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FlySafair lowers fuel surcharge as jet fuel costs ease

Travel

FlySafair lowers fuel surcharge as jet fuel costs ease

7 hours

Source: Supplied/Benjamin Decoin. Maxime Saada, chief executive officer of Canal+.

Banking

Surprise win for JSE: First French company lists

7 hours

Ink meets intention: South Africa and China celebrate people-to-people exchange through art and education

Education & Skills Development

Ink meets intention: South Africa and China celebrate people-to-people exchange through art and education

Issued by Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation 7 hours

Bird flu vaccines approved for South African poultry

Agriculture

Bird flu vaccines approved for South African poultry

11 hours

Zak Haeri, MD for NIQ in South Africa

Retail Marketing

NIQ State of the Retail Nation Q1 2026: South African retail benefits from benign inflation

Issued by NielsenIQ 9 hours

Vuvuzelas, vapes and other items not allowed into 2026 Fifa World stadiums

Sport

Vuvuzelas, vapes and other items not allowed into 2026 Fifa World stadiums

10 hours

South Africa's AI boom is already changing jobs

4th Industrial Revolution

South Africa's AI boom is already changing jobs

11 hours

Street Food Couture is rewriting the rules of indulgence

Trends

Street Food Couture is rewriting the rules of indulgence

12 hours

Ascent Africa supports Spinnaker Support’s market entry through leadership breakfast

Marketing

Ascent Africa supports Spinnaker Support’s market entry through leadership breakfast

Issued by Ascent Africa 12 hours

Report reveals South African consumers spend R2k+ monthly online as BNPL soars

Research

Report reveals South African consumers spend R2k+ monthly online as BNPL soars

12 hours

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CSI & Philanthropy

H&M donates R1m to empower South African youth

12 hours

It's official! Amazon Prime is now in South Africa

E-commerce

It's official! Amazon Prime is now in South Africa

13 hours

In the lead up to Cannes Lions 2026, Special Effects Media South Africa's Victoria Oyeboade says African brands need ecosystems, not just endorsements (Image supplied)

Cannes Lions

#Cannes2026 | The Lions creators reality check: Why African brands need ecosystems

Victoria Oyeboade 13 hours

The 2026 Kantar-Diva-Curve Report

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

The 2026 Kantar-Diva-Curve Report

Leigh Andrews and Carissa Poonsammy, Issued by Kantar 13 hours

Economy

Ramaphosa: R1tn build starts now—but oil shock threatens costs

11 hours

Entries are now open, link at the bottom of the page. Source: Supplied.

Publishing

Applications open: DSAC, ANFASA funding to diversify South Africa’s book market

13 hours

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Tax Law

Contradictory crypto judgment: New High Court ruling declares bitcoin is ‘capital’

Bright Tibane, Esther Geldenhuys and Robyn Berger 15 hours

Source: Stephan Saloth via

Travel

GCC market presents growing opportunity for South African tourism

Robin Fredericks 14 hours

Secunda CTL is a synthetic fuel plant owned by Sasol at Secunda, Mpumalanga, in South Africa. It uses coal liquefaction to produce petroleum-like synthetic crude oil from coal. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Coal, Oil & Gas

SA’s fuel supply and the Iran war: data black holes and low strategic stock put the country at risk

Rod Crompton and Bruce Douglas Young 15 hours

Advertising

#BehindtheCampaign | Ford’s new TVC: A tribute to the South African character

Danette Breitenbach 16 hours

Source: Reuters.

