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Competition Law

Shoprite and Woolworths secure conditional green light for major retail buyouts

22 hours

Beyond buildings: What retail can learn from a hospitality mindset

Retail & Hospitality Property

Beyond buildings: What retail can learn from a hospitality mindset

Issued by Catchwords 1 day

Source: Supplied. Artist's impression of Kings Walk in Pretoria East, which is set for an exciting retail transformation as it takes shape, promising vibrant shopping, outdoor entertainment and community connection by October 2027.

Construction & Engineering

Kings Walk set to transform Pretoria East with bold new retail destination

1 day

Sixty60 adds instant airtime, data and digital vouchers

Retail Services

Sixty60 adds instant airtime, data and digital vouchers

1 day

South Africa loses up to R12bn a year to ad fraud, yet the silence is deafening

Advertising

South Africa loses up to R12bn a year to ad fraud, yet the silence is deafening

Marc Dhalluin, Issued by TruthsetsOnline.com 9 Oct 2026

Source: Supplied. Japie van Niekerk, chief executive officer of New Africa Developments (NAD).

Property Development

New Africa Developments applies hospitality lessons to shopping centres

9 Oct 2026

Mauritius’s evolving visitor market drives aparthotel demand

Tourism & Travel

Mauritius’s evolving visitor market drives aparthotel demand

8 Oct 2026

Holy guacamole! Old El Paso sales signal a Mexican flavour boom in SA

FMCG

Holy guacamole! Old El Paso sales signal a Mexican flavour boom in SA

8 Oct 2026

Source: Supplied. Marin Cundall, Managing Executive: Digital Experience: GoTyme Bank.

Banking

#EXCLUSIVE: GoTyme rethinks banking with its new app

Katja Hamilton 7 Oct 2026

New mobile operator Aweh Mobile launches in South Africa

Telecoms & Networks

New mobile operator Aweh Mobile launches in South Africa

6 Oct 2026

Smaller baskets, faster meals: Here's how South Africans are reshaping grocery shopping

Research

Smaller baskets, faster meals: Here's how South Africans are reshaping grocery shopping

5 Oct 2026

TFG’s Bash turns 3,000 stores into sales machines, driving R551m in sales

E-commerce

TFG’s Bash turns 3,000 stores into sales machines, driving R551m in sales

5 Oct 2026

Azam Khan, an academic programme leader for the Higher Certificate in Accounting at Mancosa, asks: How far can automated tax go? (Image source: © 123rf )

Taxation & Regulation

The AI taxman: Is automated tax the future and what happens when it goes wrong?

Azam Khan 2 Oct 2026

New NIQ report: South African tech brands can win in 2027 by helping shoppers justify the purchase

Research

New NIQ report: South African tech brands can win in 2027 by helping shoppers justify the purchase

Issued by NielsenIQ 1 Oct 2026

Outsmart rising fuel prices with hyperlocal targeting and in-store solutions

Retailers

Outsmart rising fuel prices with hyperlocal targeting and in-store solutions

Olav Westphal, Issued by Vicinity Media 1 Oct 2026

From gym to game day: How sports nutrition is expanding beyond traditional fitness

Research

From gym to game day: How sports nutrition is expanding beyond traditional fitness

Issued by Insight Survey 1 Oct 2026

Fast food has become a weekly habit for South Africans

Research

Fast food has become a weekly habit for South Africans

Issued by KLA 30 Sep 2026

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IP Law

Ignorance is not an excuse: What a High Court ruling means for copyright enforcement

Darren Olivier, Lita Miti-Qamata, Maureen Kiugu, Daniëlle van Deventer, Mandla Ngidi & Maggie N 29 Sep 2026

What influences SA’s food and meal preferences? New research tells all

Research

What influences SA’s food and meal preferences? New research tells all

Issued by Caxton Media 29 Sep 2026

Dine, discover and win at Mall of Africa

Retailers

Dine, discover and win at Mall of Africa

Issued by Mall of Africa 28 Sep 2026

Uniq Clothing by Checkers opens 50th store in Sea Point

Fashion & Homeware

Uniq Clothing by Checkers opens 50th store in Sea Point

28 Sep 2026

Hunger Games: SA's ready-to-eat food market hits R45.5bn as competition widens

Research

Hunger Games: SA's ready-to-eat food market hits R45.5bn as competition widens

28 Sep 2026

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Economy

Borrowing costs rise again: SA’s fragile recovery comes under fresh pressure

Katja Hamilton 25 Sep 2026

iTonka Square in Springs expands retail access with R395m revamp

Commercial Property

iTonka Square in Springs expands retail access with R395m revamp

25 Sep 2026

Higher fuel costs make convenience pricier for South African shoppers

Retail

Higher fuel costs make convenience pricier for South African shoppers

Nonhle N. Luthuli 22 Sep 2026

Zakkie Welman, medical physicist and Ewette Menge, unit manager of the radiotherapy unit at Life Rosepark Hospital. Image supplied.

