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World PR Day

#WPRD2026 | The hardest pitch in Public Relations isn’t to the media

Aobakwe Sibiya 21 Jul 2026

The evidence behind the applause

Marketing

The evidence behind the applause

Marc Dhalluin, Issued by TruthsetsOnline.com 20 Jul 2026

Bishops Pride flag debate reignites over school neutrality and inclusion

Higher Education

Bishops Pride flag debate reignites over school neutrality and inclusion

16 Jul 2026

#WPRD2026 | Proof: The 5th P for the AI era

World PR Day

#WPRD2026 | Proof: The 5th P for the AI era

Madelain Roscher 16 Jul 2026

Customers buy the reflection of themselves, not just the car. Orange sells the dream. Silver sells the tech, writes Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa head of marketing Tarryn Knight (Image supplied)

Marketing

Ford's Tarryn Knight: "Silver is sensible, but Orange sells the dream"

Tarryn Knight 15 Jul 2026

A Zimbabwean migrant carries luggage outside the Zimbabwe Consulate amid fears of anti-immigrant violence ahead of a June 30 deadline set by activists demanding undocumented migrants leave the country, in Cape Town, South Africa, June 22, 2026. REUTERS/Esa Alexander

PR & Communications

Tlhogi Ngwato | Who owns a country’s story?

Tlhogi Ngwato 8 Jul 2026

If it feels wrong, it is wrong

Advertising

If it feels wrong, it is wrong

Jeanine Vermaak and Moemise Kekana, Issued by The Up&Up Group 6 Jul 2026

Every year, on 16 July, communications professionals around the world celebrate World PR Day (#WPRD) and Bizcommunity also dedicates the month of July to PR (Image @Bizcommunity)

World PR Day

#WPRD2026 | The Golden Age of Strategic PR is here. Join the organisations defining it.

1 Jul 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

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Podcasts

Why AI Loves a podcast's transcript

Sam Swaine 23 Jun 2026

Legal Practice Council says it has disciplined legal practitioners who fail to deliver judgments after their terms as an acting judge end. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Law Practice

Who holds acting judges accountable for late judgments?

Marecia Damons 17 Jun 2026

DOOH.co.za becomes OOH Central: A new era for South Africa's OOH industry

OOH

DOOH.co.za becomes OOH Central: A new era for South Africa's OOH industry

Issued by Synapse Media 17 Jun 2026

Image credit: from Pexels

Natural Medicine

5 things SA's supplement industry must fix before making another capsule

Dr Juanri Jonck 10 Jun 2026

B2B marketing in the age of dark social: Tracking and leveraging the influence you can’t see

Marketing

B2B marketing in the age of dark social: Tracking and leveraging the influence you can’t see

Issued by We Do Digital 10 Jun 2026

The era of marketing opinion is ending. Revenue science comes next

Marketing

The era of marketing opinion is ending. Revenue science comes next

JG Bezuidenhout, Issued by Offernet 8 Jun 2026

Medtech

The doctors who trained AI are now losing patients to it

Harshit Jain 4 Jun 2026

Topco Media spearheads Environment Month with the 8th edition of ESG: The Future of Sustainability

ESG

Topco Media spearheads Environment Month with the 8th edition of ESG: The Future of Sustainability

Issued by Topco Media 3 Jun 2026

Donve Anderson, Executive: Engagement Solutions, Change Logic

Management & Leadership

The engagement illusion: Why energy does not equal impact

Donve Anderson 1 Jun 2026

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa speaks to lawmakers in parliament, in Cape Town, South Africa, 14 May 2026. Reuters/Esa Alexander

Law Practice

SA impeachment committee to hold first meeting on president's scandal

Nellie Peyton and Anathi Madubela 29 May 2026

Caring for your skin in winter: Health conditions and what you need to know

Medical Aid

Caring for your skin in winter: Health conditions and what you need to know

Issued by Medshield 27 May 2026

Digital access alone not enough to unlock SA’s connectivity potential: Minister Malatsi

Technology

Digital access alone not enough to unlock SA’s connectivity potential: Minister Malatsi

14 May 2026

TV

Propaganda machine to public good: a brief history of 50 years of TV in South Africa

Sisanda Nkoala 8 May 2026

Fragmentation is failing animals; alignment can change their future

Environment & Natural Resources

Fragmentation is failing animals; alignment can change their future

Issued by FOUR PAWS 7 May 2026

Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

NHI

NHI faces Constitutional Court test this week

6 May 2026

Your boss just came back from holiday with an AI-generated song. Now what?

