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BATHU : THE STORY OF HOPE, HERITAGE AND AUTHENTICITY.
The eyes maybe the window to the soul, but the shoe on foot is the window to just about everything else. Theo Baloyi is the founder and CEO of Bathu.
CHIEFTESS
Melodies that calm the soul
In the creation of music I hardly see the process as a challenge. Famous singer, model and actress LERATO MOLAPO, also known as LIRA has carved her way into millions of hearts around the world Before becoming the profound Female artist she is today, Lira had first...
CORPORATE NEWS
SA’s Black Friday nightmare
Falling at the final hurdle? SA’s Black Friday nightmare: Falling at the final hurdle? The biggest sales event of the year is on our doorstep, as South African retailers and SMEs continue to prepare for Black Friday with equal measures of anticipation and anxiety....
Cybersecurity experts, IronTree, recognised on a global stage
Second win in a row demonstrates consistencySouth Africa may be ranked 6th in the world on the list of countries most affected by cybercrime, but one local company is making great strides to reduce these statistics. Cybersecurity experts, IronTree, received The...
Water is Life – Siemens
For the first time, residents in rural areas of Botswana have access to safe and clean drinking water.Thanks to automation and electrical engineering from Siemens Solution Partner Moreflow, a new water treatment plant delivers 11 million litres of this precious...
Toyota’s New Road To Carbon Neutrality – Toyota
Toyota has been ramping up efforts on its global initiative to become carbon neutral by 2050. Toyota South Africa aims to bolster its electrified vehicle line up in order to boost the New-Energy Vehicle (NEV) sales to 20% of its local line-up by 2025, and to at least...
BUSINESS
Metrofile Cloud tackles global cloud leaders, moving from Gigabytes to Petabytes
SA storage leader takes on global data titansMetrofile Cloud, a leader in cloud solutions for the modern enterprise, proudly introduces its innovative storage product, Cloud Vault (Simple Storage Service (S3)), aimed at revolutionising archival storage by bringing an...
Xtend Celebrates South African Launch of AI Ad-Engine with Leading E-commerce Partners
South Africa gets an exclusive preview of the world-class AI first retargeting engine that will enable e-commerce platforms to activate, monetise, and re-engage their users globally Xtend, a provider of futuristic marketing technologies, today announced the launch of...
SA businesses have a duty of care to protect themselves and clients from phishing
Cybersecurity threats are continuously on the increase, with 96% of phishing attacks delivered by email. A successful phishing attack leaves two victims in its wake: the person who falls for the requests or promises of the perpetrator and the company whose domain has...
DPD Laser: Last mile solutions that go the extra mile to bring business home
When there’s little to differentiate businesses’ products and solutions, it’s their customers’ experience of the service they offer that sets them apart, even when onerous regulatory requirements could slow the process down. This is particularly true for businesses...
MODERN LEADER
Zapper CEO: Boks prove to SA businesses that fierce competition demands invention
Tireless re-invention and innovation is a long game.The Rugby World Cup has revealed that the landscape is always shifting. Australia out in the first round, Ireland the team to beat, but now also out, and Argentina, Fiji and Japan growing in stature. South Africa’s...
Animarem: Manley Hopkins event, Pathway to Purpose, sold out in South Africa
The event signals people's commitment to achievement in 2023. Animarem's sold out "Pathway to Purpose" event signals people's commitment to achievement in 2023Renowned global adventurer, keynote speaker, and leadership advisor, UK's Manley Hopkinson, saw a sellout...
Lift as you rise
SERVANT LEADERSHIP WILL DEFINE OUR FUTURE Prof. Bonang Mohale is an accomplished academic, former business executive and a modern leader. Mohale is the Chancellor of the University of the Free State, President of Business Unity South Africa and Professor of practice...
For Tackling Gender Disparity in the Technology Sector – Tinyiko Simbine
Tinyiko Simbine is the co-founder of GirlCode, an organisation that focuses on equipping girl children and women with coding skills in order to empower and position them for employment and entrepreneurship opportunities in the digital world of work. Together with her...
For Spearheading The Growth and Development of a Province – Mosa Tshabalala
Ms Mosa Tshabalala is a well renowned Chartered Accountant (CA) and the CEO of the Gauteng Growth and Development Agency (GGDA) Tshabalala has over 15 years of experience in leadership roles. Prior to her current role she was the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the...
For showing Us the Capability of Female Leaders in Business – Sibongile Vilakazi
DR Sibongile Vilakazi, is an intellectual who has worked her way up the business ladder through determination and hard work. From research intern to CEO of her own company, Ntsikelelo Business Solution, Dr Vilakazi holds a number of board membership positions. These...
AFRICAN WARRIOR
The Babylonstoren Spa: Inside Out. Outside In.
The new spa is a breathing space for a discerning spa visitor who has been there and done that. A travel feature by luxury travel content specialists, www.luxurytraveleditor.comMore is more; less is more. A great contradiction currently exists in luxury where expense,...
CHANGING WORLD TRENDS
Jason Lombard: Sustainability as a key to business success
Jason Lombard, CEO DPD Laser, shares how each month, DPD Laser buys carbon offset credits in response to 3.75 tonnes of carbon, and fund local projects that focus on alleviating poverty by improving the land and livelihoods of severely disadvantaged communities....
SALT of Palmar Brings a New Destination to Design Hotels
Following SALT of Palmar’s successful launch in 2018, it is excited to announce its partnership with Design Hotels as the first Member Hotel in Mauritius. Marking a new destination on the Design Hotels map, SALT of Palmar has defied local expectations ever since it...
