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Outsmart rising fuel prices with hyperlocal targeting and in-store solutions

Retailers

Outsmart rising fuel prices with hyperlocal targeting and in-store solutions

Olav Westphal, Issued by Vicinity Media 21 hours

Machinery is lined up on the day of a ground breaking ceremony for the construction of a $16bn oil refinery, which is backed by Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote, who intends to replicate the success of his group’s 700,000-barrel-per-day refinery in Nigeria to meet growing demand for petroleum products across East Africa, in Lamu, Kenya. Image credit: Reuters/Monicah Mwangi

Construction & Engineering

Honeywell to help build Dangote’s new Kenyan mega-refinery

23 hours

New BMW 3 Series to arrive in SA with electric i3

Launches & Reviews

New BMW 3 Series to arrive in SA with electric i3

23 hours

Coal, Oil & Gas

Further fuel price hikes could strain SA’s job market, warns economist

1 day

Jaecoo J5 review: Is the petrol SUV still worth buying?

Launches & Reviews

Jaecoo J5 review: Is the petrol SUV still worth buying?

Imran Salie 2 days

PepsiCo’s Mirinda brings 'Smile Delivery Service' to Uganda

Retail Marketing

PepsiCo’s Mirinda brings 'Smile Delivery Service' to Uganda

28 Sep 2026

Why your cloud journey needs security locked in from the start

Cloud

Why your cloud journey needs security locked in from the start

Allan Juma 22 Sep 2026

Coal, Oil & Gas

TotalEnergies sweeps in as fuel supplier after Namibia drops Vitol

22 Sep 2026

Higher fuel costs make convenience pricier for South African shoppers

Retail

Higher fuel costs make convenience pricier for South African shoppers

Nonhle N. Luthuli 22 Sep 2026

Financial resilience should be built into financial services products

Financial Services

Financial resilience should be built into financial services products

Issued by MSports Marketing 15 Sep 2026

Hyundai adds new Creta, N Line and updated Staria to SA range

Launches & Reviews

Hyundai adds new Creta, N Line and updated Staria to SA range

11 Sep 2026

Drone view of oil tanker Helga berthed at one of Iraq's southern offshore oil terminals near Basra as it prepares to load crude oil, becoming the second vessel to arrive since the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Image credit: Reuters/Mohammed Aty/File Photo

Mining

High, unstable fuel prices weigh heavily on SA mining performance

8 Sep 2026

Research

Field Force launches FieldIQ, a brand new market intelligence division

Issued by Field IQ 7 Sep 2026

Fuel hike puts road freight under renewed cost pressure

Logistics & Transport

Fuel hike puts road freight under renewed cost pressure

Gavin Kelly 2 Sep 2026

SA’s automotive market grows as NEVs gain ground

Commercial & Industrial

SA’s automotive market grows as NEVs gain ground

2 Sep 2026

Diesel price surge threatens to squeeze farm margins as new season begins

Agriculture

Diesel price surge threatens to squeeze farm margins as new season begins

Paul Makube 2 Sep 2026

Fuel prices rise across the board for September

Fuel & Energy

Fuel prices rise across the board for September

31 Aug 2026

China automakers target South Africa's EV buyers, pickup market at auto show

Events & Shows

China automakers target South Africa's EV buyers, pickup market at auto show

Nqobile Dludla 31 Aug 2026

Source: Supplied. PSG Insure’s head of distribution, Ryno de Kock.

Insurance & Actuarial

Insurers warn South Africans on fuel-storage limit as shortages loom

31 Aug 2026

Congratulations on the promotion. Sorry your house is part of the deal

Insurance & Actuarial

Congratulations on the promotion. Sorry your house is part of the deal

Tim Chadwick, Issued by Chadwicks Risk & Insurance 26 Aug 2026

Charge to double EV charging capacity along N3

Logistics & Transport

Charge to double EV charging capacity along N3

21 Aug 2026

Fuel shortage disrupts Lufthansa flights from Namibia to Europe

Travel

Fuel shortage disrupts Lufthansa flights from Namibia to Europe

Wendell Roelf and Nyasha Nyaungwa 21 Aug 2026

Source: Momentum. Momentum's group economist, Sanisha Packirisamy.

Economy

#EXCLUSIVE: South Africa’s July inflation drop may not last, Momentum group warns

Katja Hamilton 20 Aug 2026

Source: Pexels.

