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Domains.co.za launches an affordable local Link in Bio tool for South Africans

Services

Domains.co.za launches an affordable local Link in Bio tool for South Africans

Issued by Domains.co.za 21 hours

2026 is re-energised and re-imagined

Events

2026 is re-energised and re-imagined

Issued by Rand Show 1 day

On Thursday, 15 January, the world's largest online information resource turned 25 (Image supplied)

Digital

Global information resource Wikipedia celebrates 25 years

1 day

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Noncommunicable diseases

High cholesterol and insulin resistance are rising among young South Africans – what that means for public health

Themba Titus Sigudu 1 day

Dr Chris Blair, Group Director at 21st Century

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | 21st Century's Dr Chris Blair: Navigating radical change in the working world

Chris Blair 2 days

A smarter approach to saving and how a TFSA and RA strengthen long-term financial planning

Financial Services

A smarter approach to saving and how a TFSA and RA strengthen long-term financial planning

Issued by Securitas® Financial Group 1 day

Meta taps new president and vice chairman

Social Media

Meta taps new president and vice chairman

2 days

In 2026 the CMO Council reflects on 25 years of an evolving and defining role for the chief marketing officer in the C-Suite (Image source: © CMO Council )

Marketing

CMO Council's 25th anniversary reflects on CMOs evolutionary role

2 days

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Tech, banks weigh on Wall Street; Trump eases Iran oil fears

Isla Binnie 2 days

Surge in South African e-commerce: Top brands drive 47% growth in 2025

E-commerce

Surge in South African e-commerce: Top brands drive 47% growth in 2025

2 days

#BizTrends2026 | Trend Group - Key office design trends to watch in 2026

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | Trend Group - Key office design trends to watch in 2026

Issued by Trend Group 2 days

Source: Reuters.

Banking

AfDB looks to boost ties to Arab funders to plug development finance gap

Duncan Miriri 2 days

Effie Worldwide announces Iridium Jury for 2025 Global Best of the Best

Effie Awards

Effie Worldwide announces Iridium Jury for 2025 Global Best of the Best

3 days

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Trends

#BizTrends2026 | Jessica Gbedemah: Gen Z and the future of influence in an always-on world

Jessica Gbedemah 3 days

#BizTrends2026 | TymeBank's Miguel da Silva: 3 business trends SMEs should watch

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | TymeBank's Miguel da Silva: 3 business trends SMEs should watch

Miguel Da Silva 3 days

Future Nation Schools does it again, celebrating another 100% IEB matric pass

Primary & Secondary Education

Future Nation Schools does it again, celebrating another 100% IEB matric pass

Issued by Sifiso Learning Group 3 days

Class of 2025: Impaq celebrates exceptional results, higher bachelor passes, and total of 558 distinctions

Primary & Secondary Education

Class of 2025: Impaq celebrates exceptional results, higher bachelor passes, and total of 558 distinctions

Issued by Impaq 3 days

Raising revenue from alien invasives

Agriculture

Raising revenue from alien invasives

John Yeld 3 days

Pantry by Marble brings luxury and convenience to JHB South

FMCG

Pantry by Marble brings luxury and convenience to JHB South

3 days

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Environment & Natural Resources

Nigeria and South Africa plan to boost fossil fuel production, risking their climate change pledges

Emily Ghosh and Derik Broekhoff 13 Jan 2026

Checkers and Jamie Oliver serve dinner solutions with AI-powered recipes

Retail Marketing

Checkers and Jamie Oliver serve dinner solutions with AI-powered recipes

13 Jan 2026

Branding

How to articulate your brand purpose into a lived experience

Nadia Hearn 13 Jan 2026

Celebrate 70 years of the Maynardville Open-Air Festival this summer

Events

Celebrate 70 years of the Maynardville Open-Air Festival this summer

12 Jan 2026

Car sales in South Africa hit 10-year high

Commercial & Industrial

Car sales in South Africa hit 10-year high

12 Jan 2026

Locals walk past trains parked at Lobito station, which forms part of the Benguela Railway line, in Lobito, western Angola. Image credit: Reuters

