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Cash flow is still the biggest threat to SA SMEs. Here's how smart funding changes that

SMEs

Cash flow is still the biggest threat to SA SMEs. Here's how smart funding changes that

Issued by GoTyme for Business 16 hours

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

South Africa private sector returns to growth as inflation eases, PMI shows

Johannesburg bureau 17 hours

Bukelwa Monqo, founder and managing director, Old Boys Club PR examines the shift to Creators at Cannes and what this means for trust (Image source: © 123rf )

Cannes Lions

#Cannes2026 | The shift to creators, but who do communities actually trust?

Bukelwa Monqo 19 hours

Source: Supplied. Charles Coetzee, buildings & C&SP lead for sub-Saharan Africa at Schneider Electric.

Construction & Engineering

Smart buildings, old systems: the hidden control-room crisis today

Charles Coetzee 1 day

Tyla’s Roc Nation deal raises stakes for South African pop

Music

Tyla’s Roc Nation deal raises stakes for South African pop

1 day

Your SEO is working. But you’re still missing most of the opportunity

Marketing

Your SEO is working. But you’re still missing most of the opportunity

Issued by Straider.ai 1 day

The Digital News Transformation Fund’s second funding round backs newsrooms across seven provinces (Image source: © 123rf )

Media

R15,8m grants for data journalism, AI-assisted workflows and vernacular content

1 day

MO Agency releases SA's most extensive AI Visibility study of LLM band recommendations by industry

Artificial Intelligence

MO Agency releases SA's most extensive AI Visibility study of LLM band recommendations by industry

Issued by MO Agency 2 days

Municipal elections put South Africa's service crisis in focus

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Municipal elections put South Africa's service crisis in focus

Issued by Bullion PR & Communication 3 days

Caitlin Perry, head of marketing, Flow sayscommerce media is outpacing the industry's ability to buy it (Image source: © 123rf )

Media

How advertisers can tap into commerce media

Caitlin Perry 3 days

AutoTrader drives digital innovation in SA automotive as OLX Group reports strong FY2026 results

Dealers

AutoTrader drives digital innovation in SA automotive as OLX Group reports strong FY2026 results

Issued by AutoTrader 3 days

Advertising

Amazon is being taken to court for introducing ads to Prime Video. The world will be watching

Jeannie Marie Paterson 3 days

What happens if a parent refuses access? A South African family law overview

Family Law

What happens if a parent refuses access? A South African family law overview

Issued by SchoemanLaw 29 Jun 2026

Air Europa launches direct Madrid-Johannesburg route

Travel

Air Europa launches direct Madrid-Johannesburg route

26 Jun 2026

Source: Archive | Minister of Tourism, Patricia de Lille

Tourism

De Lille: Tourism conferences to inject R1.2bn into SA's economy

26 Jun 2026

Insurance & Actuarial

The grey rhino

Tim Chadwick, Issued by Chadwicks Risk & Insurance 26 Jun 2026

Why South African businesses need to rethink supply chain sustainability

Supply Chain

Why South African businesses need to rethink supply chain sustainability

Rohit Chashta 26 Jun 2026

Source: Supplied.

Mixed-Use Property

Massive boost for Cape Town CBD — developers unveil R650m plan for Upper Long Street

26 Jun 2026

Kriban Govender, Creslow Energy Solutions' managing director

Funding

Innovative, Black-owned local lithium-ion battery producer secures investment from Abadali Fund

Issued by Edge Growth 26 Jun 2026

Social Media

The hidden burnout crisis facing social media marketers

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

Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Energy

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

26 Jun 2026

Building psychological literacy for work, leadership and modern life

Higher Education

Building psychological literacy for work, leadership and modern life

Issued by SACAP 24 Jun 2026

Ferrari’s first electric supercar has proved controversial – a car designer explains why

Fuel & Energy

Ferrari’s first electric supercar has proved controversial – a car designer explains why

Amera Mahmud 23 Jun 2026

Several South African agencies have been shortlisted at Cannes Lions (Image source: @ Media Marketing )

