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The Creative Circle Africa has been invited to nominate two emerging creatives to take part in the Creative LIAisons Virtual Coaching Program (Image source: © 123rf )

Advertising

High-impact global opportunity for emerging SA talent with LIA

2 days

#BizTrends2026 | Field Force GM, Ged Nooy: 4 trends shaping the next phase of FMCG and retail in SA

Media

#BizTrends2026 | Field Force GM, Ged Nooy: 4 trends shaping the next phase of FMCG and retail in SA

Ged Nooy 29 Jan 2026

Dis-Chem saves consumers R350m in just 100 days through revamped Better Rewards

Health & Beauty

Dis-Chem saves consumers R350m in just 100 days through revamped Better Rewards

29 Jan 2026

Mathew Kirkland

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | Reddam House's Mathew Kirkland: Personalised learning is shifting from theory to reality

Mathew Kirkland 28 Jan 2026

$TBWA\Hunt\Lascaris accepts an award in Saudi Arabia. Source: TikTok.$

Advertising

All the 2025 SA TikTok Ad Awards winners

22 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

The Carling Black Label Cup and the campaign that changed fan engagement

Marketing

The Carling Black Label Cup and the campaign that changed fan engagement

Issued by Caxton Media 7 Jan 2026

Source: Supplied. Yoco’s chief executive officer and co-founder, Katlego Maphai.

Office Property

How Yoco and Workshop17 are shaping the future of workspaces

23 Dec 2025

From Peak to Cliff: The legal and ethical saga of video game copycats

IP Law

From Peak to Cliff: The legal and ethical saga of video game copycats

Peter Mercuur 2 Dec 2025

Celebrating the entrepreneurs keeping South Africa moving

SMEs

Celebrating the entrepreneurs keeping South Africa moving

Issued by JNPR 26 Nov 2025

Commercial & Industrial

Mazda unveils ‘first’ bubble billboard in SA to support brand campaign

25 Nov 2025

Black Friday has become one of the loudest and most predictable days in the marketing calendar. Penquin’s strategy director, Thando Mxosa, says the noise has disguised how disconnected brands have become from the people they’re meant to serve (Image source: © 123rf )

Marketing

Has Black Friday become a reflex for brands?

Thando Mxosa 19 Nov 2025

Understanding the growing emotional drivers behind consumer choice

FMCG

Understanding the growing emotional drivers behind consumer choice

Issued by TLC Worldwide Africa 13 Nov 2025

Image source: Drazen Zigic from

Law of Succession

Estate planning for your business: What happens to your company if you suddenly die?

5 Nov 2025

Digital

Black Friday's digital waste: Are brands getting buried?

Scott Reinders 27 Oct 2025

CMO Playbook: 5 strategic plays for leaders navigating marketing mayhem

Marketing

CMO Playbook: 5 strategic plays for leaders navigating marketing mayhem

Issued by Hoorah Digital 22 Oct 2025

Revving up success: Premier mobile mechanic SME accelerates growth with new investment

SMEs

Revving up success: Premier mobile mechanic SME accelerates growth with new investment

Issued by Edge Growth 21 Oct 2025

Outthink your category - Unlock innovation through outside inspiration

Advertising

Outthink your category - Unlock innovation through outside inspiration

Tumisang Matubatuba, Issued by eatbigfish 21 Oct 2025

Trust is Africa’s new currency: Why media leadership must go beyond metrics

Media

Trust is Africa’s new currency: Why media leadership must go beyond metrics

Issued by Havas Johannesburg 7 Oct 2025

Primary & Secondary Education

Gauteng transforms schools with over 8,500 smart classrooms

6 Oct 2025

#RAPT BizTrendsTV | Nicole Adriaans: The future workplace

BizTrendsTV

#RAPT BizTrendsTV | Nicole Adriaans: The future workplace

Danette Breitenbach 30 Sep 2025

Image credit: Alina Latkovic on

Mental health

The rise of victimhood culture: How TikTok glorifies trauma narratives

Jessica Gbedemah 29 Sep 2025

Unlocking the economic potential within South Africa’s township economy

Land & Property Law

Unlocking the economic potential within South Africa’s township economy

Kagiso Mahlangu, Issued by Irvine Partners 26 Sep 2025

Image source: DC Studio from

Primary & Secondary Education

How teen-specific trade schools could end SA's artisan, unemployment crisis

Kevin Buret 18 Sep 2025

Source: © 123rf Dustin Chick, chief executive at Razor Public Relations South Africa says clickbait should be keeping those of us responsible for managing organisational reputation wide awake at night. More importantly, we should be doing something about it – now

