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#BizTrends2025: The fight against corruption in South Africa

Trends

#BizTrends2025: The fight against corruption in South Africa

Michelle Rawlinson and Melissa Steele 21 Jan 2025

A worker assembles an EV car inside BYD's first electric vehicle (EV) factory in Southeast Asia, a fast-growing regional EV market where it has become the dominant player, in Rayong, Thailand. Source: Reuters/Chalinee Thirasupa

Manufacturing & Parts

EU and Asia manufacturing spooked by boogeyman Trump

Sam Holmes and Indradip Ghosh 2 Jan 2025

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Brace! Risks stack up for the global economy in 2025

Mark John 24 Dec 2024

Source: Reuters.

Finance

Investment success isn’t as clear-cut as just following the Fed

Adriaan Pask 7 Nov 2024

Mike Abel, The Up&Up Group executive chairman, reflects on The Up&Up Group’s decision to buy back all the equity in the previous M&C Saatchi Group South Africa from the global M&C Saatchi Plc (Image supplied)

Advertising

Exclusive: Mike Abel, The Up&Up Group - Ons weet wat ons weet: There’s never been a better time to invest in SA

Mike Abel 17 Oct 2024

Source: Supplied.

Hospitality

Shawu's Hills Wildlife Estate: Own a piece of your African dream

8 Oct 2024

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

US 10-year Treasury yield hits 4%, keeps equity bulls in check

Alun John and Kevin Buckland 7 Oct 2024

Master product innovation: Learning through failure and success by Yandisa Hene

Branding

Master product innovation: Learning through failure and success by Yandisa Hene

Issued by Yanda Growth Consulting 7 Oct 2024

Starting a business after university: young South African entrepreneurs discuss the highs and lows

Entrepreneurship

Starting a business after university: young South African entrepreneurs discuss the highs and lows

Willie Tafadzwa Chinyamurindi 30 Sep 2024

Source: © 123rf Warc research found that while 71% of marketers agreed that their business was ambitious about delivering creative excellence, only 37% of respondents felt their business had the right capabilities to deliver ground-breaking ideas

Marketing

Warc: Gap between ambition and ability a hurdle to creative effectiveness

11 Sep 2024

Markets & Investment

What could SA's upcoming interest rate cut mean for people moving money internationally?

Harry Scherzer 5 Sep 2024

Business Partners Limited appoints Hook, Line & Sinker

Digital

Business Partners Limited appoints Hook, Line & Sinker

Issued by Hook, Line & Sinker 28 Aug 2024

New PR partnership: Business Partners Limited appoints HLS

SMEs

New PR partnership: Business Partners Limited appoints HLS

27 Aug 2024

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Market update: The return of volatility

Victor Mupunga 7 Aug 2024

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Volatility likely to persist following global currency turmoil, SA investors warn

Katja Hamilton 6 Aug 2024

African skies poised for takeoff: Investment key to growth

Aviation

African skies poised for takeoff: Investment key to growth

16 Jul 2024

Gen Z is spending less on TVs and buying a handful of devices that can do more things. Source: Tech Daily/Unsplash

Mobile & Apps

Maps finds load shedding accelerated the Gen Z shift to streaming

9 Jul 2024

Old Mutual SMEgo: The role of business operations in the growth and expansion of SMEs

SMEs

Old Mutual SMEgo: The role of business operations in the growth and expansion of SMEs

Issued by The Noise Factory 2 Jul 2024

Investment key to aviation growth in Africa and beyond

Aviation

Investment key to aviation growth in Africa and beyond

27 Jun 2024

4 retail trends that will drive the second half of 2024

Trends

4 retail trends that will drive the second half of 2024

Mike Smollan 26 Jun 2024

4 tips for choosing the best franchise for you

Franchising

4 tips for choosing the best franchise for you

11 Jun 2024

Falling sales indicate market correction, 2025 outlook positive for agri machinery

Agriculture

Falling sales indicate market correction, 2025 outlook positive for agri machinery

Paul Makube 20 May 2024

Mastering meme marketing: Strategies for brands

Marketing

Mastering meme marketing: Strategies for brands

Angus Hamilton-Morris, Issued by DarkMatter 16 May 2024

Property

SA property resilient despite challenging economic conditions - here's why

Mahir Hamdulay 29 Apr 2024

Financial Services

Outlook for global, local asset classes: What's ahead?

Herman van Papendorp 25 Apr 2024

Source: Supplied.

Economy

South Africa's credit sector shows signs of improvement

5 Apr 2024

A big surprise as agriculture GDP plunges in the second half of 2023

Agribusiness

A big surprise as agriculture GDP plunges in the second half of 2023

Paul Makube 7 Mar 2024

The first trial is being done at military buildings in Limpopo

Construction & Engineering

South African military bases get cool makeover with innovative paint

5 Mar 2024

Source: Reuters.

Economy

South Africa narrowly avoids technical recession in Q4

Kopano Gumbi and Sfundo Parakozov 5 Mar 2024

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

World shares off record highs ahead of inflation tests

Yoruk Bahceli and Wayne Cole 26 Feb 2024

Source: Reuters.

Economy

Economic growth falls to 3.2% in 2023, African Development Bank

Rachel Savage 16 Feb 2024

Economy

Japan slides into recession

15 Feb 2024

Financial Services

Lula's two-hour working capital access revolutionises SME funding in South Africa

14 Feb 2024

Black Friday fails to lift November retail trade, sales fall 0.9% year on year

Sales

Black Friday fails to lift November retail trade, sales fall 0.9% year on year

Ed Stoddard 18 Jan 2024

Sales

Luxury brand sales on the increase despite shaky economy

Theresa Terblanche 11 Jan 2024

Source: Supplied. David Rees, senior emerging markets economist at Schroders.

Economy

Will Suez shipping disruption derail hopes for rate cuts?

David Rees 10 Jan 2024

Source: © 123rf Riyaat Phillips, senior presales manager at Altron Systems Integration says that people are the answer for retail going forward

CRM

Retail 2024: People the biggest trend and the biggest lesson

Riyaat Phillips 5 Jan 2024

Economy

How to save jobs in a collapsing economy

4 Jan 2024

Source: Reuters.

Economy

For investors, 2024 is the year of transition to a new economic order

Paritosh Bansal 4 Jan 2024

Economy

SA's economic outlook in 2024: Global trends and challenges

Raymond Parsons 1 Jan 2024

Business executives’ mixed view on economy reflects continued uncertainty, AICPA & CIMA survey finds

Financial Services

Business executives’ mixed view on economy reflects continued uncertainty, AICPA & CIMA survey finds

Issued by AICPA & CIMA 12 Dec 2023

Marketing

Warc report: 61% of marketers are optimistic about business in 2024

7 Dec 2023

Source: iStock.

Economy

South Africa's economic crisis deepens: Recession looms

Katja Hamilton 6 Dec 2023

Retail

Luxury brand sales soar despite shaky economy

Theresa Terblanche 1 Dec 2023

SA's top consumer product innovations for 2023

FMCG

SA's top consumer product innovations for 2023

14 Nov 2023

Advertising

UK Ad market resilient in Q2 2023: Online channels drive growth

31 Oct 2023

More than 80% of CFO's view hybrid work as a cost saver, according to new data from IWG

Management & Leadership

More than 80% of CFO's view hybrid work as a cost saver, according to new data from IWG

Issued by GO Content Lab 30 Oct 2023

Grant Pleming, managing director of the Racket Club. Source: Supplied.

Marketing

Experiential marketing's future: Integration and innovation anchored in data

Grant Pleming 19 Oct 2023