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$African creatives discuss the importance of Cannes to Africa. Picture l to r: Yusuf Adejumo, creative director, TBWA\Concept Nigeria, Audrey Quaye creative director Innova DDB Ghana, Alex van Niekerk, executive creative director at Ogilvy Africa, Graham Cruikshanks, director of Africa operations at TBWA, Eric Mununuzi, chief creative Officer at TBWA\Uganda (Images supplied, composite by Ruth Cooper @ Bizcommunity)$

Cannes Lions

#Cannes2026 | Should Africa care about the Cannes Lions?

Danette Breitenbach 5 minutes

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IP Law

Brands playing with fire: The 'logik' behind the SCA's decision on passing-off

Ryan Tucker 2 days

Source: Supplied. Melissa Brink, branch manager for iTOO Special Risks, Western Cape.

Insurance & Actuarial

People-first strategy drives iTOO Western Cape appointment

2 days

Source: Supplied. This is a render image of Restilridge Farm Estate, the newly launched coastal lifestyle that is set to blend modern convenience with the charm of countryside living on the KZN Mid-South Coast.

Property

Historic farm meets modern living at new KZN estate

2 days

Leon Smalberger, CEO of the Academic Institute of Excellence

Higher Education

AIE launches 8 new qualifications for high-demand skills

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Infrastructure & Utilities

Government injects R12.3bn to tackle water crisis and boost infrastructure

2 days

#BehindtheIMC | VML’s Jarred Cinman: Caring is the industry’s real superpower

IMC Conference

#BehindtheIMC | VML’s Jarred Cinman: Caring is the industry’s real superpower

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KPop Demon Hunters is the most successful Netflix original of all time. Source: Netflix.

Streaming

A full year in the Top 10: KPop Demon Hunters makes Netflix history

2 days

The Green Youth Network claimed the Circular Economy Facilitation award for its work in mobilising young people as active participants in the circular economy. Image supplied.

Circular Economy & Waste Management

SA’s circular economy champs clean up at the 2026 Petco Awards

2 days

Artificial Intelligence

More than chatbots: why business AI agents are Big Tech’s next product battleground

Guy Bate 2 days

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Finance

Six million taxpayers set for Sars auto assessments in July

2 days

Octahedral, approx. 1.8 carat (6 mm), diamond crystal in kimberlite matrix from Finsch Diamond Mine, South Africa. Image credit: , Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Mining

Diamonds aren’t forever at Petra’s Finsch and Cullinan mines

3 days

The Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Solly Malatsi, will deliver the keynote address for the 2026 Social Media Summit for Government (Image supplied)

Social Media

Communications and Digital Technologies minister to deliver Social Media Summit keynote

3 days

Source: Reuters.

Economy

#YouthMonth: South Africa cannot prepare young people for an economy that no longer exists

Nelo Spies 3 days

Eskom, which runs Africa's only operational nuclear power station near Cape Town, is preparing a request for information covering up to 5,200 megawatts of new capacity. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Nuclear Power

#AEF2026: Everything is coming up nuclear for South Africa

3 days

Kelvin Watt, chairperson of Nielsen Sports SA, looks at why the Comrades Marathon’s 2026 YouTube broadcast may prove to be a turning point for live sport (Image supplied)

Streaming

EXCLUSIVE | Comrades 2026: When YouTube becomes TV

Kelvin Watt 3 days

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Law Practice

5 free marketing channels every law firm should use

Andrea Paulsen 3 days

Cape Union Mart's Live Life Outside era through the eyes of Lynn Reines

Retail Marketing

Cape Union Mart's Live Life Outside era through the eyes of Lynn Reines

Evan-Lee Courie 2 days

Sandile Mkhwanazi, head of community relations at Frogfoot Rise, explores how fibre connectivity is turning township homes into launchpads for gamers, creators and a new wave of digital earners

Media

Unlocking Kasi creativity: Fibre and the rise of SA’s digital earners

Sandile Mkhwanazi 3 days

Sharleen James is the managing director at Razor PR. Source: Supplied.

PR & Communications

Sharleen James | Why credibility is a C-Suite issue

Sharleen James 3 days

Poor franchisee support threatens growth, jobs and royalties across South Africa

Franchising

Poor franchisee support threatens growth, jobs and royalties across South Africa

Larry Hodes 3 days

#YouthMonth | From the Cape Flats to creative director at OFYT

Youth Month

#YouthMonth | From the Cape Flats to creative director at OFYT

3 days

KelTex founders Laetus Buberwa and Emeliana Said. Image supplied.

