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"Consistent organic growth remains our North Star. While it will take time to outpace historical losses, our Q1 results are in line with expectations and ahead of Q4 2025," says Cindy Rose, WPP CEO (Image source: @ WPP

Advertising

No surprises in WPP Q1 results

1 hour

Gibs Media Leadership Programme expands AI curriculum as 2026 applications open

Higher Education

Gibs Media Leadership Programme expands AI curriculum as 2026 applications open

Issued by Gordon Institute of Business Science 1 hour

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Circular Economy & Waste Management

CIOs are paying for a waste problem that vendors created

Kwirirai Rukowo 2 hours

Source: The Leapfrog Rustenburg team members are Tumelo Femele, Kitso Khunou, Thembisile Moremi, Salome Moagi, Kgalalelo Dilapisho, Setshego Moemi and Ishmael Chirwa.

Property

Leapfrog Property Group launches tech-driven real-estate hub in Rustenburg

1 hour

Lieutenant-General Puleng Dimpane has been appointed as the acting national commissioner of police. Image source: GCIS

Law Practice

Acting national police commissioner appointed following Masemola's suspension

3 hours

Carat South Africa recognised as Scopen’s Best Media Agency to Work For

Media

Carat South Africa recognised as Scopen’s Best Media Agency to Work For

Issued by Dentsu 3 hours

Your boss just came back from holiday with an AI-generated song. Now what?

Artificial Intelligence

Your boss just came back from holiday with an AI-generated song. Now what?

Michelle Geere, Issued by AdBot 4 hours

(L to r:) Kabelo Makwane, ICT executive, Ricky Hendricks, Google Marketing Strategy & Partnerships in SSA, Alex Okosi, managing director, Africa, Google, Janet Booysen,Massmart marketing VP (acting) and Anwar Jappie, chair @ Effie Awards (Image source: LinkedIn

Education

First- of-its-kind training bridges gap between digital content and physical commerce

1 hour

Jet fuel surge, supply risks pressure SADC airlines

Aviation

Jet fuel surge, supply risks pressure SADC airlines

24 Apr 2026

Facilities & Property Management

Excellerate Services refreshes its brand and sets a new standard

Issued by Excellerate Services 24 Apr 2026

Your dashboard is talking. Is anyone listening?

CRM, CX, UX

Your dashboard is talking. Is anyone listening?

Issued by Can!do 24 Apr 2026

How Lumico and Lava Lamp Lab built a high-impact website for the Tygerberg Hospital Children’s Hospital

CRM, CX, UX

How Lumico and Lava Lamp Lab built a high-impact website for the Tygerberg Hospital Children’s Hospital

Issued by Lumico 24 Apr 2026

Hot 102.7FM hits no.1 again in Media and Telecoms in Growth Champions 2026

Radio & Audio

Hot 102.7FM hits no.1 again in Media and Telecoms in Growth Champions 2026

Issued by HOT 102.7FM 24 Apr 2026

Pet food sales surge 28% in SA as consumers prioritise furry family members

FMCG

Pet food sales surge 28% in SA as consumers prioritise furry family members

24 Apr 2026

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Coal, Oil & Gas

Sars diesel rebate system overhaul paves way for automated fuel monitoring

24 Apr 2026

Why the best client relationships are built on uncomfortable honesty

Marketing

Why the best client relationships are built on uncomfortable honesty

Issued by We Do Digital 24 Apr 2026

Image credit: Pexels

Aesthetic Medicine

Why patients are choosing natural aesthetics over looking younger

24 Apr 2026

Pictured (L to r): Katja Fasink, CEO of key7 Communications and Cyber Security, Slovenia,Maxim Behar, WCFA president and CEO of M3 Communications Group, Bulgaria, Lebo Madiba, managing director, PR Powerhouse, South Africa, Diego Biasi, PR and Digital Strategy Consultant and Founder and CEO of BPRESS Italy,and Sergii Bidenko, reputation and crisis advisor at SEC Newgate Ukraine and member of the Management Board of ICCO (Image composite: @ Ruth Cooper, Bizcommunity)

PR & Communications

Corporate crisis: The broken heart of communications

Lebo Madiba 24 Apr 2026

Source: Supplied.

Property Development

Sandton’s skyline set for transformation with Olympus mixed-use mega project

23 Apr 2026

Leadership, transparency and culture shifts are key to improving public sector healthcare quality

Public Health

Leadership, transparency and culture shifts are key to improving public sector healthcare quality

Issued by COHSASA 23 Apr 2026

Source: Supplied. Chief financial officer at Fortress, Ian Vorster.

