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Natascha Torres, head of digital media strategy at iqbusiness asks are you buying media or buying attention? (Image source: © 123rf )

Media

4 ways to measure what counts: Attention, not clicks

Natascha Torres 18 minutes

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Energy

Johannesburg has taken a big new loan to help fix its electricity problems, but the results will take time

Glen Robbins 9 minutes

Source: Supplied.

Construction & Engineering

30 June shutdown: Construction sites must act now

7 minutes

Restaurants feel the pressure as SA's food and beverage income declines in April

Food & bev. services

Restaurants feel the pressure as SA's food and beverage income declines in April

2 days

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Energy

July’s electricity tariff hike is set to give SA a shock to the system

3 days

#YouthMonth | How Tsundzukani Hlungwane is inspiring the next generation through conservation

Tourism

#YouthMonth | How Tsundzukani Hlungwane is inspiring the next generation through conservation

Robin Fredericks 3 days

The human side of digital performance: The TrafficBrand story

Digital

The human side of digital performance: The TrafficBrand story

Issued by Traffic Brand 3 days

OneDayOnly appoints first CTO, operations head to boost platform scalability

E-commerce

OneDayOnly appoints first CTO, operations head to boost platform scalability

3 days

#YouthMonth | T-Squared Clothing's founder, Thabiso Mokomele reflects on the 18yr journey

Fashion & Homeware

#YouthMonth | T-Squared Clothing's founder, Thabiso Mokomele reflects on the 18yr journey

Evan-Lee Courie 3 days

Couriers on the front line of job creation

Distribution

Couriers on the front line of job creation

Issued by Fastway Couriers 3 days

SA’s reading crisis - Why parents cannot wait until Grade 4 to act

Primary & Secondary Education

SA’s reading crisis - Why parents cannot wait until Grade 4 to act

Issued by Impaq 3 days

Stop chasing the moment. You were never the centre of it

Advertising

Stop chasing the moment. You were never the centre of it

Ingrid von Stein, Issued by Dentsu 3 days

What bursaries are available in 2027?

Higher Education

What bursaries are available in 2027?

Issued by FundiConnect 24 Jun 2026

Access to Finance Live opens new funding opportunities for South African SMEs

Funding

Access to Finance Live opens new funding opportunities for South African SMEs

Issued by NSBC.Africa 24 Jun 2026

Spier Light Art has opened its 2027 call, inviting artists to submit ideas for site-specific, light-led works that will transform the Stellenbosch wine farm into an after-dark exhibition. (Image supplied)

Art

Spier Light Art 2027 calls for artists to rethink light, space and story

24 Jun 2026

#YouthMonth | How Tshidi Maiyane built a hospitality career through resilience and hard work

Tourism

#YouthMonth | How Tshidi Maiyane built a hospitality career through resilience and hard work

Robin Fredericks 23 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

#YouthMonth | Mosa Hope Mapheto is using agriculture to create opportunities in rural Limpopo

Agriculture

#YouthMonth | Mosa Hope Mapheto is using agriculture to create opportunities in rural Limpopo

Robin Fredericks 23 Jun 2026

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Skills Development & Training

Hiring for potential: How SA businesses can beat skills inflation

Lyndy van den Barselaar 22 Jun 2026

Change management is not the issue, poor execution is

Artificial Intelligence

Change management is not the issue, poor execution is

Laurelle Simonetti, Issued by Dentsu 22 Jun 2026

The Green Youth Network claimed the Circular Economy Facilitation award for its work in mobilising young people as active participants in the circular economy. Image supplied.

Circular Economy & Waste Management

SA’s circular economy champs clean up at the 2026 Petco Awards

19 Jun 2026

947 Joburg Day 2026 transforms into a cultural playground with all-star line-up

Events & Conferencing

947 Joburg Day 2026 transforms into a cultural playground with all-star line-up

Issued by Primedia Broadcasting 22 Jun 2026

Artificial Intelligence

More than chatbots: why business AI agents are Big Tech’s next product battleground

Guy Bate 19 Jun 2026

Hustle culture alone is not enough for South Africa

Entrepreneurship

Hustle culture alone is not enough for South Africa

Paul Smith 18 Jun 2026

Source: Reuters.

