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How the All Blacks are using South African culture to win us over

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Why South Africa’s top companies advertise on BusinessTech

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Retailers pivot to AI loyalty agents as 2026 trends emerge

Retailers pivot to AI loyalty agents as 2026 trends emerge

21 May 2026

From AI to affordability: The trends redefining foodservice in 2026

From AI to affordability: The trends redefining foodservice in 2026

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Danette Breitenbach 7 May 2026

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

Danette Breitenbach 29 Apr 2026

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

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Danette Breitenbach 23 Apr 2026

Bizcommunity repositions for the future

Bizcommunity repositions for the future

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RAPTBizTrendsTV | 54 Magazine's Phindile Khoza: African culture on the global stage

RAPTBizTrendsTV | 54 Magazine's Phindile Khoza: African culture on the global stage

Danette Breitenbach 31 Mar 2026

The 'experience economy' has arrived as consumers' expectations shift

The 'experience economy' has arrived as consumers' expectations shift

Adheesh Ori 25 Mar 2026

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The future is Gen Z - strategies for organisations to attract young talent

Nancy Dusani 16 Mar 2026

#BizTrends2026 | Juno Media’s Tanya Schreuder: AI more scale, not more value

Juno Media’s Tanya Schreuder: AI more scale, not more value

Tanya Schreuder 13 Mar 2026

#BizTrends2026 | Modus Operandi's Simon Säll: Predictions and contradictions - The future of work

Modus Operandi's Simon Säll: Predictions and contradictions - The future of work

Simon Säll 4 Mar 2026

#BizTrends2026 | Red Hat's Dion Harvey: Africa’s top enterprise tech trends for 2026

Red Hat's Dion Harvey: Africa’s top enterprise tech trends for 2026

Dion Harvey 4 Mar 2026

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

Danette Breitenbach 3 Mar 2026

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

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

Dr Vuyo Nyembezi 3 Mar 2026

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The 5 major trends influencing the future of wellness

Maroefah Smith 2 Mar 2026

Source: Supplied | Wilson Tauro, Country Manager Southern Africa, Air France KLM

Air France-KLM’s Wilson Tauro: Premium and bleisure travel is 2026’s biggest travel trend

Wilson Tauro 27 Feb 2026

Avashnee Moodley, head of marketing at OPPO (Image supplied)

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

Avashnee Moodley 26 Feb 2026

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Standard Bank's Johan De Ru: Navigating the 4IR - SA’s digital leap in education

Johan De Ru 25 Feb 2026

Dylan Kruger, managing partner: Africa Network, M+C Saatchi Abel says 2026 is a wake-up call for a continent ready to lead (Image supplied)

M&C Saatchi Abel’s Dylan Kruger: The end of “social” media; the start of Africa’s build era

Dylan Kruger 25 Feb 2026

Source: Supplied | Joep Schoof Chief Operating Officer, Valor Hospitality Partners - Africa

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

Joep Schoof 24 Feb 2026

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Reddam's Chad Moses: How digital confidence, entrepreneurship and accessible tools are reshaping learning

Chad Moses 24 Feb 2026

Nigel Matthews, executive creative director: Boom Group looks at why brands need to add more humanity and use less AI (Image supplied)

Boom Group’s Nigel Matthews: Advertising to humans requires humanity

Nigel Matthews 24 Feb 2026

Nic Riemer is the CEO and co-founder of Invigilator App

Invigilator App's Nic Riemer: Balancing proctoring innovation with inclusivity and integrity

Nic Riemer 23 Feb 2026

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KD Strategies' Kalnisha Singh: The pressure is on for South Africa's energy sector

Kalnisha Singh 23 Feb 2026

Suhana Gordhan, Love Song’s chief creative officer, takes a peek into the future, 10 years from now (Image supplied)

Love Song’s Suhana Gordhan: Back to the future

Suhana Gordhan 23 Feb 2026

Chaen Lew, Growth & Innovation Manager Heineken South Africa. Image supplied

Heineken's Chaen Lew: 6 trends driving the normalisation of alcohol-free consumption

Chaen Lew 23 Feb 2026

Nathan Reddy, founder and chairman of Grid Worldwide says when it comes to creativity, meaning matters (Image supplied)

Grid Worldwide’s Nathan Reddy: The evolution of creativity, why meaning matters

Nathan Reddy 20 Feb 2026

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