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Smarter school communication with SMS

Trends

Smarter school communication with SMS

Issued by Celerity.chat 4 hours

Mary Waters High School in Makhanda has insufficient tablets for its matrics. “Overall, the project was a complete failure for the school,” a teacher said. “Building a computer lab would have been better and would have given our learners more skills. The computer lab would be for everyone, and it would be strictly monitored.” The school has zero ICT infrastructure. Archive photo: Lucas Nowicki / GroundUp

Primary & Secondary Education

Lost or locked in cupboards: Inside the R686m Eastern Cape matric tablet programme

Gcina Ntsaluba, Zipho Ndwayana and Rod Amner 8 hours

PR & Communications

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

Issued by Telviva 21 May 2026

South Africa's New 60-Day Dispute Rule – Debit Order Disputes Are Getting Simpler, Here Is What It Really Means

Financial Services

South Africa's New 60-Day Dispute Rule – Debit Order Disputes Are Getting Simpler, Here Is What It Really Means

Pieter Brand, Issued by Hyphen 12 Mar 2026

Years of PayShap - Is it time for your business to adopt it?

Financial Services

Years of PayShap - Is it time for your business to adopt it?

Derick Truscott, CFO, Hyphen, Issued by Hyphen 13 Apr 2026

Consumers haven't outgrown loyalty. They've outgrown the way loyalty is delivered

Marketing

Consumers haven't outgrown loyalty. They've outgrown the way loyalty is delivered

Issued by Tractor Outdoor 2 days

OpenAI agents Hugging Face hack: A warning shot?

Cybersecurity

OpenAI agents Hugging Face hack: A warning shot?

Issued by Domains.co.za 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

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

AI won't replace travel agents, but it could leave tourism businesses behind

Tourism

AI won't replace travel agents, but it could leave tourism businesses behind

Shireen Eraman 5 Aug 2026

Winning the conversation does not always mean winning the sale in South Africa’s fast food race

Research

Winning the conversation does not always mean winning the sale in South Africa’s fast food race

Issued by Rogerwilco 30 Jul 2026

Digital

Daily Sun App unlocks bigger brand power in Mzansi

Issued by Media24 30 Jul 2026

iPhone 17e review: the smart entry point into iPhone ownership

Mobile & Apps

iPhone 17e review: the smart entry point into iPhone ownership

Imran Salie 27 Jul 2026

Loyalty programmes lose value when shoppers cannot keep up

CRM

Loyalty programmes lose value when shoppers cannot keep up

Byron Rode 23 Jul 2026

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra, Fold8 and Flip8: Foldables, perfected for every way of living

Technology

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra, Fold8 and Flip8: Foldables, perfected for every way of living

Issued by Samsung 22 Jul 2026

Marketing

Why people are ordering fake food and fashion deliveries on free ‘dopamine apps’

Gary Mortimer 22 Jul 2026

Research

South Africa’s liquor suppliers face a new retail battleground

21 Jul 2026

POS transactions to top $41tn by 2031

Banking & Finance

POS transactions to top $41tn by 2031

20 Jul 2026

The evidence behind the applause

Marketing

The evidence behind the applause

Marc Dhalluin, Issued by TruthsetsOnline.com 20 Jul 2026

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Education

Entries open for 2026 iStore Education Excellence in Education Awards

23 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

How better accounting software makes life easier for your bookkeeper

How To Start Up

How better accounting software makes life easier for your bookkeeper

Issued by QuickEasy Software 15 Jul 2026

Karl Haechler, CEO, Burson Africa, says being visible in an AI-generated answer is not the same as being believed (Image supplied)

World PR Day

#WPRD2026 | Visibility without credibility is just exposure without influence

Karl Haechler 14 Jul 2026

Banks have a massive digital opportunity hiding in plain sight

Banking

Banks have a massive digital opportunity hiding in plain sight

Issued by Location Bank 8 Jul 2026

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Medtech

New digital surgery-scheduling tool helps SA healthcare beat the clock

8 Jul 2026

Image credit: on Pexels

Mental health

#MentalIllnessAwarenessMonth: Why AI can’t bring total peace of mind

6 Jul 2026

What Codegarden 2026 reveals about the future of content, AI and digital experience

