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#WPRD2026 | Natalia Rosa on why AI is making strategic communications more valuable than ever

World PR Day

#WPRD2026 | Natalia Rosa on why AI is making strategic communications more valuable than ever

Robin Fredericks 3 days

Forge declares war on AI theatre with a free Playbook for agencies and marketers

Artificial Intelligence

Forge declares war on AI theatre with a free Playbook for agencies and marketers

Issued by Brave Group 14 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

Madelain Roscher, founder and CEO, PR Worx and Public Relations Institute of SA (Prisa) member, examines how AI Search has made PR the most powerful discipline in business (Image supplied)

World PR Day

#WPRD2026 | The quiet revolution that just made PR the most powerful discipline in business

Madelain Roscher 1 Jul 2026

South Africa’s government is drowning in its own complexity

Higher Education

South Africa’s government is drowning in its own complexity

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 22 May 2026

AI Newsfeed wins Global Recognition at 2026 Siinda Awards in Berlin

Digital

AI Newsfeed wins Global Recognition at 2026 Siinda Awards in Berlin

Issued by Location Bank 21 May 2026

Vicinity Media's Omnichannel Analytics measures the real-world impact of omnichannel advertising

OOH

Vicinity Media's Omnichannel Analytics measures the real-world impact of omnichannel advertising

Neil Clarence, Issued by Vicinity Media 25 May 2026

Marketing

CMOs must bridge the gap between the spreadsheet and the story… or become extinct

Pieter Geyser 20 Mar 2026

Why South Africa already has the antidote to AI information overload

Artificial Intelligence

Why South Africa already has the antidote to AI information overload

Issued by icandi CQ 19 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

CMOs drowning in data, starved for decisions

Marketing

CMOs drowning in data, starved for decisions

Max Flajsner, Issued by Incubeta 5 Mar 2026

Penquin’s Strategy Director Thando Mxosa says in 2026 marketing success lies in the ‘why,’ not the ‘what’ (Image supplied)

Advertising

#BizTrends2026 | Penquin’s Thando Mxosa: The ‘why,’ not the ‘what’ counts

Thando Mxosa 19 Feb 2026

Daniël Malherbe: Why smart marketers ask “So what?”

Marketing

Daniël Malherbe: Why smart marketers ask “So what?”

Issued by Lumico 12 Feb 2026

Suzuki partners NSRI on Cars4Good 2026 national fundraising campaign

Dealers

Suzuki partners NSRI on Cars4Good 2026 national fundraising campaign

4 Feb 2026

#BizTrends2026 | Digicape: Steering the future through digital architecture

Advertising

#BizTrends2026 | Digicape: Steering the future through digital architecture

Issued by Digicape 19 Jan 2026

January's new film releases brings a vibrant mix of genres

Film

January's new film releases brings a vibrant mix of genres

Daniel Dercksen 13 Jan 2026

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

John Dory’s launches ‘Beyond the Shore’ initiative to save lives

ESG

John Dory’s launches ‘Beyond the Shore’ initiative to save lives

Issued by OnPoint PR 21 Nov 2025

Mind the gap: Hard choices for families where a breadwinner is gone

Financial Services

Mind the gap: Hard choices for families where a breadwinner is gone

Issued by Simply Financial Services 5 Nov 2025

(Image source: © 123rf ) Jacqui Muller, researcher at Belgium Campus iTversity and a UiPath Most Valued Professional, looks at how AI-powered robotics turns marketing data chaos into boardroom clarity

Artificial Intelligence

AI-powered robotics meet the challenge of fragmented data for marketers

Jacqui Muller 3 Nov 2025

Markets & Investment

Is a market correction on the horizon for South Africa? Investors weigh up recent gains

Luigi Marinus 20 Oct 2025

Millennials drowning in debt: Why 70% of their salaries go to repayments

Fintech

Millennials drowning in debt: Why 70% of their salaries go to repayments

Issued by Sanlam Fintech 20 Oct 2025

#Orchids&Onions: Checkers cooks with Jamie Oliver, Vaseline warms hearts

#OrchidsandOnions

#Orchids&Onions: Checkers cooks with Jamie Oliver, Vaseline warms hearts

Brendan Seery 14 Oct 2025

Branding

Playing it safe is killing your brand

Issued by eatbigfish 18 Aug 2025

CEM Africa Summit 2025 to tackle the new CX mandate: Connection, trust, and real value

CRM, CX, UX

CEM Africa Summit 2025 to tackle the new CX mandate: Connection, trust, and real value

Issued by CEM Africa Summit 7 Aug 2025

Source: Supplied. Ivan Jardim, sales account manager at Insight Consulting.

Finance

The existential shift finance teams must make to stay competitive

Ivan Jardim 28 Jul 2025

How to break the data deadlock to unlock marketing profits

Marketing

How to break the data deadlock to unlock marketing profits

Issued by Incubeta 4 Jul 2025

No market research? You’re throwing good money after bad

Research

No market research? You’re throwing good money after bad

Issued by BMi Research 5 Jun 2025

Source: Supplied.

Property

Urban innovation or economic despair? The rise of co-living in South Africa

30 Apr 2025

Dr Chris Blair, group CFO at 21st Century

Remuneration & Payroll

Benefits of earned wage access - win-win for employees and employers

Chris Blair 14 Apr 2025

Source: Pixabay.

Smart Buildings & Cities

Leveraging technology: A new hope for South African municipalities drowning in debt

9 Apr 2025

ARB ruling | Should alcohol brands advertise on the beach?

Advertising

ARB ruling | Should alcohol brands advertise on the beach?

Karabo Ledwaba 7 Feb 2025

How local digital agency used its paid media intellect to boost SA's NSRI's coffers

ESG

How local digital agency used its paid media intellect to boost SA's NSRI's coffers

Issued by TDMC 23 Jul 2024

Bales of recovered paper. Image: Sappi

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Celebrating Global Recycling Day - SA's wins and how we can improve

13 Mar 2024

Property

#BudgetSpeech2024: Well-intentioned yet insufficient

Yael Geffen 23 Feb 2024

Source: NSRI This festive season HTH and NSRI have formed a strategic partnership to raise awareness about pool safety

Advertising

HTH and NSRI campaign promotes pool safety this festive season

19 Dec 2023

Youth environmentalist attempts world record for beach clean-up

Environment & Natural Resources

Youth environmentalist attempts world record for beach clean-up

Issued by OnPoint PR 6 Dec 2023

Source: Assegai Awards All the Assegai Award winners have been announced

Marketing

All the Assegai Awards winners

10 Nov 2023

Are you data rich, but insight poor?

Research

Are you data rich, but insight poor?

Issued by BrandMapp 30 Oct 2023

Unspoken downsides of content marketing: What your agency isn't telling you

Marketing

Unspoken downsides of content marketing: What your agency isn't telling you

Bernard Jansen, Issued by Firejuice 28 Sep 2023

Teboho Mahlatsi has been instrumental in local TV and film production. Source: Bomb Productions.

Film & Cinematography

Shaka Ilembe and Yizo Yizo co-creator Teboho Mahlatsi passes away

Karabo Ledwaba 4 Jul 2023

Application resilience made easy with Azure

Cloud

Application resilience made easy with Azure

Issued by Bluegrass Digital 27 Jun 2023

How surveillance tech can improve worker safety in SA's mines

Health & Safety

How surveillance tech can improve worker safety in SA's mines

Marcel Bruyns 20 Feb 2023

Source: Supplied.

Medical Aid

Discovery Health, Clicks and Auto & General bring new affordable private healthcare to the nation

13 Feb 2023