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Luxury hotels shift focus to hyper-personalisation to boost guest value

Hospitality

Luxury hotels shift focus to hyper-personalisation to boost guest value

1 day

Source: Reuters.

Taxation & Regulation

Trump threatens extra 10% tariffs on BRICS as leaders meet in Brazil

Lisandra Paraguassu and Manuela Andreoni 8 Jul 2025

Image credit: Matt Artz on Unsplash

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Engie completes Africa's biggest wind farm

America Hernandez 3 Jul 2025

Image credit: NASA on Unsplash

Energy

G20 countries could produce enough renewable energy for the whole world – what needs to happen

Sven Teske and Saori Miyake 30 Jun 2025

Tourism

Pullman Cape Town welcomes Thuthukile Moloto as general manager

19 Jun 2025

Source: bedneyimages via

Agribusiness

South African agribusiness optimism remains despite confidence index dip

Wandile Sihlobo 18 Jun 2025

Six Middle East & Africa creatives have been selected for the Next Creative Leaders 2025 jury, part of the One Club for Creativity. L to R: Nnenna Onyewuchi - founder, The Barefoot Strategist, Lagos, Ali Rez - CCO, Impact BBDO, Dubai, Nayaab Rais - ECD, FP7 McCann, Dubai, Enas Rashwan - founder, CEO, Cairo Ad School and Saudi Ad School; president, The One Club-Cairo chapter, Cairo/Riyadh, Sands Mathura - ACD, Accenture Song South Africa, Cape Town, Rana Sadek, creative director, IMPACT BBDO, Dubai (Picture by Lesley Svenson, Bizcommunity)

The One Club for Creativity

The Next Creative Leaders 2025 jury includes six MEA creatives

29 May 2025

AMIE urges government to adopt regionalised response to avian flu outbreak in Brazil

Retailers

AMIE urges government to adopt regionalised response to avian flu outbreak in Brazil

Issued by AMIE 20 May 2025

More global companies seek assurance on sustainability reporting, study by IFAC, AICPA & CIMA shows

Accounting & Auditing

More global companies seek assurance on sustainability reporting, study by IFAC, AICPA & CIMA shows

Issued by AICPA & CIMA 16 May 2025

$Joe Public, Promise and TBWA\Hunt Lascaris are among the South African agencies that are Pencil and Merit winners in the One Show (Image supplied)$

The One Club for Creativity

One Show winners: Joe Public, Promise and TBWA\Hunt Lascaris

16 May 2025

Pola Maneli Port Elizabeth and BCKRDS Johannesburg are among the global winners in the ADC 104th Annual Awards Middle East & Africa Region along with agencies and designers from Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and United Arab Emirates (Image supplied)

Advertising

2 South African agencies awarded in Global ADC 104th Annual Awards

15 May 2025

Here be dragons: Charting new territory in the tariff and trade landscape

Import/Export

Here be dragons: Charting new territory in the tariff and trade landscape

Issued by AMIE 9 May 2025

Health & Beauty

Local female wellness brand Gloot goes global

9 May 2025

Source: Supplied.

Healthcare

Magrabi Health marks 70 years of pioneering healthcare in the Middle East

9 May 2025

Research highlights travel trends and market growth in the Middle East

Tourism & Travel

Research highlights travel trends and market growth in the Middle East

8 May 2025

Cape Town gears up for 2025 Hotel & Hospitality Expo Africa

Hospitality

Cape Town gears up for 2025 Hotel & Hospitality Expo Africa

7 May 2025

Source: Reuters.

Finance

Brics vs. Trump: Brics nations discuss shared response to Trump trade policies

30 Apr 2025

Ogilvy SA won four Warc Awards 2025 - Middle East Africa including gold for its Bread of the Nation campaign for AB InBev SA

Advertising

Ogilvy wins all SA’s Warc Awards 2025 - Middle East and Africa

29 Apr 2025

Dubai's ATM 2025 to highlight luxury travel amid rising global demand

Travel

Dubai's ATM 2025 to highlight luxury travel amid rising global demand

22 Apr 2025

Of the 68 One Show 2025 finalists from the Middle East and Africa, South Africa 18 and Kenya two (Image supplied)

Advertising

One Show 2025 finalists: 18 for SA and 2 for Kenya

22 Apr 2025

South Africa has two of the 13 finalists from the Middle East and Africa in the ADC 104th Annual Awards (Image supplied)

Advertising

ADC 104th Annual Awards Middle East & Africa has 13 finalists, two for SA

22 Apr 2025

Source: ChatGPT.

Finance

SA's G20 leaders to gather in the US to drive change

16 Apr 2025

Source: Reuters.

