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Image supplied. Actress and TV personality Nomzamo Mbatha, and Africanbank have formed a unique partnership that sees the creation and launch of a Mbatha Empower Her account

Nomzamo Mbatha and Africanbank form unique partnership

Apple Music unveils 100 Best Albums of all time

Apple Music unveils 100 Best Albums of all time

Tshepo Bopape awarded inaugural Dalro Visual Arts Merit Award

Tshepo Bopape awarded inaugural Dalro Visual Arts Merit Award

Image supplied. Ogilvy South Africa Cape Town is the Middle East & Africa Agency of the Year in The One Show 2024 Global Creative Rankings

Ogilvy and Promise top the One Show 2024 MEA creative and independent agency rankings

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Hellopeter celebrates 24 years with R20K monthly giveaway

Hellopeter celebrates 24 years with R20K monthly giveawayHellopeter

E-commerce in SA is on track to surpass R100bn by 2026

E-commerce in SA is on track to surpass R100bn by 2026

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ARB rules in favour of Woolworths in rBST-free milk ad disputeKarabo Ledwaba

Consumer insights company, KLA delves into voter sentiment ahead of the SA elections

Consumer insights company, KLA delves into voter sentiment ahead of the SA electionsCandice Ulrich, KLA

End of an era: Rolex closes South African doors

End of an era: Rolex closes South African doors

Image supplied. The recent SoCreative Summit 2024 saw the launch of the British Council's new eLearning platform, SoCreative

SoCreative series: Free online courses for creative business entrepreneurs

Checkers revamps Sixty60 app

Checkers revamps Sixty60 app

Source: © Branding Asia South Africa won five Silver Pencils, one Bronze Pencil and 15 Merits from The One Show 2024

SA leads The One Show regional tally, with Ogilvy heading up the winners

SA Harvest receives R1m from H&M for fight against hunger

SA Harvest receives R1m from H&M for fight against hunger

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Science journalism in South Africa: social media is helping connect with new readersSisanda Nkoala

Cameron Diaz is coming out of retirement and teaming with Jamie Foxx on a new action comedy, Back In Action. Source: Netflix.

Netflix reaches 40m users for ad supported planKarabo Ledwaba

Battle of the beverages: Varun Beverages acquires BevCo, sets to expand African footprint

Battle of the beverages: Varun Beverages acquires BevCo, sets to expand African footprint

Image supplied. Mbudzeni Neluvhalani, SEO specialist at Nerdware, says understanding SGE's influence is key for maximising website effectiveness in our ever-evolving digital world

Search Generative Experience: It's like magic - and key to website effectivenessMbudzeni Neluvhalani

Image supplied. Gary Koetser, CEO of Century City Conference Centre and Hotels gives 8 best practices for greener events

8 best practices for greener eventsGary Koetser

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How ‘ethical influencers’ engage their audiences about saving the planetAya Aboelenien and Ai Ming Chow

5 tips to build personalised engagement with your customers

5 tips to build personalised engagement with your customers

Research masterminds are coming together at The SAMRA Annual Conference this week

Research masterminds are coming together at The SAMRA Annual Conference this week

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Image supplied. Ogilvy South Africa Cape Town is the Middle East & Africa Agency of the Year in The One Show 2024 Global Creative Rankings

Ogilvy and Promise top the One Show 2024 MEA creative and independent agency rankings

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Source: © Photography The One Screen 2022 jury includes South African Simone Bosman, OSU Creative Production and Linda Notelovitz, LifeDesign

One Screen 2022 jury names 2 South Africans

2 Aug 2022

#OrchidsandOnions: The thing about brand consciousness

Brendan Seery 1 Aug 2022

Biz Most Read Award winners July 2022

Biz Most Read Award winners July 2022

Bizcommunity.com 1 Aug 2022

Woolworths partners with Loeries for Student Portfolio Bootcamp

Woolworths partners with Loeries for Student Portfolio Bootcamp

1 Aug 2022

Meta has 7 days to comply with Kenya's cohesion watchdog

1 Aug 2022

Image supplied. Cinema buffs, action afficionados and casual viewers alike will be spoilt for choice when a new movie channel, Movie Room, goes live