Mining

The Lobito Corridor and why Africa needs to think globally and act regionally

Shirley Webber and Stephen Seaka 12 Jan 2026

Image source: Jatuphol Jaturapat –

Primary & Secondary Education

Umalusi reassures public of integrity of 2025 matric exam results

12 Jan 2026

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Medical Aid

Discovery Health now takes full financial responsibility for medical scheme error

12 Jan 2026

On Thursday, 8 January Chinese regulators said they would investigate Meta’s acquisition of the artificial intelligence startup Manus (Image source: © 123rf )

Artificial Intelligence

Meta's Chinese AI acquisition investigated

9 Jan 2026

Kaspersky updates cyberattack simulation platform to reflect new threat patterns

Cybersecurity

Kaspersky updates cyberattack simulation platform to reflect new threat patterns

9 Jan 2026

Source: Pexels.

Residential Property

Landlords risk longer vacancies as rental market churn increases

9 Jan 2026

OpenAI introduces ChatGPT Health for medical and wellness use

4th Industrial Revolution

OpenAI introduces ChatGPT Health for medical and wellness use

8 Jan 2026

Shoprite expands payment options with PayJustNow

Banking & Finance

Shoprite expands payment options with PayJustNow

8 Jan 2026

Thomas Ingenlath returns to Volvo Cars as chief design officer

Dealers

Thomas Ingenlath returns to Volvo Cars as chief design officer

8 Jan 2026

Anheuser-Busch InBev will buy back a 49.9% stake in its US metal container plants for about $3 billion (Image source: © AB InBev

Packaging

AB InBev buys back stake in US metal packaging plants for $3bn

8 Jan 2026

Beer bottles pass through a conveyor belt along a production line at the East African Breweries' microbrewery as the company released its half-year results in Ruaraka, Nairobi, Kenya, 26 January 2024. Reuters/Monicah Mwangi//File Photo

Competition Law

Kenyan beer firm asks court to block Diageo's $2.3bn EABL sale to Asahi

Duncan Miriri and Emma Rumney 8 Jan 2026

SA's Glenda Venn on Art Directors Club jury

The One Club for Creativity

SA's Glenda Venn on Art Directors Club jury

8 Jan 2026

Dealers

BMW secures Alpina, launches standalone brand

7 Jan 2026

Source: Supplied. A2X chief executive officer, Kevin Brady.

Finance

Investors gain more with OUTsurance's A2X listing, as top firms join ranks

8 Jan 2026

Is your teen prepared for the matric results?

Higher Education

Is your teen prepared for the matric results?

Issued by SACAP 6 Jan 2026

Supporters of Ugandan Presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, of the National Unity Platform (NUP) party, attend his campaign caravan ahead of the general elections in Kampala, Uganda December 15, 2025. Reuters/Abubaker Lubowa/File Photo

Media Freedom

Censorship concerns rise as Uganda blocks live coverage of election protests

Reuters 6 Jan 2026

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Medical Aid

Discovery Health members asked to pay for its costly mistake

6 Jan 2026

Africa targets $5bn project pipeline as Green Economy Summit returns for 4th edition

ESG & Sustainability

Africa targets $5bn project pipeline as Green Economy Summit returns for 4th edition

Issued by Tishala Communications 6 Jan 2026

You behave yourself into the reputation you have or want, you don’t communicate yourself there, writes Razor PR CEO Dustin Chick (Image source: © Affinity Health )

PR & Communications

Exclusive: Discovery goes full Jerry Maguire as it tells members to “show them the money”

Dustin Chick, Issued by The Up&Up Group 6 Jan 2026

Source: Pexels.

Residential Property

The economic pitfalls of rent control: Lessons for Cape Town

Nicholas Woode-Smith 5 Jan 2026

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HIV/AIDS

HIV funding still falls short of targets after pledges: what’s at stake

Melanie Bisnauth 5 Jan 2026

The One Club for Creativity reveals 2025 Global Rankings

The One Club for Creativity

The One Club for Creativity reveals 2025 Global Rankings

5 Jan 2026