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Turning advocacy into action - FoodForward SA and Consumer Goods Council of South Africa join forces

Food, Water & Energy Security

Turning advocacy into action - FoodForward SA and Consumer Goods Council of South Africa join forces

Andy Du Plessis, Issued by FoodForward SA 13 hours

PG Bison announces 2026 1.618 winner, celebrating South Africa’s next generation of design talent

Higher Education

PG Bison announces 2026 1.618 winner, celebrating South Africa’s next generation of design talent

Issued by PG Bison 13 hours

Strong Men Take Action by putting their health first

Oncology

Strong Men Take Action by putting their health first

Issued by CANSA 14 hours

Good bacteria, broader choice: SA probiotics brands are differentiating their offerings

Pharmaceuticals

Good bacteria, broader choice: SA probiotics brands are differentiating their offerings

Issued by Insight Survey 14 hours

Skin Renewal is celebrating 21 years and 21 branches

Aesthetic Medicine

Skin Renewal is celebrating 21 years and 21 branches

Issued by Skin Renewal 15 hours

South Africans rate their banks 1.3 out of 5 on customer experience, Hellopeter Benchmark finds

Banking

South Africans rate their banks 1.3 out of 5 on customer experience, Hellopeter Benchmark finds

Issued by Hellopeter 16 hours

TNPA invests R375m to upgrade Richards Bay port roads

Logistics & Transport

TNPA invests R375m to upgrade Richards Bay port roads

17 hours

November Unleashed: A month of big-screen thrills, drama and adventure

Film

November Unleashed: A month of big-screen thrills, drama and adventure

Daniel Dercksen 17 hours

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Medtech

Homegrown AI platform puts African tech on the map

18 hours

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Retail Marketing

Nando’s teams up with Siya Kolisi for new limited-edition sauce

17 hours

Image source: SANews.gov.za

Skills Development & Training

R95.9m NSF grant to train over 1,000 KZN youth in aircraft maintenance skills

19 hours

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Retail

Woolworths, Quay Four, Simply Bee among V&A Waterfront award winners

19 hours

The consideration gap: The part of the funnel your budget forgot

Marketing

The consideration gap: The part of the funnel your budget forgot

Charné Munien, Issued by Rogerwilco 20 hours

4 Lessons for agencies to overcome economic pressure

Advertising

4 Lessons for agencies to overcome economic pressure

Bongi Mvuyana 21 hours

Some Sassa beneficiaries in Umlazi now have to spend time and money to travel to offices like the Durban Station branch in the city centre after their office was shut down last week. Photo: Joseph Bracken

Health & Social Welfare

Sassa’s Umlazi office declared unsafe, shuts down

Tsoanelo Sefoloko and Joseph Bracken 20 hours

African horse sickness case confirmed in Cederberg

Agriculture

African horse sickness case confirmed in Cederberg

21 hours

MultiChoice Talent Factory brings top industry voices to Fame Week Africa to discuss future talent

Film & Cinematography

MultiChoice Talent Factory brings top industry voices to Fame Week Africa to discuss future talent

Issued by MultiChoice 19 hours

Accenture Song SA turns local stories into global creative currency

Advertising

Accenture Song SA turns local stories into global creative currency

Issued by Accenture Song 20 hours

Source: Sechaba Mokhethi/GroundUp. The Katse Dam, which provides water to South Africa, is one of several dams whose construction saw extensive loss of resources for several Lesotho communities.

