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The local launch of Cisco PoP will give the networking giant a better route to market for its Webex One strategy.

Technology

Cisco launches SA PoP for Webex Calling and Contact Centre

Lindsey Schutters 34 minutes

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Climate Change

A hot and troubled world of work: How South Africa’s bold new climate act and labour law can align to drive a just transition

Debbie Collier 18 hours

The power of offline edtech: A game changer for rural learners

E-learning

The power of offline edtech: A game changer for rural learners

Issued by JNPR 17 hours

California AG puts AI firms on notice, and we know DeepSeek’s secret

Technology

California AG puts AI firms on notice, and we know DeepSeek’s secret

Lindsey Schutters 20 hours

Shaheed Rajab, senior community manager, Special Effects Media, says community management in South Africa has evolved from likes, shares or engagement rates to a dynamic, strategic asset driving connections between brands and audiences (Image supplied)

Social Media

#BizTrends2025: Special Effects Media’s Shaheed Rajab - Community management, from likes to connections

19 hours

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Marketing

Warc's The Multiplier Effect - A CMO’s guide to brand building in the performance era

20 hours

Actorvate Influencer Marketing embraces the rise of UGC with new division for brands

Marketing

Actorvate Influencer Marketing embraces the rise of UGC with new division for brands

Issued by Actorvate Influencer Marketing 21 hours

Source: © CIPESA TThe African Academy of AI and the MMA have announced a strategic partnership to champion AI-first solutions in marketing across Africa

Artificial Intelligence

African Academy of AI & MMA partnership champions AI-first solutions in marketing across Africa

21 hours

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Trends

#BizTrends2025: What does IP law look like in 2025 and beyond?

Alicia van der Walt, Tshireletso Tlholoe, and Marcelle Samons 1 day

The Good Life Show announces dates for 2025

Exhibitions & Events

The Good Life Show announces dates for 2025

1 day

Samsung Galaxy S25 is funnily familiar

Mobile & Apps

Samsung Galaxy S25 is funnily familiar

Lindsey Schutters 1 day

#BizTrends2025: Grid Worldwide’s Clinton Bridgeford - The challenge of creativity in 2025

Advertising

#BizTrends2025: Grid Worldwide’s Clinton Bridgeford - The challenge of creativity in 2025

Clinton Bridgeford 1 day

Source: © 123rf Africa’s entertainment and media industry expected to outpace global growth in the next five years, driven by internet advertising and streaming services says PwC’s newly launched Africa Entertainment and Media Outlook 2024–2028 report

Media

Africa’s entertainment and media industry: A positive story of resilience and expansion

1 day

Ogilvy Africa Network launches Ogilvy One in SSA with Jason Smit as managing partner

CRM, CX, UX

Ogilvy Africa Network launches Ogilvy One in SSA with Jason Smit as managing partner

1 day

DeepSeek forced Nvidia stock plunge sparks market panic

4th Industrial Revolution

DeepSeek forced Nvidia stock plunge sparks market panic

Lindsey Schutters 2 days

The Keliber lithium hydroxide project will comprise five mining areas, a concentrator, refinery and auxiliary facilities at all sites. Source: Sibanye-Stillwater

Mining

Sibanye-Stillwater CCDO resigns for personal reasons

Lindsey Schutters 2 days

#BizTrends2025: FMCG Retail Outlook: built to withstand the pressure

Trends

#BizTrends2025: FMCG Retail Outlook: built to withstand the pressure

Nicola Allen 2 days

Jane Andropoulos, Partner, Bowmans

Trends

#BizTrends2025: Expect more corporate corruption crackdowns in 2025

Jane Andropoulos 2 days

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Telecoms & Networks

Icasa boosts community radio with spare spectrum, applications now open

Lindsey Schutters 2 days

VML’s 11th annual trends study says looking ahead, 2025 will be a year of both immense challenge and opportunity for brands in South Africa (Image supplied)

Marketing & Media

The Future 100: 2025 - A year of challenge and opportunity for brands

2 days

CIFFT, UN Tourism sign MoU to promote sustainable tourism advertising

Tourism

CIFFT, UN Tourism sign MoU to promote sustainable tourism advertising

24 Jan 2025

Exclusive: Kaye-Ann Williams to lead Netflix's African scripted content team

Streaming

Exclusive: Kaye-Ann Williams to lead Netflix's African scripted content team

24 Jan 2025

2024 was record low for mining fatalities

Mining

2024 was record low for mining fatalities

Lindsey Schutters 24 Jan 2025

Big industry: Power purchase agreements light the way to renewable energy implementation

Energy

Big industry: Power purchase agreements light the way to renewable energy implementation

