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Your child’s qualifications don’t travel: The hidden cost of a local-only education

Primary & Secondary Education

Your child’s qualifications don’t travel: The hidden cost of a local-only education

Issued by CambriLearn 12 hours

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Trends

#BizTrends2026 | Bowmans' team: Regulatory developments in fintech, TMT sectors help steer Africa's investment future

Ashleigh Hale, Kate Beretta and John Paul Ongeso 14 hours

Sanlam Investments' Teboho Makhabane: African youth are key to unlocking the just energy transition

Sustainability

Sanlam Investments' Teboho Makhabane: African youth are key to unlocking the just energy transition

Maroefah Smith 14 hours

Launched by the Digital News Transformation Fund, a new grant programme, Ignite, provides R100,000 grants to early-stage publishers (Image source: © 123rf )

Media

DNTF's new grant provides R100,000 to early-stage publishers

1 day

SA's beer industry can strengthen the economy through innovation and investment in 2026

FMCG

SA's beer industry can strengthen the economy through innovation and investment in 2026

Charlene Louw 2 days

Source: Supplied. Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) announces its role as co-financial adviser on the successful issuance of the inaugural tranche of bonds under the Federal Government of Nigeria’s Presidential Power Sector Financial Reforms Programme.

Financial Services

Africa Finance Corporation: Nigeria launches ₦501bn bond to transform its power sector

2 days

This week saw the Reserve Bank’s (Sarb) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) keep the repo rate unchanged at 6.75%. (Image source: © 123rf )

Economy

Consumers can breathe little easier as repo rate remains unchanged

30 Jan 2026

The best piece of financial advice you’ll get all year… is not what you’d expect!

Law of Succession

The best piece of financial advice you’ll get all year… is not what you’d expect!

Grant Fietze, Issued by Capital Legacy 30 Jan 2026

Famous Brands intends to repurchase approximately 5% of its issued share capital at current share price levels, commencing 1 February 2026 (Image source: © Famous Brands

Markets & Investment

Famous Brands sets sights on sustainable growth buyback strategy

30 Jan 2026

Multifamily rental housing is now one of SA’s most resilient and investable property sectors

Residential Property

Multifamily rental housing is now one of SA’s most resilient and investable property sectors

Issued by Catchwords 29 Jan 2026

Dis-Chem saves consumers R350m in just 100 days through revamped Better Rewards

Health & Beauty

Dis-Chem saves consumers R350m in just 100 days through revamped Better Rewards

29 Jan 2026

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Energy

Hitachi Energy reintroduces Ellipse EAM with Microsoft's AI tech

29 Jan 2026

Effie and System1 launch new book on creative and media effectiveness

Effie Awards

Effie and System1 launch new book on creative and media effectiveness

28 Jan 2026

The one number landlords should check before buying a rental apartment

Residential Property

The one number landlords should check before buying a rental apartment

Issued by Landsdowne Property Group 27 Jan 2026

Sorbet and Bidvest Bank empower woman to franchise ownership

Franchising

Sorbet and Bidvest Bank empower woman to franchise ownership

26 Jan 2026

Tourvest expands with new acquisitions in Africa, Europe, and Caribbean

Tourism & Travel

Tourvest expands with new acquisitions in Africa, Europe, and Caribbean

26 Jan 2026

Transnet, Belgian port entities to modernise SA ports

Logistics & Transport

Transnet, Belgian port entities to modernise SA ports

26 Jan 2026

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Financial Services

A look ahead: How crypto will revolutionise finance by the end of 2026

Christo de Wit 23 Jan 2026

Anton Visser, COO of SA Business School

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | SA Business School's Anton Visser: The changing face of learning and development

Anton Visser 22 Jan 2026

Xponential appoints industry veteran Zuko Mdwaba as Group CEO to accelerate ambitious growth strategy

Financial Services

Xponential appoints industry veteran Zuko Mdwaba as Group CEO to accelerate ambitious growth strategy

Issued by Xponential International Holdings 22 Jan 2026

Branding

US tech brands dominate Brand Finance’s 2026 Global 500

22 Jan 2026

Three meida leaders discuss mentorship as the answer to attraction and retention in the marketing and media industry (L to r:)Zodwa Vundla, head of sales and partnerships at MediaHeads360, Chris Hitchings of Evermind and Pulse co-founder, and Her Collective founder, Kirsty Carlson (Composite image: ©Bizcommunity, Lesley Svenson)

