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Toughees expands into school accessories market for back-to-school essentials

Fashion & Homeware

Toughees expands into school accessories market for back-to-school essentials

Issued by Bata 14 Nov 2024

Google really wants XR to happen.

Augmented Reality

Google and Samsung make another push for XR with Android XR Platform

Lindsey Schutters 13 Dec 2024

Investing in South African real estate: Top locations for buyers and investors

Markets & Investment

Investing in South African real estate: Top locations for buyers and investors

Issued by Biggles Removals 13 Dec 2024

SA wine industry expects improved 2025 grape harvest

Viticulture & Oenology

SA wine industry expects improved 2025 grape harvest

11 Dec 2024

Toy company Zuru innovates with in-store branding across major outlets

In-store Media

Toy company Zuru innovates with in-store branding across major outlets

11 Dec 2024

What changed in 2024? Company registrations are down by 67%

SMEs

What changed in 2024? Company registrations are down by 67%

Issued by Company Partners 9 Dec 2024

Source: © 123rf Donvé Forbes, audit partner in technology, media, and telecommunications, BDO South Africa examines how media houses can navigate the digital shift

Media

A mobile-first, audience-driven future as media houses navigate the digital shift

Donvé Forbes 6 Dec 2024

Review: Salt of Palmar Mauritius offers sustainable luxury

Travel

Review: Salt of Palmar Mauritius offers sustainable luxury

Debbie Hathway 4 Dec 2024

Advertising

#BehindtheCampaign: LegalWise balances legacy with future promise

4 Dec 2024

Source: Pexels.

Healthcare

HIV: there’s hope for a cure – where we stand now

3 Dec 2024

Source: Supplied.

Property

Redefine Properties' retail portfolio thrives amid improving conditions

2 Dec 2024

Source: Pexels.

Financial Services

Sanlam warns: loan scams on the rise as festive spending ramps up

3 Dec 2024

Promise won the coveted Prestigious Umpetha trophy for The Vluit Project campaign, developed for AfriSam (Image supplied)

Advertising

All the 2024 Pendoring winners: Promise’s Vluit Project wins Pendoring Umpetha

25 Nov 2024

Big Comedy brought to you by Big Concerts and Powered by Savanna Premium Cider

FMCG

Big Comedy brought to you by Big Concerts and Powered by Savanna Premium Cider

Issued by Heineken Beverages 22 Nov 2024

Checkers rolls out the new Sixty60 app with enhanced features

E-commerce

Checkers rolls out the new Sixty60 app with enhanced features

22 Nov 2024

Enabling Gary & Vivienne Player Invitational to support Blair Atholl Pre-Primary School

Early Childhood Development

Enabling Gary & Vivienne Player Invitational to support Blair Atholl Pre-Primary School

Issued by Third Act Consulting 18 Nov 2024

Get ready for the City Lodge Save Our Stay (SOS) Campaign!

Hospitality

Get ready for the City Lodge Save Our Stay (SOS) Campaign!

Issued by OnPoint PR 18 Nov 2024

VUT and Sisulu Foundation partner for social justice and ethical leadership in education

Higher Education

VUT and Sisulu Foundation partner for social justice and ethical leadership in education

Qhawekazi Memani, Issued by Vaal University of Technology 19 Nov 2024

Source: Supplied.

Healthcare

CPHI Middle East: Future of pharma takes centre stage

14 Nov 2024

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Trump policies may cause an initial global and US economic downturn

14 Nov 2024

Source: © 123rf The number of people living alone has grown steadily over the past few decades. Brands have a real opportunity to target this audience

Marketing & Media

Marketers optimistic as Warc forecasts global ad spend of $1.15tr in 2025

13 Nov 2024

Sultan Al Jaber, COP28 President, speaks at the United Nations climate change conference COP29 opening in Baku, Azerbaijan, 11 November 2024. Reuters/Maxim Shemetov

Climate Change

Trump and trade worries cloud COP29 climate summit in Baku

Valerie Volcovici and Nailia Bagirova 11 Nov 2024

Blue Label Media partners with African Bank to roll out new corporate identity across 155 buses

Branding

Blue Label Media partners with African Bank to roll out new corporate identity across 155 buses

Issued by Blue Label Media 8 Nov 2024

Last night, Thursday 8 November, the national winners of the 2024 Vodacom Journalist of the Year Awards’ (VJOY) were honoured at a ceremony in Johannesburg (Image supplied)

Media

News24 journalists take top honours in 2024 Vodacom Journalist of the Year Awards

8 Nov 2024

Fiyinfolu Okedare is director at Forvis Mazars in Nigeria

Coal, Oil & Gas

Big benefits of investing in Africa's upstream sector

Fiyinfolu Okedare 6 Nov 2024

Teach your creatives to think: Unpopular opinion by a copywriter

Marketing

Teach your creatives to think: Unpopular opinion by a copywriter

Athi Sokutu, Issued by Wetpaint Advertising 7 Nov 2024

Putting the customer first and providing value is crucial for Black Friday success

