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Why the UK Supreme Court ruling on post-sale confusion matters to global brandsMerlene Engelbrecht

Flux Trends will present The State We’re In 2026” – Navigating the Dark Forest in February (Image source: © Marvin Zettl

FluxTrends presents its trends for 2026 Navigating the Dark Forest

Why Jockey South Africa is becoming a go-to brand for everyday bra comfortJockey South Africa

Surge in South African e-commerce: Top brands drive 47% growth in 2025

Surge in South African e-commerce: Top brands drive 47% growth in 2025

Flux Trends will present The State We’re In 2026” – Navigating the Dark Forest in February (Image source: © Marvin Zettl

FluxTrends presents its trends for 2026 Navigating the Dark Forest

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Why Jockey South Africa is becoming a go-to brand for everyday bra comfort

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SA agencies shine on the global stage at the International Echo Awards 2025

DMASA SA agencies shine on the global stage at the International Echo Awards 2025

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#BizTrends2026 | Motherland Omni's Mpho Mothapo: Radio Trends in 2026

Motherland OMNi #BizTrends2026 | Motherland Omni's Mpho Mothapo: Radio Trends in 2026

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Start your career in creative technology with Ogilvy: Applications now open!

Ogilvy South Africa Start your career in creative technology with Ogilvy: Applications now open!

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Publicis Groupe Africa launches CSI pilot programme with Soma Foundation

Publicis Groupe Africa Publicis Groupe Africa launches CSI pilot programme with Soma Foundation

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Why you should publish sponsored articles on Daily Investor

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What’s next? The tech trends steering 2026

BET Software What’s next? The tech trends steering 2026

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The lost art of integration: Why media strategy needs both flesh and digital

Ebony+Ivory The lost art of integration: Why media strategy needs both flesh and digital

13 Jan 2026

Real data. Real Africa. Real time. COPO owns African consumer truth

Dentsu Real data. Real Africa. Real time. COPO owns African consumer truth

13 Jan 2026

Will Smith goes Pole to Pole in new Nat Geo series

The Walt Disney Company Africa Will Smith goes Pole to Pole in new Nat Geo series

13 Jan 2026

MDDA partners with Google to empower community media through local-language digital skills training

Media Development and Diversity Agency MDDA partners with Google to empower community media through local-language digital skills training

13 Jan 2026

Former FNB CEO Michael Jordaan backs Adbot to build tools that multiply marketing capacity

AdBot Former FNB CEO Michael Jordaan backs Adbot to build tools that multiply marketing capacity

12 Jan 2026

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Surge in South African e-commerce: Top brands drive 47% growth in 2025

Surge in South African e-commerce: Top brands drive 47% growth in 2025

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Checkers and Jamie Oliver serve dinner solutions with AI-powered recipes

Checkers and Jamie Oliver serve dinner solutions with AI-powered recipes

13 Jan 2026

Inclusive play redefined: First-ever autistic Barbie hits the shelves

Inclusive play redefined: First-ever autistic Barbie hits the shelves

13 Jan 2026

An employee inspects bottles of beer on a conveyor belt along a production line at the East African Breweries' microbrewery as the company released its half-year results in Ruaraka, Nairobi Kenya, 26 January 2024. Reuters/Monicah Mwangi/File Photo/File Photo

Kenyan court postpones case seeking to halt Diageo's $2.3bn sale of EABL

Duncan Miriri and Emma Rumney 9 Jan 2026

Shoprite expands payment options with PayJustNow

Shoprite expands payment options with PayJustNow

8 Jan 2026

Adheesh Ori, senior director within Accenture Song, South Africa says the South African automotive landscape is clearly evolving, not only through technology or electrification, but in the mindset of the customer behind the purchase (Image source: © 123rf )

Meeting the South African modern car buyers where the customer experience matches the expectation

Adheesh Ori 8 Jan 2026

Arielle Horwitz is the engineering manager at Halo Dot. Source: Supplied.

Why the future of retail calls for a checkout revolution

Arielle Horwitz 8 Jan 2026

Amazon’s AI-powered Shop Direct and Buy for Me tools are designed to help shoppers find products beyond its marketplace, but retailers argue the experiment exposes a deeper tension over data ownership, consent and who really controls the future of online shopping (Image source: © 123rf )

Online retailers push back against Amazon's Shop Direct

7 Jan 2026

The brands that win in 2026 will be the ones who view this seasonal moment not as a post-holiday filler, but as the launchpad for behaviour-driven (Image source: © 123rf )

January is an opportunity for brands: 11 social media marketing ideas

Keith Kakadia 7 Jan 2026

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Liverpool FC secures Old School retail deal in SA

7 Jan 2026

According to Sociallyin CEO Keith Kakadia, the next phase of digital retail rewards efficiency, conversion, and retention—not spray-and-pray advertising or unchecked scale (Image source: © 123rf )

2026: The year e-commerce gets ruthless

Keith Kakadia 5 Jan 2026

The One Club for Creativity reveals 2025 Global Rankings

The One Club for Creativity reveals 2025 Global Rankings

5 Jan 2026

Source: Supplied. Mbhashe LG Mall in the Eastern Cape.

Reflecting on 2025: How township retail can shape 2026 strategies

2 Jan 2026

What does European and African consumer behaviour reveal about status, history and power (Image source: © 123rf )

Acknowledging loud: Defining the next era of luxury growth

Ray Langa 31 Dec 2025

Understanding how alcohol consumption patterns evolve across different demographics enables retailers and brands to identify growth opportunities in challenging markets (Image source: © 123rf )

Understanding alcohol consumption patterns to identify growth opportunities

30 Dec 2025

Schweppes returns with bold new look, iconic Skittle bottle and straight drinking flavours for today's changing social moments (Image supplied)

A bold new chapter for iconic brand Schweppes

24 Dec 2025

Elite Hyrox athlete new Manzi Water brand ambassador

23 Dec 2025

5 surprising dangers of shopping through social media (and how to spot them before it’s too late)

5 surprising dangers of shopping through social media (and how to spot them before it’s too late)

Sonwabile Wolela, Offernet 23 Dec 2025

Bradly Howland, Public Relations Institute of Southern Africa (Prisa) president says as the country winds down for its December break, it’s worth pausing to assess the communications environment we have been navigating (Image source: © 123rf )

Addressing trust: PR at a turning point, a fundamentally new approach is demanded

Bradly Howland 22 Dec 2025

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Who to watch: Africa's Top 10 PR professionals

19 Dec 2025

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Food & Beverages industry records solid growth in October 2025

19 Dec 2025

Leandro Barreto, currently chief marketing officer for Unilever’s Beauty & Wellbeing Business Group.

Unilever announces global marketing leadership change

19 Dec 2025

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Global ad market growth to accelerate, Big Tech takes market share

18 Dec 2025

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What South Africa loved to eat in 2025, according to Uber Eats

18 Dec 2025

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Famous Brands enters Malaysia with Steers and Debonairs combo

10 Dec 2025

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Founder of Veldskoen Shoes launches Made in RSA, a growth tech business

10 Dec 2025

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