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 | OLAV WESTPHAL, ISSUED BY VICINITY MEDIA South Africa’s latest fuel price increases will do far more than raising the cost of filling up a tank, they are fundamentally reshaping how consumers shop, travel and spend... Read |
 | ISSUED BY AQUELLé Mzansi Mango flavour gets double gold as water brand, aQuellé, continues to innovate for South African consumers... Read |
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 | YAZEED OSMAN The lesson for retailers is that participating in culture does not mean owning it. Brands can create the product, but customers determine whether it feels authentic enough to buy — and give... Read |
| Commercial Property |
 | JONATHAN OLADEJI AND CHIOMA OKORO UJ researchers found that while green buildings in SA are on the rise, they’re concentrated in Johannesburg, Cape Town, and Sandton... Read |
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 | The development forms part of TFG's broader omnichannel strategy, in which stores are increasingly being positioned as connected sales, discovery and fulfilment points rather than locations limited to their physical inventory... Read |
| ESG & Sustainability |
 | South Africa’s pioneering sustainable fashion awards return for their eighth edition, with new categories celebrating artisanal practice, innovation and fashion across the continent... Read |
 | A new Tuffy campaign uses plastic bottle tops to help South Africans access specialist medical care... Read |
| Fashion & Homeware |
 | HELEN REID Maxhosa Africa became the first South African brand to stage a full runway show on the official Paris Fashion Week calendar... Read |
| FMCG |
 | ISSUED BY CAXTON MEDIA When do South Africans prefer to eat takeaways... Read |
 | The Graham Beck English Sparkling 2018 is the House’s first sparkling wine produced outside South Africa, bringing its winemaking expertise to the chalk-rich soils of southern England... Read |
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 | With Truth Coffee Roasting, the Cape Town entrepreneur demonstrated how coffee could become more than a beverage by combining product, storytelling and theatre. Now, with Flour Market, he is applying a different version of that thinking to bread... Read |
 | Now operating as Caffé Balducci, the restaurant welcomed its first customers this month at Piazza St John in Sea Point, marking a new chapter for the brand 30 years after its original launch in 1996... Read |
 | Across the restaurant sector, the traditional markers of fine dining — formality, ceremony and highly structured service — are increasingly being supplemented by something harder to quantify: how an experience makes a guest feel... Read |
| Health & Beauty |
 | ISSUED BY CLICKS Clicks has launched Boots No7, one of the world’s most iconic and trusted beauty brands, in selected Clicks stores and online... Read |
 | This new doctor-led health management programme has developed a predictable-payment alternative for GLP-1s in South Africa... Read |
| Informal Retailing |
 | ISSUED BY ON THE DOT On the Dot conducted primary field research in July 2026 among 51 spaza shop owners across Western Cape townships... Read |
| Packaging |
 | ISSUED BY PROPAK CAPE Propak Cape returns to Cape Town from 27-29 October 2026, bringing together more than 200 exhibitors showcasing the latest developments across packaging... Read |
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 | JAMES TOWNSEND Trend-scraping algorithms can cut fashion’s costly overstock. But brands that let them replace taste may not last... Read |
 | ISSUED BY NIELSENIQ South Africa’s Tech & Durable (T&D) goods consumer has entered a new era of consumption embodied by “justify it” behaviour... Read |
 | New findings from Plate of the Nation by Worldpanel by Numerator show that the South African FMCG market reached R422bn in the 12 months to June 2026, growing 2.3% in value... Read |
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 | DR LEBOGANG MATHOLE, ISSUED BY UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG - MARKETING MANAGEMENT For years, luxury in South Africa has been often perceived through an imported lens. That is, major global brand houses and price remained the ultimate signal of status... Read |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE The platform is evolving beyond entertainment to support creators building careers and businesses, while giving brands new ways to connect with audiences... Read |
 | VINCENT MAHER AI is accelerating execution and changing where judgement sits in the process. Nowhere is that clearer than in retail media, the advertising a retailer sells across its own channels... Read |
 | From the kota and gatsby to the bunny chow, braaibroodjie and boerie roll, South Africans have developed a wide range of bread-based meals shaped by different communities, regions and everyday eating habits... Read |
 | Developed in support of Cancervive, the campaign changes one in every 12 caps on Spar 500ml Still Water bottles to pink, representing the statistic that one in 12 women... Read |
| Retailers |
 | ISSUED BY HONOR SA From 8 September, Honor started its spring sale which is meant to bring amazing savings in the form of bundle deals on some of Honor’s best devices... Read |
 | The fashion retailer reporting stronger profitability in its third quarter despite relatively modest sales growth... Read |
| Sales |
 | A total of 61,645 new vehicles were sold locally during the month, up from 54,706 in September 2025, according to Naamsa... Read |
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 | Refreshi Exchange says stronger secondary markets could help businesses recover value while keeping suitable surplus in circulation... Read |
 | Spreading purchasing volumes across multiple suppliers can actually increase costs while creating additional administrative and operational complexity... Read |
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 | South Africa welcomed more than one million international tourists in August, with arrivals up 7.4%... Read |
 | Capitec has grown personal banking, business banking, fintech and insurance earnings as active clients reach 26.6 million… Read |
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