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What South Africa’s best small businesses can teach new founders this Entrepreneurship Month

SMEs

What South Africa’s best small businesses can teach new founders this Entrepreneurship Month

Issued by Lula 19 hours

From Tuesday chopping to Tuesday approvals: Building a more accountable OOH industry

OOH

From Tuesday chopping to Tuesday approvals: Building a more accountable OOH industry

Karabo Chauke, Issued by Kena Outdoor 20 hours

What SMEs must know before entering strategic partnerships

SMEs

What SMEs must know before entering strategic partnerships

Jeremy Lang, Issued by Business Partners Limited 15 Oct 2026

DA eThekwini Mayoral Candidate, Haniff Hoosen at the Durban High Court this morning for the court hearing on the case of eThekwini water tanker mafia billboard (Image source: @ Facebook DA

OOH

DA heads to court over water accountability billboard

Danette Breitenbach 15 Oct 2026

Virgin Atlantic adds Johannesburg flights and A350-1000

Tourism & Travel

Virgin Atlantic adds Johannesburg flights and A350-1000

13 Oct 2026

Fuel price hikes add pressure to SA’s township economy

Informal Retailing

Fuel price hikes add pressure to SA’s township economy

12 Oct 2026

Propak Cape 2026 seminar programme brings packaging industry insights to Cape Town

Packaging

Propak Cape 2026 seminar programme brings packaging industry insights to Cape Town

Issued by Propak Cape 8 Oct 2026

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Noncommunicable diseases

79 deaths a day: South Africa’s diabetes crisis needs a new strategy

Patrick Ngassa Piotie 5 Oct 2026

DA to report e-Panic data breach to Information Regulator

Cybersecurity

DA to report e-Panic data breach to Information Regulator

Joel Cedras 29 Sep 2026

CEMS Master in International Management ranks 4th globally for 2nd consecutive year

Higher Education

CEMS Master in International Management ranks 4th globally for 2nd consecutive year

Issued by UCT Graduate School of Business 28 Sep 2026

Travel

Singapore Airlines named World’s Best Airline at 2026 awards

22 Sep 2026

John Craig opens mentorship platform for emerging entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurship

John Craig opens mentorship platform for emerging entrepreneurs

17 Sep 2026

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Sustainability

Phelan Green’s clean jet fuel project leads SA’s green hydrogen push

16 Sep 2026

Image: The Webber Wentzel team with the African Law Firm of the Year Award (source: )

Law Practice

2026 African Legal Awards celebrates continent’s top legal talent

Shan Radcliffe 10 Sep 2026

Hook, Line & Sinker celebrates agency growth with 2 promotions

PR & Communications

Hook, Line & Sinker celebrates agency growth with 2 promotions

Issued by Hook, Line & Sinker 9 Sep 2026

Bos Tea's new packaging spotlights South African Rooibos origin

FMCG

Bos Tea's new packaging spotlights South African Rooibos origin

8 Sep 2026

Propak West Africa returns with global innovation, practical solutions and industry expertise

Packaging

Propak West Africa returns with global innovation, practical solutions and industry expertise

Issued by Montgomery Group Africa 31 Aug 2026

Unicef staff and airport workers receive an aircraft carrying medical supplies as authorities and aid agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo strain at Bunia National Airport in Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo. Image credit: Reuters/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere/File Photo

Infectious Diseases

Deadliest Ebola outbreak in Congo gets 70k Merck vaccine boost

21 Aug 2026

Source: Supplied | Otto de Vries, CEO, Asata

Tourism

ASATA CEO Otto de Vries to step down after 14 years

19 Aug 2026

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 17 Aug 2026

Source: Supplied. Refuel chief executive officer Ricky Luntz.

Taxation & Regulation

Deloitte Africa, Refuel bridge diesel tracking and tax compliance

14 Aug 2026

Source: Supplied.

Mixed-Use Property

New SA Reit chair | Jackie van Niekerk to lead sector's next growth chapter

6 Aug 2026

Propak West Africa industry-focused conference for production and packaging professionals

Manufacturing

Propak West Africa industry-focused conference for production and packaging professionals

Issued by Montgomery Group Africa 4 Aug 2026

Companies where finance trusts marketing grow nearly twice as fast

Marketing

Companies where finance trusts marketing grow nearly twice as fast

Musa Kalenga, Issued by Brave Group 30 Jul 2026

The Gathering 2026: Cities Edition returns to ask whether South Africa’s cities can be fixed

Media

The Gathering 2026: Cities Edition returns to ask whether South Africa’s cities can be fixed

Issued by Daily Maverick 30 Jul 2026

Webber Wentzel, Linklaters to part ways

Law Practice

Webber Wentzel, Linklaters to part ways

29 Jul 2026

Leadership from UJ, Vodacom, AWS and the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI) at the official launch event. Photo: Supplied

Higher Education

Vodacom, UJ, and AWS join forces to develop industry-ready AI graduates

29 Jul 2026

Bradly Howland, CEO, Alkemi Collective, says corporate reputation now behaves like statecraft, but most of the PR profession is still equipped for something else (Image supplied)

World PR Day

#WPRD26 | From a quiet foundation to 3 habits of diplomacy PR needs to steal

Bradly Howland 29 Jul 2026

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Higher Education

Red & Yellow partners with AAAN to future-proof Africa’s creative workforce

24 Jul 2026

Source: Reuters.

