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Shaping the future: Celebrating the 2025 Santam Women of the Future finalists

Awards

Shaping the future: Celebrating the 2025 Santam Women of the Future finalists

Issued by Media24 1 day

South Africans embrace tech with optimism and purpose

Research

South Africans embrace tech with optimism and purpose

Issued by KLA 2 days

Source: Supplied. Claude McKirby, co-principal of Lew Geffen Sotheby’s International Realty’s Southern Suburbs office.

Markets & Investment

Security sells: Why safety is the new status symbol in Johannesburg’s property market

18 Jul 2025

Source: © Omnicom Group The Omnicom Group announced its results for the quarter ended June 30 this week

Advertising

Omnicom delivers on Q2 2025

17 Jul 2025

Small businesses transform Cape Town CBD with record growth

Entrepreneurship

Small businesses transform Cape Town CBD with record growth

9 Jul 2025

77% of SA businesses AI-ready, over half see benefits

Hardware

77% of SA businesses AI-ready, over half see benefits

Issued by ASUS 4 Jul 2025

South Africa's economy reignites urgent mental health focus

Employee Wellness

South Africa's economy reignites urgent mental health focus

Issued by Bullion PR & Communication 4 Jul 2025

Source: Reuters.

Economy

South African private sector treads water in June

Johannesburg bureau 3 Jul 2025

Iata: Global air traffic up 5% in May as Asia-Pacific, Africa lead gains

Travel

Iata: Global air traffic up 5% in May as Asia-Pacific, Africa lead gains

2 Jul 2025

LG launches Radio Optimism campaign to spread 'Life’s Good' through music

Advertising

LG launches Radio Optimism campaign to spread 'Life’s Good' through music

Issued by LG 30 Jun 2025

Risa and Regenesys academic partnership ushers in a new era for South African retail

Retail Services

Risa and Regenesys academic partnership ushers in a new era for South African retail

Issued by Retail Institute of South Africa 24 Jun 2025

Africa’s hospitality boom: Are we building fast enough?

Hospitality

Africa’s hospitality boom: Are we building fast enough?

Robin Fredericks 24 Jun 2025

John Graham, FCMA, CGMA, elected 92nd president of CIMA and 10th co-chair of the Association

Accounting & Auditing

John Graham, FCMA, CGMA, elected 92nd president of CIMA and 10th co-chair of the Association

Issued by AICPA & CIMA 20 Jun 2025

Edge Growth’s first Investee Day marks new chapter in supporting and scaling South African SMEs

SMEs

Edge Growth’s first Investee Day marks new chapter in supporting and scaling South African SMEs

Issued by Edge Growth 19 Jun 2025

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Agribusiness

South African agribusiness optimism remains despite confidence index dip

Wandile Sihlobo 18 Jun 2025

Cotton On Foundation launches Literacy Drive

Youth Month

Cotton On Foundation launches Literacy Drive

Issued by Cotton On Foundation 12 Jun 2025

Image: Gates Foundation

Public Health

Healthcare, poverty alleviation at the heart of Bill Gates' final philanthropic push

Maroefah Smith 12 Jun 2025

#Orchids&Onions: Nedbank's AI ad with a forward-thinking vision

#OrchidsandOnions

#Orchids&Onions: Nedbank's AI ad with a forward-thinking vision

Brendan Seery 9 Jun 2025

Samro and Music Business Lab celebrate the graduation of 50 emerging music publishers

Music

Samro and Music Business Lab celebrate the graduation of 50 emerging music publishers

Issued by SAMRO 5 Jun 2025

Source: Supplied.

4th Industrial Revolution

Shares finish down with investors focused on Nvidia results

Chibuike Oguh 29 May 2025

Source: cocoparisienne via

Agro-processing

Govt backs citrus exports with R51bn Transnet guarantee

27 May 2025

Branding

15th Annual Brand Africa 100 | Africa’s Best Brands: African optimism vs declining brand loyalty

27 May 2025

RAPT BizTrendsTV: Student Village's Ronen Aires - Gen Z's disruption of the world

BizTrendsTV

RAPT BizTrendsTV: Student Village's Ronen Aires - Gen Z's disruption of the world

Danette Breitenbach 27 May 2025

Source: Supplied.

