146 Clicks opened its 1 000th store during the period. Clicks Group reported a material impact on retail performance after delays in the rollout of its warehouse management system (WMS) at its…
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Side hustles you can start with no capital
154 PICTURE: PEXELS/ CONTENT CREATOR With the rising cost of living and growing interest in financial independence, more people are looking for ways to earn extra income outside of their regular jobs….
Surplus groceries, straight from the browser
172 Still Good co-founders Lorenzo Parisi and Nabeel Gool A South African start-up is selling near-expiry groceries at up to 65% off through a web app built specifically around the realities of…
Nkusi IT Siyasebenza launches EPWP Smart Track, a digital workforce management platform built on Microsoft Power Platform
146 At the heart of the platform is a mobile-first check-in experience built on Microsoft Power Apps. NKUSI IT Siyasebenza, a South African technology implementation company and member of the Microsoft Partner…
Cabinet hands the Post Office a board, but not a bailout
151 Cabinet has approved a new board for the South African Post Office, removing a key procedural hurdle to the troubled entity applying to exit business rescue – but handing the incoming…
Bash powers TFG online sales as group profit tumbles
178 The Foschini Group’s online business was one of the few bright spots in a bruising financial year, with its Bash platform driving a 49.2% surge in e-commerce sales across its South…
The real hurdle for South Africa’s AI voicebots isn’t the AI
160 In the world of AI voice technology, the difference between a satisfied customer and a frustrated hang-up is measured in milliseconds. While the global hype focuses on the brilliance of large…
The real cloud challenge isn’t adoption – it’s doing it well
162 Joel Chacko, executive head of cloud services at Vodacom Business South African organisations have largely embraced cloud computing, but industry experts argue that the real challenge is no longer whether to…
Traxtion ramps up bid to build Africa’s biggest rail company
153 The company’s $86m equity raise was heavily over-subscribed, indicating the appetite for the future of private rail in Africa. Investors appear to have big hopes for the future of private rail…
In South Africa, the bundle is the new battleground
174 The most important thing Amazon launched in South Africa this week was not Prime. It was the bundle. When Amazon switched on Prime locally on Tuesday, the obvious headline was the…