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News

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 23 hours

Nonhle Thema on 94.7. Source: YouTube.

Branding

What Nonhle Thema’s story reveals about the Creator Economy’s redemption problem

Lerato Motloung 1 day

Estate trustees: don’t sign off the monthly pack until you can answer these 5 questions

Residential Property

Estate trustees: don’t sign off the monthly pack until you can answer these 5 questions

Issued by Tech Oasis Systems 1 day

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Consumer Law

Promotional competitions and SA law: Is a free lunch ever really free?

Vanessa van Coppenhagen 3 days

To make an idea newsworthy, it must be worthy of the news, says Mike Sharman, CCO, Retroviral (Image: @ Bizcommunity)

World PR Day

#WPRD2026 | What's the story that deserves to exist?

Mike Sharman 3 days

Brandfundi at 11: What clients gain from a boutique agency built to last

Marketing

Brandfundi at 11: What clients gain from a boutique agency built to last

Issued by Brandfundi 24 Jul 2026

We Buy Cars' advert has stirred debate. Source: YouTube.

Advertising

Why everyone is talking about the latest WeBuyCars advert

Thegandra Naidoo 24 Jul 2026

Media

Sanef weighs in on FM, Currency lack of diversity

24 Jul 2026

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Criminal Law

Inside the Precca Amendment Bill, part 2: The AI impact

Kim Rew 24 Jul 2026

When school, sport and exams collide

Primary & Secondary Education

When school, sport and exams collide

Issued by Impaq 22 Jul 2026

South Africa's Stem crisis starts long before university – and higher education must help close the gap

Higher Education

South Africa's Stem crisis starts long before university – and higher education must help close the gap

Issued by Milpark Education 21 Jul 2026

Bafana Bafana’s Thapelo Maseko, with teammates, celebrating scoring their first goal in the Fifa World Cup 2026 match against South Korea at the Estadio Monterrey in Monterrey, Mexico. Image credit: Reuters/Eloisa Sanchez

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Racism at the World Cup is an ugly reality. How to understand where it comes from

Christian Ungruhe 17 Jul 2026

Bishops Pride flag debate reignites over school neutrality and inclusion

Higher Education

Bishops Pride flag debate reignites over school neutrality and inclusion

16 Jul 2026

The model did not fail. You applied it in the wrong market.

Marketing

The model did not fail. You applied it in the wrong market.

Wayne Tigere, Issued by Dentsu 16 Jul 2026

Image credit: on Pexels

Talent Acquisition

South Africa’s AI talent shortage exposes flawed hiring models

Botha van der Vyver 13 Jul 2026

Who really owns the business? A different perspective on entrepreneurship

Legal Regulations

Who really owns the business? A different perspective on entrepreneurship

Alfred Challis, Issued by MANZI Water 13 Jul 2026

Beyond policing: Reclaiming the purpose of higher education in an Age of AI

Higher Education

Beyond policing: Reclaiming the purpose of higher education in an Age of AI

Issued by Eduvos 9 Jul 2026

The race to keep South Africa's auto industry competitive

Commercial & Industrial

The race to keep South Africa's auto industry competitive

Thanda Sithole 8 Jul 2026

Chicken Licken turns the final scene of House of Zwide into a South African media first

Media

Chicken Licken turns the final scene of House of Zwide into a South African media first

Issued by Joe Public 8 Jul 2026

A Zimbabwean migrant carries luggage outside the Zimbabwe Consulate amid fears of anti-immigrant violence ahead of a June 30 deadline set by activists demanding undocumented migrants leave the country, in Cape Town, South Africa, June 22, 2026. REUTERS/Esa Alexander

PR & Communications

Tlhogi Ngwato | Who owns a country’s story?

Tlhogi Ngwato 8 Jul 2026

Natalie Druion is the executive head of conversations at Momentum Group. Source: Supplied.

PR & Communications

Conversation is the last competitive advantage for brands

Natalie Druion 7 Jul 2026

Chicken Licken turns the final scene of House of Zwide into a South African media first

Media

Chicken Licken turns the final scene of House of Zwide into a South African media first

Issued by Juno Media 7 Jul 2026

Business 101: AI for SMEs

SMEs

Business 101: AI for SMEs

Jeremy Lang, Issued by Business Partners Limited 3 Jul 2026

South Africa talks youth entrepreneurship but where are the incentives?

