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At the recent Nedbank IMC conference, country director for Google South Africa, Kabelo Makwane, examines how marketers can transform from how they used to do marketing to how they now need to, to reach consumers in a digital space (Image source: @Lesely Svenson, Bizcommunity)

IMC Conference

#IMC2026 | Google SA's Kabelo Makwane: In Africa a phone is a pocket PC

Danette Breitenbach 1 hour

UCT student builds app to expose restaurant price differences

Mobile & Apps

UCT student builds app to expose restaurant price differences

3 days

Singularity Summit South Africa 2026: Day 1 round up

Events & Conferencing

Singularity Summit South Africa 2026: Day 1 round up

Issued by Mann Made 3 days

As AI spreads, businesses lose sight of where their data goes

Data & Analytics

As AI spreads, businesses lose sight of where their data goes

Chris Badenhorst 3 days

Launch of practical generative AI course for content creators

Higher Education

Launch of practical generative AI course for content creators

Earle Holmes, Issued by Afda 22 Oct 2026

Cape Town boating conference targets growth for Africa’s marine industry

Shipping

Cape Town boating conference targets growth for Africa’s marine industry

21 Oct 2026

Image source: Element5 Digital from

Media & Entertainment Law

AI, fake news, and free elections: How SA is tackling digital disinformation

Vanessa Jacklin-Levin 21 Oct 2026

The Public Relations Institute of Southern Africa’s (Prisa) pre-conference programme is currently underway at the University of Johannesburg (Image source: @ Joburg

Prism Awards

Prisa's pre-conference explores PR in the future

21 Oct 2026

Entries open for 2026 South African Startup Awards

Awards

Entries open for 2026 South African Startup Awards

20 Oct 2026

Tech Believers: Women shaping who builds, buys and benefits

Technology

Tech Believers: Women shaping who builds, buys and benefits

Issued by The Innovator Trust 20 Oct 2026

Meta opens AI skills programme to SA developers and students

4th Industrial Revolution

Meta opens AI skills programme to SA developers and students

19 Oct 2026

Brandtech+ has partnered with SA creative schools to prepare talent for an AI-first industry (Image source: © 123rf )

Artificial Intelligence

Preparing students for an AI-first industry

19 Oct 2026

Fuel & Energy

Fuel costs pushing SA car buyers to rethink brand loyalty

19 Oct 2026

She leads the future | Women, wisdom and influence in the age of AI

Events & Conferencing

She leads the future | Women, wisdom and influence in the age of AI

Issued by Bloom Marketing & Bloom Infinite 19 Oct 2026

Loeries Creative Week

MIC 2026 sparks conversations on relevance, culture and the future of brand building

Issued by Dentsu 19 Oct 2026

Some of the the 2026 African Marketing Confederation (AMC) Awards winners (OImage supplied)

Marketing

Stanbic IBTC Bank’s Together4ALimb tops AMC Awards

16 Oct 2026

South Africa’s AI ambitions face a looming power constraint

4th Industrial Revolution

South Africa’s AI ambitions face a looming power constraint

Warren Olivier 16 Oct 2026

Singularity Summit South Africa 2026: All you need to know

Artificial Intelligence

Singularity Summit South Africa 2026: All you need to know

Issued by Mann Made 16 Oct 2026

Source: Supplied. Render of Newlyn group’s development of Newlyn Logistics Park in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape.

Property Development

Newlyn Logistics Park advances as Gqeberha warehouse development expands

15 Oct 2026

99c has developed more than 40 AI agents to tackle many of the common, time-consuming challenges of modern agency delivery (Image source: © 123rf )

Artificial Intelligence

Agency builds AI capabilities that enhance client delivery

15 Oct 2026

A real creative doesn’t fear new tools, like AI; they use them to their advantage, says Elizma Keyter, art director, Retroviral (Image supplied)

Advertising

From the big idea to pitch: How AI is changing the way we sell campaigns

Elizma Keyter 15 Oct 2026

SADiLaR applauds members elected to the council of the 'Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns'

Higher Education

SADiLaR applauds members elected to the council of the 'Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns'

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 14 Oct 2026

Preparing South Africa's healthcare workforce for a digital future

Medtech

Preparing South Africa's healthcare workforce for a digital future

Issued by Bullion PR & Communication 14 Oct 2026

VML Birdwatching at the Loeries | The future is now, AI is now!

Loeries Creative Week

VML Birdwatching at the Loeries | The future is now, AI is now!

Danette Breitenbach 14 Oct 2026

Source: Reuters. Nigeria's Minister of Finance and Co-ordinating Minister of the Economy Taiwo Oyedele attends a G24 press briefing at the IMF/World Bank 2026 Annual Meetings at Queen Sirikit National Convention Center (QSNCC) in Bangkok, Thailand, 13 October, 2026.

