Dollar soars; pressuring commodity prices

[Andre Cilliers] Global economic concerns drive dollar surge, impacting currencies and commodities; Gold, Platinum, Palladium, and Brent Crude prices affected...

Loneliness in the digital age: From virtual girlfriends to the Luh Twizzy's

[Karabo Ledwaba] Loneliness among millennials has become a prevalent and concerning issue in today's hyperconnected but often isolating digital world.

#OrchidsandOnions: Chicken Licken and Joe Public deliver a soul fire ad

[Brendan Seery] They say rivalry and competition improves the breed and this certainly seems to be the case in marketing, although our advertising oversight people continue to ban comparative advertising...

#BizTech: Load shedding will get worse, here's how to make it better

[Lindsey Schutters] Tried and tested gear that will keep your work going through stage 6 and beyond...

Pharma giants set SA vaccine price tag at $734m, confidential contracts reveal

[Katja Hamilton] South Africa overpaid by 33% for Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines, and 2.5 times for Oxford-AstraZeneca compared to the UK...

The impact of the diesel price surge on South African logistics

[Gavin Kelly] Many transporters will not be able to muster the guarantees required for purchasing fuel on credit...

#MusicExchange: Bill Sharpe, Shakatak's keyboard player

[Martin Myers] Shakatak, the legendary English jazz-funk band, is returning to Cape Town for just one show on Saturday, 30 September, as part of their 40th anniversary world tour and Martin Myers chats to the band's keyboard player, Bill Sharpe...

Oil and gas is still big business in Africa

[NJ Ayuk] Despite the global divestment from fossil fuels, half a billion barrels of oil and gas reserves found around Africa in 2023...

#BehindtheBrandManager: Sizwe Mdladla from soccer to a passion for branding

[Danette Breitenbach] Sizwe Mdladla Nando's GM: digital marketing IMEA thought he wanted to own a soccer team, then he found his passion for branding...

Avatar's Mzamo Xala: African creativity drives business impact

[Danette Breitenbach] Mzamo Xala, the group CEO of Avatar Agency Group, is speaking at this year's IMC Conference on African creativity...

Johannesburg fire: Ramaphosa calls for action against illegal occupations

[Carien du Plessis] President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed his concern over the growing problem of 'hijacked' buildings in some parts of the country...

SA Health Ministry hands over confidential Covid-19 vaccine contracts

[Katja Hamilton] As a result of HJI's legal action, the South African Health Ministry has supplied initial Covid-19 vaccine procurement agreements to HJI's legal team...

Capitec month end woes continue, but not as bad as last year

[Lindsey Schutters] A year on from the infamous 40-hour outage and Capitec Bank is still having regular recurring issues on its mobile app...

#WomensMonth: How Kholo Letsie survives life at a mine

[Lindsey Schutters] Kholo Letsie is a consultant industrial engineer at OIM Consulting and is currently a woman coaching male miners to be more effective...

#BehindtheSelfie: Kinola Pather, head of strategic marketing at NMG Benefits

[Karabo Ledwaba] We catch up with Kinola Pather, head of strategic marketing at NMG Benefits. She holds over 17 years of experience in the sales and marketing industry, with experience in multiple industries, including banking, travel, hospitality, aviation, retail, retirement fund, and healthcare...

Achieving world-class African animation through continental cross-collaboration

[Danette Breitenbach] Abdulrahman Khedr, the CEO of Giraffics, an Egyptian-based animation studio, talks about how to move the African animation industry forward...

Family fun with the new Suzuki XL6

[Naresh Maharaj] The new Suzuki XL6 is the latest in a modern range of new SUVs that include the recently launched Fronx, the go-anywhere Jimny...

#FoodWashing: A chat with accidental viral sensation and branding expert Matt Rosenman

[Karabo Ledwaba] American content creator and food blogger, Matt Rosenman, is a big deal on social media after accidentally becoming a viral sensation for using his graphic design background to make content on rebranding popular food products...

Proposed tax hikes intensify NHI funding worries

[Katja Hamilton] South Africans face significant tax hikes to fund the R200bn gap in NHI financing, according to an analysis by FTI Consulting...

#MusicExchange: Belinda Davids is back by popular demand

[Martin Myers] South African singing sensation Belinda Davids returns to the Joburg Theatre with The Greatest Love of All from the 24 August to 10 September 2023...