Cindy Rose to lead WPP as new CEO
WPP has announced that Cindy Rose has been appointed as chief executive officer (CEO) of the company, effective 1 September 2025. Cindy succeeds Mark Read who will step down as CEO on the same date.
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Wait over: South Africa-bound, all-new Mazda CX-5 officially debuts
First new generation CX-5 in nearly a decade will be offered with petrol and hybrid powerunits, but no diesel.
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Lungisa Matshoba went from working as a floor assistant at CNA to designing and co-founding one of South Africa’s most revolutionary fintech products, Yoco.
Read MoreGoodbye Cape Town – reverse semigration hits South Africa
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Read MoreThe South African banking CEO who earned R94,000 a day for 15 years
Over his 15-year tenure as Nedbank Group CEO, banking executive Mike Brown earned just shy of R515 million—averaging out to around R94,000 a day.
Read MoreCriminals targeting South Africans using banking apps and digital wallets on their phones
Discovery Bank has warned about the rise in fraud cases in South Africa, with criminals increasingly targeting smartphones to gain access to their banking apps and digital wallets.
Read MoreChinese car giant looking at building a factory in South Africa
Chinese car giant Chery is exploring the possibility of establishing an assembly plant in South Africa, as the brand continues its rapid expansion in the local market.
Read MoreSouth Africa’s business elite: This is your moment to shine
The 24th annual Nedbank Oliver Top Empowerment Awards, returns on 31 July 2025 at the prestigious Sandton Convention Centre, celebrating the organisations driving real transformation, empowerment and inclusive economic growth in South Africa.
Read MoreThe man who went from being a bad maths student to running a R400 billion South African bank
Although he was not a top achiever in high school, Gerrie Fourie became the CEO of Capitec Bank, one of South Africa’s most successful banks with a market capitalisation of over R400 billion.
Read MoreInside the R240 million game farm for sale in South Africa’s new semigration hotspot
A massive game farm in the Eastern Cape is on sale for $13,000,000 (about R240 million), as the province is seeing an increase in migrants.
Read MoreTop South African private school could lose its land
Hilton College, one of South Africa’s most respected and exclusive private schools, could lose its land following a land claim.
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