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Absa launches next phase of consumer education campaign: Protect your money, protect your story

Banking

Absa launches next phase of consumer education campaign: Protect your money, protect your story

Issued by OnPoint PR 3 hours

Meat, markets and money: Empowering SA entrepreneurs for a food-secure future

FMCG

Meat, markets and money: Empowering SA entrepreneurs for a food-secure future

Issued by AMIE 6 hours

Get featured on Smart Money and reach your target audience

Podcasts

Get featured on Smart Money and reach your target audience

Issued by Broad Media 8 hours

AAA and TBWA deliver training in Ghana. Source:

Advertising

AI meets African creativity: AAA and TBWA deliver training in Ghana

4 hours

Build wealth that survives tax shocks and rand volatility

Markets & Investment

Build wealth that survives tax shocks and rand volatility

Issued by Outbound Investment Group 8 hours

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Higher Education

Debunking the myth: Quality education isn't confined to international universities

Professor HB Klopper 10 hours

Inside Merkury: Africa’s unrivalled identity-driven marketing platform

Marketing

Inside Merkury: Africa’s unrivalled identity-driven marketing platform

Issued by Dentsu 10 hours

Mandla Mandela, grandson of Nelson Mandela, prepares to board a flight to Tunisia to join the Global Sumud Flotilla aiming to deliver humanitarian supplies to Gaza, at O.R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa, September 3, 2025. Image credit: Reuters/Siyabonga Sishi/File Photo

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Global Sumud Flotilla: South African detainees arrive in Jordan

11 hours

Primedia triumphs at SAPOA 2025 Property Development Awards, securing prestigious refurbishment honour

Media

Primedia triumphs at SAPOA 2025 Property Development Awards, securing prestigious refurbishment honour

Issued by Primedia Broadcasting 9 hours

Children are dying from malnutrition: Relaxed liability can end the crisis

Food, Water & Energy Security

Children are dying from malnutrition: Relaxed liability can end the crisis

Andy du Plessis, Issued by FoodForward SA 1 day

Democratic Republic of the Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 23, 2025. Image credit: Reuters/Eduardo Munoz

Mining

Congo warns cobalt exporters about violating quotas

Ange Kasongo 1 day

Image credit: Cora Pursley

Pharmaceuticals

"Not only waistlines, but lifespans” — Dr Tommie Smook on GLP-1s

1 day

The M20 Declaration was formally handed over to South Africa’s Minister of Digital and Communication Technologies Solly Malatsi (centre), by William Bird (MMA) and Sbu Ngalwa (Sanef)

Media Freedom

Johannesburg Declaration handed to G20

1 day

Cape Union Mart aims to revive SA's clothing manufacturing industry

Design & Manufacturing

Cape Union Mart aims to revive SA's clothing manufacturing industry

1 day

The Zayed Sustainability Prize’s jury selected the 33 finalists from 7,761 entries received across six categories. Image supplied.

Food, Water & Energy Security

Inmed South Africa is a finalist for the 2026 Zayed Sustainability Prize

1 day

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Mining

South Africa’s mining input cost index stays at “historic lows”

1 day

A sample of platinum (Pt) is displayed at the Laboratory of Physics and Material studies (LPEM) in Paris, France, June 23, 2025. Image credit: Reuters/Benoit Tessier

Mining

Tharisa plans $547m underground platinum mining project

3 Oct 2025

How Wonga transformed customer engagement and boosted customer acquisition with Braze

CRM, CX, UX

How Wonga transformed customer engagement and boosted customer acquisition with Braze

Issued by YOUKNOW Technologies 3 Oct 2025

You have until 6 October to nominate. Source: WFA.

Marketing

Meet WFA's Global Marketer of the Year jury

3 Oct 2025

The smell of the place: Why Environments Management shapes culture and performance

Digital

The smell of the place: Why Environments Management shapes culture and performance

Caleb Charles, Issued by Ignition Group 3 Oct 2025

Finance

Fintech innovation and inclusion boosted by Network International-Magnati merger

2 Oct 2025

A-OSH Expo - Meeting the Western Cape’s occupational health and safety needs

Health & Safety

A-OSH Expo - Meeting the Western Cape’s occupational health and safety needs

Issued by A-OSH EXPO 2 Oct 2025

SA's new vehicle sales on track to surpass pre-pandemic levels in 2025

Commercial & Industrial

SA's new vehicle sales on track to surpass pre-pandemic levels in 2025

Nqobile Dludla 2 Oct 2025

Monde Bala named CEO of Eskom's transmission subsidiary

Energy

Monde Bala named CEO of Eskom's transmission subsidiary

2 Oct 2025

CMOs are making bold strategic moves with AI

Artificial Intelligence

CMOs are making bold strategic moves with AI

Courtney Chapple, Issued by Brave Group 2 Oct 2025

Spar joins forces with South Africa’s rugby giants

Retail Marketing

Spar joins forces with South Africa’s rugby giants

2 Oct 2025

7 talks you don’t want to miss at the Singularity South Africa Summit 2025

Artificial Intelligence

7 talks you don’t want to miss at the Singularity South Africa Summit 2025

Issued by Mann Made 2 Oct 2025

"Zonke" by Takealot Advertising connects brands with SA shoppers

Retail Services

"Zonke" by Takealot Advertising connects brands with SA shoppers

3 Oct 2025

Enver Groenewald has been appointed as the first chief commercial officer for the SABC (Source: © Bizcommunity)

