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Call for applications for the Samro Music Business Publisher Training Programme is now open for the 2025 intake!

Music

Call for applications for the Samro Music Business Publisher Training Programme is now open for the 2025 intake!

Issued by SAMRO 8 hours

Source: Supplied. Yael Geffen, chief executive officer of Lew Geffen Sotheby’s International Realty.

Trends

#BizTrends2025: The suburban renaissance

Yael Geffen 8 hours

Source: Reuters. Brian Armstrong, chairman and chief executive officer of Coinbase.

Financial Services

Crypto lobbying risks regulatory capture, South African cenbank boss tells Davos event

10 hours

2025 Samro Music Business Publisher Training Programme opens with an expanded intake

Education

2025 Samro Music Business Publisher Training Programme opens with an expanded intake

10 hours

#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 14 hours

#BizTrends2025: Curating the future - what lies ahead for low-cost air travel in Africa

Trends

#BizTrends2025: Curating the future - what lies ahead for low-cost air travel in Africa

Kirby Gordon 1 day

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Viticulture & Oenology

Wineland's 30 under 30: Nominate the future of SA wine

1 day

Dr Manessah Alagbaoso, the Head: Business Ecosystems and Sustainability for the Standard Bank Group Business and Commercial Banking Unit

Trends

#BizTrends2025: Mainstreaming sustainability

Dr Manessah Alagbaoso 1 day

Global giants reshape South Africa’s e-commerce landscape

E-commerce

Global giants reshape South Africa’s e-commerce landscape

1 day

Film & Cinematography

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

Jonatan Sodergren 1 day

#OrchidsandOnions: How AutoTrader’s humour-driven ads are shaking up car marketing

#OrchidsandOnions

#OrchidsandOnions: How AutoTrader’s humour-driven ads are shaking up car marketing

Brendan Seery 1 day

ITAC bends to ArcelorMittal pressure to investigate steel imports

Materials & Equipment

ITAC bends to ArcelorMittal pressure to investigate steel imports

Lindsey Schutters 1 day

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 1 day

Source: Donald J. Trump/Facebook.

Taxation & Regulation

America's path to ‘liquid gold’: Trump reveals new tariffs and national energy strategy

Katja Hamilton 1 day

Ashley du Plooy, Chief Executive Officer at ERA

Trends

#BizTrends2025: Why 2025 looks green for SA

Ashley du Plooy 2 days

Transform your home with inspiration from the Johannesburg Homemakers Fair

Exhibitions & Events

Transform your home with inspiration from the Johannesburg Homemakers Fair

2 days

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 1 day

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 1 day

#BizTrends2025: 5 trends that will transform the forensics and compliance sector in 2025 and beyond

Trends

#BizTrends2025: 5 trends that will transform the forensics and compliance sector in 2025 and beyond

Zaakir Mohamed and Mawande Ntontela 2 days

Marketing is Business. Nedbank IMC 2025 talks bottom line

Marketing

Marketing is Business. Nedbank IMC 2025 talks bottom line

Issued by IMC Conference 2 days

Bevco launches ‘Route to Market Expansion Project’

ESG

Bevco launches ‘Route to Market Expansion Project’

2 days

Trends

#BizTrends2025: Why employer branding will matter more than ever in 2025

Celeste Sirin 2 days

Aviation

OR Tambo ensures jet fuel supply despite Natref refinery setback

2 days

Pat Mahlangu is the CEO of Lerato Agency and Top 16 YOBA's. Source: Supplied

Marketing

#BizTrends2025: Pat Mahlangu - Trends end, focus on brand building

Pat Mahlangu 2 days

Peter Andrew, CEO, CCI South Africa

Trends

#BizTrends2025: BPO industry ready for transformation

Peter Andrew 2 days

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Cargo & Storage

Iata: Global air cargo demand continues growth in November 2024

2 days

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Responsible Tourism

Entries open for WTM Africa Responsible Tourism Awards

2 days

Source: © 123rf Warc’s The Future of Media 2025 highlights trends in media planning, advertising investments and the media ecosystem

