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Supplied image: Mari Payne, newly appointed country director for Sesame Workshop South Africa

Education

Sesame Workshop appoints Mari Payne to lead SA operations

9 hours

Law Practice

Insolvency practitioners: Why AI could be your best new assistant but will never replace you

Bridget Letsholo and Nomcebo Ntuli 10 hours

Local government elections leave the youth feeling despondent

Higher Education

Local government elections leave the youth feeling despondent

Issued by Varsity Vibe 9 hours

Don’t bank on Dezemba: Businesses urged to plan beyond festive sales

Sales

Don’t bank on Dezemba: Businesses urged to plan beyond festive sales

12 hours

When payments go wrong, the test is human

Fintech

When payments go wrong, the test is human

Claudette Louw, Issued by Hyphen 12 hours

Baird Media's Blood in the Dust: The Wolwefontein Murder won Podcast of the Year at the 2026 South African Podcast Awards (Image source: @ Press Portal

Podcasts

SA Podcast Awards: Baird Media's Blood in the Dust named Podcast of the Year

13 hours

What Grindrod’s successful train test means for South Africa

Logistics & Transport

What Grindrod’s successful train test means for South Africa

Dr Juanita Maree 15 hours

Gibs ranked among global leaders for sustainability in the 2026 Better World MBA ranking

Higher Education

Gibs ranked among global leaders for sustainability in the 2026 Better World MBA ranking

Issued by Gordon Institute of Business Science 15 hours

Esther Mahlangu turns 91: The artist who gave BMW a bold new look

Art

Esther Mahlangu turns 91: The artist who gave BMW a bold new look

13 hours

BlackBrick to open 81-room hotel in Umhlanga

Tourism & Travel

BlackBrick to open 81-room hotel in Umhlanga

16 hours

Only 1 in 3 South African workers feels they are moving forward. Why business labels mislead us

Research

Only 1 in 3 South African workers feels they are moving forward. Why business labels mislead us

Issued by African Response 14 hours

Image credit: on Pexels

Noncommunicable diseases

#Movember | It starts with a man deciding to look after himself

Shirley da Silva 17 hours

UAE-based company launches ad-funded public Wi-Fi service in SA

Telecoms & Networks

UAE-based company launches ad-funded public Wi-Fi service in SA

18 hours

The Atrium turns 4 airport screens into one immersive canvas for brands

OOH

The Atrium turns 4 airport screens into one immersive canvas for brands

Issued by Provantage 14 hours

Devon Jefferys, CMO of The SA Promo Group, argues that the most effective ad your company runs might be a mug (Image source: © 123rf )

Marketing

The humble mug: One of the most efficient pieces of media?

Devon Jefferys 18 hours

Naked’s new four-part campaign interrupts the glossy world of advertising with the messy moments when you need insurance (Image supplied)

Advertising

#BehindtheCampaign | Naked spoofs advertising’s perfect world

1 day

SuperSport to deliver live coverage of the inaugural Icons Cup SA

TV

SuperSport to deliver live coverage of the inaugural Icons Cup SA

1 day

Retailers

What the festive season really asks of a shopping centre

Adriaan Otto, Issued by Excellerate Services 1 day

Source: Reuters.

Banking

Absa accelerates African banking expansion across key markets

1 day

Publicis Groupe Africa opens applications for Le Cubs 2027

Education

Publicis Groupe Africa opens applications for Le Cubs 2027

Issued by Publicis Groupe Africa 1 day

No school place yet? Your child can be logged in and learning in 5 minutes and you can see every step

Primary & Secondary Education

No school place yet? Your child can be logged in and learning in 5 minutes and you can see every step

Issued by Saving Grace Education 1 day

Magazines

Iconic global media brand set to relaunch in SA in 2027

1 day

Yoco secures $100m to boost funding for SA SMEs

Funding

Yoco secures $100m to boost funding for SA SMEs

1 day

Essi Koster, paid media specialist at Special Effects Media, says organic content and paid ads might live on the same platform, but they do different jobs (Image supplied)

Advertising

Organic content vs paid ads: How and why it’s important to know the difference

Essi Koster 1 day

Black Friday 2026: Why payment choice and loyalty need to work together

Banking & Finance

Black Friday 2026: Why payment choice and loyalty need to work together

Rory Bosman 1 day

$Refreshi connects shoppers with Surprise Bags of quality surplus food from bakeries, cafés, delis and supermarkets at a fraction of the retail price. Image supplied.$

