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 | KFC launches new signature blend coffee range - the bold new taste no one saw coming... read |
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 | ISSUED BY HUSTLE MEDIA In 2023, Hustle Media Influence, a division of Hustle Media, achieved a significant milestone by garnering 2.9 million content views across various campaigns and industries since its conception...read |
|  | | In recognising that shoppers want choice and convenience, RCS is offering real, tangible value to its customers by expanding its partner network and payment options...read |
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| |  | DAVID ADAMS South Africa's e-commerce shifts to open commerce for financial inclusion, emphasising system interoperability... Read |  | KIRSTY BISSET Kirsty Bisset, managing director, HaveYouHeard, ignores AI and examines six other trends likely to shape marketing this year… Read |  | SUE BLAINE As 2024’s working year warms up, Sue Blaine takes a look at lifestyle trends and tips for the year... Read |  | KYLIE SLAMBERT Business disputes are becoming more frequent and costly, as organisations grapple with rapidly evolving risks such as digital transformation, increasing accountability around sustainability requirements, supply chain challenges and heightened cybersecurity incidents... Read |  | |
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| Banking & Finance |
 | ASHLIN PERUMALL, JANINE HOWARD AND TANYA SEITZ Despite a global funding winter, there was a 28% increase in venture capital raised in sub-Saharan Africa in the third quarter of 2023, compared to Q3 2022. Increased investment has largely been driven by technological innovation, changing consumer demands and an increased focus on ESG initiatives... Read |
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 | RYAN FALKENBERG For years, industry mavens promised that they would fundamentally transform customer service. Unlike human agents, the thinking went, chatbots are available 24/7... Read |
| E-commerce |
 | ISSUED BY RT7 DIGITAL 2023 marked a significant shift in Amazon’s strategic approach. Long known for its expansive e-commerce platform, Amazon pivoted to concentrate more on brand owners and explore areas like Amazon for Business... Read |
 | Andy Higgins, Bob Group's managing director, believes 2024 will be the year online retail in South Africa will start to accelerate and catch up with international uptake... Read |
 | In the dynamic realm of e-commerce, the fusion of social interaction and online shopping has given rise to the innovative concept of social commerce... Read |
| ESG & Sustainability |
 | WANDILE SIHLOBO There are divergent views about the effectiveness and extent to which South Africa's agricultural policies have been implemented... Read |
 | South Africans have come together to make KFC's Add Hope Festive campaign a resounding success... Read |
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 | Entries are now open for the 2024 South African Dairy Championships, hosted by Agri-Expo, which annually attracts more than 900 entries from large, medium, and small dairy manufacturers... Read |
| Fashion & Homeware |
 | ISSUED BY OLD FRIENDS YOUNG TALENT (OFYT) Asics announces the launch of the Gel-Nimbus 26 shoe. With improvements to the fit and better grip, the 26th edition of the brand’s flagship cushioned running shoe delivers an even smoother ride... Read |
 | VALINCIA NAIDOO The losses incurred by retailers and manufacturers due to pricing clothing items the same, regardless of sizes, should not be overlooked, writes Valincia Naidoo, a specialist in media, advertising, PR, communication, and marketing... Read |
 | Uniqlo is suing Shein over claims the Chinese fast-fashion retailer is selling copycats of its viral shoulder bag... Read |
| Food & bev. services |
 | Savvy investors will know South Africa’s food services industry is ripe for disruption, and spearheading the revolution is SmartFoods – the “fast-food joint for the next generation"... Read |
 | The hospitality industry must consider power quality and supply when moving to sustainable operations... Read |
| Import/Export |
 | This achievement, a result of more than a year of strategic engagement between stakeholders, is poised to reshape the landscape of South African red meat exports... Read |
 | South African producers of pome fruits are anticipating a resurgence in exports. This optimism follows a reduction in the pome fruit export crop in 2023 due to hail damage in key fruit-producing regions... Read |
 | A four-year decline in poultry imports into South Africa has come to an end. Imports for the first 11 months of 2023 were higher than the total for 2022. Chicken imports in 2023 thus comfortably exceeded the previous year for the first time since 2018... Read |
| Regulatory |
 | KARABO LEDWABA The Advertising Regulatory Board (ARB) has received a complaint against a television advertisement by Dotsure pet insurance. The ad, narrating a home invasion incident involving a heroic dog, has sparked controversy over its content and potential impact, prompting the regulator to request for its removal... Read |
 | LIEZL HUMAN Unions say merger conditions set by Competition Tribunal have not been met... Read |
| Research |
 | Transforming service and support is currently seen as the top priority for Artificial Intelligence (AI) deployment in the enterprise, according to a new survey of business executives and managers... Read |
| Retail Marketing |
 | MARTA ZBORALSKA Marina Abramović has launched a range of skincare and wellness products... Read |
 | Castle Lager's latest campaign uses AI in its Afcon campaign to reward South African fans... Read |
| Sales |
 | ED STODDARD South African retail trade sales faltered in November, highlighting the strain that consumers remain under and raising the odds that the economy tipped into a recession in the fourth quarter (Q4) of last year... Read |
| Technology |
 | LINDSEY SCHUTTERS With the release of the Galaxy S24 series, Samsung is not talking about hardware anymore… Read |
 | Apple clinches the top spot as the world’s most valuable brand, outshining Amazon, Google, and Microsoft… Read |
 | Vodafone and Microsoft sign 10-year strategic partnership to bring generative AI, digital services and the cloud to Europe and Africa... Read |
 | Fruit-Full 3 puts gamers in charge of their very own Tru-Cape apple and pear farm, where they learn about farming, managing resources, logistics, packing, and selling, all while having loads of fun with app characters... Read |
 | Here are insights into the importance of enterprise resource planning solutions in today’s complex economic environment... Read |
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 | KATJA HAMILTON In the face of the ongoing South African rand manipulation case, Investec remains steadfast in defending itself against the allegations that its currency traders were involved in a co-ordinated scheme to manipulate the dollar-rand pairing over a decade ago... Read |
 | LINDSEY SCHUTTERS Astronomers discovered an exotic binary pulsar in globular cluster that could be a leap in understanding Einstein’s General Relativity… Read |
 | This was announced by Umalusi council chairperson Professor Yunus Ballim at a media briefing on Monday, 15 January... Read |
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