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77% of SA businesses AI-ready, over half see benefits

Hardware

77% of SA businesses AI-ready, over half see benefits

Issued by ASUS 2 days

Woolworths opens new Food Emporium in Cape Town

Retailers

Woolworths opens new Food Emporium in Cape Town

2 days

South Africa's economy reignites urgent mental health focus

Employee Wellness

South Africa's economy reignites urgent mental health focus

Issued by Bullion PR & Communication 2 days

Baking media effectiveness into your video marketing strategy

Marketing

Baking media effectiveness into your video marketing strategy

Issued by Google 2 days

Kfm 94.5 adds to lineup and welcomes Grandmaster Ready D: A new era of sound begins

Radio & Audio

Kfm 94.5 adds to lineup and welcomes Grandmaster Ready D: A new era of sound begins

Issued by Primedia Broadcasting 3 days

Source: Supplied.

Banking

Standard Bank and ICBC partnership opens doors for African exports at massive trade expo

3 days

Do you have what it takes to compete? Daily Maverick’s Marketing Masterclass series returns

Marketing

Do you have what it takes to compete? Daily Maverick’s Marketing Masterclass series returns

Issued by Daily Maverick 2 Jul 2025

Image credit: Lars Portjanow on Unsplash

Mining

African mining in for period of profound change – DSS+ report

2 Jul 2025

Back to the big screen: July's cinematic lineup

Film

Back to the big screen: July's cinematic lineup

Daniel Dercksen 1 Jul 2025

LG launches Radio Optimism campaign to spread 'Life’s Good' through music

Advertising

LG launches Radio Optimism campaign to spread 'Life’s Good' through music

Issued by LG 30 Jun 2025

Bradly Howland, the CEO of Alkemi Collective, has been appointed president of the Public Relations Institute of Southern Africa (Image supplied)

PR & Communications

New era for Prisa with new president

30 Jun 2025

Source: © 123rf From a consumer perspective, the SA Social Media Landscape Report 2025 found a steady decline of Facebook usage and an increase of TikTok usage

Social Media

SA Social Media Landscape Report 2025: Consumer usage sees Facebook down, TikTok up

Danette Breitenbach 30 Jun 2025

South Africa’s fibre bottleneck needs a wireless breakthrough

Internet

South Africa’s fibre bottleneck needs a wireless breakthrough

Justin Mackenzie, Issued by VO Connect 27 Jun 2025

Source: © 123rf Key takeaways were shared at the SA Social Media Landscape Report 2025 webinar on Thursday, 26 June

Social Media

SA Social Media Landscape Report 2025: Industry still putting its money where the people are

Danette Breitenbach 27 Jun 2025

#MusicExchange: Local pop-rock band, Cinema returns with latest single, Elephant In The Room

Music

#MusicExchange: Local pop-rock band, Cinema returns with latest single, Elephant In The Room

Martin Myers 27 Jun 2025

Virgil Bethanie | How Drip Footwear went from success to cautionary tale

How To Start Up

Virgil Bethanie | How Drip Footwear went from success to cautionary tale

Virgil Bethanie 26 Jun 2025

10 trends shaping the future of digital out-of-home

OOH

10 trends shaping the future of digital out-of-home

Simon Wall, Issued by Tractor Outdoor 26 Jun 2025

Advertising

$13.5bn Omnicom-IPG merger approved by FTC

Karabo Ledwaba 26 Jun 2025

Performance-based agent rankings - a proven international model - now available locally

Marketing

Performance-based agent rankings - a proven international model - now available locally

Issued by PBPR 25 Jun 2025

Platform-hopping is not a strategy

Marketing

Platform-hopping is not a strategy

Issued by We Do Digital 25 Jun 2025

Source: Supplied. Chantal Marx, Head: Investments Research at FNB Wealth and Investments.

Markets & Investment

Gold leaps to near-record prices as inflation fears loom

27 Jun 2025

Risa and Regenesys academic partnership ushers in a new era for South African retail

Retail Services

Risa and Regenesys academic partnership ushers in a new era for South African retail

Issued by Retail Institute of South Africa 24 Jun 2025

Source: Supplied.

