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Behind Dis-Chem's Better Rewards: How fintech, real-time data and retail tech are redefining loyalty in SA

Retail

Behind Dis-Chem's Better Rewards: How fintech, real-time data and retail tech are redefining loyalty in SA

Evan-Lee Courie 13 hours

Ribbon-cutting ceremony: Louise Wiseman, managing director of Emeris and Geoff Whyte, CEO of ADvTech, at the official opening of Emeris Sandton

Higher Education

ADvTech's Emeris opens mega campus in Sandton

14 hours

Toyota, Ford lead SA's booming used car sales

Commercial & Industrial

Toyota, Ford lead SA's booming used car sales

14 hours

Retailers embrace tokenisation for secure, personalised customer experiences

Banking & Finance

Retailers embrace tokenisation for secure, personalised customer experiences

Peter Ludi 15 hours

Fourways Mall starts 2026 on a strong footing

Retailers

Fourways Mall starts 2026 on a strong footing

Issued by Fourways Mall 15 hours

Clockwork shortlisted 8 times across 5 brands at the Sabre Awards Africa 2026

Marketing

Clockwork shortlisted 8 times across 5 brands at the Sabre Awards Africa 2026

Issued by Clockwork 16 hours

Media

Warc Report | Amazon soars as YouTube stumbles in Q4

17 hours

Jarryd Terblanche is a conceptual copywriter at Special Effects Media looks at how narrative voice will cut through digital marketing’s content saturation in 2026 (Image supplied)

Digital

#BizTrends2026 | Special Effects Media’s Jarryd Terblanche: Narrative voice is becoming the differentiator

Jarryd Terblanche 15 hours

SAGMJ names 2026 Car of the Year finalists

Automotive

SAGMJ names 2026 Car of the Year finalists

1 day

Chery-backed Lepas to enter SA market in March

Dealers

Chery-backed Lepas to enter SA market in March

1 day

Lorraine De Graaff to lead Tiger Brands as chief marketing and strategy officer

Retail Marketing

Lorraine De Graaff to lead Tiger Brands as chief marketing and strategy officer

1 day

CX outsourcing is shifting from scale to strategic outcomes

CRM

CX outsourcing is shifting from scale to strategic outcomes

Clinton Cohen 17 hours

Intentional media integrated at a local level is SA media’s gamechanger

Media

Intentional media integrated at a local level is SA media’s gamechanger

Issued by Caxton Media 1 day

Checkers reclaims the top spot in the Q4 2025 Quarterly Buzz Rankings

Research

Checkers reclaims the top spot in the Q4 2025 Quarterly Buzz Rankings

Issued by KLA 1 day

Beau Monde Traveller launches South African edition

Magazines

Beau Monde Traveller launches South African edition

1 day

#BizTrends2026 | M&C Saatchi Abel’s Johannes (Jojo) Keiper: Why creativity can’t be reasonable anymore

Advertising

#BizTrends2026 | M&C Saatchi Abel’s Johannes (Jojo) Keiper: Why creativity can’t be reasonable anymore

Johannes Keiper 1 day

Converge Africa 2026 confirms latest headline sponsors

Digital

Converge Africa 2026 confirms latest headline sponsors

Issued by Converge Africa 1 day

Gen Z isn’t cancelling brands loudly anymore they’re muting them. Nicole Glover, executive creative director of digital at Penquin shows how brands that don’t follow through risk disappearing from relevance. (Image supplied)

Marketing

7 ways brands can avoid being quietly muted by Gen Z in 2026

Nicole Glover 1 day

#BizTrends2026 | Quantum Studios' Dr. Chris Roets: Memory-led marketing trends that will shape the year

Marketing

#BizTrends2026 | Quantum Studios' Dr. Chris Roets: Memory-led marketing trends that will shape the year

Chris Roets 1 day

New report highlights visibility gap among African SMEs

Research Reports

New report highlights visibility gap among African SMEs

2 days

Livo opens second store at Rosebank Mall with luxury lifestyle offerings

Fashion & Homeware

Livo opens second store at Rosebank Mall with luxury lifestyle offerings

2 days

F45's Karen Loader explains how functional fitness, strength, pilates and recovery are reshaping sports marketing (Image supplied)