Education

3 ways mentorship drives leadership in marketing and media

22 Jan 2026

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Renewables & Energy Efficiency

SA leads Africa in attracting renewable energy investment, finds new Forvis Mazars report

22 Jan 2026

SA's top beauty professionals honoured at 2025 Sorbet Stars Citizen Awards

Health & Beauty

SA's top beauty professionals honoured at 2025 Sorbet Stars Citizen Awards

22 Jan 2026

#BizTrends2026 | Tom Kaneshige on how CMOs seized strategy in an age of chaos

Marketing

#BizTrends2026 | Tom Kaneshige on how CMOs seized strategy in an age of chaos

Tom Kaneshige 22 Jan 2026

Kevin Dam, Director at Kisch IP

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | Kisch IP's Kevin Dam: Micro, macro and mega trends steering the future of the legal sector

Kevin Dam 21 Jan 2026

5 years of “Nominate to Educate” 2026 Avbob Road To Literacy nominations are open

Primary & Secondary Education

5 years of “Nominate to Educate” 2026 Avbob Road To Literacy nominations are open

Issued by Oxford University Press 21 Jan 2026

Management & Leadership

AI leads the charge: C-suite eyes a positive 2026

20 Jan 2026

Finance

UK's development finance agency anchors $1bn blended finance fund for emerging markets

Karin Strohecker and Colleen Gok 20 Jan 2026

Jaco Lintvelt is the MD of Incubeta Africa. Source: Supplied.

Marketing

#BizTrends2026 | Incubeta Africa's Jaco Lintvelt: Don’t fall prey to the Arrival Fallacy

Jaco Lintvelt 20 Jan 2026

Building the future of trade: How TFS is redefining logistics in South Africa

Supply Chain

Building the future of trade: How TFS is redefining logistics in South Africa

Francois Retief, Issued by Takealot Fulfilment Solutions 19 Jan 2026

On Thursday, 15 January, the world's largest online information resource turned 25 (Image supplied)

Digital

Global information resource Wikipedia celebrates 25 years

16 Jan 2026

Rooibos Day 2026: Carmién Tea's journey to global success

FMCG

Rooibos Day 2026: Carmién Tea's journey to global success

16 Jan 2026

Johannesburg's creative media hub is a R320bn opportunity

Music

Johannesburg's creative media hub is a R320bn opportunity

Mzi Kaka 15 Jan 2026

Meta taps new president and vice chairman

Social Media

Meta taps new president and vice chairman

15 Jan 2026

In 2026 the CMO Council reflects on 25 years of an evolving and defining role for the chief marketing officer in the C-Suite (Image source: © CMO Council )

Marketing

CMO Council's 25th anniversary reflects on CMOs evolutionary role

15 Jan 2026

How Crypto–TradFi convergence unlocks growth opportunities for trading partners in South Africa

Fintech

How Crypto–TradFi convergence unlocks growth opportunities for trading partners in South Africa

Issued by PrimeXBT 15 Jan 2026

Source: Reuters.

Banking

AfDB looks to boost ties to Arab funders to plug development finance gap

Duncan Miriri 15 Jan 2026

Source: Supplied. Waldo Marcus, director at TPN Credit Bureau.

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | TPN Credit Bureau's Waldo Marcus: Resilience over expansion wins the day

Waldo Marcus 14 Jan 2026

PG Bison invests in the growing demand for timber products

Forestry

PG Bison invests in the growing demand for timber products

Issued by PG Bison 13 Jan 2026

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Markets & Investment

Geopolitical chess or economic folly: The US focus on Venezuelan oil

Simonetta Spavieri 13 Jan 2026

Locals walk past trains parked at Lobito station, which forms part of the Benguela Railway line, in Lobito, western Angola. Image credit: Reuters

Mining

The Lobito Corridor and why Africa needs to think globally and act regionally

Shirley Webber and Stephen Seaka 12 Jan 2026

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

Artificial Intelligence

Meta's Chinese AI acquisition investigated

9 Jan 2026

Source: Supplied.

Markets & Investment

From offshore to on-land: A surge in South African property investment

12 Jan 2026

Source: Supplied. Thomas Berry, head of Sales at PSG Wealth.

Taxation & Regulation

Tax efficiency: Your secret weapon in unpredictable markets

Thomas Berry 8 Jan 2026