Fast Company South Africa

Fast Company inspires a new breed of innovative and creative thought leaders who are actively inventing the future of business. With engaging narratives as informative as they are entertaining, Fast Company motivates fans to think beyond traditional boundaries, lead proactively, and most importantly, embrace change. The South African edition will be along the same themes as the USA; initially 40% of the content will be South African and 60% will be from the USA. For the first time, the South African market will have the opportunity to read exclusive interviews with the CEOs of Facebook, Amazon, NIKE, Google and the top international and local trend-setters across a broad spectrum of industries. South Africans are crying out for a younger, hipper business title – and now they will have one!

Fast Company South Africa

Analysing Innovation

BIG THINGS IN SHOPPING • In an era where trust is currency and sustainability is non-negotiable, shoppers are demanding more than just green labels and vague promises — they want proof.

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The art of the pitch: How to win hearts, minds – and funding

What is a prompt engineer? – and how to become one

CoffeeNomics 2025

Ringing the changes: A look at the newly-minted Valterra Platinum • Fast Company editor Wesley Diphoko spoke to Valterra Platinum CEO Craig Miller

The World’s Most Innovative Companies • AS THE WORLD SHIFTS AND INDUSTRIES TRANSFORM, these companies aren’t just keeping up—they’re setting the pace. Fast Company’s annual look at the most groundbreaking companies in every industry and across the globe offers a snapshot of innovation today and a playbook for the future.

pineapple • For online short-term insurance

Discovery • FOR PRODUCT INNOVATION

CHECKERS 60 SIXTY • FOR ONLINE GROCERY DELIVERIES

AURA • FOR ACCESSIBILITY OF AFFORDABLE EMERGENCY SERVICES

WAYMO • For steering robotaxis into the fast lane

How Waymo Works • A LOOK UNDER THE BONNETAND INSIDE THE DOORS

Nvidia • FOR POWERING THE AI BOOM, WHATEVER FORM IT TAKES

Nubank • FOR TAILORING BANKING PRODUCTS TO LATIN AMERICAN FAMILIES —INCLUDING TEENAGERS

WNBA • For posting up when it mattered

BYD • FOR ENGINEERING EVS THAT ARE ULTRA-AFFORDABLE, ULTRAFAST, AND EVEN AMPHIBIOUS

Glean • FOR ARMING EMPLOYEES WITH THE TOOLS TO GET THEIR JOBS DONE

Abridge • FOR TAKING NOTES FOR DOCTORS SO THEY CAN FOCUS ON TREATMENTS

EssilorLuxottica • FOR MAKING SMART GLASSES COOL

Rocket Lab • For keeping the space race competitive

Duolingo • For finding a common language

YouTube • FOR USHERING INTERNET CREATORS INTO THE LIVING ROOM

DeepSeek • FOR SHARING ITS AI EFFICIENCIES WITH THE WORLD

Cava • FOR ELEVATING THE SOUL IN FAST-CASUAL

Notion • FOR ORGANISING THE TASK OF ORGANISING

pgLang • For spinning a diss track into a creative empire

On • FOR REIMAGINING HOW SHOES ARE MADE

Infinitum • FOR UPGRADING DATA CENTRES WITH MORE EFFICIENT MOTORS

Iceye • FOR SEEING THE WORLD, EVEN THROUGH CLOUDS

THE RISE AND RISE OF CO-WORKING SPACES

Careless People: A story of where I used to work

FAST EVENTS

Saving The Onion • WHAT STARTED AS A JOKE QUICKLY GAINED STEAM AS A GROUP OF INSPIRED MEDIA PROS JOINED FORCES WITH A SATIRE-LOVING BILLIONAIRE TO ACQUIRE THE ONION.