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EXCLUSIVE: 90% of FMCG suppliers operate blind during promotions, forfeiting sales daily

Retail Marketing

EXCLUSIVE: 90% of FMCG suppliers operate blind during promotions, forfeiting sales daily

Heath Batt 22 Jun 2026

Marketing

Is it time for CMOs to demand outcomes, not activity, from their agencies?

Jaco Lintvelt, Issued by Incubeta 17 Jun 2026

AICPA and CIMA launch Rise2040

Accounting & Auditing

AICPA and CIMA launch Rise2040

Issued by AICPA & CIMA 11 Jun 2026

Reach is nothing without intelligence

Marketing

Reach is nothing without intelligence

Julian Diaz, Issued by Omnisient 3 Jun 2026

Supplied image: Jennifer Barkhuizen, head of marketing at Mettus

HR Tools & Software

Are background checks quietly locking candidates out of the job market?

Jennifer Barkhuizen 25 May 2026

The growing role of data and AI in media buying

Digital

The growing role of data and AI in media buying

Issued by TDMC 18 May 2026

Real-time data could bridge South Africa’s retail divide

Banking & Finance

Real-time data could bridge South Africa’s retail divide

Jed da Silva 7 May 2026

Source: Pexels.

Infrastructure & Utilities

Is a data-centre boom pushing Cape Town’s grid to breaking point?

5 May 2026

Unlocking profits by integrating behavioural economics with advanced MMM

Marketing

Unlocking profits by integrating behavioural economics with advanced MMM

Jaco Lintvelt, Issued by Incubeta 22 Apr 2026

Data and mining partners Saroj Chiba and David Nel at iqbusiness look at the disjuncture between what’s possible in mining in Africa, and what actually takes place on the ground (Image source: © 123rf )

Mining

Mining in Africa | 4 ways to the intelligent mine

Saroj Chiba and David Nel 20 Mar 2026

Lorraine Landon is the head of advertising solutions for Google in sub-Saharan Africa. Source: Supplied.

Marketing

Google’s Lorraine Landon: 3 growth blockers holding back ROI in Africa

Lorraine Landon 17 Mar 2026

Client-agency relationships define PR outcomes

PR & Communications

Client-agency relationships define PR outcomes

Moliehi Molekoa 29 Jan 2026

Marketing

The precision trap: Why the collapse of attribution is reviving the brand

Musa Kalenga, Issued by Brave Group 20 Jan 2026

#BizTrends2026 | dentsu SSA's Dawn Rowlands: While marketing talks about innovation, Africa built it

Marketing

#BizTrends2026 | dentsu SSA's Dawn Rowlands: While marketing talks about innovation, Africa built it

Dawn Rowlands 16 Jan 2026

#BizTrends2026 | Maven Solutions' Beverley Knoesen: A new CIO trend is taking shape

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | Maven Solutions' Beverley Knoesen: A new CIO trend is taking shape

Beverley Knoesen 14 Jan 2026

Source: Supplied. Frank Blackmore, lead economist at KPMG.

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | KPMG's Frank Blackmore: SA's fight to stay competitive in a new economic frontier

Frank Blackmore 14 Jan 2026

Tech jobs rebound: Signs of recovery in 2025

Talent Acquisition

Tech jobs rebound: Signs of recovery in 2025

Anja Bates, Issued by Pnet 5 Jan 2026

(Image supplied)

Marketing & Media

Global ad market growth to accelerate, Big Tech takes market share

18 Dec 2025

Vodacom taps Google Cloud to boost Africa’s AI rollout

Data & Analytics

Vodacom taps Google Cloud to boost Africa’s AI rollout

25 Nov 2025

Tanzanian farmers turn to AI to combat climate uncertainty

Agri Tech

Tanzanian farmers turn to AI to combat climate uncertainty

4 Sep 2025

WPP enhances AI marketing with strategic InfoSum acquisition

Artificial Intelligence

WPP enhances AI marketing with strategic InfoSum acquisition

4 Apr 2025

Source: Pexels.

Economy

Gauteng pitches R300bn investment opportunities to the world

3 Apr 2025

Source: Supplied. Dr. Ricardo Baptista Leite, CEO: HealthAI.

