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Ibex sells 28% stake in Pepkor Holdings

Retail

Ibex sells 28% stake in Pepkor Holdings

3 days

How to write emails South Africans want to read (and don’t mark as spam)

Marketing

How to write emails South Africans want to read (and don’t mark as spam)

Issued by Everlytic 18 Jul 2025

#WPRD2025 | MSL Group's Luto Nyoka: Build and maintain a strong relationship with media

PR & Communications

#WPRD2025 | MSL Group's Luto Nyoka: Build and maintain a strong relationship with media

Evan-Lee Courie 17 Jul 2025

Stay vigilant this tax season: Protect yourself against tax scams and eFiling fraud

Accounting & Auditing

Stay vigilant this tax season: Protect yourself against tax scams and eFiling fraud

Issued by SAICA 11 Jul 2025

NIQ Consumer Tech Trends: The consumer’s hunt for value reshapes the South African market

Trends

NIQ Consumer Tech Trends: The consumer’s hunt for value reshapes the South African market

Issued by NielsenIQ 9 Jul 2025

Cloud-based tools reshape how SA businesses communicate

Cloud

Cloud-based tools reshape how SA businesses communicate

2 Jul 2025

In South African law, gig workers, such as Checkers Sixty60 drivers, are classified as “independent contractors” with limited labour protections or benefits. Photo: Tariro Washinyira / GroundUp

Employee Wellness

South African law is failing gig workers

Nick Fabré 10 Jun 2025

Celebrate 11 years of .xyz with Domains.co.za

Digital

Celebrate 11 years of .xyz with Domains.co.za

Issued by Domains.co.za 2 Jun 2025

#AfricaMonth: Africa’s quiet strength – what the world can learn from our way of delivering

Software

#AfricaMonth: Africa’s quiet strength – what the world can learn from our way of delivering

Jonathan Maurer, Issued by BET Software 29 May 2025

Danilo Acquisto, CEO and co-founder of video specialist digital agency, Special Effects Media South Africa gives the case for the untapped intra-African trade opportunity in media and marketing (Image supplied)

Africa Month

#AfricaMonth: Danilo Acquisto - Nurturing Africa’s creative economy

Danilo Acquisto 28 May 2025

Image source: pressfoto from

HR Tools & Software

HR needs to adapt employee tech to reach the deskless workforce

26 May 2025

Rewriting the rules: How African companies can lead internal communication

PR & Communications

Rewriting the rules: How African companies can lead internal communication

Issued by icandi CQ 23 May 2025

Source: Supplied.

Launches & Reviews

Smart, Capable, Connected: The 2023 Ford Ranger XLT delivers power, tech, and versatility

Katja Hamilton 16 May 2025

Google unveils major Android upgrades ahead of I/O conference

Mobile & Apps

Google unveils major Android upgrades ahead of I/O conference

15 May 2025

New AI startup pays South Africans to grow digital maps in townships

How To Start Up

New AI startup pays South Africans to grow digital maps in townships

13 May 2025

The politics of power: South Africans didn’t wait for Eskom to change, we changed first

Energy

The politics of power: South Africans didn’t wait for Eskom to change, we changed first

Mark Allewell, Issued by Sensor Networks 6 May 2025

Medshield shares insights on how to handle medical emergencies

Emergency Medicine

Medshield shares insights on how to handle medical emergencies

Issued by Stone 25 Apr 2025

Chinese manufacturers "expose" where luxury brands are really made

Design & Manufacturing

Chinese manufacturers "expose" where luxury brands are really made

15 Apr 2025

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

African credit ratings can absorb aid cuts and trade strains, Fitch says

10 Apr 2025

5 years on from Covid and how work will continue to evolve

Trends

5 years on from Covid and how work will continue to evolve

Mark Dixon, Issued by GO Content Lab 31 Mar 2025

Source: Supplied.

Covid-19

5 years on: How Covid redefined the future of work

Mark Dixon 12 Mar 2025

NIQ State of Retail: South African consumers shift to value as economic pressures persist

Research

NIQ State of Retail: South African consumers shift to value as economic pressures persist

Issued by NielsenIQ 11 Mar 2025

Healthcare

Young Africans boast highest mental well-being amid collapsing western youth resilience, study finds

7 Mar 2025

Redefining what is 'smart' about devices, Human Mobile Devices poised for growth in SA

Hardware

Redefining what is 'smart' about devices, Human Mobile Devices poised for growth in SA

Issued by Human Mobile Devices 4 Mar 2025

iPhone 16e is available in South Africa on 28 February.

