Sappi Southern Africa has been recognised for their contribution to promoting export competitiveness, having taken top honours at the 2019 KZN Exporter of the Year Awards held at the ICC in Durban on Thursday, 17 October. Sappi was announced as winner in the 'Large Exporter' category and was also acknowledged as finalist in the 'Africa' and the 'Manufacturers' categories. This follows Sappi's recent recognition at the inaugural KwaZulu-Natal Investor Awards, when it was proclaimed the winner in the category 'Investor operating in KZN with a Global Footprint' and as a finalist in the 'Major Capital Investment' category. 30 Oct 2019
According to statistics, women only make up 18.8% of small and medium enterprise (SME) owners in South Africa. Along with the latest unemployment data from Stats SA - which reveals that female unemployment continues to rise - the need and opportunity for women to pursue entrepreneurship as a career has never been clearer. 30 Oct 2019
Parenting portal BabyYumYum has announced the winners of its inaugural Best Product Awards, highlighting the most loved and trusted products among its online community for 2019. 30 Oct 2019
Tetra Pak has joined the European Commission Graphene Flagship project as the exclusive representative from the packaging industry to explore possible future applications of graphene in food and beverage manufacturing. 29 Oct 2019
Nando's South Africa's Michael Spinks shares seven lessons from a chicken brand elevating South African design through property development. 29 Oct 2019
Juniper Research expects revenue from payment platforms to increase by 50% between 2019 and 2024. According to new data from the research firm, revenue from payment platforms that enable merchants to process payments will grow from $106 billion in 2019 to $158 billion by 2024. 29 Oct 2019
Local representatives from market research and consulting firm IPSOS recently shared a preview of some of the key insights gleaned from its yet to be released global trend survey for 2019. 28 Oct 2019
The luxury watch industry is one that is seemingly always in the middle of a constant evolution, always to be the best. To be the best, there must be a consistent dedication to ongoing movement in the industry, and the luxury watch industry is by no means immune to that truth. In fact, the ongoing innovations that consistently spur on the movement of the luxury watch industry are a testament to its willingness and ability to evolve with the times. Now, with the upcoming 2019 Hong Kong Watch Auction: NINE due to play out on 25-26 November, the grandeur and thrill of the luxury timepiece industry has never been higher. 28 Oct 2019
Kenyan B2B food distribution company, Twiga Foods, has raised $23.75 million in a Series B equity round led by Goldman Sachs, with participation from existing investors including the International Finance Corporation, TLcom Capital and Creadev. An additional $6 million in debt was raised from OPIC and Alpha Mundi. 28 Oct 2019
Retail solutions company Smollan and product and service design practice DYDX paired up to create a more sustainable solution for the sale of FMCG products in the informal retail market in South Africa. 28 Oct 2019
In #FreshOnTheShelf, we round up our pick of food and beverage products that have hit the shelves recently. 25 Oct 2019
South African skincare brand, Pond's, has teamed up with local illustrator and street artist, Karabo "Poppy" Moletsane, whose signature design adorns the new limited-edition gift bag for the brand's Pimple Clear range, which was created with the South African youth in mind. 25 Oct 2019
The Polystyrene Association of SA's newly-launched Food Compliance Responsibility Initiative (FCRI) is intended to encourage the sustainable use of polystyrene. 25 Oct 2019
The tech giants Amazon, Google and Facebook have all begun to use machine learning to give you tips on what to wear. Is fashion styling the next field to be disrupted by artificial intelligence (AI), or will the human eye remain supreme? 25 Oct 2019
The South African retail landscape is extremely diverse, so there is no 'one size fits all' approach to transformation. However, there are two elements that all retailers in the country have in common. 24 Oct 2019
Alastair Tempest and Mpho Sekwele from EFSA.
The Ecommerce Forum South Africa has launched its Safe.Shop Trustmark. The EFSA provides the Trustmark badge to e-commerce platforms that have been confirmed as being compliant with EFSA's South African Code of Conduct Checklist, covering the appropriate regulations required of online shops in SA (eg. CPA, POPIA, ECTA). 24 Oct 2019
According to Merchants SA, contact centres are the key to reviving the retail experience for consumers. 23 Oct 2019
A decade ago, building a profitable mall was simple. If you got the location, size, layout, parking and access routes right, you had retailers and shoppers in the bag. But technology and rising living costs are evolving consumer behaviour in South Africa. 23 Oct 2019
There have been many inspirational sporting moments in this year's Rugby World Cup. However, one that comes off the field is that of 18-year-old Qaphela Gobodo from Paarl in the Western Cape. 22 Oct 2019
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