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#WomensMonth: PayJoy’s Michelle Wynne on breaking barriers in tech

Mobile & Apps

#WomensMonth: PayJoy’s Michelle Wynne on breaking barriers in tech

Imran Salie 18 Aug 2026

A woman walks near a billboard depicting US President Donald Trump on a building in Tehran, Iran. Image credit: Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters

Mining

SA mining under the gun as US-Israeli attack on Iran piles on the pressure

18 Aug 2026

Middle East hospitality leans into experience-led growth ahead of ATM 2026

Tourism & Travel

Middle East hospitality leans into experience-led growth ahead of ATM 2026

17 Aug 2026

Thailand–South Africa Business Matchmaking Forum creates new trade opportunities

Events & Conferencing

Thailand–South Africa Business Matchmaking Forum creates new trade opportunities

14 Aug 2026

Africa's luxury travel market shifts towards more personalised experiences

Tourism & Travel

Africa's luxury travel market shifts towards more personalised experiences

Robin Fredericks 13 Aug 2026

BMW Group names new South African IT, finance leaders

Dealers

BMW Group names new South African IT, finance leaders

12 Aug 2026

Global food prices edge higher on weather, geopolitical pressures

Agro-processing

Global food prices edge higher on weather, geopolitical pressures

11 Aug 2026

Markets & Investment

Unhelpful government and a lack of brand building see South African mining companies lose out

7 Aug 2026

Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman. Image credit: Reuters/Stringer/File Photo

Mining

The pressures persist, but so does South African mining

7 Aug 2026

Fintech

Standard Chartered, Sony back Yellow Card in $40m funding round

7 Aug 2026

(Image source: @ PR Week UK

Advertising

WPP results beat analyst forecasts, sees shares jump up

6 Aug 2026

Research

Social marketing faces 3 limits, latest Warc research finds

6 Aug 2026

Source: Supplied. YellowCard chief executive officer, Chris Maurice.

Fintech

Yellow Card’s Chris Maurice named alongside Coinbase, Stripe and BlackRock leaders in stablecoin ranking

31 Jul 2026

Beyond the flight: Why global connectivity matters

Travel

Beyond the flight: Why global connectivity matters

Liezl Gericke 30 Jul 2026

Omnicom’s revenue in the second quarter of 2026 increased $2.5bn to $6.6bn as compared to the second quarter of 2025. Pictured: Annalect, part of the Omnicom Media Group, is a prominent player in the media and analytics sector located in Bengaluru, India (Image source @ Annalect

Advertising

Omnicom Q2 results: Built for an era where speed, integration, and scale matter most

30 Jul 2026

ILDS’s newly established Strategic Working Group on Skin Bleaching aims to challenge the allure of skin bleaching, which the controversial South African personality often promotes. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Ethics & Medicolegal

New global campaign wants to dispel allure of skin bleaching

29 Jul 2026

New Sars travel declaration shifts border rules pre-flight

Travel

New Sars travel declaration shifts border rules pre-flight

27 Jul 2026

Land reform must deliver productive land use, not just hectares

Agriculture

Land reform must deliver productive land use, not just hectares

Peter Setou 23 Jul 2026

Dubai launches resident ambassador drive to boost VFR travel

Travel

Dubai launches resident ambassador drive to boost VFR travel

23 Jul 2026

African filmmakers launch AfriVerts to tap booming mobile drama market

Film

African filmmakers launch AfriVerts to tap booming mobile drama market

22 Jul 2026

Two loaders work outside the ore processing and recovery plant at De Beers' Snap Lake Diamond Mine, Northwest Territories, Canada. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Mining

Pressure makes (no) diamonds: SA mining production takes a dip

22 Jul 2026

Electricity pylons are seen at the Kusile coal-fired station of South African utility Eskom, as the company's ageing coal-fired plants cause frequent power outages, in Delmas, in the Mpumalanga province, South Africa, 17 January 2023. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

4th Industrial Revolution

AI could lift sub-Saharan Africa economy 4% if power, internet improve, IMF says

Colleen Goko 22 Jul 2026

A Sudanese refugee girl displaced by clashes between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese army at the Tine transit camp in eastern Chad. Image credit: Reuters/Amr Abdallah Dalsh/File Photo

Food, Water & Energy Security

El Niño, Strait of Hormuz deadlock threaten strides made to end global hunger

Giselda Vagnoni and Oriana Boselli 21 Jul 2026

Coca-Cola is strengthening its branding in select markets. Source: Coca-Cola.

