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VML Birdwatching at The Loeries | Episode 2: Katherine Madley on the state of retail

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#RAPT BizTrendsTV | Nicole Adriaans: The future workplace

#RAPT BizTrendsTV | Carmen Murray: The Analogue Renaissance – A return to real-world connection

Verified consumer data non-negotiable for SA brandsRoss Joughin

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 expectationAdheesh Ori

As social media giant Meta continues to pivot aggressively toward artificial intelligence, its acquisition of Manus represents an ambition to redefine how AI interacts with everyday users and enterprises around the world (Image source: © 123rf )

Meta’s Manus acquisition: A strategic play for advanced AI agents

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

By Adheesh Ori 3 days

As social media giant Meta continues to pivot aggressively toward artificial intelligence, its acquisition of Manus represents an ambition to redefine how AI interacts with everyday users and enterprises around the world (Image source: © 123rf )

Meta’s Manus acquisition: A strategic play for advanced AI agents

7 Jan 2026

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In Africa, beyond traditional public affairs, corporate diplomacy is the missing tool

Opinion & Public In Africa, beyond traditional public affairs, corporate diplomacy is the missing tool

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The Carling Black Label Cup and the campaign that changed fan engagement

Caxton Media The Carling Black Label Cup and the campaign that changed fan engagement

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You behave yourself into the reputation you have or want, you don’t communicate yourself there, writes Razor PR CEO Dustin Chick (Image source: © Affinity Health )

The Up&Up Group Exclusive: Discovery goes full Jerry Maguire as it tells members to “show them the money”

6 Jan 2026

Biz Most Read Award winners December 2026

Bizcommunity.com Biz Most Read Award winners December 2026

1 Jan 2026

Cammy Msimango on finding her footing in South Africa’s fast-moving digital newsroom

MDNTV Cammy Msimango on finding her footing in South Africa’s fast-moving digital newsroom

24 Dec 2025

Standing ground, serving communities: Boikanyo Malepe reflects on journalism in 2025

MDNTV Standing ground, serving communities: Boikanyo Malepe reflects on journalism in 2025

23 Dec 2025

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

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

23 Dec 2025

Holiday entertainment made simpler for DStv subscribers this festive season

MultiChoice Holiday entertainment made simpler for DStv subscribers this festive season

23 Dec 2025

Shaping conversations and driving impact: Radebe Merci reflects on media influence in 2025

MDNTV Shaping conversations and driving impact: Radebe Merci reflects on media influence in 2025

23 Dec 2025

ESPN Africa serves a festive feast of live sport this Christmas

The Walt Disney Company Africa ESPN Africa serves a festive feast of live sport this Christmas

22 Dec 2025

On the pulse of global innovation: Nonn Botha reflects on journalism in 2025

MDNTV On the pulse of global innovation: Nonn Botha reflects on journalism in 2025

22 Dec 2025

Provantage: Spreading joy through the 2025 Santa Shoebox Drive

Provantage Provantage: Spreading joy through the 2025 Santa Shoebox Drive

19 Dec 2025

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On Thursday, 8 January Chinese regulators said they would investigate Meta’s acquisition of the artificial intelligence startup Manus (Image source: © 123rf )

Meta's Chinese AI acquisition investigated

1 day

WPP Media Sports wants to reinvent sport marketing (Image source: © National Geographic Kids

WPP Media Sports wants to reinvent sport marketing

2 days

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

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The Walt Disney Company announced a landmark $1bn investment in OpenAI (Image source: © Facebook

AI to unlock new possibilities in imaginative storytelling

5 Jan 2026

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How ChatGPT could change the face of advertising, without you even knowing about it

2 Jan 2026

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

Who to watch: Africa's Top 10 PR professionals

Who to watch: Africa's Top 10 PR professionals

19 Dec 2025

Mike Saunders, CEO of Digitlab explains the findings of the third annual State of Digital Survey (Image supplied)

It’s a golden age of business data - or is it?

Mike Saunders 10 Dec 2025

To reach younger donors, the South African Guide Dog Association, together with VML, created AI pupfluencer, Maxx Reps (Image supplied)

AI pupfluencer created to reach younger audience for Guide Dog Association

10 Dec 2025

SA’s first car dealer enters the metaverse

SA’s first car dealer enters the metaverse

Mann Made 10 Dec 2025

Experiential learning in the age of AI

Experiential learning in the age of AI

Zenobia Ballim, Location Bank 10 Dec 2025

Author: Beth Arendse, CEO at Business and Arts South Africa (BASA)

The G20 and Africa’s creative economy – a new window of opportunity

Beth Arendse, Business and Arts South Africa 10 Dec 2025

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#RAPT BizTrendsTV | Bronwyn Williams: The Dark Forest, fat pigs, pitchforks, and giant monsters

Danette Breitenbach 9 Dec 2025

VML South Africa has acquired Yonder, a digital innovation agency to form VML Yonder (Image source: © Yonder

VML acquires digital innovation agency

8 Dec 2025

Michelle Geere, CEO of Adbot accepting award

Adbot wins Top Women Business in ICT and E-commerce 2025

AdBot 5 Dec 2025

Brave Group secures top rank in digital, AI, and transformation in 2025/26 Agency Scope Study

Brave Group secures top rank in digital, AI, and transformation in 2025/26 Agency Scope Study

Brave Group 5 Dec 2025

Warc: Red flags deflate marketers optimism for 2026

4 Dec 2025

The gaming industry is facing significant challenges and opportunities as it adapts to a changing landscape (Image source: © 123rf )

AI drives gaming industry as growth slows

Danette Breitenbach 4 Dec 2025

Facebook promotes rubbish because it doesn’t understand indigenous languages

Facebook promotes rubbish because it doesn’t understand indigenous languages

Thembi Siaga and Anton van Zyl 4 Dec 2025

The BigQuery paradox: Why performance and cost efficiency are no longer enemies

The BigQuery paradox: Why performance and cost efficiency are no longer enemies

Gabriel (Stephan) Myburg, Offernet 4 Dec 2025

How AI is changing, and might kill, SEO

How AI is changing, and might kill, SEO

Courtney Chapple, Brave Group 4 Dec 2025

Omnicom's global restructure and new leadership (Image source: © Creative Salon

Omnicom's restructure: Who's in and who's out

3 Dec 2025

Natascha Torres, head of digital media strategy at iqbusiness looks at how to adjust your strategy as AI overviews rewrite search marketing rules (Image source: © 123rf )

AI Overviews are rewriting the rules of search marketing – here’s how to adjust your strategy

Natascha Torres 2 Dec 2025

World Aids Day 2025: WhatsApp AI companions transform SA's Aids response

1 Dec 2025

Ornico's SA PR Measurement Landscape Report has revealed interesting trends in the PR industry (Image source: © Ornico

#SAPR2025: The rise of AI and the fall of AVEs

Danette Breitenbach 28 Nov 2025

Tshegofatso Lebethe is an account director at Tribeca Public Relations. Source: Supplied.

The heart of PR still beats human

Tshegofatso Lebethe 27 Nov 2025

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