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In this exclusive article, Heath Batt, new business development manager, SA, Smollan Technologies, looks at what your sales data can teach you before #BlackFriday even arrives (Image source: © 123rf )

Retail

#BlackFriday hangover | Part 1: What your sales data can teach you before the event

Heath Batt 8 hours

Honest engagement to build mining's future

Mining

Honest engagement to build mining's future

Issued by SRK Consulting 9 hours

South African brandy earns top honours at ISC and Veritas awards

Agriculture

South African brandy earns top honours at ISC and Veritas awards

11 hours

DMASA announces finalists for the 2026 Assegai Awards

Direct Marketing

DMASA announces finalists for the 2026 Assegai Awards

Issued by DMASA 12 hours

$TBWA\ Hunt Lascaris celebrates standout Loeries Creative Week$

Loeries Creative Week

TBWA\ Hunt Lascaris celebrates standout Loeries Creative Week

Issued by Omnicom Advertising South Africa 3 days

Absa Top 10 Olive Oil Awards announce 2026 winners

Agriculture

Absa Top 10 Olive Oil Awards announce 2026 winners

3 days

EBM Group’s continued excellence earns global recognition

Marketing

EBM Group’s continued excellence earns global recognition

Issued by EBM Group 15 Oct 2026

Publicis Groupe Africa named Loeries Regional Agency Group of the Year for the 3rd consecutive year

Loeries Creative Week

Publicis Groupe Africa named Loeries Regional Agency Group of the Year for the 3rd consecutive year

Issued by Publicis Groupe Africa 15 Oct 2026

A real creative doesn’t fear new tools, like AI; they use them to their advantage, says Elizma Keyter, art director, Retroviral (Image supplied)

Advertising

From the big idea to pitch: How AI is changing the way we sell campaigns

Elizma Keyter 15 Oct 2026

Zuru’s new Mini Brands Vinyl, with a working player, lands in SA this week

Music

Zuru’s new Mini Brands Vinyl, with a working player, lands in SA this week

15 Oct 2026

VML Birdwatching at the Loeries | The Loeries a great stage for SAT

Loeries Creative Week

VML Birdwatching at the Loeries | The Loeries a great stage for SAT

Danette Breitenbach 14 Oct 2026

FMCG

Heineken Beverages named Brand of the Year at the 2026 Loeries

Issued by Heineken Beverages 14 Oct 2026

VML Birdwatching at the Loeries | Good advertising through creativity

Loeries Creative Week

VML Birdwatching at the Loeries | Good advertising through creativity

Danette Breitenbach 13 Oct 2026

When headless CMS architecture creates more risk than value

Software

When headless CMS architecture creates more risk than value

Issued by Bluegrass Digital 12 Oct 2026

VML Birdwatching at the Loeries | Vaseline Mntana ka Gogo: A nearly missed idea to a global sensation

Loeries Creative Week

VML Birdwatching at the Loeries | Vaseline Mntana ka Gogo: A nearly missed idea to a global sensation

12 Oct 2026

Joe Public was crowned Independent Agency and Agency of the Year at Loeries (Image source: @ Loeries

Loeries Creative Week

#Loeries2026 | Joe Public takes top honours

10 Oct 2026

The first Loerie Awards were awarded last night, 8 October (Image @ Loeries

Loeries Creative Week

#Loeries2026 | All the winners from night 1

9 Oct 2026

FoodForward SA wins gold at Prestigious Eco-Logic Awards

Circular Economy & Waste Management

FoodForward SA wins gold at Prestigious Eco-Logic Awards

Issued by FoodForward SA 8 Oct 2026

Propak Cape 2026 seminar programme brings packaging industry insights to Cape Town

Packaging

Propak Cape 2026 seminar programme brings packaging industry insights to Cape Town

Issued by Propak Cape 8 Oct 2026

Image supplied.

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Nedbank to boost 20 sustainable fashion SMEs through new accelerator

8 Oct 2026

Image credit: GuguByGugu

ESG & Sustainability

GuguByGugu, FoodForward SA, and Wessa among big winners at 2026 Eco-Logic Awards

7 Oct 2026

De Rustica wins IOC top prize for South African EVOO

Agriculture

De Rustica wins IOC top prize for South African EVOO

6 Oct 2026

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Life in plastic, it’s fantastic: Tuffy campaign gives plastic bottle tops a second life

5 Oct 2026

Ogilvy and Volkswagen South Africa take top honours at the 2026 New Generation Awards

Digital

Ogilvy and Volkswagen South Africa take top honours at the 2026 New Generation Awards

Issued by Ogilvy South Africa 2 Oct 2026

Machinery is lined up on the day of a ground breaking ceremony for the construction of a $16bn oil refinery, which is backed by Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote, who intends to replicate the success of his group’s 700,000-barrel-per-day refinery in Nigeria to meet growing demand for petroleum products across East Africa, in Lamu, Kenya. Image credit: Reuters/Monicah Mwangi

Construction & Engineering

Honeywell to help build Dangote’s new Kenyan mega-refinery

1 Oct 2026

Coal, Oil & Gas

Further fuel price hikes could strain SA’s job market, warns economist

1 Oct 2026

The already multi-award-winning The Philipstown WireCar Grand Prix has been nominated for a 2026 International Emmy Award (Image supplied)

