Business

How to turn the nightmare of refunds into a massive retail advantage

The South African retail market is experiencing rapid change and evolution. Ecentric’s Black Friday index revealed a massive surge in both online and in-store purchases, especially...

The promise (and pitfalls) of the purpose pivot

The creative industry is in the throes of an identity crisis. We used to talk about brands in terms of market share, margins, and...

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Smart Money

South African Youth in Numbers: Debt, hustles and hope

South Africa's youth are grappling with deepening financial challenges, including crushing unemployment, limited asset ownership and mounting debt levels. Eighty20, South Africa’s leading consumer...

London’s calling: What South Africans need to know before buying property

If you’d bought a property during the UK’s housing boom in the early 2000s, you’d be smiling right now. Despite cycles of volatility, residential...

Smart Living

Why microdosing is the future of injectables

Move over frozen foreheads and overfilled lips, there's a new aesthetic philosophy taking centre stage, and it's all about subtlety. Microdosing, the art of...

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AI & Cloud

AI’s growing influence in safeguarding South African banks and customers

Flashy Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications like generative art and self-driving cars might dominate today’s headlines. Still, AI and Machine Learning (ML) are playing a...

When AI Goes Rogue: Why Your Campaigns Depend on Data Integrity

In early 2025, Paramount faced public ridicule after releasing a film promo voiced entirely by AI. Viewers labelled the narration “shockingly bad AI slop,”...

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