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Source: Supplied. Somaya Joshua, head of commercial property finance at Absa CIB.

Property

No reason to waste a good crisis in East African property markets

Somaya Joshua and Zaharaa Khanbhai 12 Jul 2024

AI campaigns to humour-driven engagement. Where are we going?

Marketing & Media

AI campaigns to humour-driven engagement. Where are we going?

Issued by AAA School of Advertising 1 Jul 2024

Building meaningful brands for modern Africa

Marketing & Media

Building meaningful brands for modern Africa

Issued by Epic Lion 1 Jul 2024

Kantar introduces Uganda’s first consumer panel

Marketing & Media

Kantar introduces Uganda’s first consumer panel

Issued by Kantar 26 Jun 2024

Integrated transport: Why it matters and how it can be achieved

Logistics & Transport

Integrated transport: Why it matters and how it can be achieved

Bongani Mthombeni 4 Jun 2024

Source: Supplied. Samuel Seeff, chairman of the Seeff Property Group.

Property

#AfricaMonth: Seeff explores the continent's real estate trends and growth opportunities

Katja Hamilton 28 May 2024

Tracking South Africa's changing rural and urban developments

Property

Tracking South Africa's changing rural and urban developments

Issued by GEOTERRA Image 27 May 2024

Property

30 years of democracy: A call for a paradigm shift in rural infrastructure investment for prosperity

Herbert Theledi 20 May 2024

Source: Supplied. Crystal Towers in Century City where a rental of R70,000 per month was concluded by Seeff.

Property

Apartments in demand, up to R70,000/month to rent, R50m to buy

13 May 2024

Source: US-Africa Business Summit -where 1800+ business and government luminaries from the US and Africa charted pathways to prosperity and collaboration for sustainable success.

Finance

US Africa Business Summit: Standard Bank leaders highlight mutual partnerships

13 May 2024

Dumisani Moyo is the marketing director at SAP. Source: Supplied.

Marketing & Media

#AfricaMonth: Dumisani Moyo, marketing director at SAP, envisions innovation in Africa

Karabo Ledwaba 10 May 2024

ESG & Sustainability

Kenya’s devastating floods expose decades of poor urban planning and bad land management

Sean Avery 6 May 2024

East Africa’s retail boom: a new opportunity for real estate

Retail

East Africa’s retail boom: a new opportunity for real estate

4 Apr 2024

News flash: Calling all businesses with an Africa expansion strategy

Marketing & Media

News flash: Calling all businesses with an Africa expansion strategy

Issued by Shift Social Development 2 Apr 2024

How engineered wood can help the South African built environment decarbonise

Agriculture

How engineered wood can help the South African built environment decarbonise

Roy Southey 22 Mar 2024

Africa’s consumer market set to hit 1.7bn users by 2030

Retail

Africa’s consumer market set to hit 1.7bn users by 2030

20 Mar 2024

Source: Supplied.

Property

Soweto property boom, values double, but still a first-time buyers’ bonanza

20 Mar 2024

Source: Supplied.

Property

Gauteng rental boom driven by affordability and urbanisation

12 Mar 2024

Spar makes progress in sustainable packaging

Retail

Spar makes progress in sustainable packaging

29 Feb 2024

#BizTrends2024: Navigating the evolving retailing landscape in SSA

Retail

#BizTrends2024: Navigating the evolving retailing landscape in SSA

Christele Chokossa 6 Feb 2024

Source: Supplied. SAMRRA's founding chief executive officer, Myles Kritzinger.

Property

South African Multifamily Residential Rental Association (SAMRRA) launches

31 Jan 2024

#BizTrends2024: This is what the future holds for SA’s automotive sector

Automotive

#BizTrends2024: This is what the future holds for SA’s automotive sector

George Mienie 29 Jan 2024

Mapping Conservation Ecology as a multi-disciplinary and integrated field of study - The AEL

Education

Mapping Conservation Ecology as a multi-disciplinary and integrated field of study - The AEL

Dr Brent Abrahams, Issued by Stone 25 Jan 2024

#BizTrends2024: Matthew van der Valk - 4 trends that will influence consumer spending

Marketing & Media

#BizTrends2024: Matthew van der Valk - 4 trends that will influence consumer spending

Matthew van der Valk 12 Jan 2024

African shared mobility set to double, driving global growth by 2030

Logistics & Transport

African shared mobility set to double, driving global growth by 2030

11 Jan 2024

GMOLx unveils DRIFTx for future mobility in Abu Dhabi

Logistics & Transport

GMOLx unveils DRIFTx for future mobility in Abu Dhabi

3 Jan 2024

AutoTrader joins global conversation on emissions reduction

Automotive

AutoTrader joins global conversation on emissions reduction

Issued by AutoTrader 20 Dec 2023

Township economy remains critical engine of cities' growth

Entrepreneurship

Township economy remains critical engine of cities' growth

6 Dec 2023

Source: Supplied.

