The number of hunger-related deaths amongst children five years old and under is on the rise in South Africa. Since the start of 2022, hundreds of children in this age group have succumbed due to malnutrition and hunger with the biggest contributing factors being poverty and lack of household food security. A recent report citing research undertaken by Wits University indicated that KwaZulu Natal is worst affected by hunger-related child deaths, followed by the Eastern Cape, Gauteng and Mpumalanga. In response to this reality, Tiger Brands has initiated Isondlo, a child nutrition programme, at a cost of R42 million. The initiative…
Author: Tebogo Nkabinde
A private investor has just bought a cold storage and distribution facility belonging to Clover and it has been announced the sale is in the region of R52,5 million. Located in City Deep, Johannesburg, Clover’s storage and distribution centre has exchanged hands following the dairy group’s relocation to its Atlas facility in Boksburg, Ekurhuleni. The relocation by the dairy group, Clover led to controversial retrenchments as per media reports in South Africa. At the same time, the sale of the City Deep cold storage and distribution centre is the latest in a string of warehouse closures undertaken by Clover. According to Sean Berowsky,…
An upstart airline, Lift, operating in South African skies is now offering flights between Johannesburg and Durban as of October 26 2022. The airline, Lift, announced this week that the flight tickets are already on sale for three flights per day starting from next month. As things stand, Lift is flying between Johannesburg and Cape Town but the Durban flights will depart from Johannesburg early in the morning, again at noon, and then late in the afternoon. Business Insider SA reports that local flight prices have been consistently crazy, with demand outweighing supply on most domestic routes and high fuel prices, while airline…
Just 12 months ago, veteran DJ and digital broadcasting entrepreneur, Jon Savage, told South Africa’s media industry that it needed to revolutionise if it was to survive the digital wave. And, he stressed, the key to potential revenue models for the industry was to make a paradigm shift when it came to the definition of ‘broadcasting’. The term broadcasting was obsolete, he said, unless you were prepared to define it as the distribution of ‘heard’ and/or ‘heard and seen’ content across numerous media or channels. And, when you start including digital such as WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube in your…
Swedish carmaker, Volvo, has announced that it has started series production of the battery electric versions of heavy-duty vehicles such as FH, FM, and FMX ranges. Volvo says these trucks are capable of operating at a total weight of 44 t (gross combination weight) and with such new additions, the Swedish truck manufacturer has six electric truck models in series production globally. “This is a milestone and proves that we are leading the transformation of the industry,” says Volvo Trucks president Roger Alm. “It’s less than two years ago since we showcased our heavy electric trucks for the very first time. “Now we…
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Nigeria grew by 3.11% year-on-year in real terms in the first quarter of 2022, showing sustained growth for the sixth consecutive quarter since the recession witnessed in 2020 when negative growth rates were recorded in quarters two and three of 2020. In August, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) released its report which stated that the ICT sector had contributed 18.44% to the GDP in Q2 2022, clearly demonstrating the sector’s significant and consistent contributions to Nigeria’s economy. According to the report, the non-oil sector contributed 93.67% to the nation’s GDP in the period in…
The recently released Andersons AgConnect app gives producers easy access to real-time information, including electronic information, including electronic scale tickets, contracts and on holds. The Bushel platform helps agribusinesses share accurate information with producers through the custom-branded application on their smartphone. The Andersons AgConnect app is available for The Andersons customers in Idaho, Colorado, Louisiana, and New York. “This mobile app is just one part of a longer-term strategy to provide the best customer experience for our producers in the industry,” Bill Krueger, president, The Andersons Trade and Processing says. “Giving our producers their account information 24/7 will empower them…
It’s no secret that user data privacy concerns coupled with ongoing ad regulations have seismically shifted our advertising landscape, with even more profound changes still to come. In this environment, strong agency-client partnerships are more important than ever, as brands increasingly turn to their service partners to develop privacy-centric strategies while sustaining results. Over the past year, privacy has evolved from a looming, abstract concept to a present-day imperative, and, not unlike the last decade’s “pivot to mobile,” it has forced many brands to seriously reevaluate their strategies. Then, as they do now, advertisers recognized the magnitude of a major…
Binance has announced that they have launched a crypto education tour across 5 countries in French-speaking Africa. Binance, the world’s leading blockchain ecosystem and cryptocurrency infrastructure provider has launched a crypto education tour across 5 countries in French-speaking Africa as part of its mission to drive blockchain adoption and enable greater financial accessibility in the region. On September 10 2022, Binance kicked off the first meetup of the tour in Cotonou, Benin with a goal to empower crypto newbies and enthusiasts in the region with the right knowledge about blockchain technology and how to use it as a tool for…
Ethiopian Airlines has launched a new route to fly between Addis Ababa and Amman, Jordan, and the airline Carrier revealed the news this week. Based in East Africa, Ethiopian Airlines said starting the route to Amman becomes its 11th city in the Middle East. Dubbed one of the most profitable airlines in Africa, Ethiopian Airlines sees this route for the first time in over 10 years that the route has been served – but not by Ethiopian. Until June 2012, the now defunct United Kingdom carrier, BMI, flew London Heathrow-Amman-Addis Ababa and back using A321s. As per a social media post by Ethiopian…