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Radio & Audio

Metro FM marks 40 years with nationwide broadcaster hunt

Karabo Ledwaba 14 minutes

#WomensMonth | SANBWA's Charlotte Metcalf on why purpose, proof and persistence matter in water stewardship

Packaging

#WomensMonth | SANBWA's Charlotte Metcalf on why purpose, proof and persistence matter in water stewardship

Evan-Lee Courie 20 minutes

Debt counselling practice publishes corrected reference for NCR debt review status codes

Financial Services

Debt counselling practice publishes corrected reference for NCR debt review status codes

Issued by Debt Solutions 4 U 5 Aug 2026

Sasol New Signatures winner Juandré van Eck gives ceramics a voice

Art

Sasol New Signatures winner Juandré van Eck gives ceramics a voice

19 hours

Changemakers driving innovation to feature at Singularity Summit South Africa 2026

Technology

Changemakers driving innovation to feature at Singularity Summit South Africa 2026

Issued by Mann Made 19 hours

Building South Africa's next generation of scientists starts with girls - UP launches inaugural Girls in Stem programme

Higher Education

Building South Africa's next generation of scientists starts with girls - UP launches inaugural Girls in Stem programme

Issued by University of Pretoria 21 hours

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Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

#WomensMonth: Leadership lessons from the women at Philip Morris SA

22 hours

Banking

#WomensMonth | GoTyme Bank's Lucia Malapane: The future of financial inclusion

Katja Hamilton 23 hours

#WomensMonth | Clicks’ Fionna Ronnie says retail leaders need curiosity and courage

Retail

#WomensMonth | Clicks’ Fionna Ronnie says retail leaders need curiosity and courage

Evan-Lee Courie 7 Aug 2026

Absa launches South Africa’s first bank-led micro-drama series to help people talk about money

Advertising

Absa launches South Africa’s first bank-led micro-drama series to help people talk about money

Issued by OnPoint PR 6 Aug 2026

Research

Social marketing faces 3 limits, latest Warc research finds

6 Aug 2026

Source: Niki Giles, Strategy Head at Prescient Fund Services.

Finance

#WomensMonth | Niki Giles on building financial freedom, one decision at a time

Katja Hamilton 6 Aug 2026

Thinkerneur launches WISA: A new era for African women in sustainability and leadership

Women's Month

Thinkerneur launches WISA: A new era for African women in sustainability and leadership

Issued by Thinkerneur 5 Aug 2026

#WomensMonth | OneDayOnly’s Laurian Venter puts people at the centre of e-commerce growth

E-commerce

#WomensMonth | OneDayOnly’s Laurian Venter puts people at the centre of e-commerce growth

Evan-Lee Courie 6 Aug 2026

Everyone writes now and everyone sounds the same

Insurance & Actuarial

Everyone writes now and everyone sounds the same

Tim Chadwick, Issued by Chadwicks Risk & Insurance 5 Aug 2026

Four women from Digitas share their career stories and leadership lessons. L to r: Nomika Singh Govender - GM, Bonita Christie - BUD, Zakona Mlaba - digital copy lead and Chelsea-Summer Lodewyk - strategy director at Digitas (Image composite: Lesley Svenson @ Bizcommunity)

Women's Month

#WomensMonth | Every woman has a story: 4 leadership lessons

5 Aug 2026

Possibility in play earns Effie and Bookmark finalist recognition

Marketing

Possibility in play earns Effie and Bookmark finalist recognition

Issued by Mscsports 5 Aug 2026

Image source: Suzy Hazelwood from

Primary & Secondary Education

Why children learn English more easily with the help of their home language – Namibian study

Nhlanhla Mpofu and Clement Simuja 5 Aug 2026

DXD brings Design by Disruption to life through TBWA’s new identity

Design

DXD brings Design by Disruption to life through TBWA’s new identity

Issued by TBWA 5 Aug 2026

#WomensMonth | Lerato Agency's Tshegofatso Stone - From creator to communicator

Women's Month

#WomensMonth | Lerato Agency's Tshegofatso Stone - From creator to communicator

Karabo Ledwaba 5 Aug 2026

Make less, do more

Digital

Make less, do more

Rory MacRobert, Issued by M+C Saatchi Abel 5 Aug 2026

Source: Edna Montse, African Bank group chief transformation and sustainability officer.

Banking

#GEC+Africa 2026: African Bank at the helm of strengthening Africa’s entrepreneurial backbone

5 Aug 2026

Entries open for the 5th edition of Jacaranda FM’s Her Perfect Pitch

Women's Month

Entries open for the 5th edition of Jacaranda FM’s Her Perfect Pitch

Issued by Jacaranda FM 5 Aug 2026

Image source: Getty Images

Primary & Secondary Education

Beyond academics: The social case for co-educational schooling

Mike Lambert 4 Aug 2026

Tafadzwa Penny, strategy director at Machine_, looks at the leadership story you will one day get to tell (Image supplied)