Branding

Coca-Cola sharpens its global visual identity

21 Jul 2026

SA's multi-billion telecom upgrades risk AI setback, report warns

Telecoms & Networks

SA's multi-billion telecom upgrades risk AI setback, report warns

13 Jul 2026

Etihad expands southern Africa reach with Fastjet Zimbabwe deal

Travel

Etihad expands southern Africa reach with Fastjet Zimbabwe deal

13 Jul 2026

Telkom commits R100m to launch new AI institute in SA

4th Industrial Revolution

Telkom commits R100m to launch new AI institute in SA

9 Jul 2026

Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Coal, Oil & Gas

UAE oil company agrees to R16bn deal to buy Shell’s SA fuel stations

7 Jul 2026

Source: Supplied. Lasbery Oludimu; Yellow Card Group VP of Operations and MD of Yellow Card Nigeria.

Fintech

PayPal and Visa may need Africa’s stablecoin expertise soon

Lasbery Oludimu 7 Jul 2026

Source: Supplied

Travel

Turkish Airlines expands SA network with more Istanbul flights

6 Jul 2026

Why AI could reshape South Africa's fruit export industry

Agriculture

Why AI could reshape South Africa's fruit export industry

Jaco Ferreira 6 Jul 2026

Global food prices edge lower in June, says FAO

Commodities & Fairtrade

Global food prices edge lower in June, says FAO

3 Jul 2026

Latam launches direct Cape Town-São Paulo route

Travel

Latam launches direct Cape Town-São Paulo route

3 Jul 2026

Energy

Landis+Gyr EMEA rebrands as EYKON

3 Jul 2026

Stellantis expects to make decision on SA plant in coming months

Manufacturing & Parts

Stellantis expects to make decision on SA plant in coming months

Nqobile Dludla 2 Jul 2026

5 lessons from the world's largest Out of Home Congress

OOH

5 lessons from the world's largest Out of Home Congress

Jacques du Preez, Issued by Provantage 1 Jul 2026

Middle East conflict drives global air passenger decline in May

Travel

Middle East conflict drives global air passenger decline in May

30 Jun 2026

African airlines lead global air cargo growth in May

Aviation

African airlines lead global air cargo growth in May

30 Jun 2026

AI offers promise for agriculture, but smallholder farmers risk being left behind

Agri Tech

AI offers promise for agriculture, but smallholder farmers risk being left behind

Abiodun Olusola Omotayo and Abeeb Babatunde Omotoso 25 Jun 2026

SA tyre giant TiAuto lands Japanese investor

Manufacturing & Parts

SA tyre giant TiAuto lands Japanese investor

17 Jun 2026

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Infrastructure & Utilities

Data-centre growth set to trigger massive demand for aluminium and copper

17 Jun 2026

Effie Worldwide has released the 2025 Effie Index (Image supplied)

Marketing

Global Effie Index: 2025’s most effective marketers, brands and agencies

17 Jun 2026

Agricultural trade surplus hits record R25.7bn in first quarter

Agriculture

Agricultural trade surplus hits record R25.7bn in first quarter

9 Jun 2026

Global watch industry overlooks African collectors, missing significant market potential

Fashion

Global watch industry overlooks African collectors, missing significant market potential

9 Jun 2026

Why more South African businesses are travelling to Southeast Asia

Tourism

Why more South African businesses are travelling to Southeast Asia

Issued by Sure Mithas Travel 5 Jun 2026

Source: Pexels.

Markets & Investment

Africa’s largest exchange reflects on 20 years since listing itself

5 Jun 2026

Shift happens. Are you ready?

IMC Conference

Shift happens. Are you ready?

Issued by IMC Conference 5 Jun 2026

Source: Reuters/David 'Dee' Delgado. Zimbabwe's Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Amon Murwira and the Zimbabwe's delegation celebrate after winning the election of non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council at UN headquarters in New York City, US, Wednesday, 3 June 2026.

Taxation & Regulation

Africa gains influence as Zimbabwe wins seat on UN Security Council

4 Jun 2026