UrgentGo Courier, a rising logistics company based in Johannesburg, has launched its new same-day delivery service to meet the growing demand for fast, secure, and affordable parcel delivery across South Africa. The company offers a variety of courier solutions including last-mile delivery, medical logistics, and document handling for both businesses and individuals. With a focus

Olam Agri, a leading agribusiness in food, feed, and fibre, has entered a strategic partnership with IDH and Arzikin Noma, a Nigerian agricultural development firm driving innovation and partnerships in rural farming communities, to strengthen soybean production in Kwara State. The agreement aims to unlock the potential of smallholder soybean farmers, particularly women and young people,

Strong balance sheet, improved dividend, agri upward momentum and planned site expansions support second-half optimism KAL Group, the unique South African agri, fuel & convenience speciality retailer listed on the JSE, today reported a steady performance for the six months ended March 2025 (H1 or this period). Encouraged by the positive momentum to date, an even better performance in H2 is expected. The Group delivered solid earnings, underpinned by a diversified business model, disciplined capital management, and strong

CA&S Group (CAS:BSE | CAA:JSE), a dual-listed company on the JSE and Botswana Stock Exchange, is pleased to announce a significant partnership and strategic investment in Tradco Group a leading route-to-market solutions business based in Kenya with further operations and partnerships across multiple East African countries. This acquisition forms part of CA&S’s strategic expansion into

Festive season is in full swing, and economic experts predict that consumer spending will rebound to pre-pandemic levels, signaling a strong recovery in retail and consumer confidence. This optimism is already taking shape, with inflation falling to a four-year low of 2.8% in October 2024, fueling increased spending. In fact, during Black Friday Week, inDrive

DSV’s recently commissioned world-class, flexible, and scalable logistics facility in Durban brings all our people in KwaZulu-Natal together to deliver integrated logistics and robust end-to-end supply chain solutions. DSV Park | Durban is ideally situated in Riverhorse Valley, Durban, and is adjacent to major road networks with easy access to the Durban Port and King

Vivo Energy Ghana, the exclusive distributor and marketer of Shell branded products has proudly marked an exceptional milestone in its commitment to safety and operational excellence, celebrating 5000 Goal Zero Days (no harm to people and minimising its impact on the environment). This achievement reflects the tireless dedication of employees, contractors, transporters, and all its

The project will be implemented in the biodiversity-sensitive provinces of Sofala and Zambezia, spread across 185,000 hectares of mangrove forests Up to 100 million mangroves to be planted; Total project area of 185,000 Hectares; 200,000 tons of CO2 to be offset annually. The largest mangrove reforestation project in Africa has been launched by Mozambique’s Ministry

74% of the region’s small and medium businesses in construction and manufacturing are optimistic about the next 12 months, according to Mastercard MEA SME Confidence Index SME confidence levels were highest among businesses in retail, while construction and manufacturing had most businesses forecasting increases to steady revenues Research identified key areas with the greatest potential

As more South African’s shift to a plant-based diet, Harvest Gourmet™, Nestlé Professional’s new meat-free alternative, answers the call of Flexitarians who want to eat less meat but don’t want to feel like they are eating vegetables While South Africans continue to identify themselves largely as a meat loving nation, a significant proportion of people

Nestlé became the first food and manufacturing company to join the Polyolefin Responsibility Organisation (Polyco), a not-for-profit industry body that was established in 2011 to focus on reducing the amount of used polyolefin plastic packaging waste going to landfill and ending plastic waste in the environment. Polyco aims to make waste a valuable resource that

The global retail sector is in an unprecedented state of flux and as the end of the year approaches, Nielsen has identified a range of evolving consumer groups as well as four Holiday/Festive consumer behavioural resets related to this crucial holiday period. Nielsen Retail Intelligence MD for Sub-Sahara Africa Kelly Arnold comments; “As the end

Africa’s top hotel and hospitality industry trade show, the Hotel & Hospitality Show, will launch an exciting new Game of Chefs challenge this year, where local chefs will compete for prize money and a place in the WorldChef Battlefield Champion of the Masters in Kuala Lumpur. In an action-packed three-day showdown, the Game of Chefs

The internet blasted into common knowledge in the 1990s – and in just a couple of decades, it changed the world fundamentally. Until then, it was reserved for scholarly and military applications. The introduction of the “World Wide Web” in 1989, though, made it accessible as an information-sharing tool for the masses, too. Since then,

PCI SSC is in the beginning stages of developing a security standard for accepting contactless payments on a merchant’s commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) phone or tablet. Here we talk with PCI SSC Chief Technology Officer Troy Leach to learn more about this new initiative. Why is PCI SSC developing a standard for accepting contactless payments on

The future of retail became clear in 2017; it isn’t a destination, it is in fact a journey and that means adaptability, scalability, and experimentation are core tenets of viable platforms for the future and a priority in 2018. Retail organizations must orchestrate “best” engagement scenarios for consumers while optimizing productivity of assets, inventory, and

Traditional and online retailing are increasingly intertwined as customers seamlessly shop across touchpoints and the industry uses both platforms to better serve them, according to the annual State of Retail Online study released by the National Retail Federation and Forrester. “This report shows more than ever that retail is retail regardless of where a sale

The Top 250 global retailers generated aggregated revenues of USD 4.4 trillion in fiscal year 2016. This represents a composite growth of 4.1%, according to the Global Powers of Retailing 2018 report from Deloitte. Europe’s share of Top 250 revenues dropped from 39.4% to 33.8% in just 10 years. The gap versus North America is

Despite Cote d’Ivoire still being dominated by a traditional trade retail base, the Nielsen Shopper World Conference held in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, has found that the country’s modern trade arena has seen the greatest evolution in the last two years and therefore holds the most potential for growth. This has been spurred on by the

The technology company ameria GmbH, which focuses on software and technology development, has commissioned Wincor Nixdorf to take over the services for Virtual Promoter, a digital shop window solution for brick-and-mortar retail businesses. Wincor Nixdorf will be responsible for setup, startup and maintenance of the systems that are installed at ameria’s retail and industry customers

A unique global report prepared by telecoms giants Telstra – involving 27,000 consumers across eight countries – has revealed that the millennial generation is now the most critical demographic grouping of people across the UK in terms of their “wallet size”. They have overtaken other generations in terms of their economic influence and attraction to