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IFPI Global Music Report 2026: South Africa dominates sub-Saharan music markets with 78.1% share

Music

IFPI Global Music Report 2026: South Africa dominates sub-Saharan music markets with 78.1% share

6 hours

Shift happens. Are you ready?

IMC Conference

Shift happens. Are you ready?

Issued by IMC Conference 9 hours

Small-scale fishers from the West Coast picketed outside the Cape High Court on Monday. Photo: Liezl Human

Coal, Oil & Gas

TotalEnergies in court over offshore oil and gas drilling

Liezl Human 9 hours

Financial or business management qualifications: Compounding any career in less than a year

Higher Education

Financial or business management qualifications: Compounding any career in less than a year

Issued by Waterfall School of Business 1 day

The hidden costs behind e-commerce convenience

E-commerce

The hidden costs behind e-commerce convenience

Nancy Dusani 10 hours

Social and influencer marketing has become the fastest-growing sector of the global advertising industry (Source: @ The Alvin Report

Digital

Social-first: The future of brand building?

9 hours

New Gen 2026: The architecture of marketing and tech leadership

Marketing

New Gen 2026: The architecture of marketing and tech leadership

Issued by New Gen Awards 1 day

Consumers don't have an ad problem: Great ideas haven't changed, the industry has

Marketing & Media

Consumers don't have an ad problem: Great ideas haven't changed, the industry has

1 day

Source: Supplied. Paul Vos, Regional Managing Director: CIPS Southern Africa.

Finance

From back-office to boardrooms: Procurement's role in navigating global turmoil

1 day

Food & Wine

Pantry x Lelive: Why this Erewhon-inspired smoothie collaboration is brilliant

Maroefah Smith 1 day

Source: Pexels.

Insurance & Actuarial

Trailblazing climate finance deal lands Sanlam prestigious IFLR award

20 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

Branding

Musk drives Tesla’s sustainability brand value down by over $7.7bn

20 Mar 2026

Absa brings 'Here to Be' to life at the 2026 Forbes Woman Africa Leading Women Summit

Awards

Absa brings 'Here to Be' to life at the 2026 Forbes Woman Africa Leading Women Summit

Issued by OnPoint PR 20 Mar 2026

Arora Online drives influencer success for Africa’s Business Heroes 2026 Summit

Digital

Arora Online drives influencer success for Africa’s Business Heroes 2026 Summit

Issued by Arora Online 20 Mar 2026

Rethinking corporate wellness: From perks to performance

Medical Aid

Rethinking corporate wellness: From perks to performance

Issued by Medihelp 20 Mar 2026

Google Maps is changing how people discover businesses. What multi-location brands need to do now

CRM, CX, UX

Google Maps is changing how people discover businesses. What multi-location brands need to do now

Issued by Social Places 20 Mar 2026

BMW Group South Africa wins Diamond Sabre at Sabre Awards Africa 2026

PR & Communications

BMW Group South Africa wins Diamond Sabre at Sabre Awards Africa 2026

Issued by Clockwork 20 Mar 2026

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Management & Leadership

Leadership vacuum: Why millennials and Gen Z are saying 'no' to management roles

Lyndy van den Barselaar 19 Mar 2026

FCM launches index to show value of managed travel programmes

Travel

FCM launches index to show value of managed travel programmes

19 Mar 2026

Hot 102.7FM MD Lloyd Madurai reappointed to global grand jury of the New York Festivals Radio Awards

Radio & Audio

Hot 102.7FM MD Lloyd Madurai reappointed to global grand jury of the New York Festivals Radio Awards

Issued by HOT 102.7FM 19 Mar 2026

Urban Brew Studios scores double Safta win, cementing industry leadership

Media

Urban Brew Studios scores double Safta win, cementing industry leadership

Issued by Urban Brew Studios 19 Mar 2026

Dua Lipa named Nespresso ambassador, igniting a new era in coffee culture

Lifestyle

Dua Lipa named Nespresso ambassador, igniting a new era in coffee culture

19 Mar 2026

Podcast with MacG is widely popular in South Africa with hundreds of thousands of views per episode. Source: YouTube.

Podcasts

Government takes baby steps to regulate podcast industry

Karabo Ledwaba 18 Mar 2026

Source: Reuters. South Africa has no reason to cut ties with Iran, Zane Dangor, its director general of foreign affairs said, after the new US ambassador was quoted as saying the country's association with the Islamic Republic was an impediment to good relations with Washington.

