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#BestofBiz 2024: Retail

We've compiled our annual #BestofBiz 2024 lists across all our industries featuring our most popular articles, most-read contributors and company news. Discover the most read content on Bizcommunity's Retail site over the past year below.

17 Dec 2024

#BestofBiz 2024: Retail

Most-read stories

1	Small haircare business strikes deal with Checkers	10 Jul 2024
2	Princess Mkabayi Mall in KZN officially opens its doors	01 Nov 2024
3	Prince Buthelezi Mall set to open in April 2026 in KZN	09 Dec 2024
4	End of an era for Drip Footwear: footwear retailer enters liquidation, laying off employees	09 Oct 2024
5	Department of Home Affairs opens state-of-the-art branch at Cresta Shopping Centre - Pareto Limited	15 Apr 2024
6	Shoprite Group awards its best suppliers of 2024	03 Dec 2024
7	Checkers Little Shop is back by popular demand	23 Sep 2024
8	Pick n Pay rewards customers for recycling	20 Mar 2024
9	Spar to open first upmarket store in second quarter - Nqobile Dludla	04 Dec 2024
10	Retailers should take note of Shoprite’s knockout sales performance - Faheem Hoosen	09 Apr 2024
11	Sasko halts bread production at facility following 'rat in bread' incident	17 Sep 2024
12	Pick n Pay files for liquidation of franchisee’s stores	29 Feb 2024
13	Shoprite introduces GetPaid, a self-service payment for small businesses	03 Dec 2024
14	Woolies recalls Country Road Two-Tone Demm mugs	28 May 2024
15	Tiger Brands announces new managing directors to head up business units	21 Feb 2024
16	DJ Zinhle and Kairo Forbes collaborate with Ackermans this summer	27 Sep 2024
17	Pick n Pay lightens the load for 'back to school' customers	08 Jan 2024
18	Tiger Brands invests R300m in peanut butter manufacturing plant	12 Apr 2024
19	Woolworths launches Denim Drop-Off programme	09 Oct 2024
20	Pick n Pay appoints new head of retail, restructures exec team	11 Jan 2024

Most-read contributors

1	Suraya Hamdulay
2	Andrea Ellens
3	Carla Gontier
4	Ryan Falkenberg
5	Christele Chokossa
6	Linda Saunders
7	Terena Chetty
8	Craig Schwabe
9	Peter Ludi

Most-viewed press offices

1	Switch Energy Drink
2	Bata
3	Rand Show
4	Rosebank College
5	Heineken South Africa
6	Burger King
7	Smart Media
8	ACDOCO SA
9	Juta and Company
10	Tekkie Town
11	Rainbow Chicken
12	Restonic

View the most-read lists for our other industries: Marketing & Media, Agriculture, Automotive, Construction & Engineering, Education, Energy & Mining, Entrepreneurship, ESG & Sustainability, Finance, Healthcare, HR & Management, ICT, Legal, Lifestyle, Logistics & Transport, Property, Retail and Tourism & Travel.

Top stories

The SABC has addressed the ongoing discussion around the cancellation of the SABC news channel show Face the Nation (Image source: © SABC News Image credits: Luyanda Danca)

Marketing & MediaSABC: Face the Nation cancelled due to underperformance, not political interference

5 hours

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LegalSCA judgment: Why placing property in your spouse's name might not protect it from your creditors

Mole Tshikare 7 hours

Liberty hit by data breach after unauthorised system access

ICTLiberty hit by data breach after unauthorised system access

2 hours

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HealthcareSAHPRA recalls Citro-Soda over contamination fears at Adcock Ingram's Johannesburg plant

1 hour

Social and influencer marketing has become the fastest-growing sector of the global advertising industry (Source: @ The Alvin Report

Marketing & MediaSocial-first: The future of brand building?

7 hours

H&M targets 100% recycled or sustainably sourced materials by 2030

ESG & SustainabilityH&M targets 100% recycled or sustainably sourced materials by 2030

4 hours

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ESG & Sustainability

Sassa announces 2026 grant increases alongside new payment dates

9 hours

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Education

Real student support is more than just funding

Nokuthula Siqebengu 2 hours

While linguistic patterns do exist and certain words have increased in frequency, the real issue is not the presence of AI, it is the absence of a distinctive voice (Source: @ Novelty Insider

Marketing & Media

AI sameness: It's not the use of AI, but how it used

8 hours

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HR & Management

Why your employees' financial stress is your stress... and what to do about it

4 hours

Two-wheeler mobility set to redefine last-mile delivery in SA

Retail

Two-wheeler mobility set to redefine last-mile delivery in SA

7 hours

New Eastern Cape luxury lodge targets conservation-led tourism growth

Tourism & Travel

New Eastern Cape luxury lodge targets conservation-led tourism growth

3 hours

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Healthcare

Are digital health tools the answer to making cancer screenings more accessible?

6 hours

Podcast with MacG is widely popular in South Africa with hundreds of thousands of views per episode. Source: YouTube.

Marketing & Media

Government takes baby steps to regulate podcast industry

Karabo Ledwaba 18 Mar 2026

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Agriculture

SA's livestock gets lifeline with new FMD vaccine approval

5 hours

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Energy & Mining

How Anglo American's Kumba Iron Ore is tackling water scarcity with technology

5 hours

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Energy & Mining

TotalEnergies in court over offshore oil and gas drilling

Liezl Human 7 hours

New frugal Suzuki SUV touches down in SA

Automotive

New frugal Suzuki SUV touches down in SA

Imran Salie 7 hours

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Legal

Hidden costs of medical errors: Landmark case in Uganda spotlights HIV misdiagnosis

Mtho Maphumulo 1 day

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HR & Management

UJ's inaugural Neurodiversity Career Fair to spotlight emerging talents

1 day

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Legal

GenAI in SA: Balancing legal risks and operational rewards for businesses

Ginen Moodley 9 hours

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Education

Teaching mathematical statistics: One lecturer’s way of testing what students understand

Michael Johan von Maltitz 1 day

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Education

New Maharishi NextUp Institute to nurture South Africa's tech future

19 Mar 2026

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Legal

Mutual separation vs retrenchment: LAC ruling provides clarity

Talita Laubscher and Chloë Loubser 18 Mar 2026

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Healthcare

Vibrant collaborative study pioneers microbiome-based treatment

20 Mar 2026

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Education

Christel House SA extends 2027 admissions catchment to Gugulethu, Nyanga

20 Mar 2026

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