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Gen Z is changing how consumers discover, trust and buy from brands. Ella Thomas, global sector specialist for consumer staples at Schroders, explores how this shift is reshaping loyalty, trend cycles and the future of consumer growth. (Source: )

Youth Marketing

Gen Z is reshaping the consumer playbook, from loyalty to algorithms

Ella Thomas 12 hours

Franchising remains lower-risk entry point for SMEs in 2026

SMEs

Franchising remains lower-risk entry point for SMEs in 2026

21 hours

Toyota moves to strengthen grip on SA market in 2026

Dealers

Toyota moves to strengthen grip on SA market in 2026

Imran Salie 1 day

Adventure tourism delivers R25bn boost to SA economy

Tourism

Adventure tourism delivers R25bn boost to SA economy

12 Feb 2026

South Africa’s Gugu Mthembu, the chief marketing officer for Telkom, has been named Cannes jury president for Creative Business Transformation (Image source: © Forbes Africa )

Cannes Lions

#CannesLions2026 | Gugu Mthembu named jury president

4 Feb 2026

Cargo & Storage

Global air cargo demand hits record volume in 2025, says Iata

30 Jan 2026

Woolworths expects up to 12% earnings rise on festive sales

Retailers

Woolworths expects up to 12% earnings rise on festive sales

Nqobile Dludla 30 Jan 2026

Multi-unit franchising grows, but expansion risks rising, says FNB specialist

SMEs

Multi-unit franchising grows, but expansion risks rising, says FNB specialist

29 Jan 2026

SA's auto sector is not seeking steep import duty hikes, BMW CEO says

Automotive

SA's auto sector is not seeking steep import duty hikes, BMW CEO says

Nqobile Dludla 29 Jan 2026

South Africa’s easing consumer inflation and resultant lower interest rates have begun to translate into increased home loan activity (Image source: © 123rf )

Property

Housing market recovery in 2026 as inflation eases

28 Jan 2026

Effie and System1 launch new book on creative and media effectiveness

Effie Awards

Effie and System1 launch new book on creative and media effectiveness

28 Jan 2026

Branding

US tech brands dominate Brand Finance’s 2026 Global 500

22 Jan 2026

Media

Warc 2026 media trends: Systems planning, AI, & the creator economy

16 Jan 2026

Branding

How to articulate your brand purpose into a lived experience

Nadia Hearn 13 Jan 2026

According to Sociallyin CEO Keith Kakadia, the next phase of digital retail rewards efficiency, conversion, and retention—not spray-and-pray advertising or unchecked scale (Image source: © 123rf )

E-commerce

2026: The year e-commerce gets ruthless

Keith Kakadia 5 Jan 2026

Understanding how alcohol consumption patterns evolve across different demographics enables retailers and brands to identify growth opportunities in challenging markets (Image source: © 123rf )

Food & bev. services

Understanding alcohol consumption patterns to identify growth opportunities

30 Dec 2025

How Europe’s new carbon tax on imported goods will change global trade – and our shopping habits

ESG & Sustainability

How Europe’s new carbon tax on imported goods will change global trade – and our shopping habits

Simona Sagone 19 Dec 2025

Leandro Barreto, currently chief marketing officer for Unilever’s Beauty & Wellbeing Business Group.

Marketing

Unilever announces global marketing leadership change

19 Dec 2025

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Marketing & Media

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

18 Dec 2025

Source: Supplied. Shumani Industrial Equipment managing director, Victor Nemukula.

Materials & Equipment

Shumani boosts South African industry with new forklift range

12 Dec 2025

2025: A transformative year for global advertising defined by growth, upheaval, and opportunity

Digital

2025: A transformative year for global advertising defined by growth, upheaval, and opportunity

Issued by Hoorah Digital 10 Dec 2025

Marketing

Are CMOs asking their agencies the questions that matter?

