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Business School – How to Manage a PR Crises
Effective Crisis Communication: How to Manage PR During Unexpected Challenges In the high-stakes world of business, a crises can strike like a rogue wave at a beach party—unexpected, messy, and capable of ruining everyone's day. But how you handle the splash determines whether you emerge as a surfing legend or just another washed-up driftwood. Turning
Breaking News Today – Wednesday 13 August 2025
Business & Tech News Asian Markets Track Higher The markets in Asia this morning were boosted by major tech stocks such as Tencent that surged by 16% this morning after releasing their Q2 results that beat analyst estimates. Nett profit was up by 18% year-on-year with Tencent's music division providing impetus with a 26%
Dear AfDB: The future is not Collateral
While nations with developing economies often do need to seek funding to expand and build things such as infrastructure to support economic growth, there is a fine line between sensible financial risks and creating down-stream debt burdens that sink economies. In Subsaharan Africa, there has been a litany of financial disasters that still continue to
Breaking News Today – Tuesday 12 August 2025
Business & Tech News US Trade Tariff Extension Lifts Markets The 90 day extension on the deadline on trade tariffs for China that were announced late yesterday have lifted Japan's Nikkei 225 Index to a new high with Softbank and tech stocks all moving upwards. The extension avoids triple-digit tariffs, benefiting U.S. retailers preparing for
Business Chat – Bridging the Gap for Women Entrepreneurs
In this episode of Business Chat, BTA Editor, Greg Stewart, sits down with Karabo Makete and Kerryn Campion from Aion's Ventures, a venture capital and investment company, to explore the persistent challenges faced by female entrepreneurs in securing business funding. With August being the official Women's month in South Africa, the chat deals with legacy
Breaking News Today – Monday 11 August 2025
Business & Tech News ChatGPT5 Launch a Flop Despite OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's promise of a vastly enhanced AI model, the launch of ChatGPT-5, powered by OpenAI's new GPT-5 model, faced significant challenges. Users reported dissatisfaction due to the removal of older, reliable models like GPT-4o, with many finding the new model inferior, describing it
Breaking News Today – Friday 8 August 2025
Business & Tech News Airbnb – AI Not the New Google Yet Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky has commented on the Future of AI and the company’s AI strategy, cautioning investors that AI chatbots can’t yet be thought of as the “new Google.” That is, AI chatbots, while potentially driving new leads to the travel and
Marketing on a Budget: High-Impact, Low-Cost Strategies for Brand Visibility in Africa
In the vast and dynamic African marketplace, small businesses and startups face the dual challenge of building brand visibility while often also facing the challenge of operating on limited budgets. Added to this complexity is the scope of diverse consumer preferences, varying levels of digital penetration, and economic disparities across the continent. Effective marketing in
Breaking News Today – Thursday 7 August 2025
Business & Tech News Chinese Exports Surge in July Preempting August Tariff Deadline Chinese exports saw a surge in July with an increase of 7.2% year-on-year (yoy), rising to USD 321.8 billion. This was significantly better than market expectations of a 5.4% growth and an improvement from the 5.8% gain seen in their June growth
Business School – Mastering E-commerce in 2025: Trends and Tools for Online Retail Success
E-commerce Landscape In Africa The actual size of the African E-commerce market is up for debate with Market Data Forecast estimateing the market at USD 1.40 billion in 2024, projected to reach USD 5.76 billion by 2033, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 17.01%. this is in stark contrast to the IMARC
Breaking News Today – Wednesday 5 August 2025
Business & Tech News Indonesia Looks to Introduce Kangaroo Bonds Indonesia is preparing to launch its debut Kangaroo bond—government debt issued in Australian dollars—this August, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati recently said. The government is currently holding meetings with potential investors in Australia to gauge interest, with the final decision depending on investor feedback and
Breaking News Today – Tuesday 5 August 2025
Business & Tech News Ethiopia Bans Several US Money Transfer Fintechs The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) has banned four United States-based money transfer companies for allegedly operating without licences and engaging in unauthorised cross-border transactions. The companies affected are Shgey Money Transfer, Adulis Money Transfer, Ramada Pay (Kaah), and TAAJ Money Transfer. According to
Breaking News Today – Monday 4 August 2025
Business & Tech News Gold Trades lower today After Friday's Price Spike: Gold prices were trending lower this morning, and were down to around $3,350 per ounce, as investors took advantage of the higher prices for profit-taking, after prices rose the most in two months on Friday, driven by safe-haven demand and growing bets on
Impact of High Interest Rates on the South African Economy
The South African economy has faced significant challenges in recent years, including sluggish growth, high unemployment, and persistent corruption scandals draining the country of much needed capital input. With the benchmark interest rate now cut to at 7% as of July 2025, following several cuts by the South African Reserve Bank’s (SARB) Monetary Policy Committee
Breaking News Today – Friday 1 August 2025
Business & Tech News Trumps Tariff Day Arrives As of this morning there will be widespread tariffs applied to many country's exports to the United States as the Trump administration looks to balance their trade deficit book with its major trading partners. Trade deals concluded so far include a 30% tariff with China, a 15%
Breaking News Today – Thursday 31 July 2025
Business & Tech News Autonomous Driverless Trucks Pass Night driving Test Aurora, urora Innovation, Inc. (NASDAQ: AUR), a leading mobility company specialising in self-driving trucks, Yesterday announced a significant expansion of its commercial operations, including surpassing 20,000 driverless miles at the end of June. The company recently expanded its driverless fleet to three trucks, beginning
Breaking News Today – Wednesday 30 July 2025
Business & Tech News Pick N Pay Goes Mobile Modern with New App and Price Structure South African food retailer Pick n Pay, has relaunched its mobile network offering PnP Mobile, with a range of low data and airtime bundles across its Mobile virtual network opperator (MVNO) network. PnP Mobile, has also introduced a new app
How Mobile Will Drive Commerce in Africa
Today saw the first Mama Africa Mobile and data marketing conference taking place in Africa, hosted in Johannesburg. The event is focussed on the growing power of mobile marketing across Sub- Saharan Africa (SSA), with the goal of providing mobile marketing insights and discussions across the marketing industry. Africa Is a massive mobile first market
Breaking News Today – Tuesday 29 July 2025
Business & Tech News Wall Street Journal's Price Hike Comparison Debunked Amazon has lashed out at the Wall Street Journal for irresponsible reporting on price increases. In a media piece last week, The WSJ’s article indicated that prices of essential goods had increased substantially since Trump became president, despite Amazons promise to keep prices low. Amazon
Tech-Talk – State of Cyber-Security Threats in South Africa
In recent years, South Africa has emerged as a digital powerhouse on the African continent, but with this growth comes a significant threat, that if growing cybercrime. As cyberattacks increase in volume and sophistication, they pose a substantial risk to the nation's economy, costing billions and affecting both businesses and individuals. Cybercrime's Economic Impact: Cybercrime