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Social Media

How Instagram addictiveness lawsuit could reshape social media – platform design meets product liability

Carolina Rossini 2 days

From learnership to long-term employment: They didn’t just get trained – They got a future

Skills Development & Training

From learnership to long-term employment: They didn’t just get trained – They got a future

Issued by Imagemakers 3 days

What ITB Berlin 2026 confirmed for Cape Town

Tourism

What ITB Berlin 2026 confirmed for Cape Town

Enver Duminy 9 Mar 2026

Hostex 2026 brings the industry together for 3 days of food, drink and hospitality in action

Events

Hostex 2026 brings the industry together for 3 days of food, drink and hospitality in action

Issued by Hostex 2026 2 Mar 2026

South Africa's ad industry must win the war against AI 'slop'

Artificial Intelligence

South Africa's ad industry must win the war against AI 'slop'

Musa Kalenga, Issued by Brave Group 25 Feb 2026

Advertising

ARB bursts consumer bubble in Sunlight complaint

Karabo Ledwaba 25 Feb 2026

Source: Supplied. Andries Maritz, Principal Product Manager: Entersekt.

Banking

How AI in fraud is turning banks' own defenses against them

20 Feb 2026

The Lead Creative | Client agency partnerships that deliver

The Lead Creative

The Lead Creative | Client agency partnerships that deliver

Danette Breitenbach 20 Feb 2026

Doctors complain about choice of equipment at Gauteng hospital as thousands await cancer scans

Public Health

Doctors complain about choice of equipment at Gauteng hospital as thousands await cancer scans

Chris Bateman and Raymond Joseph 19 Feb 2026

Will AI see empty agencies with no humans? (Image Source: @ Space OS )

Artificial Intelligence

How AI could be the great equaliser in creative agencies

Melusi Tshabalala 18 Feb 2026

#BizTrends2026 | M&C Saatchi Abel’s Zanele Kabane: How nostalgia is shaping modern creativity

Advertising

#BizTrends2026 | M&C Saatchi Abel’s Zanele Kabane: How nostalgia is shaping modern creativity

Zanele Kabane 17 Feb 2026

From a dining room table to 25 years of insight: What has changed the most

Research

From a dining room table to 25 years of insight: What has changed the most

Issued by Livingfacts 16 Feb 2026

Musa Kalenga, group CEO of Brave Group

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | Brave Group's Musa Kalenga: Why 2026 demands a new code of leadership

Musa Kalenga 13 Feb 2026

How AI and Flexible Education Can Unlock South Africa’s Potential

Higher Education

How AI and Flexible Education Can Unlock South Africa’s Potential

Issued by College SA 17 Nov 2025

A screenshot of the ad.

Advertising

Could an alcohol ad encourage children to climb into washing machines?

Karabo Ledwaba 12 Feb 2026

SA’s auto industry enters defining moment amid EV pressure

Manufacturing & Parts

SA’s auto industry enters defining moment amid EV pressure

Maureen Phiri 12 Feb 2026

Michel van Rijmenant, Chimera Creative, CEO and creative director says the question facing creative agencies today isn’t whether technology will change our industry but whether creativity will remain central to shaping what comes next (Image supplied)

Advertising

#BizTrends2026 | Chimera Creative’s Michel van Rijmenant: A new renaissance of creativity

Michel van Rijmenant 12 Feb 2026

CX outsourcing is shifting from scale to strategic outcomes

CRM

CX outsourcing is shifting from scale to strategic outcomes

Clinton Cohen 11 Feb 2026

#BizTrends2026 | Unitrans’ Edwin Hewitt: Why people, not machines, will power Africa’s logistics revolution

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | Unitrans’ Edwin Hewitt: Why people, not machines, will power Africa’s logistics revolution

Edwin Hewitt 10 Feb 2026

#BizTrends2026 | Quantum Studios' Dr. Chris Roets: Memory-led marketing trends that will shape the year

Marketing

#BizTrends2026 | Quantum Studios' Dr. Chris Roets: Memory-led marketing trends that will shape the year

Chris Roets 10 Feb 2026

PR & Communications

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

Ashleigh Logan-McFarlane 5 Feb 2026

El Broide, managing director, The Platinum Club, says collaborating with AI, not competing with it, is the PR power move for 2026 (Image supplied)

PR & Communications

#BizTrends2026 | The Platinum Club’s El Broide: Collaborating with AI is the PR power move for 2026

El Broide 3 Feb 2026

#BizTrends2026 | Jubez Digital: What Search in 2026 demands of marketers

Marketing

#BizTrends2026 | Jubez Digital: What Search in 2026 demands of marketers

Julie Rosenbaum and Heleen Alberts 2 Feb 2026

Understanding how AI models learn

Technology

Understanding how AI models learn

Issued by Domains.co.za 30 Jan 2026

#BizTrends2026 | Venture Workspace founder Louis Fourie: New workplace culture, entrepreneurship trends

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | Venture Workspace founder Louis Fourie: New workplace culture, entrepreneurship trends

