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Graham Cruikshanks, director of Africa operations at TBWA says there is a strong desire to recognise African advertising talent (Image supplied)

Africa Month

#AfricaMonth | Recognising Africa's unique advertising voice

Danette Breitenbach 20 hours

Fuel pump nozzles for gasoline at a TotalEnergies gas station in Paris, France. Image credit: Reuters/Benoit Tessier

Coal, Oil & Gas

Iran war is exposing South Africa’s dependency on diesel: what went wrong

Lisette IJssel de Schepper 1 day

Source: Supplied. Lerato Lamola is a partner at Webber Wentzel.

Finance

South Africa moves closer to new payments regulatory regime

Lerato Lamola 1 day

Source: Supplied.

Economy

The surprise driver of higher grocery bills this month isn’t fuel

3 days

Cape Town tourism sector signals confidence amid global tensions

Tourism

Cape Town tourism sector signals confidence amid global tensions

Issued by Cape Town Tourism 3 days

Source: Pexels.

Economy

AI could add R528bn to South Africa’s GDP

21 May 2026

Edge Growth partners with FNB to scale local agro processors

SMEs

Edge Growth partners with FNB to scale local agro processors

Issued by Edge Growth 21 May 2026

Based in Cape Town, the Astron Energy Refinery, formerly the Chevron Oil Refinery, is the third-largest crude oil refinery in South Africa. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Mining

South Africa to pump R2.86bn into mineral and petroleum sector

20 May 2026

Image source: Andor Bujdoso –

4th Industrial Revolution

How AI and tech talent can sustain SA small businesses

Nyari Samushonga 20 May 2026

Source: KeMang via

Tourism & Travel

King Shaka Airport drives KZN tourism and trade growth

20 May 2026

Source: Reuters.

Finance

From disruption to opportunity: Africa’s path through global uncertainty

Refilwe Mokate and Zoya Sisulu 14 May 2026

SA targets rail and port growth to strengthen exports

Logistics & Transport

SA targets rail and port growth to strengthen exports

13 May 2026

Africa’s Travel Indaba opens with tourism growth in focus

Tourism

Africa’s Travel Indaba opens with tourism growth in focus

12 May 2026

Redesigning informal trade: From survival to sustainable growth

SMEs

Redesigning informal trade: From survival to sustainable growth

Warren Hewitt, Issued by The Greater Tygerberg Partnership 11 May 2026

Positioning the Western Cape in a shifting global economy

Tourism

Positioning the Western Cape in a shifting global economy

Wrenelle Stander 11 May 2026

A broad-based recovery in Logistics sector in Q1 2026

Logistics & Transport

A broad-based recovery in Logistics sector in Q1 2026

Issued by Ctrack 8 May 2026

In March 2026, Alliance Media, the international OOH media owner operating across 40+ countries completed the acquisition of Brandit Outdoor. Source: Supplied.

OOH

Alliance Media expands in Uganda with Brandit Outdoor deal

7 May 2026

Advertising

Botswana public broadcaster opens airwaves to international ads

6 May 2026

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Services

Bridging the gap: South Africa’s informal sector needs unified digital tools

Andrew Bourne 29 Apr 2026

The Cape Town OOH opportunity: Closing the gap between spend and impact

OOH

The Cape Town OOH opportunity: Closing the gap between spend and impact

Issued by Tractor Outdoor 29 Apr 2026

The hidden bill – how piracy is draining South Africa’s creative economy

Film & Cinematography

The hidden bill – how piracy is draining South Africa’s creative economy

Issued by MultiChoice 28 Apr 2026

Franchising

SA's franchise growth outpaces structure, risks brand reputation

Larry Hodes 28 Apr 2026

Source: Supplied. Andrea McKaiser-Walbrugh, senior associate at legal firm CMS South Africa.

