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Marketing

Why the full-time CMO is a luxury most SA businesses can’t afford

Bernard Jansen 14 May 2026

In the Spend Trend Report 2026, 75% of respondents engage in sports betting in some shape or form (Image source: @ Carte Blanche )

Marketing

#BizTrends | Spend Trend 2026 Part 2: Consumers adopt value-seeking spending strategies

Danette Breitenbach 7 May 2026

With more channels, more data, more expectations and less room for waste, marketers are under increasing pressure (Image source: © 123rf )

Marketing & Media

Part 1: Less noise, more nerve | How South African marketers are spending smarter; creating braver

30 Apr 2026

Source: Pexels.

Economy

NedFinHealth Monitor 2025: Mixed financial confidence in South Africa

12 Feb 2026

Business travel in 2026 shifts from cost-cutting to traveller experience

Travel

Business travel in 2026 shifts from cost-cutting to traveller experience

30 Jan 2026

#BizTrends2026 | Herold Gie Attorneys' Jaimé-Lee Jacobs: AI integration in the workplace

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | Herold Gie Attorneys' Jaimé-Lee Jacobs: AI integration in the workplace

Jaimé-Lee Jacobs, Issued by Herold Gie Attorneys 14 Jan 2026

Luxury shoppers are not only looking towards well-known brands like Gucci. Source: Luxity.

Retail

SA shoppers look beyond popular luxury brands

Karabo Ledwaba 19 Nov 2025

Muzi Mthombeni is a director at Wonder.

Marketing

Muzi Mthombeni | This and That: Why brand duality is now the minimum requirement

Muzi Mthombeni 7 Apr 2025

How the SA consumer class cuts costs

Research

How the SA consumer class cuts costs

Issued by BrandMapp 27 Mar 2025

Stats SA updates its inflation basket

Retail

Stats SA updates its inflation basket

Kopano Gumbi 29 Jan 2025

Marketing

Warc 2024 Report: 3 key strategies marketing leaders need to know in 2024

1 Oct 2024

Markets & Investment

Rate cuts predicted to boost homebuyer confidence and market activity soon

3 Sep 2024

#YouthMonth: How Zaio founder built a coding school from scratch

Education

#YouthMonth: How Zaio founder built a coding school from scratch

Imran Salie 19 Jun 2024

Healthy-eating guidelines for the winter

Nutrition

Healthy-eating guidelines for the winter

Issued by Association for Dietetics in South Africa 31 May 2024

SA's traditional trade revolution: 4 must-know strategies for success

Retail

SA's traditional trade revolution: 4 must-know strategies for success

Issued by MegaVision Media 13 Mar 2024

Consumer spending pressures could ease in second half say analysts

Retailers

Consumer spending pressures could ease in second half say analysts

Nqobile Dludla 7 Feb 2024

Black Friday, holiday sales spur demand at SA's Shoprite

Sales

Black Friday, holiday sales spur demand at SA's Shoprite

Nqobile Dludla 30 Jan 2024

Harry Welby-Cooke - ActionCoach SA

Trends

#BizTrends2024: The four undeniables – people, money, time and mindset

Harry Welby-Cooke 11 Jan 2024

Black Friday sales numbers show consumer strain

Sales

Black Friday sales numbers show consumer strain

12 Dec 2023

‘Tis the Season to spend wisely

Research

‘Tis the Season to spend wisely

8 Dec 2023

Source: © 123rf This Black Friday consumers went for everyday items instead of luxuries

E-commerce

#BlackFriday: Consumers under strain; swop luxury items for everyday items

5 Dec 2023

Tech trio offers new opportunities to SA retailers

Technology

Tech trio offers new opportunities to SA retailers

1 Dec 2023

Redefining efficiencies: the BPO blueprint for future-proof supply chains

Supply Chain

Redefining efficiencies: the BPO blueprint for future-proof supply chains

Tennille Bell 14 Nov 2023

4 ways to boost sales and win customers this festive season

Sales

4 ways to boost sales and win customers this festive season

6 Nov 2023

Rental demand on the rise, but landlords should note the risks

Residential Property

Rental demand on the rise, but landlords should note the risks

31 Jul 2023

Source: © 123rf PwC’s latest Global Consumer Insights Survey identifies five key areas impacting consumer spend and shaping shopping trends

Research

5 key areas impacting consumer spend, shaping shopping trends

21 Jul 2023

TikTok shakes up SA social media 'Big Five'

Social Media

TikTok shakes up SA social media 'Big Five'

Issued by Ornico 3 Jul 2023

Source: © Egor Kotenko The SA Social Media Industry Report 2023 shows a strong correlation in South Africa between access to social media and privilege.

Social Media

Social media access in SA linked to privilege, while AI emerges as game-changer

Danette Breitenbach 30 Jun 2023

Image source: Robert Churchill –

Retail Marketing

Retailers, are you keeping up with the evolution of consumer behaviour?

Serena Ho and Faheem Hoosen 30 Jun 2023

PR & Communications

Report: Tuesday still the best day to pitch to journalists

14 Apr 2023

Beast Foundation scholarship students celebrate one year anniversary

Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

Beast Foundation scholarship students celebrate one year anniversary

28 Mar 2023

Marketing

There is value in marketing being loud during recession

Ross Sibbald 9 Feb 2023

Image by Delecamedia: Cape Town-based restaurant Haiku

Food & Wine

Haiku presents festive feasting menu

28 Nov 2022

Digital

5 ways to better digital engagement for your business in 2023

Brent Haumann 25 Nov 2022

Commercial Property

SA shopping mall footfall recovers, but dwell time dwindles

31 Oct 2022

Loadshedding, petrol and interest rate hikes hit SME confidence levels

SMEs

Loadshedding, petrol and interest rate hikes hit SME confidence levels

Issued by Business Partners Limited 26 Oct 2022

Source: Supplied.

Banking

Discovery features fourth on the 2022 Fortune Change the World list

10 Oct 2022

World Bank says goal of ending extreme poverty by 2030 unlikely to be met

Health & Social Welfare

World Bank says goal of ending extreme poverty by 2030 unlikely to be met

Andrea Shalal 6 Oct 2022

Social Media

As pandemic measures are lifted, social media use has declined with the exception of TikTok

Philip Mai and Anatoliy Gruzd 26 Sep 2022

uAfrica cofounder Andy Higgins and Bidorbuy CEO Craig Lubbe. Source: Supplied

E-commerce

Bidorbuy and uAfrica merge to form 'everything e-commerce' firm Bob Group

14 Sep 2022

SA SME confidence levels rise in Q1:2022 signalling a better 2022, will recent loadshedding put a damper on this in Q2?

SMEs

SA SME confidence levels rise in Q1:2022 signalling a better 2022, will recent loadshedding put a damper on this in Q2?

Issued by Business Partners Limited 25 Aug 2022

Marketing

How brands can market to a frugal consumer

24 Aug 2022

4 ways companies can benefit from business travel

Travel

4 ways companies can benefit from business travel

19 Aug 2022

Price crisis sees SA shoppers reach tipping point of affordability

Research

Price crisis sees SA shoppers reach tipping point of affordability

27 Jul 2022

Image supplied: We need to relook at the way we do marketing today

Marketing

Revisiting marketing myopia in the digital age

Carmen Murray 1 Apr 2022

Marketing

Food Staple Purchases Drop Significantly in 2021: Township Marketing Report

Issued by Rogerwilco 22 Jun 2021

Source: © gorosi

Retail Services

SA consumers spending less this festive season

22 Dec 2021