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Primary & Secondary Education

What’s stopping kids from learning useful skills? Short answer: exams

Frank Quansah 7 hours

Source: Wikipedia.

Infrastructure & Utilities

Kouga Dam withstands flood pressure amid rising water levels

8 hours

A broad-based recovery in Logistics sector in Q1 2026

Logistics & Transport

A broad-based recovery in Logistics sector in Q1 2026

Issued by Ctrack 8 hours

Volkswagen SA names Dr Lungile Mashele as non-executive director

Dealers

Volkswagen SA names Dr Lungile Mashele as non-executive director

10 hours

A damaged road following heavy rain at the Kruger National Park in Mpumalanga, earlier this year. Image credit: Reuters/Oupa Nkosi

Climate Change

Santam-SA Weather Service partnership to cut flood and storm losses

12 hours

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Infrastructure & Utilities

The R2.8bn private investment that's unlocking SA’s struggling rail logistics sector

12 hours

TV

Propaganda machine to public good: a brief history of 50 years of TV in South Africa

Sisanda Nkoala 14 hours

BCom Accounting student’s rise to being a lecturer at Milpark

Higher Education

BCom Accounting student’s rise to being a lecturer at Milpark

Issued by Milpark Education 14 hours

A drone view of the cruise ship MV Hondius, carrying passengers suspected of having cases of hantavirus on board, leaves Praia, Cape Verde. Image credit: Reuters/Stringer

Infectious Diseases

Western Cape monitors 4 contacts linked to hantavirus outbreak

14 hours

Source: Supplied

Travel

Virgin Atlantic boosts SA flights amid rising demand

15 hours

Why the Chinese car boom in SA could come at a cost

Commercial & Industrial

Why the Chinese car boom in SA could come at a cost

Thanda Sithole 1 day

Attraction remains advertising’s most powerful currency. David Edworthy gives insight into how brands position themselves in our imaginations long before we’re ever ready to buy. (Image supplied)

Advertising

What The Alchemist can teach us about advertising

David edworthy 14 hours

How collectables are driving FMCG growth and consumer loyalty

Retail Marketing

How collectables are driving FMCG growth and consumer loyalty

Tebogo Makgoba 1 day

SA traces Airlink passengers after cruise-linked hantavirus case

Travel

SA traces Airlink passengers after cruise-linked hantavirus case

1 day

Fashion & Homeware

Household appliances brand SharkNinja expands into SA, appoints Iser as official distributor

1 day

Governance through two perspectives toward one shared purpose

Higher Education

Governance through two perspectives toward one shared purpose

Issued by Milpark Education 1 day

SA’s entry‑level office jobs face massive AI risk, Old Mutual warns

4th Industrial Revolution

SA’s entry‑level office jobs face massive AI risk, Old Mutual warns

1 day

Source: Supplied. Rob Grieve, head of Westbrooke UK Private Equity.

Finance

SA investors drive £75m first close for Westbrooke UK fund

1 day

SA Rooibos exports to China go tariff free

Agriculture

SA Rooibos exports to China go tariff free

1 day

In the Spend Trend Report 2026, 75% of respondents engage in sports betting in some shape or form (Image source: @ Carte Blanche )

Marketing

#BizTrends | Spend Trend 2026 Part 2: Consumers adopt value-seeking spending strategies

Danette Breitenbach 1 day

A person in protective clothing walks next to an ambulance during an evacuation operation of suspected hantavirus patients, following an outbreak on the cruise ship MV Hondius, in Praia, Cape Verde. Image credit: Reuters/Danilson Sequeira

Infectious Diseases

South Africa traces 62 contacts after fatal Andes hantavirus found

1 day

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Higher Education

R90m to revitalise CET colleges

2 days

Milpark Education and IOBSA announce strategic alliance

Higher Education

Milpark Education and IOBSA announce strategic alliance

Issued by Milpark Education 2 days

Eustace Mashimbye, Proudly SA CEO

Import/Export

Local chicken now competitive as poultry industry strengthens

Eustace Mashimbye, Issued by Proudly SA 2 days

Food & bev. services

What McDonald’s SA’s new CMO plans next: A customer-first, digitally-driven brand

Evan-Lee Courie 2 days

Transparency, not funding, is the missing link in SA's township economy

Informal Retailing

Transparency, not funding, is the missing link in SA's township economy

2 days

A boat beside the cruise ship MV Hondius anchored off Cape Verde port, on the day sick passengers were evacuated by boat from the cruise ship, in Praia Port, Cape Verde, in this screengrab obtained from a video. Image credit: Reuters TV via Reuters

