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Finance

From pilot to production: JPM Coin live on Ethereum Layer-2

8 hours

Amazon’s AI-powered Shop Direct and Buy for Me tools are designed to help shoppers find products beyond its marketplace, but retailers argue the experiment exposes a deeper tension over data ownership, consent and who really controls the future of online shopping (Image source: © 123rf )

E-commerce

Online retailers push back against Amazon's Shop Direct

14 hours

The Carling Black Label Cup and the campaign that changed fan engagement

Marketing

The Carling Black Label Cup and the campaign that changed fan engagement

Issued by Caxton Media 14 hours

Source: Supplied / Angel Mokgokolo. Angel Mokgokolo, a third-year education student, founded Maukq & Company to bridge South African classrooms with real-world engineering. By converting mining rehabilitation and water projects into CAPS-aligned "living lessons," she equips Grade 7-9 learners with practical STEM resources.

Skills Development

From chalkboard to construction sites: Angel Mokgokolo is building South Africa’s STEM future

15 hours

As social media giant Meta continues to pivot aggressively toward artificial intelligence, its acquisition of Manus represents an ambition to redefine how AI interacts with everyday users and enterprises around the world (Image source: © 123rf )

Artificial Intelligence

Meta’s Manus acquisition: A strategic play for advanced AI agents

15 hours

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Aesthetic Medicine

It's lit: L'Oréal unveils new light tech-powered beauty tools at CES 2026

15 hours

WeThinkCode_ names Ashmita Singh as its new CEO

Development

WeThinkCode_ names Ashmita Singh as its new CEO

16 hours

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Data & Analytics

How data centres are reshaping Africa's power grid

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Automotive

Automatic cars dominate SA market as manual sales decline

1 day

Supporters of Ugandan Presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, of the National Unity Platform (NUP) party, attend his campaign caravan ahead of the general elections in Kampala, Uganda December 15, 2025. Reuters/Abubaker Lubowa/File Photo

Media Freedom

Censorship concerns rise as Uganda blocks live coverage of election protests

Reuters 1 day

You behave yourself into the reputation you have or want, you don’t communicate yourself there, writes Razor PR CEO Dustin Chick (Image source: © Affinity Health )

PR & Communications

Exclusive: Discovery goes full Jerry Maguire as it tells members to “show them the money”

Dustin Chick, Issued by The Up&Up Group 1 day

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Talent Acquisition

South Africa becomes a global hotspot for offshoring talent

2 days

Tech jobs rebound: Signs of recovery in 2025

Talent Acquisition

Tech jobs rebound: Signs of recovery in 2025

Anja Bates, Issued by Pnet 2 days

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ICT

Designing human-centric AI strategies for South African businesses in 2026

2 days

Procurement in SA shifts from cost-saving to driving social impact

Logistics & Transport

Procurement in SA shifts from cost-saving to driving social impact

2 days

Film

Avatar: Fire and Ash pushes the franchise past the $6bn mark

2 days

The Walt Disney Company announced a landmark $1bn investment in OpenAI (Image source: © Facebook

Artificial Intelligence

AI to unlock new possibilities in imaginative storytelling

2 days

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HR Tools & Software

From 2025 to 2026: Trends transforming employee experience

2 Jan 2026

25 rural women farmers break into SA’s retail, school supply chains

Agriculture

25 rural women farmers break into SA’s retail, school supply chains

2 Jan 2026

Sapics call for speakers for 2026 conference closes soon

Logistics & Transport

Sapics call for speakers for 2026 conference closes soon

2 Jan 2026

Source: Conference Venues South Africa.

Healthcare

Global healthcare leaders to converge in Johannesburg for World Health Expo 2026

2 Jan 2026

African fashion has flourished in terms of creativity and innovation in recent years, and is attracting global attention. Pictured: Lagos Fashion Week (Image source: © The Labari Journal

Fashion & Homeware

Lagos fashion: how designers make global trends uniquely Nigerian

2 Jan 2026

Advertising

How ChatGPT could change the face of advertising, without you even knowing about it

2 Jan 2026

Entering the world of entrepreneurship in 2026 requires more than just ambition (Image source: © 123rf )

How To Start Up

8 key steps to becoming an entrepreneur in 2026

31 Dec 2025

The U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) updated critical minerals list now encompasses 60 different materials (Image source: © ET Auto

Markets & Investment

Every mineral is critical in the new metals age

31 Dec 2025

Choosing a career? In a fast-changing job market, listen to your inner self – counsellor

Education

Choosing a career? In a fast-changing job market, listen to your inner self – counsellor

Kobus Maree 31 Dec 2025

Source: Supplied. The design team at the groundbreaking ceremony: Simon Herd and Alex Sagwe, Mace YMR; Justin Orina, Airtel; Rob Woffenden, FBW; Harry Eddy, Mace YMR and Mohamed Elsayed, Meinhardt.

ICT

Kenya’s tech evolution: Construction of colossal data centre underway at Tatu City

31 Dec 2025

Modern digital entrepreneurship requires both business management and entrepreneurship skills (Image source: © 123rf )

How To Start Up

5 opportunities & challenges of modern digital entrepreneurship

30 Dec 2025

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MICE

ATM 2026 to spotlight $15tn Middle East leisure travel growth

30 Dec 2025

Women still face persistent barriers that limit their full participation in the entrepreneurial ecosystem (Image source: © )

Entrepreneurship

6 recommendations to help women overcome entrepreneurial ecosystem barriers

29 Dec 2025