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Refreshi calls on Mzansi to donate a meal via WhatsApp
2 days7 days30 daysBy Industry Show more Search jobs Advertise your job vacancies View more, Apple or Spotify Subscribe to daily business and company news across 19 industries World Kindness Day is fast approaching on 13 November, and food-rescue app Refreshi is urging South Africans to share the love by donating a Surprise Bag to someone in need. Refreshi connects shoppers with Surprise Bags of quality surplus food from bakeries, cafés, delis and supermarkets at a fraction of the retail price.
Kaya 959 celebrates 5 Telkom Radio Awards nominations and Glen Lewis Hall of Fame honour
2 days7 days30 daysBy Industry Show more Search jobs Advertise your job vacancies View more, Apple or Spotify Subscribe to daily business and company news across 19 industries Kaya 959 is celebrating five nominations in the 2026 Telkom Radio Awards, alongside a special honour for veteran broadcaster Glen Lewis, who has been named for induction into the Radio Awards Hall of Fame.
Sacap brings Applied Psychology Studies closer to Cape Town’s Northern Suburbs
2 days7 days30 daysBy Industry Show more Search jobs Advertise your job vacancies View more, Apple or Spotify Subscribe to daily business and company news across 19 industries The South African College of Applied Psychology (Sacap) is expanding its Cape Town presence with a new campus in Tyger Valley, bringing its Applied Psychology and counselling programmes closer to students in the Northern Suburbs from 2027.
UCT MBA climbs to #2 globally, retains #1 spot in Africa in Better World MBA Rankings
2 days7 days30 daysBy Industry Show more Search jobs Advertise your job vacancies View more, Apple or Spotify Subscribe to daily business and company news across 19 industries The University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business (UCT GSB) has climbed five places to #2 in the world in the 2026 Corporate Knights Better World MBA Ranking, the leading global benchmark for sustainability and impact in MBA education. The UCT MBA also retains its place as #1 in Africa.
A year-round audience: Why KZN belongs in national media plans
2 days7 days30 daysBy Industry Show more Search jobs Advertise your job vacancies View more, Apple or Spotify Subscribe to daily business and company news across 19 industries KwaZulu-Natal is often associated with tourism, holidays and the festive season. As a result, national advertisers can sometimes view the province as a seasonal market, increasing their investment during peak holiday periods and overlooking the opportunities that exist throughout the rest of the year.
Network shifts key to trimming SA’s freight bill
2 days7 days30 daysBy Industry Show more Search jobs Advertise your job vacancies View more, Apple or Spotify Subscribe to daily business and company news across 19 industries As South Africa’s logistics costs climb to record levels, businesses are under increasing pressure to contain freight expenditure. However, substantial savings can be achieved by altering distribution networks without cutting volumes or negotiating lower transport rates.
Zero tariffs lift Tru-Cape’s apple exports to China by almost 50%
2 days7 days30 daysBy Industry Show more Search jobs Advertise your job vacancies View more, Apple or Spotify Subscribe to daily business and company news across 19 industries The removal of Chinese import tariffs on South African fruit has helped Tru-Cape Fruit Marketing increase its apple exports to China by almost 50% year to date, creating opportunities to expand its presence in the market.
Eskom sets its sights on building new nuclear capacity in South Africa
2 days7 days30 daysBy Industry Show more Search jobs Advertise your job vacancies View more, Apple or Spotify Subscribe to daily business and company news across 19 industries Alexei Likhachev, head of Russia’s nuclear corporation, Rosatom, said the company is ready to supply African countries with nuclear power plants in various sizes and configurations and is in talks with four countries — including Uganda, Ghana, Ethiopia and Egypt — about large nuclear projects.
Doña Fuego’s canned tequila cocktails land in Checkers stores nationwide
2 days7 days30 daysBy Industry Show more Search jobs Advertise your job vacancies View more, Apple or Spotify Subscribe to daily business and company news across 19 industries Cape Town-based Doña Fuego has entered the ready-to-drink (RTD) cocktail market with a range of canned tequila drinks, targeting summer entertaining and South Africa’s braai season through a retail partnership with Checkers Liquor and Sixty60.
5 big shifts flagged as marketers face a tougher 2027
2 days7 days30 daysBy Industry Show more Search jobs Advertise your job vacancies View more, Apple or Spotify Subscribe to daily business and company news across 19 industries Marketer optimism has dipped for the third year in a row, with just 46% expecting business to improve in 2027, according to Warc’s The Marketer's Toolkit 2027.
SA forestry sector delivers R38.5bn boost, urges govt action
2 days7 days30 daysBy Industry Show more Search jobs Advertise your job vacancies View more, Apple or Spotify Subscribe to daily business and company news across 19 industries South Africa’s forestry sector has officially delivered R38.5bn in investments and achieved its critical Black economic empowerment targets. However, industry leaders warn that chronic government delays, plantation crime, and cheap imports continue to choke timber supplies and threaten over 100,000 rural jobs.