Property

Retirement villages - a move away from the concept of the aged home

4 Dec 2023

Image: Delegates stand near flag posts at the Dubai's Expo City after attending the World Climate Action Summit, during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 1 December 2023. Reuters/Thomas Mukoya./File Photo

ESG & Sustainability

#COP28: Cities face huge climate finance gap, study says

David Stanway 4 Dec 2023

Reaching water neutrality with Propelair

ESG & Sustainability

Reaching water neutrality with Propelair

Issued by Propelair SA 1 Dec 2023

Putting informal settlements on the map

ESG & Sustainability

Putting informal settlements on the map

Issued by The Social Employment Fund 24 Nov 2023

Source: Yael Geffen, chief executive officer and a shareholder of Lew Geffen Sotheby’s International Realty.

Property

#BizTrends2024: The shifting landscape of cities

Yael Geffen 8 Jan 2024

Dipping into the distribution channels for beverages in Africa

Retail

Dipping into the distribution channels for beverages in Africa

7 Nov 2023

Water crisis in South Africa: Are we making progress?

Finance

Water crisis in South Africa: Are we making progress?

Issued by SAICA 6 Nov 2023

Source: Supplied. Industrial property in Paarl that is off-grid, alleviating concerns around load shedding and sporting a low carbon footprint.

Property

Why the Western Cape's industrial property sector is booming

27 Oct 2023

From crisis to opportunity: Using climate change to ramp up investment in Africa's water sector

ESG & Sustainability

From crisis to opportunity: Using climate change to ramp up investment in Africa's water sector

Mtchera Chirwa 25 Oct 2023

Trends driving growth in the South African packaging industry

Retail

Trends driving growth in the South African packaging industry

Issued by Propak Cape 2026 17 Oct 2023

The future of Africa's Food & Beverage industry

Retail

The future of Africa's Food & Beverage industry

Clive Roberts 16 Oct 2023

Infrastructure development in Africa key to success of smart mobility - Mashatile

Automotive

Infrastructure development in Africa key to success of smart mobility - Mashatile

3 Oct 2023

PG Bison steams ahead on the promise to meet MDF (SupaWood) demand in Southern Africa and beyond

Construction & Engineering

PG Bison steams ahead on the promise to meet MDF (SupaWood) demand in Southern Africa and beyond

Issued by PG Bison 2 Oct 2023

Source: Supplied.

Property

Radical housing model teaches powerful lessons for solving South Africa's housing crisis

18 Sep 2023

Grocery retail in Africa is evolving

Retail

Grocery retail in Africa is evolving

7 Sep 2023

GIBs can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, lower energy costs, and increase grid reliability and resilience. Source: Sueda Dilli/Pexels

Construction & Engineering

Grid interactive buildings could get us to net zero

Thabang Byl 25 Aug 2023

Source: Reuters. South Africa hosted China's Xi Jinping, the leading proponent of enlarging Brics, for a state visit on Tuesday morning (22 August). He is due to attend the Brics Summit this week along with top leaders Brazilian President Luiz Inacio, Lula da Silva and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He is seen here with President Cyril Ramaphosa.

Finance

#BRICS2023: South African trade minister: Embracing change and collaboration in an evolving world

Katja Hamilton 22 Aug 2023

Kubayi calls for transformation in community schemes economy

Property

Kubayi calls for transformation in community schemes economy

8 Aug 2023

How rezoning your property could provide an opportunity for growth

Property

How rezoning your property could provide an opportunity for growth

8 Aug 2023

Achieving urban resilience and sustainability through nexus planning

Construction & Engineering

Achieving urban resilience and sustainability through nexus planning

Luxon Nhamo, Sylvester Mpandeli and Tafadzwa Mabhaudhi 7 Aug 2023

5 ways to start fixing SA's deteriorating water quality

Construction & Engineering

5 ways to start fixing SA's deteriorating water quality

Bonga Ntuli 4 Aug 2023