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Joe Public was crowned Independent Agency and Agency of the Year at Loereis (Image source: @ Loeries

Loeries Creative Week

#Loeries2026 | Joe Public takes top honours

1 day

A new digital screen expands Kena Outdoor’s portfolio in Sandton

OOH

A new digital screen expands Kena Outdoor’s portfolio in Sandton

Issued by Kena Outdoor 2 days

South Africa’s leadership pipeline is still failing women

Higher Education

South Africa’s leadership pipeline is still failing women

Dr Shahiem Patel, Issued by Regent Business School 2 days

Dentsu Africa Pulse | The easy part is over

Marketing

Dentsu Africa Pulse | The easy part is over

Issued by Dentsu 2 days

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

Digital

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

Marc Dhalluin, Issued by TruthsetsOnline.com 2 days

Dr Kiru Pillay, Dean of the Faculty of Information Technology at Richfield Graduate Institute of Technology

Higher Education

Richfield appoints new dean of IT

2 days

The first Loerie Awards were awarded last night, 8 October (Image @ Loeries

Loeries Creative Week

#Loeries2026 | All the winners from night 1

2 days

Source: Supplied. Japie van Niekerk, chief executive officer of New Africa Developments (NAD).

Property Development

New Africa Developments applies hospitality lessons to shopping centres

2 days

Everlectric powers ahead following successful exit from Vumela Fund

Funding

Everlectric powers ahead following successful exit from Vumela Fund

Issued by Edge Growth 3 days

Source: Supplied. Christopher Ball, co-founder of Finch Technologies.

Fintech

Africa’s financial inclusion revolution isn’t over: 4 shifts that could change what comes next

2 days

LekkeSlaap founders exit as local investors take over

Tourism & Travel

LekkeSlaap founders exit as local investors take over

3 days

Propak Cape 2026 seminar programme brings packaging industry insights to Cape Town

Packaging

Propak Cape 2026 seminar programme brings packaging industry insights to Cape Town

Issued by Propak Cape 3 days

Image source: DC Studio from

Advertising

Global ad spend set to hit $1.34tn in 2026 driven by AI and mega-events

3 days

Image supplied.

Emergency Medicine

Groote Schuur gets R200m upgrade ahead of festive season

3 days

Ster-Kinekor’s Tyger Valley upgrade changes movie nights for everyone

Film

Ster-Kinekor’s Tyger Valley upgrade changes movie nights for everyone

3 days

In-housing is no longer an experiment: The future of the agency model is hybrid

Digital

In-housing is no longer an experiment: The future of the agency model is hybrid

Shaune Jordaan, Issued by Hoorah Digital 3 days

Your messages matter

Digital

Your messages matter

Issued by Celerity.chat 3 days

Woolies brings AI food assistant W.Chef into live customer testing

Technology

Woolies brings AI food assistant W.Chef into live customer testing

3 days

It’s not just music

Radio & Audio

It’s not just music

Issued by OFM Radio 3 days

Source: Voguish Trails Media via

Logistics & Transport

Gauteng launches digital system to fast-track public transport licences

3 days

Google chooses 15 SA startups for AI accelerator

SMEs

Google chooses 15 SA startups for AI accelerator

3 days

James Lees, CEO of Advantage Learn

Primary & Secondary Education

Quest for your best: Free Maths app opens door to exam success and R10k prizes

7 Oct 2026

Source: Supplied.

Construction & Engineering

Kenya’s $26bn building boom is about to take centre stage

3 days

Sars is going digital

Taxation & Regulation

Sars is going digital

Issued by Times 3 Technologies 3 days

Isuzu pours R30m into Gqeberha assembly plant

Manufacturing & Parts

Isuzu pours R30m into Gqeberha assembly plant

7 Oct 2026

Source: Image supplied

Technology

Inside Hisense’s Atlantis factory: 30 years of building with purpose

Chloe Posthumus 7 Oct 2026

AI can automate the podcast business. It can’t automate trust

Podcasts

AI can automate the podcast business. It can’t automate trust

Jon Savage 7 Oct 2026

October fuel hike puts South Africa’s road freight under pressure

Logistics & Transport

October fuel hike puts South Africa’s road freight under pressure

Gavin Kelly 7 Oct 2026

Architecture & Design

Bosun announces major Western Cape investment

Issued by Bosun 3 days

Why hiring entry-level talent makes business sense this recruitment season

Youth Employment

Why hiring entry-level talent makes business sense this recruitment season

Gizelle Hutchinson, Issued by SA Youth 6 Oct 2026

Solving underground mining's toughest connectivity challenge with secure private 5G

Mining

Solving underground mining's toughest connectivity challenge with secure private 5G

Issued by IMT (Integrated Mining Technologies) 6 Oct 2026

Learning Curve appointed as Canva’s first local reseller for Africa

Digital

Learning Curve appointed as Canva’s first local reseller for Africa

Issued by Learning Curve 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

AfDB and Germany partner to strengthen Africa’s rail networks

Logistics & Transport

AfDB and Germany partner to strengthen Africa’s rail networks

6 Oct 2026

Vacation ownership: 12 questions to ask before you buy

Tourism & Travel

Vacation ownership: 12 questions to ask before you buy

6 Oct 2026

SA Fashion Awards 2026 spotlight Woolworths, Foschini and local brands

Fashion

SA Fashion Awards 2026 spotlight Woolworths, Foschini and local brands

6 Oct 2026

African cinema’s missing link? WIC puts audiences at the centre

Film & Cinematography

African cinema’s missing link? WIC puts audiences at the centre

6 Oct 2026

John Botha, joint CEO of Global Business Solutions

Labour Law & Unions

Cosatu protest: Why saving South African jobs must begin long before retrenchment notices arrive

John Botha 5 Oct 2026

Image source: Katerina Holmes from

Education

#WorldTeachersDay: Why teachers matter as much as engineers and scientists

5 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

#ATMDubai | Middle East hotel boom shifts focus from rooms to profitability

Hospitality

#ATMDubai | Middle East hotel boom shifts focus from rooms to profitability

Evan-Lee Courie 6 Oct 2026

Why your AI vendor contract is probably a liability - 7 hard truths from the front lines

Corporate & Commercial Law

Why your AI vendor contract is probably a liability - 7 hard truths from the front lines

Nicolene Schoeman-Louw, Issued by SchoemanLaw 5 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

Source: Supplied. Leslie Muthen, Director: Africa, US & Caribbean, SSP Worldwide.

Insurance & Actuarial

Swan’s insurance transformation goes live after seven-month push

5 Oct 2026

Advertising

Am I?

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

Brandtech+ stopped meetings for a week so 1200 people could experiment with AI

Artificial Intelligence

Brandtech+ stopped meetings for a week so 1200 people could experiment with AI

Issued by Brandtech+ 5 Oct 2026

Lessons for South African retailers: Heritage alone is not enough, brands must do more

Retail

Lessons for South African retailers: Heritage alone is not enough, brands must do more

Yazeed Osman 5 Oct 2026