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News

Platform-hopping is not a strategy

Marketing

Platform-hopping is not a strategy

Issued by We Do Digital 25 Jun 2025

Google is going ‘all in’ on AI. It’s part of a troubling trend in big tech

Technology

Google is going ‘all in’ on AI. It’s part of a troubling trend in big tech

Zena Assaad 4 Jun 2025

Advertising

Amazon’s ad business boom: Raking in over $60bn

21 May 2025

Advertising

Google's latest antitrust loss in the US raises stakes for Big Tech

Rob Nicholls 23 Apr 2025

Source: © 123rf The number of people living alone has grown steadily over the past few decades. Brands have a real opportunity to target this audience

Marketing & Media

Marketers optimistic as Warc forecasts global ad spend of $1.15tr in 2025

13 Nov 2024

Advertising

Google is facing another crucial court case in the US – and it could have major consequences for online advertising

Barbora Jedlickova 10 Sep 2024

Ishmet Davidson is retiring as Media 24 group CEO and will also step down as a board member (Image supplied)

Media

Media24 CEO Ishmet Davidson retires, Raj Lalbahadur, current group CFO, appointed interim CEO

6 Sep 2024

Digital

Google monopoly ruling: where the tech giant goes from here

Renaud Foucart 19 Aug 2024

Glencore has finally reached closure on the DRC criminal case

Mining

Glencore closes DRC criminal investigations

5 Aug 2024

Microsoft is leading the discussion about responsible AI deployment in Africa.

4th Industrial Revolution

New AI for Africa report suggests a 'just transition' in the workplace

Lindsey Schutters 14 Jun 2024

Source: © 123rf The UK Parliament has passed the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill

Media

UK passes Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill

3 Jun 2024

Social Media

The battle over TikTok: What lies ahead for South African creators?

Nick Corbett 22 Apr 2024

Progress in technology has slowed down a lot

Higher Education

Progress in technology has slowed down a lot

Peter Horszowski, Issued by Pert Industrials 12 Apr 2024

Cloud

SA to probe Microsoft cloud licensing deals

Foo Yun Chee and Nilutpal Timsina 5 Apr 2024

The Limpopo Mirror is published in Louis Trichardt, a town in the north of South Africa’s Limpopo province. Photo: Anton van Zyl

Media

Google and Facebook are killing local news

Nathan Geffen and Anton van Zyl 8 Mar 2024

Source: Supplied. Paul Calvey, partner and market leader, Oliver Wyman South Africa; Sandra Villars, partner, financial services, Oliver Wyman South Africa; and Pierre Romagny, partner, financial services, Oliver Wyman South Africa.

Trends

#BizTrends: 10 trends to watch in South African banking

7 Mar 2024

The District of Columbia Court of Appeals is seen in Washington, D.C., USA. Source: Reuters/Andrew Kelly

Technology

Unanimous ruling favours Big Tech in DRC child labour cobalt claim

Jonathan Stempel 6 Mar 2024

#BizTrends2024: Roan Mackintosh - Overcoming tight budgets and data complexities in 2024

Marketing

#BizTrends2024: Roan Mackintosh - Overcoming tight budgets and data complexities in 2024

Roan Mackintosh 1 Feb 2024

Source: Supplied. Keletso Mpisane, head of MiWay Blink.

Trends

#BizTrends2024: What tech trends will transform insurance?

Keletso Mpisane 24 Jan 2024

Hanno Botha says we need to balance a human centered approach with AI. Source: Supplied.

Digital

#BizTrends2024: AI will fully transform the marketing industry, says Ford SA's Hanno Botha

Hanno Botha 12 Jan 2024

Source: © 123rf The recent announcement that the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) plenary has officially passed the flawed Copyright Amendment Bill has disheartened the creative industry

Production

Copyright Bill a serious threat to SA creative industry and economy

15 Nov 2023

Ronny Levitan is head of South Africa for Deel

Management & Leadership

Debunking myths about hybrid, remote, and traditional office-based workstyles

Ronny Levitan 9 Nov 2023

Social Media

China's WeChat is all-encompassing but low-key - a Chinese media scholar explains the Taoist philosophy behind the everything app's design

Jianqing Chen 5 Oct 2023

Advertising

Warc Report: Instagram's projected global ad revenue to soar to $71bn by 2024

20 Sep 2023

Branding

Why Dunkin' and Lego rebrands succeeded - but X missed the mark

Matthew Pittman 11 Aug 2023

Big tech and journalism: Principles for fair compensation

Media

Big tech and journalism: Principles for fair compensation

Issued by Gordon Institute of Business Science 25 Jul 2023

Source: Reuters.

Fintech

Study shows 130 countries exploring central bank digital currencies

28 Jun 2023

Client training addresses skills gaps and can even help build new business units

Education

Client training addresses skills gaps and can even help build new business units

Issued by Incubeta 27 Jun 2023

Social Media

'Outright lie': India denies Dorsey's claims it threatened to shut down Twitter

Kanishka Singh, Shilpa Jamkhandikar, Aditya Kalra, Simon Cameron-Moore, Raju Gopalakrishnan 13 Jun 2023

Image supplied. Neil Vlaming, director of Epic Outdoor Digital OOH advertising

OOH

#BehindtheSelfie: Neil Vlaming - Epic Outdoor

31 May 2023

#AfricaMonth: Lavina Ramkissoon explores the implications of generative AI for Africa's future

4th Industrial Revolution

#AfricaMonth: Lavina Ramkissoon explores the implications of generative AI for Africa's future

Imran Salie 25 May 2023

#EcomAfrica: Boardroom confidence in cybersecurity crucial for e-commerce success

Cybersecurity

#EcomAfrica: Boardroom confidence in cybersecurity crucial for e-commerce success

Imran Salie 21 Apr 2023

The next phase of the internet is coming: Here's what you need to know about Web3

Internet

The next phase of the internet is coming: Here's what you need to know about Web3

Adrian Ma 10 Mar 2023

Source: © Eugene Ccapon Craig Hannabus, strategy director, Rogerwilco asks what if the Metaverse and VR are not what we thought it would be

Marketing

Maybe the metaverse and VR aren't what we thought they would be

Craig Hannabus 7 Mar 2023

Image source: sebastien decoret –

Cyber Law

Is ChatGPT yet another hurdle for data privacy?

Ahmore Burger-Smidt 1 Mar 2023

Technology and digital tools can improve overall literacy in SA

Education

Technology and digital tools can improve overall literacy in SA

23 Feb 2023

Media

Neal Mohan to step into YouTube CEO position

20 Feb 2023

Big tech is firing employees by the thousands. Why? And how worried should we be?

Technology

Big tech is firing employees by the thousands. Why? And how worried should we be?

Nathalie Collins, Jeff Volkheimer, Paul Haskell-Dowland 15 Feb 2023

Web3: A revolution or a marketing buzzword?

Internet

Web3: A revolution or a marketing buzzword?

Grant McMullin 24 Jan 2023

Branding

Brand Finance's Global 500 2023 names Amazon the world's most valuable brand

Danette Breitenbach 20 Jan 2023

Media

Warc releases The Marketer's Toolkit 2023: The Future of Media

5 Jan 2023

Source © ymgerman

Digital

Big 5 tech companies lose more than $2.5tn in stock value

20 Dec 2022

Digital

5 ways to better digital engagement for your business in 2023

Brent Haumann 25 Nov 2022