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Environment & Natural Resources

COP30: Severe weather is natural, but the disasters that follow aren't

Yolandi Meyer 13 hours

Ogilvy crowned Most Effective Agency at the 2025 Assegai Direct Marketing Awards

Direct Marketing

Ogilvy crowned Most Effective Agency at the 2025 Assegai Direct Marketing Awards

Issued by Ogilvy South Africa 14 hours

Black Friday has become one of the loudest and most predictable days in the marketing calendar. Penquin’s strategy director, Thando Mxosa, says the noise has disguised how disconnected brands have become from the people they’re meant to serve (Image source: © 123rf )

Marketing

Has Black Friday become a reflex for brands?

Thando Mxosa 1 day

VML’s Future Shopper Report 2025 reveals 3 crucial Black Friday trends

Trends

VML’s Future Shopper Report 2025 reveals 3 crucial Black Friday trends

1 day

Influence or illusion

Marketing

Influence or illusion

Jonty Fisher, Issued by Publicis Groupe Africa 2 days

Black Friday strategies unveiled by Pick n Pay amid customer insights

Sales

Black Friday strategies unveiled by Pick n Pay amid customer insights

2 days

Spar goes 'SuperSized' on Black Friday 2025 with 2 massive savings events

Retailers

Spar goes 'SuperSized' on Black Friday 2025 with 2 massive savings events

Issued by Spar South Africa 3 days

More marketing leaders are turning to competitor intelligence by using earned-media data to see what’s working in the market before spending a cent (Image supplied)

Media

How earned-media insight turns marketing constraint into competitor advantage

3 days

Ambledown launches age-based Gap Cover with the right benefits at each stage of life

Medical Aid

Ambledown launches age-based Gap Cover with the right benefits at each stage of life

Issued by Ambledown 2 days

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Energy

Secret electricity price hikes in South Africa to be curbed in a game-changing court ruling

Felix Dube 3 days

PR vs marketing: How can PR elevate your small business?

SMEs

PR vs marketing: How can PR elevate your small business?

Jeremy Lang, Issued by Business Partners Limited 13 Nov 2025

Purpose pays: How young entrepreneurs can build businesses with impact

SMEs

Purpose pays: How young entrepreneurs can build businesses with impact

Jeremy Lang, Issued by Business Partners Limited 12 Nov 2025

Location Bank releases SME White Paper to help businesses win and grow in the digital economy

SMEs

Location Bank releases SME White Paper to help businesses win and grow in the digital economy

Issued by Location Bank 12 Nov 2025

Clicks without credibility: Why ad spend alone won’t deliver this Black Friday

Retail Marketing

Clicks without credibility: Why ad spend alone won’t deliver this Black Friday

Issued by Hellopeter 12 Nov 2025

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Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Why Eskom's virtual wheeling is a breakthrough moment for SMEs

Bronwyn Timm 12 Nov 2025

Source: Pexels.

Residential Property

Growing tenant risk signals emerging pressure on household budgets despite strong rental growth

11 Nov 2025

South Africa's toy market defies economic slump with steady growth

FMCG

South Africa's toy market defies economic slump with steady growth

11 Nov 2025

Youth Marketing

Decoding Gen Z: The first post-brand generation

Japhet Manda, Issued by Brave Group 11 Nov 2025

Jaecoo J5 review: Chinese SUV impresses in SA

Launches & Reviews

Jaecoo J5 review: Chinese SUV impresses in SA

Imran Salie 7 Nov 2025

Thule Ngcese, creative partner & co-founder at Distrikt 9, a supplier development partner of VML South Africa, has watched from the jury room as work out of the Middle East increasingly dominates the Loeries. The South African creative industry, he says, needs to up its game (Image supplied)

Advertising

Thule Ngcese: "Time to lead, not follow. SA needs to up its game."

Thule Ngcese 7 Nov 2025

Source: Supplied. Olebogeng Manhe, chairman of the Gap Infrastructure Corporation (GIC).

