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The Marketing Achievement Awards Season 6 qualifiers have been announced. Picture: Season 5 MAA winners (Image supplied)

Marketing

All The Marketing Achievement Awards qualifiers Season 6

2 days

CIMA names KilimoChills Solution inaugural Lions' Lair Africa winner at Engage Africa 2026

Accounting & Auditing

CIMA names KilimoChills Solution inaugural Lions' Lair Africa winner at Engage Africa 2026

Issued by AICPA & CIMA 2 days

Effie College announces 2026 Nedbank Challenge winners

Effie Awards

Effie College announces 2026 Nedbank Challenge winners

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 2 days

Under Our Tree: iPendoring’s 2026's Indigenous Language Imbizo

Pendoring

Under Our Tree: iPendoring’s 2026's Indigenous Language Imbizo

3 days

SA’s leading brands rally behind women in business at the 2026 Standard Bank Top Women Awards

Events & Conferencing

SA’s leading brands rally behind women in business at the 2026 Standard Bank Top Women Awards

Issued by Topco Media 3 Nov 2026

PG Bison announces 2026 1.618 winner, celebrating South Africa’s next generation of design talent

Higher Education

PG Bison announces 2026 1.618 winner, celebrating South Africa’s next generation of design talent

Issued by PG Bison 2 Nov 2026

South Africa’s leading HR organisations crowned at the 2026 Future of HR Awards

Management & Leadership

South Africa’s leading HR organisations crowned at the 2026 Future of HR Awards

Issued by Topco Media 27 Oct 2026

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Circular Economy & Waste Management

Cape Town’s Pee-Cycling wins V&A Waterfront Circular Innovation Challenge

27 Oct 2026

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Agriculture

Diners Club names 2026 Winemaker and Young Winemaker finalists

26 Oct 2026

Category A winner. (Image supplied)

Design & Manufacturing

SACSC announces 2026 retail design award winners

26 Oct 2026

This year’s Loeries Young Creative, Sebastian Dupper of LePub Johannesburg talks about winning the title, his work and how he got into advertising (Image supplied)

Loeries Creative Week

#Loeries2026 | Young Creative, LePub’s Sebastian Dupper: Years of work culminates in one moment

Danette Breitenbach and Cheryl Hunter 23 Oct 2026

Banff Mountain Film Festival lands at Ster-Kinekor

Film

Banff Mountain Film Festival lands at Ster-Kinekor

22 Oct 2026

CIMA launches Lions' Lair Africa to connect sustainable start-ups with capital and credibility

How To Start Up

CIMA launches Lions' Lair Africa to connect sustainable start-ups with capital and credibility

Issued by AICPA & CIMA 21 Oct 2026

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Fashion & Homeware

Who made the cut? LFP reveals Top 30 competing for R50,000

22 Oct 2026

6 emerging bakers win business support as Rising Stars expands into KwaZulu-Natal

SMEs

6 emerging bakers win business support as Rising Stars expands into KwaZulu-Natal

Issued by dotGOOD 21 Oct 2026

Entries open for 2026 South African Startup Awards

Awards

Entries open for 2026 South African Startup Awards

20 Oct 2026

The Grand Effie, the highest honour recognising South Africa’s most effective campaign of the year, was awarded to Edelman South Africa and Women for Change for “The Unburied Casket” in the Non-Profit category (Image: @Bizcommunity)

Advertising

2026 Effie Awards SA celebrate inaugural Marketer of the Year and Agency of the Year

20 Oct 2026

White Star Miss Soweto finalists put their stories and ambitions centre stage

Events & Conferencing

White Star Miss Soweto finalists put their stories and ambitions centre stage

Issued by OnPoint PR 19 Oct 2026

DMASA announces finalists for the 2026 Assegai Awards

Direct Marketing

DMASA announces finalists for the 2026 Assegai Awards

Issued by DMASA 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

WTM Africa opens entries for 2027 Responsible Tourism Awards

Tourism & Travel

WTM Africa opens entries for 2027 Responsible Tourism Awards

15 Oct 2026

FNB Sauvignon Blanc SA Top 10 announces 2026 winners

Agriculture

FNB Sauvignon Blanc SA Top 10 announces 2026 winners

14 Oct 2026

Soweto agribusiness wins R70,000 in IWISA No 1 competition

Agriculture

Soweto agribusiness wins R70,000 in IWISA No 1 competition

13 Oct 2026

Samsung Galaxy Content Creator Awards unveil final nominees

Social Media

Samsung Galaxy Content Creator Awards unveil final nominees

12 Oct 2026

VML Birdwatching at the Loeries | Kenya's rise on the creative stage

Loeries Creative Week

VML Birdwatching at the Loeries | Kenya's rise on the creative stage

Danette Breitenbach 8 Oct 2026

Loeries Creative Week

Publicis Groupe Africa named finalist 65 times at Loeries 2026

Issued by Publicis Groupe Africa 6 Oct 2026

You've done the work. Now claim your space on stage.

Events & Conferencing

You've done the work. Now claim your space on stage.

