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Margolite Williams from SA Harvest with fashion students demonstrating their creative use of Blue Ribbons bags.

Circular Economy & Waste Management

How the power of collaboration can turn food waste to wonder

Ozzy Nel 50 minutes

Mastering smart savings for small business resilience

SMEs

Mastering smart savings for small business resilience

Jeremy Lang, Issued by Business Partners Limited 18 hours

DEI

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

Issued by Brandfundi 21 hours

Anja van Beek, talent & culture strategist, leadership & HR expert and executive coach

Trends

#BizTrends2025: Building resilient, human-centric workplaces

Anja van Beek 23 hours

GenAI in marketing: Fear or FOMO?

Artificial Intelligence

GenAI in marketing: Fear or FOMO?

Issued by Kantar 21 hours

Advertising

Space advertising faces strong opposition as scientists sound alarm

Karabo Ledwaba 1 day

The local launch of Cisco PoP will give the networking giant a better route to market for its Webex One strategy.

Technology

Cisco launches SA PoP for Webex Calling and Contact Centre

Lindsey Schutters 1 day

Anglo finalises Jellinbah sale to Zashvin

Mining

Anglo finalises Jellinbah sale to Zashvin

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

Remuneration & Payroll

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

1 day

Shaheed Rajab, senior community manager, Special Effects Media, says community management in South Africa has evolved from likes, shares or engagement rates to a dynamic, strategic asset driving connections between brands and audiences (Image supplied)

Social Media

#BizTrends2025: Special Effects Media’s Shaheed Rajab - Community management, from likes to connections

1 day

JTI South Africa wins Top Employer award for 2025

Recruitment

JTI South Africa wins Top Employer award for 2025

Issued by JTI 1 day

(Image supplied)

Marketing

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

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: Pexels.

Finance

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

2 days

Image source: Pixabay from

Environment & Natural Resources

Have your say on draft National Elephant Heritage Strategy

2 days

Jordan Hollander, co-founder at Hotel Tech Report

Technology

How AI will revolutionise the hospitality industry in 2025

Jordan Hollander 2 days

Image source: Dilok Klaisataporn –

Trends

#BizTrends2025: What does IP law look like in 2025 and beyond?

Alicia van der Walt, Tshireletso Tlholoe, and Marcelle Samons 2 days

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

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

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

Ogilvy Africa Network launches Ogilvy One in SSA with Jason Smit as managing partner

CRM, CX, UX

Ogilvy Africa Network launches Ogilvy One in SSA with Jason Smit as managing partner

3 days

The Keliber lithium hydroxide project will comprise five mining areas, a concentrator, refinery and auxiliary facilities at all sites. Source: Sibanye-Stillwater

Mining

Sibanye-Stillwater CCDO resigns for personal reasons

Lindsey Schutters 3 days

#BizTrends2025: Future-focused procurement – embracing change and empowering growth

Trends

#BizTrends2025: Future-focused procurement – embracing change and empowering growth

Debbie Tagg 3 days

Are old-school cosmetic facelifts really your skin’s best friend?

Aesthetic Medicine

Are old-school cosmetic facelifts really your skin’s best friend?

Issued by Skin Renewal 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

Lyndy van den Baarselaar, Managing Director at ManpowerGroup SA

Trends

#BizTrends2025: #CuratingtheFuture - trends shaping SA's HR and recruitment landscape

Lyndy van den Barselaar 3 days

Source: Supplied.

Financial Services

Stitch expands to in-person payments with ExiPay

27 Jan 2025

VML’s 11th annual trends study says looking ahead, 2025 will be a year of both immense challenge and opportunity for brands in South Africa (Image supplied)

Marketing & Media

The Future 100: 2025 - A year of challenge and opportunity for brands

3 days

Eliminate hidden fire risks with the Urban Fire Risk Index (UFRI) from GeoTerra Image

Agriculture

Eliminate hidden fire risks with the Urban Fire Risk Index (UFRI) from GeoTerra Image

Issued by GEOTERRA Image 24 Jan 2025

A new approach to retail staffing in South Africa

Training

A new approach to retail staffing in South Africa

Laurent Homeyer 24 Jan 2025

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Agriculture

Industrial scale farming is flawed: What ecologically-friendly farming practices could look like in Africa

Rachel Wynberg 24 Jan 2025

Advertising

How first-party data is transforming retail advertising strategies

Daniel Levy 24 Jan 2025

Judith Mugeni says success in 2025 will mean harnessing the power of sponsorship in a futuristic environment by returning to fundamental principles (Image supplied)

Marketing

#BizTrends2025: Judith Mugeni - Back to the future, sponsorship in 2025

Judith Mugeni 24 Jan 2025

Source: Supplied. Marc Ashton, chief executive officer of Decusatio.

Markets & Investment

#BizTrends2025: 6 investor relations trends to watch in 2025

Marc Ashton 24 Jan 2025

Inflation is down, but construction industry must still play safe

Construction & Engineering

Inflation is down, but construction industry must still play safe

Lindsey Schutters 23 Jan 2025

From speed to smiles: Redefining CX in telecoms

CRM, CX, UX

From speed to smiles: Redefining CX in telecoms

Issued by Ask Afrika 23 Jan 2025

#BizTrends2025: Penquin’s Tyrell Stevens - Predictive personalisation transforming digital marketing

Digital

#BizTrends2025: Penquin’s Tyrell Stevens - Predictive personalisation transforming digital marketing

Tyrell Stevens 23 Jan 2025

Delta Victor Bravo appoints Sharon Keith as non-executive director and chief coach

Marketing

Delta Victor Bravo appoints Sharon Keith as non-executive director and chief coach

Issued by eatbigfish 22 Jan 2025

Artificial Intelligence

The One Show 2025 recognises AI's impact on creativity with new category

22 Jan 2025

Vivo X200 Pro makes SA debut with steep price

Mobile & Apps

Vivo X200 Pro makes SA debut with steep price

Lindsey Schutters 22 Jan 2025

#BizTrends2025: 7 steps to riding the next tech PR industry wave

Trends

#BizTrends2025: 7 steps to riding the next tech PR industry wave

Ronelle Bester 22 Jan 2025

#BizTrends2025: Curating the future - what lies ahead for low-cost air travel in Africa

Trends

#BizTrends2025: Curating the future - what lies ahead for low-cost air travel in Africa

Kirby Gordon 21 Jan 2025

Source: World Economic Forum.

Economy

SA's president calls for global partnerships at World Economic Forum in Davos

21 Jan 2025

Honor is launching the X9c in South Africa in January

Technology

Honor gets new CEO and brings new phones to SA for Chinese New Year

Lindsey Schutters 21 Jan 2025