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Technology

Why the future of retail calls for a checkout revolution

Arielle Horwitz 1 day

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

2 days

Advertising

Roblox unveils new ad format to captivate Gen Z and Gen Alpha

2 days

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

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Marketing & Media

Global ad market growth to accelerate, Big Tech takes market share

18 Dec 2025

Skills Development & Training

AI-proof your career with these 10 skills

17 Dec 2025

VML acquires digital innovation agency

Advertising

VML acquires digital innovation agency

8 Dec 2025

Retailers prepare for promising holiday spending in South Africa

Trends

Retailers prepare for promising holiday spending in South Africa

5 Dec 2025

Marketing & Media

Warc: Red flags deflate marketers optimism for 2026

4 Dec 2025

Retail Services

Amazon South Africa and Epic Outdoor deliver a larger-than-life brand experience in KwaZulu-Natal

Issued by Epic Outdoor 2 Dec 2025

HR Tools & Software

Is AI bias harming your recruitment process? What businesses need to know

Nadeem Mahomed and Safee-Naaz Siddiqi 26 Nov 2025

Branding

Adobe bets $1.9bn on brand visibility, acquiring Semrush

25 Nov 2025

Supergoop taps former Amazon US Beauty GM as its new CEO

Aesthetic Medicine

Supergoop taps former Amazon US Beauty GM as its new CEO

24 Nov 2025

Amazon Prime Video launches AI‑powered video recaps

Artificial Intelligence

Amazon Prime Video launches AI‑powered video recaps

20 Nov 2025

Newskoop’s flagship agricultural show Agriskoops now available as a podcast

Podcasts

Newskoop’s flagship agricultural show Agriskoops now available as a podcast

Issued by Our Salad Mix 20 Nov 2025

Black Friday strategies unveiled by Pick n Pay amid customer insights

Sales

Black Friday strategies unveiled by Pick n Pay amid customer insights

18 Nov 2025

Advertising

Why people trust influencers more than brands – and what that means for the future of marketing

Kelley Cours Anderson 18 Nov 2025

Aesthetic Medicine

Innovation, experience, and expansion: Trendier AI's 2026 K-beauty forecast

Maroefah Smith 13 Nov 2025

Vodacom inks Africa internet deal with Musk's Starlink

Internet

Vodacom inks Africa internet deal with Musk's Starlink

Pushkala Aripaka, Nqobile Dludla 12 Nov 2025

Amazon transforms KZN shopping with new same-day delivery service

E-commerce

Amazon transforms KZN shopping with new same-day delivery service

7 Nov 2025

The non-human consumer: How AI is transforming everyday buying decisions

Research

The non-human consumer: How AI is transforming everyday buying decisions

Tamara Ojeaga, Issued by Kantar 5 Nov 2025

Warc’s The Future of Commerce Media 2025 examines trends, advertising investment and the impact of AI on retail media (Image source: © 123rf )

Media

Retail media: Agentic AI commerce arrives, estimated value of $136bn in 2025

5 Nov 2025

Amazon South Africa launches time slot delivery service

E-commerce

Amazon South Africa launches time slot delivery service

4 Nov 2025

Amazon.co.za launches 'Made for Summer' storefront

Exhibitions & Events

Amazon.co.za launches 'Made for Summer' storefront

28 Oct 2025

Stumps and Sovereignty: South Asian cricket from empire to the digital age

Sport

Stumps and Sovereignty: South Asian cricket from empire to the digital age

Issued by Sufghan Sarwar Khan 27 Oct 2025

The digital circuit breaker: Why marketing can no longer outsource resilience to IT

Digital

The digital circuit breaker: Why marketing can no longer outsource resilience to IT

JG Bezuidenhout, Issued by Offernet 23 Oct 2025

Source: © 123rf Warc Media’s latest Platform Insights by WARC Media provides comprehensive data-driven intelligence on LinkedIn’s advertising landscape

Research

LinkedIn's advertising bigger than other mid-size social platforms

21 Oct 2025

Outstanding Innovation 2025: Shaping the future with bold ideas

Research

Outstanding Innovation 2025: Shaping the future with bold ideas

Issued by Kantar 21 Oct 2025

Major AWS outage hits websites and apps, SA among affected

Cloud

Major AWS outage hits websites and apps, SA among affected

20 Oct 2025

Bos Brands launches cordial range

FMCG

Bos Brands launches cordial range

20 Oct 2025

Cape Town’s Caffenu brews global success with export-driven scale-up

How To Start Up

Cape Town’s Caffenu brews global success with export-driven scale-up

17 Oct 2025

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Pharmaceuticals

Bayer unveils new range of pregnancy multivitamins

15 Oct 2025

SAPOA Property Development Awards for Innovative Excellence 2025 winners

Office Property

SAPOA Property Development Awards for Innovative Excellence 2025 winners

Issued by Catchwords 14 Oct 2025

Source: Supplied. The overall winner at the 2025 Sapoa Property Development Awards for Innovative Excellence is Canopy by Hilton Cape Town Longkloof – Growthpoint Properties / dhk Architects.

Property

Sustainability and innovation shine at the Sapoa 2025 property awards

13 Oct 2025

Netflix's Queue rebrands as Tudum Magazine

Magazines

Netflix's Queue rebrands as Tudum Magazine

7 Oct 2025

Purely African, Queerly Powerful: Johannesburg's vibrant Pride Month 2025

Events

Purely African, Queerly Powerful: Johannesburg's vibrant Pride Month 2025

7 Oct 2025

Retail Media’s big bang: South Africa’s leap from test to transformation

Retail Marketing

Retail Media’s big bang: South Africa’s leap from test to transformation

Issued by Dentsu 1 Oct 2025

Railway

Port of Gauteng's $50bn plan to transform Durban-Gauteng freight corridor

1 Oct 2025

Netflix and AB InBev announce new collaboration

Advertising

Netflix and AB InBev announce new collaboration

26 Sep 2025

Advertising

Warc report reveals ad spend surge reaching $1.17tn this year

26 Sep 2025

Kantar Media Reactions 2025: The great divide

Research

Kantar Media Reactions 2025: The great divide

Issued by Kantar 23 Sep 2025

Silverbacks and ImpactHER boost African fashion brands' global presence

Fashion & Homeware

Silverbacks and ImpactHER boost African fashion brands' global presence

22 Sep 2025

Amazon celebrates Heritage Month with Shop Mzansi pop-up stores

E-commerce

Amazon celebrates Heritage Month with Shop Mzansi pop-up stores

18 Sep 2025

Why digital disruption could be the biggest opportunity SA SMEs face

SMEs

Why digital disruption could be the biggest opportunity SA SMEs face

Nobesuthu Ndlovu 16 Sep 2025

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Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

Students across all fields of study urged to apply for Willowton Sanzaf Bursary

12 Sep 2025

SA e-commerce market to surpass R130bn in 2025

E-commerce

SA e-commerce market to surpass R130bn in 2025

12 Sep 2025

OneDayOnly, the daily deals platform, turns 15

E-commerce

OneDayOnly, the daily deals platform, turns 15

11 Sep 2025

Netflix opens ad inventory to Amazon DSP

Advertising

Netflix opens ad inventory to Amazon DSP

11 Sep 2025

Scaling SA's e-commerce peak season with flexible staffing solutions

FMCG

Scaling SA's e-commerce peak season with flexible staffing solutions

Donné Nieman 10 Sep 2025