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Primary & Secondary Education

Tech, paper, or both? The hybrid approach to exam success

4 hours

NIQ State of the Retail Nation: South Africans spend carefully as value takes centre stage

Retail Marketing

NIQ State of the Retail Nation: South Africans spend carefully as value takes centre stage

Issued by NielsenIQ 7 hours

Shoprite takes majority stake in tech firm R&A Cellular

Mobile & Apps

Shoprite takes majority stake in tech firm R&A Cellular

1 day

WesBank New Generation Awards announces 2026 finalists

Digital

WesBank New Generation Awards announces 2026 finalists

Issued by WesBank New Generation Awards 1 day

Arable Grow’s container farms reach Spar shelves in the W.Cape

Retailers

Arable Grow’s container farms reach Spar shelves in the W.Cape

2 days

Mamor Capital raises R300m to invest in SA tech businesses

Technology

Mamor Capital raises R300m to invest in SA tech businesses

2 days

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Higher Education

NSFAS releases R222m for Funza Lushaka Bursary students

2 days

Ogilvy South Africa opens applications for the 2027 Ogilvy Giants Graduate Programme

Education

Ogilvy South Africa opens applications for the 2027 Ogilvy Giants Graduate Programme

Issued by Ogilvy South Africa 28 Aug 2026

Circular Economy & Waste Management

SA companies can no longer afford to ignore extended producer responsibility

28 Aug 2026

The era of creative builders: Rethinking the role of design

Design

The era of creative builders: Rethinking the role of design

Grant Campbell, Issued by MakeReign 27 Aug 2026

TakealotNow opens 10th Cape Town hub in Constantia

Retail Services

TakealotNow opens 10th Cape Town hub in Constantia

27 Aug 2026

Facelifted Mercedes-Benz C-Class debuts, and its heading to SA

Launches & Reviews

Facelifted Mercedes-Benz C-Class debuts, and its heading to SA

26 Aug 2026

#WomensMonth: Standard Bank’s Linda Oniwe on backing Africa’s next tech boom

Technology

#WomensMonth: Standard Bank’s Linda Oniwe on backing Africa’s next tech boom

Imran Salie 26 Aug 2026

Innovation becomes meaningful when it moves people forward

IAB Bookmarks Awards

Innovation becomes meaningful when it moves people forward

Issued by MakeReign 26 Aug 2026

Noni Sophe | Africa’s PR strategy is becoming business infrastructure

PR & Communications

Noni Sophe | Africa’s PR strategy is becoming business infrastructure

Noni Sophe 26 Aug 2026

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Retail & Hospitality Property

Exclusive Hout Bay estate with four villas lists for R114m

25 Aug 2026

3 years in the making: Edge Impact Fund launched to help African scale-ups grow

Funding

3 years in the making: Edge Impact Fund launched to help African scale-ups grow

Issued by Edge Growth 25 Aug 2026

MakeReign and Khula win 8 Pixels at the 2026 Bookmark Awards

IAB Bookmarks Awards

MakeReign and Khula win 8 Pixels at the 2026 Bookmark Awards

Issued by MakeReign 25 Aug 2026

There has been a call for greater regulation and enforcement of TikTok following two incidents of the so-called “wrong-way” driving trend (Image source: © 123rf )

Social Media

“Wrong-way” driving trend deaths see calls for greater regulation of TikTok

25 Aug 2026

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Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

Attention tech students: Apply for the 2027 Amazon SDE Recruitment Bursary

24 Aug 2026

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Markets & Investment

From R1.3m to R2.4m: South Africa’s property market sees a major split

24 Aug 2026

Social media companies are increasingly coming under fire for violations of children's privacy (Image source: © 123rf )

Social Media

Social media companies increasingly under fire for violations of children's privacy

24 Aug 2026

Lepas L6 EV teased ahead of SA launch

Launches & Reviews

Lepas L6 EV teased ahead of SA launch

Imran Salie 24 Aug 2026

Humanz appoints new country manager for South Africa

Artificial Intelligence

Humanz appoints new country manager for South Africa

20 Aug 2026

Secunda CTL is a synthetic fuel plant owned by Sasol at Secunda, Mpumalanga. It uses coal liquefaction to produce petroleum-like synthetic crude oil. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Sustainability