Louis Fourie 27 Jan 2026

#BizTrends2026 | IAB SA’s Chris Borain: Continuous learning - digital marketing’s most powerful advantage

Digital

#BizTrends2026 | IAB SA’s Chris Borain: Continuous learning - digital marketing’s most powerful advantage

Chris Borain 27 Jan 2026

#BizTrends2026 | ByDesign Communications’ Kevin Welman: 4 shifts redefining PR

PR & Communications

#BizTrends2026 | ByDesign Communications’ Kevin Welman: 4 shifts redefining PR

Kevin Welman 26 Jan 2026

New Human8 report reveals how South Africans are reframing identity in 2026

Research

New Human8 report reveals how South Africans are reframing identity in 2026

Issued by Human8 23 Jan 2026

Three meida leaders discuss mentorship as the answer to attraction and retention in the marketing and media industry (L to r:)Zodwa Vundla, head of sales and partnerships at MediaHeads360, Chris Hitchings of Evermind and Pulse co-founder, and Her Collective founder, Kirsty Carlson (Composite image: ©Bizcommunity, Lesley Svenson)

Education

3 ways mentorship drives leadership in marketing and media

22 Jan 2026

#BizTrends2026 | ARB CEO Gail Schimmel: The year of industry self-regulation

Advertising

#BizTrends2026 | ARB CEO Gail Schimmel: The year of industry self-regulation

Gail Schimmel 22 Jan 2026

PR Powerhouse’s Lebo Madiba says the start of 2026 has brought an unexpectedly loud soundtrack of the year 2016. What makes it interesting is what it reveals about the present (Image supplied)

PR & Communications

#BizTrends2026 | PR Powerhouse’s Lebo Madiba: Leading into nostalgia, a communication signal

Lebo Madiba 21 Jan 2026

#BizTrends2026 | Scopen President, Cesar Vacchiano: Less is more

Marketing

#BizTrends2026 | Scopen President, Cesar Vacchiano: Less is more

Cesar Vacchiano 21 Jan 2026

The Agency Scope 2025 Survey shows an industry racing into AI while dreading the fallout (Image source: © 123rf )

Marketing & Media

EXCLUSIVE Agency Scope 2025 | What keeps marketers and agencies awake at night

21 Jan 2026

Charne Munien is the strategy director at Rogerwilco. Source: Supplied.

Marketing

#BizTrends2026 | Rogerwilco's Charné Munien: Brands in the new age of answering machines

Charne Munien 21 Jan 2026

Take a trip down the wilder side of memory lane on the History Channel this January

TV

Take a trip down the wilder side of memory lane on the History Channel this January

Issued by Hearst Networks Africa 19 Jan 2026

Aunyana Moloisane, Managing Director, College SA by Optimi

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | College SA's Aunyana Moloisane: How AI and flexible education can unlock South Africa's potential

Aunyana Moloisane 19 Jan 2026

#BizTrends2026 | Publicis Groupe’s Jonty Fisher: A much more synthetic world

Advertising

#BizTrends2026 | Publicis Groupe’s Jonty Fisher: A much more synthetic world

Jonty Fisher 20 Jan 2026

#BizTrends2026 | Digicape: Steering the future through digital architecture

Advertising

#BizTrends2026 | Digicape: Steering the future through digital architecture

Issued by Digicape 19 Jan 2026

Media

Warc 2026 media trends: Systems planning, AI, & the creator economy

16 Jan 2026

Image supplied.

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | Sedna's Anton Fester: The digital evolution of safety across Africa’s critical industries

Anton Fester 16 Jan 2026

#BizTrends2026 | ACA executive director Gillian Rightford: The Renaissance is back. Leadership must catch up.

Advertising

#BizTrends2026 | ACA executive director Gillian Rightford: The Renaissance is back. Leadership must catch up.

Gillian Rightford 14 Jan 2026

Image credit: on Pexels

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | Jessica Gbedemah: Gen Z and the future of influence in an always-on world

Jessica Gbedemah 14 Jan 2026

Erica Bopape (CM SA) is the executive for marketing and communications at Absa Business Banking. Source: Absa.

Marketing

#BizTrends2026 | Absa's Erica Bopape: What 2026 will demand of financial services marketers

Erica Bopape 14 Jan 2026

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | Centennial Schools' Shaun Fuchs: Reinventing education beyond the blackboard

Shaun Fuchs 14 Jan 2026

Corporate & Commercial Law

Driving licence card machine tender declared 'invalid' by High Court

9 Jan 2026

Arielle Horwitz is the engineering manager at Halo Dot. Source: Supplied.

Technology

Why the future of retail calls for a checkout revolution

Arielle Horwitz 8 Jan 2026

Spotify Wrapped 2025: The tracks that defined SA’s December vibes

Music

Spotify Wrapped 2025: The tracks that defined SA’s December vibes

19 Dec 2025

Source: Pexels.

Banking

Reserve Bank's radical move: A unified ATM network in SA

18 Dec 2025

Toyota GR GT road car and GT3 racecar unveiled

Dealers

Toyota GR GT road car and GT3 racecar unveiled

11 Dec 2025