

Fluence Africa Influencer Festival electrifies Johannesburg with unprecedented buzz

Issued by OnPoint PR 25 Apr 2024

Source: © 123rf The R28m Joint Film Fund of the National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) and Netflix has completed and released six micro-budget films

Film & Cinematography

6 local micro-budget films launched by joint Netflix and NFVF fund

15 Apr 2024

Farmers work at a cocoa farm in Daloa, Ivory Coast, 3 October 2023. Reuters/Ange Aboa/File Photo

ESG & Sustainability

EU will not delay deforestation law, environment chief says on Ivory Coast visit

Ange Aboa 8 Apr 2024

Consumer spending growth in SA steadied in 2023, report shows

Retail

Consumer spending growth in SA steadied in 2023, report shows

Nqobile Dludla and Sfundo Parakozov 5 Apr 2024

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Agro-processing

Ivory Coast to raise cocoa farmgate price by 50%

Ange Aboa 2 Apr 2024

Source: © 123rf The CMO Council has released its year-end scorecard of B2B marketing effectiveness

Marketing

Marketers give account-based marketing revenue growth marginal grades in new CMO report

23 Jan 2024

Competition Law

Nigerian competition watchdog fines British American Tobacco $110m

MacDonald Dzirutwe 28 Dec 2023

L'Ormarins King's Plate returns to Cape Town

Events

L'Ormarins King's Plate returns to Cape Town

12 Dec 2023

Youth environmentalist attempts world record for beach clean-up

Environment & Natural Resources

Youth environmentalist attempts world record for beach clean-up

Issued by OnPoint PR 6 Dec 2023

File photo: The Nairobi skyline is seen in the background as zebras walk through the Nairobi National Park, near Nairobi, Kenya, 3 December 2018. Reuters/Amir Cohen/File Photo

Legislation & Regulation

UPDATED: Kenyan court strikes down housing levy in finance law

Humphrey Malalo and Bhargav Acharya 28 Nov 2023

Source: Assegai Awards All the Assegai Award winners have been announced

Marketing

All the Assegai Awards winners

10 Nov 2023

#AEW2023: OPEC says energy-starved Africa needs fairer climate treatment

Energy

#AEW2023: OPEC says energy-starved Africa needs fairer climate treatment

Wendell Roelf 17 Oct 2023

Kenyan court throws out challenge aimed at blocking GM crops

Food Security

Kenyan court throws out challenge aimed at blocking GM crops

Humphrey Malalo 13 Oct 2023

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Mozambique drops part of 'tuna bonds' claim against shipbuilder Privinvest

Sam Tobin and Kirstin Ridley 5 Oct 2023

Wunderman Thompson SA triumphs at the 2023 New Generation Awards

Advertising

Wunderman Thompson SA triumphs at the 2023 New Generation Awards

Issued by VML 29 Sep 2023

Africa's Premier Marketing Event: Nedbank IMC 2023 highlights and insights

Digital

Africa's Premier Marketing Event: Nedbank IMC 2023 highlights and insights

Issued by V5 Digital 22 Sep 2023

World-class content lauded at Nedbank IMC 2023

IMC Conference

World-class content lauded at Nedbank IMC 2023

Issued by IMC Conference 21 Sep 2023

Source: © 123rf A new report by the CMO Council finds only 10% of CMOs strongly believe their marketing investments position them ahead of the competition

Research

10% of CMOs believe their marketing investments position them ahead of the competition

19 Sep 2023

Image supplied. All DStv Content Creator Awards winners

Digital

All the DStv Content Creator Awards winners

11 Sep 2023

Donovan Goliath talks content creation and hosting the DStv Content Creator Awards

Events

Donovan Goliath talks content creation and hosting the DStv Content Creator Awards

6 Sep 2023

Advertising

All the 2023 New Generation Awards finalists!

4 Sep 2023

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Markets & Investment

Standard Bank to acquire remainder of Liberty Two Degrees

Tannur Anders 28 Jul 2023

DStv Content Creator Awards nominees revealed

Lifestyle

DStv Content Creator Awards nominees revealed

20 Jul 2023

#OrchidsandOnions: Nando's spices up our lives, Apple falls far from the tree

#OrchidsandOnions

#OrchidsandOnions: Nando's spices up our lives, Apple falls far from the tree

Brendan Seery 17 Jul 2023

File photo: Farmers use a threshing machine as they harvest their wheat crop at a farmland on an island on the River Nile next to the capital city of Cairo, Egypt 11 May 2023. Reuters/Amr Abdallah Dalsh/File Photo

Hospitality

Qatar in talks with Egypt's wealth fund over hotels investment - sources

Hadeel Al Sayegh, Andrew Mills and Patrick Werr 15 Jun 2023

#OrchidsandOnions: Woolies Father's Day campaign shines amidst Pride backlash

#OrchidsandOnions

#OrchidsandOnions: Woolies Father's Day campaign shines amidst Pride backlash

Brendan Seery 12 Jun 2023

IMC teams with global CMO Council to further marketing prowess and performance in Africa

Marketing & Media

IMC teams with global CMO Council to further marketing prowess and performance in Africa

Issued by IMC Conference 6 Jun 2023

Source © Myriam Jessier New research is highlighting the importance of data and analytics for marketers working to protect budgets and prove ROI in 2023

Research

Data and analytics important to protect budgets and prove ROI

19 May 2023

Image supplied. The second annual DStv Content Creator Awards is open for entries

Digital

DStv Content Creator Awards 2023 to shine a light on people who make us feel good

5 May 2023