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Tiger Brands partners with Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund to improve child nutrition in food insecure families
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
Clover’s City Deep warehouse and storage facility went on sake for R52,5 million
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
SA’s domestic airline, Lift, opens a route between Johannesburg and Durban
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
Broadcasting leads the not-so-silent digital media revolution in South Africa
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
Volvo begins making electric trucks, and South Africa can expect them in 2023
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
Technology now contributes more than oil to Nigeria’s GDP
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
Andersons AgConnect app gives producers easy access to their harvest
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,
3 principles for managing agency-client privacy partnerships
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
Binance launches a Crypto education tour across African countries
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
Ethiopian Airlines launches new route between Addis Ababa to Amman
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
Lebogang Chaka: 'Meet me in the Metaverse of business value'
Johannesburg – The pace and scale of technological change are racing ahead at perhaps the most incredible speed seen in human history, transforming how we live and work. New tools and technologies are creating a workplace future very different from the status quo and far more advanced than the one the tools were initially designed
Slack’s new Canvas feature puts a document editor in your chat window
Slack is becoming a document editor. The Salesforce-owned company announced today at its developer conference that it is building a new feature, called Canvas, that will let users create and edit full docs from within the Slack interface. It’s one of Slack’s biggest announcements in a while and maybe its biggest departure ever from its email-killer
International collaboration critical to accelerate transition to sustainable energy future
The International Energy Agency (IEA) in its 'Breakthrough Agenda Report 2022' says international collaboration will be critical to successfully transition to sustainability, given the global scale and fast pace of change that is required. "Action by governments and businesses individually is necessary, but not sufficient. Well-targeted international collaboration can make low-carbon transitions faster, less difficult
MTN and Ericsson launch 5G services in the continent
MTN and Ericsson have announced a successful launch of the 5G services in across Africa. Ericsson and MTN Nigeria have reached a historic milestone with the successful launch of 5G services. This landmark deal is the result of a fruitful collaboration spanning 21 years reaffirming a rich culture of partnerships between the two parties. The
South Africans might have to get permits and licensing for the use of WiFi, says new draft policy
Telecommunications minister, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni says South Africans may in future want to license the use of WiFi, at least in some parts of the country. And regulator the Independent Communications Authority of SA must keep looking at the possibility of doing so, later if not sooner. Ntshavheni recently published the "Next Generation Radio Frequency Spectrum Policy
5 rules for fixing AI in business
Companies struggle to use AI to improve the way their businesses operate, a challenge that can be mitigated by following five rules. There are two faces to the machine-learning component of artificial intelligence algorithms. There are the gee-whiz competitions in which data grand masters, given fixed rules, design algorithms that set in motion a race
New SME banking platform by Lulalend gets go ahead
The South African Reserve Bank has given its regulatory approval for a new partnership designed to exclusively serve the SME sector. The collaboration has been developed through a partnership between Lulalend and Access Bank South Africa Ltd. The new platform, called Lula, has been specifically designed to address the most common challenges SMEs face when
Ignatius Sehoole appointed KPMG Africa chairperson
Professional services firm KPMG South Africa CEO Ignatius Sehoole has been appointed as the chairperson of KPMG Africa and a member of the KPMG Global board, with effect from 1 October. “In this role, Ignatius will implement a collective approach where clients will see KPMG’s Africa firms work together to represent the continent and have the ability
Drop in agribusiness confidence shows sector is facing challenges, but remains on sound footing
The Agribusiness Confidence Index (ACI), published by the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa (Agbiz) and the Industrial Development Corporation, deteriorated by seven points to 53 in the third quarter. “The third-quarter results present a picture of a sector that remains on a sound footing, but one that is confronted with a range of challenges,”
Uber apparently hacked by teen
Uber says it’s investigating a “cybersecurity incident” amidst reports that the company’s internal systems have been breached. The alleged hacker, who claims to be an 18-year old, says they have administrator access to company tools including Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud Platform. The New York Times reports that the ride-hailing business has taken multiple internal systems,