Issued by Topco Media 6 Oct 2026

(Left) Dominique Baxewanos, creative director at VML South Africa, and her colleague senior conceptual art director (right) Hanro Manefeldt worked on a Loeries finalist breast cancer awareness campaign for Dove, and share how it brought a sense of purpose to their careers (Image supplied)

Loeries Creative Week

#Loeries2026 | The Dove Real TLC campaign: Not a pdf, but a life-saving impact

5 Oct 2026

Primary & Secondary Education

Limpopo and Free State educators shine at 26th National Teaching Awards

2 Oct 2026

The iPendoring Awards finalists have been announced. Pictured: Promise: Pendoring 2024 Umpetha winners )

Pendoring

All the iPendoring 2026 finalists

2 Oct 2026

iPendoring has appointed Brenda Khumalo, founder and Managing Director of Lobengula Advertising, chairperson of its board (Image supplied)

Pendoring

Brenda Khumalo takes up Pendoring chair role with bold new course for the awards

1 Oct 2026

Dyllon Randall co-founded a modular urine-to-fertiliser recovery system at the Cape Town Stadium, which recently collected 3,600 litres of urine during the South Africa vs New Zealand rugby game. Image supplied.

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Cape Town Stadium urine-recycling innovator selected for 2026 Africa Prize

29 Sep 2026

CEM Africa Awards 2026 set to recognise Africa’s leading CX talent and innovation

CRM, CX, UX

CEM Africa Awards 2026 set to recognise Africa’s leading CX talent and innovation

Issued by CEM Africa Summit 29 Sep 2026

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ESG & Sustainability

People, biodiversity, heritage and culture are key drivers for domestic tourism in SA

Nontsikelelo Mpulo 25 Sep 2026

Award-winning digital marketing agency puts performance marketing first in South Africa

Digital

Award-winning digital marketing agency puts performance marketing first in South Africa

Issued by Oak Ventures 23 Sep 2026

Buddy Learning founder Tshaamano Mabuba crowned winner of Jacaranda FM’s Her Perfect Pitch

Radio & Audio

Buddy Learning founder Tshaamano Mabuba crowned winner of Jacaranda FM’s Her Perfect Pitch

Issued by Jacaranda FM 22 Sep 2026

Food security entrepreneur Odwour Midigo wins 2026 Äänit Prize

Awards

Food security entrepreneur Odwour Midigo wins 2026 Äänit Prize

21 Sep 2026

From recognition to real impact: Why digital experience matters more than ever

Digital

From recognition to real impact: Why digital experience matters more than ever

Issued by So Interactive 18 Sep 2026

Absa L’Atelier Art 12 finalists

Art

Absa L’Atelier Art names 12 finalists for its 40th edition

17 Sep 2026

John Craig opens mentorship platform for emerging entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurship

John Craig opens mentorship platform for emerging entrepreneurs

17 Sep 2026

15 SA entrepreneurs shortlisted for 2026 Entrepreneur of the Year

Awards

15 SA entrepreneurs shortlisted for 2026 Entrepreneur of the Year

16 Sep 2026

FNB Sauvignon Blanc SA Top 10 announces 20 finalists

Agriculture

FNB Sauvignon Blanc SA Top 10 announces 20 finalists

16 Sep 2026

Sphumelele Zondi winner of Sasol New Signatures Visual Arts Competition 2026. (Image supplied)

Art

Johannesburg artist Sphumelele Zondi wins Sasol New Signatures 2026

11 Sep 2026

Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum announces finalists for 2026 AWIEF Awards

SMEs

Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum announces finalists for 2026 AWIEF Awards

Issued by Africa Women Innovation & Entrepreneurship Forum 8 Sep 2026

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ESG & Sustainability

Green businesses win big at Nedbank Green Economy Indaba

7 Sep 2026

WesBank New Generation Awards announces 2026 finalists

Digital

WesBank New Generation Awards announces 2026 finalists

Issued by WesBank New Generation Awards 1 Sep 2026

Battle of the Beans 2026 boosts KZN’s independent coffee shops

Food & bev. services

Battle of the Beans 2026 boosts KZN’s independent coffee shops

1 Sep 2026

Source: Supplied. Thatiso Dube, Founder and Creative Director: Galxboy; Lesiba Matladi, Senior Manager: Enterprise & Supplier Development Programmes for Business and Commercial Banking, Standard Bank South Africa; Winner of the 2026 Standard Bank Kasi SME National Pitch Challenge, Founder: Maduwa Paint World (Pty) Ltd, Rodney Maduwa; Nokhanyo Ntshingila, Senior Manager: Enterprise & Supplier Development Programmes for Business and Commercial Banking; Naledzani Mosomane; Head: Enterprise & Supplier Development for Business and Commercial Banking, Standard Bank South Africa and Master of Ceremonies, Gugulethu Mfuphi, renowned financial journalist, conversation strategist, and global moderator.

Materials & Equipment

From shack to R1m: Paint maker wins in Standard Bank SME Challenge

31 Aug 2026

Dalro opens 2026 Visual Arts Merit Award for South African artists

Art

Dalro opens 2026 Visual Arts Merit Award for South African artists

27 Aug 2026

Standard Bank names 10 SMEs competing for R1m pitch prize

SMEs

Standard Bank names 10 SMEs competing for R1m pitch prize

25 Aug 2026