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RAPT BizTrendsTV: Faith Popcorn: The people's pushback trend

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How technology is reshaping classrooms: A guide to top trends in education

RAPT BizTrendsTV | Faith Popcorn: The people's pushback trend

RAPT BizTrendsTV | Faith Popcorn: The people's pushback trend

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RAPT BizTrendsTV: Heidi Patmore – Digital wallets: A gamechanger

RAPT BizTrendsTV: Heidi Patmore – Digital wallets: A gamechanger

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RAPT BizTrendsTV: Student Village's Ronen Aires - Gen Z's disruption of the world

RAPT BizTrendsTV: Student Village's Ronen Aires - Gen Z's disruption of the world

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#BizTrends2025: 555 Media Hub’s Tapelo Zama | The challenge for brands - LLM disrupting the consumer journey

#BizTrends2025: 555 Media Hub’s Tapelo Zama | The challenge for brands - LLM disrupting the consumer journey

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RAPT BizTrendsTV: Musa Kalenga - How agentic AI is revolutioning business

RAPT BizTrendsTV: Musa Kalenga - How agentic AI is revolutioning business

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#BizTrends2025: Discovery CEO Hylton Kallner on the future of spending

#BizTrends2025: Discovery CEO Hylton Kallner on the future of spending

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Source: © 123rf In a world of sameness, humans are not thinking, not applying themselves and not adding anything new, just melting into whatever the digital algorithm is feeds us

#BizTrends2025: Break free from brain rot, enshittification, move from digital sameness and embrace culture movements

Danette Breitenbach 31 Mar 2025

RAPT BizTrendsTV: GG Alcock on KasiNomics - A growth trend reshaping Africa's economies

RAPT BizTrendsTV: GG Alcock on KasiNomics - A growth trend reshaping Africa's economies

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RAPT BizTrendsTV: Li Ndube on Afro-optimism - African growth vs Western degrowth

RAPT BizTrendsTV: Li Ndube on Afro-optimism - African growth vs Western degrowth

Danette Breitenbach 25 Feb 2025

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Bizcommunity.com 21 Feb 2025

#BizTrends2025: The rise of new CBDs

#BizTrends2025: The rise of new CBDs

Lindsey Schutters 6 Feb 2025

#BizTrends2025: E-commerce fuels surge in last-mile delivery demand

#BizTrends2025: E-commerce fuels surge in last-mile delivery demand

Damian Velayadum 6 Feb 2025

Busisiwe Phakathi is 5fm's marketing manager. Source: Supplied.

#BizTrends2025: Busisiwe Phakathi, 5FM - Keeping radio relevant among youth

Busisiwe Phakathi 6 Feb 2025

#BizTrends2025: 7 trends for retailers to '2020-thrive'

#BizTrends2025: 7 trends for retailers to '2020-thrive'

Evan-Lee Courie 6 Feb 2025

Yesh Surjoodeen is managing director of HP Southern and Central Africa

#BizTrends2025: African innovation depends on investment and protecting intellectual property

Yesh Surjoodeen 5 Feb 2025

Grant Lapping is a digital executive at Midnight. Source: Supplied.

#BizTrends2025: Grant Lapping | 3 trends dominating search: GEO, social search and voice

Grant Lapping 5 Feb 2025

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#BizTrends2025: Data-led insurance product development – the key to the year ahead and beyond

Brina Biggs 4 Feb 2025

#BizTrends 2025: Google's Alex Okosi – Africa, an opportunity more than a challenge

#BizTrends 2025: Google's Alex Okosi – Africa, an opportunity more than a challenge

Danette Breitenbach 4 Feb 2025

#BizTrends2025: The rapid transformation of South Africa’s energy sector

#BizTrends2025: The rapid transformation of South Africa’s energy sector

Jenna Harris 4 Feb 2025

Source: Ben April, Associate Director: ESG leader for KPMG in Africa.

#BizTrends2025: COP29 reflections and the importance of sustainable finance and investment

Ben April 4 Feb 2025

Andre Le Roux, head of strategy: TBWA\Coastal, talks about trends that drive culture to understand SA shopper (Image supplied)

#BizTrends2025: TBWA\Coastal's Andre Le Roux - Understanding the SA shopper

Andre Le Roux 4 Feb 2025

Ancel Draai, MD for Applico Training

#BizTrends2025: What’s next for HR and payroll? Top trends to watch in 2025

Ancel Draai 4 Feb 2025

#BizTrends2025: Special Effects Media’s Kelly Kaimowitz - Creating a lasting impact through influencer marketing

#BizTrends2025: Special Effects Media’s Kelly Kaimowitz - Creating a lasting impact through influencer marketing

Kelly Kaimowitz 3 Feb 2025

#BizTrends 2025: 99c’s Andrew Brand - Retail advertising: The new frontier

Andrew Brand 3 Feb 2025

Arik Karani says PR needs to embrace empathetic communication. Source: Instagram.

#BizTrends2025: Arik Karani on how data, disinformation, and ethics will redefine PR in Africa

Karabo Ledwaba 3 Feb 2025

Dr Chris Blair, CEO at 21st Century

#BizTrends2025: Future of remuneration - culture, AI, and management shifts

Chris Blair 3 Feb 2025

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