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Could De Beers be the next Twitter?

Markets & Investment

Could De Beers be the next Twitter?

Savious-Parker Kwinika 1 day

Jaguar has revealed its new rebrand. Source: Supplied.

Branding

Jaguar’s rebrand: creative vision or branding blunder?

Karabo Ledwaba 1 day

South African Global Marketer Rush Bhana.

Podcasts

The decline of traditional media: How podcasts helped Trump secure victory

Rush Bhana 18 Nov 2024

Wage inequality in top ten South African retailers. Graphic: using data from

Remuneration & Payroll

Why wage inequality matters

Kwanele Ngogela and Mathieu Dasnois 15 Nov 2024

Social Media

The Guardian cuts ties with X

15 Nov 2024

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Dollar scales six-month peak as US inflation comes in focus

Medha Singh and Brigid Riley 13 Nov 2024

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Trump policies may cause an initial global and US economic downturn

14 Nov 2024

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Donald Trump elected US president in stunning comeback

Steve Holland, Nandita Bose, Stephanie Kelly and Joseph Ax 6 Nov 2024

Optimism in an age of AI by Musa Kalenga

Advertising

Optimism in an age of AI by Musa Kalenga

Musa Kalenga, Issued by Brave Group 1 Nov 2024

Image source: alphaspirit –

Remuneration & Payroll

Africa adopts global executive remuneration trends

Norma Mazibuko 24 Oct 2024

Social Media

How Meta’s new technology aims to protect users from fake celebrity ads

Karabo Ledwaba 22 Oct 2024

Mike Abel, The Up&Up Group executive chairman, reflects on The Up&Up Group’s decision to buy back all the equity in the previous M&C Saatchi Group South Africa from the global M&C Saatchi Plc (Image supplied)

Advertising

Exclusive: Mike Abel, The Up&Up Group - Ons weet wat ons weet: There’s never been a better time to invest in SA

Mike Abel 17 Oct 2024

Source: © Avid Following a settlement, the details of which have not been disclosed, Unilever has been dropped from the lawsuit by X

Advertising

Is Elon Musk winning the legal war or losing the ad battle as Unilever and X settle

Danette Breitenbach 16 Oct 2024

Medical Research

From darkness to digital: Neuralink to restore vision with groundbreaking device

10 Oct 2024

Kantar’s Media Reactions 2024 - Marketers pull back on X ad spend

Media

Kantar’s Media Reactions 2024 - Marketers pull back on X ad spend

Issued by Kantar 5 Sep 2024

President and CEO Jaehoon Chang

Manufacturing & Parts

Hyundai path to future paved with hydrogen, software, and digital twins

Lindsey Schutters 3 Sep 2024

Social Media

Brazil bans social network X after Elon Musk refuses court orders

2 Sep 2024

Branding

Should brands take a stance on social and political issues?

Geetanjali Saluja and Nitika Garg 29 Aug 2024

Source: © 123rf The 10 most banned apps in the world, with Facebook the number one most banned app globally

Digital

Top 10 most banned apps globally - Facebook at no1

26 Aug 2024

Advertising

Major ad group GARM shuts down after Elon Musk’s X files lawsuit

13 Aug 2024

Advertising

Elon Musk says "it's war" - sues brands who refuse to advertise on X

8 Aug 2024

Kgang Moloke, software delivery lead at BET Software. Image supplied.

Software

#BehindtheSelfie: Kgang Moloke, software delivery lead at BET Software

Aa-isha Hassiem 1 Aug 2024

5 types of entrepreneurs – what drives them, what keeps them energised and how they succeed

SMEs

5 types of entrepreneurs – what drives them, what keeps them energised and how they succeed

Ben Bierman, Issued by Business Partners Limited 15 Jul 2024

$Image supplied. Image source: ©ididthat.co Carl Willoughby, chief creative officer TBWA \ Hunt Lascaris and the chairperson of the Creative Circle says we know we as a country can do so much better$

Cannes Lions

#Cannes2024: The new standard

Carl Willoughby 24 Jun 2024

The impact of Elon Musk’s staggering generous pay package will be felt far beyond corporate America. Graphic: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Remuneration & Payroll

Executive pay: The virus Elon Musk is exporting back to SA

Ann Crotty for Just Share 21 Jun 2024

Source: © 123rf Social media is the largest channel worldwide for advertising investment according to Warc Media’s latest forecast, Global Ad Trends

