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Mental health

Can doomscrolling on Reddit and X deepen depression?

6 minutes

Report reveals growing customer frustration with SA mobile networks

Telecoms & Networks

Report reveals growing customer frustration with SA mobile networks

48 minutes

Musician Danny K’s wife Lisa Koppel dies at 41

Lifestyle

Musician Danny K’s wife Lisa Koppel dies at 41

1 hour

Machine_ ECD - Jabulani Sigege, deputy chairperson of the Creative Circle and chief creative officer at Publicis Groupe Africa - Pete Little, Creative Circle chair and Ogilvy JHB chief creative officer - Kabelo Moshapalo, founder and chief creative officer of LoveSong and Open chair co-founder - Suhana Gordhan, partner at Relationship Audits and Management and Cannes trend spotter Ann Nurock, and Accenture Song ECD - Danni Pinch

Cannes Lions

Creative Circle Full Circle 2026 | When AI panic subsides

Terry Levin 40 minutes

Barbie brings Whitney Houston’s iconic ‘80s style to life

Retail

Barbie brings Whitney Houston’s iconic ‘80s style to life

2 hours

Women still the primary decision-makers in SA homes

Women's Month

Women still the primary decision-makers in SA homes

Issued by Caxton Media 2 hours

Buri opens in Cape Town with a lekker new spin on the boerie roll

Food & Wine

Buri opens in Cape Town with a lekker new spin on the boerie roll

2 hours

Advertising

Netflix says US ad commitments nearly doubled in upfront deals

3 hours

Ekapa Minerals’ diamond mine in Kimberly has been placed into business rescue after a court challenge by NUMSA. Photo supplied

Mining

Numsa wins bid to block liquidation of diamond mine

Greg Dor 3 hours

Primedia Plus now available on Apple CarPlay and Android Auto

Radio & Audio

Primedia Plus now available on Apple CarPlay and Android Auto

Issued by Primedia Broadcasting 4 hours

Retail Marketing

#WoolworthsYouthMakers2026: Glolooks, the African hair care brand finding its place on the shelf

Karabo Ledwaba 3 hours

Branding

The reputation blind spot behind the bathroom door

Charl Broodryk 5 hours

Pnet Job Market Trends Report for August 2026: How SA women are embracing AI in the workplace

Women's Month

Pnet Job Market Trends Report for August 2026: How SA women are embracing AI in the workplace

Issued by Pnet 3 days

Two Tone Global celebrates 1 year of changing perceptions with GWM

Trends

Two Tone Global celebrates 1 year of changing perceptions with GWM

Issued by GWM 4 hours

IMC Conference

Africa is the shift: Dawn Rowlands join the Nedbank IMC 2026 line-up

Issued by IMC Conference 7 Aug 2026

South Africa’s consumer-class women are rewriting the rules of modern womanhood

Women's Month

South Africa’s consumer-class women are rewriting the rules of modern womanhood

Issued by BrandMapp 7 Aug 2026

The Media Krate launches S-OOH: The next era of outdoor starts where South Africa moves

OOH

The Media Krate launches S-OOH: The next era of outdoor starts where South Africa moves

Issued by The Media Krate 7 Aug 2026

Media

Novo Nordisk shifts US media business from WPP to Omnicom

7 Aug 2026

How South African companies get their press releases published on BusinessTech

Online Media

How South African companies get their press releases published on BusinessTech

Issued by Broad Media 7 Aug 2026

Inside Andrew Buckland’sThe Fool’s Guide: Modern absurdity, laughter and humanity

Theatre

Inside Andrew Buckland’sThe Fool’s Guide: Modern absurdity, laughter and humanity

Chloe Posthumus 7 Aug 2026

Tourism & Travel

Luxury lodge collection brings four Zambian safari destinations under one brand

7 Aug 2026

Honouring excellence in HR: Entries open for the Future of HR Awards 2026

Management & Leadership

Honouring excellence in HR: Entries open for the Future of HR Awards 2026

Issued by Topco Media 6 Aug 2026

Sound On Africa (SOA) has launched an
intercontinental network built to connect brands with vetted creators across Africa, starting in Kenya (Image source: © 123rf )

Social Media

Africa's first dedicated creator intercontinental network launches in Kenya

7 Aug 2026

The team sheet is in: Public Sector Leaders Summit 2026 names its strongest line-up yet

Events & Conferencing

The team sheet is in: Public Sector Leaders Summit 2026 names its strongest line-up yet

