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Checkers turns Xtra Savings into a collecting game with new Stickables campaign

CRM

Checkers turns Xtra Savings into a collecting game with new Stickables campaign

21 Sep 2026

The mind-state holding South Africans together

Research

The mind-state holding South Africans together

Issued by BrandMapp 18 Sep 2026

When every message has a price

Digital

When every message has a price

Andrew Walmsley, Issued by Brazen Labs 11 Jul 2026

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Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Loop’s Nafi Abrahams is connecting people — from Mitchells Plain to the world

Maroefah Smith 15 Sep 2026

Think you’re loyalty-savvy? Here are 5 ways to get more from your rewards

Retail

Think you’re loyalty-savvy? Here are 5 ways to get more from your rewards

Issued by Tractor Outdoor 7 Sep 2026

Phindile Mpithi, Regent Business School senior academic and programme co-ordinator

Higher Education

The February fade: When good intentions lose momentum

Phindile Mpithi, Issued by Regent Business School 1 Sep 2026

Loyalty is ready for a connected upgrade

CRM, CX, UX

Loyalty is ready for a connected upgrade

Issued by Tractor Outdoor 27 Aug 2026

Scan Display turns 30!

Exhibitions

Scan Display turns 30!

Issued by Scan Display 21 Aug 2026

Doctors going digital

Medtech

Doctors going digital

Issued by Medihelp 19 Aug 2026

Dutoit Juicy Gems puts coding-style learning in the fruit aisle

Agriculture

Dutoit Juicy Gems puts coding-style learning in the fruit aisle

19 Aug 2026

SA launches digital ETA to streamline international travel

Travel

SA launches digital ETA to streamline international travel

14 Aug 2026

Stitch Express adds in-store payments as Shopify push deepens

Fintech

Stitch Express adds in-store payments as Shopify push deepens

12 Aug 2026

OpenAI agents Hugging Face hack: A warning shot?

Cybersecurity

OpenAI agents Hugging Face hack: A warning shot?

Issued by Domains.co.za 6 Aug 2026

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Consumer Law

Promotional competitions and SA law: Is a free lunch ever really free?

Vanessa van Coppenhagen 27 Jul 2026

Ethics & Medicolegal

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

Michael-John Damant 27 Jul 2026

Ceres Fruit Growers completes major upgrade to expand export capacity

Agriculture

Ceres Fruit Growers completes major upgrade to expand export capacity

24 Jul 2026

Loyalty programmes lose value when shoppers cannot keep up

CRM

Loyalty programmes lose value when shoppers cannot keep up

Byron Rode 23 Jul 2026

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra, Fold8 and Flip8: Foldables, perfected for every way of living

Technology

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra, Fold8 and Flip8: Foldables, perfected for every way of living

Issued by Samsung 22 Jul 2026

Professor Mike Sathekge – head of the Department of Nuclear Medicine at UP and Steve Biko Academic Hospital, and president and CEO of NuMeRI – with his Harry Oppenheimer Fellowship Award at the announcement ceremony at the Brenthurst Library. Image supplied.

Medical Research

Nuclear medicine specialist receives R3m grant to turn tide against breast cancer

14 Jul 2026

No licence, no job

Skills Development & Training

No licence, no job

Nomaswazi Nkosi, Issued by Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation 9 Jul 2026

Limited edition Oreo and BTS 'purple' cookies land in SA

FMCG

Limited edition Oreo and BTS 'purple' cookies land in SA

8 Jul 2026

Source: Supplied.

Construction & Engineering

Building with confidence: How LiDAR reduces risk across a project’s lifecycle

15 Jun 2026

Order food your way at City Lodge Hotels with new Buzz App

Hospitality

Order food your way at City Lodge Hotels with new Buzz App

Issued by City Lodge Hotels 11 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

Want to decode food labels? Chilled launches free scanner to help shoppers

Technology

Want to decode food labels? Chilled launches free scanner to help shoppers

8 Jun 2026

Hackers using text-based QR codes to bypass email security tools

Cybersecurity

Hackers using text-based QR codes to bypass email security tools

2 Jun 2026

A person in protective clothing walks next to an ambulance during an evacuation operation of suspected hantavirus patients, following an outbreak on the cruise ship MV Hondius, in Praia, Cape Verde. Image credit: Reuters/Danilson Sequeira

