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Mobile & Apps

Spotify is putting a label on AI artists

1 day

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4th Industrial Revolution

#WomensMonth | How SA women are driving the AI workforce revolution

Nancy Dusani 2 days

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Sports Science

Many elite athletes live with health impacts long after they retire. Should they carry all the costs?

Hoani Smith, Dion Enari, and Phil Borell 14 hours

Pnet Job Market Trends Report for August 2026: How SA women are embracing AI in the workplace

Women's Month

Pnet Job Market Trends Report for August 2026: How SA women are embracing AI in the workplace

Issued by Pnet 7 Aug 2026

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Primary & Secondary Education

Why children learn English more easily with the help of their home language – Namibian study

Nhlanhla Mpofu and Clement Simuja 5 Aug 2026

Middle East conflict threatens virgin plastic supply and margins

Manufacturing

Middle East conflict threatens virgin plastic supply and margins

4 Aug 2026

Marketing

Award-winning gin brand Ginologist appoints Penquin

Issued by Penquin 2 days

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Noncommunicable diseases

Alcohol’s hidden calories: product labels could help fight obesity in South Africa

Siphiwe Dlamini 31 Jul 2026

From AI to health innovation - South Africa's Top Science Awards #ChooseUP researchers

Higher Education

From AI to health innovation - South Africa's Top Science Awards #ChooseUP researchers

Issued by University of Pretoria 30 Jul 2026

#WPRD2026 | The Human Rhythm: The pattern communicators keep ignoring

World PR Day

#WPRD2026 | The Human Rhythm: The pattern communicators keep ignoring

Paul Reynell 31 Jul 2026

#WPRD2026 | The real threat to PR Isn't AI. It's complacency.

World PR Day

#WPRD2026 | The real threat to PR Isn't AI. It's complacency.

Karabo Ledwaba 29 Jul 2026

Chinese companies are taking over the EV market. What’s behind their meteoric rise?

Commercial & Industrial

Chinese companies are taking over the EV market. What’s behind their meteoric rise?

Marina Yue Zhang 28 Jul 2026

Brewing Growth: How competition is transforming South Africa's coffee market

Research

Brewing Growth: How competition is transforming South Africa's coffee market

Issued by Insight Survey 27 Jul 2026

Cape Town clears first electric MyCiTi bus for fleet production

Logistics & Transport

Cape Town clears first electric MyCiTi bus for fleet production

23 Jul 2026

LNG carriers, designed for transporting liquefied natural gas (LNG), off Cape Town. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Coal, Oil & Gas

A sharp fall in gas supplies in 2028 threatens South Africa’s economy: how to manage the fallout

Davies Tsikayi 23 Jul 2026

Bafana Bafana’s Thapelo Maseko, with teammates, celebrating scoring their first goal in the Fifa World Cup 2026 match against South Korea at the Estadio Monterrey in Monterrey, Mexico. Image credit: Reuters/Eloisa Sanchez

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Racism at the World Cup is an ugly reality. How to understand where it comes from

Christian Ungruhe 17 Jul 2026

RollerAds launches a full-cycle ad platform with traffic, offers, and monetisation in one workspace

Digital

RollerAds launches a full-cycle ad platform with traffic, offers, and monetisation in one workspace

Issued by PRNEWS 15 Jul 2026

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Skills Development & Training

Skills shortages are holding back businesses in South Africa – survey finds the weak spots

Martin Magidi and Tariro Chivige 14 Jul 2026

#WPRD2026 | Urban Espresso's Gabbi Brondani on strategic PR, trust and the human advantage

World PR Day

#WPRD2026 | Urban Espresso's Gabbi Brondani on strategic PR, trust and the human advantage

Robin Fredericks 14 Jul 2026

Bangbroek launches local apéritif as global demand rises

FMCG

Bangbroek launches local apéritif as global demand rises

10 Jul 2026

France's Kylian Mbappé celebrates scoring their first goal in the round-of-16 Fifa World Cup match between Paraguay and France. Image credit: Reuters/Kyle Ross

Sports Science

How Messi, Mbappé and Haaland use their brains (as well as feet) to gain a psychological edge at the World Cup

Eric Zillmer 10 Jul 2026

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Climate Change

Can climate shocks change how people feel about paying taxes?

Enrico Nichelatti 10 Jul 2026

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Financial Services

OMPE Fund VI gains strategic backing from E Squared Investments

8 Jul 2026

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Higher Education

Student teachers in South Africa face a stressful career: How to prepare them better

Zayd Waghid 6 Jul 2026

Bukelwa Monqo, founder and managing director, Old Boys Club PR examines the shift to Creators at Cannes and what this means for trust (Image source: © 123rf )

Cannes Lions

#Cannes2026 | The shift to creators, but who do communities actually trust?

