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Maximising the growth opportunity for luxury tented camps in Africa

Hospitality

Maximising the growth opportunity for luxury tented camps in Africa

Issued by Bushtec 5 hours

Pnet Job Market Report for July 2026: Remote work goes mainstream

Trends

Pnet Job Market Report for July 2026: Remote work goes mainstream

Issued by Pnet 6 hours

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Labour Law

Promotion denied due to EE targets ruled 'irrational and unfair' by Labour Court

Talita Laubscher and Nikita Solanki 6 hours

Coronation helps food go further this Mandela Day

CSI & Philanthropy

Coronation helps food go further this Mandela Day

Issued by Coronation 7 hours

SA Chefs unveils junior squad for 2026 Culinary World Cup

Hospitality

SA Chefs unveils junior squad for 2026 Culinary World Cup

8 hours

An ordinary afternoon school run recently took an unexpected turn when Jamie Oliver surprised parents waiting to collect their children at a Cape Town school - inviting them into a classroom for a hands-on cooking session to demonstrate just how simple it can be to prepare delicious home-cooked meals using Checkers' new 60 exclusive Dinner Done Better recipes (Image supplied)

Promotions & Activations

Bucket-list moment as parents cook Dinner Done Better with Jamie Oliver

9 hours

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Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Volkswagen charges up Kariega component plant with 1,410 solar panels

9 hours

Archived image: Generation Schools Imhoff in Cape Town

Primary & Secondary Education

Tribunal greenlights buyout of Generation Schools

11 hours

Transnet to invest R129bn in five-year turnaround

Logistics & Transport

Transnet to invest R129bn in five-year turnaround

1 day

Shift happens. Are you ready?

IMC Conference

Shift happens. Are you ready?

Issued by IMC Conference 10 hours

Transnova secures expanded Tiger Brands logistics mandate

Logistics & Transport

Transnova secures expanded Tiger Brands logistics mandate

1 day

Regulation moves at the pace of legislation, but the threat landscape does not, says Rynier Schoeman, cyber architecture specialist and solutions consultant at Palo Alto Networks (Image source: © 123rf )

Banking

5 cybersecurity challenges SA’s financial institutions need to tackle now

Rynier Schoeman 1 day

Ntswembu, Namanje celebrates Banyana Banyana’s journey ahead of Wafcon 2026

Sport

Ntswembu, Namanje celebrates Banyana Banyana’s journey ahead of Wafcon 2026

1 day

$2.1bn and counting: African real estate is executing

Markets & Investment

$2.1bn and counting: African real estate is executing

Issued by API Events 1 day

The Africa Declaration will be formally signed and launched at the World PR Forum (WPRF) in Abuja, Nigeria, in November 2026 (Image @ Guardian Nigeria )

PR & Communications

Africa declaration to PR professionalisation launches

1 day

#WoolworthsYouthMakers2026: Patns by Buhle shows how African-inspired design can scale

Fashion & Homeware

#WoolworthsYouthMakers2026: Patns by Buhle shows how African-inspired design can scale

Evan-Lee Courie 1 day

Branding

Lamine Yamal and his little bro gave Spain the kind of PR money can't buy

Karabo Ledwaba 1 day

PR & Communications

Estée Lauder names Madeleine Boyd to lead global brand comms

1 day

#WPRD2026 | Natalia Rosa on why AI is making strategic communications more valuable than ever

World PR Day

#WPRD2026 | Natalia Rosa on why AI is making strategic communications more valuable than ever

Robin Fredericks 1 day

Northam Platinum opened the world's deepest raise-bored PGM shaft at the Zondereinde mine. Image supplied.

Mining

World’s deepest raise-bored PGM shaft opens at Northam’s Zondereinde mine

17 Jul 2026

Bafana Bafana’s Thapelo Maseko, with teammates, celebrating scoring their first goal in the Fifa World Cup 2026 match against South Korea at the Estadio Monterrey in Monterrey, Mexico. Image credit: Reuters/Eloisa Sanchez

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Racism at the World Cup is an ugly reality. How to understand where it comes from

Christian Ungruhe 17 Jul 2026

eMedia has launched Openview Stream, Africa’s first independent Free Ad-Supported Streaming Television (FAST) platform (Image source: © 123rf )

Streaming

eMedia launches Africa’s first independent FAST streaming platform

17 Jul 2026

The Interactive Advertising Bureau South Africa (IAB SA) has announced the finalists for the 2026 Bookmark Awards (Image supplied)

