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News

In the Spend Trend Report 2026, 75% of respondents engage in sports betting in some shape or form (Image source: @ Carte Blanche )

Marketing

#BizTrends | Spend Trend 2026 Part 2: Consumers adopt value-seeking spending strategies

Danette Breitenbach 3 days

Source: Supplied. Nicole Pinto, chief executive officer of the Prescient Foundation.

Education & Training

EXCLUSIVE: Does financial education work? Yes… But maybe not in the way we think

Nicole Pinto 30 Apr 2026

10 factors reshaping SA’s online retail economy in 2026

E-commerce

10 factors reshaping SA’s online retail economy in 2026

Jason Sive 22 Apr 2026

Consumers adopt smarter tactics to battle rising grocery bills

Retail

Consumers adopt smarter tactics to battle rising grocery bills

15 Apr 2026

Advertising

Archbishop Thabo Makgoba calls for tighter controls on gambling ads

Karabo Ledwaba 8 Apr 2026

Source: Reuters.

Taxation & Regulation

African states hike gambling taxes as addiction soars, and industry fights back

19 Mar 2026

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 19 Feb 2026

Is online gaming leaving your grocery basket bare?

Research

Is online gaming leaving your grocery basket bare?

Nicola Allen 16 Feb 2026

Source: Supplied.

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | Hyprop's Wayne Abegglen: Digital fatigue driving demand for new retail experiences

Wayne Abegglen 6 Feb 2026

Addiction risks on the rise – learning how to respond

Mental health

Addiction risks on the rise – learning how to respond

Issued by SACAP 21 Jan 2026

Advertising

UK introduces landmark junk food advertising ban

Karabo Ledwaba 6 Jan 2026

Competition Law

SCA rules no online bets allowed on casino games

Wendy Rosenberg, Tebogo Sibidla & Nothando Madondo 21 Nov 2025

A screenshot of the advertisement on YouTube Shorts.

Advertising

Energy drink in hot water over 'drinking and driving' ad

Karabo Ledwaba 14 Nov 2025

Image credit: on Pexels

Mental health

How sports betting puts South Africans’ mental health on the line

11 Nov 2025

Gail Schimmel, CEO of the Advertising Regulatory Board, talks about the need to regulate advertising of online gambling (Image source: © 123rf )

Advertising

A hot topic: Online gambling advertising regulation

Gail Schimmel 30 Oct 2025

Advertising

Online gambling ads: Somebody has to say “enough”

Sarah Britten 27 Oct 2025

#OrchidsandOnions: Gambling ads hit the jackpot, used car salesmen stuck in cliché lane

#OrchidsandOnions

#OrchidsandOnions: Gambling ads hit the jackpot, used car salesmen stuck in cliché lane

Brendan Seery 29 Apr 2025

Branding

Apple the world’s most valuable brand… again

22 Jan 2025

Advertising

ARB releases simplified appendix as it aims to clean up gambling ads

Karabo Ledwaba 5 Dec 2024

Hospitality

Sun International faces regulatory roadblock on Peermont acquisition

29 Oct 2024

Image source: Aidan Howe from

Legislation & Regulation

SA legislative hold-up and its impact on the online gambling industry

Sihle Bulose and Zanrie Linstrom 16 Aug 2024

5 reasons sports betting is booming in SA

Sport

5 reasons sports betting is booming in SA

Retief Uys, 20 May 2024

Social Media

X/Twitter: imposing a $1 bot tax on new customers will only make the platform's problems worse

Hamza Mudassir 27 Oct 2023

Roblox is the largest online gaming platform. Source: Roblox Blog

Mobile & Apps

Is Roblox a gambling platform? New lawsuit will find out

Lindsey Schutters 21 Aug 2023

Image credit: Loeries.

Loeries Creative Week

#Loeries2019: ALL THE WINNERS!

24 Aug 2019

New blockchain-based open gaming platform to disrupt gambling industry

Technology

New blockchain-based open gaming platform to disrupt gambling industry

25 Jan 2018

Online gamblers forfeit R1m winnings to State

Cyber Law

Online gamblers forfeit R1m winnings to State

29 May 2017

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Digital

Geo-targeting tips digital marketers must follow

Ryan Kh 2 May 2017

Growing SA's economy is a gamble

Markets & Investment

Growing SA's economy is a gamble

21 Dec 2016

State proposes tough alcohol control rules

Legislation & Regulation

State proposes tough alcohol control rules

Linda Ensor 4 Oct 2016

Image via Pixabay

Research

Gambling in Africa

Danette Breitenbach 2 Dec 2015

The full Cannes Lions Film shortlist

Cannes Lions

The full Cannes Lions Film shortlist

26 Jun 2015

Lifestyle

Out of Africa - the booming industry of online lottery

Sumita Saha, Issued by Lottoland 23 Feb 2015

Cybersecurity

Mobile malvertising skyrockets

Lutz Blaeser 9 Feb 2015

PR & Communications

Casino Association of South Africa appoints Kaelo Engage

29 Jan 2015

Gaming sector to be discussed at Big Africa Summit

Telecoms & Networks

Gaming sector to be discussed at Big Africa Summit

22 Aug 2014

The science behind DDoS extortion

Cybersecurity

The science behind DDoS extortion

Bryan Hamman 19 Aug 2014

Internet gambling guidelines tighten rules in EU states

Internet

Internet gambling guidelines tighten rules in EU states

15 Jul 2014

Gibraltar betting on US online gaming

Digital

Gibraltar betting on US online gaming

9 Oct 2013

Americans spent US$2.6bn gambling online in 2012

Internet

Americans spent US$2.6bn gambling online in 2012

26 Sep 2013

Can't win betting online in SA

Corporate & Commercial Law

Can't win betting online in SA

15 Apr 2013

Corporate & Commercial Law

Gambling board toothless against rogue operators

10 Feb 2012

Top 50 US web properties for September 2011

Research

Top 50 US web properties for September 2011

24 Oct 2011

Online gambling illegal in South Africa: Supreme Court

Internet

Online gambling illegal in South Africa: Supreme Court

6 Oct 2011

Top 50 US web properties, September 2010

Research

Top 50 US web properties, September 2010

22 Oct 2010

The top 50 US web properties for July 2010

Online Media

The top 50 US web properties for July 2010

6 Sep 2010