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Skills Development & Training

Time to retrain? How to future‑proof your career in the AI age

Kirk Chang and Susan Akinwalere 7 hours

How SA SMEs can take control of their cash flow and build financial resilience

SMEs

How SA SMEs can take control of their cash flow and build financial resilience

Megan Dedekind, Issued by Business Partners Limited 11 hours

Post-graduation planning: next steps for final year students

Higher Education

Post-graduation planning: next steps for final year students

Issued by Waterfall School of Business 12 hours

Yassin Aberra, founder and CEO of Social Market Way, breaks down what social listening actually means, why legacy brands are moving now, and what the competitive stakes look like for those who don't (Image source: © 123rf )

Digital

What is social listening and why it is important

Yassin Aberra 12 hours

NIQ State of the Retail Nation: South African FMCG retail lifted by economic tailwinds

Retail Marketing

NIQ State of the Retail Nation: South African FMCG retail lifted by economic tailwinds

Issued by NielsenIQ 3 days

Natascha Torres, head of digital media strategy at iqbusiness examines the power of micro communities (Image source: © 123rf )

Media

The power and relevance of micro communities for B2B brands

Natascha Torres 3 days

Branding

Deep trust, strong brands: 9 South African banks in Brand Finance’s global top 500

5 Mar 2026

AI is resetting the rules of growth in consumer packaged goods

Packaging

AI is resetting the rules of growth in consumer packaged goods

Issued by NielsenIQ 5 Mar 2026

Meet Ronette Marx, the motorsport WAG taking on the aesthetics industry

Aesthetic Medicine

Meet Ronette Marx, the motorsport WAG taking on the aesthetics industry

Maroefah Smith 5 Mar 2026

Source: Supplied.

Construction & Engineering

World Engineering Day: Building a greener tomorrow through smart innovation

4 Mar 2026

#AfricaEnergyIndaba: Africa’s mineral wealth at the centre of the global energy transition

Energy

#AfricaEnergyIndaba: Africa’s mineral wealth at the centre of the global energy transition

4 Mar 2026

Time Out South Africa names Aisha Mohamed as new MD amid expansion plans

Lifestyle

Time Out South Africa names Aisha Mohamed as new MD amid expansion plans

3 Mar 2026

#RAPTBizTrendsTV | The Culture Foundry Co's Luke van der Spuy: When Gen Z decides you're not cool anymore

BizTrendsTV

#RAPTBizTrendsTV | The Culture Foundry Co's Luke van der Spuy: When Gen Z decides you're not cool anymore

Danette Breitenbach 3 Mar 2026

Shoprite delivers 7.1% revenue growth amid festive deflation with customer-first strategy

Banking & Finance

Shoprite delivers 7.1% revenue growth amid festive deflation with customer-first strategy

3 Mar 2026

VoxComm issues call for agencies to transform business models in response to AI

Advertising

VoxComm issues call for agencies to transform business models in response to AI

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 3 Mar 2026

Why clean beauty brands must move beyond aesthetics and embrace true sustainability

ESG & Sustainability

Why clean beauty brands must move beyond aesthetics and embrace true sustainability

Nicole Sherwin 2 Mar 2026

Global survey reveals growing AI adoption gap as organisations struggle with talent, technology, and governance readiness

Finance

Global survey reveals growing AI adoption gap as organisations struggle with talent, technology, and governance readiness

Issued by AICPA & CIMA 27 Feb 2026

Source: Supplied. Jurgen Eckmann, wealth manager at Consult by Momentum.

Budget Speech

#Budget2026: SA's actual growth numbers are not yet cause for celebration

Jurgen Eckmann 26 Feb 2026

Value over badge: What SA’s used car market looked like in 2025

Commercial & Industrial

Value over badge: What SA’s used car market looked like in 2025

26 Feb 2026

Kantar appoints Ndeye Diagne as chief strategy and transformation officer, MEA & Türkiye

Digital

Kantar appoints Ndeye Diagne as chief strategy and transformation officer, MEA & Türkiye

Issued by Kantar 26 Feb 2026

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Employment Equity

From compliance to credibility: The CFO's guide to BEE success

Snehal Desai 26 Feb 2026

Melanie Campbell

Digital

From global brand architect to managing partner: Melanie Campbell accelerates Hoorah

Issued by Hoorah Digital 26 Feb 2026

CRM, CX, UX

#BizTrends2026 | Oppo's Avashnee Moodley: How belonging is rewriting brand loyalty

Avashnee Moodley 26 Feb 2026

Source: GCIS. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana.