Property

Sectional title is hot property for first-time buyers in Cape Town

13 May 2025

Construction & Engineering

Infrastructure is the lifeline of SA's GNU

Emeka Umeche 7 May 2025

Finance

PwC's AI findings highlight potential 15% uplift in global economy by 2035

30 Apr 2025

The strategic role of colour in the modern South African workplace

Interior Design

The strategic role of colour in the modern South African workplace

Tandi Jacobs, Issued by Catchwords 29 Apr 2025

RAPT BizTrendsTV: Musa Kalenga - How agentic AI is revolutioning business

BizTrendsTV

RAPT BizTrendsTV: Musa Kalenga - How agentic AI is revolutioning business

Danette Breitenbach 29 Apr 2025

Public relations at a crossroads

PR & Communications

Public relations at a crossroads

Issued by Brandfundi 15 Apr 2025

Hospitality

Africa's hotel boom: Development pipeline grows by 13.3%

7 Apr 2025

Lemonaid: How to turn ‘pollycrisis’ into ‘polytunity’

Marketing

Lemonaid: How to turn ‘pollycrisis’ into ‘polytunity’

4 Apr 2025

SA SMEs optimistic about 2025 economic climate, but will it last?

SMEs

SA SMEs optimistic about 2025 economic climate, but will it last?

Issued by Business Partners Limited 3 Apr 2025

Pharmaceuticals

Pharma giants push back against Trump's planned tariff rollout

2 Apr 2025

How South Africa’s Gen Z is redefining financial wellness

Research

How South Africa’s Gen Z is redefining financial wellness

Issued by KLA 2 Apr 2025

Thembisle Sehloho, Chief Marketing Officer of South African Tourism, launches its latest global brands campaign, South Africa Awaits — Come Find Your Joy!(Image by Danette Breitenbach)

Marketing

South Africa Awaits — Come Find Your Joy!

Danette Breitenbach 1 Apr 2025

Agro-processing

Strong winds cripple Cape Town's port, hitting fruit exports hard

1 Apr 2025

Source: CFO South Africa. SA Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana.

Finance

Resolution in sight for South Africa's budget crisis, says GNU

31 Mar 2025

IPRN public relations agencies forecast growth for 2025

PR & Communications

IPRN public relations agencies forecast growth for 2025

Issued by MANGO-OMC 31 Mar 2025

Source: Supplied. Mark Fairweather, managing director of MRI Software South Africa.

Property Development

Long hours but high satisfaction: The African property management paradox

25 Mar 2025

RAPT BizTrendsTV: GG Alcock on KasiNomics - A growth trend reshaping Africa's economies

BizTrendsTV

RAPT BizTrendsTV: GG Alcock on KasiNomics - A growth trend reshaping Africa's economies

25 Mar 2025

RMB Latitudes Art Fair returns for its third edition in 2025

Art

RMB Latitudes Art Fair returns for its third edition in 2025

24 Mar 2025

Food retailers to gain as inflation pressure mounts in SA

FMCG

Food retailers to gain as inflation pressure mounts in SA

Ann Sebastian 19 Mar 2025

#OrchidsandOnions: Shoprite’s 'Rand-a-Rama' ad taps into 90s nostalgia

Advertising

#OrchidsandOnions: Shoprite’s 'Rand-a-Rama' ad taps into 90s nostalgia

Brendan Seery 17 Mar 2025

Source: Supplied. Dr. Ricardo Baptista Leite, CEO: HealthAI.

Healthcare

The rise of AI in LMICs: A new era for global healthcare

Ricardo Baptista Leite 17 Mar 2025

The ‘business confidence’ effect

Accounting & Auditing

The ‘business confidence’ effect

Pieter Faber, Issued by SAICA 11 Mar 2025