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Trends

#BizTrends2026 | Skin Recode's Dr Danielle Gounder: The move to safety first in skincare

Dr Danielle Gounder 28 Jan 2026

Why car safety ratings go unnoticed in South Africa

Safety

Why car safety ratings go unnoticed in South Africa

23 Jan 2026

Caxton launches new integrated media solution with unrivalled reach

Media

Caxton launches new integrated media solution with unrivalled reach

Issued by Caxton Media 17 Nov 2025

Bissell announces strategic partnership launch in South Africa with Legend Housewares

Trends

Bissell announces strategic partnership launch in South Africa with Legend Housewares

Issued by DarkMatter Marketing PTY (Ltd) 29 Oct 2025

Marketing

Rogerwilco joins the B Corp movement: What it means for employees, clients, and the industry

Mongezi Mtati 5 Mar 2025

The Cars.co.za Awards returns, continuing its partnership with Absa to empower South African car buyers

Events & Shows

The Cars.co.za Awards returns, continuing its partnership with Absa to empower South African car buyers

Issued by OnPoint PR 19 Feb 2025

What makes or breaks a product launch?

Marketing

What makes or breaks a product launch?

Dr Nicki Morley and Janeke de Jong, Issued by Kantar 11 Feb 2025

#BizTrends2025: South Africa’s cannabis market: preventing misuse or missed opportunities

Trends

#BizTrends2025: South Africa’s cannabis market: preventing misuse or missed opportunities

Christopher John Day 13 Jan 2025

Source: Supplied. Grant Phillips, Group chief executive officer of e4.

Residential Property

Digital disruption, bond switching to make a big impact on home loans in 2025

31 Dec 2024

Retailers

Crack the code: Understanding — Use By, Sell By, and Best Before dates

12 Nov 2024

Dis-Chem’s World of Beauty: A global beauty experience

Health & Beauty

Dis-Chem’s World of Beauty: A global beauty experience

Issued by The Publicity Workshop 25 Oct 2024

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Circular Economy & Waste Management

ERA's E-waste Day campaign is back to encourage recycling of electronics

10 Oct 2024

Image source: Tatiana Gladskikh –

Consumer Law

Producers, advertisers, retailers beware - stricter regulations for pet food packaging on the cards

Ashleigh Blair, Bernadette Lötter and Kenan Petersen 13 Sep 2024

How consumer demand is driving change in food packaging

Packaging

How consumer demand is driving change in food packaging

Issued by KLA 5 Aug 2024

V&A Waterfront launches the "Our Better Nature" (OBN) platform

ESG

V&A Waterfront launches the "Our Better Nature" (OBN) platform

8 Jul 2024

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IP Law

Don't be duped: Tips to protecting fashion IP against replicas

Gaby Meintjes 30 May 2024

Direct-to-customer set to be 2024's retail disruptor

Sales

Direct-to-customer set to be 2024's retail disruptor

Joel Bronkowski 29 Jan 2024

Banking

Visa study: Overconfidence exposes consumers to fraud risk

18 Oct 2023

The sustainable properties of plastic on show at Propak Cape

Packaging

The sustainable properties of plastic on show at Propak Cape

Issued by Propak Cape 18 Oct 2023

Made in the Cape Market provides exposure to exporters at the V&A Waterfront

Import/Export

Made in the Cape Market provides exposure to exporters at the V&A Waterfront

10 Oct 2023

Study shows SA underestimates the quantity of wholegrains to be consumed

Research

Study shows SA underestimates the quantity of wholegrains to be consumed

31 Aug 2023

Source: Florence School of Business and Banking.

Banking

Global open banking use to grow 470% by 2027

3 May 2023

Global protein alternatives market to hit $73.9bn by 2031

Research

Global protein alternatives market to hit $73.9bn by 2031

25 Jan 2023

Source: Supplied. Dr Jerry Chetty, manager of the Business Integrity Unit at Santam.

Finance

Claim fraud on the rise: insurance firms hard-hit

Dr Jerry Chetty 24 Jun 2022

Research

Growing consumer awareness around sustainability a call to action for brands - study

5 May 2022

Banking

Banking scams cost South Africans R295m last year

28 Jan 2022

#BizTrends2022: Better waste management will be critical to a sustainable future

Trends

#BizTrends2022: Better waste management will be critical to a sustainable future

Kate Stubbs 7 Jan 2022

Companies worldwide could face customer backlash if they fail to take action on climate change

Media

Companies worldwide could face customer backlash if they fail to take action on climate change

Issued by Dentsu 10 Dec 2021

Image source: Getty Images

IP Law

Consumer awareness and the power of certification trade marks

Pamela Maluleke 14 Oct 2021

Branding

BBC study reveals keys to brand sustainability

11 Aug 2021

Informal food markets: What it takes to make them safer

Food Security

Informal food markets: What it takes to make them safer

Silvia Alonso Alvarez, Delia Grace and Hung Nguyen-Viet 4 Jun 2021

Public-private partnerships to provide nutritional food to communities

Agriculture

Public-private partnerships to provide nutritional food to communities

15 Apr 2021

Cotton: A golden opportunity for South Africa?

Agro-processing

Cotton: A golden opportunity for South Africa?

Cobus de Bruyn 27 Jan 2021

Tractor Outdoor unlocks the potential of a DOOH programmatic buy in new Mini campaign

OOH

Tractor Outdoor unlocks the potential of a DOOH programmatic buy in new Mini campaign

Issued by Tractor Outdoor 15 Oct 2020

Letlhogonolo Thobejane

Food & bev. services

#WomensMonth: KFC's Nolo Thobejane on achieving QSR success in Africa

Lauren Hartzenberg 31 Aug 2020

Consumer protection: Why online contracts need to be regulated

Consumer Law

Consumer protection: Why online contracts need to be regulated

Dr Alec Basson 6 Jul 2020

How Covid-19 is shifting retail customer priorities - report

Research

How Covid-19 is shifting retail customer priorities - report

8 May 2020

Image credit: NeONBRAND on Unsplash.

ESG

3 ways sustainability and reputation are closely linked

Chris Bischoff 8 Oct 2019

Lifecycle of IT products helps other markets grow

Technology

Lifecycle of IT products helps other markets grow

4 Oct 2019

Grayston Bridge collapse. Image: Vision Tactical

Insurance & Actuarial

The cost of human error

29 Aug 2019

Sustainability challenges spur innovation among food and beverage manufacturers

Packaging

Sustainability challenges spur innovation among food and beverage manufacturers

9 Jul 2019

Only 20% of global e-waste recycled each year

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Only 20% of global e-waste recycled each year

5 Jul 2019

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Fintech

Data costs are preventing African consumers from taking full advantage of the crypto economy

Bronwyn Williams 20 Jun 2019

Why the meat industry could win big from the switch to veggie lifestyles

FMCG

Why the meat industry could win big from the switch to veggie lifestyles

Malte Rödl 16 May 2019

Maps to start collecting consumer insights from July 2019

Research

Maps to start collecting consumer insights from July 2019

15 May 2019

Why farmers need to rethink the use of shotgun antibiotics

Agro-processing

Why farmers need to rethink the use of shotgun antibiotics

26 Feb 2019