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 | ISSUED BY KIC SOUTH AFRICA Whirlpool has expanded its premium built-in appliance offering in South Africa with the launch of the new Whirlpool W5 Built-in Oven Set – the first time the globally recognised W5 range has been introduced to the local market... Read |
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 | The interactive game turns a bag of apples into a gateway to coding-style thinking and lessons about where food comes from... Read |
 | Newly approved fruit-fly treatment options could improve the quality and logistical flexibility of South African citrus exports to India, while tariff barriers remain a challenge for further market growth... Read |
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 | RCL Foods is expected to release its full financial results for the year ended June 2026 on 31 August 2026... Read |
| Commercial Property |
 | The redevelopment focused on broadening the tenant mix, improving the shopping experience and increasing access to essential retail and financial services... Read |
 | Atlas Finance’s retail expansion highlights five opportunities emerging from vacancies, shifting landlord power, overlooked locations, physical presence and new formats... Read |
| Design & Manufacturing |
 | To celebrate its 70th birthday, Iwisa No.1 is opening its 2026 Fills Bold Designer Search to young South African creatives... Read |
 | Marilyn Monroe’s legendary style and lasting influence on Hollywood gets the Barbie treatment... Read |
 | She takes charge of Silverton following the plant's recent recognition with Ford's Global VO Plant Quality Excellence Award... Read |
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 | ANGUS LEPINE WILLIAMS Angus LePine Williams, head of operations at Shiprazor, writes that South Africa's online shopping surge is exposing hidden fulfilment costs... Read |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE As Jockey celebrates 150 years globally and 75 years in South Africa, the brand is using the milestone to strengthen its retail proposition, refresh its visual identity and accelerate its digital growth... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY SCAN DISPLAY Last month, Scan Display celebrated its 30th anniversary with events at its Johannesburg and Cape Town branches... Read |
 | The festival will bring together 20 acclaimed chefs and food vendors, creating what organisers describe as a culinary “royal court” of local talent... Read |
| Fashion & Homeware |
 | The growing crossover between performance footwear, fashion and streetwear is creating new opportunities for brands to engage consumers beyond the point of purchase... Read |
 | From surfers and designers to artists and self-confessed cat ladies, Birkenstock South Africa is marking five decades of the Boston clog by celebrating the people who have made it their own... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY RHODES FOOD GROUP For Rhodes Quality, the award recognises a range that brought excitement and innovation to the fruit juice category through a series of distinctive... Read |
 | South Side is bringing a juicy new flavour to its hard soda line-up, with Watermelon Twist landing just in time to shake things up... Read |
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 | DENNIS MOLEWA, Dennis Molewa, founder of Unexplored Cape Town and African Food Business Fund, argues that Cape Town's food scene is like a globe that never turns: one side always lit, the other left permanently in the dark... Read |
 | What started in a family home in Umhlanga Rocks has grown into a 30-person food manufacturing business supplying frozen ready meals to Spar’s Signature Selection range... Read |
| Health & Beauty |
 | Meet the entrepreneur revolutionising menstrual care in Southern Africa and empowering women... Read |
| Regulatory |
 | VINCENT MUMO NZILANI The reserve is to cover potential liabilities and third-party claims linked to EABL... Read |
| Research |
 | ISSUED BY INSIGHT SURVEY The South African vitamins and supplements market is becoming more convenient, flavour-led and format-driven, as brands compete to make daily wellness easier to fit into consumers’ routines... Read |
| Retail Marketing |
 | Hunter’s has launched its new Iced range with an activation in Johannesburg’s Jewel City... Read |
 | The initiative follows tashas' 20th anniversary celebrations in 2025 and gives the brand a new platform to connect its growing international audience... Read |
 | The global retail media market continues to expand, with ad investment expected to exceed $200bn this year and reach $223bn by 2027, according to Warc Media... Read |
 | The launch continues the partnership between Puma and the Vodacom Bulls, using the team's latest playing kit as both a performance product and a representation of the club's identit... Read |
 | Johannesburg’s Rosebank is getting an interactive OOH makeover this weekend as BOS Ice Tea turns the precinct into a temporary creative playground... Read |
| Retail Services |
 | The project highlights a growing need for urban infrastructure to adapt to the expanding delivery economy, while bringing together technology, property and infrastructure stakeholders... Read |
| Retailers |
 | PROF ILSE STRUWEG, ISSUED BY UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG - MARKETING MANAGEMENT Three forces likely explain CNA’s staying power in these polls... Read |
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 | South African retail trade sales increased by 1.6% year-on-year in June 2026, slowing slightly from a revised 2.2% growth in May... Read |
| Security |
 | South African security provider CAP is expanding the role of CCTV beyond traditional surveillance, using AI to turn existing camera networks into business intelligence tools... Read |
| Supply Chain |
 | The competition gives South African supply chain SMMEs a platform to showcase solutions and access industry support... Read |
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 | True equity requires overhauling reward systems to stop compounding career disparities and build lasting financial security... Read |
 | MELISSA COGGER AND TALITA LAUBSCHER Using AI in human resources triggers strict compliance duties under South Africa's PoPIA... Read |
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