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Tanzanian duo win H&M Foundation’s 2026 Global Change Award

3 days

Youth Employment

SA Youth.mobi opens pathways to jobs and training for young people

3 days

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Aesthetic Medicine

Soothe operator: Why South African skin needs locally-made products

18 Jun 2026

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Infrastructure & Utilities

Fresh design flexibility opens doors for site-specific playgrounds

3 days

Matla Media’s Nompumelelo Zwane asks how we can empower the next generation (Image supplied)

Youth Month

#YouthMonth | Marketing's role in empowering the next generation

Nompumelelo Zwane 18 Jun 2026

Supplied image: Generation Schools Imhoff in Cape Town

Primary & Secondary Education

Edufund acquires Trematon’s stake in SA’s Generation Schools

17 Jun 2026

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Economy

Petrol and diesel spike drives sharp uptick in South Africa CPI inflation

3 days

The 2026 Vodacom Eco-Warriors, St John Paul II Secondary School in Elandskop, KZN. Image supplied.

Environment & Natural Resources

2026 Vodacom Eco-Warriors: SA’s Gen Zs solving the country’s sustainability challenges

17 Jun 2026

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Construction & Engineering

Nigeria, Niger and Algeria push ahead with 4,128km gas export corridor to Europe

17 Jun 2026

The UK government announced that it will ban social media platforms from offering services to under-16s (Image source: © 123rf )

Social Media

UK government draws a line in the sand with social media ban

17 Jun 2026

Jim Stengel has been named as the Cannes inaugural Lions Laureate for Marketing. (Image source: @ Lia )

Cannes Lions

#Cannes2026 | Former P&G marketing officer named inaugural Lions Laureate for Marketing

17 Jun 2026

S'dumo Mtshali in a scene with Celeste Ntuli. Source: Netflix.

Streaming

The Polygamist breaks into Netflix global top 4 non-English shows

Karabo Ledwaba 17 Jun 2026

Legal Practice Council says it has disciplined legal practitioners who fail to deliver judgments after their terms as an acting judge end. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Law Practice

Who holds acting judges accountable for late judgments?

Marecia Damons 17 Jun 2026

Media

2026 Sikuvile finalists announced after 400-plus entries

17 Jun 2026

Left to right: Dr Bilal Bobat, Professor Jerome Loveland, Dr Sharan Rambarran and Dr Dinen Parbhoo — the transplant team at Wits Donald Gordon Medical Centre (WDGMC). Image supplied.

Medtech

Weelee donation takes Wits Medical Centre's transplant care to the next level

17 Jun 2026

Coal, Oil & Gas

It's a gas! Exxon Mobil to supply SA's first planned LNG terminal

17 Jun 2026

Mbuyisa Makhubu carries Hector Pieterson after Pieterson was shot and killed at the Soweto Uprising. Antoinette Sithol, Pieterson's sister, runs beside them. Image credit: , via Wikimedia Commons

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

#YouthMonth | The inheritance of influence: What the youth of 1976 gave today's generation

Jessica Gbedemah 17 Jun 2026

Gerety Awards 2026 Shortlist has been announced. Source: Supplied.

Advertising

3 South African campaigns in Gerety craft CUT — Will local agencies win gold?

17 Jun 2026

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Economy

GSMA calls for investment and policy reform to unlock Africa’s digital potential

17 Jun 2026

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Infrastructure & Utilities

Data-centre growth set to trigger massive demand for aluminium and copper

17 Jun 2026

Effie Worldwide has released the 2025 Effie Index (Image supplied)

Marketing

Global Effie Index: 2025’s most effective marketers, brands and agencies

17 Jun 2026

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Financial Services

#YouthMonth: Good credit, better futures: Financial lessons for South Africa's youth

17 Jun 2026

Supplied image: Bolt South Africa announced the expansion of rider identity verification at its inaugural Rider & Passenger Safety Summit in Johannesburg on 12 June 2026.

Transport

Bolt boosts platform safety with rider ID checks

15 Jun 2026

Supplied image: Thembi Chagonda, joint CEO of Global Business Solutions

Youth Employment

SA needs jobs, not promises this Youth Month

Thembi Chagonda 15 Jun 2026

Supplied image: Nancy Dusani

Higher Education

#YouthMonth | Why Nated students can’t graduate and what business needs to do about it

Nancy Dusani 15 Jun 2026

Foreign visitors lift Cape Town tourism to R24.5bn but domestic spend falls

Tourism

Foreign visitors lift Cape Town tourism to R24.5bn but domestic spend falls

15 Jun 2026

#YouthMonth | The Lab's Matthew Tyler on conscious consumption, resale culture and purpose-driven brands

ESG

#YouthMonth | The Lab's Matthew Tyler on conscious consumption, resale culture and purpose-driven brands

Evan-Lee Courie 15 Jun 2026