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Social Media

The hidden burnout crisis facing social media marketers

Kelly Cours Anderson, Ashley Hass and Breanne A. Mertz 1 day

FMD has changed South Africa’s red meat industry – what comes next

Import/Export

FMD has changed South Africa’s red meat industry – what comes next

Issued by AMIE 3 days

2026 ATTA Action Awards winners announced at Experience Africa

Tourism & Travel

2026 ATTA Action Awards winners announced at Experience Africa

3 days

South African films Angels: They Are Amongst Us, Dear Sis Dolly hit cinemas this July

Film

South African films Angels: They Are Amongst Us, Dear Sis Dolly hit cinemas this July

Daniel Dercksen 3 days

Your bank will not cover everything. Personal cyber insurance might

Insurance & Actuarial

Your bank will not cover everything. Personal cyber insurance might

Issued by Securitas® Financial Group 22 Jun 2026

The real shift is psychological: Tahaab Rais joins the Nedbank IMC 2026 line-up

IMC Conference

The real shift is psychological: Tahaab Rais joins the Nedbank IMC 2026 line-up

Issued by IMC Conference 19 Jun 2026

Singularity Summit South Africa 2026 deepens the conversation on quantum computing, AI and human potential

Technology

Singularity Summit South Africa 2026 deepens the conversation on quantum computing, AI and human potential

Issued by Mann Made 18 Jun 2026

Jim Stengel has been named as the Cannes inaugural Lions Laureate for Marketing. (Image source: @ Lia )

Cannes Lions

#Cannes2026 | Former P&G marketing officer named inaugural Lions Laureate for Marketing

17 Jun 2026

South Africa’s consumer class youth is playing snakes and ladders

Youth Month

South Africa’s consumer class youth is playing snakes and ladders

Issued by BrandMapp 17 Jun 2026

Foreign visitors lift Cape Town tourism to R24.5bn but domestic spend falls

Tourism

Foreign visitors lift Cape Town tourism to R24.5bn but domestic spend falls

15 Jun 2026

Pierre Cassuto, Humanz’ global chief marketing officer, says the most costly habit in marketing right now isn’t bad creative. It relates to the campaign itself (Image source: © 123rf )

Social Media

A campaign is a fiction - the algorithm needs continuity

pierre cassuto 12 Jun 2026

AICPA and CIMA launch Rise2040

Accounting & Auditing

AICPA and CIMA launch Rise2040

Issued by AICPA & CIMA 11 Jun 2026

Mamoeti Nosi, Product Head: Events at iTOO Special Risks. Image supplied

Exhibitions & Events

Behind the risks that major event organisers must manage behind the scenes

11 Jun 2026

The collective includes Demographica, Second Rodeo and Halo. Source: Supplied.

Marketing

Demographica, Second Rodeo & Halo launch Slightly Dangerous Co.

11 Jun 2026

Want your holiday fuel to go further? Start with your tyres

Travel

Want your holiday fuel to go further? Start with your tyres

Issued by Dunlop Tyres SA 10 Jun 2026

The old playbook is finished. So is the way we measure TV in South Africa

TV

The old playbook is finished. So is the way we measure TV in South Africa

Issued by TDMC 10 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

27 cyclists injured or killed since January: RoadCover and Cycle Sunday join forces to protect South Africa's riders

Safety

27 cyclists injured or killed since January: RoadCover and Cycle Sunday join forces to protect South Africa's riders

Issued by RoadCover 8 Jun 2026

If you stepped away for 90 days, would your franchise survive?

Franchising

If you stepped away for 90 days, would your franchise survive?

Larry Hodes 2 Jun 2026

Guy Lundy, country manager, Spencer Stuart South Africa, asks if South Africa’s next CMOs will be data ethics stewards, or just growth drivers? (Image supplied)

Marketing

Will SA’s next CMOs be data ethics stewards, or just growth drivers?

2 Jun 2026

Newspapers across SA turned into 'sanitary pads'

Advertising

Newspapers across SA turned into 'sanitary pads'

Issued by Joe Public 1 Jun 2026

The Golden Pen for Freedom. Source: Wan-Ifra.

