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Formula One driver Carlos Sainz fronts campaigns for L’Oréal Paris, including the Elvive haircare range, as well as the L'Oréal Men Expert skincare and antiperspirant lines. Image credit:

Aesthetic Medicine

Men’s wellness spending reshapes grooming into a high-growth market

1 day

Wouter Jordaan, partner and principal environmental scientist at SRK Consulting – and also a director of SRK Consulting Congo

Mining

Decarbonisation is key to DRC mining as carbon tax looms

Issued by SRK Consulting 2 days

Source: Pexels.

Construction & Engineering

Embedding carbon management into construction contracts: What South Africa needs to know

Joe Whittle 2 days

SA SMEs need relief from rising compliance costs

SMEs

SA SMEs need relief from rising compliance costs

Issued by Business Partners Limited 14 Jul 2026

Location data becomes a strategic tool for South African retailers

Research

Location data becomes a strategic tool for South African retailers

13 Jul 2026

Samro calls for continued balanced copyright reform following Constitutional Court ruling

Media & Entertainment Law

Samro calls for continued balanced copyright reform following Constitutional Court ruling

Issued by SAMRO 8 Jul 2026

Closing the books in days, not weeks why finance is moving beyond the month-end scramble

Accounting & Auditing

Closing the books in days, not weeks why finance is moving beyond the month-end scramble

Issued by Times 3 Technologies 7 Jul 2026

The DFFE food losses and waste strategy: A step closer to a more sustainable food future

Food, Water & Energy Security

The DFFE food losses and waste strategy: A step closer to a more sustainable food future

Andy Du Plessis, Issued by FoodForward SA 7 Jul 2026

What I've learnt from working with a communications strategist

PR & Communications

What I've learnt from working with a communications strategist

ChatGPT, in conversation with Nicole Capper, Issued by MANGO-OMC 7 Jul 2026

Source: Supplied. George Tsinonis; Head: Investment Analytics, RisCura.

Insurance & Actuarial

Benchmark choice can reshape African equity performance, RisCura finds

6 Jul 2026

Source: Pexels.

Taxation & Regulation

Two-pot withdrawal warning: your “cash boost” may not be tax-free

6 Jul 2026

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IP Law

Lessons from Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic patent loss in Canada

Sara-Jane Pluke and Emmanuel Okeke 7 Jul 2026

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Higher Education

Student teachers in South Africa face a stressful career: How to prepare them better

Zayd Waghid 6 Jul 2026

Jacques de Jongh

Economy

What the Middle East conflict means for Eastern and Southern African Economies

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 2 Jul 2026

Exporters urged to prepare for logistics and customs changes

Logistics & Transport

Exporters urged to prepare for logistics and customs changes

2 Jul 2026

AI isn’t replacing agencies - it’s reshaping how they compete

Artificial Intelligence

AI isn’t replacing agencies - it’s reshaping how they compete

Issued by Brandtech+ 18 Jun 2025

AI isn’t shrinking marketing jobs - it’s exposing a bigger talent crisis

Artificial Intelligence

AI isn’t shrinking marketing jobs - it’s exposing a bigger talent crisis

Issued by Brandtech+ 8 Apr 2025

The AI skills South African creatives need - before the global gap widens

Artificial Intelligence

The AI skills South African creatives need - before the global gap widens

Issued by Brandtech+ 21 Jan 2026

Source: Pexels.

Infrastructure & Utilities

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

Katja Hamilton 30 Jun 2026

What the end of the 12J lock-in means for hospitality investors

Hospitality

What the end of the 12J lock-in means for hospitality investors

Anton Gillis 29 Jun 2026

Why South African businesses need to rethink supply chain sustainability

Supply Chain

Why South African businesses need to rethink supply chain sustainability

Rohit Chashta 26 Jun 2026

To coincide with his Coachella performance, Hailey Bieber joined forces with her husband Justin Bieber on a beauty collab — peptide eye prep, spotwear (or pimple patches) and a peptide lip treatment. Image credit: Rhode/Instagram

Healthcare

Women’s health and men’s beauty: Gender shifts are having a moment

Maroefah Smith 25 Jun 2026

Image supplied.

