Author: Staff Writer
JSE-listed 4Sight Holdings today announced that all resolutions required to be passed by 4Sight shareholders to approve the share repurchase were passed by the requisite majority of shareholders. As such, the share repurchase will be implemented and the repurchase shares delisted from the JSE. 4Sight entered into the share sale and repurchase agreement to repurchase 125,521,898 ordinary shares of no par value in the Company at approximately 12.75 cents per share which represents a discount of 41.83% for a total cash consideration of R16 million. This represents 19% of the total 4Sight shares in issue at the time of purchase.…
As part of its annual Black Friday promotion, mass retailer Game becomes the first retailer of its kind in SA to join the metaverse – through a Game-branded Roblox game. The game, which is unlike anything consumers have seen from the retailer before, launches on 21 November, and will give gamers the opportunity to win their share of over R70 000 in vouchers leading up to Black Friday and Cyber Monday. The Black Friday Game game mixes South African culture and the fantastical in a challenge to race around a downtown city neighbourhood. Players will use potholes as portals, party…
Vodacom customers travelling overseas this festive season can now save on international roaming costs by taking advantage of the best international roaming bundles on South Africa’s leading network. Vodacom has launched the 1GB and the 5GB Travel Data bundles with a 7-day validity, available to connect in more than 200 destinations. The 1GB data bundle is available for as little as R99, whereas the 5GB data bundle is available for R349. For customers who want the best of both worlds, data and minutes, Vodacom has introduced the ‘All For You’ bundles, available to all prepaid, top-up and contract customers. With…
Arno Daehnke, chief finance and value management officer at the Standard Bank Group, has been named South Africa’s CFO of the Year at the 2022 CFO Awards. The CFO of the Year was announced on Wednesday 16 November at the conclusion of the annual gala event for finance executives, held at the spectacular Polo Room at the Inanda Club in Sandton, Johannesburg. Arno was the big winner during the “Oscars of the finance profession”, which celebrated its ninth edition this year. He walked away with three of the ten prizes, including the CFO of the Year, the Strategy Execution and…
Telkom has announced the handover of its video and audio streaming platform TelkomONE to the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) effective on 17 November 2022. Telkom and the SABC have had a successful partnership since the launch of TelkomONE in late 2020. The platform has now matured and ready to scale under the management of the SABC’s broadcasting expertise. “Their expertise in sourcing and curating relevant content will enrich the current content library for existing and new customers, said Telkom CMO, Gugu Mthembu. The broadcaster will migrate all TelkomONE’s existing customer base. Subscribers will be notified and transferred to the…
Checkers Sixty60 customers are in for a bumper early Black Friday between 17 and 20 November, with 40% off a 4.3L air fryer and plenty more discounts. The early Black Friday deals will be available exclusively on the Sixty60 app, and only for Xtra Savings members. Customers can easily link their Xtra Savings rewards card to their Sixty60 profile. Singing up for Xtra Savings is also super easy and paperless, which customers can do online in minutes. Some of the early Black Friday deals* on Sixty60 include: Platinum digital air fryer 4.3L for R849.99 (save R650); 2 x 56 per pack Finish regular dishwashing tablets for R220 (56% saving); …
Dis-Chem Pharmacies has introduced a shopper personalisation and targeting offering that will elevate its ability to develop shopper insights to provide significant benefits for customers and suppliers. Dis-Chem will be able to expand and scale its ability to power engagements across its media channels and deliver benefits for its customers, its brand partners and suppliers, and its business. Saul Saltzman, executive director at Dis-Chem says the further development of the group’s customer-focused personalisation programme will allow it to achieve personal customer engagements at scale, across channels and in real-time, and will increase the impact of its joint marketing activities with…
Pick n Pay will deliver its biggest and strongest Black Friday deals as it moves to offer deals perfectly suited to its customers under its two supermarket brands and growing online presence. Added into the offering this year will be deals offered by its new homeware online shop. Black Friday has become Pick n Pay’s single largest trading day, with R800 million in sales on the actual Black Friday alone last year. Pick n Pay has used extensive customer research and its Smart Shopper data to organise into two brands that deliver a tailored product to serve customers better. This…
ORT SA hosted its 48th annual Golf Fundraiser charity golf day at the Killarney Country Club in November. Now in its 48th year, the golf day raised funds for ORT SA’s various programmes to empower and support communities through education. The day’s champions were David Melman, Greg Veffer, Cameron Veffer, and Dean Katz, who won first prize. The fantastic prizes ranged from B&B vouchers from Anew Hotel Hluhluwe & Safaris, Cellini Trolley Duffle Carry On’s, to various vouchers for restaurants, stores, and jewellery. The hole in one prize was a VW Polo and was kindly sponsored by Hatfield Motors. All…
Checkers is rolling out new shopping trolley baskets made from 100% recycled plastic – mostly old milk bottles – thereby diverting more than 40 tons of recyclable material from landfill. The retailer’s trolleys have contained at least 35% recycled content since 2018. Now it is the first major South African retailer to have trolley baskets made from 100% recyclable material. The new trolley baskets come in classic and mini sizes, each made from 180 and 110 old milk bottles respectively. “We’ve set ambitious targets to reduce our environmental impact and will continue to step up our efforts to reach these…