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Source: Supplied. Calvin Taylor, chief financial officer of D24 Fintech.

Finance

From pilot to production: JPM Coin live on Ethereum Layer-2

8 hours

Zimbabwe launches luxury river cruise vessel on Zambezi

Tourism

Zimbabwe launches luxury river cruise vessel on Zambezi

10 hours

Dealers

BMW secures Alpina, launches standalone brand

11 hours

Amazon’s AI-powered Shop Direct and Buy for Me tools are designed to help shoppers find products beyond its marketplace, but retailers argue the experiment exposes a deeper tension over data ownership, consent and who really controls the future of online shopping (Image source: © 123rf )

E-commerce

Online retailers push back against Amazon's Shop Direct

13 hours

As social media giant Meta continues to pivot aggressively toward artificial intelligence, its acquisition of Manus represents an ambition to redefine how AI interacts with everyday users and enterprises around the world (Image source: © 123rf )

Artificial Intelligence

Meta’s Manus acquisition: A strategic play for advanced AI agents

14 hours

Image credit: L'Oréal

Aesthetic Medicine

It's lit: L'Oréal unveils new light tech-powered beauty tools at CES 2026

15 hours

Fashion & Homeware

Liverpool FC secures Old School retail deal in SA

15 hours

Source: Supplied. George Elombi, president and chairman of the Board of Directors of Afreximbank, and Hassan Abdalla, Governor: Central Bank of Egypt (CBE).

Finance

Africa’s first pan-African Gold Bank launched

1 day

Source: Supplied. Mbhashe LG Mall in the Eastern Cape.

Construction & Engineering

Reflecting on 2025: How township retail can shape 2026 strategies

2 Jan 2026

Source: X/Absa.

Banking

New ATM service simplifies cross-border money transfers

2 Jan 2026

Entering the world of entrepreneurship in 2026 requires more than just ambition (Image source: © 123rf )

How To Start Up

8 key steps to becoming an entrepreneur in 2026

31 Dec 2025

Align policy and investment to power southern Africa’s poultry transformation

Agriculture

Align policy and investment to power southern Africa’s poultry transformation

Dr Jean Jacques Mbonigaba Muhinda 31 Dec 2025

FMCG

Starbucks fuels Beast Games

30 Dec 2025

Brett Gelman and Maya Hawke behind the scenes of Stranger Things. (Credit: Atsushi Nishijima/Netflix © 2024)

Streaming

Stranger Things extends record run as all 5 seasons dominate Netflix Top 10

29 Dec 2025

SkyBoma debuts as Namibia’s first elevated bush dining platform

Food Services

SkyBoma debuts as Namibia’s first elevated bush dining platform

29 Dec 2025

The Canal Walk Retailer of the Year award was won by Silki (Image supplied)

Retail

Canal Walk celebrates retail awards

29 Dec 2025

Source: Pexels.

Mobile & Apps

Sun King’s PayGo smartphones light up Nigeria’s digital sector

30 Dec 2025

Coca-Cola introduces 'Coca-Coca Mashesha' refreshment at the speed of Mzansi

FMCG

Coca-Cola introduces 'Coca-Coca Mashesha' refreshment at the speed of Mzansi

Issued by OLC Through The Line Communications 19 Dec 2025