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Bridging language and technology: Advancing NLP skills at the University of Zululand

Higher Education

Bridging language and technology: Advancing NLP skills at the University of Zululand

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 3 days

The truck driver who turns overnight stops into a living archive of Namibia

Road Freight & Fleet Management

The truck driver who turns overnight stops into a living archive of Namibia

Issued by Unitrans 25 Mar 2026

The 10-person agency team is becoming one person with a laptop

Marketing

The 10-person agency team is becoming one person with a laptop

Mathabatha Sexwale, Issued by Brave Group 25 Mar 2026

Procurement can buy PR. It cannot buy judgement

PR & Communications

Procurement can buy PR. It cannot buy judgement

Issued by Brandfundi 25 Mar 2026

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Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

Real student support is more than just funding

Nokuthula Siqebengu 24 Mar 2026

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Employee Wellness

Why your employees' financial stress is your stress... and what to do about it

24 Mar 2026

Chicken Licken’s 'Soulman Load Up' kicks off with General Raj

Advertising

Chicken Licken’s 'Soulman Load Up' kicks off with General Raj

Issued by Joe Public 24 Mar 2026

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Cyber Law

GenAI in SA: Balancing legal risks and operational rewards for businesses

Ginen Moodley 24 Mar 2026

Financial or business management qualifications: Compounding any career in less than a year

Higher Education

Financial or business management qualifications: Compounding any career in less than a year

Issued by Waterfall School of Business 23 Mar 2026

While linguistic patterns do exist and certain words have increased in frequency, the real issue is not the presence of AI, it is the absence of a distinctive voice (Source: @ Novelty Insider

Artificial Intelligence

AI sameness: It's not the use of AI, but how it used

24 Mar 2026

Social and influencer marketing has become the fastest-growing sector of the global advertising industry (Source: @ The Alvin Report

Digital

Social-first: The future of brand building?

24 Mar 2026

How e-commerce is transforming the retail, media and ICT landscape in SA

E-commerce

How e-commerce is transforming the retail, media and ICT landscape in SA

Lungelo Dlamini 23 Mar 2026

BMW signals EV shift with new electric 3 Series set for SA market

Fuel & Energy

BMW signals EV shift with new electric 3 Series set for SA market

20 Mar 2026

Marketing

CMOs must bridge the gap between the spreadsheet and the story… or become extinct

Pieter Geyser 20 Mar 2026

Google Maps is changing how people discover businesses. What multi-location brands need to do now

CRM, CX, UX

Google Maps is changing how people discover businesses. What multi-location brands need to do now

Issued by Social Places 20 Mar 2026

FCM launches index to show value of managed travel programmes

Travel

FCM launches index to show value of managed travel programmes

19 Mar 2026

Data and mining partners Saroj Chiba and David Nel at iqbusiness look at the disjuncture between what’s possible in mining in Africa, and what actually takes place on the ground (Image source: © 123rf )

Mining

Mining in Africa | 4 ways to the intelligent mine

Saroj Chiba and David Nel 20 Mar 2026

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Insurance & Actuarial

Global conflicts reshape insurance risks for South Africa

Sandra Sithole and Raynold Tlhavani 17 Mar 2026

South Africa's digital economy ambitions face key test

Technology

South Africa's digital economy ambitions face key test

Issued by Bullion PR & Communication 17 Mar 2026

BBC Studios expands footprint with French‑language launch of BBC Earth in Africa with Canal+

TV

BBC Studios expands footprint with French‑language launch of BBC Earth in Africa with Canal+

Issued by Duma Collective 17 Mar 2026

The hidden workplace risk of overconfident young professionals

Skills Development & Training

The hidden workplace risk of overconfident young professionals

Melini Moses, Issued by Express Yourself 16 Mar 2026

Review: The night a magician stole my watch at Zingara's La Dolce Royal

Theatre

Review: The night a magician stole my watch at Zingara's La Dolce Royal

Debbie Hathway 16 Mar 2026

Why South African brands must put real sustainability above greenwashing

ESG & Sustainability

Why South African brands must put real sustainability above greenwashing

Dr. Stephan Helary 16 Mar 2026

On 29 January 2025 in Kolda, Senegal, Khaby Lame joins a workshop for out-of-school girls organized as part of the ‘Salmaitou’ programme, an initiative engaging girls aged 15 to 19 in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics), innovation and leadership. Source: Unicef.

