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125,000 connections and counting: Octotel leads the way in Western Cape fibre connectivity

Telecoms & Networks

125,000 connections and counting: Octotel leads the way in Western Cape fibre connectivity

Issued by Octotel 33 minutes

South African innovation in action: E Squared Investments backs medtech startup Impulse Biomedical

Medtech

South African innovation in action: E Squared Investments backs medtech startup Impulse Biomedical

Issued by JNPR 2 hours

Remuneration & Payroll

Entry is open for the 2025 Sara Reward Awards

2 hours

Location Bank drives over R13m+ in revenue for a national automotive service provider

Digital

Location Bank drives over R13m+ in revenue for a national automotive service provider

Issued by Location Bank 2 hours

New Toyota RAV4 debuts in Japan ahead of global rollout, including SA

Dealers

New Toyota RAV4 debuts in Japan ahead of global rollout, including SA

3 hours

Entries open for 2025 Allan Gray Entrepreneurship Challenge

Entrepreneurship

Entries open for 2025 Allan Gray Entrepreneurship Challenge

3 hours

Source: Supplied. Simon Black, Chair of Onafriq.

Fintech

Strategic push for pan-African payment solutions as Onafriq appoints new executive

2 hours

South Africa to offer Musk Starlink deal before Trump meeting, Bloomberg News reports

Telecoms & Networks

South Africa to offer Musk Starlink deal before Trump meeting, Bloomberg News reports

3 hours

Daybreak Foods enters business rescue

Retail

Daybreak Foods enters business rescue

3 hours

Frigair 2025: Hervac a major focus area for retail sector

Technology

Frigair 2025: Hervac a major focus area for retail sector

Issued by FRIGAIR EXPO 2025 3 hours

April's CPI inflation ticks up with surge in food and drink prices, says Stats SA

Banking & Finance

April's CPI inflation ticks up with surge in food and drink prices, says Stats SA

4 hours

Daily Maverick launches a groundbreaking local bureau in Nelson Mandela Bay

Online Media

Daily Maverick launches a groundbreaking local bureau in Nelson Mandela Bay

Issued by Daily Maverick 4 hours

Source: Supplied.

Healthcare

The future of medicine and wellness unveiled at WHX Cape Town

4 hours

Bigger isn’t always better. Here’s why

Advertising

Bigger isn’t always better. Here’s why

Dawn Rowlands, Issued by Dentsu 5 hours

Source: © 123rf Join The Marketing Research Foundation’s (MRF) webinar on Thursday, 22f May as they announce the upcoming release of the latest Marketing All Product Survey (Maps)

Media

Maps shows radio and TV's resilience

5 hours

Wits University researchers are scrambling to manage the fallout from the decision by US President Donald Trump to slash funding to South Africa. Photo: Ihsaan Haffejee / GroundUp

Higher Education

Wits scrambles to lessen fallout from Trump’s funding cuts

Aisling de Lange 5 hours

LG Streaming Week returns with compelling deals and endless content to enjoy at home

TV

LG Streaming Week returns with compelling deals and endless content to enjoy at home

Issued by LG 5 hours

Media

French media giant Canal+ can acquire MultiChoice with conditions

6 hours

Health & Social Welfare

Public Works buildings to be turned into GBV shelters

8 hours

Source: © 123rf US President Donald Trump’s proposed 100% tariffs on foreign films entering the US, have led the Directors Guild of South Africa (DGSA) to express concern

Film & Cinematography

100% proposed tariffs on foreign films to US sends “chilling signal"

7 hours

Source: © 123rf The Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources has released the Mineral Resources Development Bill and the Critical Minerals Strategy

Mining

Mineral Resources Development Bill and the Critical Minerals Strategy released

7 hours

4 ways to prepare your hospitality business for a South African winter

Hospitality

4 ways to prepare your hospitality business for a South African winter

Issued by Business Partners Limited 23 hours

Buzzing for change

Sustainable Farming

Buzzing for change

Issued by Libstar Group 1 day

Why your flu shot matters this winter

Public Health

Why your flu shot matters this winter

Issued by Stone 1 day

Source: Pexels.

