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 | ISSUED BY BIZCOMMUNITY.COM We called and you responded, and there's still time to come on board to sponsor #YouthMatters - the exclusive editorial interview series, profiling promising young South Africans on Biz this June... Read |
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 | The Shoprite Group has a fundraising drive in an effort to combat stunting - an issue which impacts 1,5m South African children... Read |
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 | JENNI-RUTH COGGIN, ISSUED BY BMI RESEARCH BMi Research conducted the CX Online pilot study - which surveyed online e-commerce stores with each store evaluated by 10 experienced online mystery shoppers... Read |
 | Fintech startup and buy now pay later (BNPL) provider Payflex says that its customer base has soared from 70 merchants in 2019 to over 700 active stores this year... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY LUXITY Luxity has unveiled a luxurious new look. Proving that sustainability is at the heart of luxury, Luxity been making designer dreams come true for almost five years through its unique omni-channel position... Read |
 | NQOBILE DLUDLA South Africa's Mr Price said on Thursday it would pay a final dividend after full-year profit rose 1.9% on a strong second half... Read |
 | ISSUED BY LG The mornings are getting colder and the evenings darker. Winter isn't coming - it's right on our doorstep. But with the LG Artcool air conditioner, you don't have to let it come inside... Read |
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 | The goal was to create a commercial iteration of the beverage to be bottled and made available in Southern Africa, where it's previously only been consumed at family gatherings of Africa's diaspora... Read |
 | MILLICENT MAROGA, ISSUED BY HEINEKEN SOUTH AFRICA For companies to realise their growth aspirations on the continent, that being to grow in Africa with Africa, they must be intentional, deliberate and strategic - writes Heineken's Millicent Maroga... Read |
 | IAN VAN NIEKERK Food inflation is the primary driver of higher inflation figures for April... Read |
 | Africa Day coincides with a big milestone for Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) this year, as the company celebrates its fifth birthday as the biggest Coca-Cola bottler on the continent... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY BURGER KING Burger King South Africa just dropped some fantastic news for its fans who choose to feed their craving through the Burger King SA app... Read |
 | ISSUED BY THIRST BAR SERVICES Thirst co-founders Clyde Ackerman and Rael Lasarow identify five emerging trends propelling the industry... Read |
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 | With the franchising sector contributing close to 13.9% to the country's GDP and employing close to a million people, according to a FASA 2019 survey, at its heart, franchising is all about the spirit of entrepreneurship... Read |
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 | KRISTOF TITECA AND INNOCENT ANGUYO Informal cross-border trade, which includes smuggling, is hugely important for survival in, around and beyond border regions... Read |
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 | ISHANI CHETTY The City of Cape Town (COCT) has launched an online market that sells items from informal traders, vendors and crafters... Read |
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 | The Competition Commission has recommended to the Competition Tribunal that the proposed takeover of Pepkor's hardware company The Building Company by Cashbuild be prohibited... Read |
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 | NOKULUNGA MAJOLA Workers under the banner of South African Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers Union (Saccawu) went on strike in Durban on Thursday... Read |
 | AKHONA MATSHOBA South Africa's Lewis Group Ltd reported a 136.9% surge in profit on Thursday... Read |
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