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Transforming township economies: The digital future of SA's SME retailers

Informal Retailing

Transforming township economies: The digital future of SA's SME retailers

26 Feb 2026

How can South African retailers use augmented reality to improve shopping experiences?

Technology

How can South African retailers use augmented reality to improve shopping experiences?

Melusi Makhoba, Issued by University of Johannesburg - Marketing Management 11 Sep 2025

Image source: DC Studio from

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

SA advocates for linguistic equity in AI at G20

8 Apr 2025

Source: Supplied. Privesan Naidoo, Executive: Trading Product VP (card and payments) at Nedbank.

Trends

#BizTrends2025: The evolution and future of payments and e-commerce in South Africa

Privesan Naidoo 15 Jan 2025

Retail

From local is lekker to hyper-localisation: Township consumer trends to watch this festive season

Mongezi Mtati 12 Dec 2024

DJ Sbu in conversation with SABC's head of content Lala Tuku and head of African Language Station Sbongi Ngcobo. Source: Karabo Ledwaba.

Loeries Creative Week

#Loeries2023: Is the SABC still relevant in the digital age?

Karabo Ledwaba 6 Oct 2023

Source: Bizcommunity.com Massmart continues to drive its e-commerce offering across Makro, Game and Builders

E-commerce

Massmart continues to drive e-commerce offering across Makro, Game and Builders

3 May 2023

Eduroam rolled out at all ACSA airports

Higher Education

Eduroam rolled out at all ACSA airports

26 Apr 2023

Bringing education to life with Extended Reality (XR)

E-learning

Bringing education to life with Extended Reality (XR)

Evan-Lee Courie 22 Mar 2023

The impact of sharing on e-commerce and digital payments

Digital

The impact of sharing on e-commerce and digital payments

Issued by SHAREit Group 5 Jan 2023

Source: Mandla Magagula.

Fintech

Cryptoverse: a platform for all South Africans?

Katja Hamilton 30 Sep 2022

Streaming

South Africa primed for the Great Streaming Boom

Leslie Adams 27 Sep 2022

Source: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Commercial Property

Covid can't break South Africa's love affair with shopping malls

Nqobile Dludla 30 Jun 2022

Digital

Digify Africa and UK govt partner to launch DigiBytes

31 Jan 2022

South African retailers' readiness for the fourth industrial revolution

Research

South African retailers' readiness for the fourth industrial revolution

Dr Beate Stiehler-Mulder and Kgaugelo Mehlape 23 Nov 2021

Source: ©tashatuvango

Fintech

New payment methods accelerating but cash is still king in SA

20 Oct 2021

International Literacy Month: Why we need to talk about digital literacy

Education

International Literacy Month: Why we need to talk about digital literacy

Jackie Carroll 22 Sep 2021

KFC meals can now be ordered on WhatsApp

Services

KFC meals can now be ordered on WhatsApp

12 Aug 2021

Data costs and online access high on list of obstacles to online learning from South African students

E-learning

Data costs and online access high on list of obstacles to online learning from South African students

Philile Mabolloane, Issued by Juta and Company 10 Aug 2021

Credit: Shoprite Group

E-commerce

Why SA's largest grocery consumer market still isn't shopping online

Semona Pillay 21 May 2021

8 post-Covid grocery retail survival strategies

Retailers

8 post-Covid grocery retail survival strategies

Semona Pillay 13 May 2021

Instagram Lite to roll out to sub-Saharan Africa and other emerging markets

Social Media

Instagram Lite to roll out to sub-Saharan Africa and other emerging markets

19 Mar 2021

Legal challenges, opportunities for SA's TMT sector in 2021

Corporate & Commercial Law

Legal challenges, opportunities for SA's TMT sector in 2021

25 Feb 2021

How the events and entertainment industry can rebuild post-lockdown - Q&A with Steve Cuzen of Howler

Events

How the events and entertainment industry can rebuild post-lockdown - Q&A with Steve Cuzen of Howler

Ruth Cooper 28 Sep 2020

#SupplementaryBudget: Structural reforms must be fast-tracked to increase transformation

Markets & Investment

#SupplementaryBudget: Structural reforms must be fast-tracked to increase transformation

Tholo Makhaola 29 Jun 2020

Digital transformation vital to improve service delivery

4th Industrial Revolution

Digital transformation vital to improve service delivery

Andy Dikobo 7 May 2020

#LockdownLessons: STEM must go on in lockdown

Entrepreneurship

#LockdownLessons: STEM must go on in lockdown

Evan-Lee Courie 28 Apr 2020

Pandemic underscores gross inequalities in South Africa, and the need to fix them

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Pandemic underscores gross inequalities in South Africa, and the need to fix them

Lauren Graham 6 Apr 2020

#BizTrends2020: What does the African mobile consumer really want for the new decade?

Trends

#BizTrends2020: What does the African mobile consumer really want for the new decade?

Lynette Hundermark 3 Feb 2020

SA taking steps towards a 4IR economy

Legislation & Regulation

SA taking steps towards a 4IR economy

11 Nov 2019

Facebook and Vodafone to deploy express Wi-Fi in Ghana

Digital

Facebook and Vodafone to deploy express Wi-Fi in Ghana

8 Feb 2019

PR & Communications

R2K calls for Competitions Commission to step in on high data costs

17 Oct 2018

Competition inquiry on data costs start next month

Competition Law

Competition inquiry on data costs start next month

19 Sep 2018

David Noel-Lardin, vice president for digital payment at Gemalto CISMEA.

Cybersecurity

Security - key to Africa's mobile fintech revolution

David Noel-Lardin 27 Aug 2018

#BizTrends2018: Competition Commission's inquiry into data costs finalised in 2018

Trends

#BizTrends2018: Competition Commission's inquiry into data costs finalised in 2018

Burton Phillips 8 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: It is time for marketing professionals to become more innovative

Trends

#BizTrends2018: It is time for marketing professionals to become more innovative

Desiree Gullan 8 Jan 2018

Democratising AR, bringing content to life with Zappar

Advertising

Democratising AR, bringing content to life with Zappar

Cari Coetzee 20 Nov 2017

TransUnion releases Digital Dealers Guide

Dealers

TransUnion releases Digital Dealers Guide

Ilse van den Berg 6 Oct 2017

The #datamustfall war - Competition Commission weighs in

Corporate & Commercial Law

The #datamustfall war - Competition Commission weighs in

Burton Phillips 29 Sep 2017

Cheap data "vital for SA's future"

Telecoms & Networks

Cheap data "vital for SA's future"

Nico Gouws 1 Sep 2017

Parliament wants independent probe of Vodacom billing glitch

Telecoms & Networks

Parliament wants independent probe of Vodacom billing glitch

Bekezela Phakathi 28 Aug 2017

Is franchising services the silver lining in a stagnant economy?

Franchising

Is franchising services the silver lining in a stagnant economy?

Sybrand Bezuidenhout 25 Jul 2017

Focus on high data costs

Telecoms & Networks

Focus on high data costs

19 Jul 2017

Is South Africa even on the IoT and machine-learning map?

Technology

Is South Africa even on the IoT and machine-learning map?

Reshaad Sha 23 Jun 2017

Marketers in Africa should leverage mobile as an amplifier

Mobile

Marketers in Africa should leverage mobile as an amplifier

Werner Lindemann 24 May 2017

Opera injects $100 million in African digital economy

Internet

Opera injects $100 million in African digital economy

11 May 2017