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Bold Online finds SMEs adding digital channels before fixing the fundamentals

Digital

Bold Online finds SMEs adding digital channels before fixing the fundamentals

Issued by Bold Online Marketing 16 Sep 2026

A tale of 2 consumers: Value-seeking versus premiumisation in South Africa

Retail Marketing

A tale of 2 consumers: Value-seeking versus premiumisation in South Africa

Issued by NielsenIQ 15 Sep 2026

Insurance emerges as a key enabler of aircraft financing in Africa

Logistics & Transport

Insurance emerges as a key enabler of aircraft financing in Africa

11 Sep 2026

Black Friday 2026: 3 Things retailers must fix now or it's bad news

E-commerce

Black Friday 2026: 3 Things retailers must fix now or it's bad news

Melinda Ellis van Zyl 11 Sep 2026

Franchising

Franchise networks face mounting pressure from costs, franchisees and staff

Larry Hodes 10 Sep 2026

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HR Tools & Software

AI and job architecture - part 3: How AI exposes the real level of expertise

Belinda Oregan 9 Sep 2026

Marketing

Why brand memory should be the next frontier of influencer measurement

Hayley Watters, Issued by Actorvate 9 Sep 2026

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Tax Law

Navigating Sars appeals: Why ADR isn't always the right move

8 Sep 2026

Agribusiness confidence rebounds as Agbiz/IDC index rises to 53

Agriculture

Agribusiness confidence rebounds as Agbiz/IDC index rises to 53

Wandile Sihlobo 8 Sep 2026

SA SMBs face rising cybersecurity risk as social engineering tops incidents

SMEs

SA SMBs face rising cybersecurity risk as social engineering tops incidents

3 Sep 2026

NIQ State of the Retail Nation: South Africans spend carefully as value takes centre stage

Retail Marketing

NIQ State of the Retail Nation: South Africans spend carefully as value takes centre stage

Issued by NielsenIQ 2 Sep 2026

Farming can help drive southern Africa’s growth if countries in the region make trade easier

Agriculture

Farming can help drive southern Africa’s growth if countries in the region make trade easier

Wandile Sihlobo 1 Sep 2026

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Management & Leadership

High price of hesitation: Why boards must act before liquidity dries up

Bridget Letsholo 31 Aug 2026

#WomensMonth: Suzuki’s Eileen Gengan on finding her voice and leading authentically

Dealers

#WomensMonth: Suzuki’s Eileen Gengan on finding her voice and leading authentically

Imran Salie 28 Aug 2026

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Management & Leadership

Turning an exit into advantage: How smart boards protect market value during executive transitions

Thabiso Legoete 28 Aug 2026

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Health & Social Welfare

Sassa’s R370-a-month grant has its day in the Supreme Court of Appeal

26 Aug 2026

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HR Tools & Software

AI and job architecture - part 1: The hidden costs of cheap solutions

Belinda Oregan 25 Aug 2026

Marketing

More leads won’t fix a weak conversion system

Issued by Livespace 21 Apr 2026

Marketing

Why businesses keep attracting the wrong enquiries

Issued by Livespace 5 Mar 2026

Report reveals retailers face AI visibility risk as shoppers compare deals

CRM

Report reveals retailers face AI visibility risk as shoppers compare deals

21 Aug 2026

South Africa’s small sugar farms are producing less than they could: Study finds ways to boost them

Agro-processing

South Africa’s small sugar farms are producing less than they could: Study finds ways to boost them

Lawrence Nkosikhona Malinga 17 Aug 2026

E-commerce, trade growth drive Africa's digital supply chains

Supply Chain

E-commerce, trade growth drive Africa's digital supply chains

11 Aug 2026

Pick n Pay boosted by Boxer as group turnover rises 2.7%

Retailers

Pick n Pay boosted by Boxer as group turnover rises 2.7%

Nqobile Dludla 7 Aug 2026

Weather extremes force growers to rethink crop stress management

Agriculture

Weather extremes force growers to rethink crop stress management

7 Aug 2026

OpenAI agents Hugging Face hack: A warning shot?

Cybersecurity

OpenAI agents Hugging Face hack: A warning shot?

