57% of respondents to a Yazi survey said they had sacrificed essentials to fund online gambling. (Photograph by Nicola Mawson) More than half of online gamblers in a survey said they sacrificed essentials to fund betting and almost a third had borrowed money to gamble. This, even as an international study shows operators are increasingly…
Still Good co-founders Lorenzo Parisi and Nabeel Gool A South African start-up is selling near-expiry groceries at up to 65% off through a web app built specifically around the realities of the local device market. Still Good launched in May 2025 after co-founders Steffen Burrows, Lorenzo Parisi and Nabeel Gool saw the success of Danish…
While online retail in South Africa surged past R130-billion in 2025, now accounting for nearly 10% of total retail spend, the growth of digital grocery delivery has far outpaced the transparency of those platforms. According to research from World Wide Worx, shoppers are increasingly moving online, yet a new service called We Need Milk argues…
The Shoprite Group has entered into a strategic partnership with PayJustNow, a subsidiary of Weaver Fintech, to introduce Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) payment options across its extensive retail ecosystem. This initiative covers a broad range of brands, including Shoprite, Checkers, Usave, and specialized stores like Petshop Science and Uniq clothing, while also extending to…
US retail giant Walmart, which entered the South African market in 2010 through an investment in Massmart – it later bought out the group in its entirely – is launching its first own-branded stores in South Africa. The company said in a statement on Tuesday that the stores will be launched “later this year”. Until…
Ismael Belkhayat Interview with Ismael BelkhayatFOUNDER and CEO, CHARI Lives in: Casablanca, Morocco After building a property portal and a corporate transport venture, Moroccan entrepreneur Ismael Belkhayat, together with his wife, Sophia Alj, launched Chari in 2020 to give small shopkeepers a faster, simpler way to restock their shelves. Five years later, the business has…
