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Warc research shows that globally, newsbrand ad spend is forecast to fall to $32.3bn this year, a 33.1% decrease from 2019, as hard news stories – from trade wars to armed conflicts – draw audiences but not ad dollars. (Image supplied)

Advertising

Warc: News media struggles as brands favour softer content

3 days

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Safe-haven Swiss franc at decade high, euro surges vs dollar as US-China trade war rages

11 Apr 2025

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

African credit ratings can absorb aid cuts and trade strains, Fitch says

10 Apr 2025

Insurance & Actuarial

Discovery Life reveals R11.5bn payout in 2024 claims

10 Apr 2025

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Stocks plunge, markets bay for rapid US rate cuts

Wayne Cole 7 Apr 2025

Pharmaceuticals

Pharma giants push back against Trump's planned tariff rollout

2 Apr 2025

Source: Minor Hotels - NH Collection Helsinki Grand Hansa

Hospitality

Minor Hotels unveils new masterbrand strategy to drive growth

1 Apr 2025

IPRN public relations agencies forecast growth for 2025

PR & Communications

IPRN public relations agencies forecast growth for 2025

Issued by MANGO-OMC 31 Mar 2025

Source: © 123rf While Global advertising spend is now on course to grow 6.7% this year to $1.15trn, according to a new study from Warc, this is a downgrade of almost one percentage point (pp) from the marketing effectiveness experts’ November forecast

Marketing

Warc study shows growth this year but still downgrade of almost one percentage point

28 Mar 2025

Kenya Airways planes are seen through a window at the Jomo Kenyatta international airport in Nairobi, Kenya, 1 August 2020. Reuters/Njeri Mwangi/File Photo

Travel

Kenya Airways records profit after more than a decade of losses

George Obulutsa 26 Mar 2025

Beyond pocket money: How Gen Alpha is earning in the digital economy

ICT

Beyond pocket money: How Gen Alpha is earning in the digital economy

12 Mar 2025

Meetings Africa 2025 opens, positioning SA as a global MICE leader

MICE

Meetings Africa 2025 opens, positioning SA as a global MICE leader

25 Feb 2025

Media Freedom

Trump’s foreign aid freeze disrupts global journalism

19 Feb 2025

(Image supplied)

Radio & Audio

Warc: “Podcasts are having a moment" - but popularity not translating into ad revenue

17 Feb 2025

Source: Supplied.

Markets & Investment

Market upheaval as Moscow Exchange halts trading amid rouble rally

Katja Hamilton 14 Feb 2025

Marketing

Valentine’s Day: the economic value of romantic tradition

Sameer Hosany 14 Feb 2025

Branding

A boycott campaign fuels tension between Black shoppers and Black-owned brands – evoking the long struggle for ‘consumer citizenship'

Timeka N. Tounsel 13 Feb 2025

DeepSeek forced Nvidia stock plunge sparks market panic

4th Industrial Revolution

DeepSeek forced Nvidia stock plunge sparks market panic

Lindsey Schutters 28 Jan 2025

#BizTrends2025: 5 trends shaping the travel sector in 2025 and beyond

Trends

#BizTrends2025: 5 trends shaping the travel sector in 2025 and beyond

Kelly Jackson 28 Jan 2025

Source: Reuters.

Finance

Trump prepares world for US 'External Revenue Service' initiative

15 Jan 2025

Profit boost predicted for 2025 despite ongoing supply chain issues

Logistics & Transport

Profit boost predicted for 2025 despite ongoing supply chain issues

8 Jan 2025

Entrepreneurship

The AI revolution, sustainable investments and other trends shaping SA's business landscape in 2025

3 Jan 2025

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Asian shares weaken, dollar rises on US Treasury sell-off

Stella Qiu 13 Dec 2024

Advertising

Facebook's global ad revenue expected to exceed $100bn

12 Dec 2024

Direct flights, visa improvements key to enhancing SA-India tourism

Travel

Direct flights, visa improvements key to enhancing SA-India tourism

6 Dec 2024

Cocoa firms invest millions in Ghana to prevent further losses

Agro-processing

Cocoa firms invest millions in Ghana to prevent further losses

Joe Bavier, Maytaal Angel and Maxwell Akalaare Adombila 27 Nov 2024

Advertising

Global ad spend to top $1trn in 2024 amid rapid digital growth and regulatory challenges

27 Nov 2024

Unlocking the future of retail with geospatial data

Research

Unlocking the future of retail with geospatial data

Craig Schwabe 26 Nov 2024

Global Citizen now comes to Rio De Janeiro, with Cyril Ramaphosa, president of South Africa

Climate Change

Global Citizen now comes to Rio De Janeiro, with Cyril Ramaphosa, president of South Africa

Issued by OnPoint PR 22 Nov 2024

Barloworld Equipment executive for operations in South Africa, Bongani Miya.

Infrastructure & Utilities

Sustainable infrastructure plays a vital role in the future of Africa

20 Nov 2024

Markets & Investment

How can SA businesses maximise the benefits of a strong rand?

12 Nov 2024

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Euro hits lowest since late June vs dollar on tariff worries

11 Nov 2024

Residential Property

Re/Max SA wins international property award

5 Nov 2024

Image source: Vitaliy Vodolazskyy –

Competition Law

Kenya's competition watchdog fines Mogo Auto for unfair practices

Joyce Karanja and Michelle Karimi Kimonye 1 Nov 2024

Image source: Sergii Gnatiuk –

Criminal Law

NPA declines to prosecute in Phala Phala case

11 Oct 2024

Maximising Your ERP and CRM investments: Not all managed services are made the same

CRM, CX, UX

Maximising Your ERP and CRM investments: Not all managed services are made the same

Issued by Altron Digital Business 10 Oct 2024

Big decrease in petrol, diesel prices starting October

Fuel & Energy

Big decrease in petrol, diesel prices starting October

30 Sep 2024

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Zimbabwe's new currency faces headwinds five months on

Nyasha Chingono 20 Sep 2024

Source: @PresidencyZA/X

Finance

From Struggle to State Capture: Remembering Pravin Gordhan

Katja Hamilton 19 Sep 2024

2024 Äänit Prize winners Chido Dzinotyiwei (left) and Ismail Dumutu (right) with Judy Sikuza, CEO of the Mandela Rhodes Foundation (middle) (Image supplied)

ESG & Sustainability

Mandela Rhodes Foundation 2024 Äänit Prize winners announced

18 Sep 2024

A view shows part of Dangote oil refinery in Ibeju Lekki district, on the outskirts of Lagos. Source: Reuters/Temilade Adelaja

Energy

Second fuel price hike in Nigeria in as many weeks

Camillus Eboh 17 Sep 2024

Forex rule hampers Zimbabwe's horticulture recovery

Horticulture

Forex rule hampers Zimbabwe's horticulture recovery

Nyasha Chingono 30 Aug 2024

The Olympics is considering esports and the cyberthreat that comes with it

Cybersecurity

The Olympics is considering esports and the cyberthreat that comes with it

Lindsey Schutters 27 Aug 2024

Source: © 123rf South Africa's ad market is expected to see 6.0% this year says Warc

Advertising

Warc: SA's admarket to grow 6%, as global ad investment more than doubles

22 Aug 2024

Advertising

Brand safety, signal loss dominate concerns as Warc releases The future of programmatic 2024 report

14 Aug 2024