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Formula One driver Carlos Sainz fronts campaigns for L’Oréal Paris, including the Elvive haircare range, as well as the L'Oréal Men Expert skincare and antiperspirant lines. Image credit:

Aesthetic Medicine

Men’s wellness spending reshapes grooming into a high-growth market

17 Jul 2026

Data breach reporting responsibilities and penalties in South Africa: What businesses need to know

Corporate & Commercial Law

Data breach reporting responsibilities and penalties in South Africa: What businesses need to know

Issued by SchoemanLaw 18 Jun 2026

The collective includes Demographica, Second Rodeo and Halo. Source: Supplied.

Marketing

Demographica, Second Rodeo & Halo launch Slightly Dangerous Co.

11 Jun 2026

AI, global uncertainty to top talks at Southern Africa’s leading cyber security event

Cybersecurity

AI, global uncertainty to top talks at Southern Africa’s leading cyber security event

Issued by ITP Communications 18 May 2026

Source: Supplied. Hugh Hacking, CFA executive: structured investments and annuities at Momentum Corporate.

Markets & Investment

Markets on edge: Why reactive investing may cost South Africans

Hugh Hacking 25 Mar 2026

Hacking the human code: Why we’re done with the "agency standard"

Marketing

Hacking the human code: Why we’re done with the "agency standard"

Lesley Rencontre, Issued by DUO Marketing + Communications 24 Mar 2026

On 29 January 2025 in Kolda, Senegal, Khaby Lame joins a workshop for out-of-school girls organized as part of the ‘Salmaitou’ programme, an initiative engaging girls aged 15 to 19 in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics), innovation and leadership. Source: Unicef.

Branding

Khaby Lame is the world’s most followed TikToker: the story of a Senegalese‑born star who sold his identity

Fanny Georges 16 Mar 2026

Is the foundation of South Africa's digital consumer universe truly secure?

Security

Is the foundation of South Africa's digital consumer universe truly secure?

12 Mar 2026

March movies go big: Outlaws, icons, monsters, and magic

Film

March movies go big: Outlaws, icons, monsters, and magic

Daniel Dercksen 2 Mar 2026

Lebo Masola-Mnjama, talent manager, Dariel Software

Skills Development & Training

Beyond tech: 4 essential skills driving future career success

6 Feb 2026

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Medtech

Internet of beings: the dream of digitising human bodies for healthcare (and the nightmare)

Francesco Grillo 3 Dec 2025

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

How South Africa's G20 triumph defied a US boycott

Hugh Hacking 26 Nov 2025

Inside SA’s retail security crisis: Protecting your business from cyber threats and fraud

Security

Inside SA’s retail security crisis: Protecting your business from cyber threats and fraud

Chandni Gopal, Aaqilah Nagdee & Precious Maphupha 9 Oct 2025

Magix R&D Lab exposes rising deepfake cyber threats in new white paper

Technology

Magix R&D Lab exposes rising deepfake cyber threats in new white paper

Issued by Magix Security (Pty) Ltd 25 Sep 2025

Microsoft hack raises concerns over AI chat data risks for businesses

Cybersecurity

Microsoft hack raises concerns over AI chat data risks for businesses

Richard Ford 25 Aug 2025

Magix launches Research and Development Lab to tackle new cyber threats

Cybersecurity

Magix launches Research and Development Lab to tackle new cyber threats

Issued by Magix Security 23 Jul 2025

Cyberattacks in retail signal rising risks for SMEs

Cybersecurity

Cyberattacks in retail signal rising risks for SMEs

1 Jul 2025

Kendra Hyman specialise in creator management at Special Effects Media (Image supplied)

Social Media

#WorldSocialMediaDay: Local stories, global conversations

Kendra Hyman 30 Jun 2025

Source: © 123rf In a world of sameness, humans are not thinking, not applying themselves and not adding anything new, just melting into whatever the digital algorithm is feeds us

Trends

#BizTrends2025: Break free from brain rot, enshittification, move from digital sameness and embrace culture movements

Danette Breitenbach 31 Mar 2025

Richfield alumni success story: Emmanuel Perumal

Higher Education

Richfield alumni success story: Emmanuel Perumal

Issued by Richfield 20 Mar 2025

You want your business to get hacked asap – here’s why!

Cybersecurity

You want your business to get hacked asap – here’s why!

Liezl Schulte, Issued by Can!do 10 Mar 2025

Salt Typhoon cyberattack hit Cisco vulnerability in SA

Cybersecurity

Salt Typhoon cyberattack hit Cisco vulnerability in SA

Lindsey Schutters 21 Feb 2025

3 big emerging commerce developments South African brands need to know about right now

E-commerce

3 big emerging commerce developments South African brands need to know about right now

Lebo Moerane 10 Feb 2025

$Andre Le Roux, head of strategy: TBWA\Coastal, talks about trends that drive culture to understand SA shopper (Image supplied)$

Marketing

#BizTrends2025: TBWA\Coastal's Andre Le Roux - Understanding the SA shopper

Andre Le Roux 4 Feb 2025

Will SA's automotive industry overcome the digital trust barrier?

