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Not all designer labels are equal: Who’s winning in luxury resale?

Michael Zahariev 22 hours

Is it time for beauty retailers to cut back?

Health & Beauty

Is it time for beauty retailers to cut back?

Jeri Mookana 1 day

Some Sassa beneficiaries in Umlazi now have to spend time and money to travel to offices like the Durban Station branch in the city centre after their office was shut down last week. Photo: Joseph Bracken

Health & Social Welfare

Sassa’s Umlazi office declared unsafe, shuts down

Tsoanelo Sefoloko and Joseph Bracken 2 days

You bring the expertise. lookn connects your business with real customer needs

Direct Marketing

You bring the expertise. lookn connects your business with real customer needs

Issued by Lookn.World 2 days

Your marketing may not be the problem

Marketing

Your marketing may not be the problem

JG Bezuidenhout, Issued by Offernet 2 days

Advertising

ChatGPT ads are live in SA

Caleb Shepard, Issued by TDMC 30 Oct 2026

The Algoa Country lifestyle: where coast, culture, and adventure meet

Marketing

The Algoa Country lifestyle: where coast, culture, and adventure meet

Issued by Algoa FM 29 Oct 2026

Source: Supplied. This well-positioned bachelor apartment in popular Roodeberg Village in Kannoniers Park, Potchefstroom, is priced at R360,000 through Pam Golding Properties. Ideal for first-time buyers, students, young professionals or investors seeking a secure and low-maintenance property. The complex has a swimming pool, laundry room and outdoor braai areas, and is close to North West University, Potchefstroom Hospital, shopping centres and other amenities.

Student Accommodation

Student demand, affordability and new medical school boost Potchefstroom property prospects

29 Oct 2026

6 Ways South African traders can reduce trading costs on PrimeXBT’s platform

Markets & Investment

6 Ways South African traders can reduce trading costs on PrimeXBT’s platform

Issued by PrimeXBT 28 Oct 2026

Compete smarter, protect your value. The ACA presents six-part Agency Commercial Edge masterclass series

Advertising

Compete smarter, protect your value. The ACA presents six-part Agency Commercial Edge masterclass series

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 28 Oct 2026

Pick n Pay has announced its interim financial results for the 26 weeks ended 30 August 2026. Pick n Pay CEO Sean Summers (pictured) says, “We have put the fundamentals in place, and they are delivering, despite the constrained trading environment" (Image supplied)

Retailers

Pick n Pay interim results show progress, despite constrained trading conditions

26 Oct 2026

Access is no longer the advantage

Marketing

Access is no longer the advantage

Issued by Dentsu 23 Oct 2026

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Retailers

Homechoice appoints former Mr Price and Jet executive as CEO

22 Oct 2026

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Aesthetic Medicine

Sweet as Huneyyy: Maria Masiu’s got the wellness market buzzing

Maroefah Smith 22 Oct 2026

Quality over cheap: What South African shoppers now expect from retailers

Trends

Quality over cheap: What South African shoppers now expect from retailers

Mike Elliott 22 Oct 2026

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Residential Property

Renting out in Joburg to fund a Cape Town lifestyle

21 Oct 2026

In this exclusive article, Heath Batt, new business development manager, SA, Smollan Technologies, looks at what your sales data can teach you before #BlackFriday even arrives (Image source: © 123rf )

Retail

#BlackFriday hangover | Part 1: What your sales data can teach you before the event

Heath Batt 19 Oct 2026

El Niño risk puts SA’s food prices and FMCG margins in focus

ESG

El Niño risk puts SA’s food prices and FMCG margins in focus

16 Oct 2026

Sealand rolls out Digital Product Passports to improve supply chain transparency

ESG

Sealand rolls out Digital Product Passports to improve supply chain transparency

15 Oct 2026

EXCLUSIVE: Anything Goes unifies SA’s music communities in new Culture in Motion campaign

Lifestyle

EXCLUSIVE: Anything Goes unifies SA’s music communities in new Culture in Motion campaign

Evan-Lee Courie 15 Oct 2026

eSIM adoption is accelerating. Are South Africa’s MVNOs ready?

Telecoms & Networks

eSIM adoption is accelerating. Are South Africa’s MVNOs ready?

Warren Alberts 15 Oct 2026

Illicit cigarettes still sold below tax threshold in SA, study finds

Regulatory

Illicit cigarettes still sold below tax threshold in SA, study finds

14 Oct 2026

South Africa urges retailers to stock more African designer brands

Fashion & Homeware

South Africa urges retailers to stock more African designer brands

14 Oct 2026

Source: Supplied. Kerzner Estate (House 23) – R43m (including VAT). The next super-luxury home is being marketed off-plan, with occupation expected by the last quarter of next year. Designed by Metropolis Design, it features monumental off-shutter concrete slabs that float like mountain overhangs, complemented by floor-to-ceiling glazing. It includes four en-suite bedrooms, dual living levels, an infinity pool, an integrated solar system and customisable high-end interior finishes.