Media Freedom

AP, Reuters and AFP to accept Wan-Ifra honour for Gaza coverage

29 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

Beyond command and control: Why the future of communication may need an African operating system

PR & Communications

Beyond command and control: Why the future of communication may need an African operating system

Issued by icandi CQ 26 May 2026

Commerce decides who wins. Full stop.

Marketing

Commerce decides who wins. Full stop.

Ansa Leighton-Buys, Issued by Dentsu 26 May 2026

Source: Supplied.

Finance

#AfricaMonth | Africa's next financial chapter will be driven by educated participation

Zihaad Israfil 25 May 2026

Significant adjustment on the horizon needed for tertiary education

Higher Education

Significant adjustment on the horizon needed for tertiary education

Issued by Bullion PR & Communication 20 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

Publicis is set to acquire LiveRamp. Source: Publicis.

Advertising

Publicis Groupe to buy LiveRamp for $2.2bn

19 May 2026

The Racket Club's music studio. Source: Supplied.

Advertising

The Racket Club launches music strategy agency

18 May 2026

Castle Lager’s Here’s To The Fans That Stood The Test Of Time campaign leading into the Fifa World Cup 2026 is a recreation of defining moments from South African football history (Image supplied)

Advertising

Castle Lager’s Here’s To The Fans That Stood The Test Of Time recreates SA football moments

18 May 2026

Redesigning informal trade: From survival to sustainable growth

SMEs

Redesigning informal trade: From survival to sustainable growth

Warren Hewitt, Issued by The Greater Tygerberg Partnership 11 May 2026

South Africans are in a suburban arms race

Residential Property

South Africans are in a suburban arms race

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 11 May 2026

SA Rugby and Canal+ renewed deal secures coverage for coming seasons

Sport

SA Rugby and Canal+ renewed deal secures coverage for coming seasons

11 May 2026

Adam Howard returns as co-director for Red Bull Symphonic 2026

Production

Adam Howard returns as co-director for Red Bull Symphonic 2026

Issued by Howard Audio 11 May 2026

A broad-based recovery in Logistics sector in Q1 2026

Logistics & Transport

A broad-based recovery in Logistics sector in Q1 2026

Issued by Ctrack 8 May 2026

SA’s entry‑level office jobs face massive AI risk, Old Mutual warns

4th Industrial Revolution

SA’s entry‑level office jobs face massive AI risk, Old Mutual warns

7 May 2026

In March 2026, Alliance Media, the international OOH media owner operating across 40+ countries completed the acquisition of Brandit Outdoor. Source: Supplied.

OOH

Alliance Media expands in Uganda with Brandit Outdoor deal

7 May 2026

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Mental health

Why do so many African women bleach their skin? Study looks beyond what they tell researchers

Oyenike Balogun 4 May 2026

If you’re running an ordinary webinar in 2026, you are wasting your time, and most likely other people’s too(Image supplied)

Events & Conferencing

How to host a successful online event in 2026 - its not what you think

Nella Etkind 28 Apr 2026

Retail Marketing

Fashion care brand, The Lab’s latest campaign reframes 'care as culture'

24 Apr 2026

The invisible competitors

Advertising

The invisible competitors

Rosemary Baronetti, Issued by M+C Saatchi Abel 23 Apr 2026

Modernising the factory floor through data-driven BPO

Design & Manufacturing

Modernising the factory floor through data-driven BPO

Willie du Preez 22 Apr 2026

Communications under pressure: Why trust, visibility and reputation are shifting at once

PR & Communications

Communications under pressure: Why trust, visibility and reputation are shifting at once

Issued by Brandfundi 21 Apr 2026

East Coast Radio, LottoStar and Breadline Africa join forces to eradicate pit toilets in KZN schools

ESG

East Coast Radio, LottoStar and Breadline Africa join forces to eradicate pit toilets in KZN schools

Issued by East Coast Radio 21 Apr 2026

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

US dollar edges higher as Iran ceasefire deadline approaches

Stefano Rebaudo 21 Apr 2026

Image supplied.

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

New laws and financing options energise SA's solar market

20 Apr 2026

Image source: pitinan –

Trends

Mercer's 2026 talent report: South African workers face AI skills gap dilemma

17 Apr 2026

RoadCover and Wheel Well partner to drive a new era of road safety for South African families

Safety

RoadCover and Wheel Well partner to drive a new era of road safety for South African families

Issued by RoadCover 20 Apr 2026