Bizcommunity | Daily business news, companies, jobs and events across 19 industries in South Africa

BizTrendsTV

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

The Lead Creative

The Lead Creative: Unpacking Cannes 2025 with Xolisa Dyeshana and Saf Sindhi

Subscribe & Follow

Advertise your job vacancies

Jobs

HR Generalist Vereeniging
Mid - Level Designer Parkmore
Centre for Academic Success (C4AS) Manager Durban
Internship - Executive Assistant Sandton
Intermediate COBOL Developer Johannesburg
DTP Operator / Graphic Designer Johannesburg South

More jobs Submit a job Open account

New appointments

Tribeca appoints new account manager and account director

Zutari appoints office managers in Gqeberha and East London

Sanofi announces new leadership in SA

Konica Minolta South Africa appoints Carmen van Wyk as chief financial officer

More...Submit a person

Bizcommunity announces theme for BizTrends2026Bizcommunity.com

Matthew Bresnahan is the new CMO. Source: Pret A Manger.

Pret A Manger taps Matthew Bresnahan as CMO amid global push

2025 township consumer trends: Price-conscious, local-first, social-drivenRogerwilco

The common thread among South Africa’s corporate giantsBroad Media

ExxonMobil seeks security guarantees for massive Mozambique LNG project

Nkanyezi Masango has been appointed chief creative officer for Ogilvy Cape Town. Pictured left to right: Angela Madlala (chief people officer), Kabelo Moshapalo (CCO advertising, Johannesburg), Vicki Buys (MD advertising, Cape Town), Nkanyezi Masango (CCO advertising, Cape Town) Pete Case (group CEO & creative chairman), Neo Makhele (chief strategy officer), Tracey Edwards (MD advertising, Johannesburg), Ipi Thibedi (group MD) (Image supplied)

Ogilvy Cape Town appoints Nkanyezi Masango CCO

Local flavour, delivered: Mr D x Hammy EatsaHead Marketing Services

Smart from the start: 20+ years of changing how shoppers shopSmart Media

Sassa beneficiaries get R10 boost in October

Marjorie Langa plays Gloria on Scandal!. Source: eTV.

With Scandal! out, Generations stands alone as millennials’ final soapieKarabo Ledwaba

First Media Red Star: Partnering with Oriflame to inspire beauty in NigeriaDentsu

The high court in Pretoria has struck Postbank’s urgent application to stop the termination of its contract with the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) from the court’s urgent roll. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks

Judge dismisses Postbank’s attempt to keep social grants contractMarecia Damons

Simba’s Together Tastes Better campaign pays homage to the rich flavour of human connectionM&C Saatchi Abel

Coca-Cola and OLC’s ‘Share a Coke Zimbabwe’ wins Best Social Media Campaign at 2025 MAZ AwardsOLC Through The Line Communications

Herbal remedies take centre stage in South Africa’s Cough, Cold and Flu marketInsight Survey

Restoring trust in municipalities through GIS-enabled asset management systemsAfriGIS

Checkers Little Shop returns with its largest collection to date

PROMOTED

Penquin shines at the 2025 New Gen Awards with 6 wins and Medium Agency of the Year titlePenquin

Is the CMO going extinct?Brave Group

The rise of victimhood culture: How TikTok glorifies trauma narrativesJessica Gbedemah

Meta introduces R92 ad free subscriptions for the UK

Bryony Rose, director for Yext’s Enterprise International business. (Source: Nedbank IMC)

#NedbankIMC2025: Bryony Rose – Why brands must adapt their AI strategies nowChloe Posthumus

The FlySafair annual Business Booster Competition, six winning businesses have been announced (Image supplied)

All the FlySafair 2025 Annual Business Booster competition winners

Heineken launches special edition Track Bottle Collection

Rising cyberattacks push Sars, Tax Ombud to tighten e-filing security

Logos of French TV channel Canal+ are reflected in a puddle in front of the Canal One headquarters of the Canal+ Group in Issy-Les-Moulineaux near Paris, France, 20 February 2025. Reuters/Abdul Saboor/File Photo

New CEO, board of MultiChoice appointed following Canal+ takeoverNqobile Dludla

Achieving zero harm in SA mines: The role of information ecologyMerel van der Lei

Digital dithering holds back SA small businesses

PROMOTED

From zero to a billion: Inside Phakamani Impact Capital’s decade of building South Africa’s SMMEsPhakamani Impact Capital

South Africa's innovative obesity prevention earns UN award

Climate action can feel slow – but the fastest energy leap in history has begunPeter Newman and Ray Wills

Marketing & MediaPret A Manger taps Matthew Bresnahan as CMO amid global push

1 hour

Marketing & Media2025 township consumer trends: Price-conscious, local-first, social-driven

Rogerwilco 7 minutes

Marketing & MediaThe common thread among South Africa’s corporate giants

Broad Media 27 minutes

Energy & MiningExxonMobil seeks security guarantees for massive Mozambique LNG project