Media

Warc: Media in 2025 - Defined by abundance, driven by algorithms

2 days

Abigail Buckley, digital business director at Joe Public, examines the impact on digital marketing when it comes to AI (Image supplied)

Digital

#BizTrends2025: Joe Public’s Abigail Buckley - AI's impact on digital marketing

Abigail Buckley 2 days

Beverley Houston, director at Be-cause Integrated Communications says Meta’s decision to end third-party fact-checking on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads is bad news for brands (image supplied)

Media Freedom

EXCLUSIVE: Meta's farewell to fact-checking; 6 recommendations for brands

Beverley Houston 17 Jan 2025

Penquin celebrates a landmark year of growth and success in 2024

Advertising

Penquin celebrates a landmark year of growth and success in 2024

Issued by Penquin 27 Dec 2024

Cannes Lions

#Cannes2025: 3 top creatives from continent named jury presidents

Danette Breitenbach 17 Jan 2025

Eskom's Kriel power station

Energy

Eskom’s energy availability outlook brings hope for mining operations

Lindsey Schutters 17 Jan 2025

Afda 2024 Graduation films selected to travel globally

Higher Education

Afda 2024 Graduation films selected to travel globally

Earle Holmes, Issued by AFDA 2 days

A new view for 2025: Viu appoints Mediamark as its sales partner

Sales

A new view for 2025: Viu appoints Mediamark as its sales partner

Issued by Mediamark 17 Jan 2025

Penquin shines at 2024 MMA Smarties Sub-Saharan Africa Awards, clinching 'Agency of the Year' title and multiple wins

PR & Communications

Penquin shines at 2024 MMA Smarties Sub-Saharan Africa Awards, clinching 'Agency of the Year' title and multiple wins

Issued by Penquin 17 Dec 2024

Travel

Sustainable aviation and AI to take centre stage at ATM 2025

17 Jan 2025

SAA to resume daily flights between JHB and Dar es Salaam

Travel

SAA to resume daily flights between JHB and Dar es Salaam

17 Jan 2025

Tongaat Hulett Zimbabwe to lay off 1,000 employees by August

Agriculture

Tongaat Hulett Zimbabwe to lay off 1,000 employees by August

Nyasha Chingono 16 Jan 2025

HostAfrica completes acquisition of GO54, becoming Nigeria’s leading hosting provider

Internet

HostAfrica completes acquisition of GO54, becoming Nigeria’s leading hosting provider

Issued by HOSTAFRICA 16 Jan 2025

Source: Supplied. John Jack, chief executive officer of Galetti Corporate Real Estate.

Trends

#BizTrends2025: Commercial property turns the corner

John Jack 16 Jan 2025

Source: Supplied. Jeff Ryan, managing director for AWCape, now a member of TydeCo.

Trends

#BizTrends2025: Navigating the future of financial management

Jeff Ryan 16 Jan 2025

Corobrik CEO Nick Booth

Materials & Equipment

Corobrik using cautious optimism as key to success in 2025

16 Jan 2025

Havas PR welcomes in the New Year with Novartis as a new client

PR & Communications

Havas PR welcomes in the New Year with Novartis as a new client

Issued by Havas Johannesburg 16 Jan 2025

Albert Makoeng, managing director, influencer division at Nfinity says the rise of creator-led commerce is a profound shift in media consumption (Image supplied)

Media

#BizTrend2025: Nfinity’s Albert Makoeng - The rise of creator-led commerce a profound shift in media consumption

Albert Makoeng 17 Jan 2025

MyBroadband 2025 Cloud and Security Conference - coming soon to South Africa

Events & Conferencing

MyBroadband 2025 Cloud and Security Conference - coming soon to South Africa

Issued by Broad Media 16 Jan 2025

#BizTrends2025: PR Powerhouse’s Lebo Madiba - Breaking through in 2025: Trust, personalities, and the new rules of engagement

Media

#BizTrends2025: PR Powerhouse’s Lebo Madiba - Breaking through in 2025: Trust, personalities, and the new rules of engagement

Lebo Madiba 16 Jan 2025