Women's Month

WomensMonth | Tafadzwa Penny: A career is not just a ladder, it is a becoming

Tafadzwa Penny 4 Aug 2026

Only 4 weeks to go. South Africa's biggest business event is almost here

SMEs

Only 4 weeks to go. South Africa's biggest business event is almost here

Issued by NSBC.Africa 4 Aug 2026

Propak West Africa industry-focused conference for production and packaging professionals

Manufacturing

Propak West Africa industry-focused conference for production and packaging professionals

Issued by Montgomery Group Africa 4 Aug 2026

Marketing

Kantar strengthens brand intelligence offer

Issued by Kantar 3 Aug 2026

Wearing his creative direction hat, South African designer Wanda Lephoto recently worked on a project for Soccer Bible and Adidas, showcasing Bafana Bafana’s 2026 World Cup kit in a three-chapter visual narrative mirroring the adidas three stripes, moving from street and Zulu heritage to everyday community life. Image credit:

ESG & Sustainability

#AfricaTextileTalks: Africa’s not new to sustainable fashion; it’s true to it

Maroefah Smith 3 Aug 2026

#WomensMonth | Sarah Frazee on gender equity, community carbon, and transforming agriculture

Agriculture

#WomensMonth | Sarah Frazee on gender equity, community carbon, and transforming agriculture

Robin Fredericks 3 Aug 2026

#WomensMonth | Sheralle Maclou on building businesses where creativity, culture and impact converge

Retail Marketing

#WomensMonth | Sheralle Maclou on building businesses where creativity, culture and impact converge

Evan-Lee Courie 3 Aug 2026

Siyalima at Hazendal: Stellenbosch dining designed for business, connection and winter evenings

Food & Wine

Siyalima at Hazendal: Stellenbosch dining designed for business, connection and winter evenings

Issued by Hazendal Wine Estate 31 Jul 2026

Pick n Pay Clothing backs Mazhar's design dream in Futurewear programme

Fashion & Homeware

Pick n Pay Clothing backs Mazhar's design dream in Futurewear programme

31 Jul 2026

The Odd Number appoints Andreas Shifotoka as executive lead: digital, growth and enablement

Advertising

The Odd Number appoints Andreas Shifotoka as executive lead: digital, growth and enablement

Issued by The Odd Number 31 Jul 2026

South Africa scores poorly for entrepreneurship support in global study

Research Reports

South Africa scores poorly for entrepreneurship support in global study

31 Jul 2026

Stellenbosch Academy of Design & Photography lecturers take the global stage at Cumulus 2025

Higher Education

Stellenbosch Academy of Design & Photography lecturers take the global stage at Cumulus 2025

Issued by Stellenbosch Academy of Design & Photography 13 Nov 2025

Boundless celebrates “The Best of Us” with Kilimanjaro Lager

Advertising

Boundless celebrates “The Best of Us” with Kilimanjaro Lager

Issued by Boundless 29 Jul 2026

Nostalgia is a powerful commerce lever, says Bonita Christie, business unit director, Digitas (Image source: @The Walt Disney Company )

Branding

Nostalgia: The catalyst for relevance, connection and growth in the brand archive

Bonita Christie 29 Jul 2026

South Africa’s most valuable brands add $14bn to their value, as MTN reclaims the no.1 spot

Research

South Africa’s most valuable brands add $14bn to their value, as MTN reclaims the no.1 spot

Issued by Kantar 28 Jul 2026

Limitless Cape Town: Equipping youth with disabilities to build their own businesses

Education & Skills Development

Limitless Cape Town: Equipping youth with disabilities to build their own businesses

Issued by Cape Town Tourism 28 Jul 2026

(R to l:) Think Creative Africa, co-founder/CCO, Nkgabiseng Motau, who represented South Africa on the Print and Publishing jury and McCann Joburg group head art director, Khethiwe Makhubo, who represented the country on the Direct Lions jury, will both be sharing their insights at the JHB Creative Circle Full Circle (Image: Lesley Svenson @ Bizcommunity)

Cannes Lions

Updated: #Cannes2026 | Creative Circle Full Circle JHB features Direct and Print Lions

28 Jul 2026

Standardise business analysis practice without killing flexibility

Higher Education

Standardise business analysis practice without killing flexibility

Joe Newbert, Issued by Business Change 28 Jul 2026

CEM Africa 2026 welcomes 3 influential global speakers

Events & Conferencing

CEM Africa 2026 welcomes 3 influential global speakers

Issued by CEM Africa Summit 27 Jul 2026

Metanoia exhibition at NWU Gallery

Art

Metanoia exhibition at NWU Gallery

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 27 Jul 2026

Is African creativity the world’s most undervalued asset?

Education

Is African creativity the world’s most undervalued asset?

Anthea Whitehead, Issued by AAA School of Advertising 27 Jul 2026

To make an idea newsworthy, it must be worthy of the news, says Mike Sharman, CCO, Retroviral (Image: @ Bizcommunity)

World PR Day

#WPRD2026 | What's the story that deserves to exist?

Mike Sharman 27 Jul 2026

Umzila (The Legacy) exhibition at NWU Gallery

Art

Umzila (The Legacy) exhibition at NWU Gallery

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 24 Jul 2026