Entrepreneurship

South Africa talks youth entrepreneurship but where are the incentives?

Suran Moodley 3 Jul 2026

Source: Pexels.

Infrastructure & Utilities

Amid June 30 protests, can South Africa’s infrastructure keep pace with migration pressures?

Katja Hamilton 30 Jun 2026

Source: Reuters.

Economy

What is behind South Africa's anti-immigrant protests?

Tim Cocks 29 Jun 2026

Fandom as algorithmic fuel: How AI is killing traditional marketing

Marketing

Fandom as algorithmic fuel: How AI is killing traditional marketing

Mathabatha Sexwale, Issued by Brave Group 29 Jun 2026

React Native in 2026: The technology has changed. Has the conversation?

Technology

React Native in 2026: The technology has changed. Has the conversation?

Issued by Bluegrass Digital 24 Jun 2026

Why Africa is no longer waiting to shape its smoke-free future

Wellness

Why Africa is no longer waiting to shape its smoke-free future

24 Jun 2026

South Africa’s drone law blind spot comes under scrutiny

Technology

South Africa’s drone law blind spot comes under scrutiny

22 Jun 2026

Source: Pexels.

Architecture & Design

Architects across Africa invited to shape UCT's Nelson Mandela legacy project

22 Jun 2026

How tertiary education providers can build stronger future brands

Higher Education

How tertiary education providers can build stronger future brands

Issued by Bullion PR & Communication 18 Jun 2026

Marketing

The platform your media plan is ignoring is already shaping what AI says about your brand

Musa Kalenga, Issued by Brave Group 18 Jun 2026

Media

2026 Sikuvile finalists announced after 400-plus entries

17 Jun 2026

South Africans who gamble on sport are more comfortable with risk than the general population (Source: @ Tech Financials

Marketing & Media

Sports engagement rises as sports betting grows

11 Jun 2026

Woohoo I Vibe Coded my own app - Oh wait!

Software

Woohoo I Vibe Coded my own app - Oh wait!

Lynn Cupido, Issued by Soms Digital 9 Jun 2026

The era of marketing opinion is ending. Revenue science comes next

Marketing

The era of marketing opinion is ending. Revenue science comes next

JG Bezuidenhout, Issued by Offernet 8 Jun 2026

Source: Pexels.

Residential Property

1,000+ retirement schemes on notice after shock widower-eviction defeat

4 Jun 2026

Automotive dealerships an untapped potential for SA's youth

Automotive

Automotive dealerships an untapped potential for SA's youth

29 May 2026

Source: Supplied. Andrew Dewey, managing director of Swindon Property.

Office Property

Good news for prime offices, bad news for five-day commutes

Andrew Dewey 29 May 2026

Icon Conference 2026 to spotlight innovation and the future of cancer care

Oncology

Icon Conference 2026 to spotlight innovation and the future of cancer care

Issued by Icon Oncology 28 May 2026

Ivan Moroke, MAA chairperson, examines how marketers genuinely drive growth in using the algorithm and the insight to find commercial success (Image supplied)

Marketing

Algorithm or insight? Neither… it’s a false choice

Ivan Moroke 26 May 2026

Martin Pienaar, Chief Operations Officer, Mindworx Academy

Skills Development & Training

Why business analysts are your organisation’s best AI prompt engineers

Martin Pienaar 22 May 2026

SA Poultry cries industry sacrifice, heads to court over shaky AGOA poultry quota

Agriculture

SA Poultry cries industry sacrifice, heads to court over shaky AGOA poultry quota

Issued by AMIE 22 May 2026

South Africa needs AI literacy with accountability

Higher Education

South Africa needs AI literacy with accountability

Stefan Botha, Issued by College SA 22 May 2026

Based in Cape Town, the Astron Energy Refinery, formerly the Chevron Oil Refinery, is the third-largest crude oil refinery in South Africa. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Mining

South Africa to pump R2.86bn into mineral and petroleum sector

20 May 2026

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Youth Employment

Why SA’s labour laws are failing young workers

John Botha and Thembi Chagonda 19 May 2026