Cannes Lions

#Cannes2026 | Philipstown WireCar Grand Prix leads SA shortlist

Danette Breitenbach 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

The electric vehicle transition at the Fuels Industry Imbizo

Energy

The electric vehicle transition at the Fuels Industry Imbizo

Issued by The Electric Mission 22 Jun 2026

When the spreadsheet becomes the system: How to stop ERP workarounds at the source

CRM, CX, UX

When the spreadsheet becomes the system: How to stop ERP workarounds at the source

Issued by Can!do 22 Jun 2026

$African creatives discuss the importance of Cannes to Africa. Picture l to r: Yusuf Adejumo, creative director, TBWA\Concept Nigeria, Audrey Quaye creative director Innova DDB Ghana, Alex van Niekerk, executive creative director at TBWA\Ascent, Graham Cruikshanks, director of Africa operations at TBWA, Eric Mununuzi, chief creative Officer at TBWA\Uganda (Images supplied, composite by Ruth Cooper @ Bizcommunity)$

Cannes Lions

#Cannes2026 | Should Africa care about the Cannes Lions?

Danette Breitenbach 22 Jun 2026

Game on. School holiday fun kicks off at Mall of Africa

Retailers

Game on. School holiday fun kicks off at Mall of Africa

Issued by Mall of Africa 19 Jun 2026

The most expensive metre in retail is the one that leads to the till

Sales

The most expensive metre in retail is the one that leads to the till

Dieter Oelofse and Shaun Shehab 18 Jun 2026

Source: Wikimedia Commons

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

Singularity Summit South Africa 2026 deepens the conversation on quantum computing, AI and human potential

Technology

Singularity Summit South Africa 2026 deepens the conversation on quantum computing, AI and human potential

Issued by Mann Made 18 Jun 2026

Marketing

The platform your media plan is ignoring is already shaping what AI says about your brand

Musa Kalenga, Issued by Brave Group 18 Jun 2026

Abdullah Ibrahim, South African pianist and anti-apartheid champion, dies at 91

Music

Abdullah Ibrahim, South African pianist and anti-apartheid champion, dies at 91

William Schomberg 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

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

Source: Pexels.

Infrastructure & Utilities

Data-centre growth set to trigger massive demand for aluminium and copper

17 Jun 2026

ReachPlayers joins IAB Gaming Task Force to reshape how brands invest in gaming

Sponsorship

ReachPlayers joins IAB Gaming Task Force to reshape how brands invest in gaming

Issued by Reach Players 15 Jun 2026

Novus Group’s latest Print Media Landscape Report says print's defining story is no longer one of collapse alone (Image supplied)

Media

Print reshapes from collapse to selective resilience

15 Jun 2026

The invisible hand: Architecting advocacy without selling out

Marketing

The invisible hand: Architecting advocacy without selling out

Mathabatha Sexwale, Issued by Brave Group 15 Jun 2026

Source: Pexels.

Economy

Why Gauteng’s slowdown exposes South Africa’s one-engine growth risk

John Loos 15 Jun 2026

Stop chasing speed

Advertising

Stop chasing speed

Izak van der Walt and Scott Reinders, Issued by The Up&Up Group 12 Jun 2026

Image supplied.

Oncology

BizTrends | Discovery Health members live longer, healthier lives, finds HealthReport2026

Maroefah Smith 12 Jun 2026

Cape Town Tourism strikes gold, 3 times over

Tourism

Cape Town Tourism strikes gold, 3 times over

Issued by Cape Town Tourism 11 Jun 2026

Bafana Bafana take on Mexico tonight, Thursday, 11 June. Picture: The 2026 Fifa World Cup Bafana Bafana squad (Image @ Kaya 959

Digital

Fifa World Cup sees surge in search for Bafana Bafana

11 Jun 2026

Source: Pexels.

Financial Services

Alexforbes posts strong results as assets under management jump 22%

11 Jun 2026