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The Pitcher Awards 2026 unveils dynamic jury

3 days

UP researchers innovate handheld detection device that could transform TB screening

Higher Education

UP researchers innovate handheld detection device that could transform TB screening

Issued by University of Pretoria 26 Mar 2026

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Environment & Natural Resources

African scientists invited to apply for $150k Jennifer Ward Oppenheimer Research Grant

23 Mar 2026

Source: Supplied. Lilian Mutia from Nelson Mandela University.

Construction & Engineering

Investing in innovation: RS South Africa’s new fund for engineering students

24 Mar 2026

Supplied image: Dr Yemisi Oduntan has been appointed academic head of Regenesys Education's School of Psychology

Higher Education

Regenesys appoints head of new School of Psychology

16 Mar 2026

Media

WPP maintains dominance in annual Warc Media 100 rankings

13 Mar 2026

Source: Euan Massey, director at MDA Attorneys.

Construction & Engineering

Payment delays: the existential threat to South Africa's construction industry

10 Mar 2026

Too little, too concentrated: why AI startup funding in Africa needs rethinking

4th Industrial Revolution

Too little, too concentrated: why AI startup funding in Africa needs rethinking

Claire Zanuso 3 Mar 2026

The kids are alright: African youth outshine global peers in mental health survey

Mental health

The kids are alright: African youth outshine global peers in mental health survey

3 Mar 2026

Prof Liezl van Dyk

Higher Education

Stellenbosch University appoints new deputy vice-chancellor of academics

2 Mar 2026

Advertising

ARB bursts consumer bubble in Sunlight complaint

Karabo Ledwaba 25 Feb 2026

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Labour Law

Cannabis in the workplace: Rights, regulations, and responsibilities

Seshni Moodley 23 Feb 2026

UKZN's Dr Bawinile Hadebe wins Saul Hertz Award for theranostics cancer research

Medical Research

UKZN's Dr Bawinile Hadebe wins Saul Hertz Award for theranostics cancer research

18 Feb 2026

App Your Game’s Yusuf Abrahams says neuroinclusive design is the real competitive edge for 2026 (and after) (Image supplied)

Marketing

#BizTrends2026 | App Your Game’s Yusuf Abrahams: Neuroinclusive design, the real competitive edge for 2026

Yusuf Abrahams 13 Feb 2026

Agency Scope 2025 shows that reputation is now shaped as much by delivery and peer credibility as by visibility (Image source: © 123rf )

Marketing & Media

Agency Scope 2025 reveals top creative and media agencies

11 Feb 2026

Questions are being raised about microplastics studies – here’s what’s solid science and what isn’t

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Questions are being raised about microplastics studies – here’s what’s solid science and what isn’t

Michael Richardson and Le Yang 4 Feb 2026

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Digital

Digital accountability puts government communication under pressure

30 Jan 2026

Land reform in South Africa: How new landholders could prosper from wildlife and not just farming

Agriculture

Land reform in South Africa: How new landholders could prosper from wildlife and not just farming

H Clements, A De Vos, M Child and S Shwababa 8 Jan 2026

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Management & Leadership

Embrace continuous feedback with new edition of performance reviews for dummies

6 Jan 2026

Johannesburg's inner city is alive with creative and cultural small entrepreneurs. Pictured: Victoria Yards (Image source: © Urban Jozi

Entrepreneurship

Johannesburg’s creative hubs are booming: how artists are rejuvenating a failing inner city

2 Jan 2026

How Europe’s new carbon tax on imported goods will change global trade – and our shopping habits

ESG & Sustainability

How Europe’s new carbon tax on imported goods will change global trade – and our shopping habits

Simona Sagone 19 Dec 2025

Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

Call for students to apply for scholarship to study in Germany

18 Dec 2025

MDDA welcomes new board members Dr Skeepers and Ms Malefane

Media

MDDA welcomes new board members Dr Skeepers and Ms Malefane

Issued by Media Development and Diversity Agency 17 Dec 2025

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CSI & Philanthropy

‘Checkout charity’ requests often backfire, leaving shoppers feeling guilty: new study

Arvid O. I. Hoffmann, David Matthews, Sally Rao Hill, and Ying Zou 17 Dec 2025

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Public Health

WSU's Professor Wezile Chitha elected HPCSA president

15 Dec 2025

SADiLaR amplifies visibility and impact during conference season

Higher Education

SADiLaR amplifies visibility and impact during conference season

Birgit Otterman and Lihle Sosibo, Issued by North-West University (NWU) 12 Dec 2025

