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Banking

NCBA reshuffles leadership following Nedbank acquisition

1 day

As households continue to feel the impact of rising living costs and fuel price pressures, the FNB, Engen and Clicks Trio rewards ecosystem continues to help customers unlock greater value from their everyday spending (Image source: @ Top auto

Retail Services

Trio rewards ecosystem delivers value as consumer spending shifts

1 day

Source: Sanisha Packirisamy, group economist at Momentum Group.

Taxation & Regulation

SA's Agoa exclusion: Why the bigger risk may lie beyond lost exports

Sanisha Packirisamy 1 day

TFG Africa grows profit as group closes 120 stores and cuts costs

Retailers

TFG Africa grows profit as group closes 120 stores and cuts costs

1 day

Richard Stewart, chief executive officer of Sibanye-Stillwater, says the Group continued to make progress on its strategic priorities during Q3 2026 (Image source: Algoa FM

Markets & Investment

Sibanye Stillwater Limited Q3 results keeps Group on track

1 day

The Marketing Achievement Awards Season 6 qualifiers have been announced. Picture: Season 5 MAA winners (Image supplied)

Marketing

All The Marketing Achievement Awards qualifiers Season 6

1 day

Relevant news and trusted collaborations

Radio & Audio

Relevant news and trusted collaborations

Issued by Algoa FM 1 day

Source: Old Mutual Insure.

Insurance & Actuarial

Old Mutual Insure, Swiss Re propose strategic co-operation to strengthen corporate property business

2 days

Shoprite’s R1m food garden competition adds three new judges

Agriculture

Shoprite’s R1m food garden competition adds three new judges

2 days

Why healthcare costs keep rising - and what businesses can do

Medical Aid

Why healthcare costs keep rising - and what businesses can do

Issued by Medihelp 2 days

African outbound travel spending set to jump 61% by 2030

Tourism & Travel

African outbound travel spending set to jump 61% by 2030

2 days

Consumers are happier, shopping more frequently and loving delivery apps

Research

Consumers are happier, shopping more frequently and loving delivery apps

Issued by Caxton Media 2 days

When trust is harder to find, Coronation asks who has earned yours

Marketing

When trust is harder to find, Coronation asks who has earned yours

Issued by Ogilvy South Africa 2 days

An appetite for local authority

Artificial Intelligence

An appetite for local authority

Issued by Caxton Media 2 days

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Logistics & Transport

Grindrod advances private access to SA's freight rail network

2 days

Africa’s noise could hold the next big business idea

Marketing

Africa’s noise could hold the next big business idea

Issued by Omnicom Advertising South Africa 2 days

Ninety9Cents (99c) has been appointed the lead agency for The Building Company (TBCo), drawing on its integrated capabilities and proven "Bretail" expertise (Image source: @ DIY Trade News

Advertising

"Bretail” philosophy wins agency the Building Company

2 days

Supplied image: Learners participating in Market Day

Primary & Secondary Education

From classroom concepts to real-world impact: How PBL empowers young Africans

3 Nov 2026

Medical Research

South Africa’s HPV vaccination drive to protect girls from cervical cancer is working – what we know after 10 years

Dorothy Nyemba-Machemedze and Sinead Delany-Moretlwe 2 days

South Africa's EV sales this year race past last year's total

Commercial & Industrial

South Africa's EV sales this year race past last year's total

Nqobile Dludla 3 Nov 2026

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Health & Safety

Why pharmacies are key to a clean bill of health for SA communities

3 Nov 2026

Tourvest links Mpumalanga farmers to tourism supply chain

Tourism & Travel

Tourvest links Mpumalanga farmers to tourism supply chain

3 Nov 2026

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Retailers

There’s a 300-year-old story flowing through this Checkers store

3 Nov 2026

Standard Bank at Growthpoint Properties’ Walmer Park Shopping Centre in Gqeberha. Image supplied.

