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AI theatre is the most expensive show in marketing

Marketing

AI theatre is the most expensive show in marketing

Mat Sexwale, Issued by Brave Group 2 days

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Criminal Law

Inside the Precca Amendment Bill, part 2: The AI impact

Kim Rew 2 days

Beyond data: Why growth is still human-led

Digital

Beyond data: Why growth is still human-led

Tafadzwa Muzuwa, Issued by Machine_ 3 days

Artificial Intelligence

AI agents could influence $3.35tn in consumer spending by 2030

22 Jul 2026

Regulation moves at the pace of legislation, but the threat landscape does not, says Rynier Schoeman, cyber architecture specialist and solutions consultant at Palo Alto Networks (Image source: © 123rf )

Banking

5 cybersecurity challenges SA’s financial institutions need to tackle now

Rynier Schoeman 20 Jul 2026

The evidence behind the applause

Marketing

The evidence behind the applause

Marc Dhalluin, Issued by TruthsetsOnline.com 20 Jul 2026

#WPRD2026 | Natalia Rosa on why AI is making strategic communications more valuable than ever

World PR Day

#WPRD2026 | Natalia Rosa on why AI is making strategic communications more valuable than ever

Robin Fredericks 20 Jul 2026

Northam Platinum opened the world's deepest raise-bored PGM shaft at the Zondereinde mine. Image supplied.

Mining

World’s deepest raise-bored PGM shaft opens at Northam’s Zondereinde mine

17 Jul 2026

Branding

What football taught me about purposeful procurement

Vicki Scheffel 16 Jul 2026

The real value of rewards lies beyond the transaction

CRM

The real value of rewards lies beyond the transaction

Lianne Booth 15 Jul 2026

Karl Haechler, CEO, Burson Africa, says being visible in an AI-generated answer is not the same as being believed (Image supplied)

World PR Day

#WPRD2026 | Visibility without credibility is just exposure without influence

Karl Haechler 14 Jul 2026

Forge declares war on AI theatre with a free Playbook for agencies and marketers

Artificial Intelligence

Forge declares war on AI theatre with a free Playbook for agencies and marketers

Issued by Brave Group 14 Jul 2026

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Talent Acquisition

South Africa’s AI talent shortage exposes flawed hiring models

Botha van der Vyver 13 Jul 2026

As AI rewrites the inbox, marketers are told to write for 2 readers

Marketing

As AI rewrites the inbox, marketers are told to write for 2 readers

Issued by Everlytic 13 Jul 2026

PRODUCT RECALL: Spar recalls select yoghurts nationwide over production fault

FMCG

PRODUCT RECALL: Spar recalls select yoghurts nationwide over production fault

10 Jul 2026

Data poisoning in AI models: The quiet threat businesses can’t ignore

Cybersecurity

Data poisoning in AI models: The quiet threat businesses can’t ignore

Issued by Domains.co.za 10 Jul 2026

Shop2Shop and Pay@ turn 'corner shops' into community payment hubs

Retail Services

Shop2Shop and Pay@ turn 'corner shops' into community payment hubs

8 Jul 2026

The overall Journalist of the Year at the 2026 Standard Bank Sikuvile Awards is TimesLive’s photojournalist, Sandile Ndlovu (Image supplied)

Media

TimeLive's photojournalist Sandile Ndlovu crowned Sanef Journalist of the Year

7 Jul 2026

What I've learnt from working with a communications strategist

PR & Communications

What I've learnt from working with a communications strategist

ChatGPT, in conversation with Nicole Capper, Issued by MANGO-OMC 7 Jul 2026

Publicis Groupe Africa: Cannes Lions 2026 Regional Network of the Year for sub-Saharan Africa

Cannes Lions

Publicis Groupe Africa: Cannes Lions 2026 Regional Network of the Year for sub-Saharan Africa

Issued by Publicis Groupe Africa 7 Jul 2026

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CRM, CX, UX

Accelerated enterprise demand leads WPP’s AI-driven transformation unit

2 Jul 2026

Finance’s future needs technology – but it will be defined by people

Accounting & Auditing

Finance’s future needs technology – but it will be defined by people

Alfred Ramosedi, Issued by AICPA & CIMA 1 Jul 2026

Effortless washing, everyday: Meet KIC’s 8kg front loader

Fashion & Homeware

Effortless washing, everyday: Meet KIC’s 8kg front loader

Issued by KIC South Africa 1 Jul 2026

Madelain Roscher, founder and CEO, PR Worx and Public Relations Institute of SA (Prisa) member, examines how AI Search has made PR the most powerful discipline in business (Image supplied)