Movie Room to launch on DStv

1 Aug 2022

Mr Price Home collabs with female design talent for Women's Month collection

Mr Price Home collabs with female design talent for Women's Month collection

1 Aug 2022

Loeries jury presidents 2022 announced

1 Aug 2022

Celebrating female tech leaders in Rocketseed

Celebrating female tech leaders in Rocketseed

Rocketseed 1 Aug 2022

5 South African recipients announced as part of the third Google News Initiative Innovation Challenge

5 South African recipients announced as part of the third Google News Initiative Innovation Challenge

Irvine Partners 1 Aug 2022

The Odd Number acquires substantial equity in VM Dsgn

The Odd Number acquires substantial equity in VM Dsgn

The Odd Number 1 Aug 2022

Partnerships, collaboration key to going green across the media supply chain

Partnerships, collaboration key to going green across the media supply chain

Sindy Peters 29 Jul 2022

Turning Game's fortunes around: Q&A with Andrew Stein

Turning Game's fortunes around: Q&A with Andrew Stein

Lauren Hartzenberg 29 Jul 2022

#LunchtimeMarketing: Leadership in evolving times

#LunchtimeMarketing: Leadership in evolving times

29 Jul 2022

#SnackOnThis: Sustainable building, work life and live-streaming qualifications

#SnackOnThis: Sustainable building, work life and live-streaming qualifications

29 Jul 2022

Image supplied. Roanna Williams, Net#workBBDO & Creative Circle chairperson

Why creativity is essential to business today

Danette Breitenbach 29 Jul 2022

Image by Danette Breitenbach: Ogilvy South Africa at the annual Bookmark Awards

All the Bookmark Awards 2022 winners!

29 Jul 2022

Algoa FM's Wayne Hart returns to the airwaves

Algoa FM's Wayne Hart returns to the airwaves

Algoa FM 29 Jul 2022

July Public Sector Leaders (PSL) celebrates Mandela Month

July Public Sector Leaders (PSL) celebrates Mandela Month

Topco Media 29 Jul 2022

SA's top 5 consumer trends and what they mean for your business

SA's top 5 consumer trends and what they mean for your business

Zuko Mdwaba 28 Jul 2022

#LetsTalkDigital: Is SA ready to hop onto the Metaverse Train?

#LetsTalkDigital: Is SA ready to hop onto the Metaverse Train?

28 Jul 2022

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PRCA announces Africa NextGen group

28 Jul 2022

Source: © Sentimental Shop VW owned the heartland space in its segment in the 80s

Earning the right to own your segment heartland

Bill Stephens 28 Jul 2022

Source: © rawpixel Is the age-old billable hours system starting to give way to the rise of ‘output-based costing? It might be the case

Output-based costing: An alternative to billable hours for agencies?

Johanna McDowell 28 Jul 2022

Fresh local furniture design in the spotlight at Decorex Joburg

Fresh local furniture design in the spotlight at Decorex Joburg

28 Jul 2022

Isilumko Activate leads the way with an innovative integrated marketing strategy

Isilumko Activate leads the way with an innovative integrated marketing strategy

Isilumko Media 28 Jul 2022

Pinpointing the need for a comprehensive ATL media partner

Pinpointing the need for a comprehensive ATL media partner

Pinpoint Media 28 Jul 2022

East Coast Radio wins at the Standard Bank KZN Top Business Awards

East Coast Radio wins at the Standard Bank KZN Top Business Awards

East Coast Radio 28 Jul 2022

New faces at Newzroom Afrika, tweaks to line-up as channel sharpens focus

New faces at Newzroom Afrika, tweaks to line-up as channel sharpens focus

Newzroom Afrika 28 Jul 2022

Global tech company ShareIt gears up for expansion in Africa

Global tech company ShareIt gears up for expansion in Africa

SHAREit Group 28 Jul 2022

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Western Cape fishers want rights allocation process to be started all over again

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Source: Supplied. Lynne Africa the chief financial officer at Konica Minolta South Africa.

