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Vol. 08 - Welcome to On the Dot Insights Newsletter

Printing

Vol. 08 - Welcome to On the Dot Insights Newsletter

Issued by On the Dot 24 Nov 2025

Vol. 07 - Welcome to On the Dot Insights Newsletter

Printing

Vol. 07 - Welcome to On the Dot Insights Newsletter

Issued by On the Dot 30 Oct 2025

Mass layoffs loom for Samancor as Eskom's price cut fails to save jobs

Mining

Mass layoffs loom for Samancor as Eskom's price cut fails to save jobs

1 day

Source: Supplied.

Property

How younger buyers are driving growth in South Africa’s real estate market

1 day

The hidden costs on the factory floor driving food prices

FMCG

The hidden costs on the factory floor driving food prices

Wael Khoury 2 days

Skills Development & Training

Time to retrain? How to future‑proof your career in the AI age

Kirk Chang and Susan Akinwalere 9 Mar 2026

Spar Group uses data and tech to re-engineer retail logistics in SA

Supply Chain

Spar Group uses data and tech to re-engineer retail logistics in SA

Arno Haigh 3 days

Source: Pexels.

Markets & Investment

Is an oil-induced economic slowdown inevitable? Experts weigh in

John Loos 9 Mar 2026

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Oil prices surge to highest since 2022 at over $119 a barrel on Middle East war

Shadia Nasralla 9 Mar 2026

Merafe Resources sees 72% profit drop after halting operations

Mining

Merafe Resources sees 72% profit drop after halting operations

9 Mar 2026

BP evacuates foreign staff after Iraqi oilfield unrest

Coal, Oil & Gas

BP evacuates foreign staff after Iraqi oilfield unrest

6 Mar 2026

Despite the current media narrative, brands that play it too safe risk missing out on significant opportunities in Great Britain’s cause landscape, the findings show (Image supplied)

Marketing

Effie and Ipsos: Brands playing it too safe risk missing opportunities

5 Mar 2026

Restructuring dents Aspen profits, but Mounjaro sales spark hope

Pharmaceuticals

Restructuring dents Aspen profits, but Mounjaro sales spark hope

Nqobile Dludla 3 Mar 2026

The Gerety Awards full global executive jury for its 2026 edition has been announced (Image source @The All Industry Club )

Advertising

Gerety Awards announces 2026 global executive jury

3 Mar 2026

Unveiling SA's 2026/2027 soccer jersey: A blend of history and innovation

Sport

Unveiling SA's 2026/2027 soccer jersey: A blend of history and innovation

3 Mar 2026

Eskom's electricity hikes overshadow end of loadshedding

Energy

Eskom's electricity hikes overshadow end of loadshedding

David McDonald 3 Mar 2026

Radio & Audio

OFM celebrates 40 years of helping brands connect where it matters

Issued by United Stations 29 Jan 2026

A photo taken by inspectors from the National Bargaining Council for the Clothing Manufacturing Industry at a sweatshop in KwaZulu-Natal. Photo supplied (GroundUp)

Corporate & Commercial Law

Clothing company implicated in sweatshop scandal cries foul

Tania Broughton 2 Mar 2026

Eskom grants Samancor and Glencore 29% electricity price cut

Energy

Eskom grants Samancor and Glencore 29% electricity price cut

27 Feb 2026

MediaHeads 360 strengthens leadership to accelerate client growth

Media

MediaHeads 360 strengthens leadership to accelerate client growth

Issued by MediaHeads 360 27 Feb 2026

One-click Linux VPS templates launch in Africa

Internet

One-click Linux VPS templates launch in Africa

Issued by HOSTAFRICA 27 Feb 2026

Moving South Africa's education needle forward

Primary & Secondary Education

Moving South Africa's education needle forward

Issued by Bullion PR & Communication 26 Feb 2026

Sibanye wins court battle for 50MW solar plant as Eskom studies judgment

Energy

Sibanye wins court battle for 50MW solar plant as Eskom studies judgment

26 Feb 2026

Luke Oliver, head of food at Mr D

Food & bev. services

State of the food nation: What South Africa is really ordering right now

Issued by aHead Marketing Services 25 Feb 2026

Source: jplenio1 via

Agriculture

Free State pilot targets key agricultural road corridors to cut logistics costs

25 Feb 2026

#Budget2026: 600 Transalloys jobs at risk if power price cut isn't announced

Energy

#Budget2026: 600 Transalloys jobs at risk if power price cut isn't announced

25 Feb 2026

National Waste Facilities Locator to make recycling more accessible

Circular Economy & Waste Management

National Waste Facilities Locator to make recycling more accessible

Michel-le' Gamalitshoyo, Issued by Fibre Circle 26 Feb 2026

Tiger Brands' next chapter unveiled: Insights from new CMO Lorraine De Graaff

Retail Marketing

Tiger Brands' next chapter unveiled: Insights from new CMO Lorraine De Graaff

Evan-Lee Courie 24 Feb 2026

Your marketing strategy was built for a budget you no longer have

Marketing

Your marketing strategy was built for a budget you no longer have

Issued by AdBot 24 Feb 2026

#BizTrends2026 | Boom Group’s Nigel Matthews: Advertising to humans requires humanity