Infectious Diseases

NICD confirms rare human-to-human Andes hantavirus in MV Hondius passengers

2 days

Advertising

Botswana public broadcaster opens airwaves to international ads

2 days

Retroviral’s Find Your Fire, a trilogy of films for the Eastern European market, is an example of local talent and creativity overcoming geography (Image supplied)

Advertising

#BehindtheCampaign | Bic’s Find Your Fire: A South African-born idea for the global market

2 days

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Infrastructure & Utilities

Beitbridge fence ruling exposes procurement failures

3 days

Marketing

MMA South Africa's Grand Jury 2026 reflects modern marketing leadership

3 days

The real strategy behind commercial water savings

Food, Water & Energy Security

The real strategy behind commercial water savings

Zea Gove, Issued by Propelair SA 3 days

Food Lover’s Market targets 10 million meals in May Hunger Month

ESG

Food Lover’s Market targets 10 million meals in May Hunger Month

3 days

Candice Goodman looks at why conversations, clicks and competitions are becoming the safest way to collect data (Image source: © 123rf )

Digital

Exclusive | Building trust through conversations, clicks and competitions

Candice Goodman 3 days

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Infrastructure & Utilities

Is a data-centre boom pushing Cape Town’s grid to breaking point?

3 days

1 week to go: Sentech Africa Tech Week 2026 returns to Cape Town

Digital

1 week to go: Sentech Africa Tech Week 2026 returns to Cape Town

Issued by Topco Media 3 days

SA publishers among Wan-Ifra Digital Media Awards 2026 finalists

Online Media

SA publishers among Wan-Ifra Digital Media Awards 2026 finalists

3 days

Cruise ship MV Hondius docked at the port in Praia, Cape Verde, with passengers not allowed off the ship, while health authorities investigated suspected hantavirus cases aboard the vessel. Picture taken with a mobile phone. Image credit: Reuters/Stringer TPX Images of the Day

Infectious Diseases

WHO says public risk low as suspected hantavirus delays Cape Verde docking

Olivia Le Poidevin, Toby Sterling, Anthony Deutsch and Charlotte Van Campenhout 3 days

FNB highlights role of franchisors in SA’s franchise growth

SMEs

FNB highlights role of franchisors in SA’s franchise growth

4 May 2026

Primary & Secondary Education

SA school shortlisted for $1m Global Schools Prize

4 May 2026

Airlines are facing higher fuel costs and cutting fares at the same time. How does that work?

Travel

Airlines are facing higher fuel costs and cutting fares at the same time. How does that work?

Anita Manfreda, Antoine Bisson, Catheryn Khoo and Cindy Lee 4 May 2026

Boxer has launched its newest division, BMedia. Pictured: (Right) Paul Coetzee, group executive: commercial, marketing, retail media and factories officially welcomes Bmedia’s head of department (left) Adrian Naidoo to the Boxer Family at Boxer’s head office in Westville, KZN (Image @ Boxer)

Media

Discount supermarket launches 360° retail media division

4 May 2026

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Infectious Diseases

SA monitors hantavirus case linked to suspected cruise ship outbreak

4 May 2026

New funding round targets job creation, local storytelling and industry growth across Cape Town’s film sector. (Source: )

Film & Cinematography

Cape Town film fund reopens, backing next wave of local productions

4 May 2026

Dove launches a nationwide search for South Africa’s most inspiring creators. Pictured left to right: Mpoomy Ledwaba, Coachella Randy, Lwandile Makhaza, and Thickleeyonce are members of the Dove Creator Council (Image supplied)

Social Media

#SkinThatDoves | Dove launches nationwide search for SA’s most inspiring creators

4 May 2026

Recall, or simply an update? How software-defined cars are changing the industry

Maintenance

Recall, or simply an update? How software-defined cars are changing the industry

Lance Branquinho 4 May 2026

Strategising for the "Alpha-millennial" household

Marketing

Strategising for the "Alpha-millennial" household

Siwelile Thusi, Issued by M+C Saatchi Abel 4 May 2026

At the Davos Communications Summit, Paul Holmes, founder and CEO of PRovoke Media, cautioned about AI (Image supplied)

PR & Communications

Can trust be measured in an AI world?

Lebo Madiba 4 May 2026

Cyber Law

Navigating the jagged frontier: Lessons in verification from the frontlines of AI and law

Ashlin Perumall 30 Apr 2026