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Some of the the 2026 African Marketing Confederation (AMC) Awards winners (OImage supplied)

Marketing

Stanbic IBTC Bank’s Together4ALimb tops AMC Awards

3 hours

South Africa’s AI ambitions face a looming power constraint

4th Industrial Revolution

South Africa’s AI ambitions face a looming power constraint

Warren Olivier 4 hours

Why smart businesses are prioritising customer retention over customer acquisition

SMEs

Why smart businesses are prioritising customer retention over customer acquisition

Jeremy Lang, Issued by Business Partners Limited 4 hours

Daily Maverick and Gift of the Givers launch 6th MavericKids Activity Book

Newspapers

Daily Maverick and Gift of the Givers launch 6th MavericKids Activity Book

Issued by Daily Maverick 5 hours

Stop guessing what your washrooms could save

Facilities & Property Management

Stop guessing what your washrooms could save

Zea Gove, Issued by Propelair SA 1 day

The next big shift in business messaging

Digital

The next big shift in business messaging

Issued by Celerity.chat 1 day

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 1 day

Source: Pexels.

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

SA land-reform tensions mount as UK overtakes US in Western Cape export rankings

Katja Hamilton 1 day

A real creative doesn’t fear new tools, like AI; they use them to their advantage, says Elizma Keyter, art director, Retroviral (Image supplied)

Advertising

From the big idea to pitch: How AI is changing the way we sell campaigns

Elizma Keyter 1 day

West Coast Way encourages road trips beyond AI itineraries

Travel

West Coast Way encourages road trips beyond AI itineraries

2 days

FMCG

Heineken Beverages named Brand of the Year at the 2026 Loeries

Issued by Heineken Beverages 2 days

25 years in sponsorship marketing: Why human connections matter more than ever in a changing world

Marketing

25 years in sponsorship marketing: Why human connections matter more than ever in a changing world

Richard Dunn, Issued by Playmakers 2 days

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Management & Leadership

Navy suits and cognitive overload: The science of executive decision fatigue

Johané du Toit 3 days

Retail

Will AI put your brand on the festive shopping shortlist?

Pule Martin 3 days

WPP has announced that Tyler Turnbull will join the company as CEO of WPP Creative in early 2027(Image source: @ WPP

Advertising

McCann global CEO appointed CEO of WPP Creative

3 days

El Niño could test more than crops: What farmers need to know about contractual risk

Agriculture

El Niño could test more than crops: What farmers need to know about contractual risk

Lucinde Rhoodie, Director and Liëtte van Schalkwyk 3 days

From billboard banner to school bag: Turning waste into opportunity

ESG

From billboard banner to school bag: Turning waste into opportunity

Issued by Go Big Media 12 Oct 2026

Keeping 80,000 promises

Digital

Keeping 80,000 promises

Issued by Celerity.chat 12 Oct 2026

Getting price and paperwork right for multi-national entities

Taxation & Regulation

Getting price and paperwork right for multi-national entities

Amy Moutinho, Issued by Nexia SAB&T 9 Oct 2026

Image supplied.

Aesthetic Medicine

Beyond the perfect picture: What beauty clients really want

Abigail Dunjwa 9 Oct 2026

SportsCast Africa boosts reach with Hisense Smart TV partnership

TV

SportsCast Africa boosts reach with Hisense Smart TV partnership

9 Oct 2026

South Africa loses up to R12bn a year to ad fraud, yet the silence is deafening

Advertising

South Africa loses up to R12bn a year to ad fraud, yet the silence is deafening

Marc Dhalluin, Issued by TruthsetsOnline.com 9 Oct 2026

Source: Hennie Stander via

Logistics & Transport

Western Cape exports to US fall 16.2% as trade tensions grow

9 Oct 2026

VPS hosting: Finding the right plan for your workload

Cloud

VPS hosting: Finding the right plan for your workload

Issued by Domains.co.za 8 Oct 2026

#BlackFriday2026: Why customer service could matter as much as the discount

CRM

#BlackFriday2026: Why customer service could matter as much as the discount

9 Oct 2026

What does it really takes to make a franchise succeed in SA?

Franchising

What does it really takes to make a franchise succeed in SA?