Property

Fortress breaks new ground with R1.6bn Zaronia-linked bond

23 Apr 2026

Source: Supplied. Andrea McKaiser-Walbrugh, senior associate at legal firm CMS South Africa.

Taxation & Regulation

From trade pact to action plan: AfCFTA faces capital mobilisation test

Andrea McKaiser-Walbrugh 23 Apr 2026

SA’s Draft AI policy: What it means and what comes next

4th Industrial Revolution

SA’s Draft AI policy: What it means and what comes next

Peter Grealy, Leanne Mostert, Wendy Tembedza, Karl Blom, Aalia Manie 23 Apr 2026

What is quiet luxury interior design?

Trends

What is quiet luxury interior design?

Issued by Giava Interiors 23 Apr 2026

Johannesburg property market opens new opportunities for aparthotel growth

Property

Johannesburg property market opens new opportunities for aparthotel growth

23 Apr 2026

Effie invites brands to shape the next generation of marketing talent through Effie College

Advertising

Effie invites brands to shape the next generation of marketing talent through Effie College

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 23 Apr 2026

Branding

4 ways the “belief economy” is reshaping brand growth

Chelsea Lodewyk 23 Apr 2026

Blades of our lives: How Philips Series 3000 won by speaking to South Africans in their tongue

Advertising

Blades of our lives: How Philips Series 3000 won by speaking to South Africans in their tongue

Issued by TBWA 23 Apr 2026

Algorithm Performance Marketing launches Lighthouse Geo: Africa's first AI visibility platform

Digital

Algorithm Performance Marketing launches Lighthouse Geo: Africa's first AI visibility platform

Issued by Algorithm Agency 23 Apr 2026

Source: South African Government News Agency.

Construction & Engineering

Lesotho's Senqu Bridge launch: The solution to Gauteng's water security crisis?

23 Apr 2026

Google Earth AI integration bridges the gap between digital marketing and physical reality

Marketing

Google Earth AI integration bridges the gap between digital marketing and physical reality

23 Apr 2026

The invisible competitors

Advertising

The invisible competitors

Rosemary Baronetti, Issued by M+C Saatchi Abel 23 Apr 2026

Whose AI is it anyway?

Marketing

Whose AI is it anyway?

Monica Gomes, Issued by Brave Group 23 Apr 2026

#EvolutionofWork

Stop onboarding, start everboarding: Drive long-term employee success with continuous development

Lyndy van den Barselaar 22 Apr 2026

#EarthDay2026: Environmental, closure risk are key aspects of mining due diligence

Mining

#EarthDay2026: Environmental, closure risk are key aspects of mining due diligence

Issued by SRK Consulting 22 Apr 2026

Introducing Seacom PeeringReach and taking local municipalities beyond

Telecoms & Networks

Introducing Seacom PeeringReach and taking local municipalities beyond

Issued by Stone 22 Apr 2026

Mall of Africa celebrates 10 years

Retail

Mall of Africa celebrates 10 years

Issued by Mall of Africa 22 Apr 2026

10 factors reshaping SA’s online retail economy in 2026

E-commerce

10 factors reshaping SA’s online retail economy in 2026

Jason Sive 22 Apr 2026

Fame Week Africa 2026 opens registration

Events & Conferencing

Fame Week Africa 2026 opens registration

Issued by The Publicity Workshop 22 Apr 2026

Entries for the 2026 Prism Summit & Awards have officially opened with the theme Kaleidoscope: Patterns of Impact Across Past, Present & Future (Source: AI-generated image)

Prism Awards

#PrismsAwards2026 | Kaleidoscope: Patterns of Impact Across Past, Present & Future entries open

22 Apr 2026

From insight to impact: MASA approves Rogerwilco research as CPD learning content

Research

From insight to impact: MASA approves Rogerwilco research as CPD learning content

Issued by Rogerwilco 22 Apr 2026

Absolute Ablutions scales to 400+ leads while cutting click costs by over 50% with Cape Marketing Agency

Marketing

Absolute Ablutions scales to 400+ leads while cutting click costs by over 50% with Cape Marketing Agency

Issued by Cape Marketing Agency 22 Apr 2026

Apple CEO Tim Cook to step down, John Ternus to take over

Technology

Apple CEO Tim Cook to step down, John Ternus to take over

22 Apr 2026

PR isn't an ad so give it the space to lead

PR & Communications

PR isn't an ad so give it the space to lead

22 Apr 2026

Cape Town’s CBD reimagined: The Movement revitalising the city beyond work hours

Lifestyle

Cape Town’s CBD reimagined: The Movement revitalising the city beyond work hours

Evan-Lee Courie 22 Apr 2026