Digital

#Bookmarks2026 | All the IAB South Africa 2026 Bookmark Awards finalists

17 Jul 2026

ESG

Checkers Sixty60 launches Mandela Day food drive with donation matching

17 Jul 2026

Jacaranda FM's Good Morning Angels raises R2,3m to give 23 South Africans the gift of sound

ESG

Jacaranda FM's Good Morning Angels raises R2,3m to give 23 South Africans the gift of sound

Issued by Jacaranda FM 17 Jul 2026

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Markets & Investment

Rising oil prices add pressure to South Africa's import bill

Katja Hamilton 16 Jul 2026

Basetsana Kumalo, Bryan Habana and more to speak at the Mancosa Jacaranda FM Business Breakfast

Radio & Audio

Basetsana Kumalo, Bryan Habana and more to speak at the Mancosa Jacaranda FM Business Breakfast

Issued by Jacaranda FM 16 Jul 2026

Source: Reuters/Ricci Shryock

E-commerce

A hidden pipeline brings Amazon and Walmart to African shoppers

Jessica Donati 16 Jul 2026

Maintaining digital momentum post Digital Maturity Survey

Digital

Maintaining digital momentum post Digital Maturity Survey

Issued by Incubeta 16 Jul 2026

How South Africa's youth are rewriting the marketing playbook

Marketing

How South Africa's youth are rewriting the marketing playbook

Sthando Msweli, Issued by Matte BLK 16 Jul 2026

#WoolworthsYouthMakers2026: Victori emerges as the new face of African luxury fashion

Fashion & Homeware

#WoolworthsYouthMakers2026: Victori emerges as the new face of African luxury fashion

Evan-Lee Courie 16 Jul 2026

A De Beers store on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, California. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Mining

De Beers announces 2-year pause at SA’s largest diamond producer

16 Jul 2026

Bishops Pride flag debate reignites over school neutrality and inclusion

Higher Education

Bishops Pride flag debate reignites over school neutrality and inclusion

16 Jul 2026

Harith's Safair acquisition recommended for approval

Travel

Harith's Safair acquisition recommended for approval

16 Jul 2026

Source: Supplied.

Retail & Hospitality Property

MDS Architecture sets new benchmark for regional retail design

Katja Hamilton 16 Jul 2026

CSI & Philanthropy

#MandelaDay2026: 8 ways you can spend your 67 minutes

17 Jul 2026

From classrooms to code: Expanding digital skills for South Africa’s next generation

Technology

From classrooms to code: Expanding digital skills for South Africa’s next generation

16 Jul 2026

Source: Pexels.

Banking

Social Finance First: Standard Bank pioneers $29m Helios Towers facility

15 Jul 2026

Giant data centres get the first green light from Cape Town tribunal

Data & Analytics

Giant data centres get the first green light from Cape Town tribunal

Steve Kretzmann 15 Jul 2026

The real value of rewards lies beyond the transaction

CRM

The real value of rewards lies beyond the transaction

Lianne Booth 15 Jul 2026

Celebrity Chef Jenny Morris leads Salesian Institute's Mandela Day feeding initiative in Cape Town

Events

Celebrity Chef Jenny Morris leads Salesian Institute's Mandela Day feeding initiative in Cape Town

15 Jul 2026

Source: PIC. The Public Investment Corporation is based at Central Square in Pretoria's Menlyn Maine precinct.

Finance

PIC suspends CEO Patrick Dlamini in face of whistleblower allegations

Katja Hamilton 15 Jul 2026

The WPP staff cuts are part of CEO Cindy Rose's Elevate28 strategy

Advertising

WPP £500m savings drive sees hundreds of employees let go

15 Jul 2026

Radio & Audio

Metro FM's popular Ask A Man to debut on TV

15 Jul 2026

The exterior of the iDexis building, the Pretoria-based pharmacy group whose compounded weight-loss medicines are being recalled by South African health regulators. Image credit: Reuters/Alet Pretorius

Pharmaceuticals

iDexis appeals High Court’s ruling on Novo Nordisk weight-loss drugs

Nqobile Dludla 15 Jul 2026

6 of the best: Joe Public leaders selected as 2026 Effies judges

Effie Awards

6 of the best: Joe Public leaders selected as 2026 Effies judges

Issued by Joe Public 15 Jul 2026

Source: Supplied. Grant Smee, chief executive officer of Only Realty Property Group.

Property

Will municipal rebates sway South African voters?

15 Jul 2026