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Table of Contents GREATER KRUGER, South Africa, 18 August 2026, Bundox Safari Co. has introduced its Live Wild Packages, a collection of multi-day safari journeys that combine wildlife viewing with conservation, walking trails, retreat experiences, birding and optional extensions across Southern Africa. The new collection reflects a broader shift in how travellers are approaching safari holidays. While game viewing remains central, visitors are increasingly looking for journeys that combine … [Read more...] about Bundox Expands Multi-Experience Safari Travel Across Southern Africa

When it comes to marking a proposal, an anniversary or another big moment, couples around Gauteng increasingly find that one shop can handle both sides of the gift. The Diamond Box, based at Shop L35 in Cradlestone Mall on the corner of Hendrik Potgieter and Furrow Road in Krugersdorp, pairs a physical jewellery counter with an extensive online range. That mix means a customer can do their initial browsing from the couch and still inspect a piece face to face before making a decision. Central to … [Read more...] about The Diamond Box Brings Custom Engagement Rings and Fine Watches to Krugersdorp

Table of Contents Six products earn matching honours at the 2026 Aurora International Taste Challenge and the South African Food & Beverage Awards Eskort, South Africa’s leading antibiotic-free pork producer, has done something remarkable at two of the food industry’s most respected taste competitions: entered six products and had every single one recognised at both events. The results; 12 awards across the 2026 Aurora International Taste Challenge and the South African Food and Beverage … [Read more...] about Eskort Strikes Double Gold With 12 Taste Awards

Table of Contents Durban: The employee who is hardest to replace may be the one quietly holding your business together. By Arnold Muscat, Director of College Africa Group CAG Executive Question of the Week If the person who understands one of your most important business processes resigned today, could somebody else take over tomorrow? At 08:07 on a Monday morning, the CEO receives a resignation letter from a long-serving employee. It is disappointing, but it should be manageable. By … [Read more...] about Could One Resignation Bring Your Business to a Standstill?

Winter is loosening its grip on South Africa, and as the calendar edges towards spring, Sandwich Baron is putting fresh, made-to-order food front and centre for the way people come together at this point in the year. Billing itself as the country’s biggest sandwich group, the company enters August 2026 with seventeen branches trading and a build-your-own model that hands customers the freedom to assemble precisely what they are in the mood for. At its core, the concept could not be more … [Read more...] about Sandwich Baron Champions Build-Your-Own for Spring

Now that 2026 has passed its midpoint, a growing number of South African companies are pausing to ask a simple question: do the asset values sitting in their accounts still line up with what those assets would actually cost today? The Valuator Group, a boutique valuation firm based in South Africa, suggests that mid-year is a sensible time to refresh asset registers and make sure insurance policies are pegged to genuine replacement costs. This is not a minor housekeeping detail, because … [Read more...] about The Valuator Group Certifies Valuations for Accurate Cover

Store owners and restaurateurs across the Western Cape now have a Towa team on their doorstep. The South African point of sale software and hardware company has launched a new branch in Cape Town, working out of Black River Park in Observatory, to serve retail and hospitality operators in the region. The move brings Towa’s specialists within easy reach of businesses that want a modern, cloud based approach to managing their tills, stock and reporting, and it comes at a time when more … [Read more...] about Towa Brings Cloud POS to Cape Town With New Branch

Table of Contents Johannesburg – Cargo doesn’t go missing when it moves. It goes missing when no one is watching it move. With South African supply chains losing hundreds of millions of rand to in-transit theft, and roughly 30 to 35 truck hijackings recorded every week, the riskiest moments in any operation are the temporary ones — the hand-over, the transfer, the unplanned leg where a permanent tracker was never fitted. DigitFMS has launched the Digit D-Sticker (Model PB708) to close exactly … [Read more...] about DigitFMS D-Sticker: the Disposable Peel-and-Stick Tracker