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Source: The South African Subtropical Growers'? Association | LinkedIn

Agriculture

Subtropical fruit sector examines strategy, innovation and market growth

19 hours

Big impact on small businesses

SMEs

Big impact on small businesses

Issued by Edge Growth 19 hours

Lobengula Advertising proves the importance of employee marketing with winning 5 Assegai Awards

Direct Marketing

Lobengula Advertising proves the importance of employee marketing with winning 5 Assegai Awards

Issued by Lobengula Advertising 20 hours

Image source: stock photo

Remuneration & Payroll

2025 Sara Reward Award winners

21 hours

Windhoek Beer’s new campaign, Real Beer, Real Food and Nothing Else has hit the streets with the arrival of the Windhoek Beer Hops Truck (image supplied)

Promotions & Activations

#BehindtheCampaign: Real Beer, Real Food and Nothing Else

20 hours

Advertising

Havas denies talks with WPP

Karabo Ledwaba 21 hours

Eighty20 reveals coffee consumption in SA on the rise despite soaring prices

FMCG

Eighty20 reveals coffee consumption in SA on the rise despite soaring prices

22 hours

Image credit: on Pexels

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Why children must shape Africa’s digital future

Refilwe Mokoena and Anzio Jacobs 22 hours

10 marketing trends for 2026

Marketing

10 marketing trends for 2026

Issued by Kantar 23 hours

Telkom posts 16.4% rise in interim profit

Telecoms & Networks

Telkom posts 16.4% rise in interim profit

Siyanda Mthethwa 1 day

Lessons from the Runway: What advertising can learn from the fashion industry

FMCG

Lessons from the Runway: What advertising can learn from the fashion industry

Issued by Ebony+Ivory 1 day

John Furner to lead Walmart as new CEO, succeeding Doug McMillon

Retailers

John Furner to lead Walmart as new CEO, succeeding Doug McMillon

1 day

Advertising

ComStrat - The bridge between brand strategy and media strategy

Issued by Advertising Media Forum 1 day

More marketing leaders are turning to competitor intelligence by using earned-media data to see what’s working in the market before spending a cent (Image supplied)

Media

How earned-media insight turns marketing constraint into competitor advantage

1 day

Vodacom’s official 2025 Summer Campaign launched the Radisson Red Hotel in Cape Town (Image supplied)

Marketing

Influencer-driven campaign first of a kind for Vodacom

1 day

Gloot surpasses R200m in revenue within 2 years

Health & Beauty

Gloot surpasses R200m in revenue within 2 years

Issued by Gloot 1 day

Source: Supplied. Philile Mkhize, Santam's newly appointed Group chief operating officer, effective 1 December 2025.

Finance

Santam welcomes new COO to drive strategic growth initiatives

14 Nov 2025

Absa and One Young World empower young African entrepreneurs to lead change

Community

Absa and One Young World empower young African entrepreneurs to lead change

Issued by OnPoint PR 14 Nov 2025

4th Industrial Revolution

#AfricaTechFestival: Honor backs R171bn AI smartphone plan

Imran Salie 14 Nov 2025

Advertising

Nando’s Oh What a Place!: From category noise to cultural signal

14 Nov 2025

Assegai Awards 2025 shine in a sold-out celebration of excellence

Direct Marketing

Assegai Awards 2025 shine in a sold-out celebration of excellence

Issued by DMASA 14 Nov 2025

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Stocks crumble as hopes fade for imminent Fed rate cut

Stella Qiu and Gregor Stuart Hunter 14 Nov 2025

Source: Supplied. GCIS. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana.

Finance

South Africa sets bold 3% inflation target in transformative fiscal strategy

13 Nov 2025

Ogilvy South Africa and Yum! took the top industry honours at the Marketing and Media Alliance sub-Saharan Africa's 2025 Smarties (image supplied)

Marketing

Ogilvy and Yum! take top honours at MMA SSA Smarties

14 Nov 2025

It’s not just outputs but outcomes that matter

SMEs

It’s not just outputs but outcomes that matter

Daniel Hatfield, Issued by Edge Growth 13 Nov 2025

Understanding the growing emotional drivers behind consumer choice

FMCG

Understanding the growing emotional drivers behind consumer choice

Issued by TLC Worldwide Africa 13 Nov 2025

The Undercover Ad is a campaign of AI-generated songs which are secretly advertisements that don’t sound like advertisements at all (Image supplied)