Economy

#YouthMonth: South Africa cannot prepare young people for an economy that no longer exists

Nelo Spies 18 Jun 2026

SA's retail sector records modest growth as furniture and household goods drive sales

Retail

SA's retail sector records modest growth as furniture and household goods drive sales

18 Jun 2026

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Logistics & Transport

Cape Town renews call for port reform after last-place ranking

18 Jun 2026

Kelvin Watt, chairperson of Nielsen Sports SA, looks at why the Comrades Marathon’s 2026 YouTube broadcast may prove to be a turning point for live sport (Image supplied)

Streaming

EXCLUSIVE | Comrades 2026: When YouTube becomes TV

Kelvin Watt 18 Jun 2026

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Law Practice

5 free marketing channels every law firm should use

Andrea Paulsen 18 Jun 2026

Sandile Mkhwanazi, head of community relations at Frogfoot Rise, explores how fibre connectivity is turning township homes into launchpads for gamers, creators and a new wave of digital earners

Media

Unlocking Kasi creativity: Fibre and the rise of SA’s digital earners

Sandile Mkhwanazi 18 Jun 2026

CA&S Group advances digital commerce strategy with investment in TDMC

Media

CA&S Group advances digital commerce strategy with investment in TDMC

Issued by TDMC 18 Jun 2026

Poor franchisee support threatens growth, jobs and royalties across South Africa

Franchising

Poor franchisee support threatens growth, jobs and royalties across South Africa

Larry Hodes 18 Jun 2026

#YouthMonth | From the Cape Flats to creative director at OFYT

Youth Month

#YouthMonth | From the Cape Flats to creative director at OFYT

18 Jun 2026

OOH

Scaling community presence: How Field Force brought a national brand strategy to life

Issued by Provantage 18 Jun 2026

Elené Cooke: What performance marketing sees – and what it doesn’t

Marketing

Elené Cooke: What performance marketing sees – and what it doesn’t

Issued by Lumico 18 Jun 2026

Matla Media’s Nompumelelo Zwane asks how we can empower the next generation (Image supplied)

Youth Month

#YouthMonth | Marketing's role in empowering the next generation

Nompumelelo Zwane 18 Jun 2026

From media partner to creative powerhouse: Mediology wins WWF South Africa

Advertising

From media partner to creative powerhouse: Mediology wins WWF South Africa

Issued by Mediology 18 Jun 2026

Source: Supplied.

Infrastructure & Utilities

Digital twins: the key to faster, smarter infrastructure projects

Johan Potgieter 23 Jun 2026

Absa is opening pathways to economic activity through entrepreneurship education

SMEs

Absa is opening pathways to economic activity through entrepreneurship education

Issued by Trialogue 17 Jun 2026

The UK government announced that it will ban social media platforms from offering services to under-16s (Image source: © 123rf )

Social Media

UK government draws a line in the sand with social media ban

17 Jun 2026

Companies must design employee-led customer experience to secure loyalty and revenue

CRM

Companies must design employee-led customer experience to secure loyalty and revenue

Liezel Jonkheid 17 Jun 2026

Why women- and youth-owned businesses need targeted support

SMEs

Why women- and youth-owned businesses need targeted support

Jeremy Lang, Issued by Business Partners Limited 17 Jun 2026

Reflection on the aspirations and voices of young people in South Africa

Youth Month

Reflection on the aspirations and voices of young people in South Africa

Issued by Media Development and Diversity Agency 17 Jun 2026

Marketing

Is it time for CMOs to demand outcomes, not activity, from their agencies?

Jaco Lintvelt, Issued by Incubeta 17 Jun 2026

South Africa’s consumer class youth is playing snakes and ladders

Youth Month

South Africa’s consumer class youth is playing snakes and ladders

Issued by BrandMapp 17 Jun 2026

Connect COO Scott Reinders to join global industry leaders on WARC Podcast at Cannes Lions Festival

Cannes Lions

Connect COO Scott Reinders to join global industry leaders on WARC Podcast at Cannes Lions Festival

Issued by The Up&Up Group 17 Jun 2026