DStv Chasing the Sun 2 spoof campaign, #SACMAD, that urges men to be "stronger teargether" goes viral

[Danette Breitenbach] Retroviral and Panther Punch Productions The Chasing the Sun 2 spoof for DStv has gone viral, hitting one million views in the first 24 hours...

Coaching vs mentoring: The difference and when to use which method

[Anja van Beek] As a leader or manager, you have a lot of responsibility to guide and develop your team. One of the most effective ways to do this is through coaching and mentoring. However, it can be challenging to know when to use each approach...

Food inflation decelerates to a 25-month low

[Paul Makube] Headline inflation accelerated faster to 5.6% year-on-year (y/y) in February from 5.3% in January 2024, which is slightly above market expectations of 5.5% y/y. However, food inflation decelerated faster to the lowest level in 25 months at 6% y/y in February...

Review: The bold and electric Volvo C40 Recharge

[Imran Salie] Volvo C40 Recharge review

FCSA crypto licensing cause for cautious optimism and concerns

[Lindsey Schutters] Mazars and Binance weigh in on the 59 Crypto Asset Service Provider licenses granted by the FCSA...

President to puff, puff, pass Cannabis Bill into law

[Ramon Pereira] In September 2020, the relevant parliamentary committee published the Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill and following some amendments, the Bill recently passed through the two houses of parliament and is expected to soon be gazetted by the President into law...

#OrchidsandOnions: Audi and Ogilvy's AI-generated ad is a piece of art

[Brendan Seery] The “next big thing” in marketing – after programmatic advertising and “influencers”, both of which consume billions and deliver little real benefit – is “Artificial Intelligence”...

FoodForward SA: Celebrating 15 years of social, economic and environmental impact investment - FoodForward SA

[Andy du Plessis] An idea in 2000 to recover edible excess food from Cape Town’s film industry, morphed to become a national reality in 2009, and today, FoodForward SA is the largest food redistribution organisation on the continent of Africa...

#SIDSSA24: ISA tackles infrastructure lag, eyes private investment

[Lindsey Schutters] Infrastructure South Africa head Mameetse Masemola explains strategy, how they pick projects, and the importance of partnerships...

#SIDSSA24: Infrastructure symposium emphasises transformation

[Lindsey Schutters] The Sustainable Infrastructure Development Symposium features the launch of the Construction Book and the top 12 priority infrastructure projects...

Cake Canteen - born out of ‘collaboration over competition’

[Evan-Lee Courie] ‘Collaboration over competition’ was the reason Jandri van Zyl decided it was the perfect time to bring cake-lovers a sit-down and in-store cake shop, Cake Canteen...

Shopping like a billionaire - What's the deal with Temu?

[Karabo Ledwaba] The omnipresence of Temu has left consumers wondering if there is anywhere this retail giant can't reach...

#IFPA: SA's logistics crisis takes precedence over energy issues, says SAFFE director

[Aa-isha Hassiem] “Things in the logistics system are broken and in desperate need of fixing," says Mike Walwyn, director of South African Freight Forwarders (SAFFE)...

Nthabeleng Likotsi champions the first majority Black women-owned mutual bank

[Katja Hamilton] YWBN Mutual Bank is now officially registered, aiming for a 2025 launch...

Can the UN impose sanctions on SA? You bet it can… and One Health may be the tipping point

[Katja Hamilton] The United Nations Environment Assembly focused on One Health, linking human-, animal-, and environmental health, urging global collaboration amid crises...

Seacom and Liquid maintain service during cable outages, highlight need for ISP redundancy

[Lindsey Schutters] Seacom and Liquid Intelligent Technologies offer a word of encouragement to the continent facing internet disruptions...

Carl Willoughby named chairperson of Creative Circle

[Karabo Ledwaba] The Creative Circle has named TBWA\Hunt Lascaris’ Carl Willoughby as the new chairperson with Ogilvy’s Kabelo Moshapalo as his deputy...

African Bank: Championing youth-led small-business solutions at GEC+ Africa

[Katja Hamilton] Minister of Small Business Development of South Africa, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams unpacks interesting new funding models being developed for entrepreneurs at GEC+ Africa...

Mzansi in the dark: Microsoft acknowledges EMEA outage, but reports suggest wider issues [updated]

[Lindsey Schutters] South Africans have been reporting widespread internet service outages which started with Microsoft 365...

Go down the rabbit hole with 'Falace in Wonderland' at Alice Restaurant

[Evan-Lee Courie] Falace in Wonderland, a new tongue-in-cheek musical theatre experience, best suited to adult audiences, is currently being performed at the Alice Restaurant, in The Grand Daddy Boutique Hotel, Cape Town...