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How India and China are reshaping Africa's auto parts industry

Manufacturing & Parts

How India and China are reshaping Africa's auto parts industry

Andre Scholle 4 hours

Samro invites applications for 2026 Music Publisher Programme

Radio & Audio

Samro invites applications for 2026 Music Publisher Programme

Issued by SAMRO 5 hours

Franchising emerges as South Africa's unlikely economic saviour

Franchising

Franchising emerges as South Africa's unlikely economic saviour

Karen Keylock 6 hours

Dis-Chem's market share increases, thanks to its innovative rewards system

Retailers

Dis-Chem's market share increases, thanks to its innovative rewards system

6 hours

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Infrastructure & Utilities

Safeguard your home investments: avoiding retrofit pitfalls

23 hours

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Property

The rise of eXp Realty: Five years to top-three status in South Africa

1 day

Source: Supplied

Agriculture

Digital agriculture units key to Africa’s farm growth, says new report

1 day

Urban Brew Studios earns 2 Safta nominations, reinforcing the value of locally resonant content

TV

Urban Brew Studios earns 2 Safta nominations, reinforcing the value of locally resonant content

Issued by Urban Brew Studios 1 day

Crisis for Deaf South Africans as video relay service provider faces closure

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Crisis for Deaf South Africans as video relay service provider faces closure

1 day

Global NCAP gives popular Chery SUV in SA 2 stars

Safety

Global NCAP gives popular Chery SUV in SA 2 stars

1 day

Source: Supplied. Kush Padia, Santam Re’s interim chief executive officer.

Finance

Brics milestone: Santam becomes first to open office in India's global financial hub

1 day

High stakes: SA’s young men are hooked on gambling

Research

High stakes: SA’s young men are hooked on gambling

Issued by Caxton Media 1 day

Araxi announces plans to acquire Pay@ in R1bn deal

Fintech

Araxi announces plans to acquire Pay@ in R1bn deal

2 days

Franchising remains lower-risk entry point for SMEs in 2026

SMEs

Franchising remains lower-risk entry point for SMEs in 2026

2 days

Call for entries: 2026 Sovereign African Art Prize

Art

Call for entries: 2026 Sovereign African Art Prize

2 days

Radio & Audio

Icasa to hold virtual public hearings on KFM licence amendment applications

2 days

Improving education in South Africa, one school at a time

Education

Improving education in South Africa, one school at a time

Issued by Joe Public 2 days

The Investec zebra in front of Nelson Mandela Square. Image: Supplied.

Branding

#BehindtheBrand | Inside Investec’s global brand strategy

Karabo Ledwaba 2 days

Inside the resilient R8bn South African pet care industry

Retail

Inside the resilient R8bn South African pet care industry

Johan van Jaarsveld 3 days

Nicholas De Decker – Associate at Lawtons Africa

Competition Law

Are your algorithms secretly colluding? The hidden risks of digital price signalling

Nicholas De Decker 16 Feb 2026

Anja van Beek, Talent & Culture Strategist, EQ-Driven Leadership & HR Expert, Executive Coach

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | Anja van Beek: Employees expect more from their workplaces (and leaders must rise with them)

Anja van Beek 16 Feb 2026

PR & Communications

Prisa's Bradley Howland: The importance of professional associations

Bradley Howland 16 Feb 2026

Cox Yeats recognised in Chambers & Partners 2026 rankings

Law Practice

Cox Yeats recognised in Chambers & Partners 2026 rankings

Issued by Cox Yeats 13 Feb 2026

Social media undoes epilepsy misinformation in a way health marketing can't

Neurology

Social media undoes epilepsy misinformation in a way health marketing can't

13 Feb 2026

Northern Praises, an unregistered independent school in Elim, is still awaiting feedback from the Limpopo Department of Education after applying for registration in 2018. Photos: Thembi Siaga / GroundUp

Primary & Secondary Education

Unregistered private schools leave learners and parents in limbo

Thembi Siaga 13 Feb 2026

South Africa to push ahead with splitting Eskom and creating a standalone transmission company

Energy

South Africa to push ahead with splitting Eskom and creating a standalone transmission company

Colleen Goko 13 Feb 2026

Juno tops 'client satisfaction' in Agency Scope

Media

Juno tops 'client satisfaction' in Agency Scope

Issued by Juno Media 13 Feb 2026

New global brands on SA shelves: Häagen-Dazs, Old El Paso, Nature Valley and Pillsbury

