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Access Bank CEO Sandile Shabalala champions CEO–corporate affairs alignment at JSE Symposium

Financial Services

Access Bank CEO Sandile Shabalala champions CEO–corporate affairs alignment at JSE Symposium

Issued by The Publicity Workshop 1 day

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Mining

Operational woes and price swings shrink South Africa’s mining output

1 day

Data centres near cooling crisis as AI demand surges

Data & Analytics

Data centres near cooling crisis as AI demand surges

Dean Wolson 2 days

Building Namibia’s future maritime strength means investing in local marine pilots

Logistics & Transport

Building Namibia’s future maritime strength means investing in local marine pilots

Bradley Claassen 2 days

SA’s auto industry must turn tariff pain into transformation opportunity

Automotive

SA’s auto industry must turn tariff pain into transformation opportunity

Kebalepile Matlhak 10 Oct 2025

A woman walks at the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), in Sandton, South Africa, 1 August 2025. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Management & Leadership

JSE CEO set to retire, successor named

Sfundo Parakozov and Anathi Madubela 9 Oct 2025

Infrastructure: the missing link in South Africa’s SME growth story

SMEs

Infrastructure: the missing link in South Africa’s SME growth story

Issued by Business Partners Limited 9 Oct 2025

Skills Training

DHET, Microsoft SA signs agreement to boost AI and digital skills

9 Oct 2025

Transnet inks 25-year deal to double Cape Town port's diesel storage

Shipping

Transnet inks 25-year deal to double Cape Town port's diesel storage

8 Oct 2025

Meat, markets and money: Empowering SA entrepreneurs for a food-secure future

FMCG

Meat, markets and money: Empowering SA entrepreneurs for a food-secure future

Issued by AMIE 7 Oct 2025

Sapa calls for balanced trade policy to protect the local poultry industry

Agribusiness

Sapa calls for balanced trade policy to protect the local poultry industry

Izaak Breitenbach 6 Oct 2025

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Facilities & Property Management

Sustainable transformations: how retrofits fuel ROI in existing properties

Thabang Byl 6 Oct 2025

Air Products’ ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accreditation accentuates commitment to high laboratory standards

Energy & Mining

Air Products’ ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accreditation accentuates commitment to high laboratory standards

Issued by Air Products South Africa 2 Oct 2025

Source: Supplied. Benedict Oramah, president and chairman of the Board of Directors of Afreximbank and Pamela Coke-Hamilton, executive director of ITC.

Banking

Intra-African trade gets a boost as Afreximbank renews partnership with ITC

2 Oct 2025

Enver Groenewald has been appointed as the first chief commercial officer for the SABC (Source: © Bizcommunity)

Media

SABC appoints first chief commercial officer to drive long-term financial sustainability

2 Oct 2025

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Pharmaceuticals

Global shockwave: The impact of US tariffs on pharmaceutical trade

2 Oct 2025

Daily Maverick and Gift of the Givers return with 5th MavericKids book to combat child illiteracy

ESG

Daily Maverick and Gift of the Givers return with 5th MavericKids book to combat child illiteracy

Issued by Daily Maverick 30 Sep 2025

Digital dithering holds back SA small businesses

SMEs

Digital dithering holds back SA small businesses

29 Sep 2025

SA agriculture must embrace trade knowledge to stay competitive, experts warn

Agriculture

SA agriculture must embrace trade knowledge to stay competitive, experts warn

25 Sep 2025

Dunlop named official tyre partner of “Gran Turismo 7”

Manufacturing & Parts

Dunlop named official tyre partner of “Gran Turismo 7”

Issued by Dunlop Tyres SA 23 Sep 2025

CETA-funded beneficiary tops PDBA class at Gibs

Skills Training

CETA-funded beneficiary tops PDBA class at Gibs

Issued by K and K Media 19 Sep 2025

A pivotal moment for South Africa's tech future

Technology

A pivotal moment for South Africa's tech future

Issued by Bullion PR & Communication 18 Sep 2025

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Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

