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South African retailers face growing short interest and squeeze risk

Retail

South African retailers face growing short interest and squeeze risk

Casey Sprake 1 day

SA startup Float sets sights on UK growth

SMEs

SA startup Float sets sights on UK growth

3 days

Source: Supplied. George Tsinonis; Head: Investment Analytics, RisCura.

Insurance & Actuarial

Benchmark choice can reshape African equity performance, RisCura finds

6 Jul 2026

Anton van Heerden, CEO of DNA EOR

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | DNA EOR's Anton van Heerden: 8 global hiring shifts HR can’t ignore in 2026

Anton van Heerden 5 Feb 2026

The business case for employee engagement

Marketing

The business case for employee engagement

Andrew Solomon, Issued by Achievement Awards Group 10 Nov 2025

Beyond the agency: Why your billing model, not your marketing, is stalling growth

Marketing

Beyond the agency: Why your billing model, not your marketing, is stalling growth

Warren Stear, Issued by Offernet 15 Oct 2025

Float lands R46m funding to scale SA operations

Funding

Float lands R46m funding to scale SA operations

10 Sep 2025

Peach Payments launches POS terminal, Digit Pro

Banking & Finance

Peach Payments launches POS terminal, Digit Pro

27 Jun 2025

Winners announced at Africa Tech Week 2025

Events & Conferencing

Winners announced at Africa Tech Week 2025

Issued by Topco Media 6 Jun 2025

Africa Tech Week Awards 2025 finalists announced – celebrate innovation in style!

Events & Conferencing

Africa Tech Week Awards 2025 finalists announced – celebrate innovation in style!

Issued by Topco Media 29 May 2025

Scientists at the University of Pretoria have found that fresh vegetables are being contaminated by disease-causing bacteria through irrigation from polluted rivers and boreholes. Photos: Steve Kretzmann / GroundUp

Food, Water & Energy Security

South Africa’s polluted rivers pose food contamination risk

Steve Kretzmann 26 May 2025

Source: © 123rf Mark Baldwin, CEO of , a web design and digital marketing agency, weighs in on the biggest social media platform rebrands of all time

Branding

Social media rebrands: The failure - X, the insipid - Meta and the success - Instagram

Mark Baldwin 15 Apr 2025

#CreativeCircle: Is South African design lacking consciousness?

Design

#CreativeCircle: Is South African design lacking consciousness?

Shane de Lange 24 Feb 2025

South Africa's best tech startups for 2024 announced

Awards

South Africa's best tech startups for 2024 announced

Imran Salie 27 Nov 2024

Source: iStock.

Finance

The shift from RMS to RM: What it means for South Africa’s debit orders

2 Aug 2024

Source: Supplied. African Bank chief executive officer, Kennedy Bungane.

Banking

R600m to be paid to funders of legacy African Bank

11 Apr 2024

BNPL startup Float secures R208m funding from Standard Bank

Funding

BNPL startup Float secures R208m funding from Standard Bank

20 Mar 2024

Source: Supplied. Avsharn Bachoo is the group chief technology director at Afrocentric Group.

Trends

#BizTrends2024: The only constant is change - healthcare technology trends

Avsharn Bachoo 16 Jan 2024

A general view of shops in the New Administrative Capital (NAC) east of Cairo, Egypt. Source: Reuters/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

Construction & Engineering

Egypt President al-Sisi's new capital plans coming along

Patrick Werr 5 Jan 2024

On test: Mercedes-Benz GLC. Source: Supplied

Launches & Reviews

Review: Mercedes-Benz GLC 300d 4Matic

Naresh Maharaj 31 Jul 2023

Application resilience made easy with Azure

Cloud

Application resilience made easy with Azure

Issued by Bluegrass Digital 27 Jun 2023

#YouthMonth: Redefining creative direction with Shilo Maloney

Youth Month

#YouthMonth: Redefining creative direction with Shilo Maloney

Karabo Ledwaba 21 Jun 2023

Deadline to enter the Effie Awards extended

Marketing

Deadline to enter the Effie Awards extended

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 8 Jun 2023

Vincent Viviers, omnichannel retail executive at Pick n Pay, at Ecom Africa. Source: Lauren Hartzenberg

Trends

#EcomAfrica: 5 need-to-know trends shaping the future of e-commerce

Lauren Hartzenberg 21 Apr 2023

Plans to stop raw sewage being pumped into the sea off Cape Town

Infrastructure & Utilities

Plans to stop raw sewage being pumped into the sea off Cape Town

Steve Kretzmann 24 Feb 2023

Image supplied: The annual Stellenbosch Harvest Festival is returning in 2023

Events

Celebrate wine at the Stellenbosch Wine Harvest Parade

20 Dec 2022

Image by Louise McAuliffe

Travel

Jambo! Welcome to Spice Island

Debbie Hathway 19 Dec 2022

Meet SA's 2023 Patrón Perfectionists Cocktail Competition finalists

Food & Wine

Meet SA's 2023 Patrón Perfectionists Cocktail Competition finalists

Issued by OnPoint PR 11 Nov 2022

8 not-so-obvious factors that could affect your home's value

Residential Property

8 not-so-obvious factors that could affect your home's value

8 Nov 2022

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Johannesburg Stock Exchange changes listing rules to attract more firms

28 Oct 2022

Inside We Are Egg's new next-gen department store in Joburg

Retailers

Inside We Are Egg's new next-gen department store in Joburg

6 Oct 2022

Can Ukraine's grain deal ease the global food crisis?

Food Security

Can Ukraine's grain deal ease the global food crisis?

Nigel Hunt and Jonathan Saul 9 Sep 2022

Obstacles to overcome before Ukraine grain deal eases global food crisis

Agriculture

Obstacles to overcome before Ukraine grain deal eases global food crisis

Nigel Hunt 10 Aug 2022

ACA invites black women to sign up for the Second Co-Hort to the Leading Women Creating Change in the New World Order programme

Advertising

ACA invites black women to sign up for the Second Co-Hort to the Leading Women Creating Change in the New World Order programme

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 21 Jul 2022

The new Mercedes Benz C Class. Petrol or diesel?

Launches & Reviews

The new Mercedes Benz C Class. Petrol or diesel?

Naresh Maharaj 5 Jul 2022

Are you ready for an island adventure in the magical Maldives?

Travel

Are you ready for an island adventure in the magical Maldives?

Sindy Peters 27 Jun 2022

Airbnb partners with government and local organisations to grow inclusive tourism in the Waterberg region

Tourism

Airbnb partners with government and local organisations to grow inclusive tourism in the Waterberg region

Issued by Irvine Partners 7 Jun 2022