Cape Argus 2021-12-09

Given Majola given.majola@inl.co.za PRICE and convenience matter most to consumers when shopping, according to the latest PwC 2021 Global Consumer Insights Pulse Survey. Consumers care about ESG (environmental, social, governance) factors, but when stacked against price and convenience, ESG fades in importance. In general, people want to do the right thing for society and the environment, but products have to be affordable and easy to get or sustainable. Even when it comes to other factors, such as trust in a brand, price was a key – 82 percent of South African shoppers who buy online stated that they sought the best deals. Some 66 percent said they bought from retailers that provide an efficient delivery or collection service. However, price and convenience matter most. More than half of those surveyed…

Dineo Faku dineo.faku@inl.co.za SOME people know what they want early in their lives and go for it, but for a Joburg-based quantity surveyor-turned- businesswoman the journey of self- discovery took longer than many of her peers and has been life-changing. Sonto Pooe, founded Nativechild, a natural-based hair and body care range, in 2015 after losing her hairline and taking action by experimenting with plant-based ingredients in her kitchen. Pooe said she went through a phase of braiding a lot and, like most black women who do braids, ended up losing her hairline. “My hairline got damaged, and it didn’t matter what I did, my hair did not grow back. I did research to see what products I could put together to produce a product that would help me,” said Pooe.…

Philippa Larkin philippa.larkin@inl.co.za THE Every Company, a precision fermentation platform accelerating a global transition to animal-free protein, said yesterday that it had closed $175 million (R2.8 billion) in Series C financing, which saw Prosus Ventures’ first investment in synthetic biology. The round was co-led by new investor McWin and existing investor Rage Capital as well as Temasek, Grosvenor’s Wheatsheaf Group and TO Ventures. The Every Company was founded in 2014 by Arturo Elizondo, who is CEO, with the mission to accelerate the transition to animal-free and more sustainable proteins and reduce factory farming practices. “There has never been a better time to be a B2B ingredients platform,” said Elizondo. “As the world’s biggest food companies work to evolve their product offerings into the 21st century by driving for…

SHAKIRA is “so pleased” Princess Charlotte is a fan of her music. The Hips Don’t Lie hitmaker was delighted to hear the six-year-old royal’s father, Prince William, tell how his children fight over what to listen t in the mornings, with his daughter a particular fan of the Colombian singer. Shakira tweeted: “I’m so pleased you like my music Princess Charlotte! [heart emoji].” The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s official Twitter account responded to Shakira with the dancer and heart emojis. William – who has Charlotte and her brothers, Princes George, eight, and Louis, three, with wife Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge – had discussed his children’s love of music in his interview on Apple Fitness+'s Time To Walk series. He said: “One of the songs that the children are…

Liam Karabo Joyce Music producer and hip hop artist OB Magik has released his latest EP titled For the Taking. He hopes to inspire the youth of South Africa. Talk to us about your EP, For The Taking. When did you start working on it? “As an artist, I am always working on new music and have been making songs back-to-back since last year and keeping them. As we entered 2021, I dropped a few singles from the collection and in April, I decided to start working on a full project, of which some of the songs that were recorded in 2020 are also on the EP.” What was the inspiration behind this EP? “There’s this song in the EP titled: I Want It All. It was the first song…

Liam Karabo Joyce liam.joyce@inl.co.za The past few months have been busy for the 23-year-old musician Bonga Kwana. Her recently released single Ndifuna Wena in collaboration with Ntsika Ngxanga from The Soil found its way to No 1 on the 5FM Pop chart for three consecutive weeks. Now the rising star, who is also an LGBTQIA+ activist has released her debut EP, New Faces to Old Problems. Kwana started working on the EP in 2019 by writing and putting ideas together. Some of the songs on the EP date as far as 2016. “I recorded it last year in September, with some new songs coming up during that time. “The inspiration behind this EP is definitely this particular phase of my life where I am in my 20s and navigating this…