Advertising

#BizTrends2026 | Boom Group’s Nigel Matthews: Advertising to humans requires humanity

Nigel Matthews 24 Feb 2026

#MiningIndaba: How GenAI is reinventing mine maintenance in South Africa

Mining

#MiningIndaba: How GenAI is reinventing mine maintenance in South Africa

Maroefah Smith 23 Feb 2026

Kaya 959 has announced the appointment of Tumi Rabanye as its new head of marketing (Image supplied)

Radio & Audio

Tumi Rabanye comes home to Kaya

20 Feb 2026

MTN to take full control of IHS Towers in deal valuing it at $6.2bn

Telecoms & Networks

MTN to take full control of IHS Towers in deal valuing it at $6.2bn

Nqobile Dludla 18 Feb 2026

Source: Supplied. Reinier van Loggerenberg, chief executive officer of Craft Homes.

Property

South Africa’s housing market finds stability ahead of Budget plans

Reinier van Loggerenberg 17 Feb 2026

Bonita Christie, business unit director, Publicis Commerce Experiential, says for brands, Q1 is the most strategically valuable quarter of the year (Image source: © 123rf )

Marketing

Exclusive | Experiential marketing: The key to the golden quarter

Bonita Christie 17 Feb 2026

Inside the resilient R8bn South African pet care industry

Retail

Inside the resilient R8bn South African pet care industry

Johan van Jaarsveld 17 Feb 2026

Exclusive | Die Papier editor, Barnard Beukman: “Print is alive and with us"

Newspapers

Exclusive | Die Papier editor, Barnard Beukman: “Print is alive and with us"

Wilma de Bruin 17 Feb 2026

Daniël Malherbe: Why smart marketers ask “So what?”

Marketing

Daniël Malherbe: Why smart marketers ask “So what?”

Issued by Lumico 12 Feb 2026

The great escape: Where South Africans are moving next

Residential Property

The great escape: Where South Africans are moving next

Issued by Biggles Removals 12 Feb 2026

Startup success beyond early stage takes more than hard work alone

SMEs

Startup success beyond early stage takes more than hard work alone

Issued by Edge Growth 12 Feb 2026

Class of ’96: Rise of a Nation: Revisiting the victory that united South Africa

Sport

Class of ’96: Rise of a Nation: Revisiting the victory that united South Africa

Evan-Lee Courie 12 Feb 2026

App Your Game’s Yusuf Abrahams says neuroinclusive design is the real competitive edge for 2026 (and after) (Image supplied)

Marketing

#BizTrends2026 | App Your Game’s Yusuf Abrahams: Neuroinclusive design, the real competitive edge for 2026

Yusuf Abrahams 13 Feb 2026

Show a little love to your tyres this Valentine’s Day

Maintenance

Show a little love to your tyres this Valentine’s Day

Issued by Dunlop Tyres SA 12 Feb 2026

Jumia aims for profit as it fends off Chinese rivals

E-commerce

Jumia aims for profit as it fends off Chinese rivals

MacDonald Dzirutwe 12 Feb 2026

SA’s auto industry enters defining moment amid EV pressure

Manufacturing & Parts

SA’s auto industry enters defining moment amid EV pressure

Maureen Phiri 12 Feb 2026

Seasoned communications professionals Melissa Attree (left) and Keri-Ann Stanton (right) have launched a new type of agency that doesn’t follow the rules, it makes them (Image Lesley Svenson @Bizcommunity)

PR & Communications

A new agency open from Thursday to Monday, with a twist

12 Feb 2026

Lyndy van den Baarselaar, Managing Director at Manpower SA

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | Manpower SA's Lyndy van den Baarselaar: Steering the future of work with purpose, agility, and humanity

Lyndy van den Barselaar 9 Feb 2026

SA’s economic catalyst: Driven by real cost relief, not rates

Economy

SA’s economic catalyst: Driven by real cost relief, not rates

Dr Greg Cline 9 Feb 2026

Men are embracing beauty culture - many of them just refuse to call it that

Aesthetic Medicine

Men are embracing beauty culture - many of them just refuse to call it that

Jordan Foster 6 Feb 2026