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WesBank New Generation Awards announces 2026 finalists

Digital

WesBank New Generation Awards announces 2026 finalists

Issued by WesBank New Generation Awards 1 Sep 2026

Tyla brings her A*Pop era to Gold Reef City takeover

Events

Tyla brings her APop* era to Gold Reef City takeover

13 Aug 2026

Gagasi FM announces mid-season shake-up

Radio & Audio

Gagasi FM announces mid-season shake-up

Issued by Gagasi FM 3 Aug 2026

Media

Unpaid salaries rock SA's oldest continuously published paper

30 Jul 2026

The Interactive Advertising Bureau South Africa (IAB SA) has announced the finalists for the 2026 Bookmark Awards (Image supplied)

Digital

#Bookmarks2026 | All the IAB South Africa 2026 Bookmark Awards finalists

17 Jul 2026

CSI & Philanthropy

#MandelaDay2026: 8 ways you can spend your 67 minutes

17 Jul 2026

Rosslyn deal: Mashatile wants Chery backing township businesses

Manufacturing & Parts

Rosslyn deal: Mashatile wants Chery backing township businesses

Imran Salie 6 Jul 2026

Every year, on 16 July, communications professionals around the world celebrate World PR Day (#WPRD) and Bizcommunity also dedicates the month of July to PR (Image @Bizcommunity)

World PR Day

#WPRD2026 | The Golden Age of Strategic PR is here. Join the organisations defining it.

1 Jul 2026

Source: Reuters.

Banking

Lloyds weighs bid for Aldermore as South Africa's FirstRand seeks exit, Sky News reports

Nithyashree R B 23 Jun 2026

KPop Demon Hunters is the most successful Netflix original of all time. Source: Netflix.

Streaming

A full year in the Top 10: KPop Demon Hunters makes Netflix history

19 Jun 2026

Agriculture

Tongaat Hulett sale agreement paves way for business rescue exit

Nelson Banya 18 Jun 2026

The best place to advertise in South Africa

Online Media

The best place to advertise in South Africa

Issued by Broad Media 14 May 2026

It was Sunset Time as thousands of user-generated sunsets transformed high-traffic billboards into moments of golden hour calm across the country. Source: Supplied.

OOH

Corona bets on user-generated sunsets for its latest outdoor push

4 May 2026

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Global firms, investors in share sale rush as Middle East conflict erupts

Charlie Conchie 5 Mar 2026

Chery, Nissan and the future of Rosslyn

Manufacturing & Parts

Chery, Nissan and the future of Rosslyn

Lance Branquinho 16 Feb 2026

A citywide love takeover hits Sandton’s digital billboards this Valentine’s Day

OOH

A citywide love takeover hits Sandton’s digital billboards this Valentine’s Day

Issued by Kena Outdoor 13 Feb 2026

Source: Pexels.

Infrastructure & Utilities

End of an era: Barloworld delisted after R23bn Saudi acquisition

11 Feb 2026

Image source: DC Studio from

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | Bowmans' team: Regulatory developments in fintech, TMT sectors help steer Africa's investment future

Ashleigh Hale, Kate Beretta and John Paul Ongeso 5 Feb 2026

Openfield/Baby George partnership rewrites the sponsorship and experiential playbook

Sponsorship

Openfield/Baby George partnership rewrites the sponsorship and experiential playbook

Issued by Openfield 2 Feb 2026

Advertising

Why Heineken’s zero-alcohol London Underground campaign fell flat

Jonatan Sodergren 30 Jan 2026

Image supplied.

Aesthetic Medicine

#BizTrends2026 | S&S Aesthetics' Dr Saumya Gautam: The global rise of regenerative aesthetics

Dr Saumya Gautam 20 Jan 2026

Sheer City debuts a convergence of art, music, and LGBTQ+ culture in Cape Town

Events

Sheer City debuts a convergence of art, music, and LGBTQ+ culture in Cape Town

12 Jan 2026

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Mining

Move over, AngloTeck, Rio Tinto-Glencore has entered the chat

9 Jan 2026

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

South African rand steady after Venezuela shock

Anathi Madubela 5 Jan 2026

Streaming

Netflix defends Warner Bros. deal amid fears it could hasten cinema’s decline

18 Dec 2025

#BestofBiz 2025: HR & Management

HR & Management

#BestofBiz 2025: HR & Management

17 Dec 2025

Image supplied.

