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Free delivery on first orders: Amazon online shopping is live in South Africa

Amazon launched its online shopping service in South Africa on Tuesday, challenging online retailers dominated by Takealot.com.

South-africa , Nasper-takealot , Delivery , Orders , Amazon , Shopping , Retailers , Naspers , Takealot-com , Online-shopping-south-africa , Reaking-news

Naspers vows to 'take the fight to Amazon'

Tech and consumer internet giant Naspers will invest a substantial cash injection into its e-commerce retailer Takealot as it vowed to do “what it takes” to fight competition from bigger rival Amazon.

South-africa , World-war , Sunday-times , Takealot , Naspers , Amazon , Takealot-group , Phuthi-mahanyele-dabengwa , Sa , Basil-sgourdos , Us

Early morning for Black Friday shoppers

Black Friday buyers did not waste time on Friday as more than 160,000 transactions were made by 10am, with the largest purchase by an individual totalling R120,000.

United-states , Mpumalanga , Kwazulu-natal , South-africa , Gauteng , Kwazulu , Eastern-cape , Free-state , American , Mastercard , American-express

Black Friday: shopper splashes R120k vs average consumer spend of R700

Black Friday buyers did not waste time on Friday as more than 160,000 transactions were made by 10am, with the largest purchase by an individual totalling R120,000.

Mpumalanga , Kwazulu-natal , South-africa , Gauteng , Free-state , Kwazulu , Eastern-cape , Black-friday , Black-friday-dashboard , Western-cape , Northern-cape

Festival fashion

From florals and neon to patchwork and tie-dye, fuel your festive style with an eclectic clash of decades past.

South-africa , World-war , Sunday-times , Style , Florals , Neon , Patchwork , Tie-dye , Clash , Ls0810-festival-fashion-street-style , H-amp-m

Competition ruling will give us scope to speed up growth, says Bolt Food

The commission found that local food delivery platforms competing with Uber Eats and Mr D Foods have faced restrictions on restaurant franchisees listing with them and are disadvantaged by the lack of transparency on menu surcharges on and across platforms.

South-africa , Competition-commission , Bolt-food , World-war , Sunday-times , Comment-policy , Takealot-group , Ubereats , Takealot , Property24 , Autotrader

The perfect Mother's Day guide for gifts for single mums

It’s a shame that Mother’s Day only comes once a year, especially because mums never get a break and work all year round.

Takealot-com , Others-day ,

Fire hazard risk prompts recall of 'small number' of inverters

Anyone with certain units of a Gizzu 300Wh and 500Wh portable power station must immediately stop using it due to a battery manufacturing flaw, the National Consumer Commission said on Tuesday.

China , National-consumer-commission , Syntech-distribution-pty-ltd , Hifi-corp , Syntech-distribution , Builders-warehouse , Incredible-connection , Inverter-recall , Units , Fire-hazard-risk , Gizzu-300wh

Faulty Gizzu power stations recalled

If you recently bought a Gizzu portable power station to help you cope with load-shedding, stop using it immediately: your unit could be a fire hazard.

South-africa , South-africans , Thezi-mabuza , Fire-hazard , Syntech-distribution , Power-station , Ryan-martyn , National-consumer-commission , Gizzu , Gizzu-300wh , 500wh