Rapt Commerce: A powerful new offering for the informal and emerging retail markets

Rapt Commerce, in partnership with the Akelo Group and its subsidiary Retail Engage has launched Rapt Emerge for emerging market retailers. Pictured: Garreth van Vuuren, CEO of Rapt Group (Image supplied) This innovative platform delivers brands access to thousands of spaza shops, taverns, and independent retail and wholesale stores, alongside real-time insights from over 2.5…

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Auxillia heaps praise on mbira players for celebrating Zim’s cultural heritage

Jah Prayzah FIRST Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa has heaped praise on mbira players for preserving cultural heritage and upholding Hunhu/Ubuntu. In a speech read on her behalf at the recently-held Bira Rembira’s festival, Auxillia said it was heart-warming that Zimbabwean mbira players were revered worldwide. “We feel proud when our mbira players are acknowledged worldwide for…

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Bosso ‘okay’ ZPC Kariba match boycott

HIGHLANDERS HIGHLANDERS management has given in to a section of club supporters’ plans to hold a fundraising function at the team’s sports club on Sunday  which coincides with Bosso’s Premier League tie against ZPC Kariba at Barbourfields Stadium. Some Highlanders supporters have decided to skip the Sunday match because they are not amused with how…

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Savanna Neat. It’s giving whisky

Robert Weeder, brand manager at Heineken Beverages, says “We’ve crafted it for an unpretentious generation that’s into bold new flavours without the fuss.” No need for sniffing tumblers here. Savanna Neat is ready to drink from a perfectly chilled bottle. The newest sibling in the popular Savanna family of flavour variants, Savanna Neat celebrates a nation…

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7 killed in Wedza kombi crash, victims named

National police spokesperson Commissioner Paul Nyathi SEVEN people were killed on the spot while nine others were injured when a Toyota Quantum vehicle with 15 passengers on board veered off the road and overturned before landing on its wheels. National police spokesperson Commissioner Paul Nyathi said the accident occurred Wednesday afternoon at the 5km peg…

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UPDATED: Police suspect inside job in US$4m bank robbery

police said they suspect the robbers connived with some insiders in the heist POLICE in Bulawayo have launched a manhunt for six unidentified armed robbers who raided a Safeguard Security cash-in-transit vehicle early today and got away with US$4 million at a local bank. In a statement, police said they suspect the robbers connived with…

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The Battle for Africa

Rivals old and new are bracing themselves for another standoff on the African continent. By Vadim Samodurov The attack by Tuareg militants and al-Qaeda-affiliated JNIM group (Jama’a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin) against Mali’s military and Russia’s forces deployed in the country that happened on July 27, 2024 once again turned the spotlight on the activities…

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Spar appoints new CFO

Source: Reuters. Isaacs was the group finance director of upmarket retailer and Spar competitor Woolworths Holdings Limited from 2013 to 2023. “Isaacs has strong strategic and operational finance experience that will add considerable value to the company,” Spar said in the statement. He succeeds Mark Godfrey, whose decision to retire was announced in June this…

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