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News

Source: Reuters.

Banking

Absa posts higher half-year profit as credit costs ease

5 hours

Jem raises $8.4m as SA HR tech business scales

Funding

Jem raises $8.4m as SA HR tech business scales

6 hours

From representation to influence: Standard Bank Top Women Conference 2026

Financial Services

From representation to influence: Standard Bank Top Women Conference 2026

Issued by Topco Media 7 hours

Get your purple speedo ready for the 2026 Hollard Daredevil Run

Events

Get your purple speedo ready for the 2026 Hollard Daredevil Run

10 hours

Ster-Kinekor opens SK Squad search for movie-loving content creators

Film

Ster-Kinekor opens SK Squad search for movie-loving content creators

10 hours

The IAB SA Front Row Industry Programme welcomes 15 delegates for 2026

Education

The IAB SA Front Row Industry Programme welcomes 15 delegates for 2026

12 hours

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Banking

Revolut wins French banking licence, bolstering European expansion

11 hours

An employee inspects bottles of beer on a conveyor belt at the production line inside the East African Breweries Limited factory in Ruaraka factory in Nairobi, Kenya, 6 April 2018. Reuters/Thomas Mukoya/File Photo

Competition Law

Kenya regulator demands $115m reserve in Diageo-EABL deal

Vincent Mumo Nzilani 1 day

#WomensMonth | Nicole Hapgood-Strickland on engineering corporate wear for real-world use

Design & Manufacturing

#WomensMonth | Nicole Hapgood-Strickland on engineering corporate wear for real-world use

Evan-Lee Courie 12 hours

Food & Wine

tashas unveils ‘Just Ask Tash’ series to share brand story and menu ideas

12 hours

From vine to stay: Bushtec brings luxury tented hospitality to the Cape Winelands

Tourism & Travel

From vine to stay: Bushtec brings luxury tented hospitality to the Cape Winelands

Issued by Bushtec 1 day

Mining

Bushtec unifies brand to deliver advanced lifecycle camps for the global mining sector

Issued by Bushtec 1 day

Women, business and big ideas take centre stage at Standard Bank Top Women EmpowHER KwaZulu-Natal

SMEs

Women, business and big ideas take centre stage at Standard Bank Top Women EmpowHER KwaZulu-Natal

Issued by Topco Media 1 day

HLE, Kabza De Small lead SAMA32 with 3 wins each

Music

HLE, Kabza De Small lead SAMA32 with 3 wins each

1 day

Film & Cinematography

NFVF approves R150m for 268 film projects

1 day

Dean De Sousa crowned country’s top boerewors maker

Exhibitions & Events

Dean De Sousa crowned country’s top boerewors maker

1 day

CEM Africa 2026: Africa’s CX leaders meet in Cape Town

Events & Conferencing

CEM Africa 2026: Africa’s CX leaders meet in Cape Town

Issued by CEM Africa Summit 1 day

Spar Group appoints Lwazi Koyana interim chairman after board shake-up

Retailers

Spar Group appoints Lwazi Koyana interim chairman after board shake-up

1 day

Hook, Line & Sinker wins SA’s Best Integrated PR Agency Award 2026

PR & Communications

Hook, Line & Sinker wins SA’s Best Integrated PR Agency Award 2026

Issued by Hook, Line & Sinker 1 day

Building smarter retail with facilities intelligence

Technology

Building smarter retail with facilities intelligence

Fatima Khota 1 day

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Residential Property

Rental Housing Act puts South African landlords on notice

1 day

#WomensMonth | Firdous Osman on taking the leap to build Dopemine

Women's Month

#WomensMonth | Firdous Osman on taking the leap to build Dopemine

Karabo Ledwaba 1 day

Prasa upgrades Crossmoor rail crossing in KwaZulu-Natal

Railway

Prasa upgrades Crossmoor rail crossing in KwaZulu-Natal

14 Aug 2026

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Property

R15.9m Newlands penthouse sale sets Southern Suburbs record

14 Aug 2026

Beefmaster opens 2027 agriculture bursary applications

Agriculture

Beefmaster opens 2027 agriculture bursary applications

14 Aug 2026

Harambee's new Breaking Barriers report: A gender lens to the analysis of South Africa's youth employment challenge

Employment Equity

Harambee's new Breaking Barriers report: A gender lens to the analysis of South Africa's youth employment challenge

Issued by Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator 14 Aug 2026

ESG & Sustainability

From GuguByGugu to FoodForward SA: Meet the 2026 Eco-Logic Award finalists

14 Aug 2026

Missed Women’s Day? We’ve given you a whole month!