Retail

Putting the customer first and providing value is crucial for Black Friday success

Peter Ludi 6 Nov 2024

Dealing with ADHD: Insights from Dr. David Rex Orgen

Mental health

Dealing with ADHD: Insights from Dr. David Rex Orgen

Issued by Profaster Media 6 Nov 2024

Sibanye recently secured a €500m green financing loan for the Keliber lithium project

Mining

Sibanye-Stillwater diversity play off to mixed start

Lindsey Schutters 5 Nov 2024

Don’t miss out! Book SOS summer specials at City Lodge Hotels!

Hospitality

Don’t miss out! Book SOS summer specials at City Lodge Hotels!

Issued by City Lodge Hotel 5 Nov 2024

Image source: nito500 –

Corporate & Commercial Law

Waiver vs non-variation: Which holds more weight when seeking to enforce 'abandoned' agreements?

Sakhile Mbele 5 Nov 2024

Source: © 123rf This month VML's strategy director Antonio Petra gives a practical guide to using AI to improve the way your agency operates with your clients and internally

AI in Advertising

AI in Advertising Part 1 of 3: How to transform agency workflows with AI

Antonio Petra 4 Nov 2024

Global triumphs as LIA 2024 honours Middle Eastern agencies

Advertising

Global triumphs as LIA 2024 honours Middle Eastern agencies

4 Nov 2024

Africa’s economy: How connected technology supports truckers and personal vehicle drivers

Technology

Africa’s economy: How connected technology supports truckers and personal vehicle drivers

Issued by Altron 1 Nov 2024

Optimism in an age of AI by Musa Kalenga

Advertising

Optimism in an age of AI by Musa Kalenga

Musa Kalenga, Issued by Brave Group 1 Nov 2024

Image source: Kampus Production from

Medical Research

#WorldStrokeDay: Occupational therapists' key role in rehabilitation of stroke survivors

29 Oct 2024

Smart cities in South Africa – the role of technology in urban development

Technology

Smart cities in South Africa – the role of technology in urban development

Issued by ASUS 29 Oct 2024

Agro-processing

Sapa calls for VAT-free chicken to boost food security

25 Oct 2024

Andani.Africa celebrates Afreximbank’s $2bn investment in Africa’s creative economy

Media

Andani.Africa celebrates Afreximbank’s $2bn investment in Africa’s creative economy

Issued by Andani 25 Oct 2024

Marketing

Why brand marketing is important for your business even though you only want sales

Issued by Firejuice 18 Oct 2024

Pernod-Ricard's Nthabi Motsoeneng to chair Warc Awards for Middle East & Africa 2025 jury

Marketing

Pernod-Ricard's Nthabi Motsoeneng to chair Warc Awards for Middle East & Africa 2025 jury

17 Oct 2024

Promise won Gold at the 2024 LIA Awards.

Advertising

South Africa's Promise Agency strikes Gold at LIA for The Vluit Project

Karabo Ledwaba 17 Oct 2024

The Loeries Young Creative Award winner

Loeries Creative Week

The Loeries Young Creative Award winner

Issued by Loeries 15 Oct 2024

Public Health

The impact of fraud, waste, and abuse on medical-scheme members and strategies for industry reform

15 Oct 2024

Medshield launches 2025 benefits, unlocking personalised value for members as their Partner for Life

Medical Aid

Medshield launches 2025 benefits, unlocking personalised value for members as their Partner for Life

Issued by Stone 11 Oct 2024

Over 100 informal traders receive equipment in Greater Tzaneen

Informal Retailing

Over 100 informal traders receive equipment in Greater Tzaneen

11 Oct 2024

Source: © Gallo Images Joe Public is the Loeries Awards Agency of the Year

Loeries Creative Week

#Loeries All the winners, Agency of the Year is Joe Public

11 Oct 2024

Source: © Gallo Images (Left) Preetesh Sewraj, CEO The Loeries, (centre) Bridget Harpur, head of marketing: Volkswagen South Africa was named Marketer of the Year, and (right)
Kabelo Moshapalo, incoming Loeries Chairperson and CCO Ogilvy Johannesburg

Loeries Creative Week

#Loeries: All the winners, VW's Bridget Harpur named marketer of the year

10 Oct 2024

Source: © Gallo Images SABC presenters were on one of the masterclass panels.

Loeries Creative Week

#Loeries2024: How TikTok and SABC use co-creation to enhance brand loyalty and community

Karabo Ledwaba 10 Oct 2024

Fintech

Navigating SA's entrepreneurial landscape: How fintech companies can help overcome SME challenges

Janine Sweeney 9 Oct 2024