Advertising

#BehindtheCampaign: The Undercover Ad

13 Nov 2025

$South Africa’s first accredited shopper marketing course has launched. Iamge: From left to right: Ted Miller - corporate learning design team lead, Red & Yellow, Mary-Leigh Abramson - head of corporate relations, Red & Yellow, Kirsty Peters - senior business relationship manager, Red & Yellow, Di Wilson - managing director of Integer\Hotspot and founder of SHOP! SA (Image supplied)$

Education

SA’s first accredited shopper marketing course launches

13 Nov 2025

Atzaró Cape Town achieves 831% return on Google Ads investment with Cape Marketing Agency

Marketing

Atzaró Cape Town achieves 831% return on Google Ads investment with Cape Marketing Agency

Issued by Cape Marketing Agency 13 Nov 2025

In 2026, there will be changes to the Cannes Lions Awards (Image source: © Bizcommunity)

Cannes Lions

#CannesLions2026: A new Creative Brand Lions and other changes

13 Nov 2025

When a global powerhouse like the BBC ends up apologising for a “misleading edit” of Donald Trump’s speech - a move that’s now sparked resignations and a potential $1bn lawsuit - it shakes more than their newsroom. It shakes faith in journalism itself (Image supplied)

Media Freedom

The BBC-Trump saga: Questioning integrity in journalism and PR

Hayley Hillary 13 Nov 2025

"Belief economy" drives retail property investments in local communities

Commercial Property

"Belief economy" drives retail property investments in local communities

13 Nov 2025

Source: Reuters.

Banking

Standard Bank opens Egypt office to tap Gulf–Africa flows as outlook brightens

Mohamed Ezz 13 Nov 2025

Image supplied.

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Seshni Naidoo to engineer a new energy era at Engie South Africa

13 Nov 2025

Johannesburg Tourism Company (JTC) has appointed Rendani Khorombi as executive head of tourism strategic services. (Image supplied)

Tourism

Johannesburg Tourism new executive head to drive city’s tourism strategy

13 Nov 2025

Source: Solidariteit on X.

PR & Communications

Tlhogi Ngwato | You cannot fact-check your way out of outrage

Tlhogi Ngwato 13 Nov 2025

Rethinking AI-Generated advertising: How real people really react

Artificial Intelligence

Rethinking AI-Generated advertising: How real people really react

Ecem Erdem and Věra Šídlová, Issued by Kantar 12 Nov 2025

How locally-driven hotels are driving West Africa's hospitality resurgence

Hospitality

How locally-driven hotels are driving West Africa's hospitality resurgence

12 Nov 2025

Sola Oke is the managing director for Pernod Ricard Africa. Source: Supplied.

Advertising

#AfricaTechFestival: Sola Oke on technology, innovation and Africa’s cultural future

Karabo Ledwaba 12 Nov 2025

Image source: rawpixel –

Trends

12 macro trends altering the employment landscape in 2026

11 Nov 2025

Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

10 bursaries up for grabs in Capsicum Hospitality & Culinary Leadership Challenge 2026

11 Nov 2025

Sentech to showcase digital solutions at Africa Tech Festival in Cape Town

ICT

Sentech to showcase digital solutions at Africa Tech Festival in Cape Town

Issued by SENTECH 11 Nov 2025

The University of Cape Town MBA cements its position as a global leader in teaching sustainability and impact

Higher Education

The University of Cape Town MBA cements its position as a global leader in teaching sustainability and impact

Issued by UCT Graduate School of Business 11 Nov 2025

Matthew Nkala of Catalyst Africa

Sponsorship

How the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon cancellation tested brand empathy

Matthew Nkala 11 Nov 2025

In the final RAPT BizTrendsTV episode of the year, we turn the tables on trends, as host (Left) Bronwyn Williams moves from host to guest, interviewed by Bizcommunity editor, (Right) Danette Breitenbach (Image composite by Ruth Cooper © Bizcommunity)

BizTrendsTV

RAPT BizTrendsTV | The Headline Act: Turning the tables

11 Nov 2025

Bees essential for SA’s agriculture and economy, minister says

Agriculture

Bees essential for SA’s agriculture and economy, minister says

12 Nov 2025

Lindiwe Maseko, Head of Human Resources at CMS South Africa

Employment Equity

Redefining inclusion: How SA workplaces can lead in LGBTQIA+ rights

Lindiwe Maseko 10 Nov 2025

Where profit meets planet: The business of climate-resilient food production

Agriculture

Where profit meets planet: The business of climate-resilient food production

Daneel Rossouw 10 Nov 2025