Mobile & Apps

There is no midrange inside the Apple garden walls

Lindsey Schutters 24 Feb 2025

Foundations that can carry the load – is the GNU laying the right foundations?

Economy

Foundations that can carry the load – is the GNU laying the right foundations?

Nomvula Masehla, Issued by SAICA 13 Feb 2025

Zapper introduces ‘My Cards’ feature to accelerate loyalty programmes in SA

Retail Services

Zapper introduces ‘My Cards’ feature to accelerate loyalty programmes in SA

6 Feb 2025

Honor puts established Android players on notice with X9C

Mobile & Apps

Honor puts established Android players on notice with X9C

Lindsey Schutters 3 Feb 2025

Diary of a CMO: Is your category’s ceiling coming down on you?

Marketing

Diary of a CMO: Is your category’s ceiling coming down on you?

Mary Kyriakidi and Dr Nicki Morley, Issued by Kantar 28 Jan 2025

Source: © 123rf In 2024, 258,000 apps for iOS and Android operating systems were downloaded per minute for all types of publishers, with in-app purchase revenue up 12.5% to $150bn

Digital

2024 in-app purchase revenue up to $150bn, but app downloads decrease

23 Jan 2025

Honor is launching the X9c in South Africa in January

Technology

Honor gets new CEO and brings new phones to SA for Chinese New Year

Lindsey Schutters 21 Jan 2025

Agriculture

Kenya’s farmers have lots of digital tools to help boost productivity – how they can be made more effective

E Njuguna, J Mburu, R Birner and T Daum 21 Jan 2025

#BizTrends2025: Top trends set to define SA's business landscape

Trends

#BizTrends2025: Top trends set to define SA's business landscape

Issued by Lula 13 Jan 2025

Serve humanity by addressing tech-based education challenges

Higher Education

Serve humanity by addressing tech-based education challenges

Issued by Bullion PR & Communication 9 Jan 2025

Source: © Goods Fox Tomorrow, Friday, 10 January, representatives of TikTok's parent company ByteDance will plead to the US Supreme Court to halt the decision of a looming ban later this month

Social Media

Implications of the banning of TikTok in the US

Danette Breitenbach 9 Jan 2025

Source: © The Economic Times President-elect Donald Trump is making a U-turn on banning TikTok in the US

Media Freedom

Trump's U-turn on the banning of TikTok

Danette Breitenbach 2 Jan 2025

Exploring South Africa’s evolving travel trends in a post-pandemic world

Marketing

Exploring South Africa’s evolving travel trends in a post-pandemic world

Issued by KLA 12 Dec 2024

SpaceX extends lead with first direct to cell Starlink constellation complete

Telecoms & Networks

SpaceX extends lead with first direct to cell Starlink constellation complete

Lindsey Schutters 5 Dec 2024

Source: Pexels.

Mental health

Corporate burnout: what the stats reveal about hidden stress

Anja van Beek 2 Dec 2024

Unlocking the future of retail with geospatial data

Research

Unlocking the future of retail with geospatial data

Craig Schwabe 26 Nov 2024

Graham Cruikshanks, "This is Africa: Distinctiveness is our super power"

Branding

Graham Cruikshanks, "This is Africa: Distinctiveness is our super power"

Graham Cruikshanks 19 Nov 2024

Advertising is here to stay: 3 ways to adapt with the changing times

Digital

Advertising is here to stay: 3 ways to adapt with the changing times

Gillian Ezra 15 Nov 2024

Is generative AI overhyped?

ICT

Is generative AI overhyped?

Anthony Willis, Issued by Altron 29 Oct 2024

Data analysis and reporting gives retailers inside lane in race to Black Friday

Retail

Data analysis and reporting gives retailers inside lane in race to Black Friday

28 Oct 2024

The Samsung Z Fold6 is the best foldable smartphone the Korean giant has ever produced, but the party trick is getting stale.

Mobile & Apps

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold6 is a poor fit for SA

Lindsey Schutters 23 Oct 2024

Here’s how you should be preparing for Black Friday

Retail

Here’s how you should be preparing for Black Friday

Warren Hawkins 23 Oct 2024

TCB: Taking care of the circular economy

Circular Economy & Waste Management

TCB: Taking care of the circular economy

Issued by Soapbox Communications 15 Oct 2024