John Taylor, Issued by Yellow Door Energy 24 Jan 2025

A new approach to retail staffing in South Africa

Training

A new approach to retail staffing in South Africa

Laurent Homeyer 24 Jan 2025

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Agriculture

Industrial scale farming is flawed: What ecologically-friendly farming practices could look like in Africa

Rachel Wynberg 24 Jan 2025

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

New Expropriation Bill: It’s not as transformative as some claim

Katja Hamilton 24 Jan 2025

Judith Mugeni says success in 2025 will mean harnessing the power of sponsorship in a futuristic environment by returning to fundamental principles (Image supplied)

Marketing

#BizTrends2025: Judith Mugeni - Back to the future, sponsorship in 2025

Judith Mugeni 24 Jan 2025

Samsung Galaxy S25 series sets the standard of AI phone as a true AI companion

Mobile & Apps

Samsung Galaxy S25 series sets the standard of AI phone as a true AI companion

Issued by Samsung 22 hours

Source: © 123rf In 2024, 258,000 apps for iOS and Android operating systems were downloaded per minute for all types of publishers, with in-app purchase revenue up 12.5% to $150bn

Digital

2024 in-app purchase revenue up to $150bn, but app downloads decrease

23 Jan 2025

The Beer Association of South Africa shares priorities for 2025

ESG

The Beer Association of South Africa shares priorities for 2025

Charlene Louw 23 Jan 2025

Advertising

#BehindtheCampaign: AutoTrader Do It Big brand campaign scores big with consumers

23 Jan 2025

Inflation is down, but construction industry must still play safe

Construction & Engineering

Inflation is down, but construction industry must still play safe

Lindsey Schutters 23 Jan 2025

Education

From chalkboards to chatbots: AI in the 2025 classroom

Herkulaas MvE Combrink 24 Jan 2025

#BizTrends2025: Penquin’s Tyrell Stevens - Predictive personalisation transforming digital marketing

Digital

#BizTrends2025: Penquin’s Tyrell Stevens - Predictive personalisation transforming digital marketing

Tyrell Stevens 23 Jan 2025

Vivo X200 Pro makes SA debut with steep price

Mobile & Apps

Vivo X200 Pro makes SA debut with steep price

Lindsey Schutters 22 Jan 2025

#BizTrends2025: 7 steps to riding the next tech PR industry wave

Trends

#BizTrends2025: 7 steps to riding the next tech PR industry wave

Ronelle Bester 22 Jan 2025

#BizTrends2025: Vodacom’s Andisa Ntsubane – The anatomy of winning brands in 2025

Marketing

#BizTrends2025: Vodacom’s Andisa Ntsubane – The anatomy of winning brands in 2025

Andisa Ntsubane 22 Jan 2025

Honor is launching the X9c in South Africa in January

Technology

Honor gets new CEO and brings new phones to SA for Chinese New Year

Lindsey Schutters 21 Jan 2025

Novus Media recently acquired Media24’s 21 community newspaper titles, and Kick-Off and Soccer Laduma. says community newspapers and magazines are thriving (Image supplied)

Newspapers

Print is not dead as community and special-interest media thrive

21 Jan 2025

Film & Cinematography

5 commercials that show how David Lynch elevated advertising to an art form

Jonatan Sodergren 21 Jan 2025

Agriculture

Kenya’s farmers have lots of digital tools to help boost productivity – how they can be made more effective

E Njuguna, J Mburu, R Birner and T Daum 21 Jan 2025

ITAC bends to ArcelorMittal pressure to investigate steel imports

Materials & Equipment

ITAC bends to ArcelorMittal pressure to investigate steel imports

Lindsey Schutters 21 Jan 2025

Adelaide Tshabalala is chief digital officer at Nerdware. Source: Supplied.

Digital

#BizTrends2025: GeoSpatial targeting - capturing the right moment, not just the right place

Adelaide Tshabalala 21 Jan 2025

El Broide, managing director at The Platinum Club, explains why data-driven insights and creativity will shape the future of PR(Image supplied)

PR & Communications

#BizTrends2025: The Platinum Club’s El Broide on why data-driven insights and creativity will shape the future of PR

El Broide 21 Jan 2025

Orange Ink's Portia Mvubu examines the shift in influencer marketing from popularity to genuine influence, referred to as “social opinion leadership" by some brands (image supplied)

Social Media

#BizTrends2025: Orange Ink's Portia Mvubu - Redefining influence, from popularity to leadership and other influencer marketing trends

Portia Mvubu 21 Jan 2025

Branding

Legally, they can’t be called ‘uggs’ outside of Australia – but the name will stick regardless

Alexandra Sherlock 20 Jan 2025

Jaco Oosthuizen, Rectron category manager for mobility

Data & Analytics

Building an AI bridge for SA education gaps

Jaco Oosthuizen 19 Jan 2025