Jaco Lintvelt 10 Dec 2025

Edgars sees profits soar with cutting-edge right-sizing strategy

Retailers

Edgars sees profits soar with cutting-edge right-sizing strategy

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

The gaming industry is facing significant challenges and opportunities as it adapts to a changing landscape (Image source: © 123rf )

Digital

AI drives gaming industry as growth slows

Danette Breitenbach 4 Dec 2025

NIQ State of the Retail Nation report: Robust growth for South African retail in Q3 2025

Retail Services

NIQ State of the Retail Nation report: Robust growth for South African retail in Q3 2025

Issued by NielsenIQ 2 Dec 2025

Following last month’s ACA Effie Awards, Gillian Rightford, executive director, shares her thoughts on the Awards (Image: Bizcommunity)

Effie Awards

#EffieAwards2025 | Gillian Rightford: The Alchemy of Effectiveness

27 Nov 2025

Pepkor's strategic moves pay off with record 2025 earnings and revenue growth

Banking & Finance

Pepkor's strategic moves pay off with record 2025 earnings and revenue growth

25 Nov 2025

Why 2026 will be the year of service excellence – and what safari lodges must do to stay competitive

Tourism

Why 2026 will be the year of service excellence – and what safari lodges must do to stay competitive

Issued by Sam Hospitality 20 Nov 2025

Why digital readiness should drive SMME support

SMEs

Why digital readiness should drive SMME support

Lungi Sangqu 19 Nov 2025

Pick n Pay's founders sell 64 million shares, lose majority control

Banking & Finance

Pick n Pay's founders sell 64 million shares, lose majority control

Yamini Kalia 18 Nov 2025

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Materials & Equipment

Advanced technology transforms Barloworld’s rebuild operations

13 Nov 2025

How locally-driven hotels are driving West Africa's hospitality resurgence

Hospitality

How locally-driven hotels are driving West Africa's hospitality resurgence

12 Nov 2025

Image source: Oleksandr Mudretsov –

Higher Education

University ranking systems are being rejected. African institutions should take note

Sioux McKenna 4 Nov 2025

Ioco delivers major turnaround with solid profit, cash recovery

Technology

Ioco delivers major turnaround with solid profit, cash recovery

29 Oct 2025

One in five (21%) creatively awarded ideas are also awarded for effectiveness, says Warc’s Health of Creativity 2025 report based on Warc Rankings analysis. (Image supplied)

Marketing & Media

Warc: The correlation between creativity and effectiveness

28 Oct 2025

Pick n Pay narrows half-year losses

Banking & Finance

Pick n Pay narrows half-year losses

Siyanda Mthethwa 27 Oct 2025

NIQ 2026 Consumer Outlook for South Africa

Research

NIQ 2026 Consumer Outlook for South Africa

Issued by NielsenIQ 24 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

Branding

Half of B2B CMOs think brand doesn’t matter. They’re wrong

Musa Kalenga, Issued by Brave Group 22 Oct 2025

Bold actions needed to elevate Africa’s aviation industry, says Aasa

Aviation

Bold actions needed to elevate Africa’s aviation industry, says Aasa

21 Oct 2025

The rise of the private label and how brands can fight back

FMCG

The rise of the private label and how brands can fight back

Issued by TLC Worldwide Africa 16 Oct 2025

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Competition Law

CompComm block exemptions: Is cartel conduct on exports now acceptable? Not exactly...

14 Oct 2025

One body shape is now leading SA’s used vehicle sales

Commercial & Industrial

One body shape is now leading SA’s used vehicle sales

14 Oct 2025

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Advertising

Why the proposed ban on alcohol advertising has a valid point

Corné Kritzinger 10 Oct 2025

Vanessa Bolosier is the creative strategy director at Incubeta. Source: Supplied.

Marketing

Vanessa Bolosier | The business case for creative risk

Vanessa Bolosier 8 Oct 2025

SA’s automotive sector faces critical challenges amid industry shake-up

Automotive

SA’s automotive sector faces critical challenges amid industry shake-up

Siyabonga Mthembu 7 Oct 2025

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Aviation

Air cargo demand continues to ascend in August

3 Oct 2025

Marketing

Building brand power

Issued by eatbigfish 2 Oct 2025