Finance

PwC shuts operations in 9 African countries

Bipasha Dey, Kanjyik Ghosh and Harshita Meenaktshi 16 Apr 2025

Source: © Dubai Lynx Held after the Lynx Awards, the Winners’ Lunch celebrates the success and creativity of the teams that took home Awards for their work

Advertising

All the 2025 Dubai Lynx Awards

14 Apr 2025

Source: Supplied.

Property

Nox Cape Town: Transforming seasonal stays into year-round ventures

9 Apr 2025

Trump’s tariff hikes and South Africa: Hunt for new agricultural markets must begin now

Agribusiness

Trump’s tariff hikes and South Africa: Hunt for new agricultural markets must begin now

Wandile Sihlobo 9 Apr 2025

Source: Reuters.

Banking

Absa Group's strategic Dubai office to enhance Africa-Gulf investment links

2 Apr 2025

Social Media

Elon Musk’s xAI acquires X

31 Mar 2025

Source: South Africa Today. Health Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi.

Healthcare

G20 Health Working Group kicks off in South Africa with a focus on global health equity

26 Mar 2025

Source: Viren Sookhun, managing director at Oxyon People Solutions.

Smart Buildings & Cities

Bridging the skills gap: Southern Africa's role in Saudi's Vision 2030

Viren Sookhun 27 Mar 2025

Logistics & Transport

Wesgro's hosted buyers' programme boosts export opportunities

14 Mar 2025

Source: Supplied.

Residential Property

Historic win for Pam Golding Properties at 2025 International Property Awards

6 Mar 2025

Flow48 secures $69m to boost SME lending operations in SA

Funding

Flow48 secures $69m to boost SME lending operations in SA

27 Feb 2025

SA sees tourism rebound with 8.92 million arrivals in 2024

Tourism

SA sees tourism rebound with 8.92 million arrivals in 2024

6 Feb 2025

Source: ChatGPT.

Healthcare

US exits UN-HRC

5 Feb 2025

Four leaders from Africa ar eon the 2025 Gerety MEA jury. (L to r): Nnenna Onyewuchi, Koo Govender, Linda Kachingwe-Sisya,Nnenna Onyewuchi,Jeanine Gomes. (Source: © Bizcommunity, Image by Ruth Cooper)

Advertising

4 creative and marketing leaders from Africa in Gerety 2025 MEA jury

4 Feb 2025

#BizTrends2025: The future of travel - how connection, conscience, and custom comforts redefine 2025

Trends

#BizTrends2025: The future of travel - how connection, conscience, and custom comforts redefine 2025

Marc Harding 31 Jan 2025

Source: Donald J. Trump/Facebook.

Markets & Investment

Citizens of global powers are upbeat about a second Trump presidency – but this is by no means universal

17 Jan 2025

Nvidia H100 GPUs are the cornerstone of the AI revolution. Source: Nvidia

Technology

Biden policy is first stress test for Nvidia AI card house

Lindsey Schutters 15 Jan 2025

Chloë Loubser, Knowledge and Learning Lawyer, Bowmans

Trends

#BizTrends2025: African employment law trends - employee rights and well-being, workplace and technology evolution

Chloë Loubser 13 Jan 2025

Altron Digital: Key player in IDC MarketScape MEA Cloud Professional Services 2024 Assessment

Cloud

Altron Digital: Key player in IDC MarketScape MEA Cloud Professional Services 2024 Assessment

Issued by Altron 6 Dec 2024

VML won gold in the Community Core category dnd in the Sound On Please category, for Vodacom Hearing Challenge in the inaugural TikTok METAP region Ad Awards (Image supplied)

Social Media

SA agencies shine at inaugural METAP region TikTok Ad Awards

29 Nov 2024

Photo: Funchal Port, Madeira I ©Francisco Correia

Travel

Global cruise industry shines at 2024 World Cruise Awards

27 Nov 2024

A new era for the South African agricultural sector in 2025

Agribusiness

A new era for the South African agricultural sector in 2025

John Hudson and Wandile Sihlobo 27 Nov 2024

As the world moves towards massive cloud adoption, networking specialist Cisco turns to AI acquisitions to stay relevant.

Cloud

Cisco plays its AI cards to stay in the cloud-first solutions game

Lindsey Schutters 26 Nov 2024

Minor Hotels launches its first Zimbabwe property near Victoria Falls

Hospitality

Minor Hotels launches its first Zimbabwe property near Victoria Falls

22 Nov 2024

Global trade at risk as US-China tensions rise post-US elections

Logistics & Transport

Global trade at risk as US-China tensions rise post-US elections

20 Nov 2024