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Melanie Campbell

Digital

From global brand architect to managing partner: Melanie Campbell accelerates Hoorah

Issued by Hoorah Digital 3 days

Samsung unveils Galaxy S26 Series: The most intuitive Galaxy AI phone yet

Mobile & Apps

Samsung unveils Galaxy S26 Series: The most intuitive Galaxy AI phone yet

Issued by Samsung 3 days

Is your spreadsheet strategy holding you back? How AI is transforming fashion retail

Technology

Is your spreadsheet strategy holding you back? How AI is transforming fashion retail

James Townsend 25 Feb 2026

How African CEOs plan to close the AI execution gap

4th Industrial Revolution

How African CEOs plan to close the AI execution gap

President Ntuli 10 Feb 2026

Bibi Bonnecwe, Executive Creative Director at Brave Group looks at why in 2026 human truths matter more than marketing trends (Image supplied)

Advertising

#BizTrends2026 | Brave Group’s Bibi Bonnecwe: Why human truths matter more than marketing trends

Bibi Bonnecwe 5 Feb 2026

#BizTrends2026 | Pattern's James Townsend: 2026 is fashion’s exponential, ‘sentient’ turning point

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | Pattern's James Townsend: 2026 is fashion’s exponential, ‘sentient’ turning point

James Townsend 3 Feb 2026

Working and living with AI - Masterclass Summit comes to Johannesburg and Cape Town

Technology

Working and living with AI - Masterclass Summit comes to Johannesburg and Cape Town

Issued by Future School AI 29 Jan 2026

6 ways brands need to rethink marketing in 2026

Marketing

6 ways brands need to rethink marketing in 2026

21 Jan 2026

Dr Chris Blair, Group Director at 21st Century

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | 21st Century's Dr Chris Blair: Navigating radical change in the working world

Chris Blair 15 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 )

E-commerce

Online retailers push back against Amazon's Shop Direct

7 Jan 2026

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 )

Artificial Intelligence

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

7 Jan 2026

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

BizTrendsTV

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

Danette Breitenbach 9 Dec 2025

The martech mirage: $160bn spent. But ROI is still elusive

Marketing

The martech mirage: $160bn spent. But ROI is still elusive

Musa Kalenga, Issued by Brave Group 27 Nov 2025

Branding

Adobe bets $1.9bn on brand visibility, acquiring Semrush

25 Nov 2025

In 2026, there will be changes to the Cannes Lions Awards (Image source: © Bizcommunity)

Cannes Lions

#CannesLions2026: A new Creative Brand Lions and other changes

13 Nov 2025

In the final RAPT BizTrendsTV episode of the year, we turn the tables on trends, as host (Left) Bronwyn Williams moves from host to guest, interviewed by Bizcommunity editor, (Right) Danette Breitenbach (Image composite by Ruth Cooper © Bizcommunity)

BizTrendsTV

RAPT BizTrendsTV | The Headline Act: Turning the tables

11 Nov 2025

The Foschini Group's Fionna Ronnie appointed new MMA SA chair with international rebrand

Marketing

The Foschini Group's Fionna Ronnie appointed new MMA SA chair with international rebrand

6 Nov 2025

The non-human consumer: How AI is transforming everyday buying decisions

Research

The non-human consumer: How AI is transforming everyday buying decisions

Tamara Ojeaga, Issued by Kantar 5 Nov 2025

Warc’s The Future of Commerce Media 2025 examines trends, advertising investment and the impact of AI on retail media (Image source: © 123rf )

