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Fresh produce market access, exports top agenda at IFPA conference

Agriculture

Fresh produce market access, exports top agenda at IFPA conference

11 Jul 2025

Source: © SA People There is an urgent need for substantial investment in grid modernisation in South Africa

Energy & Mining

South Africa's renewable energy future: Opportunities and challenges

Manuele Battisti 1 Apr 2025

Edward Snell and Co. recognised as the number one spirits supplier in South Africa

FMCG

Edward Snell and Co. recognised as the number one spirits supplier in South Africa

Issued by Clockwork 18 Mar 2025

The secret weapon of successful restaurants: strategic menu innovation

Food & bev. services

The secret weapon of successful restaurants: strategic menu innovation

12 Mar 2025

Profit boost predicted for 2025 despite ongoing supply chain issues

Logistics & Transport

Profit boost predicted for 2025 despite ongoing supply chain issues

8 Jan 2025

Source: Reuters.

Economy

South Africa business activity accelerates in Sept as inflation eases, PMI shows

Bhargav Acharya 4 Oct 2024

That's a wrap for Africa’s Big 7 2024

Exhibitions & Events

That's a wrap for Africa’s Big 7 2024

21 Jun 2024

Ivory Coast moves to cut out middlemen in cocoa sector reform

Agro-processing

Ivory Coast moves to cut out middlemen in cocoa sector reform

Ange Aboa 18 Jun 2024

Skills needed for more profitable trading in SA's FMCG sector

Training

Skills needed for more profitable trading in SA's FMCG sector

Andrea du Plessis 23 Apr 2024

How AI can streamline human capital management for SMEs

SMEs

How AI can streamline human capital management for SMEs

Dumisani Moyo 3 Apr 2024

Source: Supplied. Catherine Wijnberg, chief executive officer of Fetola.

Budget Speech

#BudgetSpeech2024: After a disappointing Sona, will the national budget deliver any relief for small business?

Catherine Wijnberg 21 Feb 2024

Source: Supplied. Viebeg's chief executive officer, Tobias Reiter and chief commercial officer Alex Musyoka.

Healthcare

How one African health tech firm is expanding access to affordable health care in Africa

12 Feb 2024

Kylie Slambert, Associate, Dispute Resolution Practice, Baker McKenzie Johannesburg

Trends

#BizTrends2024: Dispute resolution trends - rising demand for legal compliance and due diligence

Kylie Slambert 22 Jan 2024

Dorcas Nhlapo, Senior Audit Manager, BDO South Africa

Mining

Copper is the unsung hero of the energy transition

Dorcas Nhlapo 19 Jan 2024

#BizTrends2024: Key supply chain trends set to transform businesses

Trends

#BizTrends2024: Key supply chain trends set to transform businesses

MJ Schoemaker 11 Jan 2024

Aviation

Iata: Airlines to soar with $25.7bn net profit in 2024 despite challenges

4 Jan 2024

Source: Supplied. Nqobile Ndlovu, chief executive officer of ASLM and Tom Berkovits, senior director of Illumina Africa Middle East and Asia-Pacific during the MoU signing between The African Society for Laboratory Medicine and Illumina at the 6th Biennial ASLM2023 conference in Cape Town.

Medtech

ASLM and Illumina: Genomics empowers Africa's pandemic readiness

29 Dec 2023

Shaping retails future: trends recap 2023

Trends

Shaping retails future: trends recap 2023

Mike Smollan 7 Dec 2023

Consumers encouraged to embrace frozen seafood due to affordability, longer shelf life

FMCG

Consumers encouraged to embrace frozen seafood due to affordability, longer shelf life

15 Nov 2023

Research reveals the power of ERP in effective inventory management

Supply Chain

Research reveals the power of ERP in effective inventory management

Anton Oosthuizen, Issued by QuickEasy Software 13 Oct 2023

Survey analyses the challenges and strategies for the future of franchising

Franchising

Survey analyses the challenges and strategies for the future of franchising

4 Oct 2023

How to attain a performance edge in your supply chain

Supply Chain

How to attain a performance edge in your supply chain

Neil Gouveia 18 Aug 2023

Source: © University of Pretoria Over 150,000 spazas across the country are conveniently located close to people's homes to serve customers