Internet

What Codegarden 2026 reveals about the future of content, AI and digital experience

Issued by Bluegrass Digital 1 Jul 2026

Bizarre, but it’s happening: Your connected TV budget might be paying for a very attentive refrigerator

Advertising

Bizarre, but it’s happening: Your connected TV budget might be paying for a very attentive refrigerator

Marc Dhalluin, Issued by TruthsetsOnline.com 30 Jun 2026

Mental health

The new threat to South Africa’s children is not on the streets; it’s online

Rebecca Matle, Tsholofelo Makhathini, Faaiza Gangat, and Minah Mojela 30 Jun 2026

Social Media

The hidden burnout crisis facing social media marketers

Kelly Cours Anderson, Ashley Hass and Breanne A. Mertz 26 Jun 2026

WPP will become the first advertising partner to pilot Meta's new creative solution. Source: Supplied.

Artificial Intelligence

WPP and Meta expand partnership with new creative AI pilot

23 Jun 2026

South African mall dwell times fall up to 17% as online shopping rises

Retailers

South African mall dwell times fall up to 17% as online shopping rises

22 Jun 2026

Townships tap into digital payments to create income for unemployed residents

Banking & Finance

Townships tap into digital payments to create income for unemployed residents

15 Jun 2026

AI shopping booms in SA, but trust remains central

4th Industrial Revolution

AI shopping booms in SA, but trust remains central

Irene Auma 12 Jun 2026

Irene Auma, Regional Head of Fraud Risk Management for Sub-Saharan Africa at Visa. Image supplied

Research

Visa Study: 77% South Africans use AI to shop, but trust is key at checkout

Irene Auma 12 Jun 2026

South Africans who gamble on sport are more comfortable with risk than the general population (Source: @ Tech Financials

Marketing & Media

Sports engagement rises as sports betting grows

11 Jun 2026

Digital advertising's measurement problem is larger than the industry recognises

Digital

Digital advertising's measurement problem is larger than the industry recognises

Marc Dhalluin, Issued by TruthsetsOnline.com 11 Jun 2026

South Africa’s spam-call era is over and call centres must evolve or die

Direct Marketing

South Africa’s spam-call era is over and call centres must evolve or die

JG Bezuidenhout, Issued by Offernet 11 Jun 2026

#YouthMonth | Ocean Basket's Lizandre Keller on why brands are rewriting the rules for Gen Z

Technology

#YouthMonth | Ocean Basket's Lizandre Keller on why brands are rewriting the rules for Gen Z

Evan-Lee Courie 10 Jun 2026

Woohoo I Vibe Coded my own app - Oh wait!

Software

Woohoo I Vibe Coded my own app - Oh wait!

Lynn Cupido, Issued by Soms Digital 9 Jun 2026

Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra review: Refinement over reinvention

Mobile & Apps

Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra review: Refinement over reinvention

Imran Salie 8 Jun 2026

Want to decode food labels? Chilled launches free scanner to help shoppers

Technology

Want to decode food labels? Chilled launches free scanner to help shoppers

8 Jun 2026

How Kenya Airways is rethinking mobile as the centre of the passenger journey

Travel

How Kenya Airways is rethinking mobile as the centre of the passenger journey

Issued by Bluegrass Digital 4 Jun 2026

Report reveals South African consumers spend R2k+ monthly online as BNPL soars

Research

Report reveals South African consumers spend R2k+ monthly online as BNPL soars

3 Jun 2026

5 ways to tap into Africa’s Ctv wave before everyone else does

Media

5 ways to tap into Africa’s Ctv wave before everyone else does

27 May 2026

Smart glasses raise new privacy questions in South Africa

IoT

Smart glasses raise new privacy questions in South Africa

Allan Juma 26 May 2026

Exclusive: Consumers embrace digital ecosystems cautiously, prioritising trust over convenience

CRM

Exclusive: Consumers embrace digital ecosystems cautiously, prioritising trust over convenience

Tshepo Moila 26 May 2026