Economy

Growing debt burden poses significant risk to developing nations, G24 chair says

Rae Wee 13 Oct 2026

AI presents another opportunity to expand the reach and relevance of African entertainment and media, says PwC’s Africa Entertainment & Media Outlook 2026–2030 (Image source: © 123rf )

Media

AI can help African stories travel further as digital growth reshapes Africa's E&M industry

13 Oct 2026

Woolies brings AI food assistant W.Chef into live customer testing

Technology

Woolies brings AI food assistant W.Chef into live customer testing

8 Oct 2026

Google chooses 15 SA startups for AI accelerator

SMEs

Google chooses 15 SA startups for AI accelerator

8 Oct 2026

MTN CEO Ralph Mupita re-elected to global mobile industry board

Telecoms & Networks

MTN CEO Ralph Mupita re-elected to global mobile industry board

8 Oct 2026

AI can automate the podcast business. It can’t automate trust

Podcasts

AI can automate the podcast business. It can’t automate trust

Jon Savage 7 Oct 2026

Saving Grace AI Tutor opens free Grade 12 exam support to South African learners

E-learning

Saving Grace AI Tutor opens free Grade 12 exam support to South African learners

Issued by Saving Grace Education 5 Oct 2026

Lessons for South African retailers: Heritage alone is not enough, brands must do more

Retail

Lessons for South African retailers: Heritage alone is not enough, brands must do more

Yazeed Osman 5 Oct 2026

#TransportMonth | Cape Town mobility summit puts people before cars

Logistics & Transport

#TransportMonth | Cape Town mobility summit puts people before cars

5 Oct 2026

Musa Kalenga, CEO of the Brave Group says AI filters now sideline up to 40% of emails before customers see them (Image supplied)

Marketing

AI changes inbox visibility; marketers need to rethink strategy

Musa Kalenga 5 Oct 2026

#TikTok360Event | TikTok expands trust and safety infrastructure as creator base grows in SA

Social Media

#TikTok360Event | TikTok expands trust and safety infrastructure as creator base grows in SA

Evan-Lee Courie 5 Oct 2026

The ever-evolving threat of cybercrime in South Africa

Cyber Law

The ever-evolving threat of cybercrime in South Africa

Issued by Cox Yeats 2 Oct 2026

Azam Khan, an academic programme leader for the Higher Certificate in Accounting at Mancosa, asks: How far can automated tax go? (Image source: © 123rf )

Taxation & Regulation

The AI taxman: Is automated tax the future and what happens when it goes wrong?

Azam Khan 2 Oct 2026

Global economic and geopolitical shifts could strengthen Africa's strategic position, says KPMG's Global Economic and Geopolitical Outlook (Image source: © 123rf )

Economy

AI is the energy story: A dual challenge and opportunity for Africa

1 Oct 2026

A liberating force: How AI will enable our future profession

Accounting & Auditing

A liberating force: How AI will enable our future profession

Alfred Ramosedi, Issued by AICPA & CIMA 30 Sep 2026

African businesses race to adopt AI, but workforce readiness lags

SMEs

African businesses race to adopt AI, but workforce readiness lags

Issued by ALX 30 Sep 2026

Sentech backs innovation and skills development as headline sponsor of Future of Work Dialogue 2026

Telecoms & Networks

Sentech backs innovation and skills development as headline sponsor of Future of Work Dialogue 2026

Issued by SENTECH 29 Sep 2026

Absa Experience Design Collab 2026 explores why trust is the currency shaping Africa’s digital future

Design

Absa Experience Design Collab 2026 explores why trust is the currency shaping Africa’s digital future

Issued by OnPoint PR 29 Sep 2026

Local AI drama series Mountain of Graves lands finalist spot in LA festival

Film

Local AI drama series Mountain of Graves lands finalist spot in LA festival

28 Sep 2026

Attention agency Connect shines at the Mark Awards 2026

Marketing

Attention agency Connect shines at the Mark Awards 2026

Issued by The Up&Up Group 28 Sep 2026

NTT Data backs South Africa’s first national AI Awards as exclusive platinum partner

Artificial Intelligence

NTT Data backs South Africa’s first national AI Awards as exclusive platinum partner

Issued by Twofold Media 28 Sep 2026

South Africa’s Minister of Tourism Patricia de Lille has called for technology and innovation to help convert South Africa’s tourism appeal into more travel, investment, jobs and opportunities for communities (Image source: @ Facebook

Tourism & Travel

#TourismMonth | Patricia de Lille calls for technology to convert SA's appeal into tourist numbers

28 Sep 2026

The future of law: Is South Africa's legal profession ready for the intelligence era?

Cyber Law

The future of law: Is South Africa's legal profession ready for the intelligence era?

Issued by Topco Media 25 Sep 2026

Nedbank IMC 2026 draws more than 3,700 delegates from 28 countries

IMC Conference

Nedbank IMC 2026 draws more than 3,700 delegates from 28 countries

Issued by IMC Conference 25 Sep 2026

Afda Hatfield expands

Higher Education

Afda Hatfield expands

Earle Holmes, Issued by Afda 28 Sep 2026

Is Checkers engineering your next grocery run with its new Stickables campaign?

CRM

Is Checkers engineering your next grocery run with its new Stickables campaign?

Fathima Khan 25 Sep 2026