BrandsEye has published its 2020 South African Banking Sentiment Index, revealing how consumers feel about the big retail banks in the country.

Municipalities are ripping electricity users off – especially businesses – claims a businessman, who compiled a comparison of electricity usage costs across several districts in South Africa.

South Africans have faced a highly stressful and financially challenging year, under the weight of the global Covid-19 pandemic and the nationwide lockdown, put in place to combat its spread.

An explosive report by Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter to the Eskom board reveals Eskom’s position in respect of unproven allegations of corruption, nepotism and victimisation orchestrated against COO Jan Oberholzer on social media and other platforms.

There can be no question that COVID-19 has changed the way the world operates. Some trends are temporary, and some are more permanent, with the common question nowadays being: what will the new normal look like?

Listed pharmacy group Dis-Chem, says that restrictions during each level of lockdown in South Africa dramatically changed the shopping behaviour of its customers.

South African consumers have turned to online shopping in unprecedented numbers since the start of 2020, according to data released y by Mobicred, the largest digital credit facility in this country.

The nature of South African shopping trips has shifted during the Covid-19 lockdown from an initial focus on bulk, stock up shopping to everyday needs shopping, which is up a significant 10 points from pre-Covid-19 levels, both online and offline.

Female workers represent more than 80% of all Covid-19 claims received by the Compensation Fund from employees who contracted the disease on the job, the department of employment and labour said in a statement.

Data analytics company Lightstone has published a new report outlining South African grocery shopping patterns during the coronavirus lockdown.

Professional services group Deloitte has published its annual Global Powers of Retail report for 2020, ranking the 250 biggest retail groups across the world – including four from South Africa.

Swathes of executives in the retail sector are striking deals worth millions of pounds without adequate preparation – and are delivering disappointing results, according to the world’s most comprehensive study into business negotiations.