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Essi Koster, paid media specialist at Special Effects Media, says organic content and paid ads might live on the same platform, but they do different jobs (Image supplied)

Advertising

Organic content vs paid ads: How and why it’s important to know the difference

Essi Koster 17 hours

Warc's Marketer's Toolkit 2027 gives five trends set to reshape global marketing in the year ahead (Image supplied)

Marketing & Media

5 big shifts flagged as marketers face a tougher 2027

20 hours

Source: GCIS. The Deputy Minister in the Presidency, Nonceba Mhlauli exercised her democratic right and cast her special vote at Faerie Glen in Pretoria, Gauteng.

Infrastructure & Utilities

#LGE2026: Hung councils put municipal infrastructure and service delivery in the spotlight

Katja Hamilton 1 day

Securing information and building trust: Telviva achieves ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification

Technology

Securing information and building trust: Telviva achieves ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification

Antony Russell, Issued by Telviva 1 day

Why historical financial statements are no longer enough to assess SME creditworthiness

Financial Services

Why historical financial statements are no longer enough to assess SME creditworthiness

Daniel Goldberg, Issued by Bridgement 1 day

Zanetti AI Institute's last public masterclass comes to Sandton on 18 and 19 November

Artificial Intelligence

Zanetti AI Institute's last public masterclass comes to Sandton on 18 and 19 November

Issued by Zanetti AI Institute 1 day

Nvidia investigates CEO Jensen Huang over alleged Chinese spy links

Technology

Nvidia investigates CEO Jensen Huang over alleged Chinese spy links

1 day

Retailers face a Black Friday payment security test as online shopping surges

Security

Retailers face a Black Friday payment security test as online shopping surges

1 day

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Public Health

Nationwide drug shortages raise concerns among SA psychiatrists

2 days

The Black Friday crunch is no time to be battling a bot to get your email marketing moving

Everlytic Communication Insights

The Black Friday crunch is no time to be battling a bot to get your email marketing moving

Issued by Everlytic 2 days

Before you enrol: 5 questions every parent should ask about home and online education

E-learning

Before you enrol: 5 questions every parent should ask about home and online education

Issued by Impaq 6 Nov 2026

The hidden productivity tax sitting inside your business

Software

The hidden productivity tax sitting inside your business

Glen Lumley, Issued by Learning Curve 5 Nov 2026

The future of retail field teams

Technology

The future of retail field teams

Issued by MegaVision Media 5 Nov 2026

AI and blockchain are coming to African farms: 4 things must happen for farmers to benefit

Agriculture

AI and blockchain are coming to African farms: 4 things must happen for farmers to benefit

Olaoluwa Omoniyi Olarewaju 5 Nov 2026

What South Africa’s best small businesses can teach new founders this Entrepreneurship Month

SMEs

What South Africa’s best small businesses can teach new founders this Entrepreneurship Month

Issued by Lula 3 Nov 2026

The minister wants more matrics taking Maths. CambriLearn is enrolling Grade 10s for 2027

Primary & Secondary Education

The minister wants more matrics taking Maths. CambriLearn is enrolling Grade 10s for 2027

Issued by CambriLearn 3 Nov 2026

Logistics & Transport

Agoa exclusion puts South African exporters under pressure

3 Nov 2026

Good bacteria, broader choice: SA probiotics brands are differentiating their offerings

Pharmaceuticals

Good bacteria, broader choice: SA probiotics brands are differentiating their offerings

Issued by Insight Survey 2 Nov 2026

The entrance to the illegally constructed Goats Window Luxury Safari Lodge in the foothills of the Riviersonderend mountains near Bonnievale. Photos: John Yeld / GroundUp

Environmental Law

Luxury lodge fined R15m for flouting environmental laws

John Yeld 29 Oct 2026

Rhodes University is working with the Department of Water and Sanitation to investigate whether its internal water system is the source of the outbreak. Archive photo: Steve Krentzmann

Infectious Diseases

Rhodes University launches probe into water after gastro outbreak

Laney van Wyk 29 Oct 2026

Vumelana targets CPA governance gaps with free support toolkits

Agriculture

Vumelana targets CPA governance gaps with free support toolkits

28 Oct 2026

FNB hit with R1m fine over customer data security

Cybersecurity

FNB hit with R1m fine over customer data security

27 Oct 2026

How Offernet protects client media budgets from ad fraud through VeriNET

Digital

How Offernet protects client media budgets from ad fraud through VeriNET

JG Bezuidenhout, Issued by Offernet 26 Oct 2026

New choices weigh in: South Africa’s weight management market expands

Nutrition

New choices weigh in: South Africa’s weight management market expands

Issued by Insight Survey 23 Oct 2026

UCT student builds app to expose restaurant price differences

Mobile & Apps

UCT student builds app to expose restaurant price differences

23 Oct 2026

As AI spreads, businesses lose sight of where their data goes

Data & Analytics

As AI spreads, businesses lose sight of where their data goes

Chris Badenhorst 22 Oct 2026

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Law Practice

3 bad days you can see coming... and how to handle them

Rachelle Bricout 22 Oct 2026

What is the best quoting software for manufacturers and printers?