Film & Cinematography

From small town to the international stage: Local kids story nominated for Emmy Award

1 Oct 2026

Penquin named Medium Agency of the Year for 2nd consecutive year at the 2026 NewGen Awards

Digital

Penquin named Medium Agency of the Year for 2nd consecutive year at the 2026 NewGen Awards

Issued by Penquin 30 Sep 2026

Egg studios wins 11 New Generation Awards, including Small Agency of the Year

Digital

Egg studios wins 11 New Generation Awards, including Small Agency of the Year

Issued by Blue Robot 30 Sep 2026

EXCLUSIVE: Quince’s $10.1bn valuation spotlights the appeal of algorithmic retail

Supply Chain

EXCLUSIVE: Quince’s $10.1bn valuation spotlights the appeal of algorithmic retail

James Townsend 30 Sep 2026

Mscsports and Telkom’s ‘Possibility in Play’ takes home 2 New Gen Awards

Marketing

Mscsports and Telkom’s ‘Possibility in Play’ takes home 2 New Gen Awards

Issued by Mscsports 30 Sep 2026

Agriculture has been here before, but has it learnt its lesson?

Agriculture

Agriculture has been here before, but has it learnt its lesson?

Abrie Rautenbach 29 Sep 2026

Homegrown KZN beverage scoops multiple national and international taste awards

Marketing

Homegrown KZN beverage scoops multiple national and international taste awards

Issued by aQuellé 5 Oct 2026

A2X CEO, Kevin Brady has welcomed Sibanye-Stillwater Limited's secondary listing on A2X Markets (Image supplied)

Markets & Investment

Sibanye-Stillwater Limited to list on A2X Markets

29 Sep 2026

Mining

Word on the WhatsApp group: SA mining must tackle misinformation

Merel van der Lei 29 Sep 2026

Winners announced for the 2026 WesBank New Generation Awards

Digital

Winners announced for the 2026 WesBank New Generation Awards

Issued by WesBank New Generation Awards 29 Sep 2026

Attention agency Connect shines at the Mark Awards 2026

Marketing

Attention agency Connect shines at the Mark Awards 2026

Issued by The Up&Up Group 28 Sep 2026

Why successful CMS migrations require more than technology

CRM, CX, UX

Why successful CMS migrations require more than technology

Issued by Bluegrass Digital 28 Sep 2026

A drone view shows queued dump trucks at Gold Fields Mine in Tarkwa, Ghana. Image credit: Reuters/Francis Kokoroko/File Photo

Gold

Gold Fields denied takeover at Australia’s top gold producer

Melanie Burton and Roshan Thomas 28 Sep 2026

Manufacturing built repeatable production systems decades ago; the same discipline can help mines respond more consistently to operational and market pressures (Image source: © 123rf )

Mining

Manufacturing's production systems the answer to SA mining production?

Johan Coetzee 25 Sep 2026

Top Women 2026 Closes: Systems, not just successes, must be redesigned for women-led growth

Events & Conferencing

Top Women 2026 Closes: Systems, not just successes, must be redesigned for women-led growth

Issued by Topco Media 22 Sep 2026

How Col’Cacchio turned a lockdown trial into a pizza boom

FMCG

How Col’Cacchio turned a lockdown trial into a pizza boom

22 Sep 2026

Amorim Cap Classique Challenge announces 2026 winners

Viticulture & Oenology

Amorim Cap Classique Challenge announces 2026 winners

21 Sep 2026

Mapungubwe ballet anchors UP benefit concert to unlock degrees for graduates

Higher Education

Mapungubwe ballet anchors UP benefit concert to unlock degrees for graduates

Issued by University of Pretoria 17 Sep 2026

SA Olive Awards 2026 names South Africa’s top EVOOs

Agriculture

SA Olive Awards 2026 names South Africa’s top EVOOs

16 Sep 2026

Source: Supplied. Chris Roth, 2026 SAICE president.

Construction & Engineering

Meet the engineers shaping South Africa’s infrastructure future

15 Sep 2026

EBM Group’s winning streak continues with 42 Footprint Awards

Marketing

EBM Group’s winning streak continues with 42 Footprint Awards

Issued by EBM Group 15 Sep 2026

Source: Supplied. GoTyme chief executive officer, Cheslyn Jacobs.

Banking

GoTyme's Cheslyn Jacobs: Building a faster, world class banking model

Katja Hamilton 11 Sep 2026

Pick n Pay Liquor to launch Marty's vodka Bloody Mary nationwide

FMCG

Pick n Pay Liquor to launch Marty's vodka Bloody Mary nationwide

11 Sep 2026

A Dangote crude oil tank is seen inside the Dangote Industries oil refinery and fertiliser plant site in the Ibeju-Lekki district of Lagos, Nigeria. Image credit: Reuters/Sodiq Adelakun/File Photo

Coal, Oil & Gas

More fuel shortages to come, warns Africa’s biggest oil refinery

Robert Harvey 10 Sep 2026