Hospitality

Missed Women’s Day? We’ve given you a whole month!

Issued by City Lodge Hotels 14 Aug 2026

The Clio Awards rankings are out now. Source: Clio Awards.

Advertising

South African ad talent earns top spots in Clio Africa & ME rankings

Karabo Ledwaba 14 Aug 2026

First Multifamily Forum in API Summit's 17-year history signals the sector's arrival

Markets & Investment

First Multifamily Forum in API Summit's 17-year history signals the sector's arrival

Issued by API Events 14 Aug 2026

Coal, Oil & Gas

Shell hit by massive hack attack

14 Aug 2026

In a first, the Best Digital agency Award at Bookmarks was shared between two agencies: Accenture Song (pictured) and Ogilvy (Image: @Bizcommunity)

IAB Bookmarks Awards

#Bookmarks2026 | It's a first! Best Digital Agency awarded to two agencies

14 Aug 2026

#WomensMonth | Mondelez South Africa's Juliet Tshele on what it takes to lead as a woman

ESG

#WomensMonth | Mondelez South Africa's Juliet Tshele on what it takes to lead as a woman

Evan-Lee Courie 14 Aug 2026

#WomensMonth | Lee-Anne Singer champions the next generation of tourism leaders

Tourism

#WomensMonth | Lee-Anne Singer champions the next generation of tourism leaders

Robin Fredericks 13 Aug 2026

#WomensMonth | Danone's Lungile Mbatha talks commercial leadership, AI and consumer changes

Retail

#WomensMonth | Danone's Lungile Mbatha talks commercial leadership, AI and consumer changes

Evan-Lee Courie 13 Aug 2026

Africa's luxury travel market shifts towards more personalised experiences

Tourism & Travel

Africa's luxury travel market shifts towards more personalised experiences

Robin Fredericks 13 Aug 2026

Rubber boots believed to belong to illegal miners lay near a shaft entrance at a disused mine in Marikana, Rustenburg, North West province. South African police said that 14 illegal miners had died and scores of others were injured at the mine. Image credit: Reuters/Siyabonga Sishi

Mining

Deaths of 14 illegal miners at private company’s site lead to investigation

13 Aug 2026

NWU partnership targets finance, market access for emerging farmers

Agriculture

NWU partnership targets finance, market access for emerging farmers

13 Aug 2026

Sixty60 upgrades Pixie as AI becomes central to grocery shopping

Technology

Sixty60 upgrades Pixie as AI becomes central to grocery shopping

13 Aug 2026

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Legislation & Regulation

Public comment open: Legal practice and trust law reforms, tougher penalties for illegal mining

13 Aug 2026

5 valuable leadership lessons from the female directors of award-winning digital agency TDMC

Digital

5 valuable leadership lessons from the female directors of award-winning digital agency TDMC

Issued by TDMC 13 Aug 2026

DTIC, DHL, Standard Bank and MTN join forces on African SME trade

Logistics & Transport

DTIC, DHL, Standard Bank and MTN join forces on African SME trade

13 Aug 2026

Hook, Line & Sinker appointed by Auria to advance ‘This is Living’ vision

PR & Communications

Hook, Line & Sinker appointed by Auria to advance ‘This is Living’ vision

Issued by Hook, Line & Sinker 13 Aug 2026

2027 Standard Bank Young Artist Awards open for nominations

Art

2027 Standard Bank Young Artist Awards open for nominations

13 Aug 2026

Havas expands Africa push with Roxana Ravjee as regional CEO

Advertising

Havas expands Africa push with Roxana Ravjee as regional CEO

13 Aug 2026

BMW Group names new South African IT, finance leaders

Dealers

BMW Group names new South African IT, finance leaders

12 Aug 2026

Future of HR Conference 2026 returns to help HR leaders solve the problems they can't ignore

Management & Leadership

Future of HR Conference 2026 returns to help HR leaders solve the problems they can't ignore

Issued by Topco Media 12 Aug 2026