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| |  | ISSUED BY EQVEST In celebration of Women's Month, Simple Skin is thrilled to announce its official launch this August 2024... Read |  | KATJA HAMILTON Dirna Grobelaar at Ivohealth educates on innovative oral care, integrates new technologies like EMS Guided Biofilm Therapy, and tackles adoption challenges, enhancing patient care... Read |
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| |  | ZOLEKA LISA With the rise of the ‘sober curious’ movement across the world, people are re-aligning how they interact with and think about alcoholic beverages, writes Zoleka Lisa, vice president of corporate affairs at South African Breweries... Read |
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| Banking & Finance |
 | King Price's new campaign says you can be sure-sure. Read |
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| Commercial Property |
 | ISSUED BY CATCHWORDS South Africa’s largest primary JSE-listed real estate investment trust (REIT), Growthpoint Properties, has added its substantial portfolio of retail properties to the Clur Collective asset management support platform and integral shopping centre index... Read |
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 | Part 1 of the South African Customer Experience Report discusses the giant disconnect between businesses and consumers... Read |
 | Part 2 of the feedback on the findings of the sixth consecutive South African Customer Experience examines peer reviews... Read |
 | ISSUED BY TDMC In an era of economic uncertainty and fierce competition for consumer spend, customer loyalty has become a crucial battleground for brands... Read |
| Design & Manufacturing |
 | Toy manufacturer, Zuru has launched a new animation studio, Zuru Studios with new series and toy line, Eggy Wawa, designed to help young kids come out of their shells by encouraging their natural curiosity... Read |
| ESG & Sustainability |
 | Breadline Africa will once again be teaming up with PNA for the Funky Socks Day campaign, aimed at raising funds to provide educational resources and stationery packs to pre-schools in vulnerable communities... Read |
| Fashion & Homeware |
 | LINDSEY SCHUTTERS Gold is still a big money market despite a dramatic slowdown in jewellery demand… Read |
| FMCG |
 | ISSUED BY HEINEKEN BEVERAGES Inspired by the timeless cocktail, Bernini has designed the perfect blend for modern, sophisticated women... Read |
 | ISSUED BY NINETY9CENTS Lindt’s recently launched Excellence pouch bags are ideal for any occasion, whether a casual get-together with friends, a sophisticated wine tasting, or a quiet moment with a cup of coffee... Read |
 | ISSUED BY OLC THROUGH THE LINE COMMUNICATIONS Calling Mzansi everyday cooks to upskill their food knowledge... Read |
 | The Proudly South African Local Wine Expo, held from 26 to 28 at Prison Break Market, showcased local winemakers and generated strong interest in South African wines. Supported by First National Bank, the event highlighted the impact of women winemakers, with over 70% participating... Read |
 | FAO has reported that global food commodity prices remained stable in July for the second month. Increases in vegetable oil, meat, and sugar prices offset the decline in cereal prices... Read |
 | Ken Forrester has launched Trillenium, an exclusive private brand Chenin Blanc wine, available only at Makro... Read |
 | Women in Wine has uncorked a new range of wines exclusively available at Shoprite and Shoprite LiquorShops nationwide... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY CITY LODGE HOTEL City Lodge Hotels is thrilled to introduce its debut range of Easy House wines, produced in partnership with award-winning Diemersfontein Wine Estate and Thokozani Holdings... Read |
 | ISSUED BY HEINEKEN BEVERAGES This International Beer Day, Heineken has created an emotive ad with an unexpected message: that you can forget about the beer; instead, the brewer wants you to focus on having a good time together... Read |
 | JEREMY SAMPSON Castle Lager is Africa's most valuable beer, followed by Carling Black Label and Hansa Pilsener... Read |
 | JANINE HOLLESEN A registered trade mark is vulnerable to revocation or cancellation for non-use if it has not been used for the goods and/or services for which it is registered for a certain amount of time... Read |
 | The Mexican beer brand Corona Extra has reclaimed top spot as the world’s most valuable beer brand by Brand Finance... Read |
 | For the ninth consecutive year, the elite baijiu brand Moutai is the world's most valuable spirits brand in the Brand Finance Report... Read |
| Franchising |
 | John Dory’s Cavendish Square, Cape Town, has a fresh new look, including a refreshed take on its logo, brand cues and décor at the opening of the revamped restaurant and will also be John Dory’s first Halaal restaurant... Read |
 | Bibi Cash & Carry Supermarket celebrated the grand opening of its new flagship store at Setsing Plaza, Phuthaditjhaba in the Free State province... Read |
| Health & Beauty |
 | L’Oréal International Distribution has appointed Wavemaker as its EMEA media agency Read |
| Import/Export |
 | South Africa's position at the 21st Agoa Forum focused on industrialisation, state-building, and job creation, while seeking to align Agoa with AfCFTA for better economic integration and growth... Read |
| Informal Retailing |
 | Spaza stores in local townships receive Tiger Brands ‘makeover’ as part of the brand's expansion drive into informal market... Read |
| Packaging |
 | ISSUED BY MPACT Mpact, the largest paper and plastics packaging and recycling business in southern Africa, has acquired a strategic equity shareholding in Africa Tanks, one of South Africa’s leading water tank manufacturers... Read |
 | ISSUED BY KLA With a growing awareness of environmental impacts, consumers are now choosing products with reduced packaging waste and materials that are recyclable and as a result, companies are being compelled to innovate and develop eco-friendly packaging solutions... Read |
| Regulatory |
 | ALISA MALINDI The case of Venter and Another v Els and Another (2024) provides an interesting discussion around the Consumer Protection Act and its applicability to once off lease agreements... Read |
| Retail Marketing |
 | ISSUED BY PROMISE A few months ago PEP embarked on a journey to find an additional agency partner to help support its marketing and growth ambitions of its clothing, footwear and FMCG retail business... Read |
 | BRENDAN SEERY Brendan Seery discusses the Kolisi Foundation's collaboration with KFC and Nando's notable lack of collaboration with SA athletes... Read |
| Retailers |
 | Big car aftermarket brand sets up shop in SA Read |
| Sales |
 | BHARGAV ACHARYA South African manufacturing activity rose in July, a Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) survey showed on Thursday, as both domestic and global demand picked up... Read |
| Supply Chain |
 | These entrepreneurs were celebrated for their impressive sales achievements and commitment to quality... Read |
 | The 2024 Pan African Supply Chain Awards is now open for entries. Taking place on 9 October 2024 at the Maslow Hotel in Sandton, Johannesburg... Read |
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 | The Department of Minerals and Petroleum Resources has announced decreases for all grades of fuel for the month of August... Read |
 | The South African debit order system is transitioning from RMS to RM, enhancing security and efficiency with evening processing, better tracking, and no authentication requirements... Read |
 | MADELEIN VAN DER WALT, NASRIN KHARSANY AND SERENA KALBSKOPF The long-awaited amendments in the Companies Amendment Bills, 2023 have been signed into law and published in the Government Gazette as Acts of Parliament... Read |
 | SIHLE BULOSE AND SIBUSISO PHOLWANE Since the introduction of the General Laws of the Anti-Money Laundering and Combatting Terrorism Financing Amendment Act, companies have had to become increasingly familiar with the requirements of the CIPC... Read |
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