ESG & Sustainability

Growthpoint helps Standard Bank go green at 21 branches

3 Nov 2026

Accenture Song South Africa and Allan Gray win South Africa's only D&AD Pencil in 2026

Advertising

Accenture Song South Africa and Allan Gray win South Africa's only D&AD Pencil in 2026

Issued by Accenture Song 3 Nov 2026

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Property Development

Madadeni opens first enclosed shopping mall with 75 retail outlets

2 Nov 2026

Skin Renewal is celebrating 21 years and 21 branches

Aesthetic Medicine

Skin Renewal is celebrating 21 years and 21 branches

Issued by Skin Renewal 2 Nov 2026

Radisson hotel in Hoedspruit achieves Verified Net Zero status

Tourism & Travel

Radisson hotel in Hoedspruit achieves Verified Net Zero status

2 Nov 2026

WiSA announces powerful executive speaker line-up

ESG & Sustainability

WiSA announces powerful executive speaker line-up

Issued by Thinkerneur 2 Nov 2026

Building pathways to opportunity: Why adult learning matters in South Africa’s employment response

Higher Education

Building pathways to opportunity: Why adult learning matters in South Africa’s employment response

Issued by College SA 2 Nov 2026

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Retail Marketing

Nando’s teams up with Siya Kolisi for new limited-edition sauce

2 Nov 2026

MG to enter SA’s bakkie market with U7 and U9

Commercial & Industrial

MG to enter SA’s bakkie market with U7 and U9

Ryan Bubear 2 Nov 2026

4 Lessons for agencies to overcome economic pressure

Advertising

4 Lessons for agencies to overcome economic pressure

Bongi Mvuyana 2 Nov 2026

Joe Public celebrates Khuthala Gala Holten as she departs after 20 years

Advertising

Joe Public celebrates Khuthala Gala Holten as she departs after 20 years

Issued by Joe Public 2 Nov 2026

MultiChoice Talent Factory brings top industry voices to Fame Week Africa to discuss future talent

Film & Cinematography

MultiChoice Talent Factory brings top industry voices to Fame Week Africa to discuss future talent

Issued by MultiChoice 2 Nov 2026

Accenture Song SA turns local stories into global creative currency

Advertising

Accenture Song SA turns local stories into global creative currency

Issued by Accenture Song 2 Nov 2026

Source: Sechaba Mokhethi/GroundUp. The Katse Dam, which provides water to South Africa, is one of several dams whose construction saw extensive loss of resources for several Lesotho communities.

Construction & Engineering

Lesotho dam authority must pay M90m in long-overdue compensation

Sechaba Mokheth 2 Nov 2026

Source: Reuters.

Financial Services

Brics+ payments system feasible, common currency faces hurdles, report says

Karin Strohecker 2 Nov 2026

Private capital powers cleaner steel as Coega Steels unveils R500m expansion

Financial Services

Private capital powers cleaner steel as Coega Steels unveils R500m expansion

Issued by Fedgroup 30 Oct 2026

Hyprop appoints Primedia Malls and The Media Factory as digital media co-sales partners

Retail Marketing

Hyprop appoints Primedia Malls and The Media Factory as digital media co-sales partners

Issued by Primedia Out-of-Home 2 days

iOCO returns to majority Black ownership with 56% stake

Services

iOCO returns to majority Black ownership with 56% stake

30 Oct 2026

South African businesses are being seen more in Google and clicked less: First local zero-click study

Digital

South African businesses are being seen more in Google and clicked less: First local zero-click study

Issued by Algorithm Agency 30 Oct 2026

Dischem Ceo Rui Morais

Banking & Finance

Dis-Chem’s Better Rewards programme supports 8% revenue growth

30 Oct 2026

The Prisms Awards winners were announced on 24 October (Image supplied)

Prism Awards

#PrismsAwards 2026 | All the winners: Tribeca and DNA Brand Architects take top honours

30 Oct 2026

Source: Reuters.

Banking

South Africa's Absa opens first Gulf office in Dubai

Colleen Goko 30 Oct 2026

Management & Leadership

How leaders’ stress is affecting engagement, trust and performance

Anja van Beek 30 Oct 2026

Source: Supplied. Architectural rendering of ThirtyFour18, the R2.5bn mixed-use landmark set to reshape Cape Town’s Foreshore skyline.

Property Development

Beyond the skyline: ThirtyFour18 aims to transform how Cape Town lives, works and plays

Katja Hamilton 29 Oct 2026

Five Western Cape fruit producers are asking the High Court to force Premier to take their fruit for the coming harvest. Archive photo: Greg Dor / GroundUp

Corporate & Commercial Law

Fruit farmers take Premier to court

Greg Dor 29 Oct 2026