Marketing

#BizTrends2026 | F45's Karen Loader: 3 pillars reshaping sports marketing

Karen Loader 2 days

Effie 2026 call for entries announced

Advertising

Effie 2026 call for entries announced

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 2 days

South Africa Wine urges faster implementation to boost sector growth

Viticulture & Oenology

South Africa Wine urges faster implementation to boost sector growth

2 days

Advertising

#Superbowl2026: Serena Williams, DJ Khaled back GLP-1 ads

Karabo Ledwaba 2 days

Volkswagen sounds alarm over SA’s auto manufacturing future

Manufacturing & Parts

Volkswagen sounds alarm over SA’s auto manufacturing future

Imran Salie 2 days

GL events South Africa celebrates dual wins at the EXSA Awards

Exhibitions

GL events South Africa celebrates dual wins at the EXSA Awards

Lerato Marule, Issued by GL events South Africa PTY (LTD) 2 days

Employment Equity

Nike under investigation for allegedly discriminating against White employees

6 Feb 2026

Opening doors from farm to fork: Why being "scale ready" matters more than being big

Hospitality

Opening doors from farm to fork: Why being "scale ready" matters more than being big

Omelele Mmbo 6 Feb 2026

How are leading brands harnessing trust and AI to drive growth, create value, and deliver meaningful impact? (Image source: © 123rf )

Branding

5 lessons: How leading brands are harnessing trust and AI

6 Feb 2026

#BizTrends2026 | Reach Africa’s Leslie Adams: 5 streaming trends for 2026

Media

#BizTrends2026 | Reach Africa’s Leslie Adams: 5 streaming trends for 2026

Leslie Adams 6 Feb 2026

#BizTrends2026 | Second Rodeo's Dan Brocklebank: Why the most important marketing trend for 2026 is not new at all

Marketing

#BizTrends2026 | Second Rodeo's Dan Brocklebank: Why the most important marketing trend for 2026 is not new at all

Dan Brocklebank 5 Feb 2026

Bibi Bonnecwe, Executive Creative Director at Brave Group looks at why in 2026 human truths matter more than marketing trends (Image supplied)

Advertising

#BizTrends2026 | Brave Group’s Bibi Bonnecwe: Why human truths matter more than marketing trends

Bibi Bonnecwe 5 Feb 2026

South African consumers reset the rules for FMCG

FMCG

South African consumers reset the rules for FMCG

Zak Haeri, Issued by NielsenIQ 5 Feb 2026

When tech meets trust: The new era of community radio

Radio & Audio

When tech meets trust: The new era of community radio

Issued by Motherland OMNi 5 Feb 2026

PR & Communications

Why keeping quiet about the family feud gave Brand Beckham a commercial boost

Ashleigh Logan-McFarlane 5 Feb 2026

Mattel Brick Shop unveils more collabs with automotive legends in 2026

Design & Manufacturing

Mattel Brick Shop unveils more collabs with automotive legends in 2026

4 Feb 2026

Performance hydration takes off in South Africa’s bottled water market

Research

Performance hydration takes off in South Africa’s bottled water market

Issued by Insight Survey 4 Feb 2026

Driving the future of creativity: Dentsu Creative SA ranks 5 in the region

Design

Driving the future of creativity: Dentsu Creative SA ranks 5 in the region

Issued by Dentsu 4 Feb 2026

2Stories named Best Medium-sized Agency of the Year at the International Content Marketing Awards

Marketing

2Stories named Best Medium-sized Agency of the Year at the International Content Marketing Awards

Issued by The Up&Up Group 4 Feb 2026

#BizTrends2026 | Up & Up Group’s Jacques Cilliers: AI is everywhere. Taste is our advantage.

Advertising

#BizTrends2026 | Up & Up Group’s Jacques Cilliers: AI is everywhere. Taste is our advantage.

Jacques Cilliers 4 Feb 2026

A safer way to manage incentive payouts, rewards and competition prizes

Marketing

A safer way to manage incentive payouts, rewards and competition prizes

Issued by Caxton Media 4 Feb 2026

“This isn’t the Wild West anymore”

Social Media

“This isn’t the Wild West anymore”

Issued by TDMC 4 Feb 2026

South Africa’s Gugu Mthembu, the chief marketing officer for Telkom, has been named Cannes jury president for Creative Business Transformation (Image source: © Forbes Africa )

Cannes Lions

#CannesLions2026 | Gugu Mthembu named jury president

4 Feb 2026

#BizTrends2026 | Pattern's James Townsend: 2026 is fashion’s exponential, ‘sentient’ turning point

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | Pattern's James Townsend: 2026 is fashion’s exponential, ‘sentient’ turning point

James Townsend 3 Feb 2026