Infrastructure & Utilities

Gautrain expansion: paving the way for South Africa's future economic growth

Olebogeng Manhe 6 Nov 2025

Black Friday’s discounts alone won’t sway South African shoppers

Sales

Black Friday’s discounts alone won’t sway South African shoppers

6 Nov 2025

Warc’s The Future of Commerce Media 2025 examines trends, advertising investment and the impact of AI on retail media (Image source: © 123rf )

Media

Retail media: Agentic AI commerce arrives, estimated value of $136bn in 2025

5 Nov 2025

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Climate Change

Global backing for GAIA climate fund reaches $600m at first close

4 Nov 2025

The agency of the future: From service provider to strategic partner

Marketing & Media

The agency of the future: From service provider to strategic partner

3 Nov 2025

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Banking

Zambia's largest bank to issue nation's first sustainability bond

Chris Mfula and Colleen Goko 3 Nov 2025

Steven Mervis, head of strategy at MscSports, says while Mental Health Month ends today, the topic shouldn’t (Image supplied)

ESG

#MentalHealthMonth: How agencies can build care

Steven Mervis 31 Oct 2025

Scopen’s eighth edition of its PR Scope study in Spain has found that Artificial Intelligence (AI) is now firmly on the sector’s agenda (Image source: © 123rf

PR & Communications

Part 2: Scopen Spain PR Scope - AI as a transformative force

31 Oct 2025

The eighth edition of Scopen’s Public Relations (PR) R Scope study in Spain has found that the average PR budget has increased (Image source: © 123rf Pictured: People in Barcelona)

PR & Communications

Part 1: Scopen Spain PR Scope - Budgets have increased

29 Oct 2025

Why chronic disease management is South Africa’s most urgent healthcare priority

Medical Aid

Why chronic disease management is South Africa’s most urgent healthcare priority

Kevin Aron, Issued by Stone 28 Oct 2025

Passport overhaul aims to put SA travellers back on the global map

Travel

Passport overhaul aims to put SA travellers back on the global map

27 Oct 2025

Digital

Black Friday's digital waste: Are brands getting buried?

Scott Reinders 27 Oct 2025

Still Good connects South Africans with nutritious food at reduced prices

ESG

Still Good connects South Africans with nutritious food at reduced prices

27 Oct 2025

The digital circuit breaker: Why marketing can no longer outsource resilience to IT

Digital

The digital circuit breaker: Why marketing can no longer outsource resilience to IT

JG Bezuidenhout, Issued by Offernet 23 Oct 2025

Leagas Delaney South Africa, CEO Ray Langa shares his insights from a recent trip to the West Coast of the USA (Image supplied)

Advertising

How South African advertising can be a world leader

Ray Langa 23 Oct 2025

Source: Supplied

Food Security

Why African agriculture is central to solving world hunger and climate issues

23 Oct 2025

Branding

Half of B2B CMOs think brand doesn’t matter. They’re wrong

Musa Kalenga, Issued by Brave Group 22 Oct 2025

Source: © 123rf Warc Media’s latest Platform Insights by WARC Media provides comprehensive data-driven intelligence on LinkedIn’s advertising landscape

Research

LinkedIn's advertising bigger than other mid-size social platforms

21 Oct 2025

Mariëtte van Wyk, Technical Specialist, The BEE Chamber

Skills Development & Training

A business guide to avoiding the December bursary trap

Mariëtte van Wyk 20 Oct 2025

WhatsApp, the ‘killer app’ for word-of-mouth in SA’s township economies

Marketing

WhatsApp, the ‘killer app’ for word-of-mouth in SA’s township economies

Mathabatha Sexwale, Issued by Brave Group 21 Oct 2025

How to reach South African ICT business owners

Media

How to reach South African ICT business owners

Issued by Broad Media 21 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

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NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

The untapped goldmine in South Africa’s ESD landscape

Nadia Rawjee and Marc Ashton 21 Oct 2025

Source: © 123rf Choosing the right research partner is now as complex as selecting your creative agency says IAS

Marketing & Media

Why smart marketers treat research selection like an agency pitch

21 Oct 2025

How to spec the perfect PC for your business

Hardware

How to spec the perfect PC for your business

Werner Joubert, Issued by ASUS 17 Oct 2025

Finance

The cost of being young in South Africa: Gen Z's financial hurdles

17 Oct 2025

The top cities for business travel in Europe

MICE

The top cities for business travel in Europe

Issued by Sure Mithas Travel 17 Oct 2025

HR Indaba 2025: Why “post and pray” is no longer enough for strategic recruitment

Talent Acquisition

HR Indaba 2025: Why “post and pray” is no longer enough for strategic recruitment

Issued by Pnet 17 Oct 2025

Why a blended approach to marketing is needed in Africa

Marketing

Why a blended approach to marketing is needed in Africa

Matthew Nkala 17 Oct 2025