Sasol’s 30% emission drop plan is not all smoke and mirrors

20 Aug 2026

Media

Retail media spending set to hit $223bn by 2027 as growth eases

20 Aug 2026

ZimReal2026: How property markets are becoming capital winners

Markets & Investment

ZimReal2026: How property markets are becoming capital winners

Issued by API Events 19 Aug 2026

#WomensMonth: PayJoy’s Michelle Wynne on breaking barriers in tech

Mobile & Apps

#WomensMonth: PayJoy’s Michelle Wynne on breaking barriers in tech

Imran Salie 18 Aug 2026

Jem raises $8.4m as SA HR tech business scales

Funding

Jem raises $8.4m as SA HR tech business scales

18 Aug 2026

Smart money: Defining the role of enterprise PCs in financial services

Technology

Smart money: Defining the role of enterprise PCs in financial services

Werner Joubert, Issued by ASUS 18 Aug 2026

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Banking

Revolut wins French banking licence, bolstering European expansion

18 Aug 2026

Wonder names Lotang Mokoena head of strategy

Advertising

Wonder names Lotang Mokoena head of strategy

17 Aug 2026

Middle East hospitality leans into experience-led growth ahead of ATM 2026

Tourism & Travel

Middle East hospitality leans into experience-led growth ahead of ATM 2026

17 Aug 2026

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Taxation & Regulation

Deloitte Africa, Refuel bridge diesel tracking and tax compliance

14 Aug 2026

In a first, the Best Digital agency Award at Bookmarks was shared between two agencies: Accenture Song (pictured) and Ogilvy (Image: @Bizcommunity)

IAB Bookmarks Awards

#Bookmarks2026 | It's a first! Best Digital Agency awarded to two agencies

14 Aug 2026

Africa's luxury travel market shifts towards more personalised experiences

Tourism & Travel

Africa's luxury travel market shifts towards more personalised experiences

Robin Fredericks 13 Aug 2026

Vodacom names Khumo Shuenyane as new chair

Telecoms & Networks

Vodacom names Khumo Shuenyane as new chair

12 Aug 2026

Publicis Groupe Africa shines at Bookmark Awards with 21 finalist nominations

IAB Bookmarks Awards

Publicis Groupe Africa shines at Bookmark Awards with 21 finalist nominations

Issued by Publicis Groupe Africa 12 Aug 2026

PR & Communications

Watch the webinar: Solving the CRM-communications gap to redefine customer engagement

Issued by Telviva 21 May 2026

The 2026 Content Creator Awards have officially unveiled this year's nominees (Image supplied)

Social Media

2026 Content Creator Award nominees unveiled

12 Aug 2026

Changemakers driving innovation to feature at Singularity Summit South Africa 2026

Technology

Changemakers driving innovation to feature at Singularity Summit South Africa 2026

Issued by Mann Made 11 Aug 2026

Creative Circle Full Circle 2026 | When AI panic subsides

Cannes Lions

Creative Circle Full Circle 2026 | When AI panic subsides

Terry Levin 11 Aug 2026

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 11 Aug 2026

Review: Is the Omoda C7 all show and not enough go?

Launches & Reviews

Review: Is the Omoda C7 all show and not enough go?

Imran Salie 7 Aug 2026

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Medtech

Netcare to bring risk-detecting German-developed AI tech to SA

7 Aug 2026

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Advertising

WPP results beat analyst forecasts, sees shares jump up

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

#WomensMonth | OneDayOnly’s Laurian Venter puts people at the centre of e-commerce growth

E-commerce

#WomensMonth | OneDayOnly’s Laurian Venter puts people at the centre of e-commerce growth

Evan-Lee Courie 6 Aug 2026

Sloom founder shares 10 lessons from building South Africa’s mattress disruptor

SMEs

Sloom founder shares 10 lessons from building South Africa’s mattress disruptor

5 Aug 2026

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Mining

Meet the South African mineral tech council’s new board

5 Aug 2026