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Laughter, love, and fear unfold in February's new film releases

Film

Laughter, love, and fear unfold in February's new film releases

Daniel Dercksen 4 hours

Virgin Active and Hyrox collab ushers in a new era for SA's fitness and wellness industry

Sport

Virgin Active and Hyrox collab ushers in a new era for SA's fitness and wellness industry

5 hours

Source: Pexels.

Infrastructure & Utilities

Wind farm contractors in South Africa face mounting pressure — here’s why

5 hours

Joe Hamman, director, Novus Group says 2026 will see the evolution from media monitoring to decision monitoring (Image supplied)

Media

#BizTrends2026 | Novus Group's Joe Hamman: Goodbye vanity metrics, hello decision monitoring

Joe Hamman 8 hours

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Trends

#BizTrends2026 | CMS South Africa team: How forward-looking legal and governance frameworks will shape business decisions

Sihle Bulose and Lebogang Molebale 10 hours

Dustin Chick has been appointed communications director of Ford Motor Company in South Africa, effective 1 March (Image supplied)

PR & Communications

EXCLUSIVE: Dustin Chick to lead Ford South Africa communications

12 hours

Get ready for Up The Creek: 4 days of live music on the Breede River

Events

Get ready for Up The Creek: 4 days of live music on the Breede River

3 days

Source: Image supplied.

Digital

Digital accountability puts government communication under pressure

3 days

The 5 trends shaping SA media in 2026

Trends

The 5 trends shaping SA media in 2026

Issued by Caxton Media 3 days

#BizTrends2026 | BreakOut Events' Damon Forbes: Live events and festivals in a new era of connection

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | BreakOut Events' Damon Forbes: Live events and festivals in a new era of connection

Damon Forbes 3 days

#BizTrends2026 | Brandtech+’s Gabrielle Gray: AI isn’t taking creative jobs - it’s creating better ones

Advertising

#BizTrends2026 | Brandtech+’s Gabrielle Gray: AI isn’t taking creative jobs - it’s creating better ones

Gabrielle Gray 3 days

For Bradly Howland, CEO of Alkemi Collective, the takeaway from Switzerland isn't just about macroeconomic shifts. It’s about a fundamental change in the "social license to operate” (Image source: © 123rf )

PR & Communications

4 Lessons from Davos on why trust is critical

Bradly Howland 29 Jan 2026

Garon Campbell is the founder and director of Breadbin Productions.

Media

#BizTrends2026 | Breadbin Productions' Garon Campbell: Africa will lead the AI creative revolution

Garon Campbell 29 Jan 2026

#BizTrends2026 | Actorvate: Top influencer marketing trends shaping 2026

Social Media

#BizTrends2026 | Actorvate: Top influencer marketing trends shaping 2026

Issued by Actorvate 29 Jan 2026

An animal-proof, three-bin recycling system aims to encourage visitors to recycle at the Kruger National Park. Image supplied.

Circular Economy & Waste Management

New Petco-SANParks pilot project to boost recycling at Kruger National Park

29 Jan 2026

Higher Education

AI integration in universities: Fostering personalised learning amidst ethical debates

Dr Lim Jun Wei, Dr Ho Yeek Chia and Dr Boredi Silas Chidi 28 Jan 2026

The ninth edition of VML’s Tomorrow’s Commerce report looks to shopper behaviour in 2026 and far beyond. The big take-out? Technology isn’t slowing down, but the humans are rebelling (Image supplied)

Advertising

#BizTrends2026 | VML’s Tomorrow’s Commerce: Technology isn’t slowing down but the humans are rebelling

VML 28 Jan 2026

Not since the crises of the 1970s has gold performed as strongly as in 2025. Amidst geopolitical uncertainty playing into short-term movements, James Luke, senior portfolio manager, gold and commodities, considers the bigger picture (Image source: © 123rf )

Markets & Investment

Gold and gold equities outlook for 2026

James Luke 28 Jan 2026

South Africa to make public plans to boost local vehicle production

Manufacturing & Parts

South Africa to make public plans to boost local vehicle production

Nqobile Dludla 28 Jan 2026

Siki Msuseni is the founder and director of Amplified PR.

PR & Communications

#BizTrends2026 | Amplified PR’s Siki Msuseni: SA youth are wearing their values

Siki Msuseni 28 Jan 2026

Source: Supplied. Izak van der Westhuizen, chief financial officer at BrightRock.

Finance

2026: A pivotal year for life insurance and household resilience

Izak van der Westhuizen 29 Jan 2026

#BizTrends2026 | MyProperty CEO: What every entrepreneur’s North Star will be in 2026

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | MyProperty CEO: What every entrepreneur’s North Star will be in 2026

Adriaan Grové 27 Jan 2026

#BizTrends2026 | Asus' Marce Heath: Resourcefulness will shape the next era of business technology

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | Asus' Marce Heath: Resourcefulness will shape the next era of business technology

Marce Heath, Issued by ASUS 27 Jan 2026

Feryal Domingo, the acting executive director of Inyathelo, the South African Institute for Advancement. Image supplied.