Taxation & Regulation

From trade pact to action plan: AfCFTA faces capital mobilisation test

Andrea McKaiser-Walbrugh 23 Apr 2026

Tourism positioned as economic driver ahead of Indaba 2026

Tourism

Tourism positioned as economic driver ahead of Indaba 2026

23 Apr 2026

Logistics partnerships critical to SA's mining stability, growth

Logistics & Transport

Logistics partnerships critical to SA's mining stability, growth

22 Apr 2026

You're spending more to be heard less. That's not a growth strategy

Digital

You're spending more to be heard less. That's not a growth strategy

Musa Kalenga, Issued by Brave Group 21 Apr 2026

Sedfa backs Africa’s next generation of digital businesses at Converge Africa 2026

SMEs

Sedfa backs Africa’s next generation of digital businesses at Converge Africa 2026

Issued by Converge Africa 17 Apr 2026

Global travel hits $11.6tn in 2025, WTTC data shows

Tourism & Travel

Global travel hits $11.6tn in 2025, WTTC data shows

16 Apr 2026

National government puts its weight behind Northern Cape economic growth plans

Financial Services

National government puts its weight behind Northern Cape economic growth plans

Issued by ITP Communications 15 Apr 2026

Meeting Africa’s growing demand for finance and accounting professionals

Accounting & Auditing

Meeting Africa’s growing demand for finance and accounting professionals

Stephen Flatman, Issued by AICPA & CIMA 15 Apr 2026

PwC’s South African Family Business Survey has found that South African family businesses outperform global peers, achieving a double-digit growth (Image source: © 123rf )

Economy

How 5 key areas are driving success for top SA family businesses

15 Apr 2026

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Safe-haven dollar gains as peace talks falter, US to blockade Hormuz

Gregor Stuart Hunter 13 Apr 2026

Afda graduates and the future of opportunities in the creative economy

Higher Education

Afda graduates and the future of opportunities in the creative economy

Earle Holmes, Issued by Afda 13 Apr 2026

Engaging the financially excluded market – how private equity can be an architect for inclusion

Financial Services

Engaging the financially excluded market – how private equity can be an architect for inclusion

Issued by Articulate Partners 8 Apr 2026

Luxury meets township tourism: Mteto’s Child Villa opens in Khayelitsha

Travel

Luxury meets township tourism: Mteto’s Child Villa opens in Khayelitsha

8 Apr 2026

Africa’s music industry confronts licensing and copyright gaps

Music

Africa’s music industry confronts licensing and copyright gaps

8 Apr 2026

They call it waste – yet it is worth gold

Food, Water & Energy Security

They call it waste – yet it is worth gold

Issued by FoodForward SA 7 Apr 2026

Tourism & Travel

Report says tourism employs 1 in 18 South Africans

2 Apr 2026

The future of African healthcare unfolds at WHX 2026

Public Health

The future of African healthcare unfolds at WHX 2026

1 Apr 2026

Economy

Reserve Bank holds repo rate as fuel price shock looms

Katja Hamilton 26 Mar 2026

Hospitality as a catalyst for accelerating localisation

Hospitality

Hospitality as a catalyst for accelerating localisation

Happy MaKhumalo Ngidi 26 Mar 2026

Convenience retail is saving forecourts from fuel-driven decline

FMCG

Convenience retail is saving forecourts from fuel-driven decline

26 Mar 2026

The fifa World Cup 2026 is predicted to drive $10.5 billion surge in ad spend but ad impact has diminished amid a shifting media landscape (Image supplied)

Marketing

Fifa World Cup 2026 drives $10.5bn ad surge, but with diminshed impact

26 Mar 2026

Source: Supplied. Samuel Seeff, chairman of the Seeff Property Group.

Property

Property leaders warn: Interest rate hike could crush South Africa's fragile economy

Samuel Seeff 23 Mar 2026

Will Airbnb taxation actually solve Cape Town’s housing shortage?

Residential Property

Will Airbnb taxation actually solve Cape Town’s housing shortage?

Issued by Biggles Removals 20 Mar 2026

Stacey Jansen of REDISA. (Image supplied.)

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Recycling Day raises the question: Where is SA’s waste plan?

Stacey Jansen 20 Mar 2026

Is Johannesburg’s property market on the brink of a revival?

Residential Property

Is Johannesburg’s property market on the brink of a revival?

Issued by Biggles Removals 17 Mar 2026

Key tech trends shaping African SMEs

SMEs

Key tech trends shaping African SMEs

Dumisani Moyo 17 Mar 2026