Issued by Topco Media 6 Aug 2026

French Montana to headline inaugural AfroTrax festival

Events

French Montana to headline inaugural AfroTrax festival

6 Aug 2026

Hot 102.7FM and Hot Cares invest in the future of one of Joburg’s most remarkable women’s shelters

Radio & Audio

Hot 102.7FM and Hot Cares invest in the future of one of Joburg’s most remarkable women’s shelters

Issued by HOT 102.7FM 6 Aug 2026

LeadUP Podcast returns with inspiring new episode featuring aesthetic doctor Dr Karishma Ramdev

Podcasts

LeadUP Podcast returns with inspiring new episode featuring aesthetic doctor Dr Karishma Ramdev

Issued by University of Pretoria 6 Aug 2026

75% of South African women journalists face cyberbullying, Sanef study finds

Media Freedom

75% of South African women journalists face cyberbullying, Sanef study finds

6 Aug 2026

Why network coverage alone is no longer enough for Africa

Telecoms & Networks

Why network coverage alone is no longer enough for Africa

Toni Pellegrino 6 Aug 2026

Film

Spider-Man: Brand New Day swings into local cinema history with record-breaking opening weekend

6 Aug 2026

(Image source: @ PR Week UK

Advertising

WPP results beat analyst forecasts, sees shares jump up

6 Aug 2026

Rubbish piles up near a park in Nyanga. Photos: Emihle Ngwane

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Battle to stop illegal dumping in Cape Town’s townships

Emihle Ngwane 6 Aug 2026

The Johannesburg High Court has ruled that public office bearers in Chapter Nine institutions are not “workers” entitled to benefits beyond what is laid down in the relevant statutes. Illustration: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Labour Law

Chapter 9 commissioners are not workers, High Court rules

Tania Broughton 6 Aug 2026

Absa launches South Africa’s first bank-led micro-drama series to help people talk about money

Advertising

Absa launches South Africa’s first bank-led micro-drama series to help people talk about money

Issued by OnPoint PR 6 Aug 2026

Research

Social marketing faces 3 limits, latest Warc research finds

6 Aug 2026

Source: Niki Giles, Strategy Head at Prescient Fund Services.

Finance

#WomensMonth | Niki Giles on building financial freedom, one decision at a time

Katja Hamilton 6 Aug 2026

Source: Supplied.

Mixed-Use Property

New SA Reit chair | Jackie van Niekerk to lead sector's next growth chapter

6 Aug 2026

South Africa needs data centres, but not without transparency

Data & Analytics

South Africa needs data centres, but not without transparency

Tyronne McCrindle 5 Aug 2026

Why South African introducing brokers choose PrimeXBT's partner program

Markets & Investment

Why South African introducing brokers choose PrimeXBT's partner program

Issued by PrimeXBT 5 Aug 2026

Thinkerneur launches WISA: A new era for African women in sustainability and leadership

Women's Month

Thinkerneur launches WISA: A new era for African women in sustainability and leadership

Issued by Thinkerneur 5 Aug 2026

Tough takes centre stage in the new Toyota Hilux campaign (Image supplied)

Advertising

#BehindtheCampaign | Toyota celebrates the different ways South Africans use the Hilux

6 Aug 2026

Africa is not the next digital opportunity. It is the current one.

Marketing

Africa is not the next digital opportunity. It is the current one.

Issued by Dentsu 5 Aug 2026

#WomensMonth | You make the space; don't wait for the industry to make space for you

Women's Month

#WomensMonth | You make the space; don't wait for the industry to make space for you

6 Aug 2026

South Africa's economic heartland

Marketing

South Africa's economic heartland

Nick Efstathiou, Issued by OFM Radio 5 Aug 2026

Four women from Digitas share their career stories and leadership lessons. L to r: Nomika Singh Govender - GM, Bonita Christie - BUD, Zakona Mlaba - digital copy lead and Chelsea-Summer Lodewyk - strategy director at Digitas (Image composite: Lesley Svenson @ Bizcommunity)

Women's Month

#WomensMonth | Every woman has a story: 4 leadership lessons

5 Aug 2026

Zuru brings viral Starbox blind box craze to SA

Trends

Zuru brings viral Starbox blind box craze to SA

5 Aug 2026

DXD brings Design by Disruption to life through TBWA’s new identity

Design

DXD brings Design by Disruption to life through TBWA’s new identity

Issued by TBWA 5 Aug 2026