Industrial & Logistics Property

Industrial property in SA shines with stellar 15.1% returns amidst global supply chain shifts

Mahir Hamdulay 1 day

Buzzworthy news for World Bee Day: Growthpoint hosts 8 thriving bee hives at Woodlands Office Park

Retail & Hospitality Property

Buzzworthy news for World Bee Day: Growthpoint hosts 8 thriving bee hives at Woodlands Office Park

Issued by Catchwords 1 day

Government eyes sugar sector exemption to boost local supply

Agribusiness

Government eyes sugar sector exemption to boost local supply

1 day

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HR Tools & Software

AI-powered transcription: A tool for efficiency or a threat to workplace privacy?

1 day

JSE expands SME Rise Initiative with UK partnership and national roadshows

Funding

JSE expands SME Rise Initiative with UK partnership and national roadshows

1 day

HR Leaders unveils 3rd edition featuring Miskyah Toth as cover icon - A trailblazer empowering the logistics workforce

Management & Leadership

HR Leaders unveils 3rd edition featuring Miskyah Toth as cover icon - A trailblazer empowering the logistics workforce

Issued by Topco Media 1 day

TNPA signs R285m container-handling deal with Grindrod Eyamakhosi

Shipping

TNPA signs R285m container-handling deal with Grindrod Eyamakhosi

1 day

Marketing & Media

Building a winning brand: How small businesses can stand out in a crowded market

Jeremy Lang, Issued by Business Partners Limited 1 day

TVET colleges as a viable alternative to university

Skills Training

TVET colleges as a viable alternative to university

Issued by FundiConnect 1 day

False Bay TVET College: Powering artisan careers locally and globally

Skills Training

False Bay TVET College: Powering artisan careers locally and globally

Issued by False Bay College 1 day

Nissan considering Rosslyn plant closure – report

Dealers

Nissan considering Rosslyn plant closure – report

Ryan Bubear 1 day

Springbok breaking ground 2025

Oncology

Springbok breaking ground 2025

Issued by Icon Oncology 1 day

Instant lawn farmer wins big with new John Deere tractor

Radio & Audio

Instant lawn farmer wins big with new John Deere tractor

Issued by OFM Radio 1 day

ProfitShare Partners celebrates 8 years of breaking barriers for South African SMEs

SMEs

ProfitShare Partners celebrates 8 years of breaking barriers for South African SMEs

Issued by The Publicity Workshop 1 day

SA Harvest expands national fleet with new trucks

Distribution

SA Harvest expands national fleet with new trucks

1 day

Master the art of scaling your business with the path to scale bootcamp

SMEs

Master the art of scaling your business with the path to scale bootcamp

Issued by Edge Growth 1 day

Skills Training

UJ, Google partnership to boost cybersecurity skills, youth employment

1 day

AMIE urges government to adopt regionalised response to avian flu outbreak in Brazil

Retailers

AMIE urges government to adopt regionalised response to avian flu outbreak in Brazil

Issued by AMIE 1 day

Vodacom pursuing joint fibre ventures in Africa broadband push

Telecoms & Networks

Vodacom pursuing joint fibre ventures in Africa broadband push

1 day

Retail discounters and e-commerce dominate the growth of SA's retail sector

Retail

Retail discounters and e-commerce dominate the growth of SA's retail sector

1 day

SAWEA NQF Level 3 Wind Turbine Operator Skills Programme key to address unemployment

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

SAWEA NQF Level 3 Wind Turbine Operator Skills Programme key to address unemployment

Morongoa Ramaboa 1 day

Shoprite Group rolls out fully recyclable potato bags

Packaging

Shoprite Group rolls out fully recyclable potato bags

1 day

Source: Reuters.

Banking

Did a leak lead to the fall of Absa’s CEO? Probe reveals serious internal breach

1 day

Stop optimising your mistakes: Why brave creative is the key to marketing's future

Marketing

Stop optimising your mistakes: Why brave creative is the key to marketing's future

Vanessa Bolosier, Issued by Incubeta 1 day

Social Media

Gen Z is turning to TikTok, not Google, when they need answers

Sue Blaine 1 day