Construction & Engineering

Lesotho dam authority must pay M90m in long-overdue compensation

Sechaba Mokheth 20 hours

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Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

2027 Ekurhuleni bursary applications still open for Gauteng students

3 days

Edge Growth backs woman-owned mining SME with R3.5m funding

SMEs

Edge Growth backs woman-owned mining SME with R3.5m funding

Issued by Edge Growth 3 days

Private capital powers cleaner steel as Coega Steels unveils R500m expansion

Financial Services

Private capital powers cleaner steel as Coega Steels unveils R500m expansion

Issued by Fedgroup 3 days

Edition Hotels makes African debut with Cape Town opening

Tourism & Travel

Edition Hotels makes African debut with Cape Town opening

3 days

Supplier agreements: Why every business needs one

Corporate & Commercial Law

Supplier agreements: Why every business needs one

Robyn Shepherd, Issued by SchoemanLaw 3 days

Advertising

ChatGPT ads are live in SA

Caleb Shepard, Issued by TDMC 3 days

Hyprop appoints Primedia Malls and The Media Factory as digital media co-sales partners

Retail Marketing

Hyprop appoints Primedia Malls and The Media Factory as digital media co-sales partners

Issued by Primedia Out-of-Home 21 hours

Sacap launches master of psychology in counselling psychology

Higher Education

Sacap launches master of psychology in counselling psychology

Issued by SACAP 3 days

South African businesses are being seen more in Google and clicked less: First local zero-click study

Digital

South African businesses are being seen more in Google and clicked less: First local zero-click study

Issued by Algorithm Agency 3 days

Bird flu ruling backs culling compensation claims

Agriculture

Bird flu ruling backs culling compensation claims

3 days

The Prisms Awards winners were announced on 24 October (Image supplied)

Prism Awards

#PrismsAwards 2026 | All the winners: Tribeca and DNA Brand Architects take top honours

3 days

Me&B makes its kidswear debut in Ackermans collaboration

Fashion & Homeware

Me&B makes its kidswear debut in Ackermans collaboration

3 days

Source: Reuters.

Banking

South Africa's Absa opens first Gulf office in Dubai

Colleen Goko 3 days

Management & Leadership

How leaders’ stress is affecting engagement, trust and performance

Anja van Beek 3 days

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Renewables & Energy Efficiency

GreenCape opens entries for SA’s first Virtual Power Plant Sandbox

3 days

Accenture Song continues its strong awards season with Best Digital Agency win at Bookmarks

IAB Bookmarks Awards

Accenture Song continues its strong awards season with Best Digital Agency win at Bookmarks

Issued by Accenture Song 3 days

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Tourism & Travel

Harith wins Tribunal approval for FlySafair acquisition

29 Oct 2026

Rooibos seeds head to US ahead of planned space mission

Agriculture

Rooibos seeds head to US ahead of planned space mission

29 Oct 2026

Advertising

#BehindtheCampaign | KFC: An awkward family dinner and a bucket of chicken - perfect!

29 Oct 2026

The entrance to the illegally constructed Goats Window Luxury Safari Lodge in the foothills of the Riviersonderend mountains near Bonnievale. Photos: John Yeld / GroundUp

Environmental Law

Luxury lodge fined R15m for flouting environmental laws

John Yeld 29 Oct 2026

Fashion & Homeware

Relay Jeans turns 40 by keeping denim culture anything but blue

29 Oct 2026

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Energy

#PropakCape2026: The energy problem facing SA’s manufacturers

Dejean Nicholson 29 Oct 2026

Ford puts South African-built Ranger to work for 24 non-profits

Automotive

Ford puts South African-built Ranger to work for 24 non-profits

29 Oct 2026

People walk past a Dis-Chem Pharmacy outlet in Cape Town. Image credit: Reuters/Esa Alexander

Aesthetic Medicine

Dis-Chem brings the World of Beauty to Cape Town

Maroefah Smith 3 days

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FMCG

Fuel prices are rising. What does that mean for grocery retail?

29 Oct 2026

NIQ Consumer Outlook for 2027: SA consumer economy becomes more polarised as inflation bites harder

Retail

NIQ Consumer Outlook for 2027: SA consumer economy becomes more polarised as inflation bites harder

Issued by NielsenIQ 29 Oct 2026

Ogilvy wins the highest number of awards at Effies 2026

Effie Awards

Ogilvy wins the highest number of awards at Effies 2026

Issued by Ogilvy South Africa 29 Oct 2026