Infectious Diseases

South Africa traces 62 contacts after fatal Andes hantavirus found

7 May 2026

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Coal, Oil & Gas

Easigas adds QR-code seals to gas cylinders so buyers can spot illegal refills

6 May 2026

Berenice Paulsen (left foreground) at the Bellville Sassa office in November 2025. We then that she had been trying for five months to help her sister Desiree Fredericks (right foreground), to get an Older Persons Grant. Archive photo: Marecia Damons

Health & Social Welfare

New Sassa system piloted in Bellville office

Marecia Damons 4 May 2026

Mall of Africa celebrates 10 years

Retail

Mall of Africa celebrates 10 years

Issued by Mall of Africa 22 Apr 2026

Physical retail stores aren't disappearing, just evolving

Retail

Physical retail stores aren't disappearing, just evolving

22 Apr 2026

From intent to purchase: How Vicinity Media is redefining the dealership journey

OOH

From intent to purchase: How Vicinity Media is redefining the dealership journey

Issued by Vicinity Media 20 Apr 2026

EuroShop highlights 5 trends for exhibition stands

Exhibitions

EuroShop highlights 5 trends for exhibition stands

Issued by Scan Display 15 Apr 2026

Vaseline has created a new authentication tool and enlisted the help of a Nigerian Prince to launch a fight back against fake versions of Vaseline Body Oils in Nigeria. Source: Unilever.

Advertising

#BehindtheCampaign: Nigerian prince busts fake body oils for Vaseline

10 Apr 2026

Social Media

The influence era: Why creators are rewriting the rules of marketing

Michael Cost 1 Apr 2026

He studied why students are afraid to start businesses. Then he built one that operates in 73 countries

SMEs

He studied why students are afraid to start businesses. Then he built one that operates in 73 countries

Issued by Aura 24 Mar 2026

Supplied image: Chris Blair, CEO at 21st Century

Management & Leadership

Conscious unbossing and AI: Why mid-level leadership must be reimagined

Chris Blair 13 Mar 2026

4 stands, 1 sustainable philosophy

Exhibitions

4 stands, 1 sustainable philosophy

Issued by Scan Display 24 Feb 2026

Paris Hilton says she has ‘rejection sensitivity dysphoria’ – here’s what it is and how it’s linked to ADHD

Neurology

Paris Hilton says she has ‘rejection sensitivity dysphoria’ – here’s what it is and how it’s linked to ADHD

Georgia Chronaki 24 Feb 2026

UKZN's Dr Bawinile Hadebe wins Saul Hertz Award for theranostics cancer research

Medical Research

UKZN's Dr Bawinile Hadebe wins Saul Hertz Award for theranostics cancer research

18 Feb 2026

App Your Game’s Yusuf Abrahams says neuroinclusive design is the real competitive edge for 2026 (and after) (Image supplied)

Marketing

#BizTrends2026 | App Your Game’s Yusuf Abrahams: Neuroinclusive design, the real competitive edge for 2026

Yusuf Abrahams 13 Feb 2026

The Future of Medical Schemes depends on Technology, Trust and Transformation

Medical Aid

The Future of Medical Schemes depends on Technology, Trust and Transformation

Issued by Medshield 30 May 2025

See it? Snap it, shop it! Amazon Lens now available in SA

E-commerce

See it? Snap it, shop it! Amazon Lens now available in SA

29 Jan 2026

The AI Skin Observer. Image credit: Clarins

Aesthetic Medicine

Mirror, Mirror on the wall, do you have AI capabilities? Beauty brands tap into fairytale magic

Maroefah Smith 23 Jan 2026

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Medical Law

When does prescription in medical malpractice cases begin? High Court clarifies

Mtho Maphumulo 12 Jan 2026

Back-to-school savings: FNB and Pep's beloved 99c shoe deal returns in 2026

ESG

Back-to-school savings: FNB and Pep's beloved 99c shoe deal returns in 2026

18 Dec 2025

Hot Cares Christmas: Hot 102.7FM listeners give Kiara-Rose the chance to get her childhood back

Radio & Audio

Hot Cares Christmas: Hot 102.7FM listeners give Kiara-Rose the chance to get her childhood back

Issued by HOT 102.7FM 12 Dec 2025