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Designing for performance to make the modern workplace work harder

Interior Design

Designing for performance to make the modern workplace work harder

Gavin Dickinson, Issued by Trend Group 5 minutes

Future-proof your career with transferable skills

Career Advice

Future-proof your career with transferable skills

Nolundi Matomane, Issued by Pnet 50 minutes

Film

May the 4th be with you: The internet celebrates Star Wars Day

Chloe Posthumus 51 minutes

Boxer has launched its newest division, BMedia. Pictured: (Right) Paul Coetzee, group executive: commercial, marketing, retail media and factories officially welcomes Bmedia’s head of department (left) Adrian Naidoo to the Boxer Family at Boxer’s head office in Westville, KZN (Image @ Boxer)

Media

Discount supermarket launches 360° retail media division

3 hours

Source: Zingarella Organic via

Agriculture

Seaweed biostimulant boosts table grape yields by up to 27%

6 hours

Warc global ad outlook. Source: Warc.

Advertising

Warc Media: Meta outperforms, YouTube misses as AI reshapes online ad growth

8 hours

Strategising for the "Alpha-millennial" household

Marketing

Strategising for the "Alpha-millennial" household

Siwelile Thusi, Issued by M+C Saatchi Abel 5 hours

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Oil worries spook European markets before ECB and BoE decisions

Marc Jones 30 Apr 2026

Source: Supplied.

Property

Who's really driving the surge in SA’s property market demand?

30 Apr 2026

Travel

Q1 2026: Africa leads SA tourism, UK and Germany top Western arrivals

Karabo Ledwaba 29 Apr 2026

A key theme going into 2026 is social engineering and the impact that has on fraud (Image source: Spend Trend 2026 Report)

Digital

#BizTrends | Spend Trend 2026 Part 1: Social engineering and its impact on fraud

Danette Breitenbach 29 Apr 2026

Image source: Getty Images

HR Tools & Software

South Africa's changing compliance landscape calls for smarter HR dashboards

Mandisi Dube 29 Apr 2026

Source: Supplied.

Construction & Engineering

R750m hotel and conference centre to reshape Waterfall City’s built environment

29 Apr 2026

CMO Council's Marketing’s Power Partners: AI and the Human Essence report explains why AI alone doesn’t deliver growth (Image source: © 123rf )

Marketing

Why AI alone doesn’t deliver growth - it needs human marketers

29 Apr 2026

The power of the recommendation moment

Retail

The power of the recommendation moment

Issued by G&G Advocacy 29 Apr 2026

Image credit: on Pexels

Noncommunicable diseases

South Africa introduces first real-time diabetes monitoring dashboard

28 Apr 2026

Predict, prevent, protect: How data is rewriting the rules of road safety in Africa’s logistics sector

Transport

Predict, prevent, protect: How data is rewriting the rules of road safety in Africa’s logistics sector

Issued by Unitrans 28 Apr 2026

"Consistent organic growth remains our North Star. While it will take time to outpace historical losses, our Q1 results are in line with expectations and ahead of Q4 2025," says Cindy Rose, WPP CEO (Image source: @ WPP

Advertising

No surprises in WPP Q1 results

28 Apr 2026

If you’re running an ordinary webinar in 2026, you are wasting your time, and most likely other people’s too(Image supplied)

Events & Conferencing

How to host a successful online event in 2026 - its not what you think

Nella Etkind 28 Apr 2026

(L to r:) Kabelo Makwane, ICT executive, Ricky Hendricks, Google Marketing Strategy & Partnerships in SSA, Alex Okosi, managing director, Africa, Google, Janet Booysen,Massmart marketing VP (acting) and Anwar Jappie, chair @ Effie Awards (Image source: LinkedIn

Education

First- of-its-kind training bridges gap between digital content and physical commerce

28 Apr 2026

Advertising

You probably wouldn’t notice if an AI chatbot slipped ads into its responses

Brian Jay Tang and Kang G. Shin 28 Apr 2026

Eco-tourism and sustainability shape travel trends for 2026

Travel

Eco-tourism and sustainability shape travel trends for 2026

28 Apr 2026

Africa’s future of work takes center stage at LND 2026 build-up

Skills Development & Training

Africa’s future of work takes center stage at LND 2026 build-up

Issued by Africa L&D Conference 24 Apr 2026

Hot 102.7FM hits no.1 again in Media and Telecoms in Growth Champions 2026

Radio & Audio

Hot 102.7FM hits no.1 again in Media and Telecoms in Growth Champions 2026

Issued by HOT 102.7FM 24 Apr 2026

High consumer costs expose fast fashion's hidden expenses, boosting luxury resale value