Finance

South Africa's Kganyago signals resolve to curb inflation after rate hike

Kopano Gumbi 1 day

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Primary & Secondary Education

Getting through school in SA: How learners make it to the end after a poor start

Ursula Hoadley, Carol Bertram, Gabrielle Wills and Servaas van der Berg 1 day

SA new vehicle sales hit strongest May since 2013

Commercial & Industrial

SA new vehicle sales hit strongest May since 2013

1 day

Tiger Brands posts strong first-half volume growth and operating income improvement

FMCG

Tiger Brands posts strong first-half volume growth and operating income improvement

Issued by Tiger Brands 1 day

aQuellé Midmar Mile opens entries for 2027 edition

Sport

aQuellé Midmar Mile opens entries for 2027 edition

1 day

On Monday, fishers and environmental activists picketed outside the Cape High Court on the first day of a case against the government granting environmental authorisation for seismic surveys off the West Coast. Photo: Liezl Human.

Coal, Oil & Gas

Fishers in court to stop West Coast oil search

Liezl Human 1 day

The 2026 Product of the Year winners announced as voted by South African consumers

Retailers

The 2026 Product of the Year winners announced as voted by South African consumers

Issued by Product of the Year South Africa 15 hours

If you stepped away for 90 days, would your franchise survive?

Franchising

If you stepped away for 90 days, would your franchise survive?

Larry Hodes 1 day

Shoprite and Checkers’ Market Days offers local gardeners a platform to scale

ESG

Shoprite and Checkers’ Market Days offers local gardeners a platform to scale

1 day

Source: Supplied. Evan Rice, chief executive officer of Etana Energy.

Infrastructure & Utilities

Five Cape Town buildings now run on pooled renewables — is yours next?

1 day

Guy Lundy, country manager, Spencer Stuart South Africa, asks if South Africa’s next CMOs will be data ethics stewards, or just growth drivers? (Image supplied)

Marketing

Will SA’s next CMOs be data ethics stewards, or just growth drivers?

1 day

Retailers chase growth as SA’s FMCG pet market posts 15.8% gain

FMCG

Retailers chase growth as SA’s FMCG pet market posts 15.8% gain

1 day

Dreams begin with slippers: Blu Label Media joins the Slipper Day movement

ESG

Dreams begin with slippers: Blu Label Media joins the Slipper Day movement

Issued by Blu Label Media 1 day

Alpha Ramushwana: Emerging political and governance journalist poised to shape SA’s media landscape

Media

Alpha Ramushwana: Emerging political and governance journalist poised to shape SA’s media landscape

Issued by Primedia Broadcasting 1 day

Discount retailer Pepkor to launch bank in April 2027

Banking

Discount retailer Pepkor to launch bank in April 2027

Lulah Dube and Nqobile Dludla 1 day

SA steps up FMD response to safeguard livestock exports

Agriculture

SA steps up FMD response to safeguard livestock exports

1 day

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Climate Change

Western and Eastern Cape brace for disruptive rain, flooding and snow

1 day

#WorldEnvironmentDay: Tourism shifts from green claims to measurable impact

Tourism

#WorldEnvironmentDay: Tourism shifts from green claims to measurable impact

1 day

South Africa's AI policy cheat sheet

4th Industrial Revolution

South Africa's AI policy cheat sheet

Verosha Singh, Jacolien De Muelenaere 2 days

Helen McDougall

Agro-processing

World Milk Day - celebrating South Africa’s Women in Dairy

Issued by Rediscover Dairy 2 days

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Criminal Law

SAPS deploys national forensic team after Woolies explosions

2 days

CambriLearn partners with Virgin Active to extend the school week into the spaces that matter

Primary & Secondary Education

CambriLearn partners with Virgin Active to extend the school week into the spaces that matter

Issued by CambriLearn 2 days

Rethinking bereavement leave: Why 3 days is often not enough

Employee Wellness

Rethinking bereavement leave: Why 3 days is often not enough

Issued by Sonja Smith Elite Funeral Group 2 days

Source: Pexels.

Markets & Investment

Is the Atlantic Seaboard still a smart investment, or are we nearing a pricing ceiling?

2 days

Counting the cost: Annual food price barometer signals further pain ahead for households

ESG

Counting the cost: Annual food price barometer signals further pain ahead for households

Andy Du Plessis, Issued by FoodForward SA 2 days