CSI & Philanthropy

Refreshi calls on Mzansi to donate a meal via WhatsApp

1 day

UCT MBA climbs to #2 globally, retains #1 spot in Africa in Better World MBA Rankings

Higher Education

UCT MBA climbs to #2 globally, retains #1 spot in Africa in Better World MBA Rankings

Issued by UCT Graduate School of Business 1 day

#Orchids&Onions | KFC's family and food gets it right, but Afrisam bombs out

#OrchidsandOnions

#Orchids&Onions | KFC's family and food gets it right, but Afrisam bombs out

Brendan Seery 1 day

Africa currently has only one operating nuclear power plant, South Africa’s Eskom’s Koeberg Nuclear Power Station in Duynefontein (about 30 km north of Cape Town, near Melkbosstrand) — built using French technology and commissioned in the mid-1980s. Image credit: Eskom

Nuclear Power

Eskom sets its sights on building new nuclear capacity in South Africa

1 day

Mastercard, Glyde launch virtual card payments for Southern African travel sector

Tourism & Travel

Mastercard, Glyde launch virtual card payments for Southern African travel sector

1 day

Source: GCIS. The Deputy Minister in the Presidency, Nonceba Mhlauli exercised her democratic right and cast her special vote at Faerie Glen in Pretoria, Gauteng.

Infrastructure & Utilities

#LGE2026: Hung councils put municipal infrastructure and service delivery in the spotlight

Katja Hamilton 2 days

Business confidence may be at a 13-year high, but it says nothing about small business survival

SMEs

Business confidence may be at a 13-year high, but it says nothing about small business survival

Daniel Goldberg, Issued by Bridgement 2 days

SA forestry sector delivers R38.5bn boost, urges govt action

Agriculture

SA forestry sector delivers R38.5bn boost, urges govt action

2 days

Source: Supplied. The official sod-turning ceremony marks the commencement of construction at La’Mare, an 84-residence development on Bayview Road. Pictured from left: Paramount chief Regan James; Gavin Meskin, managing director of Merelava Property Developments; Councillor Roberto Quintas; and chief Basil Van Der Ross.

Construction & Engineering

La’Mare breaks ground on 84 Hout Bay apartments

2 days

A recent Labour Court ruling is a setback for the Agricultural, Food and Allied Democratic Workers’ Union’s bid to halt the loss of jobs at Premier’s Tulbagh fruit cannery. Archive photo: Greg Dor / GroundUp

Labour Law & Unions

Labour Court rejects union bid to stop job losses at Tulbagh cannery

Greg Dor 2 days

Innovator Trust's WIT 2026 spotlights the women turning belief in technology into action

SMEs

Innovator Trust's WIT 2026 spotlights the women turning belief in technology into action

Issued by The Innovator Trust 2 days

Why entrepreneurship requires more than a good business idea

SMEs

Why entrepreneurship requires more than a good business idea

Rushana Hartnick 2 days

Shoprite and Astron Energy launch fuel rewards in new partnership

CRM

Shoprite and Astron Energy launch fuel rewards in new partnership

2 days

Springboks with Wash Room Hosts Olly and Jordon

Sport

Omo spotlights unseen Springbok grit with new Dirt Index and The Wash Room podcast

2 days

More than “A human in the loop”

Artificial Intelligence

More than “A human in the loop”

Yolisa Mjamba, Issued by Brandtech+ 2 days

Labour Law

Can an unfair labour claim become an equality case?

Richard Brown and Mieke Wiehman 2 days

A De Beers Group sign is displayed on the exterior of the diamond producer’s headquarters in Gaborone, Botswana. Image credit: Reuters/Stringer

Markets & Investment

Anglo American’s De Beers stake inches closer to changing hands

Brian Benza and Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo 2 days

Severe El Niño could cost global economy $11tn, IFAD report warns

Agriculture

Severe El Niño could cost global economy $11tn, IFAD report warns

2 days

CSIR seeks private partners for Pretoria hospitality precinct

Tourism & Travel

CSIR seeks private partners for Pretoria hospitality precinct

2 days

What banks and insurers can learn from retailers about AI visibility

Digital

What banks and insurers can learn from retailers about AI visibility

Issued by Incubeta 2 days