African businesses urged to unlock growth through disability inclusion

19 Sep 2025

Transnet boosts Cape Town port efficiency with new gantry cranes

Logistics & Transport

Transnet boosts Cape Town port efficiency with new gantry cranes

18 Sep 2025

Joburg, Durban to host Meetings Africa and Africa’s Travel Indaba

Tourism

Joburg, Durban to host Meetings Africa and Africa’s Travel Indaba

17 Sep 2025

Why digital disruption could be the biggest opportunity SA SMEs face

SMEs

Why digital disruption could be the biggest opportunity SA SMEs face

Nobesuthu Ndlovu 16 Sep 2025

Leapmotor debuts B05, launches B10 at IAA Mobility 2025

Dealers

Leapmotor debuts B05, launches B10 at IAA Mobility 2025

12 Sep 2025

Source: © 123rf A new CMO Council thought leadership programme with Zeta Global, engages senior marketers in a benchmarking process to determine their company’s level of digital marketing maturity, organisational capacity and performance predictability

Marketing

How martech ready is your organisation?

11 Sep 2025

Fuel the future: AMIE Academy Fund

Funding

Fuel the future: AMIE Academy Fund

Issued by AMIE 9 Sep 2025

Seacom achieves Level 1 B-BBEE certification

Telecoms & Networks

Seacom achieves Level 1 B-BBEE certification

Issued by Stone 8 Sep 2025

SA’s SMEs face trade uncertainty, new funding models this September

Entrepreneurship

SA’s SMEs face trade uncertainty, new funding models this September

8 Sep 2025

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Youth Employment

How to make Yes work for you

Thami Mbanjeni 5 Sep 2025

Fine Wine Fellow enters agreement to acquire Norman Goodfellows

Food & bev. services

Fine Wine Fellow enters agreement to acquire Norman Goodfellows

3 Sep 2025

Brian Armitage, executive head of Reddam House Helderfontein

Primary & Secondary Education

#Newsmaker: At the heart of great teaching is connection - Brian Armitage, Reddam House

Shan Radcliffe 2 Sep 2025

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Tourism & Travel

SA tourism leaders urge action to secure growth ahead of 2026

2 Sep 2025

Juno wins gold at 2025 Bookmark Awards for Chicken Licken®️campaign

Media

Juno wins gold at 2025 Bookmark Awards for Chicken Licken®️campaign

Issued by Juno Media 18 Aug 2025

Source: Reuters.

Economy

South Africa's inflation pushed to 10-month high by food and fuel prices

Sfundo Parakozov and Anathi Madubela 20 Aug 2025

SA's consumer inflation rises in July as expected

Retail

SA's consumer inflation rises in July as expected

Sfundo Parakozov and Anathi Madubela 20 Aug 2025

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Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Historic step for Eskom as it rolls out renewable energy offtake programme

20 Aug 2025

Agriculture

R1bn loss from Cape Town port delays hits apple and pear exporters

14 Aug 2025

AI and data are reshaping Africa's retail sector

Technology

AI and data are reshaping Africa's retail sector

Blessed Hwaire and Shobhit Jain 11 Aug 2025

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Commodities & Fairtrade

Meat and vegetable oils drive FAO Food Price Index higher in July

8 Aug 2025

African universities urged to lead AI revolution

4th Industrial Revolution

African universities urged to lead AI revolution

8 Aug 2025

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Agriculture

SA urged to rethink EU agri-food export strategy amid trade slowdown

8 Aug 2025

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Legislation & Regulation

Guide to the Cofi Bill for financial institutions

Webber Wentzel Financial Regulatory Practice Group 7 Aug 2025

merSETA announced as Official Gold Partner for the Standard Bank Top Women Conference 2025

Events & Conferencing

merSETA announced as Official Gold Partner for the Standard Bank Top Women Conference 2025

Issued by Topco Media 8 Aug 2025