PR & Communications

EXCLUSIVE | Razor's Dustin Chick: When headlines lie, trust dies. Why clickbait is PR’s next big battleground

Dustin Chick 12 Sep 2025

Adidas and Audi F1 Team partner for a multi-year collab to debut in 2026

Sport

Adidas and Audi F1 Team partner for a multi-year collab to debut in 2026

11 Sep 2025

Source: © Vitaly Gariev IAB South Africa Board member Sanesh Maharaj on why brands must prioritise proactive influencer risk management

Social Media

Influencer marketing: When it goes wrong

Sanesh Maharaj 8 Sep 2025

Switch launches SA’s biggest giveaway: #SwitchUpYourLife with 20 Omoda C7s and R20m in prizes

FMCG

Switch launches SA’s biggest giveaway: #SwitchUpYourLife with 20 Omoda C7s and R20m in prizes

Issued by Switch Energy Drink 4 Sep 2025

Your mass market strategy may be wrong. Here’s why

Marketing

Your mass market strategy may be wrong. Here’s why

Mathabatha Sexwale, Issued by Brave Group 4 Sep 2025

Higher Education

The education of influencers: Why content creators should consider these qualifications

26 Aug 2025

Tuned in to FM: Part 2

Women's Month

Tuned in to FM: Part 2

Issued by MediaHeads 360 25 Aug 2025

Top 10 TVET colleges in South Africa

Skills Training

Top 10 TVET colleges in South Africa

Issued by FundiConnect 20 Aug 2025

Beyond points: How South Africa’s loyalty leaders are raising the game in 2025

Research

Beyond points: How South Africa’s loyalty leaders are raising the game in 2025

Issued by Everlytic 19 Aug 2025

Source: Supplied.

Infrastructure & Utilities

The RN1 road project: Building pathways for development in Congo

4 Aug 2025

The class graduated in July in Cape Town. Source: Supplied.

Social Media

8 rising SA creators graduate from Dentsu School of Influence

1 Aug 2025

Image credit: Anh Lee on Pexels

Sports Science

Pro or gym bro: Why you need sports medicine

30 Jul 2025

Promotions & Activations

Dear brand manager - Let's talk about those “millions in prizes” promotions

Andrew Walmsley, Issued by Techsys Digital 25 Jul 2025

Loyalty programmes aren’t fit for purpose: here’s how to fix them

Sales

Loyalty programmes aren’t fit for purpose: here’s how to fix them

Alex de Bruyn 23 Jul 2025

Why most loyalty programmes fail to turn customers into lifelong fans

CRM

Why most loyalty programmes fail to turn customers into lifelong fans

Riaz Galant 15 Jul 2025

Coca-Cola rolls out 2-litre returnable PET bottles

ESG

Coca-Cola rolls out 2-litre returnable PET bottles

9 Jul 2025

Sappi boosts local enterprise with MSME investment

SMEs

Sappi boosts local enterprise with MSME investment

Issued by Sappi 1 Jul 2025

#YouthMonth: How 2 CAs built a tech startup to disrupt recruitment

ICT

#YouthMonth: How 2 CAs built a tech startup to disrupt recruitment

Imran Salie 30 Jun 2025

Source: © 123rf Kyla Booysen, senior partner manager, Special Effects Media, says Brands looking to stay culturally relevant can no longer ignore the power of gaming, especially when it comes to engaging Gen Z

Youth Month

#YouthMonth: Gaming - A gateway for Gen Z

Kyla Booysen 19 Jun 2025

Boundless and Engen go Xtremely South African with Xtreme Oils and Lubricants

Advertising

Boundless and Engen go Xtremely South African with Xtreme Oils and Lubricants

Issued by Boundless 5 Jun 2025

Achievement Awards Group and Heineken Beverages partner to empower tavern owners

Regulatory

Achievement Awards Group and Heineken Beverages partner to empower tavern owners

Issued by Achievement Awards Group 20 May 2025

Campbell Meas named 2025 National Playwright Competition winner

Theatre

Campbell Meas named 2025 National Playwright Competition winner

23 Apr 2025

Hot 102.7FM makes strategic appointments

Radio & Audio

Hot 102.7FM makes strategic appointments

Issued by HOT 102.7FM 12 Mar 2025

Gamification: The game-changer of 2025

Marketing

Gamification: The game-changer of 2025

Issued by Brandfundi 28 Feb 2025

Advertising

5 Super Bowl commercials that deserve places in the advertising hall of shame

Matthew Pittman 10 Feb 2025

Source: Supplied | Maureen Phiri, GM Sales, Oxyon People Solutions

Logistics & Transport

Preparing SA’s transport and logistics workforce for the future of mobility

Maureen Phiri 5 Feb 2025