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|  | ISSUED BY HEINEKEN BEVERAGES Heineken Beverages has been named Brand of the Year at the 2026 Loeries, recognising a body of work that delivered creative excellence across many of their brands, drinks categories and disciplines... read |
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 | The collection brings together automotive culture, sustainable design and fashion, using materials including lubricant bottles, bottle caps and repurposed workwear... Read |
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 | PayJustNow's expansion into healthcare and value-focused retail illustrates how BNPL providers are seeking to increase their relevance beyond occasional online purchases... read |
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 | PULE MARTIN Pule Martin explores how brands can respond to the way shoppers use AI to research purchases, with practical suggestions for presenting clear, concern-led and benefits-led product information... Read |
 | The launch positions product traceability as more than a supply chain exercise, connecting information about how a product is made with the services available throughout its useful life... Read |
 | Black Friday may officially fall on 27 November this year, but for many South African shoppers, the journey has already begun... Read |
 | KWV was named Brandy Producer of the Year at the International Spirits Challenge, while 29 brandies received medals at the 2026 Veritas Awards... Read |
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| Banking & Finance |
 | The results came as Boxer reached its 600-store milestone, reinforcing its expansion strategy as consumers seek value amid higher living and transport costs... Read |
 | As financial institutions close branches, Atlas Finance is bucking the trend, opening its 300th store to bring credit closer to underserved communities... Read |
 | LEHAN LE GRANGE For many retailers, payments remain a cost to be managed rather than a strategic business tool. The focus is often on negotiating fees with banks or payment providers and keeping terminal costs down... Read |
| Commercial Property |
 | As Cape Town weighs a controversial redevelopment of King David Mowbray Golf Club, a new trail aims to strengthen the case for preserving its precious green space... Read |
| Design & Manufacturing |
 | Launching in South Africa this week, the range combines the surprise of mystery capsules with a working miniature record player, positioning the product at the intersection of toys, music memorabilia and lifestyle... Read |
| E-commerce |
 | E-commerce conversion depends on several connected decisions. Consumers need enough confidence to discover an unfamiliar brand, feel comfortable completing payment and trust that the product will arrive... Read |
 | Card declines are the biggest cause of abandoned carts, and retailers still have time to fix these glitches ahead of Black Friday 2026... Read |
 | ISSUED BY TDMC South African brands have been handed a reprieve in the United States, but not certainty... Read |
| ESG & Sustainability |
 | The consequences of El Niño could extend beyond agriculture, affecting food manufacturers, retailers, livestock producers and consumers already managing constrained household budgets... Read |
 | The initiative provides a retail-based route for consumers to dispose of electronic waste, including appliances and smaller electronic items, rather than sending them to landfill... Read |
 | The clinic aims to remove everyday barriers to care, including high transport costs, lost working hours, and long queues at public health facilities... Read |
 | Adidas, H&M, Inditex, and Bestseller will make voluntary financial contributions to support these projects... Read |
 | From surplus food recovery with FoodForward SA to onboarding Uber Eats and Mr D, KFC Add Hope is tackling the hunger crisis one meal at a time... Read |
 | WANDILE SIHLOBO Recent rains have improved soil moisture, but the outlook for summer crop planting remains uncertain amid drought concerns and higher input costs... Read |
| Exhibitions & Events |
 | Under the theme The Shape of Us, this year's programme examines the relationship between design, identity and the built environment, spanning disciplines from architecture and furniture to fashion, textiles, craft and urban design... Read |
| Fashion & Homeware |
 | The opportunity is not simply to increase the visibility of African fashion, but to ensure that consumers can buy it — and that the businesses behind it have the commercial infrastructure to keep producing it... read |
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 | The partnership builds on Lephoto’s recognition at the 2025 Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards, where he won both the Changemaker Award, sponsored by Bash, and the Trans-seasonal Design Award... Read |
 | The collection examines conflict, memory, and culture through the lens of Coloured identity in South Africa... Read |
 | ISSUED BY JONSSON WORKWEAR Test cricket demands more than just talent... Read |
 | The collection marks a new chapter for the South African design brand, revisiting ideas first explored by founder Carrol Boyes in the early 2000s... Read |
