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#BizTrends2025: VML SA's Inga Sikweyiya - What really matters to South African youth in 2025

VML SA's Inga Sikweyiya - What really matters to South African youth in 2025

Inga Sikweyiya 31 Jan 2025

#BizTrends2025: Digital marketing and advertising trends for SMEs

Digital marketing and advertising trends for SMEs

Charmagne Mazhindu 31 Jan 2025

#BizTrends2025: Shaping tomorrow’s travel industry - innovation, sustainability, and purpose

Shaping tomorrow’s travel industry - innovation, sustainability, and purpose

Olivier Perillat-Piratoine 31 Jan 2025

#BizTrends2025: Smart telematics use can mitigate e-commerce growth risks

Smart telematics use can mitigate e-commerce growth risks

Justin Manson 31 Jan 2025

Anja van Beek, talent & culture strategist, leadership & HR expert and executive coach

Building resilient, human-centric workplaces

Anja van Beek 30 Jan 2025

#BizTrends2025: Bettabets Mathabo Sekhonyana - Dispelling the dazzle: A closer look at AI's real potential

Bettabets Mathabo Sekhonyana - Dispelling the dazzle: A closer look at AI's real potential

Mathabo Sekhonyana 30 Jan 2025

#BizTrends2025: Special Effects Media’s Shaheed Rajab - Community management, from likes to connections

Special Effects Media’s Shaheed Rajab - Community management, from likes to connections

Shaheed Rajab 29 Jan 2025

#BizTrends2025: Grid Worldwide’s Clinton Bridgeford - The challenge of creativity in 2025

Grid Worldwide’s Clinton Bridgeford - The challenge of creativity in 2025

Clinton Bridgeford 28 Jan 2025

Bruce Hunt, Managing Director, Transcend Capital

5 BEE trends transforming South Africa

Bruce Hunt 28 Jan 2025

Source: Supplied. Zihaad Israfil, CEO CFI Financial South Africa.

Shaping the future of trading in South Africa

Zihaad Israfil 27 Jan 2025

#BizTrends2025: FMCG Retail Outlook: built to withstand the pressure

FMCG Retail Outlook: built to withstand the pressure

Nicola Allen 27 Jan 2025

Lyndy van den Baarselaar, Managing Director at ManpowerGroup SA

#CuratingtheFuture - trends shaping SA's HR and recruitment landscape

Lyndy van den Barselaar 27 Jan 2025

#BizTrends: Ann Nurock – It’s time to embrace the transformative power of emotion

Ann Nurock – It’s time to embrace the transformative power of emotion

Ann Nurock 27 Jan 2025

Jane Andropoulos, Partner, Bowmans

Expect more corporate corruption crackdowns in 2025

Jane Andropoulos 27 Jan 2025

Source: Supplied. Marc Ashton, chief executive officer of Decusatio.

6 investor relations trends to watch in 2025

Marc Ashton 24 Jan 2025

Brian Eagar, CEO of Towerstone

#CuratingtheFuture with emotional intelligence to unlock leadership doors in 2025

Brian Eagar 24 Jan 2025

Judith Mugeni says success in 2025 will mean harnessing the power of sponsorship in a futuristic environment by returning to fundamental principles (Image supplied)

Judith Mugeni - Back to the future, sponsorship in 2025

Judith Mugeni 24 Jan 2025

Source: John Loos, senior economist at FNB Commercial Property Finance.

Cautious optimism for better times, but risks are abundant

John Loos 23 Jan 2025

Source: Supplied. Mike van der Westhuizen, portfolio manager at Citadel.

Local and global economic outlook for 2025 - the "year of Trump risk"

Mike van der Westhuizen 23 Jan 2025

#BizTrends2025: AI’s influence on South African schools in 2025

AI’s influence on South African schools in 2025

Shaun Fuchs 22 Jan 2025

#BizTrends2025: 7 steps to riding the next tech PR industry wave

7 steps to riding the next tech PR industry wave

Ronelle Bester 22 Jan 2025

#BizTrends2025: Curating the future - what lies ahead for low-cost air travel in Africa

Curating the future - what lies ahead for low-cost air travel in Africa

Kirby Gordon 21 Jan 2025

Dr Manessah Alagbaoso, the Head: Business Ecosystems and Sustainability for the Standard Bank Group Business and Commercial Banking Unit

Mainstreaming sustainability

Dr Manessah Alagbaoso 21 Jan 2025

#BizTrends2025: Adapting agriculture - key trends and strategies for a sustainable future

Adapting agriculture - key trends and strategies for a sustainable future

Brendan Jacobs 21 Jan 2025

Adelaide Tshabalala is chief digital officer at Nerdware. Source: Supplied.

GeoSpatial targeting - capturing the right moment, not just the right place

Adelaide Tshabalala 21 Jan 2025

Ashley du Plooy, Chief Executive Officer at ERA

Why 2025 looks green for SA

Ashley du Plooy 20 Jan 2025

Pat Mahlangu is the CEO of Lerato Agency and Top 16 YOBA's. Source: Supplied

Pat Mahlangu - Trends end, focus on brand building

Pat Mahlangu 20 Jan 2025

Albert Makoeng, managing director, influencer division at Nfinity says the rise of creator-led commerce is a profound shift in media consumption (Image supplied)

Nfinity’s Albert Makoeng - The rise of creator-led commerce a profound shift in media consumption

Albert Makoeng 17 Jan 2025

#BizTrends2025: Field Force’s Ged Nooy gives 5 standout retail trends driving leadership in 2025

Field Force’s Ged Nooy gives 5 standout retail trends driving leadership in 2025

Ged Nooy 17 Jan 2025

Source: Supplied. John Jack, chief executive officer of Galetti Corporate Real Estate.

Commercial property turns the corner

John Jack 16 Jan 2025