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 | ISSUED BY ASK AFRIKA The 2023/2024 Ask Afrika Icon Brands winners were announced at an insightful webinar hosted on 5 February 2024...read |
|  | | With its brand value up 14%, Starbucks has been ranked as the most valuable restaurant brand for the eighth consecutive year by Brand Finance...read |
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 | KATJA HAMILTON Flash collaborates with Postbank and Tembo Investment Group to streamline Sassa R350 SRD grant collection...In addition to making authentication as simple, reliable and fast as possible. Smart-IDs can also be used to log in to e-services and for online banking... Read |
 | PIERRE ROMAGNY South Africa excels in digital banking, ranking second globally. Improvements in customer support, sales, and mobile banking pave the way for future innovation... Read |
 | MTN and Jumo collaborate on Qwikloan, offering affordable short-term loans via MoMo platform, aiming for financial inclusion in South Africa... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY ORIGINALNERDSZA In Africa’s dynamic business landscape, the call for customer-centricity resonates louder than ever for startups and small to medium businesses (SMBs)... Read |
 | LIEZEL JONKHEID “Emotion is often the primary factor influencing customer loyalty and the strongest driver of customer retention, enrichment and advocacy.” - Forrester... Read |
 | An increasingly valuable commodity, data is now used to purchase items or conduct business, and personal data such as names, email addresses, telephone numbers, bank account and identification numbers... Read |
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 | SEBASTIAN SCHORNACK New technology could unlock the soil-enriching nitrogen-fixing ability of legumes…and one day apply this to other crops too... Read |
 | Pick n Pay launches‘Save the Whales’ reusable bag to raise funds to raise funds for the University of Pretoria's (UP) Mammal Research Institute (MRI) Whale Unit... Read |
 | In response to President Ramaphosa's 2024 State of the Nation Address, Agbiz chairperson Francois Strydom has expressed his appreciation for the spotlight on South Africa's real gains in land reform... Read |
 | Boundless - The Unlimited Agency tells the story of the SAB Corona Moletele Lime Farm, with its CCO, Roanna Williams... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY SCAN DISPLAY Exhibition and events supplier, Scan Display, was awarded the Best Service Contractor Award for 2023 by the Exhibitions & Events Association of Southern Africa (EXSA) at the association’s annual awards evening in Johannesburg, South Africa last month... Read |
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 | Country Road Group (CRG) has appointed Kay Raidoo as the country manager for South Africa. The brands that will fall under her stable include Country Road, Witchery, and Trenery... Read |
 | Fashion and lifestyle brand GalxBoy will officially make its retail debut in Joburg North after extending its reach across the country over the past year... Read |
 | South Africa’s retail figures for November, including the Black Friday period were released recently by StatsSA. These insights may be a sneak preview into the state of December’s retail... Read |
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 | ZOLEKA LISA Zoleka Lisa, vice president of corporate affairs at South African Breweries reflects on the state of the beer economy in South Africa... Read |
 | In a notable triumph for the South African olive industry, De Rustica Estate has secured the coveted Absolute Best award at the International Quality Awards for Extra Virgin Olive Oil, known as The EVOOLEUM Awards... Read |
 | The National Consumer Commission (NCC) has urged consumers in possession of various peanut butter brands manufactured by House of Natural Butters to return them to the point of purchase... Read |
 | After months of exhilarating guesswork, adventurous sip-testing, and endless fun, Fanta has unveiled the mysterious limited-edition flavour as apple pie... Read |
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 | BERTIE JACOBS, ISSUED BY NORTH-WEST UNIVERSITY (NWU) Administrative chaos and shipping queues that last for days. These are just some of the hallmarks of South Africa’s major ports – from Cape Town through the Eastern Cape to Durban – all of which are experiencing backlogs and congestion that have seen tens of thousands of containers not reaching their destinations on time... Read |
 | EDUARDO URZAGASTI The South African wine industry has emerged as a prominent player, not only for its cultural and gastronomic value but also for its significant economic impact on multiple countries... Read |
 | The new service will be active by the end of May, in time for the bulk of the 2024 season's citrus, and run until September... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY RT7 DIGITAL We have been hearing about Amazon challenging the digital marketing duopoly however, the impact of Amazon’s continued expansion will have ripple effects far beyond the tech giants... Read |
 | KARABO LEDWABA Music icon Usher headlined this years Super Bowl show with ads costing around $7m... Read |
| Retailers |
 | NQOBILE DLUDLA South African retailers across apparel, electronics and home improvement are bracing for another challenging year but analysts believe consumer spending pressures should ease from the second half of the year... Read |
 | In the last financial year, the Shoprite Group invested R14.9m in its bursary programme, which funded 200 students... Read |
 | Ackermans secured victory in both the “Children’s Clothes Category” and the Women’s Clothes/Accessories Category” at the recent 2023/2024 Ask Afrika Icon Brands Awards... Read |
| Sales |
 | MURUNWA MASHAMBA There is no doubt that building trust, establishing credibility and strengthening relationships with customers are vital for anyone selling a product or service... Read |
| Supply Chain |
 | ISSUED BY M24 LOGISTICS Looking for outsourced e-commerce logistics fulfilment in Cape Town?... Read |
| Technology |
 | DEON GEYSER IT infrastructure has become as important as traditional utilities and the digital revolution will transform SA's economy... Read |
 | ISSUED BY OPPO Oppo has introduced the Oppo A79 5G to the South African market, a smartphone designed with the country's dynamic and content-hungry audience in mind... Read |
 | MIKE SMOLLAN Mike Smollan, chief growth officer at Smollan, gives a high level of how tech partnered and reshaped the retail industry last year and where we are headed in 2024... Read |
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 | LINDSEY SCHUTTERS The panel discussion at the Bowmans annual Mining Indaba event was dedicated to green hydrogen, with no mention of mining… Read |
 | NQOBILE DLUDLA Africa's biggest pay TV company MultiChoice Group said on Thursday its subsidiaries have reached a settlement with Nigerian tax authorities and agreed to pay a total tax amount of about $37.3m... Read |
 | FELIX NJINI AND VERONICA BROWN Anglo American considers deeper cost cuts in face of worst downturn in 35 years... Read |
 | South Africa poised to become nuclear reactor exporter, boosting local economy and job market... Read |
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