| FMCG |
 | South Africa’s top 10 extra virgin olive oils for 2026 have been selected from 33 gold medal winners following a second round of judging... read |
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 | NAVEEN THUKRAL AND BERNADETTE CHRISTINA Shipping disruption, drought and higher input costs threaten to push food prices higher into 2027, increasing pressure on consumers and food processors... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY GRUBWORX GrubWorx’s Office Takeover Campaign is underway, using its fifth birthday to thank Gauteng supporters and reach corporate workplaces... Read |
 | Col’Cacchio Go provides another way to reach customers beyond its traditional sit-down restaurants, while retaining the menu identity associated with the brand... Read |
 | Currently available, the menu spans seafood, salads, Asian-inspired street food, Greek mezze, pizza and desserts. Read |
 | The 2026 Galliova Award winners have been announced... Read |
| Health & Beauty |
 | Real Cosmetics is available at more than 100 Pick n Pay stores nationwide and through Pick n Pay asap!... Read |
| Health & Safety |
 | “One of my biggest concerns is that these activities are becoming normalised,” said Sara Norcross of Novo Nordisk... Read |
| Import/Export |
 | The Association of Meat Importers and Exporters has made a submission to the review of anti-dumping duties on certain European chicken imports, raising questions about consumer affordability, import competition and the performance of local poultry producers... Read |
| Informal Retailing |
 | Proudly South African has partnered with Next Door Spaza Shop Management Company to expand access to township and rural retail markets... Read |
| Packaging |
 | ISSUED BY PROPAK CAPE New machinery launches, live demonstrations and technologies addressing real production and operational challenges will give visitors plenty to explore at Propak Cape 2026... Read |
| Regulatory |
 | Shoprite's PicardiRebel buyout and Woolworths' In2food takeover have been cleared by the Competition Tribunal - however, there are strings attached... read |
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 | The popularity of GLP-1 medicines has fuelled the growth of compounded versions, prompting scrutiny from global regulators... Read |
| Research |
 | Cigarettes priced below South Africa’s Minimum Collectable Tax (MCT) remain widely available in the retail market, with new research finding that approximately 75% of stores surveyed continue to sell brands... Read |
| Retail Marketing |
 | For younger brands, the challenge is building the familiarity, trust and emotional connections that could become their greatest commercial assets... read |
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 | NADINE MATHER, SAVANNA STEPHENS, TANYA CHIVAURA AND BRADLEY DUNBAR The mandatory registration period for direct marketers to enroll on the national opt-out registry is currently open and will close on 31 December 2026... Read |
 | The brand is introducing the Champion Coach Experience, giving fans an opportunity to put their football knowledge to the test and have their voices heard throughout the 2026 Carling Knockout Cup... Read |
| Retailers |
 | ISSUED BY ONPOINT PR Absa Rewards has partnered with Clicks to give qualifying members more value from their beauty, health and everyday shopping... Read |
| Sales |
 | HEATH BATT In this exclusive article, Heath Batt, new business development manager, SA, Smollan Technologies, looks at what your sales data can teach you before #BlackFriday even arrives... Read |
| Supply Chain |
 | Sapics warns that rising fuel prices will increase logistics costs and put further pressure on South African businesses and consumers, highlighting the need for more resilient supply chains... Read |
 | MUKONDELELI NETSHIKULWE Mukondeleli Netshikulwe, procurement director for sub-Saharan Africa at Mondelēz International, unpacks how procurement has evolved into a critical driver of business resilience, continuity and long-term value creation... Read |
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 | PHILBERT GIRINEMA Formula One last raced on the continent at South Africa's Kyalami circuit to the north of Johannesburg and has long sought a way back... Read |
 | The deal could increase the Botswana government’s stake in De Beers to about 25%... Read |
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 | BRADLEY WORKMAN-DAVIES The Labour Appeal Court ruling is important reminder that employees must give employers time to fix workplace complaints... Read |
 | South Africa faces rising inflation and squeezed household budgets, but could stronger commodity prices, tax revenues and reform momentum signal an unexpected economic turnaround?... Read |
 | With the festive season looming, Muizenberg’s beachfront transformation is racing towards the finish line, but will key public spaces reopen in time? Read |
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 | Based on Deon Meyer’s bestselling novel Blood Safari, the eight-part thriller Invisible stars Abbie Cornish and Dougray Scott in a South African conspiracy... Read |
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