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Energy & Mining

Eskom tariffs to rise by 12.7%

Wendell Roelf and Nqobile Dludla 2 hours

Dunlop Tyres SA urges South Africans to prioritise tyre safety amid festive season tragedies

Manufacturing & Parts

Dunlop Tyres SA urges South Africans to prioritise tyre safety amid festive season tragedies

Issued by Dunlop Tyres SA 3 hours

Source: Lesetja Kganyago/X

Markets & Investment

Reserve Bank’s third rate cut in a row: What it means going forward

Katja Hamilton 3 hours

Source: ChatGPT.

Markets & Investment

Will lower interest rates drive buy-to-let investment in South Africa?

7 hours

DEI

The 'woke-ism' debate in brand communications: Navigating inclusivity in a polarised world

Issued by Brandfundi 7 hours

Provoke Media's Paul Holmes says PR and CCO need to understand business if they are to shape policy and impact organisations. Holmes was speaking at the inaugural PRCA Africa conference in Cape Town (Image supplied)

PR & Communications

The need for PR to understand business to make an impact

Danette Breitenbach 7 hours

IIE Rosebank College introduces the IIE Bachelor of Laws (LLB) through IIE distance learning

Higher Education

IIE Rosebank College introduces the IIE Bachelor of Laws (LLB) through IIE distance learning

Issued by Rosebank College 5 hours

Pret A Manger to open its first store in Africa at Melrose Arch

FMCG

Pret A Manger to open its first store in Africa at Melrose Arch

9 hours

Can AI agents improve customer experience in tech support?

Technology

Can AI agents improve customer experience in tech support?

Ryan Falkenberg 10 hours

Record-breaking year for Daily Investor in 2024

Online Media

Record-breaking year for Daily Investor in 2024

Issued by Broad Media 9 hours

#BizTrends2025: Bettabets Mathabo Sekhonyana - Dispelling the dazzle: A closer look at AI's real potential

Digital

#BizTrends2025: Bettabets Mathabo Sekhonyana - Dispelling the dazzle: A closer look at AI's real potential

Mathabo Sekhonyana 10 hours

Anglo finalises Jellinbah sale to Zashvin

Mining

Anglo finalises Jellinbah sale to Zashvin

1 day

Stellenbosch Harvest Parade returns to kick off the grape harvest season

Food & Wine

Stellenbosch Harvest Parade returns to kick off the grape harvest season

11 hours

Image source: Emiliano Arano from

Climate Change

A hot and troubled world of work: How South Africa’s bold new climate act and labour law can align to drive a just transition

Debbie Collier 1 day

AEL provides a unique solution for students left without confirmed university placement

Higher Education

AEL provides a unique solution for students left without confirmed university placement

Issued by Stone 1 day

Leroy Merlin partners with AfriGIS to build SA’s first integrated services marketplace

Fashion & Homeware

Leroy Merlin partners with AfriGIS to build SA’s first integrated services marketplace

Issued by AfriGIS 1 day

Mozambique's Maputo port kicks off $2bn upgrade

Shipping

Mozambique's Maputo port kicks off $2bn upgrade

Wendell Roelf 1 day

Stats SA updates its inflation basket

Retail

Stats SA updates its inflation basket

Kopano Gumbi 1 day

Woolworths flags lower half-year profit on weak clothing sales

Banking & Finance

Woolworths flags lower half-year profit on weak clothing sales

Nqobile Dludla 1 day

Africarare metaverse rebrands as Ubu ushering in the future of AI-powered mixed reality

Artificial Intelligence

Africarare metaverse rebrands as Ubu ushering in the future of AI-powered mixed reality

Issued by Mann Made 1 day

Remuneration & Payroll

AI in remuneration and payroll - don't fall for FOMO

1 day

(Image supplied)

Marketing

Warc's The Multiplier Effect - A CMO’s guide to brand building in the performance era

1 day

Actorvate Influencer Marketing embraces the rise of UGC with new division for brands

Marketing

Actorvate Influencer Marketing embraces the rise of UGC with new division for brands

Issued by Actorvate Influencer Marketing 1 day

Source: Supplied.