Branding

Khaby Lame is the world’s most followed TikToker: the story of a Senegalese‑born star who sold his identity

Fanny Georges 16 Mar 2026

Vol. 06 - Welcome to On the Dot Insights Newsletter

Markets & Investment

Vol. 06 - Welcome to On the Dot Insights Newsletter

Issued by On the Dot 15 Oct 2025

Workshop equips researchers with powerful text analysis tools

Higher Education

Workshop equips researchers with powerful text analysis tools

Marissa Griesel, Issued by North-West University (NWU) 13 Mar 2026

Smarter field sales, without the enterprise price tag

Sales

Smarter field sales, without the enterprise price tag

Issued by MegaVision Media 13 Mar 2026

Media

WPP maintains dominance in annual Warc Media 100 rankings

13 Mar 2026

Science-backed skincare becomes the new norm for South African shoppers

Health & Beauty

Science-backed skincare becomes the new norm for South African shoppers

12 Mar 2026

A roundtable of agency leaders and marketers discussed the evolution of the global agency model at the recent Scopen Africa Decade Awards (Image supplied)

Marketing & Media

The evolution of agencies from FTE* to...

11 Mar 2026

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4th Industrial Revolution

Soft skills aren't soft: Automation puts human capabilities to the test

10 Mar 2026

Burnout is a workplace culture problem, not a personal failing

Employee Wellness

Burnout is a workplace culture problem, not a personal failing

Issued by SACAP 10 Mar 2026

Candice Burgess-Look. (Image supplied)

PR & Communications

5 ways brands can optimise PR in the age of AI search

Candice Burgess Look 10 Mar 2026

Investment in women-led ECD programmes delivers measurable development impact

FMCG

Investment in women-led ECD programmes delivers measurable development impact

Issued by Rainbow Chicken 10 Mar 2026

Review | Gregory Maqoma’s Genesis: A breathtaking dance journey from chaos to rebirth

Theatre

Review | Gregory Maqoma’s Genesis: A breathtaking dance journey from chaos to rebirth

Debbie Hathway 10 Mar 2026

From connection to competitiveness: Sustainability as a commercial imperative for African events

MICE

From connection to competitiveness: Sustainability as a commercial imperative for African events

John Arvanitakis 9 Mar 2026

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Primary & Secondary Education

SA school admissions fraud: Up to 40% of home addresses found to be fake

Ashleigh Laurent and Marissa Badenhorst 9 Mar 2026

Empowering digital language champions: TUT students at the forefront of digital linguistics

Higher Education

Empowering digital language champions: TUT students at the forefront of digital linguistics

Lihle Sosibo, Issued by North-West University (NWU) 9 Mar 2026

How everyday users and AI experts are experiencing the state of AI right now

Artificial Intelligence

How everyday users and AI experts are experiencing the state of AI right now

Ari Ramkilowan and Stef Adonis, Issued by Helm 9 Mar 2026

Artificial Intelligence

AI is reviving the storyboard

Garon Campbell 6 Mar 2026

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 6 Mar 2026

HR Tools & Software

Outsource for success: How companies are managing payroll chaos this tax season

Anton van Heerden 5 Mar 2026

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Consumer Law

When the numbers don't add up: Educational risks of counterfeit calculators

Jason Govender and Jarred West 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

CMOs drowning in data, starved for decisions

Marketing

CMOs drowning in data, starved for decisions

Max Flajsner, Issued by Incubeta 5 Mar 2026

Death of the ‘open brief’ and the generative AI fix

Marketing

Death of the ‘open brief’ and the generative AI fix

Mathabatha Sexwale, Issued by Brave Group 3 Mar 2026

Dr Vuyo Nyembezi, digital transformation leader, SABC, examines the trends powering public broadcasting

Media

#BizTrends2026 | SABC’s Dr Vuyo Nyembezi: Trends powering the next era of public broadcasting

Dr Vuyo Nyembezi 3 Mar 2026

A photo taken by inspectors from the National Bargaining Council for the Clothing Manufacturing Industry at a sweatshop in KwaZulu-Natal. Photo supplied (GroundUp)

Corporate & Commercial Law

Clothing company implicated in sweatshop scandal cries foul

Tania Broughton 2 Mar 2026