Finance

Ramaphosa gets court order halting inquiry into 'Farmgate' scandal

Sfundo Parakozov, Nilutpal Timsina and Anathi Madubela 24 Jul 2026

The Africa Declaration will be formally signed and launched at the World PR Forum (WPRF) in Abuja, Nigeria, in November 2026 (Image @ Guardian Nigeria )

PR & Communications

Africa declaration to PR professionalisation launches

20 Jul 2026

Gibs joins the QTEM network, expanding global opportunities for students

Higher Education

Gibs joins the QTEM network, expanding global opportunities for students

Issued by Gordon Institute of Business Science 7 Jul 2026

John Botha, joint-CEO Global Business Solutions

Employment Equity

EE reporting falls while workplace transformation stalls at top levels

6 Jul 2026

Franchise Association and TEA launch national SMME franchising programme

Franchising

Franchise Association and TEA launch national SMME franchising programme

25 Jun 2026

Alfred Ramosedi CIMA president and Association co-chair

Accounting & Auditing

South African business leader elected as new president of The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants

Issued by AICPA & CIMA 25 Jun 2026

The Department of Social Development underspent on social grants in the 2025/26 financial year. Illustration: Lisa Nelson

Health & Social Welfare

R4.8-billion meant for social grants goes unspent

Marecia Damons 25 Jun 2026

Willie Aucamp appointed agriculture minister, replacing Steenhuisen

Agriculture

Willie Aucamp appointed agriculture minister, replacing Steenhuisen

17 Jun 2026

(Left) Marilize Jacobs, founder, VocalCord PR and Reputation Management and (right) Thabani Mnyakeni, chief creative officer, TM Relations, say that youth is not an age, it’s a mindset (Image supplied)

Youth Month

#YouthMonth | Youth is a mindset rather than an age bracket

Marilize Jacobs & Thabani Mnyakeni 15 Jun 2026

Kasi businesses reveal lived realities shaping growth and sustainability

Informal Retailing

Kasi businesses reveal lived realities shaping growth and sustainability

10 Jun 2026

Wesgro: Education, investment and the case for catalytic capital

Education & Skills Development

Wesgro: Education, investment and the case for catalytic capital

Issued by Trialogue 9 Jun 2026

Reside Awards 2026 celebrates South Africa’s residential property pioneers

Residential Property

Reside Awards 2026 celebrates South Africa’s residential property pioneers

Issued by Catchwords 5 Jun 2026

Afrikan Design Thinking Convening 2026: 3 days of reflection, dialogue and design thinking in action

Design

Afrikan Design Thinking Convening 2026: 3 days of reflection, dialogue and design thinking in action

Issued by Hasso Plattner d-school Afrika 5 Jun 2026

A health worker is dressed up in personal protective equipment (PPE) at the Evangelical Medical Centre as agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus strain, in Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo. Image credit: Reuters/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere

Infectious Diseases

CEPI's $60m speeds up race to develop Ebola Bundibugyo vaccine

Jennifer Rigby, Mariam Sunny and Julie Steenhuysen 2 Jun 2026

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa speaks to lawmakers in parliament, in Cape Town, South Africa, 14 May 2026. Reuters/Esa Alexander

Law Practice

SA impeachment committee to hold first meeting on president's scandal

Nellie Peyton and Anathi Madubela 29 May 2026

Source: Reuters.

Infectious Diseases

Congo’s Ebola outbreak spirals faster than global response

Jennifer Rigby, Aaron Ross, Olivia Le Poidevin, Clement Bonnerot and Silvia Aloisi 29 May 2026

Turning SEO into GEO: How Rogerwilco is winning the AI search era

Marketing

Turning SEO into GEO: How Rogerwilco is winning the AI search era

Issued by Rogerwilco 25 May 2026

The Marketing + Media Alliance (MMA) Smarties South African winners for 2026 were announced last night. Picture: Ogilvy was awarded Best in Show for Audi TikTok Test Drive (Image supplied)

Marketing

MMA Smarties South Africa 2026 winners announced

22 May 2026

D-school Afrika turns 10: Join the Afrikan Design Thinking Convening online

Design

D-school Afrika turns 10: Join the Afrikan Design Thinking Convening online

Issued by Hasso Plattner d-school Afrika 21 May 2026

Cannes Lions

#CannesLions2026: Ad law and self-regulation summit debuts at Cannes Lions

15 May 2026

Source: Reuters/Esa Alexander. African National Congress (ANC) Secretary General Fikile Mbalula addresses the media ahead of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the ANC to discuss a court ruling that revived impeachment proceedings against President Cyril Ramaphosa over the "Farmgate" scandal, in Cape Town, South Africa, 13 May, 2026.

Taxation & Regulation

South Africa's Ramaphosa gets party backing over 'Farmgate' scandal, SABC reports

Anathi Madubela 15 May 2026