Finance

Food inflation hits 16-year low

Katja Hamilton 19 Aug 2026

A woman walks near a billboard depicting US President Donald Trump on a building in Tehran, Iran. Image credit: Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters

Mining

SA mining under the gun as US-Israeli attack on Iran piles on the pressure

18 Aug 2026

Review: Is the Omoda C7 all show and not enough go?

Launches & Reviews

Review: Is the Omoda C7 all show and not enough go?

Imran Salie 7 Aug 2026

Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman. Image credit: Reuters/Stringer/File Photo

Mining

The pressures persist, but so does South African mining

7 Aug 2026

South Africa's car sales climb to 12-year high

Commercial & Industrial

South Africa's car sales climb to 12-year high

4 Aug 2026

Source: Supplied. Shameer Chothia is the principal consultant at Momentum Consultants and Actuaries.

Finance

Beyond tax-free pensions: Rethinking retirement income in South Africa

Shameer Chothia 4 Aug 2026

Relief at the pumps this August

Fuel & Energy

Relief at the pumps this August

3 Aug 2026

Volkswagen brings new plug-in hybrid Caravelle to SA

Launches & Reviews

Volkswagen brings new plug-in hybrid Caravelle to SA

30 Jul 2026

SA’s bargain hunters are rewriting the retail rulebook

Retailers

SA’s bargain hunters are rewriting the retail rulebook

Dhersan Chetty 30 Jul 2026

Rate hold gives homeowners breathing room, not relief

Property

Rate hold gives homeowners breathing room, not relief

Jonathan Kohler, Issued by Landsdowne Properties 28 Jul 2026

Review: Lepas L4

Launches & Reviews

Review: Lepas L4

Imran Salie 24 Jul 2026

Loyalty programmes lose value when shoppers cannot keep up

CRM

Loyalty programmes lose value when shoppers cannot keep up

Byron Rode 23 Jul 2026

Two loaders work outside the ore processing and recovery plant at De Beers' Snap Lake Diamond Mine, Northwest Territories, Canada. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Mining

Pressure makes (no) diamonds: SA mining production takes a dip

22 Jul 2026

The Interactive Advertising Bureau South Africa (IAB SA) has announced the finalists for the 2026 Bookmark Awards (Image supplied)

Digital

#Bookmarks2026 | All the IAB South Africa 2026 Bookmark Awards finalists

17 Jul 2026

Toyota SA: We can't compete with Chinese brands at entry level

Commercial & Industrial

Toyota SA: We can't compete with Chinese brands at entry level

Imran Salie 13 Jul 2026

Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Coal, Oil & Gas

UAE oil company agrees to R16bn deal to buy Shell’s SA fuel stations

7 Jul 2026

Uncertain fuel prices? Why more South Africans are turning to long term car rental

Automotive

Uncertain fuel prices? Why more South Africans are turning to long term car rental

Issued by Pace Car Rental 8 Jul 2026

Relief for consumers as fuel prices fall after sharp hikes

Fuel & Energy

Relief for consumers as fuel prices fall after sharp hikes

30 Jun 2026

Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Energy

July’s electricity tariff hike is set to give SA a shock to the system

26 Jun 2026

Ferrari’s first electric supercar has proved controversial – a car designer explains why

Fuel & Energy

Ferrari’s first electric supercar has proved controversial – a car designer explains why

Amera Mahmud 23 Jun 2026

Check in. Drive out. City Lodge Hotels partners with Avis and Budget to transform travel

Travel

Check in. Drive out. City Lodge Hotels partners with Avis and Budget to transform travel

Issued by City Lodge Hotels 18 Jun 2026

Source: Pexels.

Economy

Petrol and diesel spike drives sharp uptick in South Africa CPI inflation

18 Jun 2026

Nigel Sun, head of Sungrow SouthAfrica gives insight into how EV adoption is speeding up and property owners who move now can turn charging into a real advantage. (Image supplied)

Fuel & Energy

5 ways commercial property can cash in on EV demand

8 Jun 2026

Source: Pexels.

Property

Belhar residents demand halt to housing project

8 Jun 2026

Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Coal, Oil & Gas

Fuel levy drop to cushion SA as petrol price reaches record-high

4 Jun 2026

Secunda CTL is a synthetic fuel plant owned by Sasol at Secunda, Mpumalanga, in South Africa. It uses coal liquefaction to produce petroleum-like synthetic crude oil from coal. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Coal, Oil & Gas

SA’s fuel supply and the Iran war: data black holes and low strategic stock put the country at risk

Rod Crompton and Bruce Douglas Young 3 Jun 2026