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Natural Drinks launches limited-edition mango-infused ginger beer

FMCG

Natural Drinks launches limited-edition mango-infused ginger beer

14 hours

One of the keynote conversations at Bloomberg's inaugural Africa Business Summit featured Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ronald Lamola (Image supplied)

Media

EXCLUSIVE: Bloomberg reflects on the inaugural Africa Business Summit

15 hours

Private labels are changing SA's health and beauty market dynamics

Health & Beauty

Private labels are changing SA's health and beauty market dynamics

15 hours

Creative Futures Africa Summit: From unseen to unstoppable

Marketing & Media

Creative Futures Africa Summit: From unseen to unstoppable

Issued by Business and Arts South Africa 16 hours

Luxury shoppers are not only looking towards well-known brands like Gucci. Source: Luxity.

Retail

SA shoppers look beyond popular luxury brands

Karabo Ledwaba 18 hours

Regine le Roux, founder and managing director, Reputation Matters, says the trend of brands issuing tongue-in-cheek “apology” notices written in the style of crisis communication misses the mark (Source: © 123rf )

PR & Communications

The “Mock Apology” trend: A case of brands crying wolf

Regine le Roux 19 hours

The journey of sound artist Nkateko Shilowa aka Clxrity

Music

The journey of sound artist Nkateko Shilowa aka Clxrity

1 day

Windhoek Beer’s new campaign, Real Beer, Real Food and Nothing Else has hit the streets with the arrival of the Windhoek Beer Hops Truck (image supplied)

Promotions & Activations

#BehindtheCampaign: Real Beer, Real Food and Nothing Else

1 day

10 marketing trends for 2026

Marketing

10 marketing trends for 2026

Issued by Kantar 1 day

Advertising

Why people trust influencers more than brands – and what that means for the future of marketing

Kelley Cours Anderson 1 day

Future Nation Schools leads world-first K-12 project-based learning conference

Primary & Secondary Education

Future Nation Schools leads world-first K-12 project-based learning conference

Issued by Sifiso Learning Group 2 days

Smartphones, women’s rights and coupons: New trends that can boost insurance for African farmers

Agriculture

Smartphones, women’s rights and coupons: New trends that can boost insurance for African farmers

Berber Kramer and Ruth Vargas Hill 2 days

Lessons from the Runway: What advertising can learn from the fashion industry

FMCG

Lessons from the Runway: What advertising can learn from the fashion industry

Issued by Ebony+Ivory 2 days

Advertising

ComStrat - The bridge between brand strategy and media strategy

Issued by Advertising Media Forum 2 days

Media

South Africa needs to rethink its community media policy - 4 ways to close the gaps

Franz Krüger 2 days

Geopolitics, fragmentation and the future of growth with Prof. Morris Mthombeni and Prof. Jeffrey Sachs

Higher Education

Geopolitics, fragmentation and the future of growth with Prof. Morris Mthombeni and Prof. Jeffrey Sachs

Issued by Gordon Institute of Business Science 14 Nov 2025

Movember and Men’s Health: Why awareness matters in South Africa

Oncology

Movember and Men’s Health: Why awareness matters in South Africa

Issued by Securitas® Financial Group 14 Nov 2025

Disney Africa kicks off biggest festive campaign to date

TV

Disney Africa kicks off biggest festive campaign to date

Issued by The Walt Disney Company Africa 14 Nov 2025

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Energy

Secret electricity price hikes in South Africa to be curbed in a game-changing court ruling

Felix Dube 2 days

Goliath Gaming head to Global Esports League in France

Events

Goliath Gaming head to Global Esports League in France

14 Nov 2025

It’s not just outputs but outcomes that matter

SMEs

It’s not just outputs but outcomes that matter

Daniel Hatfield, Issued by Edge Growth 13 Nov 2025

Understanding the growing emotional drivers behind consumer choice

FMCG

Understanding the growing emotional drivers behind consumer choice

Issued by TLC Worldwide Africa 13 Nov 2025

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Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Seshni Naidoo to engineer a new energy era at Engie South Africa

