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Source: © 123rf In a world of sameness, humans are not thinking, not applying themselves and not adding anything new, just melting into whatever the digital algorithm is feeds us

Trends

#BizTrends2025: Break free from brain rot, enshittification, move from digital sameness and embrace culture movements

Danette Breitenbach 31 Mar 2025

Source: Reuters. A man poses with a handful of Zimbabwean dollars at a bank in central Harare, 15 June 2015. Zimbabweans began exchanging old notes of local dollars for US dollars, as President Robert Mugabe's government sought to officially bury the worthless currency. Reuters/Philimon Bulawayo/File Photo

Economy

Transition to ZiG currency sparks trade disruption in Zimbabwe

Katja Hamilton 11 Apr 2024

Bitcoin adoption by Central African Republic baffles cryptoverse

Financial Services

Bitcoin adoption by Central African Republic baffles cryptoverse

29 Apr 2022

5 trends influencing consumer purchases in 2022 - Mondelez SA MD

Trends

5 trends influencing consumer purchases in 2022 - Mondelez SA MD

Alisdair Sinclair 8 Dec 2021

Source: ©everythingpossible

Banking

Banking: a human experience

1 Oct 2021

$Feel-good tech to bring the magic back to retail, finds TBWA\ Future of Retail report$

Retail Marketing

Feel-good tech to bring the magic back to retail, finds TBWA\ Future of Retail report

Issued by TBWA 21 Sep 2021

Pandemic drives 78% of SA consumers to alter purchase behaviour

Research

Pandemic drives 78% of SA consumers to alter purchase behaviour

10 Mar 2021

GFSI ranks SA first in food security in sub-Saharan Africa

Food Security

GFSI ranks SA first in food security in sub-Saharan Africa

5 Mar 2021

#BizTrends2021: Recalibrating for diminished growth - resolutions for 2021

Trends

#BizTrends2021: Recalibrating for diminished growth - resolutions for 2021

Ailsa Wingfield 11 Jan 2021

Trends

#BizTrends2021: African demands for post-Covid healthcare align impact with investor opportunity in 2021

Jason Mitchell 11 Jan 2021

AWIEF2020 Conference announces speaker lineup

Entrepreneurship

AWIEF2020 Conference announces speaker lineup

21 Oct 2020

2020 2.0, the new normal and what's next for brands [Part 2]

Research

2020 2.0, the new normal and what's next for brands [Part 2]

Jessica Tennant 21 May 2020

A day in the lockdown life of M&C Saatchi Abel's Robert Grace

Advertising

A day in the lockdown life of M&C Saatchi Abel's Robert Grace

Jessica Tennant 17 Apr 2020

Ian Matthews, head: business development, Bravura

Markets & Investment

Could the IMF steady South Africa's trembling boots?

Ian Matthews 30 Mar 2020

Consider your customers in your digital transformation strategy

ICT

Consider your customers in your digital transformation strategy

Brent Haumann 6 Feb 2020

CQ is the new EQ for executives

Management & Leadership

CQ is the new EQ for executives

Michelle Moss 23 Oct 2019

The employee experience is broken, but IT can fix it

ICT

The employee experience is broken, but IT can fix it

20 Jun 2019

3 tips for graduates entering the digitally-driven workforce

Career Advice

3 tips for graduates entering the digitally-driven workforce

14 Jun 2019

Liveable cities rankings: how a global enterprise is influencing urban change

Sustainable Development

Liveable cities rankings: how a global enterprise is influencing urban change

Jenny McArthur and Tim Moonen 12 Apr 2019

Achieving sustainable food security in South Africa

Food Security

Achieving sustainable food security in South Africa

Wandile Sihlobo 20 Sep 2018

Africa's consumption revolution

Marketing

Africa's consumption revolution

2 Nov 2017

Trevor Hoole, former CEO of KPMG SA

Accounting & Auditing

KPMG heads roll after Gupta probe

15 Sep 2017

Globalisation is irreversible, despite protests

Management & Leadership

Globalisation is irreversible, despite protests

24 Jul 2017

Pockets of promise: seven African countries to watch

Marketing

Pockets of promise: seven African countries to watch

5 Jul 2017

Retailers

How being sceptical paid off for Massmart

Adele Shevel 16 Jan 2017

Marketing

Why has Africa failed to industrialise?

Masimba Tafirenyika 21 Nov 2016

Can Africa's mobile money revolution reduce poverty?

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Can Africa's mobile money revolution reduce poverty?

29 Sep 2016

SA varsities drop in rankings

Higher Education

SA varsities drop in rankings

Aphiwe Deklerk and Aron Hyman 7 Sep 2016

Mobile optimised work environments drive performance

Technology

Mobile optimised work environments drive performance

29 Apr 2016

Trends

[BizTrends 2016] Steady ship, choppy waters

Jon Copestake 18 Jan 2016

Instinct is about contextualising good data

Markets & Investment

Instinct is about contextualising good data

Richard Bezuidenhout 1 Dec 2015

SA, Iran sign minerals pact

Mining

SA, Iran sign minerals pact

11 Nov 2015

Nigeria Summit 2016: The dawn of a new day?

Events & Conferencing

Nigeria Summit 2016: The dawn of a new day?

28 Sep 2015

EIU study finds self-service access to data increases sales success

Data & Analytics

EIU study finds self-service access to data increases sales success

10 Sep 2015

Pearson says in talks to sell The Economist share

Publishing

Pearson says in talks to sell The Economist share

29 Jul 2015

Hyper-connected world fuelling a retail revolution

Internet

Hyper-connected world fuelling a retail revolution

Quinton Pienaar 24 Jul 2015

Cartrack introduces Electronic Monitoring Services

Safety

Cartrack introduces Electronic Monitoring Services

20 Jul 2015

C-Suite must lead customer engagement: the Economist Intelligence Unit Study reveals

Services

C-Suite must lead customer engagement: the Economist Intelligence Unit Study reveals

26 Jun 2015

'It's complicated' - Dr Andrew Golding on housing affordability

Residential Property

'It's complicated' - Dr Andrew Golding on housing affordability

8 Jun 2015

Hawks head Dramat quits

Law Enforcement

Hawks head Dramat quits

22 Apr 2015

Jacques van Wyk

Digital

Partnerships inspire creativity as technology shifts gears

Jacques van Wyk 4 Apr 2015

[TrendTalk] 2020 marketing vision

Marketing

[TrendTalk] 2020 marketing vision

Louise Marsland 13 Mar 2015

Flexible work, digitisation and the broadest range of ages will challenge managers in the future

Management & Leadership

Flexible work, digitisation and the broadest range of ages will challenge managers in the future

Jacques van Wyk 16 Mar 2015

Do once customer-driven companies need to lose their customer focus?

CRM, CX, UX

Do once customer-driven companies need to lose their customer focus?

Aki Kalliatakis 11 Mar 2015

SARS deputy commissioner takes paid leave until suspension issue resolved

Taxation & Regulation

SARS deputy commissioner takes paid leave until suspension issue resolved

Linda Ensor 23 Dec 2014

Suspensions raise fears SARS could miss targets

Taxation & Regulation

Suspensions raise fears SARS could miss targets

Linda Ensor and Evan Pickworth 9 Dec 2014

Gas discovery boosts Mozambique's economy

Infrastructure & Utilities

Gas discovery boosts Mozambique's economy

28 Nov 2014

Why Africa should be on international SMEs' radars

Import/Export

Why Africa should be on international SMEs' radars

27 Nov 2014