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From clicks to tills: How to drive and measure year-end sales success

Marketing

From clicks to tills: How to drive and measure year-end sales success

Olav Westphal, Issued by Vicinity Media 2 days

Ciaran R. Maidwell believes that in today’s misinformation era, there’s a growing movement to return to the basics.

PR & Communications

#WPRD2025 | Be-cause's Ciaran R. Maidwell: The appeal of legacy media

Ciaran R. Maidwell 2 days

What South Africans crave: Unlocking the R190bn fast food economy

Retail Marketing

What South Africans crave: Unlocking the R190bn fast food economy

Issued by Rogerwilco 3 days

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

South Africa's small inflation rise leaves room for rate cuts, analysts say

Kopano Gumbi 23 Jul 2025

South Africans embrace tech with optimism and purpose

Research

South Africans embrace tech with optimism and purpose

Issued by KLA 23 Jul 2025

Venture debt gains ground as SA’s startup investment hits new high

Funding

Venture debt gains ground as SA’s startup investment hits new high

22 Jul 2025

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Education

Building a skilled South Africa: Why grades aren't enough

Dumisani Tshabalala 22 Jul 2025

Sustainability becomes more urgent as consumers vote with their wallets

Marketing

Sustainability becomes more urgent as consumers vote with their wallets

Andrew Turner, Issued by Incubeta 21 Jul 2025

Image credit: Spooge

Aesthetic Medicine

The suncare brand making SPF exciting for Gen Z

22 Jul 2025

SA businesses embrace GenAI – but strategy and skills lagging, finds 2025 Roadmap

Hardware

SA businesses embrace GenAI – but strategy and skills lagging, finds 2025 Roadmap

Issued by Dell 21 Jul 2025

The AI advantage: manufacturing operations are being reshaped by tech

Technology

The AI advantage: manufacturing operations are being reshaped by tech

18 Jul 2025

Will AI reshape the future of advertising? Gen Z demands authenticity

Artificial Intelligence

Will AI reshape the future of advertising? Gen Z demands authenticity

18 Jul 2025

Joe Hamman from Novus Group says as AI transforms search, earned media coverage has become one of the most critical drivers of digital visibility (image supplied)

PR & Communications

#WPRD2025: Novus Group's Joe Hamman on earned media as a critical driver of digital visibility

Joe Hamman 18 Jul 2025

Source: Supplied. Claude McKirby, co-principal of Lew Geffen Sotheby’s International Realty’s Southern Suburbs office.

Markets & Investment

Security sells: Why safety is the new status symbol in Johannesburg’s property market

18 Jul 2025

Source: Supplied. Bradd Bendall, BetterBond’s National Head of Sales.

Markets & Investment

Top suburbs for buy-to-let investments in South Africa: where to invest now

16 Jul 2025

Ford Wildlife Foundation backs Cape Leopard Conservation with Ranger support

Dealers

Ford Wildlife Foundation backs Cape Leopard Conservation with Ranger support

15 Jul 2025

Hunger on campus: Confronting food insecurity at SA universities during Mandela Month

Higher Education

Hunger on campus: Confronting food insecurity at SA universities during Mandela Month

Dr Kgadi Mathabathe, Issued by University of Pretoria 15 Jul 2025

Township retail and millennial consumers’ fast-food buying patterns in industry 4.0 and 5.0

FMCG

Township retail and millennial consumers’ fast-food buying patterns in industry 4.0 and 5.0

Lehlohonolo Amos Masitenyane, Issued by University of Johannesburg - Marketing Management 15 Jul 2025

Research reveals the surge of illicit alcohol trade in SA

Regulatory

Research reveals the surge of illicit alcohol trade in SA

Dr Shamal Vinesh Ramesar 14 Jul 2025

Image credit: Pexels

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Why GBV in South Africa is an economic issue

10 Jul 2025

Image source: Cathy Yeulet –

Higher Education

Guide to choosing a tertiary institution: Focus on faculty, not rankings

Thula Mngoma 10 Jul 2025

Image credit: Burak The Weekender on Pexels

Energy

Energy disputes see a shift: how mediation is leading the way

Priyesh Daya, Brittany Leroni and Litha Raziya 10 Jul 2025

Ugandan hospital C-Care IHK raises the bar for healthcare in East Africa

Hospital Groups

Ugandan hospital C-Care IHK raises the bar for healthcare in East Africa

Issued by COHSASA 10 Jul 2025

Thinkroom and The Oracle Group launch Oracle Innovate Lab to support Eswatini entrepreneurs

Fintech

Thinkroom and The Oracle Group launch Oracle Innovate Lab to support Eswatini entrepreneurs

Issued by Thinkroom Consulting 9 Jul 2025

Small businesses transform Cape Town CBD with record growth

Entrepreneurship

Small businesses transform Cape Town CBD with record growth

9 Jul 2025

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Management & Leadership

Is your mid-year review a missed opportunity for engagement?

