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VW workers secure German jobs until 2030

Manufacturing & Parts

VW workers secure German jobs until 2030

Lindsey Schutters 23 hours

3 key strategies for retailers to navigate 2025

Trends

3 key strategies for retailers to navigate 2025

13 Dec 2024

A guide to some key risks wellness tourism operators should be mindful of

Tourism

A guide to some key risks wellness tourism operators should be mindful of

Megan Jarvis, Leigh Lambrechts, Kate Collier and Dhevarsha Ramjettan 11 Dec 2024

Altron announces new appointments to support accelerated growth plan

Technology

Altron announces new appointments to support accelerated growth plan

Issued by Altron 11 Dec 2024

Mining sector revival threatened by skills gap

Mining

Mining sector revival threatened by skills gap

9 Dec 2024

Back to the future: Reviving sorghum in South Africa

Agriculture

Back to the future: Reviving sorghum in South Africa

Christin Hunter 4 Dec 2024

Pat Gelsinger displays wafers that represents Intel's four nodes in five years process strategy launched under his leadership at the Intel Foundry Direct Connect event in February 2024. Source: Intel

Technology

Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger bows out as crisis escalates

Lindsey Schutters 3 Dec 2024

SA fruit industry launches pest monitoring centre

Agriculture

SA fruit industry launches pest monitoring centre

3 Dec 2024

Rev. Mbongeni Manqele, CEO of Colossal Aviapartner. Source: Supplied.

Aviation

Colossal Aviapartner embraces sustainable ground handling practices

Ntandokazi Ntozakhe 5 Dec 2024

AI offers a unique opportunity for South African businesses

4th Industrial Revolution

AI offers a unique opportunity for South African businesses

Issued by ASUS 28 Nov 2024

Pictured: Thula Mngoma

Skills Training

Shaping the future: Digitisation and sustainability in South Africa’s supply chains

Thula Mngoma, Issued by Regent Business School 28 Nov 2024

South Africa wants to launch a communications satellite

Telecoms & Networks

South Africa looks to space for economic growth

Lindsey Schutters 24 Nov 2024

Pivot to profits: Revamping South Africa’s poultry sector

Agro-processing

Pivot to profits: Revamping South Africa’s poultry sector

22 Nov 2024

Source: © 123rf Local companies have joined the AI Leadership Coalition in South Africa working groups to drive strategic AI utilisation in marketing

Artificial Intelligence

Local companies join MMA's ALC to drive strategic AI utilisation in marketing

18 Nov 2024

Boost for startups involved in space, Earth observation

Funding

Boost for startups involved in space, Earth observation

11 Nov 2024

Agriculture

RMIS launches traceability platform for red meat industry

5 Nov 2024

Public-private collaboration: The key to South Africa's logistics transformation

Logistics & Transport

Public-private collaboration: The key to South Africa's logistics transformation

5 Nov 2024

Markets & Investment

What does China’s new policy direction mean for investors?

4 Nov 2024

Minister Godongwana remained firm on the Treasury stance regarding no further Transnet bailouts. Source: x.com

Mining

#MTBPS2024: Minerals Council suggests bigger Transnet bailout

Lindsey Schutters 30 Oct 2024

Source: © 123rf Involving employees in sustainability strategies is key to future success says Scopen’s 4th edition Sustainability Study in Latin America report

Marketing

Part 1: Scopen 4th Latam Sustainability Study: 6 key findings

29 Oct 2024

SA’s higher education crisis: How an educator exodus threatens our future

Higher Education

SA’s higher education crisis: How an educator exodus threatens our future

Ebrahim Mahomed 29 Oct 2024

NEF backs Black woman-owned Makwande in a major investment boost

Funding

NEF backs Black woman-owned Makwande in a major investment boost

28 Oct 2024

Data analysis and reporting gives retailers inside lane in race to Black Friday

Retail

Data analysis and reporting gives retailers inside lane in race to Black Friday

28 Oct 2024

Forestry’s role in advancing South Africa’s sustainable development goals

Forestry

Forestry’s role in advancing South Africa’s sustainable development goals

Dr Ronald Heath 29 Oct 2024

Driving change: How South Africa's logistics sector can innovate for a sustainable future

Logistics & Transport

Driving change: How South Africa's logistics sector can innovate for a sustainable future