Healthcare

The rise of AI in LMICs: A new era for global healthcare

Ricardo Baptista Leite 17 Mar 2025

Linda Saunders, Country Leader and Senior Director Solutions Engineering Africa, Salesforce

Data & Analytics

The integration challenge facing 95% of IT leaders with AI agents – and how to overcome it

Linda Saunders 11 Mar 2025

President and CEO Jaehoon Chang

Manufacturing & Parts

Hyundai path to future paved with hydrogen, software, and digital twins

Lindsey Schutters 3 Sep 2024

Forecasting: the heartbeat of retailer decision-making

Retailers

Forecasting: the heartbeat of retailer decision-making

Moez Ali 11 Mar 2024

Customer centricity is queen – why the global language of customer-first economy speaks volumes in Africa

SMEs

Customer centricity is queen – why the global language of customer-first economy speaks volumes in Africa

Issued by OriginalNerdsZA 12 Feb 2024

Customer loyalty programmes are built on trust and data. Source: Austin Distel/Unsplash

Data & Analytics

Data is the cornerstone of successful loyalty programmes

Leandi Campher and Mark Biagio 24 Jan 2024

Source: WEF Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI; Marc Benioff, chair and CEO of Salesforce; Albert Bourla, CEO of Pfizer; Jeremy Hunt, chancellor of the Exchequer of the UK; Julie Sweet, chair and CEO of Accenture; and CNN host Fareed Zakaria speak about technological advances on 18 January

PR & Communications

Davos: 4 themes for PR and communication practitioners for 2024

24 Jan 2024

The IBM Z platform leverages AI for the highest security, performance and availability. Source: ibm.com

Services

Home Affairs service down because of SITA mainframe issue

Lindsey Schutters 4 Jan 2024

Source: © 123rf Kerushan Govender, founder and CEO of Blacfox says Africa is not just ready to join the AI conversation – it is poised to lead it

Digital

Africa: A torchbearer in AI innovation and application

Kerushan Govender 28 Nov 2023

Banking

Visa study: Overconfidence exposes consumers to fraud risk

18 Oct 2023

Designing for efficiency: How to control room design is a vital cog in high-functioning industries

Architecture & Design

Designing for efficiency: How to control room design is a vital cog in high-functioning industries

Issued by liquidlingo 20 Jul 2023

Economy

Government unveils Sead-SA: unlocking South Africa's economic insights

20 Jun 2023

Convergence Partners' digital infrastructure fund invests $10m in 42Markets Group

Funding

Convergence Partners' digital infrastructure fund invests $10m in 42Markets Group

25 Apr 2023

25 tech startups revealed for Grindstone's accelerator programme

How To Start Up

25 tech startups revealed for Grindstone's accelerator programme

4 Aug 2022

Exploring a modern solution to take on the heavy lifting of data management

Data & Analytics

Exploring a modern solution to take on the heavy lifting of data management

Craig Lebrau, Issued by Lebrau Press 30 May 2022

Stitch announces $21m Series A funding

Funding

Stitch announces $21m Series A funding

14 Feb 2022

East Africa data infrastructure ripe and ready to move to the next level

Corporate & Commercial Law

East Africa data infrastructure ripe and ready to move to the next level

John Syekei 5 Aug 2021

Five nines, two industry leaders, one hybrid success story

Cloud

Five nines, two industry leaders, one hybrid success story

Issued by First Technology 2 Aug 2021

Professor Ambroise Wonkam. Source: UCT

Medical Research

Building a sickle cell disease registry in Africa

16 Jul 2021

Supply Chain

Reinventing supply chains with digital platforms

Vukani Mngxati 7 Apr 2021

#BizTrends2021: Digital solutions need small steps to succeed

Trends

#BizTrends2021: Digital solutions need small steps to succeed

Xanthe Adams 11 Jan 2021

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Digital

Digital transformation: Measure what matters

Matthys Esterhuysen 15 Oct 2020

7 steps to realising the value of modern apps

Mobile & Apps

7 steps to realising the value of modern apps

27 Aug 2020

How agile data infrastructures can save the retail sector

Data & Analytics

How agile data infrastructures can save the retail sector

Eran Brown 31 Jul 2020

What 5G will mean for marketing

Marketing

What 5G will mean for marketing

Issued by Dentsu 5 Jun 2020

Your business has unprecedented access to data - but are you storing, accessing and analysing it to boost optimally?

Data & Analytics

Your business has unprecedented access to data - but are you storing, accessing and analysing it to boost optimally?

Issued by TCM 24 Dec 2019

Elastic infrastructure is key to meeting current and future data storage demand

Data & Analytics

Elastic infrastructure is key to meeting current and future data storage demand

Eran Brown 12 Dec 2019