79 E-commerce will soon reach an important milestone in South Africa: by January, according to World Wide Worx research, online shopping will top 10% of total retail sales for the first time….
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Astral commits to cooperation in poultry market probe
58CompCom to look at pricing, integration, imports, contract farming, retail, and transformation. JSE-listed Astral Foods says it will engage constructively with the Competition Commission’s poultry market inquiry and welcomes the opportunity for…
SABC admits its funding model is broken
66 The SABC’s business model is no longer fit for purpose, according to its CEO, Nomsa Chabeli. She said in public broadcaster’s annual report, published on Friday, that it was assumed that…
SABC warns its future is at risk as delays to key bill drag on
65 The SABC has bemoaned delays in the finalisation of the SABC Bill, which is meant to provide clarity on the public broadcaster’s revenue model, as it reported a 28% increase in…
AI takes the throne
108 The author, Brian Hungwe Looking at the guest list at King Charles III’s Windsor Castle banquet for US President Donald Trump last month made one thing abundantly clear: it’s a tech-driven…
Balwin faces court challenge as Airbnb-type letting divides residential estates
67 Prohibition of this type of letting by homeowner associations, trustees and the developers of some residential estates is proving a thorny issue. A legal battle is raging over the prohibition of…
SA Auto Week exposed an industry running rapidly out of road
68 At last week’s SA Auto Week in Gqeberha – Naamsa’s annual showcase event – the dominant theme was an industry fighting for survival under tough local and international conditions. The influx…
South Africans deserve better than this broken bureaucracy
59 Fourteen hours. That’s how much time I spent queuing to renew and collect my passport and to get a new ID card. That was time I would have much rather spent…
Turnarounds at Eskom and Transnet not yet showing in GDP figures
115 B4SA has wracked up some impressive successes, but there’s no sign of this yet in economic growth figures. The B4SA Business Government Partnership, a collaboration between business and government, has made…
Bad news for Boxer | The Citizen
70 Boxer told shareholders it expects its HEPS to decline for the 26 weeks ended 31 August 2025. Pick n Pay’s pride and joy, Boxer, is expecting to report a significant decline…