FMCG

New global brands on SA shelves: Häagen-Dazs, Old El Paso, Nature Valley and Pillsbury

12 Feb 2026

Ribbon-cutting ceremony: Louise Wiseman, managing director of Emeris and Geoff Whyte, CEO of ADvTech, at the official opening of Emeris Sandton

Higher Education

ADvTech's Emeris opens mega campus in Sandton

11 Feb 2026

From graduate start-up to a key industry contributor

SMEs

From graduate start-up to a key industry contributor

Issued by Edge Growth 11 Feb 2026

#MiningIndaba: The urgent call for digital tools in tailings oversight

Health & Safety

#MiningIndaba: The urgent call for digital tools in tailings oversight

Alastair Bovim 11 Feb 2026

Agency Scope 2025 shows that reputation is now shaped as much by delivery and peer credibility as by visibility (Image source: © 123rf )

Marketing & Media

Agency Scope 2025 reveals top creative and media agencies

11 Feb 2026

SAGMJ names 2026 Car of the Year finalists

Automotive

SAGMJ names 2026 Car of the Year finalists

10 Feb 2026

Corporate strategies for nonprofit support

CSI & Philanthropy

Corporate strategies for nonprofit support

Fiona Zerbst, Issued by Trialogue 10 Feb 2026

Newskoop partners with Jacana Media to showcase South African authors on Styleskoops

Media

Newskoop partners with Jacana Media to showcase South African authors on Styleskoops

Issued by Our Salad Mix 10 Feb 2026

Converge Africa 2026 confirms latest headline sponsors

Digital

Converge Africa 2026 confirms latest headline sponsors

Issued by Converge Africa 10 Feb 2026

SA exporters urged to tap Hong Kong for China market opportunities

Transport

SA exporters urged to tap Hong Kong for China market opportunities

9 Feb 2026

Zahra Mirza (left) has been appointed group managing director and Nigel Matthews (right) as executive creative director for Boomtown (Image supplied)

Advertising

Dual leadership appointments sets agency up for its most ambitious chapter yet

6 Feb 2026

Chabisi Motloung appointed as Seriti Green’s very first COO

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Chabisi Motloung appointed as Seriti Green’s very first COO

6 Feb 2026

A sign outside Elshaddai Learning Academy advertises classes from Grade RR to 12, but accreditation authority Umalusi says the school has not applied for matric accreditation. This photo was taken last week. Photo: Kimberly Mutandiro/GroundUp

Primary & Secondary Education

Private school misleads parents about matric accreditation

Kimberly Mutandiro 5 Feb 2026

Your child’s qualifications don’t travel: The hidden cost of a local-only education

Primary & Secondary Education

Your child’s qualifications don’t travel: The hidden cost of a local-only education

Issued by CambriLearn 5 Feb 2026

PR & Communications

Why keeping quiet about the family feud gave Brand Beckham a commercial boost

Ashleigh Logan-McFarlane 5 Feb 2026

Source: Supplied. Adriaan Grové, founder of MyProperty and Entegral.

Property

MyProperty debuts Africa-focused, agent-first property portal

4 Feb 2026

2Stories named Best Medium-sized Agency of the Year at the International Content Marketing Awards

Marketing

2Stories named Best Medium-sized Agency of the Year at the International Content Marketing Awards

Issued by The Up&Up Group 4 Feb 2026

Film & Cinematography

Lights. Camera. But very little action. Why?

Nimrod Geva 4 Feb 2026

South Africa’s Gugu Mthembu, the chief marketing officer for Telkom, has been named Cannes jury president for Creative Business Transformation (Image source: © Forbes Africa )

Cannes Lions

#CannesLions2026 | Gugu Mthembu named jury president

4 Feb 2026

Launched by the Digital News Transformation Fund, a new grant programme, Ignite, provides R100,000 grants to early-stage publishers (Image source: © 123rf )

Media

DNTF's new grant provides R100,000 to early-stage publishers

4 Feb 2026

Tech Credit Fund deploys R5m to AdNotes to expand township internet access

Telecoms & Networks

Tech Credit Fund deploys R5m to AdNotes to expand township internet access

3 Feb 2026