Software

What is the best quoting software for manufacturers and printers?

Issued by QuickEasy Software 22 Oct 2026

How AI is changing the game: can South Africa’s youth football academies keep up?

Primary & Secondary Education

How AI is changing the game: can South Africa’s youth football academies keep up?

Dr Lehlohonolo Amos Masitenyane, Issued by University of Johannesburg - Marketing Management 22 Oct 2026

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Events & Shows

How Defender and Bryan Habana are helping The Litterboom Project tackle plastic pollution

Chloe Posthumus 22 Oct 2026

Marketing budgets will face Treasury's value-for-money test in 2027 says Alkemi Collective CEO, Bradly Howland (Image source: @Towfiqu barbhuiya, Unsplash

Marketing & Media

#MTBS | Marketing needs to deliver value for money

Bradly Howland 22 Oct 2026

South Africa’s seventh edition of Agency Scope is set to start fieldwork in May 2027 (Image source: © 123rf )

Marketing & Media

Agency Scope 2027/28 to kick off in May 2027 with new additions

21 Oct 2026

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Gastroenterology

Rhodes University reports gastrointestinal illness outbreak

21 Oct 2026

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Environmental Law

No excuses for environmental harm: SCA mandates Eskom action plan for Kusile

Jones Antunes and Tashlin Ramanundh 20 Oct 2026

AI isn’t replacing project managers. It is raising the bar for them

Artificial Intelligence

AI isn’t replacing project managers. It is raising the bar for them

Tanya Lilley, Issued by Brandtech+ 20 Oct 2026

Vodacom invests R1.6bn in network expansion across Mpumalanga, KZN

Telecoms & Networks

Vodacom invests R1.6bn in network expansion across Mpumalanga, KZN

20 Oct 2026

Higher Education and Training Minister Buti Manamela | Source: SANews.gov.za

Higher Education

No room for inaction: Manamela warns Setas under administration to fix control weaknesses

19 Oct 2026

Source: GroundUp/Sechaba Mokhethi. The Lesotho Highlands Development Authority will refer suspected pollution for testing. GroundUp previously revealed that Kopano Ke Matla’s wastewater-treatment systems were found to be non-compliant, despite repeated warnings. The photo shows the Sekoai River and the tunnel access site.

Construction & Engineering

Is construction at the Lesotho Highlands Water project polluting rivers?

Sechaba Mokhethi 16 Oct 2026

Geoff Lourens has joined the Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa (Manufacturing) (Pty) Limited as product communications manager, effective 1 October (Image supplied)

PR & Communications

Ford appoints product communications manager

16 Oct 2026

PayJustNow expands BNPL into healthcare and everyday retail

Banking & Finance

PayJustNow expands BNPL into healthcare and everyday retail

16 Oct 2026

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Remuneration & Payroll

Incentives drive JSE Top 200 executive pay increases, PwC report reveals

16 Oct 2026

Ray Langa, Group CEO, Leagas Delaney South Africa won hy annual trends are failing and what leaders should watch instead (Image source: © 123rf )

Marketing

#BizTrends2026 | Leagas Delaney SA's Ray Langa: 6 forces agencies should be watching

Ray Langa 22 Oct 2026

Style ID Africa releases Creator Journal Module 3: Beyond the Content

Education

Style ID Africa releases Creator Journal Module 3: Beyond the Content

Issued by Style ID 15 Oct 2026

The marketing accountability gap every CEO and CFO should be asking about

Marketing

The marketing accountability gap every CEO and CFO should be asking about

JG Bezuidenhout, Issued by Offernet 15 Oct 2026

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Pharmaceuticals

Ampath says data breach claims of “80 million patient records” are overstated

14 Oct 2026

Rwanda to bring F1 back to Africa for first time since 1993

Motorsport

Rwanda to bring F1 back to Africa for first time since 1993

Philbert Girinema 13 Oct 2026

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Circular Economy & Waste Management

H&M, Adidas join coalition to improve post-consumer textile flows

13 Oct 2026

Fuel price hikes put pressure on South Africa's supply chains

Logistics & Transport

Fuel price hikes put pressure on South Africa's supply chains

13 Oct 2026

Access to tenders and funding remain hurdles for SMMEs

SMEs

Access to tenders and funding remain hurdles for SMMEs

Joshua Kadish 12 Oct 2026