Issued by Domains.co.za 6 Aug 2026

Casey Mantle, head of digital at Special Effects Media South Africa looks at what marketers need to know now that Google Search Console tracks social content (Image supplied)

Digital

Google Search Console now tracks social content: What South African marketers need to know

Casey Mantle 31 Jul 2026

Woolies sees tougher second half as inflation hits shoppers

Retail

Woolies sees tougher second half as inflation hits shoppers

30 Jul 2026

#WPRD2026 | The Human Rhythm: The pattern communicators keep ignoring

World PR Day

#WPRD2026 | The Human Rhythm: The pattern communicators keep ignoring

Paul Reynell 31 Jul 2026

SA’s manufacturers face weak demand, high costs and import pressure

Manufacturing

SA’s manufacturers face weak demand, high costs and import pressure

Mukondeleli Netshikulwe 30 Jul 2026

EXCLUSIVE: Why SA’s top fashion retailers can no longer blame weak macroeconomics

Retailers

EXCLUSIVE: Why SA’s top fashion retailers can no longer blame weak macroeconomics

James Townsend 29 Jul 2026

South African shoppers aren’t spending less; they’re spending smarter

Retail

South African shoppers aren’t spending less; they’re spending smarter

Jerome Jacobs 28 Jul 2026

Lorato Tshenkeng, founder and CEO of Decode, reflects on the recent Social Media Summit for Government in the context of WPRD 2026 (Image supplied)

World PR Day

#WPRD2026 | The golden age of strategic PR will elude government until leadership changes

Lorato Tshenkeng 28 Jul 2026

Chinese companies are taking over the EV market. What’s behind their meteoric rise?

Commercial & Industrial

Chinese companies are taking over the EV market. What’s behind their meteoric rise?

Marina Yue Zhang 28 Jul 2026

Source: Supplied. Nick Taylor, managing director at Nox Cape Town.

Property

Cape Town property managers face a new AI crisis as bookings spike

24 Jul 2026

#WPRD2026 | PR is not a shortcut to credibility; 5 questions to determine media readiness

World PR Day

#WPRD2026 | PR is not a shortcut to credibility; 5 questions to determine media readiness

Nokuthula Khwela 24 Jul 2026

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Reserve Bank surprises with rate hold at 7%

Katja Hamilton 23 Jul 2026

Land reform must deliver productive land use, not just hectares

Agriculture

Land reform must deliver productive land use, not just hectares

Peter Setou 23 Jul 2026

Mining

African Rainbow Minerals approves R15.2bn Bokoni upgrade

23 Jul 2026

Two loaders work outside the ore processing and recovery plant at De Beers' Snap Lake Diamond Mine, Northwest Territories, Canada. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Mining

Pressure makes (no) diamonds: SA mining production takes a dip

22 Jul 2026

A Sudanese refugee girl displaced by clashes between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese army at the Tine transit camp in eastern Chad. Image credit: Reuters/Amr Abdallah Dalsh/File Photo

Food, Water & Energy Security

El Niño, Strait of Hormuz deadlock threaten strides made to end global hunger

Giselda Vagnoni and Oriana Boselli 21 Jul 2026

South African agriculture is moving beyond cycles as permanent change takes hold

Agriculture

South African agriculture is moving beyond cycles as permanent change takes hold

Daneel Rossouw 16 Jul 2026

South Africa's Stem crisis: Inequality weakens education

Primary & Secondary Education

South Africa's Stem crisis: Inequality weakens education

Issued by Bullion PR & Communication 15 Jul 2026

The WPP staff cuts are part of CEO Cindy Rose's Elevate28 strategy

Advertising

WPP £500m savings drive sees hundreds of employees let go

15 Jul 2026

Warc and TikTok say brands need community intelligence to win with AI

Advertising

Warc and TikTok say brands need community intelligence to win with AI

15 Jul 2026

South African Tourism COO Ismail Dockrat: Why execution is the real test of strategy

Tourism

South African Tourism COO Ismail Dockrat: Why execution is the real test of strategy

Robin Fredericks 15 Jul 2026

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Skills Development & Training

Skills shortages are holding back businesses in South Africa – survey finds the weak spots

Martin Magidi and Tariro Chivige 14 Jul 2026

AI is the wrong word. This is about building a creative marketing operating system

Marketing

AI is the wrong word. This is about building a creative marketing operating system

Issued by Hoorah Digital 14 Jul 2026

The dashboard is not the problem. Our definition of success Is

Marketing

The dashboard is not the problem. Our definition of success Is

Wayne Tigere, Issued by Dentsu 7 Jul 2026

#WPRD2026 | Human connection is the ultimate competitive advantage

World PR Day

#WPRD2026 | Human connection is the ultimate competitive advantage

Kisha Reader-Bain 7 Jul 2026

Source: Supplied. Lasbery Oludimu; Yellow Card Group VP of Operations and MD of Yellow Card Nigeria.

Fintech

PayPal and Visa may need Africa’s stablecoin expertise soon

Lasbery Oludimu 7 Jul 2026