World PR Day

#WPRD2026 | The quiet revolution that just made PR the most powerful discipline in business

Madelain Roscher 1 Jul 2026

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Higher Education

Unplugging the AI police: Why SA universities are turning off detectors

30 Jun 2026

Fandom as algorithmic fuel: How AI is killing traditional marketing

Marketing

Fandom as algorithmic fuel: How AI is killing traditional marketing

Mathabatha Sexwale, Issued by Brave Group 29 Jun 2026

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Podcasts

Why AI Loves a podcast's transcript

Sam Swaine 23 Jun 2026

Left to right: Dr Bilal Bobat, Professor Jerome Loveland, Dr Sharan Rambarran and Dr Dinen Parbhoo — the transplant team at Wits Donald Gordon Medical Centre (WDGMC). Image supplied.

Medtech

Weelee donation takes Wits Medical Centre's transplant care to the next level

17 Jun 2026

Pierre Cassuto, Humanz’ global chief marketing officer, says the most costly habit in marketing right now isn’t bad creative. It relates to the campaign itself (Image source: © 123rf )

Social Media

A campaign is a fiction - the algorithm needs continuity

pierre cassuto 12 Jun 2026

South Africa’s spam-call era is over and call centres must evolve or die

Direct Marketing

South Africa’s spam-call era is over and call centres must evolve or die

JG Bezuidenhout, Issued by Offernet 11 Jun 2026

Medtech

The doctors who trained AI are now losing patients to it

Harshit Jain 4 Jun 2026

Jonathan Greene is the executive VP Americas at RocketSource by Incubeta. Source: Supplied.

Artificial Intelligence

The battle for the AI answer

Jonathan Greene 3 Jun 2026

South Africa's AI policy cheat sheet

4th Industrial Revolution

South Africa's AI policy cheat sheet

Verosha Singh, Jacolien De Muelenaere 1 Jun 2026

Newspapers across SA turned into 'sanitary pads'

Advertising

Newspapers across SA turned into 'sanitary pads'

Issued by Joe Public 1 Jun 2026

How Twincare International keeps 2,000+ salons informed (and turns events into ROI)

Marketing

How Twincare International keeps 2,000+ salons informed (and turns events into ROI)

Issued by Everlytic 1 Jun 2026

Artificial Intelligence

Why AI made your brand your most valuable asset

Courtney Chapple, Issued by Brave Group 28 May 2026

Marketing

Your customers are unreliable narrators — and your segmentation is built on it

Greg Streatfield 27 May 2026

Commerce decides who wins. Full stop.

Marketing

Commerce decides who wins. Full stop.

Ansa Leighton-Buys, Issued by Dentsu 26 May 2026

Responsible gaming moves into platform architecture in SA

Technology

Responsible gaming moves into platform architecture in SA

Mariia Halaida 25 May 2026

Africa Month

#AfricaMonth: The Case for Africanising AI in public relations

Phozisa Mkele 20 May 2026

PR & Communications

6 internal comms moves that turn culture into real results

Samantha Page 19 May 2026

The multi-skilled workforce advantage and rethinking talent in the specialist age

Skills Development & Training

The multi-skilled workforce advantage and rethinking talent in the specialist age

Dhatchani Naidoo, Issued by eatbigfish 15 May 2026

Source: Supplied.

Construction & Engineering

Diesel-dependent construction sites are feeling the impact of soaring fuel prices

Roelof van den Berg 15 May 2026

Nicola Tarr, managing partner at Tribeca, unpacks how AI search is reshaping visibility and why credibility is becoming the most valuable currency for brands. (Source: )

PR & Communications

AI is making PR the main character again

Nicola Tarr 13 May 2026

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Oil rises $4 after Trump rejects Iran's response to US peace proposal

Florence Tan and Siyi Liu 11 May 2026

TV

Propaganda machine to public good: a brief history of 50 years of TV in South Africa

Sisanda Nkoala 8 May 2026

Media

Warc warns CMOs: 3 shifts will redefine measurement in 2026

8 May 2026

A person in protective clothing walks next to an ambulance during an evacuation operation of suspected hantavirus patients, following an outbreak on the cruise ship MV Hondius, in Praia, Cape Verde. Image credit: Reuters/Danilson Sequeira

Infectious Diseases

South Africa traces 62 contacts after fatal Andes hantavirus found

7 May 2026

AI in education: How South Africa can unlock better learning outcomes in 2026

Primary & Secondary Education

AI in education: How South Africa can unlock better learning outcomes in 2026

Issued by Helm 5 May 2026