Artificial Intelligence

Your boss just came back from holiday with an AI-generated song. Now what?

Michelle Geere, Issued by AdBot 28 Apr 2026

If you’re running an ordinary webinar in 2026, you are wasting your time, and most likely other people’s too(Image supplied)

Events & Conferencing

How to host a successful online event in 2026 - its not what you think

Nella Etkind 28 Apr 2026

Advertising

You probably wouldn’t notice if an AI chatbot slipped ads into its responses

Brian Jay Tang and Kang G. Shin 28 Apr 2026

Algorithm Performance Marketing launches Lighthouse Geo: Africa's first AI visibility platform

Digital

Algorithm Performance Marketing launches Lighthouse Geo: Africa's first AI visibility platform

Issued by Algorithm Agency 23 Apr 2026

Modernising the factory floor through data-driven BPO

Design & Manufacturing

Modernising the factory floor through data-driven BPO

Willie du Preez 22 Apr 2026

Labour Law

Labour Court slams CCMA commissioner who questioned assault victim’s gender

Tania Broughton 21 Apr 2026

Supplied image: Adrian Moors

Management & Leadership

SA boards: Moving beyond box-ticking to real corporate accountability

Adrian Moors 14 Apr 2026

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Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

NSFAS directed to activate forensic unit to work with SIU

30 Mar 2026

Media

Matt Brittin: BBC’s new director general appointed at an existential moment for the broadcaster

Steven Barnett 27 Mar 2026

DGB records fifth consecutive win at Mundus Vini awards

Viticulture & Oenology

DGB records fifth consecutive win at Mundus Vini awards

27 Mar 2026

Our interest in electric vehicles has grown due to oil price spikes. And it’s likely to remain

Fuel & Energy

Our interest in electric vehicles has grown due to oil price spikes. And it’s likely to remain

Tauel Harper 26 Mar 2026

Why creative risk-taking is essential for advertising success

Advertising

Why creative risk-taking is essential for advertising success

Issued by Penquin 23 Mar 2026

Branding

Rebrand Africa releases its top country brands

11 Mar 2026

Meet Ronette Marx, the motorsport WAG taking on the aesthetics industry

Aesthetic Medicine

Meet Ronette Marx, the motorsport WAG taking on the aesthetics industry

Maroefah Smith 5 Mar 2026

Government fossil fuel subsidies triple under Ramaphosa

Environment & Natural Resources

Government fossil fuel subsidies triple under Ramaphosa

Michael Cherry 27 Feb 2026

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IP Law

South Africa's copyright revolution: New protections for digital creators

Millisanté de Wee-Petersen and Kallen Hoather-Murphy 26 Feb 2026

Joe Public voted Most Balanced Creative Agency of the Decade

Marketing

Joe Public voted Most Balanced Creative Agency of the Decade

Issued by Joe Public 26 Feb 2026

The inaugural Scopen Africa Decade Awards were announced at a special event held in Johannesburg on Tuesday, 24 February. Pictured: All the winners (image supplied)

Marketing & Media

A decade of consistency: Scopen Africa Decade Award recognise top leaders and agencies

Danette Breitenbach 25 Feb 2026

Tiger Brands' next chapter unveiled: Insights from new CMO Lorraine De Graaff

Retail Marketing

Tiger Brands' next chapter unveiled: Insights from new CMO Lorraine De Graaff

Evan-Lee Courie 24 Feb 2026

Mantashe blames De Beers for Ekapa mud rush "disaster"

Health & Safety

Mantashe blames De Beers for Ekapa mud rush "disaster"

20 Feb 2026

Cape Union Mart and Offernet turn real-time weather into revenue

Advertising

Cape Union Mart and Offernet turn real-time weather into revenue

Issued by Offernet 26 Feb 2026

Jarryd Terblanche is a conceptual copywriter at Special Effects Media looks at how narrative voice will cut through digital marketing’s content saturation in 2026 (Image supplied)

Digital

#BizTrends2026 | Special Effects Media’s Jarryd Terblanche: Narrative voice is becoming the differentiator

Jarryd Terblanche 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

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | UCT Online High School's Tessa Venter: Engagement, agency, and AI - the academic benchmarks of 2026

Tessa Venter 2 Feb 2026