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Why keeping your customers is now the smartest growth strategy

Everlytic Communication Insights

Why keeping your customers is now the smartest growth strategy

Cristelle Snyman, Issued by Everlytic 4 hours

Reach is nothing without intelligence

Marketing

Reach is nothing without intelligence

Julian Diaz, Issued by Omnisient 3 Jun 2026

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Youth Employment

Revamped labour activation plan to target youth unemployment crisis

2 Jun 2026

How Twincare International keeps 2,000+ salons informed (and turns events into ROI)

Marketing

How Twincare International keeps 2,000+ salons informed (and turns events into ROI)

Issued by Everlytic 1 Jun 2026

The Gauteng Department of Social Development will no longer fund non-South African social workers. Illustration: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

Gauteng cuts funding for non-South African social workers

Seth Thorne 1 Jun 2026

‘We just clicked’ | Connecting ‘like’-minded business audiences

Online Media

‘We just clicked’ | Connecting ‘like’-minded business audiences

Issued by Bizcommunity.com 1 Jun 2026

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HR Tools & Software

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

Jennifer Barkhuizen 25 May 2026

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Consumer Law

CPA amendments: What new direct marketing rules mean for agents

Rowan Terry and Clare Laurent 20 May 2026

The ROI of an online MBA for IT leaders

Higher Education

The ROI of an online MBA for IT leaders

Issued by Richfield 6 May 2026

Cyber Law

Navigating the jagged frontier: Lessons in verification from the frontlines of AI and law

Ashlin Perumall 30 Apr 2026

Advertising

Volkswagen refreshed iconic VW You and Me TVC as part of their 75th anniversary in SA

28 Apr 2026

Direct Marketing

SA moves to curb spam calls with stricter direct marketing regulations

20 Apr 2026

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Medtech

AI Diagnostics lands R85m to roll out AI-powered TB screening tool

16 Apr 2026

X3M Ideas created a Nollywood series called Don’t Burn Their Future. Source: X3M Ideas.

Advertising

X3M Ideas leads Africa as a top force in sustainable creative campaigns

15 Apr 2026

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Finance

52 firms blacklisted in SA procurement crackdown

2 Apr 2026

Social Media

The influence era: Why creators are rewriting the rules of marketing

Michael Cost 1 Apr 2026

Stats SA hit by cyberattack, hackers demand ransom

Cybersecurity

Stats SA hit by cyberattack, hackers demand ransom

30 Mar 2026

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Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

NSFAS directed to activate forensic unit to work with SIU

30 Mar 2026

Police kept protesting former municipal workers away from Mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza’s State of the City address in Germiston on Wednesday. Photos: Kimberly Mutandiro / GroundUp

Labour Law & Unions

Ekurhuleni’s “ghost workers” demand jobs and compensation

Kimberly Mutandiro 27 Mar 2026

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Affordable & Social Housing

Housing demand in spotlight: 3.4 million register for South African subsidies

19 Mar 2026

Advertising

Warc Effective 100: Unilever and Ogilvy Top 2025 Rankings

18 Mar 2026

Most social grant fraud involves officials, not beneficiaries, report says

Health & Social Welfare

Most social grant fraud involves officials, not beneficiaries, report says

Marecia Damons 19 Mar 2026

Protesters demand action against illicit trade at Buy Local Summit & Expo

Regulatory

Protesters demand action against illicit trade at Buy Local Summit & Expo

18 Mar 2026

Media

WPP maintains dominance in annual Warc Media 100 rankings

13 Mar 2026

Microsoft’s Kerissa Varma | Cyber threats pose new challenges for African healthcare systems

Ethics & Medicolegal

Microsoft’s Kerissa Varma | Cyber threats pose new challenges for African healthcare systems

Kerissa Varma 13 Mar 2026

Is the foundation of South Africa's digital consumer universe truly secure?

Security

Is the foundation of South Africa's digital consumer universe truly secure?

12 Mar 2026

Cutting down on fraud: Why Rica reform is essential for telecom security

Telecoms & Networks

Cutting down on fraud: Why Rica reform is essential for telecom security

Johan Van Graan 11 Mar 2026

The US is the most creative country in the world. Source: Warc.