Robin Fredericks 25 Oct 2024

Essential steps to building a successful franchise

Franchising

Essential steps to building a successful franchise

Karen Keylock 24 Oct 2024

Administrative barriers stall access to critical legacy qualifications

Higher Education

Administrative barriers stall access to critical legacy qualifications

Roland Innes 24 Oct 2024

Source: © WPP Despite third-quarter results showing a strong performance from GroupM and WPP's winning of the Amazon media account, the network's expectations for the full year remain unchanged

Advertising

Strong Q3 performance for WPP; full year expectations remain unchanged

23 Oct 2024

Tech, viticulture, and research drive SA wine industry

Viticulture & Oenology

Tech, viticulture, and research drive SA wine industry

21 Oct 2024

Groundbreaking partnership set to professionalise South Africa’s retail sector

Retail

Groundbreaking partnership set to professionalise South Africa’s retail sector

Issued by Retail Institute of South Africa 17 Oct 2024

Why a design-thinking partnership is right for your business

Higher Education

Why a design-thinking partnership is right for your business

Issued by Hasso Plattner d-school Afrika 16 Oct 2024

MICE

Africa's MICE industry eyes growth amid global competition and economic hurdles

16 Oct 2024

South African vineyards set for a promising 2025

Viticulture & Oenology

South African vineyards set for a promising 2025

16 Oct 2024

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Climate Change

Carbon pricing poses threat to economies of developing countries

11 Oct 2024

Source: Supplied. Sergio Barbosa, chief information officer of Global Kinetic, and chief executive officer of FutureBank.

Banking

Why haven’t SA banks done more with DeFi, CBDCs & crypto?

10 Oct 2024

PG Bison unveils new SupaWood Medium-Density Fibreboard (MDF) line in Mkhondo

Materials & Equipment

PG Bison unveils new SupaWood Medium-Density Fibreboard (MDF) line in Mkhondo

Issued by PG Bison 14 Oct 2024

Fintech

Navigating SA's entrepreneurial landscape: How fintech companies can help overcome SME challenges

Janine Sweeney 9 Oct 2024

Maximising ROI in education: Aligning employee learning paths with corporate strategy

Higher Education

Maximising ROI in education: Aligning employee learning paths with corporate strategy

Dr Ridwaan Asvat, Issued by Regent Business School 9 Oct 2024

#Windaba2024: Ramaphosa’s climate commission head confirms renewables push

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

#Windaba2024: Ramaphosa’s climate commission head confirms renewables push

Lindsey Schutters 3 Oct 2024

SA's global competitiveness at risk with unrecognised qualifications, says Idea CEO

Higher Education

SA's global competitiveness at risk with unrecognised qualifications, says Idea CEO

3 Oct 2024

SMEs at the forefront of SA’s economic transformation, says Whitfield

SMEs

SMEs at the forefront of SA’s economic transformation, says Whitfield

3 Oct 2024

Source: Supplied.

Tourism & Travel

Qatar Airways invests in Virgin Australia: A strategic $3bn boost to Aussie aviation

2 Oct 2024

Source: Supplied. Ferdinand Ngon Kemoum, group chief executive officer, Orabank Group and Reda Helal, group managing director – processing, Africa and co-head group processing, Network International.

Fintech

Digital payment leap: Orabank teams up with Network International

2 Oct 2024

Minister Ramokgopa was big on renewables during his seminar. Source: x.com

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

#Windaba2024: South Africa takes aggressive stance on renewables expansion

Lindsey Schutters 2 Oct 2024

Beyond printers: Altron document solutions is challenging the status quo in a print industry

Printing

Beyond printers: Altron document solutions is challenging the status quo in a print industry

Issued by Altron 30 Sep 2024

Source: © Sowetan The Innovation Hub and DRDGold’s Ergo Minining have signed a MOU to train 50 unemployed youth to advance entrepreneurship and create jobs in Gauteng townships

Sustainability

DRDGold's Ergo Mining and Innovation Hub partner to combat youth unemployment in Gauteng

27 Sep 2024

Unlocking the blueprint for South Africa's infrastructure development

Technology

Unlocking the blueprint for South Africa's infrastructure development

Sabine Dall'Omo 30 Sep 2024

Agribusiness

Boosting South Africa’s agribusiness: Practical strategies for growth and success

Phumla Mavundla 26 Sep 2024

Green businesses receive R140m boost from GTIP

Tourism

Green businesses receive R140m boost from GTIP

25 Sep 2024