Informal Retailing

5 shifts in the informal trading landscape impacting the sector

Sheetal Patel and Mushambi Mutuma, Accenture in Africa 24 Jul 2023

FMCG

Nestle increases local sourcing in South Africa with new processing plant

Anait Miridzhanian 19 Jul 2023

SAB invites entrepreneurs to apply to the 100+ Accelerator programme

Social Entrepreneurship

SAB invites entrepreneurs to apply to the 100+ Accelerator programme

15 Jun 2023

Source: Reuters.

Economy

South African business activity falls to almost two-year low - PMI

Anait Miridzhanian 5 Jun 2023

Vodacom honours small businesses at Supplier Development Conference

SMEs

Vodacom honours small businesses at Supplier Development Conference

Issued by The Innovator Trust 31 May 2023

OneDayOnly director unpacks 5 key e-commerce market trends

Trends

OneDayOnly director unpacks 5 key e-commerce market trends

19 Apr 2023

OneDayOnly's Laurian Venter on maintaining e-commerce momentum post-pandemic

E-commerce

OneDayOnly's Laurian Venter on maintaining e-commerce momentum post-pandemic

Lauren Hartzenberg 20 Mar 2023

Tips for manufacturers - successfully plan for supply chain challenges, support complex operations

Supply Chain

Tips for manufacturers - successfully plan for supply chain challenges, support complex operations

Issued by Perfect Word 28 Feb 2023

Recession is likely or certain, say logistics execs

Logistics & Transport

Recession is likely or certain, say logistics execs

17 Feb 2023

#BizTrends2023: Digital transformation at the heart of 2023

Digital

#BizTrends2023: Digital transformation at the heart of 2023

Zuko Mdwaba 17 Jan 2023

#BizTrends2023: Every business should commit to a circular economy

Trends

#BizTrends2023: Every business should commit to a circular economy

Abigél Sheridan 13 Jan 2023

How African organisations can use AI to accelerate sustainability in 2023

4th Industrial Revolution

How African organisations can use AI to accelerate sustainability in 2023

Ria Pinto 12 Jan 2023

#BizTrends2023: Top 6 alcohol landscape trends emerging in SA

Trends

#BizTrends2023: Top 6 alcohol landscape trends emerging in SA

Maijaliina Hansen-Chipps 9 Jan 2023

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Corporate & Commercial Law

An update on free trade in Africa

Virusha Subban 17 Nov 2022

Marketing

Warc releases Marketer's Toolkit 2023: Global Trends Report

10 Nov 2022

Unveiled: Ford's all-new Everest, blend of the best

Launches & Reviews

Unveiled: Ford's all-new Everest, blend of the best

Naresh Maharaj 3 Oct 2022

Bringing buyers and sellers together - changing the game and helping organisations win more

Events & Conferencing

Bringing buyers and sellers together - changing the game and helping organisations win more

Issued by APMP 24 Aug 2022

World's 1000 largest banks' Tier 1 capital exceeds $10tn for first time

Banking

World's 1000 largest banks' Tier 1 capital exceeds $10tn for first time

4 Jul 2022

Economy

Commodity price risk and its effect on sub-Saharan Africa

Craig Kent 21 Jun 2022

Mr Price Cellular becomes a telecoms giant - exceeds R1bn in revenue

Telecoms & Networks

Mr Price Cellular becomes a telecoms giant - exceeds R1bn in revenue

9 Jun 2022

Mr Price confident that value-focused model will help it weather volatility

Retailers

Mr Price confident that value-focused model will help it weather volatility

9 Jun 2022

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Trends

Trends driving transformation are not new, but newly urgent

Lyndy van den Barselaar 16 May 2022