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#BizTrends2025: The fight against corruption in South Africa

Trends

#BizTrends2025: The fight against corruption in South Africa

Michelle Rawlinson and Melissa Steele 2 hours

Honor is launching the X9c in South Africa in January

Technology

Honor gets new CEO and brings new phones to SA for Chinese New Year

Lindsey Schutters 2 hours

Source: © Quick Read Magazine Novus Media recently acquired Media24’s 21 community newspaper titles, and Kick-Off and Soccer Laduma. says community newspapers and magazines are thriving

Newspapers

Print is not dead as community and special-interest media thrive

3 hours

Film & Cinematography

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

Jonatan Sodergren 4 hours

Source: UN Photo/Elma Okic. WHO chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

Healthcare

Trump orders US exit from WHO

Katja Hamilton 4 hours

Unstoppable brilliance: BET Software honours special needs matric learners

Primary & Secondary Education

Unstoppable brilliance: BET Software honours special needs matric learners

Issued by BET Software 4 hours

#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 3 hours

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 6 hours

Matlock – but not as you know it – comes to M-Net

TV

Matlock – but not as you know it – comes to M-Net

Issued by DStv Media Sales 6 hours

Western Cape to hire 477 teachers for 2025 as number of learners increase

Primary & Secondary Education

Western Cape to hire 477 teachers for 2025 as number of learners increase

7 hours

Ashley du Plooy, Chief Executive Officer at ERA

Trends

#BizTrends2025: Why 2025 looks green for SA

Ashley du Plooy 1 day

Source: gettrumpmemes.com

Financial Services

Trump's $TRUMP meme coin spikes 4,500% ahead of inauguration

Katja Hamilton 22 hours

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 7 hours

#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 1 day

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Trump's triumphant return: What it means for South Africa and Agoa?

Katja Hamilton 1 day

Trends

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

Celeste Sirin 1 day

Branding

Legally, they can’t be called ‘uggs’ outside of Australia – but the name will stick regardless

Alexandra Sherlock 1 day

2025 Dakar Stage 12 results – a new champ

Motorsport

2025 Dakar Stage 12 results – a new champ

1 day

New Amazon hub in W.Cape bridges digital gap for local entrepreneurs

E-commerce

New Amazon hub in W.Cape bridges digital gap for local entrepreneurs

1 day

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

1 day

Savanna Premium Cider unveils #TryJanuary campaign

Marketing

Savanna Premium Cider unveils #TryJanuary campaign

Issued by OnPoint PR 17 Jan 2025

Cannes Lions

#Cannes2025: 3 top creatives from continent named jury presidents

Danette Breitenbach 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 1 day

Source: Donald J. Trump/Facebook.

Markets & Investment

Citizens of global powers are upbeat about a second Trump presidency – but this is by no means universal

17 Jan 2025

Amazon.co.za’s Seller Success Centre empowers growth of local business

E-commerce

Amazon.co.za’s Seller Success Centre empowers growth of local business

17 Jan 2025

2025 Dakar Stage 11 results – another lead change

Motorsport

2025 Dakar Stage 11 results – another lead change

17 Jan 2025

Travel

Sustainable aviation and AI to take centre stage at ATM 2025

17 Jan 2025

Image source: Roman Peleshko –

Corporate & Commercial Law

Agree to disagree: Why mutual agreement is required when referring a dispute for arbitration

Ziyanda Sibeko and Johnson Mthembu 16 Jan 2025

Healthcare

Musk's Neuralink: Brain implant trials breaking new ground

Katja Hamilton 17 Jan 2025

Source: © World Kings Meta's platforms Facebook and Instagram, will no longer implement a fact-checking policy, instead relying on community notes

Media Freedom

Meta's Zuckerberg's shift on fact-checking: A "sprint" to appease a new president?

Danette Breitenbach 16 Jan 2025

Virgin Active survey reveals the most outrageous wellness trends from 2024

Wellness

Virgin Active survey reveals the most outrageous wellness trends from 2024

16 Jan 2025

Elevating excellence in people practices - Momentum Group certified as Top Employer for 2025

HR & Management

Elevating excellence in people practices - Momentum Group certified as Top Employer for 2025

Issued by Momentum Group 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

Don’t call it a comeback, but Exxaro is banking on coal resurgence

Coal, Oil & Gas

Don’t call it a comeback, but Exxaro is banking on coal resurgence

Lindsey Schutters 16 Jan 2025

2025 Dakar Stage 10 results – a new winner

Manufacturing & Parts

2025 Dakar Stage 10 results – a new winner

16 Jan 2025

#BizTrends2025: Field Force’s Ged Nooy gives 5 standout retail trends driving leadership in 2025

Marketing

#BizTrends2025: Field Force’s Ged Nooy gives 5 standout retail trends driving leadership in 2025

Ged Nooy 17 Jan 2025

Nvidia H100 GPUs are the cornerstone of the AI revolution. Source: Nvidia

Technology

Biden policy is first stress test for Nvidia AI card house

Lindsey Schutters 15 Jan 2025

Quantum computing is not as futuristic as it sounds

Technology

Quantum computing is not as futuristic as it sounds

Issued by Perfect Word 15 Jan 2025

Source: Supplied. Christo de Wit, Luno’s country manager for South Africa.

Financial Services

Luno’s predictions for 2025's crypto landscape

15 Jan 2025

Source: Supplied. Privesan Naidoo, Executive: Trading Product VP (card and payments) at Nedbank.

Trends

#BizTrends2025: The evolution and future of payments and e-commerce in South Africa

Privesan Naidoo 15 Jan 2025

The Young Ones 2025 jury includes two South Africans, (left) Verusha Maharaj, managing director, Red & Yellow Creative School of Business and (Right) Nontokozo Tshabalala, multidisciplinary artist and creative director, Creative Shall Govern. (Image by Lesley Svenson, Bizcommunity)

Advertising

2 South Africans on Young Ones 2025 jury

15 Jan 2025

Real Madrid launches first soccer academy in South Africa

Skills Training

Real Madrid launches first soccer academy in South Africa

15 Jan 2025

Source: © 123rf Estelle van Tonder, professor of marketing at the University of South Africa, says that while self-service options can further augment the customer experience, in practice, things can (and often will) go wrong in the self-service delivery process

CRM, CX, UX

4 ways to ensure positive customer experiences in spite of self-service failures

Dr Estelle van Tonder 15 Jan 2025

Construction & Engineering

How to reflect your brand identity through thoughtful office design

Issued by Trend Group 17 Jan 2025

#BizTrends2025: Adapting agriculture - key trends and strategies for a sustainable future

Trends

#BizTrends2025: Adapting agriculture - key trends and strategies for a sustainable future

Brendan Jacobs 6 hours

Provantage CEO Jacques du Preez explains why OOH advertising poised for growth in SA in 2025 (Image supplied)

Media

#BizTrends2025: Provantage’s Jacques du Preez - OOH advertising poised for growth in SA

Jacques du Preez 15 Jan 2025

2025 Dakar Stage 9 results – a new race leader

Motorsport

2025 Dakar Stage 9 results – a new race leader

14 Jan 2025