Residential Property

Hout Bay’s luxury property boom: What’s driving a 141% price surge in five years?

13 Oct 2026

Cape Town creeps into the World's Top 50 Halloween Destinations (Fashionably late, naturally)

Tourism

Cape Town creeps into the World's Top 50 Halloween Destinations (Fashionably late, naturally)

Issued by Cape Town Tourism 13 Oct 2026

Boxer grows turnover 6.3% and expands to 600 stores

Banking & Finance

Boxer grows turnover 6.3% and expands to 600 stores

13 Oct 2026

Getting price and paperwork right for multi-national entities

Taxation & Regulation

Getting price and paperwork right for multi-national entities

Amy Moutinho, Issued by Nexia SAB&T 9 Oct 2026

Product launches fail when brands diagnose the wrong problem

Design & Manufacturing

Product launches fail when brands diagnose the wrong problem

9 Oct 2026

Dentsu Africa Pulse | The easy part is over

Marketing

Dentsu Africa Pulse | The easy part is over

Issued by Dentsu 9 Oct 2026

#BlackFriday2026: Why customer service could matter as much as the discount

CRM

#BlackFriday2026: Why customer service could matter as much as the discount

9 Oct 2026

Source: John Jack, chief executive officer of Galetti Corporate Real Estate.

Markets & Investment

SA’s R151bn public property portfolio: Where is the untapped value?

9 Oct 2026

Source: Supplied. Andrew Golding, chief executive of the Pam Golding Property group.

Residential Property

Exclusive or open? The property mandate choice that could shape your sale

8 Oct 2026

6 ways farmers can protect their businesses from El Niño

Agriculture

6 ways farmers can protect their businesses from El Niño

Paul Makube 7 Oct 2026

Source: Image supplied

Technology

Inside Hisense’s Atlantis factory: 30 years of building with purpose

Chloe Posthumus 7 Oct 2026

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Corporate & Commercial Law

High Court reaffirms strict personal liability for directors in reckless trading ruling

Mtho Maphumulo 6 Oct 2026

Source: Supplied. Pinnacle Point. Priced at R28.8m through Pam Golding Properties, this striking multi-level four-bedroom residence, with lifts to all levels, is set on the cliff’s edge with panoramic views of the ocean, rugged cliffs and waves breaking below. Designed to maximise its position, the home features expansive windows and sliding doors throughout, drawing in natural light and showcasing the scenery from every angle.

Residential Property

Garden Route draws buyers beyond holiday homes

6 Oct 2026

Ankole heifer sets South African female cattle record at R6.4m

Agriculture

Ankole heifer sets South African female cattle record at R6.4m

5 Oct 2026

Wall mural advertising needs intelligence before placement

OOH

Wall mural advertising needs intelligence before placement

Tebogo Motshwene, Issued by Nor Digital Communications 5 Oct 2026

TFG’s Bash turns 3,000 stores into sales machines, driving R551m in sales

E-commerce

TFG’s Bash turns 3,000 stores into sales machines, driving R551m in sales

5 Oct 2026

Brands can now search, hire, and manage Snapchat creators on Collabstr, with over 25% of its one million plus creators ready to work (Image source: © 123rf )

Social Media

Platform gives brands direct route to Gen Z and millennials

5 Oct 2026

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Life in plastic, it’s fantastic: Tuffy campaign gives plastic bottle tops a second life

5 Oct 2026

Image source: Mariana Ianovska –

Land & Property Law

Different minerals, same land: Why SA’s mining law falls short on overlapping rights

Nina Greyling 2 Oct 2026

Why R1.35m isn’t enough to secure a Tasty Gallos franchise

Franchising

Why R1.35m isn’t enough to secure a Tasty Gallos franchise

2 Oct 2026

From heritage to luxury: 5 marketing lessons shaping South African luxury

Retail Marketing

From heritage to luxury: 5 marketing lessons shaping South African luxury

Dr Lebogang Mathole, Issued by University of Johannesburg - Marketing Management 2 Oct 2026

According to Cape Town’s Inner City Local Spatial Development Framework, only 30% of apartments or houses in the inner city are available for long-term leases, or occupied by their owners. The remainder “are either hotel managed or Airbnb”. Archive photo: Brent Meersman / GroundUp

Residential Property

Airbnb by-law doesn’t do enough to address Cape Town’s housing crisis

Leila Kidson 1 Oct 2026

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 1 Oct 2026

Graham Beck takes Cap Classique expertise to England

Food & Wine

Graham Beck takes Cap Classique expertise to England

1 Oct 2026

Truth Coffee founder David Donde turns to wholesale bread at Flour Market

Food & bev. services

Truth Coffee founder David Donde turns to wholesale bread at Flour Market

1 Oct 2026

Film

October Unleashed: Big-screen thrills, romance, drama and horror

Daniel Dercksen 1 Oct 2026