9 Oct 2026

Waiting for a parcel? Here's how to spot a fake courier notification before it costs you

Distribution

Waiting for a parcel? Here's how to spot a fake courier notification before it costs you

Issued by Fastway Couriers 8 Oct 2026

LekkeSlaap founders exit as local investors take over

Tourism & Travel

LekkeSlaap founders exit as local investors take over

8 Oct 2026

FoodForward SA wins gold at Prestigious Eco-Logic Awards

Circular Economy & Waste Management

FoodForward SA wins gold at Prestigious Eco-Logic Awards

Issued by FoodForward SA 8 Oct 2026

Your messages matter

Digital

Your messages matter

Issued by Celerity.chat 8 Oct 2026

It’s not just music

Radio & Audio

It’s not just music

Issued by OFM Radio 8 Oct 2026

Source: Supplied.

Construction & Engineering

A new urban connection is changing how Cape Town’s CBD is experienced

8 Oct 2026

Remuneration & Payroll

The cost of great talent: Inside the 2026 Ad Talent Salary Survey

7 Oct 2026

Source: Supplied. Marin Cundall, Managing Executive: Digital Experience: GoTyme Bank.

Banking

#EXCLUSIVE: GoTyme rethinks banking with its new app

Katja Hamilton 7 Oct 2026

Beauty retailers face a festive sales crisis unless they fix customer confidence

E-commerce

Beauty retailers face a festive sales crisis unless they fix customer confidence

Pule Martin 7 Oct 2026

Checkers launches limited-edition Booberries to help fight breast cancer

ESG

Checkers launches limited-edition Booberries to help fight breast cancer

7 Oct 2026

Source: Supplied. Dr Tara Polzer Ngwato, Director: Systems and Partnerships at Social Impact Insights Africa.

Finance

#EXCLUSIVE: South Africa cannot afford to mistake stagnation for stability

Dr Tara Polzer Ngwato 6 Oct 2026

You've done the work. Now claim your space on stage.

Events & Conferencing

You've done the work. Now claim your space on stage.

Issued by Topco Media 6 Oct 2026

Gun Free South Africa’s powerful portrait campaign ‘If I Grow Up’ hits home

Advertising

Gun Free South Africa’s powerful portrait campaign ‘If I Grow Up’ hits home

Issued by M+C Saatchi Abel 6 Oct 2026

Saving Grace AI Tutor opens free Grade 12 exam support to South African learners

E-learning

Saving Grace AI Tutor opens free Grade 12 exam support to South African learners

Issued by Saving Grace Education 5 Oct 2026

500 braai grids, 1 bottle: Sunlight's ultimate Heritage Day clean-up

Promotions & Activations

500 braai grids, 1 bottle: Sunlight's ultimate Heritage Day clean-up

6 Oct 2026

Beyond the hunt group: Why South African businesses are rethinking how calls are routed

Telecoms & Networks

Beyond the hunt group: Why South African businesses are rethinking how calls are routed

Issued by Voys 5 Oct 2026

#Loeries2026 | Open Chair calls on industry for safety allies

Loeries Creative Week

#Loeries2026 | Open Chair calls on industry for safety allies

5 Oct 2026

Advertising

Am I?

Delano Chengan, Issued by M+C Saatchi Abel 5 Oct 2026

Source: Supplied. Michael Kransdorff, director of The Institute for International Tax and Finance.

Fintech

Moving money abroad? New AI tool aims to cut through Sars red tape

5 Oct 2026

Smaller baskets, faster meals: Here's how South Africans are reshaping grocery shopping

Research

Smaller baskets, faster meals: Here's how South Africans are reshaping grocery shopping

5 Oct 2026

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Noncommunicable diseases

79 deaths a day: South Africa’s diabetes crisis needs a new strategy

Patrick Ngassa Piotie 5 Oct 2026

(Left) Dominique Baxewanos, creative director at VML South Africa, and her colleague senior conceptual art director (right) Hanro Manefeldt worked on a Loeries finalist breast cancer awareness campaign for Dove, and share how it brought a sense of purpose to their careers (Image supplied)

Loeries Creative Week

#Loeries2026 | The Dove Real TLC campaign: Not a pdf, but a life-saving impact

5 Oct 2026

Source: Pexels.

Financial Services

Could pensioners be losing out on rates relief?

5 Oct 2026