Budget Speech

#Budget2026: Major tax breaks announced - what you need to know

Katja Hamilton 25 Feb 2026

South Africa's ad industry must win the war against AI 'slop'

Artificial Intelligence

South Africa's ad industry must win the war against AI 'slop'

Musa Kalenga, Issued by Brave Group 25 Feb 2026

Why Lexus EVs in SA might work

Dealers

Why Lexus EVs in SA might work

Lance Branquinho 25 Feb 2026

Empowering SMBs Is SA’s shortcut to 3 million jobs

SMEs

Empowering SMBs Is SA’s shortcut to 3 million jobs

Jordaan Burger 24 Feb 2026

#BizTrends2026 | Valor Hospitality Partners’ Joep Schoof: Driving African hospitality success through local intelligence

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | Valor Hospitality Partners’ Joep Schoof: Driving African hospitality success through local intelligence

Joep Schoof 24 Feb 2026

Tiger Brands' next chapter unveiled: Insights from new CMO Lorraine De Graaff

Retail Marketing

Tiger Brands' next chapter unveiled: Insights from new CMO Lorraine De Graaff

Evan-Lee Courie 24 Feb 2026

Walmart confirms Boksburg store location, opening date

Retailers

Walmart confirms Boksburg store location, opening date

24 Feb 2026

Finance

South Africa’s costly TFSA oversight: Millions left on the table

23 Feb 2026

How integration is reshaping luxury medical tourism

Tourism

How integration is reshaping luxury medical tourism

23 Feb 2026

Sharon Piehl, GM, FleishmanHillard South Africa says reputation is more than a shield; it’s a foundation for business opportunity (Image source: © 123rf )

PR & Communications

Reputation: More than a shield, a business opportunity

Sharon Piehl 23 Feb 2026

The future of good marketing depends on taste. Not speed.

Artificial Intelligence

The future of good marketing depends on taste. Not speed.

Courtney Chapple, Issued by Brave Group 23 Feb 2026

Revolutionary spectrum sharing tech set to transform SA's rural internet access

Telecoms & Networks

Revolutionary spectrum sharing tech set to transform SA's rural internet access

Paul Colmer 23 Feb 2026

Split Grade 10, 11, or 12 subjects over 2 years to ease pressure and protect learning standards

Primary & Secondary Education

Split Grade 10, 11, or 12 subjects over 2 years to ease pressure and protect learning standards

Issued by Impaq 23 Feb 2026

Source: Supplied. Charl Kleynhans, Altron FinTech Senior Manager Implementations.

Fintech

The unexpected strengths of South African fintech in a turbulent market

Charl Kleynhans 20 Feb 2026

Samro invites applications for 2026 Music Publisher Programme

Radio & Audio

Samro invites applications for 2026 Music Publisher Programme

Issued by SAMRO 20 Feb 2026

AI-powered agency, Forge, challenges brands to embrace human–technology collaboration

Marketing

AI-powered agency, Forge, challenges brands to embrace human–technology collaboration

Issued by Brave Group 20 Feb 2026

Community media is not cheap. It is undervalued

Media

Community media is not cheap. It is undervalued

Issued by Thotbox(Pty) Ltd 20 Feb 2026

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Labour Law

Employers warned: Employees are not assets, rules Labour Court

Bradley Workman-Davies 18 Feb 2026

Source: Supplied. Mark Danckwerts, Head: Insurance, KPMG One Africa.

Finance

KPMG report: African financial sector bets big on AI and growth strategies

18 Feb 2026

Gen Z is changing how consumers discover, trust and buy from brands. Ella Thomas, global sector specialist for consumer staples at Schroders, explores how this shift is reshaping loyalty, trend cycles and the future of consumer growth. (Source: )

Youth Marketing

Gen Z is reshaping the consumer playbook, from loyalty to algorithms

Ella Thomas 18 Feb 2026

O&L BrandX MD Patricia Hoeksema.

Marketing

AI slop hits Africa - Insights from Namibia

Patricia Hoeksema 18 Feb 2026

Source: Pexels.

Infrastructure & Utilities

Pay twice or get it right: A call for quality in SA's construction

18 Feb 2026

Bonita Christie, business unit director, Publicis Commerce Experiential, says for brands, Q1 is the most strategically valuable quarter of the year (Image source: © 123rf )

Marketing

Exclusive | Experiential marketing: The key to the golden quarter

Bonita Christie 17 Feb 2026