26 minutes

Marketing & MediaOgilvy Cape Town appoints Nkanyezi Masango CCO

18 hours

Marketing & MediaLocal flavour, delivered: Mr D x Hammy Eats

aHead Marketing Services 19 hours

RetailSmart from the start: 20+ years of changing how shoppers shop

Smart Media 16 hours

ESG & SustainabilitySassa beneficiaries get R10 boost in October

21 hours

Company news

More company news | Submit

Rogerwilco 2025 township consumer trends: Price-conscious, local-first, social-driven

7 minutes

Broad Media The common thread among South Africa’s corporate giants

27 minutes

Algorithm Agency Algorithm Agency and Mobiclicks celebrate a New Generation Awards win for data-driven marketing

16 hours

Dentsu First Media Red Star: Partnering with Oriflame to inspire beauty in Nigeria

17 hours

M&C Saatchi Abel Simba’s Together Tastes Better campaign pays homage to the rich flavour of human connection

18 hours

AfriGIS Restoring trust in municipalities through GIS-enabled asset management systems

18 hours

OLC Through The Line Communications Coca-Cola and OLC’s ‘Share a Coke Zimbabwe’ wins Best Social Media Campaign at 2025 MAZ Awards

19 hours

aHead Marketing Services Local flavour, delivered: Mr D x Hammy Eats

19 hours

Smart Media Smart from the start: 20+ years of changing how shoppers shop

16 hours

Stone Medshield launches 2026 product suite with 7.5% weighted average contribution increase

15 hours

Insight Survey Herbal remedies take centre stage in South Africa’s Cough, Cold and Flu market

16 hours

With Scandal! out, Generations stands alone as millennials’ final soapie

Karabo Ledwaba 22 hours

HR & Management

SA's most in-demand jobs by 2030 - are you ready?

16 hours

Marketing & Media

First Media Red Star: Partnering with Oriflame to inspire beauty in Nigeria

Dentsu 17 hours

ESG & Sustainability

Judge dismisses Postbank’s attempt to keep social grants contract

Marecia Damons 15 hours

Legal

Labour Court clarifies precautionary suspension laws in Bombela case

Riona Kalua 17 hours

Marketing & Media

Simba’s Together Tastes Better campaign pays homage to the rich flavour of human connection

M&C Saatchi Abel 18 hours

Marketing & Media

Coca-Cola and OLC’s ‘Share a Coke Zimbabwe’ wins Best Social Media Campaign at 2025 MAZ Awards

OLC Through The Line Communications 19 hours

Healthcare

Herbal remedies take centre stage in South Africa’s Cough, Cold and Flu market

Insight Survey 16 hours

Education

Africa’s first-ever BA in Concept Art: Academy of Digital Arts launches a new creative degree

Academy of Digital Arts 20 hours

Marketing & Media

Restoring trust in municipalities through GIS-enabled asset management systems

AfriGIS 18 hours

Source: The Polihali Dam wall under construction. Photo: Sechaba Mokhethi.

Construction & Engineering

Villagers lodge complaint with African Development Bank against Lesotho Highlands Water Project

Sechaba Mokhethi 21 hours

Retail

Checkers Little Shop returns with its largest collection to date

21 hours

Marketing & Media

Penquin shines at the 2025 New Gen Awards with 6 wins and Medium Agency of the Year title

Penquin 22 hours

Marketing & Media

Is the CMO going extinct?

Brave Group 20 hours

Healthcare

The rise of victimhood culture: How TikTok glorifies trauma narratives

Jessica Gbedemah 22 hours

Lesotho’s coat of arms at Makoanyane Square in Maseru. Tariff changes could halve the country’s exports to the United States, the International Monetary Fund has warned. Photo: Sechaba Mokhethi / GroundUp

HR & Management

Trump’s tariffs could cost Lesotho 30,000 jobs, the IMF warns

Sechaba Mokhethi 3 days

Marketing & Media

Meta introduces R92 ad free subscriptions for the UK

23 hours

Marketing & Media

#NedbankIMC2025: Bryony Rose – Why brands must adapt their AI strategies now

Chloe Posthumus 23 hours

A Comac C919 narrowbody airliner flies in the sky at the China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, or Airshow China, in Zhuhai, Guangdong province, China, 12 November 2024. Reuters/Tingshu Wang/File Photo

Logistics & Transport

Nigeria eyes certification of China's C919 jet for local airlines

Reuters reporters 21 hours

Tourism & Travel

All the FlySafair 2025 Annual Business Booster competition winners

19 hours

Latest jobs

DTP Operator / Graphic Designer	Johannesburg South	Worldwide Positions	29 Sep
Graphic Designer	Johannesburg	C&R Brand Solutions	22 Sep
DTP/Graphic Designer	Johannesburg	Worldwide Positions	18 Sep
Junior to Middle-Weight DTP Operator/Graphic Designer	Johannesburg	Worldwide Positions	16 Sep
We’re Hiring: Graphic Designer	Johannesburg	Penquin	10 Sep
Graphic and Video Designer	Pretoria	Kocojelly Creative Ideas	9 Sep
Graphic and Web Designer	Johannesburg	In-Detail	19 Aug
Intermediate Graphic Designer	Lyttleton Manor	Asbestikum Industrial Communications	13 Aug
Graphic and Web Designer	Johannesburg	Uwin Iwin	7 Aug
More jobs