Natural Medicine

Weight-loss drug crackdown will have ripple effect on SA’s longevity market

24 Jun 2026

Ferrari’s first electric supercar has proved controversial – a car designer explains why

Fuel & Energy

Ferrari’s first electric supercar has proved controversial – a car designer explains why

Amera Mahmud 23 Jun 2026

Source: Supplied. Michael Hewson, founder and director of Graphene Economics.

Taxation & Regulation

Massive risk for multinationals: Inability to reproduce TP data can trigger fraud allegations

23 Jun 2026

The invisible innovation in wills and estate administration supporting bereaved families in SA

Law of Succession

The invisible innovation in wills and estate administration supporting bereaved families in SA

Issued by Capital Legacy 23 Jun 2026

AI-generated image created by Gemini, composed by Bizcommunity

IP Law

Brands playing with fire: The 'logik' behind the SCA's decision on passing-off

Ryan Tucker 19 Jun 2026

Over-55 travellers emerge as key growth market for SA tourism

Travel

Over-55 travellers emerge as key growth market for SA tourism

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

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

Source: Pexels.

Economy

Petrol and diesel spike drives sharp uptick in South Africa CPI inflation

18 Jun 2026

Domain name disputes unpacked

Corporate & Commercial Law

Domain name disputes unpacked

Issued by SchoemanLaw 17 Jun 2026

Supplied image: Nancy Dusani

Higher Education

#YouthMonth | Why Nated students can’t graduate and what business needs to do about it

Nancy Dusani 15 Jun 2026

Source: Supplied.

Construction & Engineering

Building with confidence: How LiDAR reduces risk across a project’s lifecycle

15 Jun 2026

Source: Supplied. Kristof Kruger, Head: Fixed Income Trading at Prescient Securities.

Markets & Investment

This month’s test for SA bonds: Softer US CPI brings relief, not resolution

Kristof Kruger 12 Jun 2026

Source: Pexels.

Financial Services

The advice gap: why young South Africans stopped asking professionals what to do

Pedri Reyneke 15 Jun 2026

Digital advertising's measurement problem is larger than the industry recognises

Digital

Digital advertising's measurement problem is larger than the industry recognises

Marc Dhalluin, Issued by TruthsetsOnline.com 11 Jun 2026

Source: Supplied. Standard Bank group chief executive, Sim Tshabalala.

Banking

Tshabalala endorses Dangote vision for continental expansion

10 Jun 2026

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Environment & Natural Resources

AI in nature conservation: powerful tool or dangerous shortcut?

Jeran Cloete, Dian Spear, Jessica da Silva, Lavhelesani Dembe Simba, and Peter J Carrick 10 Jun 2026

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Standard Bank to finance Africa’s renewable energy boom

10 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

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Labour Law & Unions

What you need to know about the Employment Services Amendment Bill

Talita Laubscher and Chloë Loubser 9 Jun 2026

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Energy

Could the industrial-driven decline in electricity consumption spell trouble for Eskom?

9 Jun 2026

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Labour Law

Landmark ConCourt ruling: When facilitation fails, proceed straight to litigation

Riona Kalua 4 Jun 2026

OpenAI’s GPT-5.5-Cyber: What the limited release means for cybersecurity

Cybersecurity

OpenAI’s GPT-5.5-Cyber: What the limited release means for cybersecurity

Issued by Domains.co.za 4 Jun 2026

Source: Reuters/David 'Dee' Delgado. Zimbabwe's Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Amon Murwira and the Zimbabwe's delegation celebrate after winning the election of non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council at UN headquarters in New York City, US, Wednesday, 3 June 2026.

Taxation & Regulation

Africa gains influence as Zimbabwe wins seat on UN Security Council

4 Jun 2026

Source: Pexels.

Finance

CEOs: Brace for power-price whiplash—your 2026 play

Minal Patel 3 Jun 2026

On Monday, fishers and environmental activists picketed outside the Cape High Court on the first day of a case against the government granting environmental authorisation for seismic surveys off the West Coast. Photo: Liezl Human.

Coal, Oil & Gas

Fishers in court to stop West Coast oil search

Liezl Human 2 Jun 2026