Marketing

Warc: Social media reaches new peaks, wields huge influence over how brands reach their audiences

2 May 2024

Tesla recalls Cybertrucks over accelerator pedal issue

Manufacturing & Parts

Tesla recalls Cybertrucks over accelerator pedal issue

22 Apr 2024

Number one in Gauteng

Newspapers

Number one in Gauteng

Issued by The Citizen 19 Apr 2024

Unlocking the value of creativity in advertising: How to bridge the creativity gap

Advertising

Unlocking the value of creativity in advertising: How to bridge the creativity gap

Issued by Ipsos 15 Apr 2024

Tesla’s innovation and resilience could see it through this rough patch

Dealers

Tesla’s innovation and resilience could see it through this rough patch

Hamza Mudassir 8 Apr 2024

Inquiry chair James Hodge is leading the public hearings. Source: YouTube.

Media

Elon Musk's X Corp faces backlash for refusing to participate in Competition Commission inquiry

Karabo Ledwaba 5 Mar 2024

The 2024 Bosch Connected World conference closed with an Elon Musk interview

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Musk says AI and EV revolution put earth on the verge of power overload

Lindsey Schutters 4 Mar 2024

Elon Musk is claiming that Sam Altman breached the founding contract of OpenAI. Source: Wesley Tingey/Unsplash

Technology

Elon Musk sues OpenAI and Sam Altman for Microsoft deal

Lindsey Schutters 1 Mar 2024

Branding

Apple the world's most valuable brand says Brand Finance, but no African brands in rankings

17 Jan 2024

Automotive technology companies like Bosch are betting big on building software defined vehicle platforms. Source: Bosch.

Safety

Tesla recall was a marketing failure, but a technology win

Lindsey Schutters 4 Jan 2024

Source: Supplied.

Property

Navigating the evolution in commercial real estate: Strategies for safeguarding your portfolio

1 Jan 2024

Advertising

Apple, Disney and other big brands are pulling X ads – why Elon Musk’s latest ‘firestorm’ could bring down the company

Denitsa Dineva 11 Dec 2023

Source: © 123rf Authentic is Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Year for 2023

Media

Merriam-Webster's 2023 Word of the Year: Authentic

29 Nov 2023

Social Media

Disinformation is part and parcel of social media’s business model, new research shows

Carlos Diaz Ruiz 24 Nov 2023

Source: © Shift Delete It is reported that Apple is pulling all its adverts from X following the endorsement of an antisemitic conspiracy theory by Elon Musk

Media Freedom

Apple follows IBM in pulling all adverts from X, after Musk endorses antisemitic conspiracy theory

20 Nov 2023

Source: Pixabay/Pexels

Telecoms & Networks

#ATF2023: Vodacom joins the space race to beat Starlink

Lindsey Schutters 16 Nov 2023

Research

Report: Significant increase in journalist response rates to pitches

19 Oct 2023

X rolls out 'Not A Bot' subscription in New Zealand and the Philippines

Mobile & Apps

X rolls out 'Not A Bot' subscription in New Zealand and the Philippines

Lindsey Schutters 18 Oct 2023

Hanno Botha is Ford SA's marketing communications manager. Source: Supplied.

Behind the Selfie

#BehindtheSelfie: Hanno Botha, Ford SA's marketing communications manager

Karabo Ledwaba 11 Oct 2023

Mobile & Apps

Elon Musk defends X link changes by attacking media

Lindsey Schutters 6 Oct 2023

Social Media

China's WeChat is all-encompassing but low-key - a Chinese media scholar explains the Taoist philosophy behind the everything app's design

Jianqing Chen 5 Oct 2023

Paris Hilton. Source: YouTube.

Social Media

Paris Hilton signs deal with X

3 Oct 2023

Linda Yaccarino and Elon Musk at MMA Global Possible conference. Source: LinkedIn

Mobile & Apps

X CEO Linda Yaccarino claims platform will be profitable next year

Lindsey Schutters 28 Sep 2023

Brian Eagar, CEO of Towerstone

Management & Leadership

What makes a great company culture? Finding that elusive X-factor

Brian Eagar 21 Sep 2023

Elon Musk in conversation with Israel's PM. Source: Screenshot.

Social Media

Elon Musk mulls over charging for X to combat bots

20 Sep 2023