In a market where shoppers weigh every rand, Xiaomi is pitching longevity over novelty. The company has unveiled its REDMI Note 17 Series, a four-model family led by the first-ever Pro Max, the REDMI Note 17 Pro Max 5G. It has also given the lineup a tagline: a smartphone "built for years."

Twenty years after Faces and Phases began in Johannesburg, the series returns to its birthplace days after the world's biggest photography prize.

In the water aisle at SPAR this October, a small detail carries a serious message. Among the white caps on SPAR 500ml Still Water, one in every 12 bottles is pink, standing for the statistic that one in 12 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime.

For decades, Shield has been a quiet fixture of South African morning routines. So when a name that familiar changes, the first question is a fair one: what's different?

The performance-eyewear icon has opened its second South African apparel store, choosing the country's most style-conscious postcode for the occasion. Here is why it matters, and what the brand is betting on.

The Plettenberg and The Marine enter the guide for the first time, while The Cellars-Hohenort retains its MICHELIN Key for a second year, an unbroken run of recognition for one of the Cape's most storied hospitality names.