The Cape Skills and Employment Accelerator has launched in Cape Town, designed to create employment opportunities for youth and women in the city's clothing and textile sector over the next three years. 29 Sep 2021
The world has long passed the stage where we can turn our backs on the realities of global warming and our role in it. Add to that the ever-increasing costs of electricity and incessant power outages due to overconsumption of this resource, and business owners have no choice but to take drastic action, and fast. 29 Sep 2021
Right to Repair is a movement that, simply, seeks to legally compel manufacturers to make spare parts of the products they produce available to the end user. 29 Sep 2021
Nobody knew what to expect ahead of Black Friday 2020, but 12 months on, it's clear local companies have woken up to the power of online sales. However, as Black Friday 2021 approaches, digital marketing specialists, Incubeta, warns that some brands are suffering unrealistic expectations around what can be achieved. The company also shares six recommendations on how businesses can best prepare for the 2021 event. 28 Sep 2021
Source: Coca Cola SA
Coca-Cola South Africa has announced the voluntary recall of certain batches of sparkling apple juice Appletiser after a standard quality testing routine revealed they were "outside of the acceptable standards". 28 Sep 2021
Source: Getty
Engen has introduced a new mobile app in Namibia enabling customers to order groceries and take-out from Engen's convenience stores at the click of button, for either delivery or pick up between 8am and 8pm. The app is described by Engen as a first for the Namibian petroleum industry. 28 Sep 2021
Source: Supplied
Massmart retailer Game is continuing the rollout of its Retail Reimagined turnaround strategy, and unveiled its new-look Kenilworth Centre store in Cape Town on 23 September. 27 Sep 2021
The past year has been a year like no other. The impact of the pandemic on the world as we know it, has been staggering. While online shopping skyrocketed with consumers stuck at home, many shopping centres, malls and the like, were negatively impacted, with shoppers staying away from public areas as a result of apprehension or due to stringent lockdown regulations. 27 Sep 2021
Avon has become the exclusive beauty sponsor of Paralympian and ace wheelchair tennis player Kgothatso 'KG' Montjane. 27 Sep 2021
Luxury fashion giant Kering has announced its decision to go fur-free across the group. Starting from the upcoming autumn 2022 collections, none of the group's fashion houses will be using fur. 27 Sep 2021
Levi's has partnered with local social enterprise Clothes to Good to run a jeans collection drive, as part of the apparel brand's global Buy Better, Wear Longer initiative. The drive calls on the public to donate their pre-loved jeans, no matter the brand, at their nearest Levi's store. 23 Sep 2021
South African Breweries (SAB) raises a glass to its new corporate brand director Sphe Vundla. Sphe, who already took a sip, is ready to elevate SAB's corporate brand in a way that not only resonates with this iconic brand's many stakeholders, but with the nation at large. 23 Sep 2021
An online survey was undertaken by retailer Game ahead of Heritage Day to find out which products are viewed by consumers as most closely tied to our heritage as South Africans. Respondents were asked to identify the products they see as quintessentially South African, and the majority of respondents connected these products to their heritage. 23 Sep 2021
KFC South Africa has launched an in-house delivery service called KFC Delivery Plus, allowing customers to place their orders via the KFC mobile app or website, and secure access to exclusive offers. 23 Sep 2021
Vikesh Ramsunder has resigned as chief executive officer of the Clicks Group, and will be replaced by Bertina Engelbrecht, who will be the first woman of colour to lead the company. 23 Sep 2021
Today, Ceres Fruit Juices announced the introduction of an initiative aimed at reducing plastic waste and has invited Craig Foster, award winning producer of the documentary: My Octopus Teacher, to participate in a roundtable highlighting the impact of plastic waste on the marine environment. 22 Sep 2021
French drinks conglomerate Pernod Ricard is eyeing e-commerce growth and has signed an agreement to acquire UK-based whisky and luxury spirits retailer The Whisky Exchange. 22 Sep 2021
South Africa has recorded the highest levels of unemployment to date - and the female unemployment rate remains far higher than that of men. During Q1 2020 and Q1 2021, Statistics South Africa found that more than four in every ten young South African women were not only unemployed, but lacked education or training. A closer look reveals how a lack of soft skills needed to get and keep a job, are among the major obstacles to employment and entrepreneurship. 22 Sep 2021
South Africa's headline consumer price inflation quickened to 4.9% year on year in August from 4.6% in July, data from Statistics South Africa showed on Wednesday. 22 Sep 2021
New data from FNB shows that South African e-commerce growth has continued to build on the momentum spurred by the Covid-19 hard lockdown with more consumers embracing online shopping and numerous brands heavily investing in their digital presence. 22 Sep 2021
Let's do Biz