Omnicom's restructure: Who's in and who's out

Marketing & Media

Omnicom's restructure: Who's in and who's out

3 Dec 2025

The SA PR Measurement Landscape Report has found that 60% of PR practitioners have strategic-level access to organisational decision-making (Image source: © 123rf )

PR & Communications

#SAPR2025: Strategic-level access increases measurement in PR

Danette Breitenbach 2 Dec 2025

Prof Karin-Therese Howell, new executive director of the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences South Africa

Higher Education

Aims SA appoints first female executive director

28 Nov 2025

#SAPR2025: The rise of AI and the fall of AVEs

PR & Communications

#SAPR2025: The rise of AI and the fall of AVEs

Danette Breitenbach 28 Nov 2025

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Climate Change

TotalEnergies: French court ruling over false climate claims could boost African cases against polluters

Zunaida Moosa Wadiwala and Tracy-Lynn Field 27 Nov 2025

Blackweek has announced Johannesburg as the location for the inaugural African Edition in November 2026 (Image source: © Blackweek )

Advertising

Inaugural Blackweek Africa edition location announced

24 Nov 2025

Supergoop taps former Amazon US Beauty GM as its new CEO

Aesthetic Medicine

Supergoop taps former Amazon US Beauty GM as its new CEO

24 Nov 2025

Source: Supplied. Philile Mkhize, Santam's newly appointed Group chief operating officer, effective 1 December 2025.

Finance

Santam welcomes new COO to drive strategic growth initiatives

14 Nov 2025

Ogilvy South Africa and Yum! took the top industry honours at the Marketing and Media Alliance sub-Saharan Africa's 2025 Smarties (image supplied)

Marketing

Ogilvy and Yum! take top honours at MMA SSA Smarties

14 Nov 2025

Reimagining South Africa’s maths future: An urgent call for urgent education reform

Education

Reimagining South Africa’s maths future: An urgent call for urgent education reform

Issued by Sifiso Learning Group 12 Jul 2025

Sizwe Nxasana earns doctorate in project-based learning, advancing education reform in South Africa

Higher Education

Sizwe Nxasana earns doctorate in project-based learning, advancing education reform in South Africa

Issued by Sifiso Learning Group 30 May 2025

In the final RAPT BizTrendsTV episode of the year, we turn the tables on trends, as host (Left) Bronwyn Williams moves from host to guest, interviewed by Bizcommunity editor, (Right) Danette Breitenbach (Image composite by Ruth Cooper © Bizcommunity)

BizTrendsTV

RAPT BizTrendsTV | The Headline Act: Turning the tables

11 Nov 2025

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Energy

Applications for C-Suite Women in Energy Empowerment open

4 Nov 2025

City Lodge Hotels wins Grand Effie Award for SOS!

Marketing

City Lodge Hotels wins Grand Effie Award for SOS!

Issued by City Lodge Hotels 30 Oct 2025

Ogilvy wins most effective agency at Effies 2025

Marketing

Ogilvy wins most effective agency at Effies 2025

Issued by Ogilvy South Africa 30 Oct 2025

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Coal, Oil & Gas

South Africa’s coal mines are leaking methane – and no one knows how much

Jennifer Lee Broadhurst, Brett Cohen and Jesse Burton 29 Oct 2025

$TBWA\Hunt Lascaris and its client City Lodge Hotel Group won the Grand Effie Award 2025 (Image: Bizcommunity, Danette Breitenbach)$

Advertising

TBWA tops the Effies Awards SA

21 Oct 2025

Source: © All the Most Award winners 2025

Media

Heed and PHD Media top the Most Awards

20 Oct 2025

From boardroom to classroom: Why senior leaders are going back to school

Higher Education

From boardroom to classroom: Why senior leaders are going back to school

Bryson Pather, Issued by Regent Business School 17 Oct 2025

KPMG South Africa and University of Pretoria launch new scholarship

Higher Education

KPMG South Africa and University of Pretoria launch new scholarship

Issued by University of Pretoria 7 Oct 2025

Source: Supplied. Devon Duffield, Bonolo Mothusi, Wiseman Nkuhlu and Prof Elma Venter.

Taxation & Regulation

KPMG honours its chairman with a lasting legacy through the Nkuhlu scholarship

6 Oct 2025