Media

Retail media: Agentic AI commerce arrives, estimated value of $136bn in 2025

5 Nov 2025

Advertising

Warc report: How values-driven marketing can transform advertising effectiveness

16 Oct 2025

WPP and Google strengthen alliance with $400m AI-centric partnership

Advertising

WPP and Google strengthen alliance with $400m AI-centric partnership

15 Oct 2025

Marketing

Dentsu report: Winning with AI requires a human touch

Karabo Ledwaba 17 Sep 2025

Incubeta acquires RocketSource to expand human-centred AI capabilities

Artificial Intelligence

Incubeta acquires RocketSource to expand human-centred AI capabilities

Issued by Incubeta 10 Sep 2025

AI is shaping the future of banking with smarter systems

Banking

AI is shaping the future of banking with smarter systems

Issued by Helm 27 Aug 2025

Image credit: Igor Omilaev on Unsplash

Mining

How GenAI tools can cut mining maintenance costs by 10%

Puso Thahane and Akash Singh 19 Aug 2025

The AI advantage: manufacturing operations are being reshaped by tech

Technology

The AI advantage: manufacturing operations are being reshaped by tech

18 Jul 2025

Source: Supplied. Sergio Barbosa, chief executive officer of FutureBank.

Banking

Agentic AI empowers banks with smart tools for digital-age advantage

14 Jul 2025

AI is transforming retail experiences in SA

Technology

AI is transforming retail experiences in SA

Catherine Lückhoff 10 Jul 2025

RAPT BizTrendsTV: Heidi Patmore – Digital wallets: A gamechanger

BizTrendsTV

RAPT BizTrendsTV: Heidi Patmore – Digital wallets: A gamechanger

Danette Breitenbach 24 Jun 2025

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

BizTrendsTV

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

Danette Breitenbach 27 May 2025

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

Digital

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

Tapelo Zama 16 May 2025

Source: Supplied. Justin Poiroux, chief technology officer and co-founder of Yellow Card.

Fintech

The future of finance: AI and fintech are changing the playing field

Justin Poiroux 15 May 2025

The Future of Measurement 2025, part of Warc’s Evolution of Marketing programme, highlights emerging trends in media and creative measurement (Image supplied)

Marketing

3 Media and creative measurement trends from Warc

9 May 2025

Existing shareholders (left) Musa Kalenga, group CEO, and chairperson (right) Andile Khumalo have acquired the Brave Group’s founding shareholders' shares, transitioning the agency’s to a 100% Black-owned business(Image supplied)

Advertising

The Brave Group transitions to 100% Black-owned business

30 Apr 2025

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

BizTrendsTV

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

Danette Breitenbach 29 Apr 2025

Agentic AI: Are we building castles on quicksand?

Artificial Intelligence

Agentic AI: Are we building castles on quicksand?

Ari Ramkilowan & Stef Adonis, Issued by Helm 10 Apr 2025

Artificial Intelligence

Adobe introduces Agentic AI Strategy and Brand Concierge app

27 Mar 2025

Linda Saunders, Country Leader and Senior Director Solutions Engineering Africa, Salesforce

Data & Analytics

The integration challenge facing 95% of IT leaders with AI agents – and how to overcome it

Linda Saunders 11 Mar 2025

Shifting expectations - steering through the logistics of change in South Africa

Logistics & Transport

Shifting expectations - steering through the logistics of change in South Africa

Pia Knežević 10 Mar 2025

Representatives from Google Cloud, Qualcomm Technologies, CKH Group, Orange, Telefónica, and Vodafone joined the announcement

Technology

Honor invests $10bn in Alpha Plan to mesh AI across devices and ecosystems

Lindsey Schutters 3 Mar 2025

The wall fan cooled hall at ADC's CPT 1 facility in Cape Town, with a graphic of Africa overlaid. Source: Lindsey Schutters.

4th Industrial Revolution

Open source models could light African AI fire

Lindsey Schutters 20 Feb 2025

Optiva is taking Gemini-powered agentic AI-powered BSS to MWC

Telecoms & Networks

Optiva is taking Gemini-powered agentic AI-powered BSS to MWC

18 Feb 2025

AI is done with its growth spurt and will continue to mature in 2025. Source: Microsoft Designer

Technology

Dell’s global CTO says AI will finally become useful in 2025

Lindsey Schutters 11 Dec 2024