Cardiology

Netcare duo implants pacemaker smaller than an AAA battery

8 Dec 2025

Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Hospital Groups

Johann Rupert’s Remgro, MSC’s IHL plan Mediclinic takeover

4 Dec 2025

Kenya to sell 15% Safaricom stake to Vodacom in $1.6bn deal

Telecoms & Networks

Kenya to sell 15% Safaricom stake to Vodacom in $1.6bn deal

Duncan Miriri, George Obulutsa 4 Dec 2025

Image supplied.

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

5FM’s "16 Days, 16 Voices" shines spotlight on GBV survivors' stories

27 Nov 2025

How locally-driven hotels are driving West Africa's hospitality resurgence

Hospitality

How locally-driven hotels are driving West Africa's hospitality resurgence

12 Nov 2025

Taxi rank takeovers: Bree goes digital for brands

OOH

Taxi rank takeovers: Bree goes digital for brands

Issued by Blu Label Media 11 Nov 2025

Score energy drink calls on Mzansi to #GoGetIt with The Get Up To Your Go! campaign

Advertising

Score energy drink calls on Mzansi to #GoGetIt with The Get Up To Your Go! campaign

Issued by Hoola Agency 27 Oct 2025

OG Influencer revealed, shows up at Loeries and Most Awards

OOH

OG Influencer revealed, shows up at Loeries and Most Awards

21 Oct 2025

Source: Reuters.

Economy

South Africa records large FDI outflows in Q2 as Anglo spins off platinum unit

Kopano Gumbi 2 Oct 2025

Logos of French TV channel Canal+ are reflected in a puddle in front of the Canal One headquarters of the Canal+ Group in Issy-Les-Moulineaux near Paris, France, 20 February 2025. Reuters/Abdul Saboor/File Photo

Management & Leadership

New CEO, board of MultiChoice appointed following Canal+ takeover

Nqobile Dludla 22 Sep 2025

Self-proclaimed "OG Influencer" has launched an unprecedented collaboration across multiple media owners, creating industry buzz and public speculation about who's behind it (Image supplied)

OOH

Who is the #TheOGInfluencer?

19 Sep 2025

Image credit: Reuters

Mining

Anglo American to sell last shares in Valterra for $2.4bn

4 Sep 2025

Juno ranked no. 1 attractive media agency according to SCOPEN

Media

Juno ranked no. 1 attractive media agency according to SCOPEN

Issued by Juno Media 10 Apr 2024

From billboards to big brands: How Lesedi Mnisi is redefining OOH advertising at Kena Outdoor

Women's Month

From billboards to big brands: How Lesedi Mnisi is redefining OOH advertising at Kena Outdoor

Issued by Kena Outdoor 14 Aug 2025

A miner holds a sack of ore as it comes out from the mine shaft at Rubaya coltan mine, near the town of Rubaya, which is controlled by M23 rebels, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Image credit: Reuters

Mining

The hidden cost of your smartphone: Inside Congo's rebel-funded mines

Giulia Paravicini and David Lewis 14 Aug 2025

Meet Emira’s new CEO: James Day

Markets & Investment

Meet Emira’s new CEO: James Day

Issued by Catchwords 22 Jul 2025

#YouthMonth: GoodLuck is influencing SA's youth through its music

Music

#YouthMonth: GoodLuck is influencing SA's youth through its music

Evan-Lee Courie 30 Jun 2025

Africa’s hospitality boom: Are we building fast enough?

Hospitality

Africa’s hospitality boom: Are we building fast enough?

Robin Fredericks 24 Jun 2025

Savanna presents: The Weekend of Marvels in Durban this July

Events

Savanna presents: The Weekend of Marvels in Durban this July

Issued by OnPoint PR 19 Jun 2025