Dealers

Will SA's automotive industry overcome the digital trust barrier?

Jade Turner, Norman Mafuratidze, Issued by University of Johannesburg - Marketing Management 25 Nov 2024

Finance

Data breach alert: Over 100,000 fake accounts linked to SA grant-fraud claim

9 Nov 2024

Image source: Gleb Shabashnyi –

Cyber Law

Cybercrimes Act: What you need to know

Zaakir Mohamed and Shuaib Vahed 30 Oct 2024

Source: Supplied.

Healthcare

Another busy day for Africa Health

23 Oct 2024

EXCLUSIVE: Digitas Liquorice's Ntokozo Nhlanhla - What does SA need to convert in the digital space

Digital

EXCLUSIVE: Digitas Liquorice's Ntokozo Nhlanhla - What does SA need to convert in the digital space

Ntokozo Nhlanhla 22 Oct 2024

Marketing

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

Issued by Firejuice 18 Oct 2024

Jabulani Sigege, group executive creative director – Machine and Loeries Digital jury member this year reflects on how Africa and The Middle East use technology (Image supplied)

Digital

How Africa and the Middle East utilise creativity and tech innovation to enhance lives

Jabulani Sigege 14 Oct 2024

The Olympics is considering esports and the cyberthreat that comes with it

Cybersecurity

The Olympics is considering esports and the cyberthreat that comes with it

Lindsey Schutters 27 Aug 2024

Why SMEs are the low hanging fruit for hackers

Entrepreneurship

Why SMEs are the low hanging fruit for hackers

17 Jul 2024

AI is our biggest help and threat in the current age of cybersecurity

Cybersecurity

How AI is shaping the ransomware threat landscape

Rick Vanover 16 Jul 2024

Kantar’s Mzansi Consumer Barometer 2024

Research

Kantar’s Mzansi Consumer Barometer 2024

Issued by Kantar 2 Jul 2024

Image source: cottonbro studio from

Skills Development & Training

Most desired tech skills in today's workplace

10 Jun 2024

ShinyHunters (also known as ShinyCorp) is an international cyber threat group that first emerged in 2020. Source: Dall-E 3

Cybersecurity

Half a billion customers compromised in Ticketmaster breach

4 Jun 2024

Source: © RSF The BBC World Service has filed an urgent appeal to UN over abuse of national security and counter-terrorism laws against BBC News Persian journalists

Media Freedom

BBC World Service files urgent appeal to UN over abuse of BBC News Persian journalists

17 Apr 2024

Businesses and consumers must protect personal data in the digital era

Cybersecurity

Businesses and consumers must protect personal data in the digital era

8 Feb 2024

Check Point and Netcampus tackle unemployment through cybersecurity training

Cybersecurity

Check Point and Netcampus tackle unemployment through cybersecurity training

20 Nov 2023

Vodacom Business shares an important cybersecurity message

Cybersecurity

Vodacom Business shares an important cybersecurity message

Issued by We-Worldwide 13 Nov 2023

Cyber risks could derail the adoption of the Production Possibility Frontier

Cybersecurity

Cyber risks could derail the adoption of the Production Possibility Frontier

Issued by Bullion PR & Communication 9 Nov 2023

Media

Rupert Murdoch's empire was built on a shrewd understanding of how media and power work

Bruce Drushel 2 Nov 2023

3 steps for small businesses to bolster cybersecurity

SMEs

3 steps for small businesses to bolster cybersecurity

Ben Bierman, Issued by Business Partners Limited 10 Oct 2023

FynbosLife Fair returns

Events

FynbosLife Fair returns

29 Aug 2023

Source: © Flux Trends Flux Trends' second salon of the year will take a closer look at how and why the current democratic social contract is under threat

Events & Conferencing

Flux Trends 2nd salon of the year in Cape Town

21 Aug 2023

Hackers are not lone technical experts anymore. Source: Cottonbro Studios/Pexels

Cybersecurity

Want to stay ahead of cybercrime? Think like a hacker

Dale de Kok 28 Jul 2023

Source: Supplied. Jackie Smith, head of Buyers Trust.

Fintech

It's official: South Africa is the cybercrime capital of Africa - here's how to protect yourself from becoming a statistic

Jackie Smith 18 Jul 2023

Apps are the future of proptech

Proptech

Apps are the future of proptech

Joff van Reenen 11 Jul 2023