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PR Powerhouse’s Lebo Madiba says the start of 2026 has brought an unexpectedly loud soundtrack of the year 2016. What makes it interesting is what it reveals about the present (Image supplied)

PR & Communications

#BizTrends2026 | PR Powerhouse’s Lebo Madiba: Leading into nostalgia, a communication signal

Lebo Madiba 7 hours

Four questions to ask when choosing a tertiary education institution

Higher Education

Four questions to ask when choosing a tertiary education institution

Issued by Richfield 8 hours

6 trends to help CMOs bridge human intent with machine execution in 2026

Marketing

6 trends to help CMOs bridge human intent with machine execution in 2026

Issued by Incubeta 10 hours

Google launches local language pilot for SA publishers

Technology

Google launches local language pilot for SA publishers

1 day

Bananas CCO Safaraaz Sindhi on inaugural One Show Indies Jury

Advertising

Bananas CCO Safaraaz Sindhi on inaugural One Show Indies Jury

1 day

Cape Town turns summer into a sell-out as a new generation takes flight

Tourism

Cape Town turns summer into a sell-out as a new generation takes flight

Issued by Cape Town Tourism 16 Jan 2026

On Thursday, 15 January, the world's largest online information resource turned 25 (Image supplied)

Digital

Global information resource Wikipedia celebrates 25 years

16 Jan 2026

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Noncommunicable diseases

High cholesterol and insulin resistance are rising among young South Africans – what that means for public health

Themba Titus Sigudu 16 Jan 2026

Source: Supplied. Chief operating officer of e4, Luigi D’Amico.

Property Development

Legacy home-loan systems: The spanner in property development revival

Luigi D’Amico 16 Jan 2026

Image credit: Sassa

Health & Social Welfare

Social media reports of Sassa's SRD grant termination rubbished

15 Jan 2026

Source: jill111 via

Trends

Blue health escapes and multi-generational trips shape SA travel in 2026

15 Jan 2026

Dr Chris Blair, Group Director at 21st Century

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | 21st Century's Dr Chris Blair: Navigating radical change in the working world

Chris Blair 15 Jan 2026

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CSI & Philanthropy

The Helpers: Good Things Guy launches SA’s first user-driven charity directory

15 Jan 2026

Media

Wikipedia at 25: can its original ideals survive in the age of AI?

15 Jan 2026

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Tech, banks weigh on Wall Street; Trump eases Iran oil fears

Isla Binnie 15 Jan 2026

WOO president Tom Goddard. Source: WOO.

Advertising

#BizTrends2026 | WOO president Tom Goddard: How OOH is reinventing itself

Tom Goddard 15 Jan 2026

#BizTrends2026 | Marriott International’s Dorcas Dlamini Mbele: How South Africans will travel in 2026

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | Marriott International’s Dorcas Dlamini Mbele: How South Africans will travel in 2026

Dorcas Dlamini Mbele 14 Jan 2026

#BizTrends2026 | TymeBank's Miguel da Silva: 3 business trends SMEs should watch

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | TymeBank's Miguel da Silva: 3 business trends SMEs should watch

Miguel Da Silva 14 Jan 2026

Final call for entries: Africa Travel Week’s 2026 Media Awards

Tourism & Travel

Final call for entries: Africa Travel Week’s 2026 Media Awards

13 Jan 2026

Artificial Intelligence

I used AI chatbots as a source of news for a month, and they were unreliable and erroneous

Jean-Hugues Roy 13 Jan 2026

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Environment & Natural Resources

Nigeria and South Africa plan to boost fossil fuel production, risking their climate change pledges

Emily Ghosh and Derik Broekhoff 13 Jan 2026

MDDA partners with Google to empower community media through local-language digital skills training

Media

MDDA partners with Google to empower community media through local-language digital skills training

Issued by Media Development and Diversity Agency 13 Jan 2026

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Markets & Investment

Deal Leaders International’s Andrew Bahlmann: Rio-Glencore deal to shake things up

Andrew Bahlmann 13 Jan 2026

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

South African rand steady as investors eye key US data

9 Jan 2026

Source: Supplied

Travel

Emirates adds next-gen A350 on Cape Town’s third daily Dubai service

8 Jan 2026

WPP Media Sports wants to reinvent sport marketing (Image source: © National Geographic Kids

Marketing

WPP Media Sports wants to reinvent sport marketing

8 Jan 2026

Beer bottles pass through a conveyor belt along a production line at the East African Breweries' microbrewery as the company released its half-year results in Ruaraka, Nairobi, Kenya, 26 January 2024. Reuters/Monicah Mwangi//File Photo

Competition Law

Kenyan beer firm asks court to block Diageo's $2.3bn EABL sale to Asahi

Duncan Miriri and Emma Rumney 8 Jan 2026

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Aesthetic Medicine

From sun safety to sex appeal: what sunscreen ads reveal about beauty ideals and power

Lauren Alex O'Hagan and Lame M. Kenalemang-Palm 8 Jan 2026

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

7 Jan 2026

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

7 Jan 2026

Law Practice

Essential marketing tips for small law firms in 2026

Andrea Paulsen 6 Jan 2026

Janu-worry? Not when it comes to Cape Town!

Tourism

Janu-worry? Not when it comes to Cape Town!

Issued by Cape Town Tourism 6 Jan 2026

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 6 Jan 2026

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HIV/AIDS

HIV funding still falls short of targets after pledges: what’s at stake

Melanie Bisnauth 5 Jan 2026

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

South African rand steady after Venezuela shock

Anathi Madubela 5 Jan 2026

Johannesburg's inner city is alive with creative and cultural small entrepreneurs. Pictured: Victoria Yards (Image source: © Urban Jozi

Entrepreneurship

Johannesburg’s creative hubs are booming: how artists are rejuvenating a failing inner city

2 Jan 2026

Canal+ signs new multi-year deal with Warner Bros. Discovery to keep 12 TV channels on DStv (Image source: © 123rf )

TV

Canal+'s last minute deal rescues Warner Bros. Discovery channels

2 Jan 2026

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

Agricultural exports from Africa are not doing well. Four ways to change that

Agriculture

Agricultural exports from Africa are not doing well. Four ways to change that

Lilac Nachum 30 Dec 2025

Lionheart, though star-studded, departed from traditional Nollywood narrative conventions argues Wunpini Fatimata Mohammed in The Conversation (Image source: Pulse ©

Film & Cinematography

Netflix gives African film a platform – but the cultural price is high

30 Dec 2025

Airlink launches Embraer E195-E2 aircraft on domestic routes

Aviation

Airlink launches Embraer E195-E2 aircraft on domestic routes

29 Dec 2025

Telematics can reduce collisions in SA fleets, report shows

Logistics & Transport

Telematics can reduce collisions in SA fleets, report shows

24 Dec 2025

Cammy Msimango on finding her footing in South Africa’s fast-moving digital newsroom

TV

Cammy Msimango on finding her footing in South Africa’s fast-moving digital newsroom

Esther Tomorrow, Issued by MDNTV 24 Dec 2025

Standing ground, serving communities: Boikanyo Malepe reflects on journalism in 2025

Media

Standing ground, serving communities: Boikanyo Malepe reflects on journalism in 2025

Esther Tomorrow, Issued by MDNTV 23 Dec 2025