13 Nov 2025

We Are Egg to open flagship beauty store at The Zone

Health & Beauty

We Are Egg to open flagship beauty store at The Zone

13 Nov 2025

Rethinking AI-Generated advertising: How real people really react

Artificial Intelligence

Rethinking AI-Generated advertising: How real people really react

Ecem Erdem and Věra Šídlová, Issued by Kantar 12 Nov 2025

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Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Why Eskom's virtual wheeling is a breakthrough moment for SMEs

Bronwyn Timm 12 Nov 2025

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Sustainability

Why public-private partnerships hold the key to Africa’s future

Aluwani Museisi 11 Nov 2025

Social Media

The comedy economy: Nigeria’s online video skits are making millions

Nnamdi O. Madichie 11 Nov 2025

Youth Marketing

Decoding Gen Z: The first post-brand generation

Japhet Manda, Issued by Brave Group 11 Nov 2025

What will it take to make Africa food secure? G20 group points to trade, resilient supply chains and sustainable farming

Agriculture

What will it take to make Africa food secure? G20 group points to trade, resilient supply chains and sustainable farming

Wandile Sihlobo 11 Nov 2025

Bluegrass Digital celebrates connection at London Indaba Dinner

Digital

Bluegrass Digital celebrates connection at London Indaba Dinner

Issued by Bluegrass Digital 12 Nov 2025

Source: Image supplied

Aesthetic Medicine

Eczema Awareness Month reveals deepening eczema crisis in South Africa

12 Nov 2025

SA’s retail marathon: Managing Black Friday returns with reverse logistics

Sales

SA’s retail marathon: Managing Black Friday returns with reverse logistics

Dr Ernst van Biljon 10 Nov 2025

Circular Economy & Waste Management

When polluters don’t pay: Still no cleanup at South African oil refinery that’s caused millions in damage but was sold for 6c

Llewellyn Leonard 10 Nov 2025

Marcel Capra, Chief Operations Officer of EQPlus

#EvolutionofWork

From chaos to clarity: The transformation of independent contracting

Marcel Capra 7 Nov 2025

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Health & Social Welfare

Can South Africa’s social grants help people make a better life? Research offers hope

Leila Patel 7 Nov 2025

Breaking the silence on life after prostate cancer

Oncology

Breaking the silence on life after prostate cancer

Issued by CANSA 6 Nov 2025

Source: K. Kendall via | A textile factory in Lesotho.

Logistics & Transport

Africa’s trade deal with the US was left in limbo: What exporters can do about it

Bedassa Tadesse 5 Nov 2025

Mind the gap: Hard choices for families where a breadwinner is gone

Financial Services

Mind the gap: Hard choices for families where a breadwinner is gone

Issued by Simply Financial Services 5 Nov 2025

The non-human consumer: How AI is transforming everyday buying decisions

Research

The non-human consumer: How AI is transforming everyday buying decisions

Tamara Ojeaga, Issued by Kantar 5 Nov 2025

From highways to headlines, The OG Influencer made its presence felt everywhere (Image supplied)

OOH

#BehindtheCampaign: OG Influencer shows OOH is impossible to ignore

4 Nov 2025

Image source: Oleksandr Mudretsov –

Higher Education

University ranking systems are being rejected. African institutions should take note

Sioux McKenna 4 Nov 2025

SA's airfreight strategy invites public feedback as deadline looms

Cargo & Storage

SA's airfreight strategy invites public feedback as deadline looms

3 Nov 2025

Source: Khristina Sergeychik via

Agribusiness

Why Asia beats Africa for new SA agricultural markets

Wandile Sihlobo 3 Nov 2025

Alon Lits, CEO of October.health, a partner of Academy of Sound Engineering, says partnerships can close the distance between people and the mental help they need (Image supplied)

Wellness

#MentalHealthMonth: Partnerships to close the mental health gap

Alon Lits 31 Oct 2025

Image credit: Kim Kardashian/X

Neurology

Kim Kardashian’s brain aneurysm diagnosis: What it means and who is most at risk

Adam Taylor 31 Oct 2025

Source: Supplied.

Property Development

Inclusion as a design principle: The future of urban living

Gerard Abrahamse 31 Oct 2025

Africa’s biggest sustainability event sparks a movement – not just a conversation

ESG & Sustainability

Africa’s biggest sustainability event sparks a movement – not just a conversation

Issued by ESG Africa Conference 30 Oct 2025