Markets & Investment

Market sell-off: Investors reassess AI after DeepSeek disruption

Paddy Flood 1 day

Source: © CIPESA TThe African Academy of AI and the MMA have announced a strategic partnership to champion AI-first solutions in marketing across Africa

Artificial Intelligence

African Academy of AI & MMA partnership champions AI-first solutions in marketing across Africa

1 day

Source: South Africa National Convention Bureau

MICE

Meetings Africa to fuel SA’s tourism economy growth

1 day

Source: Pexels.

Finance

#SONA2025 Preview: Successes, shifts, and the path ahead

2 days

Jordan Hollander, co-founder at Hotel Tech Report

Technology

How AI will revolutionise the hospitality industry in 2025

Jordan Hollander 2 days

Patients' lives at risk as doctors refuse to work extra overtime without pay

Healthcare

Patients' lives at risk as doctors refuse to work extra overtime without pay

Yoliswa Sobuwa 2 days

Source: Supplied. Nuclear physician Phumudzo Nemutaduni, Nuclear Med.

Surgical Equipment & Products

Advanced medical imaging system signals a new era for South African oncology

11 hours

Source: ChatGPT

Trends

#BizTrends2025: US deregulation under Trump serves as a boon for equities, a bane for climate change

David Crosoer 1 day

Samsung Galaxy S25 is funnily familiar

Mobile & Apps

Samsung Galaxy S25 is funnily familiar

Lindsey Schutters 2 days

Diary of a CMO: Is your category’s ceiling coming down on you?

Marketing

Diary of a CMO: Is your category’s ceiling coming down on you?

Mary Kyriakidi and Dr Nicki Morley, Issued by Kantar 2 days

Bruce Hunt, Managing Director, Transcend Capital

Trends

#BizTrends2025: 5 BEE trends transforming South Africa

Bruce Hunt 2 days

Mastering Valentine’s Day deliveries: expert tips for on-time gifts

Retail

Mastering Valentine’s Day deliveries: expert tips for on-time gifts

2 days

Source: © 123rf Africa’s entertainment and media industry expected to outpace global growth in the next five years, driven by internet advertising and streaming services says PwC’s newly launched Africa Entertainment and Media Outlook 2024–2028 report

Media

Africa’s entertainment and media industry: A positive story of resilience and expansion

2 days

Toyota SA’s big plans for 2025: Key cars and market trends to watch

Events & Shows

Toyota SA’s big plans for 2025: Key cars and market trends to watch

Imran Salie 2 days

Hot Wheels Formula 1 collection reveals new product line

Design & Manufacturing

Hot Wheels Formula 1 collection reveals new product line

2 days

Brenda Khumalo started her agency in 2020. Source: Supplied.

Advertising

#Newsmaker: Lobengula's Brenda Khumalo is pioneering a new era of the misfits

Karabo Ledwaba 2 days

Source: © 123rf Panoramic view of Santiago de Chile with the Andes mountain range in the back. Scopen's latest report analyses the new business practices of creative companies and advertisers' practices in Chile

Marketing

Scopen research finds Chilean creative companies invest an average of R500,000 per year in New Business

2 days

DeepSeek forced Nvidia stock plunge sparks market panic

4th Industrial Revolution

DeepSeek forced Nvidia stock plunge sparks market panic

Lindsey Schutters 2 days

Adopt-a-School Foundation and its partners celebrate excellent matric result from adopted schools

Education

Adopt-a-School Foundation and its partners celebrate excellent matric result from adopted schools

Issued by Adopt-a-School 3 days

Battle of the brands: 2025 Car of the Year finalists unveiled

Automotive

Battle of the brands: 2025 Car of the Year finalists unveiled

3 days

Source: Supplied. Tandi Jacobs, operations manager, Internal Developers (ID).

Office Property

2025: A pivotal year for South Africa’s office real estate dynamics

3 days

Inside South Africa’s leading cultures – Happy Sandpit’s Three-Day Field Trip

Skills Development & Training

Inside South Africa’s leading cultures – Happy Sandpit’s Three-Day Field Trip

Issued by Happy Sandpit 18 Oct 2024