A softer approach to summer – Jockey launches its Spring/Summer 2026 underwear collection
2 days7 days30 daysBy Industry Show more Search jobs Advertise your job vacancies View more, Apple or Spotify Subscribe to daily business and company news across 19 industries Waking up to a soft, summer morning with nowhere to be and no schedule is the kind of start to the day everybody needs. To quietly notice the sunlight streaming through your window, to savour a cup of great coffee outdoors – these are the small pleasures that restore wellbeing during this busiest time of year.
Richards Bay port receives R375m road infrastructure boost
2 days7 days30 daysBy Industry Show more Search jobs Advertise your job vacancies View more, Apple or Spotify Subscribe to daily business and company news across 19 industries Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) is investing R375m in road rehabilitation at the Port of Richards Bay in KwaZulu-Natal, upgrading key transport routes to improve freight movement, road safety and operational efficiency.
Innovator Trust's WIT 2026 spotlights the women turning belief in technology into action
2 days7 days30 daysBy Industry Show more Search jobs Advertise your job vacancies View more, Apple or Spotify Subscribe to daily business and company news across 19 industries Returning as a key moderator, inimitable CEO of Conversation Strategists, Nozipho Tshabalala will weave together on-stage perspectives, draw out the ideas behind them, and keep the focus on what can move women in technology and their businesses forward.
Springbok legend John Smit partners with RoadCover to drive road-safety awareness
2 days7 days30 daysBy Industry Show more Search jobs Advertise your job vacancies View more, Apple or Spotify Subscribe to daily business and company news across 19 industries Every sporting legend has a journey and every journey has a road. Former Springbok captain and Rugby World Cup winner John Smit is embarking on a new chapter as a RoadCover brand ambassador, helping drive road-safety awareness and educate South Africans about their rights following a road accident.
Shoprite and Astron Energy launch fuel rewards in new partnership
Subscribe to daily business and company news across 19 industries The Shoprite Group is expanding its Xtra Savings loyalty programme into fuel retail through a new partnership with Astron Energy, allowing members to earn grocery rewards when purchasing qualifying fuel at participating service stations.
Spar2U expands its digital grocery offering with Kwik Delivery and Click & Collect
2 days7 days30 daysBy Industry Show more Search jobs Advertise your job vacancies View more, Apple or Spotify Subscribe to daily business and company news across 19 industries South African grocery retail is increasingly shaped by how easily shoppers can access the products they need, when and where they need them.
From Black Friday to 'Janu-Worry': Festive trading season tests retailers and households
2 days7 days30 daysBy Industry Show more Search jobs Advertise your job vacancies View more, Apple or Spotify Subscribe to daily business and company news across 19 industries South Africa's festive trading season presents a significant opportunity for retailers, but also brings heightened pressure on household budgets, stock planning and neighbourhood businesses as consumers navigate spending from Black Friday through to the January school period.
Rocket’s new private air ambulance takes to the skies over Polokwane
2 days7 days30 daysBy Industry Show more Search jobs Advertise your job vacancies View more, Apple or Spotify Subscribe to daily business and company news across 19 industries Independent emergency response and aeromedical services provider Rocket, part of Henley Group Holdings, has recently launched its private air ambulance service in Polokwane.
Zanetti AI Institute's last public masterclass comes to Sandton on 18 and 19 November
2 days7 days30 daysBy Industry Show more Search jobs Advertise your job vacancies View more, Apple or Spotify Subscribe to daily business and company news across 19 industries Marketing teams can attend a two-day AI masterclass at the Leonardo Hotel for R11,999 per delegate, excluding VAT. It is the final public masterclass the Zanetti AI Institute will run.
The easiest way to reach over 5 million South African professionals
2 days7 days30 daysBy Industry Show more Search jobs Advertise your job vacancies View more, Apple or Spotify Subscribe to daily business and company news across 19 industries When your company advertises on BusinessTech, we make it easy to maximise your reach and engagement. Only one business news website in South Africa has an audience of over 5 million South Africans reading its articles every month: BusinessTech.
Africa's corporate debt markets remain shallow, OECD says
2 days7 days30 daysBy Industry Show more Search jobs Advertise your job vacancies View more, Apple or Spotify Subscribe to daily business and company news across 19 industries Africa's corporate debt markets are far too small to match the continent's economic weight and growing financing needs, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) said, with outstanding market-based debt totalling only $211bn at the end of 2025.
African universities can do more than teach and research: They can drive social change
2 days7 days30 daysBy Industry Show more Search jobs Advertise your job vacancies View more, Apple or Spotify Subscribe to daily business and company news across 19 industries African universities have significant public resources, including knowledge, skilled people, infrastructure and networks. Beyond producing graduates, how can these resources be used to address problems that people experience in their everyday lives?
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