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Katja Hamilton 1 Aug 2022

Eskom appoints two contractors for BESS initiative

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Eskom appoints two contractors for BESS initiative

1 Aug 2022

Mr Price Home collabs with female design talent for Women's Month collection

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Mr Price Home collabs with female design talent for Women's Month collection

1 Aug 2022

3 reasons concrete doesn't live up to its environmental claims

Construction & Engineering

3 reasons concrete doesn't live up to its environmental claims

Alice Moncaster 1 Aug 2022

Partnerships, collaboration key to going green across the media supply chain

ESG & Sustainability

Partnerships, collaboration key to going green across the media supply chain

Sindy Peters 29 Jul 2022

International arrivals on a steady increase

Tourism & Travel

International arrivals on a steady increase

29 Jul 2022

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Finance

Nedbank's in-retail partnership strategy with Boxer delivers on financial inclusion

29 Jul 2022

Source: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Retail

TFG reports first-quarter sales jump, shares rise

Nqobile Dludla 29 Jul 2022

New Toyota Starlet review: A budget-friendly hatchback with great fuel-consumption

Automotive

New Toyota Starlet review: A budget-friendly hatchback with great fuel-consumption

Imran Salie 29 Jul 2022

In townships hungry for take-out, Delivery Ka Speed is hungry for change

Retail

In townships hungry for take-out, Delivery Ka Speed is hungry for change

Adumo Online 29 Jul 2022

Turning Game's fortunes around: Q&A with Andrew Stein

Retail

Turning Game's fortunes around: Q&A with Andrew Stein

Lauren Hartzenberg 29 Jul 2022

Lifestyle

Get ready to celebrate women at the Tribute to Women Festival

29 Jul 2022

Zimbabwe to double royalty rate on platinum group metals

Energy & Mining

Zimbabwe to double royalty rate on platinum group metals

Nelson Banya 29 Jul 2022

Toyota SA opens the largest automotive parts warehouse in the Southern Hemisphere

Automotive

Toyota SA opens the largest automotive parts warehouse in the Southern Hemisphere

29 Jul 2022

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Legal

US and Kenya sign strategic trade and investment partnership

Virusha Subban 29 Jul 2022

Property market to remain resilient despite economic outlook

Property

Property market to remain resilient despite economic outlook

29 Jul 2022

Government lodges WTO dispute to address EU measures affecting citrus imports from SA

Agriculture

Government lodges WTO dispute to address EU measures affecting citrus imports from SA

29 Jul 2022

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Healthcare

Ramaphosa puts national and provincial health departments under SIU investigation

29 Jul 2022

Airlink to connect Cape Town and Maputo with direct flights

Tourism & Travel

Airlink to connect Cape Town and Maputo with direct flights

29 Jul 2022

Lifestyle

#EveryGamerCounts seeks to champion inclusivity in gaming

29 Jul 2022

DRC oil-blocks auction draws warnings of environmental catastrophe

Energy & Mining

DRC oil-blocks auction draws warnings of environmental catastrophe

Benoit Nyemba and Aaron Ross 29 Jul 2022

#OnTheBigScreen: Sommeliers, super pets and being internet famous

Lifestyle

#OnTheBigScreen: Sommeliers, super pets and being internet famous

Daniel Dercksen 29 Jul 2022

A guide to choosing the right software for your small business

Entrepreneurship

A guide to choosing the right software for your small business

PJ Bishop 28 Jul 2022

South African data breach costs reach an all-time high, report finds

ICT

South African data breach costs reach an all-time high, report finds

28 Jul 2022

Members of the Goringhaicona and others opposing the River Club development celebrate the dismissal of an urgent application to depose Tauriq Jenkins (centre) as supreme high commissioner of the Goringhaicona Khoi Khoin Indigenous Traditional Council. Together with the Observatory Civic Association, the council has led litigation against the development. Photo: Steve Kretzmann / GroundUp

Legal

River Club contempt of court hearing pushed back another week

Steve Kretzmann 28 Jul 2022

SA's top 5 consumer trends and what they mean for your business

Retail

SA's top 5 consumer trends and what they mean for your business

Zuko Mdwaba 28 Jul 2022

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Education

Applications open for PG Bison 1.618 Education Initiative

28 Jul 2022

Pick n Pay introduces premium range of private label products

Retail

Pick n Pay introduces premium range of private label products

28 Jul 2022

Image supplied: Welgemeend Art Month opens in August

Lifestyle

Welgemeend Art Month opens in August

28 Jul 2022

Skills mismatch in chemical sectors negatively impacting employability

Construction & Engineering

Skills mismatch in chemical sectors negatively impacting employability

28 Jul 2022

Source: Supplied. Edna Montse, African Bank''s new group executive for transformation and sustainability.

Finance

Welcome on board: African Bank's new group executive for transformation and sustainability

28 Jul 2022

Image supplied: Pilani Bubu

Lifestyle

Folklore Festival makes first artist announcement

28 Jul 2022

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