SOLA Group achieves a major milestone by producing 1 billion kWh of clean energy ahead of schedule. This accomplishment marks a significant contribution to South Africa’s renewable energy transition, job creation, and local economic development.
Category: South Africa News
South Africa News
10 Universal Mining Problems
OIM Consulting’s Group CEO, Arjen De Bruin, discusses the common workforce challenges in mining across Africa, Australia, and the Americas, and offers practical solutions for overcoming them.
Stellenbosch Business School’s Small Business Academy Empowers Entrepreneurs with Comprehensive Program
Stellenbosch Business School’s Small Business Academy (SBA) offers a transformative nine-month program to help small business owners grow. In 2024, Rucien Petersen of Spottmedia earned top honors for excellence in finance, marketing, and business planning.
Strategies to bridge the technical skills divide
Organisations around the world – including in South Africa – face significant recruitment challenges, chasing the best technical talent available from a limited resource pool.
NIQ Retail Barometer: South Africans Expend R214 Billion on FMCG and Durable Goods in Q3 2024
FMCG and Tech & Durable goods saw a 4.1% YoY increase in value in Q3 2024, driven primarily by FMCG growth, while Tech & Durable goods recovered after experiencing flat growth in previous quarters. FMCG spending totaled R183 billion, with Tech & Durable goods reaching R31 billion in value.
Pay-as-you-go everything – innovation, the African way
You cannot simply copy and paste a business model that has worked internationally and expect it to work in Africa. If you want to do business in Africa, you need to operate in a way that takes the nuances of the continent into account.
This is the opinion of Reach Africa’s Sales Director and specialist in the streaming space – Leslie Adams, where he postulates why incremental purchasing has been so successful across the continent, and how we’re seeing more examples of businesses that are rolling out this “pay as you go” model at scale, thanks to the advent of technology.
SAFPS Warns: Technology is Emerging as a Major Battleground in the Fight Against Fraud
International Fraud Awareness Week is a global annual event dedicated to raising awareness about the widespread issue of fraud and showcasing the efforts across various sectors to combat this growing challenge.
State of the Retail Nation Q3: Consumer confidence starts to recover ahead of Black Friday
South Africa’s Tech & Durables market experiences solid sales growth in value and units YTD. FMCG sales rise 2.6% year-over-year. Value of private label FMCG sales on track to reach R100 billion.
Digital Marketing Conference back in Cape Town on 20 & 21 November 2024
Excitement is building as industry leaders, marketing professionals, and digital enthusiasts prepare to gather at the Digital Marketing Conference 2024 (DMC) in Cape Town this November. This not to be missed marketing event is set to take place on 20 & 21 November 2024 at CTICC, Cape Town.
AfricaCom 2024: French Companies Ready to Transform the African Digital Landscape
From 12-14 November 2024, Business France will showcase French expertise at the AfricaCom 2024 exhibition in Cape Town, South Africa. This essential event for telecommunications and digital transformation in Africa will gather over 15,000 visitors and 400 exhibitors from around the world.