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | Inyathelo's Feryal Domingo: Key trends shaping South Africa’s NPO sector

Feryal Domingo 27 Jan 2026

2026: The time for African communicators to lead

PR & Communications

2026: The time for African communicators to lead

Nokuthula Khwela 26 Jan 2026

Lushan Sundram, senior sales and business development manager at Essential Employee Benefits

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | EEB's Lushan Sundram: Steering the future through tailored employee benefits

Lushan Sundram 26 Jan 2026

Brenda Khumalo is the founder of Lobengula Advertising. Source: Supplied.

PR & Communications

#BizTrends2026 | Lobengula Advertising team: If employees don't believe, neither will the market

Brenda Khumalo and Adene Van Der Walt 26 Jan 2026

WPP has launched WPP Production, which brings together all its creative producers into a single global platform (Image source: © WPP )

Advertising

WPP launches world’s largest content production powerhouse

23 Jan 2026

Provantage positions its networks for a connected future with Broadsign

OOH

Provantage positions its networks for a connected future with Broadsign

Issued by Provantage 23 Jan 2026

End of an era: Nissan to cease manufacturing in SA, selling factory to Chery

Manufacturing & Parts

End of an era: Nissan to cease manufacturing in SA, selling factory to Chery

23 Jan 2026

Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Salesforce chief executive Marc Benioff has stated that he wants AI regulated before more people die (Image source: © Salesforce

Technology

Salesforce CEO calls for AI regulation following “suicide coaches” deaths

22 Jan 2026

Anton Visser, COO of SA Business School

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | SA Business School's Anton Visser: The changing face of learning and development

Anton Visser 22 Jan 2026

MakeReign appoints creative technology director to drive AI-led growth

Artificial Intelligence

MakeReign appoints creative technology director to drive AI-led growth

Issued by MakeReign 22 Jan 2026

#Orchids&Onions: When Ryanair schools Elon Musk

#OrchidsandOnions

#Orchids&Onions: When Ryanair schools Elon Musk

Brendan Seery 22 Jan 2026

The future of CX: Why trust and empathy will drive consumer loyalty

CRM

The future of CX: Why trust and empathy will drive consumer loyalty

Liezel Jonkheid 22 Jan 2026

Source: Reuters.

Fintech

Crypto industrialises: Binance reveals 2026 market trends

21 Jan 2026

Jaco Lintvelt is the MD of Incubeta Africa. Source: Supplied.

Marketing

#BizTrends2026 | Incubeta Africa's Jaco Lintvelt: Don’t fall prey to the Arrival Fallacy

Jaco Lintvelt 20 Jan 2026

Marketing

The precision trap: Why the collapse of attribution is reviving the brand

Musa Kalenga, Issued by Brave Group 20 Jan 2026

Take a trip down the wilder side of memory lane on the History Channel this January

TV

Take a trip down the wilder side of memory lane on the History Channel this January

Issued by Hearst Networks Africa 19 Jan 2026

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Trends

#BizTrends2026 | Bestmed's Johan Viljoen: How tech is transforming chronic care

Johan Viljoen 19 Jan 2026

#BizTrends2026 | Publicis Groupe’s Jonty Fisher: A much more synthetic world

Advertising

#BizTrends2026 | Publicis Groupe’s Jonty Fisher: A much more synthetic world

Jonty Fisher 20 Jan 2026

#BizTrends2026 | Digicape: Steering the future through digital architecture

Advertising

#BizTrends2026 | Digicape: Steering the future through digital architecture

Issued by Digicape 19 Jan 2026

Chloë Loubser, Knowledge and Learning Lawyer: Employment and Data Protection, Bowmans

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | Bowmans' Chloë Loubser: Tectonic shifts for SA’s labour laws

Chloë Loubser 19 Jan 2026

Media

Warc 2026 media trends: Systems planning, AI, & the creator economy

16 Jan 2026

#BizTrends2026 | Motherland Omni's Mpho Mothapo: Radio Trends in 2026

Media

#BizTrends2026 | Motherland Omni's Mpho Mothapo: Radio Trends in 2026

Mpho Mothapo, Issued by Motherland OMNi 16 Jan 2026

Artificial Intelligence

Could ChatGPT convince you to buy something? Threat of manipulation looms as AI companies gear up to sell ads

Bruce Schneier and Nathan Sanders 16 Jan 2026

On Thursday, 15 January, the world's largest online information resource turned 25 (Image supplied)

Digital

Global information resource Wikipedia celebrates 25 years

16 Jan 2026