For the longest time, open-ear earbuds have generated mixed responses from the audio community. On the one hand, they offer an alternative to in-ear earbuds that have now dominated the market and left little space for design variety. On the other hand, many of the recent open-ear earbuds have been met with disinterest, with critics…
FNB is proud to announce its three-year headline sponsorship of KAMERS/Makers – Africa’s largest artisanal market and a dynamic incubator of South African small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs). KAMERS/Makers was born in 2003 when a group of women from Stellenbosch decided to empty one of their houses and fill it with locally produced treasures made…
FlySafair, South Africa’s leading low-cost airline, is now officially flying from Cape Town to Windhoek, Namibia. This marks the first regional route for FlySafair from the Mother City, making cross-border travel more accessible and affordable for customers. In honour of the occasion, South Africa’s Minister of Tourism, Patricia de Lille joined the FlySafair team and…
Chief Executive Officer Tebogo Makgatho’s career is grounded within the information and communications technology (ICT) and services industry. She is driven by a passion to transform the ICT sector and break the barriers to entry into this predominantly white and male-dominated sector. With the impact of technology, digitisation and artificial intelligence on the global society…
Tanzania is now ranked 4th highest in terms of overall attractiveness for trade in Africa. Its leap in the rankings was boosted by the country’s substantial investments in infrastructure and better access to finance, enabling businesses to engage more actively in cross-border trade. On the downside, Ghana experienced a sharp decline, moving from the 3rd…
Vodacom South Africa is excited to announce the launch of its new RED VIP flagship plans, designed to offer customers additional value and a host of new features and benefits. These plans are tailored to meet the evolving needs of our customers, ensuring they stay connected on South Africa’s most reliable network. Vodacom launched these…
Standard Bank makes it a hat-trick of international recognition. Standard Bank, the biggest bank in Africa by assets, has once again won international recognition, this time from Forbes Magazine for being one of the World’s Best Employers. Standard Bank has been ranked 18th in the world, amongst the top 850 large multinational organisations. The Bank emerged…
The Glass Recycling Company (TGRC) is thrilled to announce that the #GlassRecyclingChallenge has been a resounding success! South Africans have exceeded expectations, recycling over 140 tons of glass bottles and jars in Gauteng glass banks throughout September. This sparkling achievement demonstrates the powerful impact of community involvement in recycling. Cheers to Our Recycling Heroes! A huge thank…
James Saunders South Africa is making progress towards tightening lax Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Counter-Terrorist Financing (CFT) controls towards the end of exiting the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF’s) greylist. However, it seems unlikely that the government, banks, and other regulated entities will have done enough to get the country off the greylist by the…
BP Southern Africa (bpSA) celebrated its 100th year of doing business in South Africa on Wednesday, 9 October, with an in-depth dialogue on energy industry trends, followed by a gala dinner to celebrate the contributions of various stakeholders to the company’s success. The dialogue was anchored on the theme of “Reimagining Energy for the Future”…
