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Inflation dips but South African shoppers still prioritise discounts

E-commerce

Inflation dips but South African shoppers still prioritise discounts

1 day

Shoprite expands its R5 basket to include essential toiletries

Health & Beauty

Shoprite expands its R5 basket to include essential toiletries

3 Jul 2025

Magogodi Litlhakanyane, candidate attorney at Bowmans

Law Practice

#YouthMonth: Leaders of tomorrow are catalysts of change today - Magogodi Litlhakanyane, Bowmans

Shan Radcliffe 30 Jun 2025

Image source: DC Studio from

Skills Training

Skills training: How to get a career in IT without a degree

Jessica Hawkey 20 Jun 2025

Fuel price update still pending as June adjustment date nears

Fuel & Energy

Fuel price update still pending as June adjustment date nears

3 Jun 2025

Makro cuts prices on 100 essential items in 3-month-long rollback

Retailers

Makro cuts prices on 100 essential items in 3-month-long rollback

3 Jun 2025

Source: Facebook. Grabouw Khoisan Council.

Property

Future of Khoisan settlement in Grabouw hangs in the balance

Liezl Human 24 Apr 2025

How the SA consumer class cuts costs

Research

How the SA consumer class cuts costs

Issued by BrandMapp 27 Mar 2025

From points to purpose: The evolution of loyalty and rewards programmes

Marketing

From points to purpose: The evolution of loyalty and rewards programmes

Kgomotso Zaake, Issued by DNA Brand Architects 18 Mar 2025

Rising food, fuel, and electricity prices put further pressure on struggling households

Food, Water & Energy Security

Rising food, fuel, and electricity prices put further pressure on struggling households

Andy du Plessis, Issued by FoodForward SA 11 Feb 2025

$Andre Le Roux, head of strategy: TBWA\Coastal, talks about trends that drive culture to understand SA shopper (Image supplied)$

Marketing

#BizTrends2025: TBWA\Coastal's Andre Le Roux - Understanding the SA shopper

Andre Le Roux 4 Feb 2025

Medical Aid

Medical-cover shortfalls make gap cover a ‘must have’

28 Jan 2025

Feryal Domingo, acting executive director, Inyathelo

Trends

#BizTrends2025: New challenges, new opportunities for nonprofits

Feryal Domingo 13 Jan 2025

Consumer insights agency, KLA, reveals the Quarterly Buzz Results for Q3 2024

Research

Consumer insights agency, KLA, reveals the Quarterly Buzz Results for Q3 2024

Issued by KLA 19 Nov 2024

Retail & Hospitality Property

Airbnb calls for registration in South Africa

7 Oct 2024

Data-rich loyalty programmes can boost retail businesses in SA

CRM

Data-rich loyalty programmes can boost retail businesses in SA

12 Sep 2024

Markets & Investment

Rate cuts predicted to boost homebuyer confidence and market activity soon

3 Sep 2024

Gen Z, Millennials show shift in parent buying behaviour

Retail

Gen Z, Millennials show shift in parent buying behaviour

21 Aug 2024

Savings Month | Save on education with IIE Rosebank College

Higher Education

Savings Month | Save on education with IIE Rosebank College

Issued by Rosebank College 22 Jul 2024

Kantar’s Mzansi Consumer Barometer 2024

Research

Kantar’s Mzansi Consumer Barometer 2024

Issued by Kantar 2 Jul 2024

Branding

2024 Luxury Brand Finance Rankings: Porsche leads with 17% value surge; sustainability trends rise

25 Jun 2024

Consumer preferences evolve in 2024 - Consumer Outlook 2024

FMCG

Consumer preferences evolve in 2024 - Consumer Outlook 2024

14 May 2024

5 big events impacting local small businesses in May

Entrepreneurship

5 big events impacting local small businesses in May

3 May 2024

Source: Supplied. Dean Baker is the squad lead of BFSI from Infobip.

