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 | EVAN-LEE COURIE Located in Green Point, Cape Town, the Collection Country Club represents a strategic evolution of Virgin Active’s offering in South Africa, repositioning the traditional gym into a multi-dimensional lifestyle hub... read |
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 | KAREN KEYLOCK According to Karen Keylock, head of Retail Services at Nedbank Commercial Banking, "South Africa has boundless entrepreneurial energy, and franchising gives that energy a structure that allows people to harness it and turn it into something real, sustainable, and scalable."... read |
|  | JOHAN VAN JAARSVELD The South African pet care market, valued at R8bn and projected to reach R12.6bn by 2032, according to Vyansa Intelligence, has evolved into one of the country’s most resilient consumer segments... read |
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 | BOOST Rewards is LayUp’s new way to help you save smarter, shop calmer, and stay in control – without credit, interest, or pressure. In an increasingly unsettled economy, BOOST is designed for real life: where timing matters, budgets stretch, and thoughtful saving is essential... read |
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| |  | OCTAVIUS PHUKUBYE Octavius Phukubye, executive director Mr Price Foundation, says there has been a structural change in how brands, consumers and social impact intersect… Read |  | NELSON TEIXEIRA Nelson Teixeira, MD of Operations for sub-Saharan Africa at FedEx, shares top trends set to reshape logistics in 2026... Read |  | CHAEN LEW Heineken South Africa's growth and innovation manager, Chaen Lew, believes alcohol-free beverages are here to stay... Read |
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 | NITESH SINGH When an app malfunctions or becomes unreliable, customers do not simply experience a moment of inconvenience – many reduce their usage, delay transactions or temporarily migrate to alternative digital channels.... Read |
 | The transaction will be executed through Araxi’s wholly-owned subsidiary, African Resonance, and includes all group companies operating under the Pay@ Group umbrella... Read |
| Commercial Property |
 | November shoppers seemed to prefer super regional and regional centres, with pressurised consumers opting for destination shopping while targeting the special offers in Black Friday month... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY BLUEGRASS DIGITAL E-commerce teams invest heavily in paid acquisition, SEO and conversion optimisation. Yet one of the most powerful channels is often overlooked: internal site search... Read |
| ESG & Sustainability |
 | University students and recent graduates are being invited to develop commercially viable solutions that address plastic waste through a new national initiative launched by the Mr Price Foundation in collaboration with Universities South Africa... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY JTI SOUTH AFRICA JTI South Africa has once again been recognised by the Top Employers Institute as a Top Employer for 2026, reaffirming the company’s unwavering commitment to people excellence and workplace culture... Read |
 | Food inflation in South Africa held steady at 4.4% year-on-year in January 2026 despite rising meat prices, while cereals, vegetables, and fruits continued to ease, highlighting mixed pressures on consumers... Read |
 | Ezz Al-Arab comes with extensive experience in the food business and will be responsible for directing the strategic direction of the business with a robust portfolio of brands, including iconic global brands... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY PEDROS Pedros has acquired South African fast casual brand, Bird & Co, bringing the nine-store chicken and pizza business into the Pedros Group as part of its strategic national expansion strategy... Read |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE On 21 April 2016, Starbucks SA opened its first store in Rosebank. Marking its 10th anniversary in South Africa this year, we hear some insights into building a global brand in a local context and the evolving dynamics the local coffee and retail landscape... Read |
 | Zuney Burgers brings its distinctive farm-to-table philosophy to the Mother City... Read |
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 | The sector contributes an estimated 15% of national GDP and supports around 500,000 jobs across food, retail and services... Read |
| Health & Safety |
 | The researchers say the findings underscore the need for clearer labelling, stronger chemical standards... Read |
| Import/Export |
 | Rooibos is now exported to more than 50 international markets worldwide, underscoring its growing global relevance. In 2025, Rooibos exports passed the 10,000-ton milestone for the first time... Read |
 | South Africa has shipped its first stone fruit to China under a new trade protocol, beginning a broader strategy to expand plum, cherry, and blueberry exports... Read |
 | South Africa’s agricultural exports are set to hit $13.7bn in 2026, but exporters face rising costs from congested ports, ageing rail networks and cross-border payment delays... Read |
 | South African wine exports to the US face a temporary import tariff from 24 February 2026, following a new trade measure announced by President Donald Trump... Read |
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 | FNB’s R18bn pledge drives ongoing growth in the informal sector... Read |
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 | SAJIDHA GAMIELDIEN, NICOLE HAWORTH, AND AIMEE DU PLESSIS Over the last several decades, there has been a strong global push towards regulating tobacco and tobacco products with the aim of reducing tobacco consumption... Read |
| Regulatory |
 | Clover SA has issued a warning, stating that the nation's dairy industry is seriously threatened by the State's inconsistent and non-standardised foot and mouth disease (FMD) eradication procedures for dairy products... Read |
| Retail Marketing |
 | ELLA THOMAS Gen Z is changing how consumers discover, trust and buy from brands... Read |
 | BONITA CHRISTIE Publicis Commerce Experiential's Bonita Christie says Q1 is the perfect time for brands to do experiential marketing... Read |
| Retail Services |
 | ISSUED BY EPIC OUTDOOR Epic Outdoor today announced a strategic partnership with ONYX Screen Media that brings Shell’s national Retail Digital Network into Epic Outdoor’s growing portfolio of premium out-of-home media assets... Read |
| Retailers |
 | ISSUED BY AHEAD MARKETING SERVICES Mr D has announced a strategic partnership with Absolute Pets, bringing South Africa’s leading specialist pet retailer onto the Mr D Shops platform and further accelerating the company’s expansion beyond food delivery into a multi-category on-demand retail ecosystem... Read |
 | NICHOLAS DE DECKER In an increasingly digital economy, many firms are turning to algorithms and machine learning to optimise pricing, improve efficiency and respond faster to ever-changing market dynamics. Yet, what is often designed as an efficiency tool can, under certain conditions and circumstances, drift into the territory of inadvertent collusion... Read |
 | The result is a healthcare retail offering that is both best-value and truly representative of South African customer needs... Read |
 | In a Sens announcement, the retailer said it has amended its Sap implementation strategy to prioritise capability enablement... Read |
| Sales |
 | Baby consumer goods categories like baby formula, food, nappies and personal care products are growing between +4.5% and +10.1%, signalling higher spend per child and shifting value dynamics... Read |
| Supply Chain |
 | The global retail industry lost approximately R28.3tn in 2023 to "inventory distortion", the gap between what a system thinks is available and what is physically on the shelf... Read |
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 | With the entry deadline nearing (2 March 2026), contemporary artists from Africa and its diaspora are invited to submit entries for the 2026 Sovereign African Art Prize... Read |
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 | Tasso Evangelinos, CEO of the CCID, said the figures reflect a resilient and innovative entrepreneurial community in the city centre... Read |
 | Statistics SA has released the Quarterly Labour Force Survey for Q4 of 2025, which revealed the official unemployment rate for South Africa has dropped marginally from the previous quarter to 31.4%... Read |
 | IMRAN SALIE With Driving Through Disruption as a theme, Toyota unpacked the current state of South Africa's automotive sector at the ninth annual Somi event... Read |
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