Samantha-Jane Gravett 9 Jul 2025

A new frontier: Technologically driven non-invasive products boosting SA’s analgesics market

Medical Research

A new frontier: Technologically driven non-invasive products boosting SA’s analgesics market

Issued by Insight Survey 9 Jul 2025

Source: Own Haven Housing Association. Conradie Park in Pinelands is being built on land previously owned by the Western Cape Government. It will create 3,500 homes, of which 1,715 will be state-subsidised affordable housing. More than 1,250 units have already been completed.

Property Development

Affordable housing, no state subsidies – City says it will work

Daniel Steyn and Matthew Hirsch 9 Jul 2025

A high-tech coffee culture is brewing in the South African market

Research

A high-tech coffee culture is brewing in the South African market

Issued by Insight Survey 9 Jul 2025

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Agriculture

Agri Dept focuses on biosecurity, trade and farmer aid in new budget

8 Jul 2025

How South African travel patterns are changing in 2025

Research

How South African travel patterns are changing in 2025

Issued by KLA 8 Jul 2025

Is workplace stress a trigger for substance abuse, and how can employers help?

Employee Wellness

Is workplace stress a trigger for substance abuse, and how can employers help?

Issued by Harmony Clinic 14 Jul 2025

Image source: Feodora Chiosea –

Career Advice

4 tips to negotiating your pay raise

7 Jul 2025

Eco labels in SA don’t do the job: how to help customers make informed choices

Packaging

Eco labels in SA don’t do the job: how to help customers make informed choices

Miemie Struwig and Storm Watson 7 Jul 2025

77% of SA businesses AI-ready, over half see benefits

Hardware

77% of SA businesses AI-ready, over half see benefits

Issued by ASUS 4 Jul 2025

Saving and investing choices of the SA consumer class

Research

Saving and investing choices of the SA consumer class

Issued by BrandMapp 4 Jul 2025

Corporate Wellness Week: Simple shifts and long-term solutions that truly support employee wellbeing

Wellness

Corporate Wellness Week: Simple shifts and long-term solutions that truly support employee wellbeing

Issued by Securitas® Financial Group 3 Jul 2025

Office Property

From desks to homes: how residential conversions are tackling office oversupply

John Loos 3 Jul 2025

Source: Reuters.

Economy

South African private sector treads water in June

Johannesburg bureau 3 Jul 2025

Big relief for little noses in South Africa’s allergy care market

Paediatrics

Big relief for little noses in South Africa’s allergy care market

Issued by Insight Survey 2 Jul 2025

Image supplied.

Environment & Natural Resources

CapeNature looks at WC's state of conservation in new report

1 Jul 2025

Image source: Ion Chiosea –

Labour Law & Unions

Fair Pay Bill - a game changer for remuneration and recruitment practices

Norma Mazibuko and Amandla Makhongwana 1 Jul 2025

OOH media globally has had its best year to date, with global OOH spend in 2024 reaching $46.2bn (Image supplied)

OOH

Global OOH media hits $46.2bn in its best year to date

30 Jun 2025

LG launches Radio Optimism campaign to spread 'Life’s Good' through music

Advertising

LG launches Radio Optimism campaign to spread 'Life’s Good' through music

Issued by LG 30 Jun 2025

Source: © 123rf From a consumer perspective, the SA Social Media Landscape Report 2025 found a steady decline of Facebook usage and an increase of TikTok usage

Social Media

SA Social Media Landscape Report 2025: Consumer usage sees Facebook down, TikTok up

Danette Breitenbach 30 Jun 2025

Women in business: Visa’s ‘She’s Next’ programme now open for 2025 SA applications

SMEs

Women in business: Visa’s ‘She’s Next’ programme now open for 2025 SA applications

Issued by OnPoint PR 27 Jun 2025

Source: © 123rf Key takeaways were shared at the SA Social Media Landscape Report 2025 webinar on Thursday, 26 June

Social Media

SA Social Media Landscape Report 2025: Industry still putting its money where the people are

Danette Breitenbach 27 Jun 2025