DOWN TO BUSINESS
How SA’s delivery drivers handled Black Friday
Another year of positive ecommerce development for South Africa As South Africa's e-commerce sector continues its robust growth, the post-Black Friday period offered a critical litmus test for logistics companies. DPD, a leader in the express courier industry, faced...
CURRENT AFFAIRS
Disaster recovery is essential for survival in high stage loadshedding
With some analysts predicting that Stage 7 loadshedding will be the norm by July this year, and Eskom itself having said that rolling blackouts are likely to continue until at least 2027, South African businesses that don’t have IT system disaster recovery plans are...
Sustain-ablity through Conscious Living!
Sustainability is the new mantra of the 21st Century, whether in the business, personal or professional spheres. It is unsurprising therefore that in a precarious world of diminishing resources and rising volatility, there is a marked paradigm shift from competition...
A smart deal between ONGOS CONNECT and PARATUS
Paratus Namibia and Ongos Connect, on the 10th of November, signed a commercial connectivity agreement, confirming that Paratus will be the technology / infrastructure partner to bring fiber connectivity to over 11,000 new residents in Ongos Valley, Namibia’s first...
Modernisation means more than simple mechanisation
It means peopleBy Arjen de Bruin, MD at OIM ConsultingThe latest figures from Statistics South Africa have revealed that in July 2021, there was a 10.3% year on year increase in mining production, which it has attributed to higher commodity prices and the recovery in...
SME
TECH & DEVICES
BRAND IMPACT
Grow Hope empowers community gardeners
Grow Hope hands over R30,000 cheque to Soil for Life Empowering community gardeners in Cape TownCape Town, 11 June 2023 – Amidst the ongoing challenges faced by South Africa, Grow Hope, a nation-building initiative, takes a significant step forward by handing over its...
SA’s premier fintech incubation programme opens
for applications offering R1.5m packagesAlphaCode Incubate, established to identify, partner with and grow innovative entrepreneurs in financial services and related industries, invites you to apply now if you have a fantastic early-stage fintech or related sector...
Research identifies barriers to funding for early-stage social enterprises
Over the last ten years, the SAB Foundation has invested in over 200 social enterprises. We define social enterprises as businesses solving social problems. In order for SAB Foundation to invest, there must be an ability for them to employ innovation to address a...
Metrofile Cloud tackles global cloud leaders, moving from Gigabytes to Petabytes
SA storage leader takes on global data titansMetrofile Cloud, a leader in cloud solutions for the modern enterprise, proudly introduces its innovative storage product, Cloud Vault (Simple Storage Service (S3)), aimed at revolutionising archival storage by bringing an...
SHAREit examines how brands maximise online revenues through app usage and customer retention
By Arunabh Madhur, Regional VP & Head Business EMEA at SHAREit GroupDespite many documented market and economic challenges, many brands continue to invest heavily in e-commerce marketing. In fact, the current global e-commerce market is valued at around $5.5...
The Object
BEAUTY WITH A PURPOSE Patrick Mavros’ Pangolin Collection is helping to save the endangered mammal it portrays. The pangolin: a shy, scaly little critter that’s sadly believed to be the most heavily trafficked nonhuman mammal in the world. The Chinese use the animal’s...
Global leader, SHAREit, sets its sights firmly on Africa
GLENFIDDICH UNVEILS OPULENT NEW ADDITION TO THE GRAND SERIES
The world’s most awarded single malt Scotch whisky unveils exquisite 26 year old expression finished in French Cognac casks.
Glenfiddich, the World’s Most Awarded Single Malt Whisky, has unveiled Grande Couronne, the newest addition to Grand Series. The maverick whisky brand continues to challenge conventions with the unexpected marriage of two luxury worlds.
Grande Couronne is a 26 year old whisky matured in American and European oak casks at the Glenfiddich Distillery in Dufftown, Scotland, before the crowning glory – an extended finish of up to two years in meticulously sourced French Cognac casks – providing a true taste of elegance.
The Glenfiddich Grand Series is a beautifully disruptive series of single malts that oozes opulence and is designed to elevate occasions and celebratory moments in a whole new way. Grande Couronne is the latest addition to the series, which includes Glenfiddich Grand Cru, aged for 23 years in American and European Oak casks and then finessed in French cuvée oak casks and Glenfiddich Gran Reserva, patiently mellowed for 21 years in bourbon casks before a final flourish in Caribbean rum casks.
Glenfiddich Malt Master, Brian Kinsman, commented: “The Grand Series perfectly encapsulates Glenfiddich’s spirit of innovation and our ability to experiment with aged liquid and intriguing finishes. Grande Couronne is the latest to exemplify that approach. It is the only Glenfiddich single malt that has matured in American and European oak casks and finished in rare French Cognac casks. The length of the finish, two years, is highly unusual and adds extra layers of sweet toasted oak and velvety aromas of café crème, brown sugar and soft spice.”
The bottle and packaging are adorned with an ornamental gold filigree, whilst exquisite artwork reminiscent of great renaissance paintings are revealed inside the box. Glenfiddich Gran Reserva’s bottle and packaging has also received a stylish redesign, echoing the vibrancy and warmth of the liquid.
Claudia Falcone, Glenfiddich Global Brand Director comments, “Glenfiddich’s maverick spirit is very much alive and well in this new release. Grande Couronne adds a crowning glory to any occasion offers a true taste of opulence and brings together the unexpected marriage of two luxury worlds.”
Step into the shoes of an icon
How Design Thinking revived the ideals Nelson Mandela stood for, through the power and potential of creativity for good President Mandela spent much of this time in a modest pair of HI-TEC® tennis shoes. Fighting for freedom, so others didn’t have to. While that...
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