Markets & Investment

South Africa rejects US pressure to distance itself from Iran

Tim Cocks 18 Mar 2026

Source: Pexels.

Insurance & Actuarial

Global conflicts reshape insurance risks for South Africa

Sandra Sithole and Raynold Tlhavani 17 Mar 2026

Moscow Fashion Week spotlights emerging designers and global collaboration

Fashion

Moscow Fashion Week spotlights emerging designers and global collaboration

17 Mar 2026

8 days to South Africa’s premier sustainability forum: Engage directly with ministers and industry leaders

ESG & Sustainability

8 days to South Africa’s premier sustainability forum: Engage directly with ministers and industry leaders

Issued by Topco Media 17 Mar 2026

On the Dot Door2Door: New research findings 2026

Research

On the Dot Door2Door: New research findings 2026

Issued by On the Dot 18 Mar 2026

Africa’s creator boom gets a system: Dentsu X unveils The Creator Catalyst

Media

Africa’s creator boom gets a system: Dentsu X unveils The Creator Catalyst

Issued by Dentsu 17 Mar 2026

From tech to retail, water is surpassing energy as a priority in South African ESG reporting

Food, Water & Energy Security

From tech to retail, water is surpassing energy as a priority in South African ESG reporting

17 Mar 2026

Jill Scott brings To Whom This May Concern World Tour to SA

Music

Jill Scott brings To Whom This May Concern World Tour to SA

16 Mar 2026

Philanthropy to 2030: A structural reset underway

CSI & Philanthropy

Philanthropy to 2030: A structural reset underway

Reana Rossouw, Issued by Next Generation 16 Mar 2026

Africa rewrites retail media - lagging brands lose ground

Retail Marketing

Africa rewrites retail media - lagging brands lose ground

Issued by Dentsu 16 Mar 2026

The impact of fuel price shocks on South Africa's economy and paths to security

Transport

The impact of fuel price shocks on South Africa's economy and paths to security

Gavin Kelly 16 Mar 2026

#Newsmaker: Time Out South Africa's newly appointed MD Aisha Mohamed on building the next chapter

Lifestyle

#Newsmaker: Time Out South Africa's newly appointed MD Aisha Mohamed on building the next chapter

Evan-Lee Courie 17 Mar 2026

A CEO with a podcast who publishes consistently becomes something rare in the South African business landscape: a visible thinker with a documented point of view says Audibly's Sam Swaine (Image source: © Austin Distel )

Podcasts

The strategy US and UK CEOs use that South Africa’s leaders overlook

Sam Swaine 13 Mar 2026

#BizTrends2026 | Juno Media’s Tanya Schreuder: AI more scale, not more value

Media

#BizTrends2026 | Juno Media’s Tanya Schreuder: AI more scale, not more value

Tanya Schreuder 13 Mar 2026

Melasma uncovered

Aesthetic Medicine

Melasma uncovered

Issued by Skin Renewal 12 Mar 2026

Singer-songwriter Rosé partners with Levi’s in a multi-year global deal

Fashion

Singer-songwriter Rosé partners with Levi’s in a multi-year global deal

12 Mar 2026

Ziphindiwe Ngcobo is the department executive for marketing at Isuzu Motors South Africa. Source: Supplied.

Marketing

Marketing needs its human layer back

Ziphindiwe Ngcobo 12 Mar 2026

Source: Supplied.

Property

How younger buyers are driving growth in South Africa’s real estate market

12 Mar 2026

Source: Supplied. Chris Smith, senior vice president for MEA and APAC at RIB Software.

Construction & Engineering

Why South Africa’s construction delays could signal systemic failures

11 Mar 2026

Africa’s hotel pipeline hits record high as East Africa leads construction

Tourism & Travel

Africa’s hotel pipeline hits record high as East Africa leads construction

11 Mar 2026

Why Gen Z’s views on gender roles are more complex than we think

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Why Gen Z’s views on gender roles are more complex than we think

Jessica Gbedemah 11 Mar 2026

Branding

Rebrand Africa releases its top country brands

11 Mar 2026

The hidden costs on the factory floor driving food prices

FMCG

The hidden costs on the factory floor driving food prices

Wael Khoury 11 Mar 2026