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Noncommunicable diseases

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

Siphiwe Dlamini 33 minutes

Source: New Development Bank.

Banking

Prominent South African economist to lead Brics Bank risk

18 hours

Social grant beneficiaries have until 31 August to switch from the Sassa Gold Card to the Postbank Black Card. Archive photo: supplied

Health & Social Welfare

Sassa Gold Card: 280,000 people still need to switch

Marecia Damons 19 hours

#WPRD2026 | 4 Principles for managing a crisis in the AI era

World PR Day

#WPRD2026 | 4 Principles for managing a crisis in the AI era

Madelain Roscher 20 hours

The payment button is just the beginning for BNPL

Banking & Finance

The payment button is just the beginning for BNPL

22 hours

Nonhle Thema on 94.7. Source: YouTube.

Branding

What Nonhle Thema’s story reveals about the Creator Economy’s redemption problem

Lerato Motloung 23 hours

Source: Pexels.

Property

Can an HOA disable an estate app without breaking the law?

1 day

Why digital resilience has become a business imperative for SMEs

Entrepreneurship

Why digital resilience has become a business imperative for SMEs

1 day

Estate trustees: don’t sign off the monthly pack until you can answer these 5 questions

Residential Property

Estate trustees: don’t sign off the monthly pack until you can answer these 5 questions

Issued by Tech Oasis Systems 1 day

Iata launches aviation safety workshops across Africa

Aviation

Iata launches aviation safety workshops across Africa

1 day

Franchising is a key driver of Africa's growth, says Standard Bank

Franchising

Franchising is a key driver of Africa's growth, says Standard Bank

1 day

Source: Supplied. Douglas Mayne, Head: Marketing and Stakeholder Affairs: Redefine Properties.

Property

From digital tools to AI: The next evolution of property management

Douglas Mayne 1 day

EXCLUSIVE: Why SA’s top fashion retailers can no longer blame weak macroeconomics

Retailers

EXCLUSIVE: Why SA’s top fashion retailers can no longer blame weak macroeconomics

James Townsend 1 day

Breast cancer screening in South Africa: Balancing early detection with appropriate care

Oncology

Breast cancer screening in South Africa: Balancing early detection with appropriate care

Dr Fatima Hoosain, Issued by MANGO-OMC 2 days

Retail’s next profit lever isn’t on the shelf

Trends

Retail’s next profit lever isn’t on the shelf

2 days

Standardise business analysis practice without killing flexibility

Higher Education

Standardise business analysis practice without killing flexibility

Joe Newbert, Issued by Business Change 2 days

Tools change. Principles remain

Media

Tools change. Principles remain

Issued by Greatstock 2 days

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 2 days

Rate hold gives homeowners breathing room, not relief

Property

Rate hold gives homeowners breathing room, not relief

Jonathan Kohler, Issued by Landsdowne Properties 2 days

Primary & Secondary Education

When bullying becomes lawsuits: What recent court rulings mean for SA schools

2 days

Is African creativity the world’s most undervalued asset?

Education

Is African creativity the world’s most undervalued asset?

Anthea Whitehead, Issued by AAA School of Advertising 3 days

Why South Africa must redefine matric success for tertiary readiness

Primary & Secondary Education

Why South Africa must redefine matric success for tertiary readiness

Issued by Richfield 3 days

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 3 days

New Sars travel declaration shifts border rules pre-flight

Travel

New Sars travel declaration shifts border rules pre-flight

3 days

Ethics & Medicolegal

Why ChatGPT can’t get you out of a medical malpractice claim

Michael-John Damant 3 days

World Sports Betting expands Club Privé with a reward that puts member wellbeing first

Sport

World Sports Betting expands Club Privé with a reward that puts member wellbeing first

Issued by World Sports Betting 27 Jul 2026

Climate Change

Africa to weather billion-dollar storm as “super” El Niño approaches

Simon Jessop and Marc Jones 3 days

Jean-Paul Rudd, Partner at Adams and Adams

Public Liability & Personal Injury

The danger of ambiguous consent-to-settle clauses in professional indemnity policies

Jean-Paul Rudd 24 Jul 2026

Harvesting pine trees in the Dennedal compartment of Lower Tokai on 30 August 2016. Work was halted later that day by an urgent High Court interdict. Photos: John Yeld

Environment & Natural Resources

New battle looms over future of Tokai and Cecilia pine plantations

John Yeld 2 days

We Buy Cars' advert has stirred debate. Source: YouTube.

Advertising

Why everyone is talking about the latest WeBuyCars advert

Thegandra Naidoo 24 Jul 2026

Why digital payout solutions are becoming retail's next competitive advantage

Banking & Finance

Why digital payout solutions are becoming retail's next competitive advantage

24 Jul 2026

Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Ethics & Medicolegal

Novo Nordisk v iDexis: What’s in a name (or, in this case, a compounded medicine)?

24 Jul 2026

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Reserve Bank surprises with rate hold at 7%

Katja Hamilton 23 Jul 2026

Bumper summer crops push SA food inflation down to 1.4%

Agriculture

Bumper summer crops push SA food inflation down to 1.4%

Paul Makube 23 Jul 2026

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Criminal Law

Inside the Precca Amendment Bill, part 2: The AI impact

Kim Rew 24 Jul 2026

Image source: Andriy Popov from

Criminal Law

Inside the Precca Amendment Bill, part 1: Harsher sentences, lower thresholds

Kim Rew 23 Jul 2026

Africa’s creative economy needs ownership, not just talent

Advertising

Africa’s creative economy needs ownership, not just talent

Anthea Whitehead 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

Has digital marketing become too optimised to be memorable?

Digital

Has digital marketing become too optimised to be memorable?

Issued by Penquin 15 Jul 2026

IT: A potentially dangerous blind spot in SA advertising

Digital

IT: A potentially dangerous blind spot in SA advertising

Warren Lawrence 23 Jul 2026

Source: Pexels.

Affordable & Social Housing

South Africa’s housing backlog hits 3 million as court ruling bites

22 Jul 2026

Automotive

Green mobility shift: Absa expands BYD EV finance offering

22 Jul 2026

Jack Scott-King, Max Coleman, and James Clark, co-founders of SOTRU (Image supplied)

SMEs

Addressing fraud: Holistic infrastructure for trusted business communication

22 Jul 2026

Cape industrial market enters new phase as speculative development accelerates

Industrial & Logistics Property

Cape industrial market enters new phase as speculative development accelerates

Issued by Catchwords 22 Jul 2026

Two loaders work outside the ore processing and recovery plant at De Beers' Snap Lake Diamond Mine, Northwest Territories, Canada. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Mining

Pressure makes (no) diamonds: SA mining production takes a dip

22 Jul 2026

Pork prices fall as SA's market shifts to oversupply

Agriculture

Pork prices fall as SA's market shifts to oversupply

22 Jul 2026

Electricity pylons are seen at the Kusile coal-fired station of South African utility Eskom, as the company's ageing coal-fired plants cause frequent power outages, in Delmas, in the Mpumalanga province, South Africa, 17 January 2023. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

4th Industrial Revolution

AI could lift sub-Saharan Africa economy 4% if power, internet improve, IMF says

Colleen Goko 22 Jul 2026

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Talent Acquisition

Home Affairs launches digitalised Trusted Employer Scheme Phase II

21 Jul 2026

Insurance & Actuarial

That small device you call telematics

Tim Chadwick, Issued by Chadwicks Risk & Insurance 21 Jul 2026