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Tribute to Sechaba ka’Nkosi and his final chapter By Pali Lehohla The passing of Sechaba ka’Nkosi of Business Report earlier this month was not an ordinary departure from this world. The search for him described the type of person he was. On Sunday the 12th at 12.25 pm I got a call from Philippa Larkin, a colleague of Sechaba, asking if I had spoken to him recently. Sechaba edited my columns for Sunday Business Report and we were in contact a lot. I wondered why Philippa was calling me as the deadline for my Sunday submission had already been met earlier in the week, and the print...

Woolies to launch WCellar showcasing wines for sale By Philippa Larkin Philippa Larkin JOHANNESBURG – Retailer Woolworths said yesterday that it was proud to launch a new virtual WCellar experience – showcasing an exclusive and curated wine offer specially for Woolies customers as it grows its digital sales amid Covid-19 disruption. Woolworths reported online sales grew by 118.8 percent, contributing 4 percent to South African sales for the 26 weeks ended December, 27, 2020. The retailer said the pandemic and related restrictions had a dramatic impact on consumer shopping behaviour, par...

Retailer Shoprite Holdings said yesterday that it had sold its Nigerian operations, Retail Supermarkets Nigeria Limited (RSNL), to a local firm Ketron Investment, a subsidiary of property firm Persianas Investment.

Digital payments in SA are taking off - Mastercard By Philippa Larkin Philippa Larkin THE MASTERCARD New Payments Index, released yesterday, showed that 95 percent of South African consumers will consider using at least one emerging payment method, as Covid-19 altered their spending habits away from traditional avenues to embrace contactless tap-and-go payments and online shopping. “Between the first quarter of 2020 and the same period in 2021, more than 100 markets saw contactless as a share of total in-person transactions grow by at least 50 percent. A year into Covid-19, contactless is...