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Entries to H&M Design Award now open to 8 new countries; SA included

Design & Manufacturing

Entries to H&M Design Award now open to 8 new countries; SA included

15 hours

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Climate Change

South Africa’s floods turned deadly because Limpopo wasn’t prepared – how to prevent a repeat

Ephias Mugari 13 hours

Brian Eagar, CEO of Towerstone

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | Towerstone's Brian Eagar: A leadership guide to turning job huggers into culture champions

Brian Eagar 19 hours

Scopen is celebrating a decade in South Africa with an invitation-only anniversary event in Johannesburg on 24 February 2026 (Image source: © 123rf )

Marketing & Media

A decade of Insight: Scopen marks 10 years in SA

20 hours

Shoprite and Major League DJz boost Soweto education with essential supplies

ESG

Shoprite and Major League DJz boost Soweto education with essential supplies

1 day

Sorbet and Bidvest Bank empower woman to franchise ownership

Franchising

Sorbet and Bidvest Bank empower woman to franchise ownership

2 days

Small acts lead to big dreams: Toys R Us raise over R400k in festive cheer

ESG

Small acts lead to big dreams: Toys R Us raise over R400k in festive cheer

2 days

Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

KZN Education formalises strategic partnership with Beier Group

2 days

Transnet, Belgian port entities to modernise SA ports

Logistics & Transport

Transnet, Belgian port entities to modernise SA ports

2 days

The year of impact: SME South Africa's promise for 2026

SMEs

The year of impact: SME South Africa's promise for 2026

Issued by SME South Africa 23 Jan 2026

Climate Change

SANParks’ Recovery Fund to expedite restoration efforts at Kruger National Park

22 Jan 2026

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Tourism & Travel

Inside Ubuyu Lodge: How Tanzania is redefining sustainable luxury safaris

22 Jan 2026

BET Software expands CSI programme and celebrates the trailblazing Class of 2025

Software

BET Software expands CSI programme and celebrates the trailblazing Class of 2025

Issued by BET Software 22 Jan 2026

Kevin Swanepoel, CEO at The One Club for Creativity. Source: Supplied.

The One Club for Creativity

#EXCLUSIVE: The One Club’s Kevin Swanepoel on why talent, not currency, should win awards

Kevin Swanepoel 22 Jan 2026

Boudine Henningse, Executive: Operational Effectiveness, Ariston Global

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | Ariston Global's Boudine Henningse: Steering corporate wellness into 2026

Boudine Henningse 21 Jan 2026

Cape Town launches global tourism campaign targeting New York and London

Marketing

Cape Town launches global tourism campaign targeting New York and London

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

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Medtech

Gates Foundation and OpenAI's $50m push for AI health in Africa

Jennifer Rigby 21 Jan 2026

Hotel 430 partners with JRK Training and Sam Hospitality on customer service excellence

Tourism

Hotel 430 partners with JRK Training and Sam Hospitality on customer service excellence

Issued by Sam Hospitality 21 Jan 2026

Google launches local language pilot for SA publishers

Technology

Google launches local language pilot for SA publishers

20 Jan 2026

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CSI & Philanthropy

CT Junior Mayor, Takealot donate fitness equipment to Groote Schuur’s obesity clinic

20 Jan 2026

Tourism 2.0: Cape Town's roadmap to boost local food businesses

Food Services

Tourism 2.0: Cape Town's roadmap to boost local food businesses

20 Jan 2026

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Energy

Eskom goes on the road with new Hub-on-Wheels customer service model

20 Jan 2026

Zimele awards R1.5m in seed funding to 45 rural entrepreneurs

Funding

Zimele awards R1.5m in seed funding to 45 rural entrepreneurs

19 Jan 2026

Cape Town turns summer into a sell-out as a new generation takes flight

Tourism

Cape Town turns summer into a sell-out as a new generation takes flight

Issued by Cape Town Tourism 16 Jan 2026

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Primary & Secondary Education

Matrics urged to register for second chance programme by 6 February

16 Jan 2026

Back to school, back to balance: Bluegrass Digital supports Smartphone Free Childhood South Africa

Primary & Secondary Education

Back to school, back to balance: Bluegrass Digital supports Smartphone Free Childhood South Africa

Issued by Bluegrass Digital 16 Jan 2026

College embraces the future: New LMS training ushers in a digital shift

Higher Education

College embraces the future: New LMS training ushers in a digital shift

Thembela ka Mgudlwa, Issued by Northlink College 16 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

Publicis Groupe Africa launches CSI pilot programme with Soma Foundation

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Publicis Groupe Africa launches CSI pilot programme with Soma Foundation

Issued by Publicis Groupe Africa 15 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

South Africa maps out 10-year path to contain FMD disease

Agriculture

South Africa maps out 10-year path to contain FMD disease

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

WOO president Tom Goddard. Source: WOO.

Media

#BizTrends2026 | WOO president Tom Goddard: How OOH is reinventing itself

Tom Goddard 15 Jan 2026

Mr Price looks for entrepreneurs to run in-store coffee outlets

Entrepreneurship

Mr Price looks for entrepreneurs to run in-store coffee outlets

14 Jan 2026

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CSI & Philanthropy

Shimza's Hopeful Soles project reaches 3,000 children in Gauteng

14 Jan 2026

Namibian hake fishery achieves second MSC certification

Fishing

Namibian hake fishery achieves second MSC certification

14 Jan 2026

Entrepreneurship

SA entrepreneurs get new brand-building support network

13 Jan 2026

Raising revenue from alien invasives

Agriculture

Raising revenue from alien invasives

John Yeld 13 Jan 2026

Dunlop Tyres and Isuzu Motors South Africa partner to drive local enterprise development in Gqeberha

Manufacturing & Parts

Dunlop Tyres and Isuzu Motors South Africa partner to drive local enterprise development in Gqeberha

Issued by Dunlop Tyres SA 13 Jan 2026

MDDA partners with Google to empower community media through local-language digital skills training

Media

MDDA partners with Google to empower community media through local-language digital skills training

Issued by Media Development and Diversity Agency 13 Jan 2026

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Youth Employment

Unemployed youth urged to apply for YearBeyond Programme opportunities

9 Jan 2026

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Circular Economy & Waste Management

REDISA warns South Africa’s waste tyre crisis is a “ticking time bomb”

9 Jan 2026

Image supplied.

Food, Water & Energy Security

Glencore-backed water project to double supply capacity for communities near Rhovan Mine

8 Jan 2026

Coca-Cola SA launches nationwide call for distribution entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurship

Coca-Cola SA launches nationwide call for distribution entrepreneurs

7 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

The Carling Black Label Cup and the campaign that changed fan engagement

Marketing

The Carling Black Label Cup and the campaign that changed fan engagement

Issued by Caxton Media 7 Jan 2026

Source: Supplied. George Elombi, president and chairman of the Board of Directors of Afreximbank, and Hassan Abdalla, Governor: Central Bank of Egypt (CBE).

Finance

Africa’s first pan-African Gold Bank launched

6 Jan 2026