Retail & Hospitality Property

Ritz Hotel changes hands: Sea Point's modular marvel set for revival

Katja Hamilton 23 Jun 2025

#Orchids&Onions: Dromex tugs at the heartstrings, Sars does bad AI job

#OrchidsandOnions

#Orchids&Onions: Dromex tugs at the heartstrings, Sars does bad AI job

Brendan Seery 23 Jun 2025

Cooking without borders: A new culinary era

Food & Wine

Cooking without borders: A new culinary era

20 Jun 2025

Outperform your competitors without outspending them

Digital

Outperform your competitors without outspending them

Issued by Location Bank 20 Jun 2025

Source: © 123rf Rirhandzu Shingwenyana says the creator economy is not a trend; it is a central pillar of modern marketing

Media

The Creator Economy: An opportunity to build real, lasting connections

Rirhandzu Shingwenyana 20 Jun 2025

Property

Investing in South African commercial property: Top tips for 2025

19 Jun 2025

Google’s Veo 3: Advertising’s new AI tipping point

Marketing

Google’s Veo 3: Advertising’s new AI tipping point

Musa Kalenga, Issued by Brave Group 19 Jun 2025

IHG Hotels & Resorts announces African expansion pipeline with 35 new hotels planned

Hospitality

IHG Hotels & Resorts announces African expansion pipeline with 35 new hotels planned

18 Jun 2025

MacBook Pro 14-inch M4 + Adobe: A new era for creatives starts now

Digital

MacBook Pro 14-inch M4 + Adobe: A new era for creatives starts now

Issued by Digicape 17 Jun 2025

The future of medical schemes depends on technology, trust and transformation

Medical Aid

The future of medical schemes depends on technology, trust and transformation

Kevin Aron, Issued by Stone 12 Jun 2025

Image credit: Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa

Energy

Green hydrogen can 'reposition' Africa within global value chains

12 Jun 2025

Source: Reuters.

Taxation & Regulation

South African budget law passes after months of delay

Alessandro Parodi and Sfundo Parakozov 12 Jun 2025

Legislation & Regulation

Why South African animal welfare laws need an urgent overhaul

Charan Saunders 12 Jun 2025

Insights-driven marketing: Reshaping consumer market research

Research

Insights-driven marketing: Reshaping consumer market research

Issued by BMi Research 12 Jun 2025

Representation in action: ACA and Open Chair back 15 lionesses attending Cannes Lions Festival

Cannes Lions

Representation in action: ACA and Open Chair back 15 lionesses attending Cannes Lions Festival

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 11 Jun 2025

Advertising

Publicis unseats WPP on Mars’ $1.7bn media account

11 Jun 2025

Marion Kohler, principal at Abbotts High School JHB South

Skills Training

Life-readiness over academics: Shifting focus from exams to engagement

10 Jun 2025

Mark Read, WPP's CEO for the past seven years, will retire at the end of 2025 (Image: WPP)

Advertising

End of an era as Mark Read announces retirement from WPP

9 Jun 2025

Source: Dubai International Airport

Travel

How Dubai is redefining the future of air travel — from mega airports to sustainable skies

Robin Fredericks 9 Jun 2025

Pan African marketing just got easier for global brands: Connect with BA:KO By EchoHouse

Marketing

Pan African marketing just got easier for global brands: Connect with BA:KO By EchoHouse

Issued by BA:KO by EchoHouse 4 Jun 2025

MIC drop: Coaching Africa’s next gen in marketing, influence and culture

Marketing

MIC drop: Coaching Africa’s next gen in marketing, influence and culture

Issued by Dentsu 4 Jun 2025

The future of search: Why Location Bank matters in the age of AI

Digital

The future of search: Why Location Bank matters in the age of AI

Issued by Location Bank 4 Jun 2025

Is SEO really dead because of generative AI?

Digital

Is SEO really dead because of generative AI?

Yoray Narainpersad - The Google Whisperer, Issued by Fast Forward Marketing 3 Jun 2025