Media

SABC appoints first chief commercial officer to drive long-term financial sustainability

2 Oct 2025

International Andy Awards regional chairs, including Africa, named

Advertising

International Andy Awards regional chairs, including Africa, named

2 Oct 2025

Havas appoints Alberto Canteli as executive chairman Africa

PR & Communications

Havas appoints Alberto Canteli as executive chairman Africa

Issued by Havas Johannesburg 2 Oct 2025

Anton Visser, COO of SA Business School

Skills Development & Training

Learnerships vs skills programmes: Which is the right choice to upskill your workforce?

Anton Visser 1 Oct 2025

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Legal action looms over Mamelodi Magistrates’ Court construction fiasco

Warren Mabona 1 Oct 2025

Nedbank IMC breaks own record as Africa's largest marketing conference

IMC Conference

Nedbank IMC breaks own record as Africa's largest marketing conference

Issued by IMC Conference 1 Oct 2025

Retail Media’s big bang: South Africa’s leap from test to transformation

Retail Marketing

Retail Media’s big bang: South Africa’s leap from test to transformation

Issued by Dentsu 1 Oct 2025

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Energy

Eskom's turnaround: R23.9bn profit and decreased load shedding

1 Oct 2025

Luyanda Mazibuko, SEM's creative production manager, asks how homegrown brands can actually tap into the hearts of the diverse South African market? (Image supplied)

Marketing

#ProudlySA: How local brands can win the hearts of South African consumers

Luyanda Mazibuko 1 Oct 2025

Handcrafted South African flag bracelets are funding a transformation initiative that has already supported over 100 Black-owned tourism businesses (Image supplied)

Tourism

Doing It For Tourism bracelet empowers SMMEs

1 Oct 2025

Source: © Provoke Media Three SA agencies have been named in the 40 best campaigns for the 2025 Global Sabre Awards

PR & Communications

SA PR agencies named in 40 best campaigns for the 2025 Global Sabre Awards

1 Oct 2025

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Corporate & Commercial Law

High Court ruling clarifies payment obligations amidst construction defects

Danielle Giannico, Joshua van Wyk, and Nikita Lalla 30 Sep 2025

Source: © 123rf Radio is the trusted cultural bridge for SA’s code-switching Black middle class

Radio & Audio

Radio: The trusted cultural bridge for SA’s code-switching Black middle class

30 Sep 2025

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Public Health

Mediclinic’s impactful partnership with Unjani Clinics

30 Sep 2025

Source: Supplied.

Retail & Hospitality Property

From Paris to Mauritius: Radisson Individuals' rapid growth redefines the hotel landscape

30 Sep 2025

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Climate Change

How African companies are setting the stage for sustainable growth

30 Sep 2025

Simba’s Together Tastes Better campaign pays homage to the rich flavour of human connection

Marketing

Simba’s Together Tastes Better campaign pays homage to the rich flavour of human connection

Issued by M&C Saatchi Abel 29 Sep 2025

The architect and the scaffold: A collaborative pathway to SA’s National Entrepreneurship Strategy

Entrepreneurship

The architect and the scaffold: A collaborative pathway to SA’s National Entrepreneurship Strategy

Eunéne Levine, Issued by Shaper 30 Sep 2025

Is the CMO going extinct?

Marketing

Is the CMO going extinct?

Issued by Brave Group 29 Sep 2025

Nkanyezi Masango has been appointed chief creative officer for Ogilvy Cape Town. Pictured left to right: Angela Madlala (chief people officer), Kabelo Moshapalo (CCO advertising, Johannesburg), Vicki Buys (MD advertising, Cape Town), Nkanyezi Masango (CCO advertising, Cape Town) Pete Case (group CEO & creative chairman), Neo Makhele (chief strategy officer), Tracey Edwards (MD advertising, Johannesburg), Ipi Thibedi (group MD) (Image supplied)

Advertising

Ogilvy Cape Town appoints Nkanyezi Masango CCO

29 Sep 2025

A Comac C919 narrowbody airliner flies in the sky at the China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, or Airshow China, in Zhuhai, Guangdong province, China, 12 November 2024. Reuters/Tingshu Wang/File Photo

Aviation

Nigeria eyes certification of China's C919 jet for local airlines

Reuters reporters 29 Sep 2025