Advertising

Warc's Creative 100 rankings released

10 Mar 2026

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Primary & Secondary Education

SA school admissions fraud: Up to 40% of home addresses found to be fake

Ashleigh Laurent and Marissa Badenhorst 9 Mar 2026

One-click Linux VPS templates launch in Africa

Internet

One-click Linux VPS templates launch in Africa

Issued by HOSTAFRICA 27 Feb 2026

National Waste Facilities Locator to make recycling more accessible

Circular Economy & Waste Management

National Waste Facilities Locator to make recycling more accessible

Michel-le' Gamalitshoyo, Issued by Fibre Circle 26 Feb 2026

Revolutionary spectrum sharing tech set to transform SA's rural internet access

Telecoms & Networks

Revolutionary spectrum sharing tech set to transform SA's rural internet access

Paul Colmer 23 Feb 2026

Retailers embrace tokenisation for secure, personalised customer experiences

Banking & Finance

Retailers embrace tokenisation for secure, personalised customer experiences

Peter Ludi 11 Feb 2026

Understanding how AI models learn

Technology

Understanding how AI models learn

Issued by Domains.co.za 30 Jan 2026

Effie and System1 launch new book on creative and media effectiveness

Effie Awards

Effie and System1 launch new book on creative and media effectiveness

28 Jan 2026

The Department of Social Development, South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) and National Treasury want a ruling that declared several regulations governing the R370-a-month Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant unconstitutional overturned. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks

Health & Social Welfare

SRD grant increase is “simply unaffordable” says Treasury

Marecia Damons 26 Jan 2026

Legislation & Regulation

Call for scholar transport drivers to acquire qualifications

22 Jan 2026

Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Salesforce chief executive Marc Benioff has stated that he wants AI regulated before more people die (Image source: © Salesforce

Technology

Salesforce CEO calls for AI regulation following “suicide coaches” deaths

22 Jan 2026

Unemployed teachers protest outside the KZN Department of Education office on Burger Street, Pietermaritzburg. Photo: Joseph Bracken / GroundUp

Primary & Secondary Education

Unemployed teachers camp outside KZN education department

Joseph Bracken 20 Jan 2026

Michael Cost is the head of strategy and client development at Humanz. Source: Humanz.

Marketing

#BizTrends2026 | Humanz' Michael Cost : The influencer marketing cheat sheet

Michael Cost 16 Jan 2026

Research

Verified consumer data non-negotiable for SA brands

Ross Joughin 9 Jan 2026

Law Practice

Essential marketing tips for small law firms in 2026

Andrea Paulsen 6 Jan 2026

#Orchids&Onions: A helicopter for wors? Sixty60 soars while CarTrack sinks

#OrchidsandOnions

#Orchids&Onions: A helicopter for wors? Sixty60 soars while CarTrack sinks

Brendan Seery 10 Dec 2025

Northlink TVET College marks a defining milestone in entrepreneurial development

Higher Education

Northlink TVET College marks a defining milestone in entrepreneurial development

Thembela Ka Mgudlwa, Issued by Northlink College 8 Dec 2025

The BigQuery paradox: Why performance and cost efficiency are no longer enemies

Artificial Intelligence

The BigQuery paradox: Why performance and cost efficiency are no longer enemies

Gabriel (Stephan) Myburg, Issued by Offernet 4 Dec 2025

In the final session of the 2025 Marketing Masterclass series, industry leaders unpacked why safe, predictable advertising is failing and how entertainment, bold thinking and real consumer insight are the new keys to relevance. (Image Supplied)

Marketing

Marketing masterclass: Why “boring” brands are losing attention

24 Nov 2025

Peak season 2025/26: 3 must-do marketing priorities for South African retail

Retail Marketing

Peak season 2025/26: 3 must-do marketing priorities for South African retail

Anwar Jappie, Issued by Google 19 Nov 2025

Update: Internet chaos as Cloudflare outage takes down major platforms - internal error confirmed

Internet

Update: Internet chaos as Cloudflare outage takes down major platforms - internal error confirmed

18 Nov 2025