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Breaking News Today – Wednesday 14 May 2025
Business & Tech News Nissan to Lay off More Workers: Nissan Motors has said it will be cutting further jobs globally, with 11,000 jobs in line to be shed across seven factories that are set to be shut. The move follows low sales numbers across their two biggest markets in China and the US, where
BMW 2 Series Gran Coupé – Iconic Coupe Upgraded
As a motoring enthusiast, I was thrilled to get behind the wheel of the 2025 BMW 2 Series Gran Coupe, specifically the M235 xDrive Gran Coupe and 218 Gran Coupe variants, this week. BMW’s coupe 2 Series, has long been the benchmark for compact luxury sports sedans, blending dynamic driving with everyday practicality. The Gran
Breaking News Today – Tuesday 13 May 2025
Business & Tech News US and China Reach 90-day Trade Deal Agreement: U.S. and Chinese officials announced late yesterday that they had reached a consensus on a trade deal that will de-escalate the trade war between the two largest global economies. The existing tariffs imposed by both countries will be dropped for a 90-day truce
Business School – Effective Internal Communications
The report, "The State of Internal Communications in Africa," produced by Publicis Groupe Africa and the Institute for Internal Communication Africa (IFICA), provides a comprehensive analysis of internal communications practices across the African continent. It draws data from the 2024 Benchmark Survey and insights from industry experts, and highlights the critical role of effective internal
Breaking News Today – Monday 12 May 2025
Business & Tech News US and China close to Trade Deal – Announcement Expected Today: The United States has said that it has made progress in trade talks with China after discussions between the two nations in Switzerland over the weekend. The US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent described the discussions as "productive and constructive," while
New AI-Powered Google Ads Tool to be Rolled Out
Google has announced the soon-to-be rolled out beta version of AI Max for Search Campaigns, an upgrade to its Search Ads platform that is touted to provide a smarter, more intuitive advertising tool array to businesses looking to grow and expand their online presence. The upgraded version utilises AI to improve how ads are shown,
Breaking News Today – Friday 9 May 2025
Business & Tech News US and UK Reach Trade Deal: The UK and the US have reached a deal over tariffs on some goods traded between the countries, and while the blanket 10% tariffs on imports from countries remain in place, the deal has reduced or removed tariffs on some of the UK's exports, including
NotebookLM’s Audio Overviews Now Available in 50+ Languages
For all the aspiring or existing podcasters out there who want to appeal to a wider audience, or for those studying that need to get audio outputs of documents, in their own language, a great tool to go and look at is NotebookLM. AI tools are becoming the go-to solution to support how they study,
Breaking News Today – Thursday 7 May 2025
Business & Tech News US Fed Keeps Rates Unchanged While Stocks Surge on Trade Deal Announcement: US stock futures surged today following a message from President Donald Trump on Truth Social, announcing that there would be a news conference later today to announce a deal with a “big” country, which is speculated to be the
BMW X3 – Car of the Year 2025
BMW Group South Africa has announced that the stylish BMW X3 has been named the 2025 South African Car of the Year (COTY), recognising the strength of the locally produced BMW X3 in the automotive segment in South Africa. Now in its 39th year, the South African Car of the Year Awards are hosted by
Business School – Understanding Consumer Segmentation
In this article, we will discuss how high-quality data and thoughtful market research can help your business with consumer segmentation and why this is important for your business. What is consumer segmentation? Segmentation is a key market strategy and research process that helps businesses understand who their clients are or who their prospective clients are,
Zoho Launches AI Low-Code Development Platform
Zoho has this week announced the launch of new services and features within Zoho Creator, the company's low-code application development platform. The new tools offer AI capabilities that offer real-time, practical, and secure advantages to business users. No-code Voice Prompted App Building Zoho Creator's new AI assistant, CoCreator, enables users to build no-code apps with
Breaking News Today – Wednesday 7 May 2025
Business & Tech News Reddit Redacts Bot Research with Human Intervention: Reddit has responded to an event last week where a research group deployed a massive Bot attack on its platform. Yesterday, Reddit CEO Steve Huffman shared a post that said Reddit would start working with “various third-party services” to verify a user’s humanity. This represents a
Global Shipping Industry is in Uncharted Waters
The current situation with Houthi attacks on the Suez Canal shipping traffic is the second occasion within a period of only three years that shipping traffic has been interrupted severely. In March 2021, the cargo ship – Ever Given, an Ultra Large Container Vessel operated by Taiwanese container line Evergreen, ran aground and blocked the
Innovative Royal Investment Offering
As far as Investment innovation goes, the new market entry from King Alexander, an off shoot of King Price, definitely fits the definition. The new linked investment service provider (LISP) has been developed with a plan to revolutionise the investment space for private individuals, certainly as far as theie fee structure is concerned. The new
Breaking News Today – Tuesday 6 May 2025
Business & Tech News OpenAI to remain Non-Profit: The board of OpenAI has made the decision to keep the company as a non-profit entity after several months of driving a plan to convert itself into a for-profit business. The move had been challenged in court by Elon Musk and by several senior ex-OpenAI employees who
Distortions of Economic Growth Across the African Continent
A Breakdown of GDP in Africa While Africa’s GDP growth slowed from 4.2% in 2022 to 3.1% in 2023 due to global and regional shocks, it did see a rebound in 2024 to hit 3.8% growth. This topline number, however, does not paint a detailed picture. While in comparison to global GDP growth, the 3,8%
Breaking News Today – Monday 5 May 2025
Business & Tech News Gold Fields Finalises Gold Road Buyout: After a boardroom spat between the two companies in March with a buyout offer that was rejected, South Africa's Gold Fields is now set to acquire Gold Road Resources, in a new deal valuing the Australian miner's equity at A$3.7 billion ($2.39 billion). Gold Road announced the
The Current State of Logistics in Africa: Developments, Challenges, and Growth Potential
African Logistics Sector Key Statistics Africa’s logistics sector is at a pivotal moment, with massive infrastructure challenges requiring extensive transformation and technological innovation. Infrastructure investments and regional integration initiatives like the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) need to kick into gear as the continent’s economies diversify and its population grows. logistics is becoming a
Tech Talk Podcast – Featuring Let's Create Founder Alex de Bryn
Business Tech Africa's editor, Greg Stewart, spoke with Alex De Bryn, Co-Founder of innovative SaaS development company, Lets-Create, who has the ambitious goal of becoming a new South African Unicorn and driving SaaS developments without the need for funding: Take a listen to our most interesting conversation and discover great Tech start-up insights here: Key