Banking

Banks must embrace next-generation solutions to satisfy data-driven demands

Dean Baker 23 Apr 2024

Parents turn to private labels as the rising cost of living bites

Retail

Parents turn to private labels as the rising cost of living bites

5 Apr 2024

1 in 4 consumers buy secondhand goods to help environment

Research

1 in 4 consumers buy secondhand goods to help environment

20 Mar 2024

Source: Supplied. Catherine Wijnberg, chief executive officer of Fetola.

Budget Speech

#BudgetSpeech2024: After a disappointing Sona, will the national budget deliver any relief for small business?

Catherine Wijnberg 21 Feb 2024

Branding

Beyond AI-deas: Data-led brand activations for lasting consumer loyalty, trust and advocacy

Issued by Tradeway 14 Feb 2024

Retail trend riptides: time to sink or swim

Trends

Retail trend riptides: time to sink or swim

Nicola Allen 25 Jan 2024

Source: Supplied. Rhys Dyer is the chief executive officer of ooba Home Loans.

Trends

#BizTrends2024: Emerging developments in the home loan landscape

Rhys Dyer 23 Jan 2024

Airbnb's Africa Host Spotlight winners revealed

Tourism

Airbnb's Africa Host Spotlight winners revealed

19 Jan 2024

Trends

SA property market set for big rebound in 2024

17 Jan 2024

Property

Surge of returning expats boosts South African property market - defies Cape Town trend

27 Dec 2023

Source: Supplied. Grant Smee, managing director of Only Realty Property Group.

Trends

#BizTrends2024: Lifestyle-focused buying surges in small towns, while distressed sales create bargain opportunities

Grant Smee 16 Jan 2024

SA's Tiger Brands names new CEO, sending shares higher

FMCG

SA's Tiger Brands names new CEO, sending shares higher

Tannur Anders and Nqobile Dludla 23 Oct 2023

Retail

How to build brand equity among customers

17 Oct 2023

Property

Rental arrears rising, reveals PayProp in latest Rental Index

14 Sep 2023

Economic strain impacts August new vehicle sales

Commercial & Industrial

Economic strain impacts August new vehicle sales

4 Sep 2023

Taking Mzansi's temperature. A deeply concerned yet forward-looking nation

Retail

Taking Mzansi's temperature. A deeply concerned yet forward-looking nation

Stacy Saggers, Issued by Kantar 22 Aug 2023

How co-living spaces are redefining community living

Trends

How co-living spaces are redefining community living

11 Aug 2023

Homebuyers still benefiting from competitive home loan deals - Ooba report

Residential Property

Homebuyers still benefiting from competitive home loan deals - Ooba report

27 Jul 2023

Why aspiring young entrepreneurs hold the key to SA's future

SMEs

Why aspiring young entrepreneurs hold the key to SA's future

Issued by Business Partners Limited 3 Jul 2023

Sho't Left Travel Week: A chance to boost South Africa's domestic tourism

Tourism

Sho't Left Travel Week: A chance to boost South Africa's domestic tourism

Robin Fredericks 6 Jun 2023

SustainAFRICAbility: 5 action points from brands this Africa Day

Africa Month

SustainAFRICAbility: 5 action points from brands this Africa Day

Astrid Ricketts, Issued by Kantar 25 May 2023

Takalani Sesame's new Big Feelings Special gets children talking about their emotions

TV

Takalani Sesame's new Big Feelings Special gets children talking about their emotions

Issued by JNPR 17 May 2023

Streaming

The evolution of TV viewing

Leslie Adams 8 May 2023

Vincent Viviers, omnichannel retail executive at Pick n Pay, at Ecom Africa. Source: Lauren Hartzenberg

Trends

#EcomAfrica: 5 need-to-know trends shaping the future of e-commerce

Lauren Hartzenberg 21 Apr 2023

OneDayOnly's Laurian Venter on maintaining e-commerce momentum post-pandemic

E-commerce

OneDayOnly's Laurian Venter on maintaining e-commerce momentum post-pandemic

Lauren Hartzenberg 20 Mar 2023

4 alcohol consumption trends moving the market

Marketing

4 alcohol consumption trends moving the market

Issued by Tradeway 6 Mar 2023