Bukelwa Monqo 3 Jul 2026

The API Awards – A decade of recognising the continent’s boldest deals and developments

Industrial & Logistics Property

The API Awards – A decade of recognising the continent’s boldest deals and developments

Issued by API Events 30 Jun 2026

Bizarre, but it’s happening: Your connected TV budget might be paying for a very attentive refrigerator

Advertising

Bizarre, but it’s happening: Your connected TV budget might be paying for a very attentive refrigerator

Marc Dhalluin, Issued by TruthsetsOnline.com 30 Jun 2026

Business travel during a health crisis: 5 questions to ask before you fly

Travel

Business travel during a health crisis: 5 questions to ask before you fly

30 Jun 2026

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Energy

Johannesburg has taken a big new loan to help fix its electricity problems, but the results will take time

Glen Robbins 29 Jun 2026

Fandom as algorithmic fuel: How AI is killing traditional marketing

Marketing

Fandom as algorithmic fuel: How AI is killing traditional marketing

Mathabatha Sexwale, Issued by Brave Group 29 Jun 2026

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Taxation & Regulation

Trusting Sars auto-assessments could cost taxpayers refunds

25 Jun 2026

Best web design agencies in South Africa ranked according to verified reviews

Marketing

Best web design agencies in South Africa ranked according to verified reviews

Issued by Woww 16 Mar 2026

Eskom’s Arnot Power Station in Middelburg, Mpumalanga. , , via Wikimedia Commons

Energy

Fossil fuels still dominate in Africa’s electricity future – study tracks 3,139 power plants

Davy Vanham 25 Jun 2026

Why applying for more jobs doesn’t necessarily lead to more interviews

Talent Acquisition

Why applying for more jobs doesn’t necessarily lead to more interviews

Nolundi Matomane, Issued by Pnet 24 Jun 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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Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

Funding boosts postgraduate student success – South African study measures how

Derek Yu, Christie Swanepoel, Rochelle Beukes, Ronald Arendse and Shaun Pather 23 Jun 2026

3D structure of a melanoma cell derived by ion abrasion scanning electron microscopy. Image credit: on

Medical Research

SA scientists make breakthrough in decoding cancer’s most effective survival strategy

Kevin Naidoo 22 Jun 2026

#BehindtheIMC | VML’s Jarred Cinman: Caring is the industry’s real superpower

IMC Conference

#BehindtheIMC | VML’s Jarred Cinman: Caring is the industry’s real superpower

19 Jun 2026

Standard Bank Connect launches eSIM service as mobile push expands

Mobile & Apps

Standard Bank Connect launches eSIM service as mobile push expands

18 Jun 2026

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Artificial Intelligence

Real or AI? 6 ways to tell who’s behind the screen

18 Jun 2026

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Infrastructure & Utilities

Data-centre growth set to trigger massive demand for aluminium and copper

17 Jun 2026

Digital and wellness ecosystems reshape the future of the long-term insurance industry

Insurance & Actuarial

Digital and wellness ecosystems reshape the future of the long-term insurance industry

Issued by Insight Survey 15 Jun 2026

Pnet Job Market Trends Report for June 2026: Jobs for a new generation

Youth Employment

Pnet Job Market Trends Report for June 2026: Jobs for a new generation

Issued by Pnet 15 Jun 2026

(Left) Marilize Jacobs, founder, VocalCord PR and Reputation Management and (right) Thabani Mnyakeni, chief creative officer, TM Relations, say that youth is not an age, it’s a mindset (Image supplied)

Youth Month

#YouthMonth | Youth is a mindset rather than an age bracket

Marilize Jacobs & Thabani Mnyakeni 15 Jun 2026

South Africans who gamble on sport are more comfortable with risk than the general population (Source: @ Tech Financials

Marketing & Media

Sports engagement rises as sports betting grows

11 Jun 2026

RoadCover acquires FlyCool Collective Cycling Team to champion safer roads and community impact

Safety

RoadCover acquires FlyCool Collective Cycling Team to champion safer roads and community impact

Issued by RoadCover 12 Jun 2026

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Social Media

Instagram introduces grid reordering

11 Jun 2026

AI platform targets Africa's $65bn smallholder finance gap

Agriculture

AI platform targets Africa's $65bn smallholder finance gap

10 Jun 2026

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Environment & Natural Resources

AI in nature conservation: powerful tool or dangerous shortcut?

Jeran Cloete, Dian Spear, Jessica da Silva, Lavhelesani Dembe Simba, and Peter J Carrick 10 Jun 2026