Oncology

Life Healthcare brings advanced cancer treatment to central South Africa

21 Sep 2026

Why shopping centres are becoming lifestyle destinations

Retailers

Why shopping centres are becoming lifestyle destinations

Nisha Kemraj 18 Sep 2026

SA shoppers are rethinking what 'private label' really means

FMCG

SA shoppers are rethinking what 'private label' really means

Tony Mun-Gavin 18 Sep 2026

New Africa Developments acquires Kalahari Mall

Retail & Hospitality Property

New Africa Developments acquires Kalahari Mall

Issued by Catchwords 15 Sep 2026

SA’s unique AI habits key to capturing market share this retail peak

Technology

SA’s unique AI habits key to capturing market share this retail peak

Zaida Kamish and Malcolm Peters, Issued by Incubeta 15 Sep 2026

A tale of 2 consumers: Value-seeking versus premiumisation in South Africa

Retail Marketing

A tale of 2 consumers: Value-seeking versus premiumisation in South Africa

Issued by NielsenIQ 15 Sep 2026

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Property Development

Absa brings SME and international banking to Dragon Square Mall

14 Sep 2026

Source: Supplied. GoTyme chief executive officer, Cheslyn Jacobs.

Banking

GoTyme's Cheslyn Jacobs: Building a faster, world class banking model

Katja Hamilton 11 Sep 2026

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Women's Health

#WomensHealthMatters: Discovery Health sponsors women’s health conference

Maroefah Smith 11 Sep 2026

Let's get personal: Sixty60 is predicting what shoppers want next

Retail Services

Let's get personal: Sixty60 is predicting what shoppers want next

Nonhle N. Luthuli 11 Sep 2026

Tourism

Tourism Month: Hospitality SMEs urged to capitalise on new domestic travel growth opportunities

Issued by Business Partners Limited 10 Sep 2026

The Honor Spring Sale is live at a store near you

Technology

The Honor Spring Sale is live at a store near you

Issued by Honor SA 10 Sep 2026

Shoprite’s 100th Western Cape store brings Halaal shopping to Lotus River

Retailers

Shoprite’s 100th Western Cape store brings Halaal shopping to Lotus River

9 Sep 2026

SA’s FMCG market is expanding, but momentum is weakening

FMCG

SA’s FMCG market is expanding, but momentum is weakening

9 Sep 2026

Research

Field Force launches FieldIQ, a brand new market intelligence division

Issued by Field IQ 7 Sep 2026

Woolworths plans to strengthen its private-label food offering with In2food deal

Retailers

Woolworths plans to strengthen its private-label food offering with In2food deal

Karabo Ledwaba 4 Sep 2026

Source: Supplied. Sandton 3-bedroom home for sale R3.495m: Located in one of Bryanston's most sought-after, 24-hour guarded estates and priced at R3.495 million through Pam Golding Properties, this three-bedroom cluster home offers the ideal balance of effortless indoor-outdoor living and secure family comfort.

Markets & Investment

Looking for Johannesburg’s next property hotspot? Start here

4 Sep 2026

Source: Supplied. PayJustNow chief operating officer, Dean Hyde.

Financial Services

The BNPL boom is here – and PayJustNow’s latest numbers show it

3 Sep 2026

Jacobs taps SA’s iced coffee boom with new ready-to-drink range

FMCG

Jacobs taps SA’s iced coffee boom with new ready-to-drink range

2 Sep 2026

NIQ State of the Retail Nation: South Africans spend carefully as value takes centre stage

Retail Marketing

NIQ State of the Retail Nation: South Africans spend carefully as value takes centre stage

Issued by NielsenIQ 2 Sep 2026

Online retail reaches 10% of South Africa market as sales hit R159bn

E-commerce

Online retail reaches 10% of South Africa market as sales hit R159bn

2 Sep 2026