Fashion & Homeware

High consumer costs expose fast fashion's hidden expenses, boosting luxury resale value

24 Apr 2026

Marketing

From AI companionship to brand trust, Warc outlines 2026's key trends

24 Apr 2026

SA’s Draft AI policy: What it means and what comes next

4th Industrial Revolution

SA’s Draft AI policy: What it means and what comes next

Peter Grealy, Leanne Mostert, Wendy Tembedza, Karl Blom, Aalia Manie 23 Apr 2026

What is quiet luxury interior design?

Trends

What is quiet luxury interior design?

Issued by Giava Interiors 23 Apr 2026

The Spend Trend Report highlights consumer spending trends in 2026 (Image supplied)

Marketing

#BizTrends | SA consumer resilient, but still loves a treat!

Danette Breitenbach 23 Apr 2026

SA's nature risk is mounting, but JSE companies are not keeping pace

Financial Services

SA's nature risk is mounting, but JSE companies are not keeping pace

Issued by WWF South Africa 23 Apr 2026

Branding

4 ways the “belief economy” is reshaping brand growth

Chelsea Lodewyk 23 Apr 2026

Google Earth AI integration bridges the gap between digital marketing and physical reality

Marketing

Google Earth AI integration bridges the gap between digital marketing and physical reality

23 Apr 2026

Source: Supplied. Chief underwriting officer at Santam, Thabo Twalo.

Mixed-Use Property

From compliance to climate: Rethinking real estate insurance in South Africa

22 Apr 2026

10 factors reshaping SA’s online retail economy in 2026

E-commerce

10 factors reshaping SA’s online retail economy in 2026

Jason Sive 22 Apr 2026

From insight to impact: MASA approves Rogerwilco research as CPD learning content

Research

From insight to impact: MASA approves Rogerwilco research as CPD learning content

Issued by Rogerwilco 22 Apr 2026

Image source: RDNE Stock project from

Remuneration & Payroll

Recalibrating reward - part 1: Why equity and equality miss the mark

Camille Rabier 21 Apr 2026

Source: Pexels.

Property

New data shows Gauteng drawing households back in changing migration cycle

21 Apr 2026

Physical retail stores aren't disappearing, just evolving

Retail

Physical retail stores aren't disappearing, just evolving

22 Apr 2026

You're spending more to be heard less. That's not a growth strategy

Digital

You're spending more to be heard less. That's not a growth strategy

Musa Kalenga, Issued by Brave Group 21 Apr 2026

Kantar reveals the world’s most effective advertising of the year

Advertising

Kantar reveals the world’s most effective advertising of the year

Issued by Kantar 21 Apr 2026

Image credit: on Pexels

Nutrition

Social media-driven trends influencing supplements in 2026

Maroefah Smith 21 Apr 2026

Chery overtakes Haval in SA’s used Chinese car market

Commercial & Industrial

Chery overtakes Haval in SA’s used Chinese car market

20 Apr 2026

Africa’s hotel pipeline grows 18.6% amid surging tourism demand

Hospitality

Africa’s hotel pipeline grows 18.6% amid surging tourism demand

20 Apr 2026

Marketing

The cashback arms race: Why your loyalty programme is a brand tax

Mosa Ntwampe, Issued by Brave Group 20 Apr 2026

WTM report flags digital, sustainability gaps in Africa’s tourism growth

Tourism & Travel

WTM report flags digital, sustainability gaps in Africa’s tourism growth

17 Apr 2026

Image source: pitinan –

Trends

Mercer's 2026 talent report: South African workers face AI skills gap dilemma

17 Apr 2026

Record sales, shifting rules: The new battle for South Africa’s car buyers

Marketing

Record sales, shifting rules: The new battle for South Africa’s car buyers

Issued by Rogerwilco 17 Apr 2026

Residential Property

Shift happens!

Issued by Catchwords 17 Apr 2026