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South Africans are in a suburban arms race

Residential Property

South Africans are in a suburban arms race

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 6 hours

Zakes Bantwini to launch foundation aimed at empowering communities

Lifestyle

Zakes Bantwini to launch foundation aimed at empowering communities

6 hours

Youlon Naidoo, Executive Head of Claims and Procurement at Miway

Insurance & Actuarial

How Miway turned claims into an online sentiment success story

Issued by MSL South Africa 6 hours

South Africa's favourite Italian family restaurant celebrates its 100th restaurant in Empangeni

Food & Wine

South Africa's favourite Italian family restaurant celebrates its 100th restaurant in Empangeni

Issued by OnPoint PR 6 hours

Eskom’s current and only nuclear power station located at Koeberg, Western Cape. Archive photo: Brent Meersman

Nuclear Power

Public gets three more weeks to comment on Eskom nuclear site — but critics say it’s not enough

John Yeld 6 hours

Image source: Andriy Popov –

Employee Wellness

Post-burnout management: How to lead teams through recovery

Brian Mhlanga 8 hours

Entries are open for Everlytic’s You Mailed It Email Marketing Awards 2026

Marketing

Entries are open for Everlytic’s You Mailed It Email Marketing Awards 2026

Issued by Everlytic 8 hours

SA Rugby and Canal+ renewed deal secures coverage for coming seasons

Sport

SA Rugby and Canal+ renewed deal secures coverage for coming seasons

8 hours

Microsoft’s African data centre falters on payment demands, Bloomberg News reports

Data & Analytics

Microsoft’s African data centre falters on payment demands, Bloomberg News reports

Rishabh Jaiswal 8 hours

Source: Pexels.

Construction & Engineering

Rescue teams respond to Durban building collapse

9 hours

Africa’s most powerful media isn’t on the media plan

Media

Africa’s most powerful media isn’t on the media plan

Ingrid von Stein, Issued by Dentsu 9 hours

Why South African brands are evaluating digital-first PR agencies

PR & Communications

Why South African brands are evaluating digital-first PR agencies

Issued by Hook, Line & Sinker 10 hours

People from the cruise ship MV Hondius, affected by a hantavirus outbreak, are transferred by boat to the port after disembarking, at the port of Granadilla de Abona, in Tenerife, Spain. Image credit: Reuters/Hannah McKay

Infectious Diseases

Cruise evacuees face 42-day quarantine to contain hantavirus spread

Corina Pons and Victoria Waldersee 7 hours

Source: Anna Shvets via

Agro-processing

Woodlands Dairy acquisition of Ladismith approved

11 hours

Bolt reaches R3bn SA investment milestone

Logistics & Transport

Bolt reaches R3bn SA investment milestone

10 hours

Positioning the Western Cape in a shifting global economy

Tourism

Positioning the Western Cape in a shifting global economy

Wrenelle Stander 9 hours

The Odd Number secures 2 Bronze at 2026 Clio Awards

Advertising

The Odd Number secures 2 Bronze at 2026 Clio Awards

Issued by The Odd Number 3 days

How to plan a multi-city business trip without the chaos

Travel

How to plan a multi-city business trip without the chaos

Issued by Sure Mithas Travel 3 days

Why influencer marketing budgets shifting back to authentic creator-led content in 2026

Marketing

Why influencer marketing budgets shifting back to authentic creator-led content in 2026

Issued by Penquin 28 Apr 2026

Nedbank turns travel mishaps into storytelling-led radio campaign for travel insurance

Advertising

Nedbank turns travel mishaps into storytelling-led radio campaign for travel insurance

Issued by Joe Public 3 days

A damaged road following heavy rain at the Kruger National Park in Mpumalanga, earlier this year. Image credit: Reuters/Oupa Nkosi

Climate Change

Santam-SA Weather Service partnership to cut flood and storm losses

3 days

Heineken introduces whisper mode for the UEFA champions league semi-finals, but silence isn’t guaranteed

Sport

Heineken introduces whisper mode for the UEFA champions league semi-finals, but silence isn’t guaranteed

Issued by Heineken Beverages 3 days

EXCLUSIVE: Uniqlo rewrites the rules of global retail

Retailers

EXCLUSIVE: Uniqlo rewrites the rules of global retail

James Townsend 3 days

Why refill won’t scale on good intentions alone

FMCG

Why refill won’t scale on good intentions alone

Issued by DY/DX 3 days

Coronation invites high schoolers to enter its Top Investor Challenge to win R120,000

Primary & Secondary Education

Coronation invites high schoolers to enter its Top Investor Challenge to win R120,000

Issued by Coronation 3 days

TV

Propaganda machine to public good: a brief history of 50 years of TV in South Africa

Sisanda Nkoala 3 days

BCom Accounting student’s rise to being a lecturer at Milpark

Higher Education

BCom Accounting student’s rise to being a lecturer at Milpark

Issued by Milpark Education 3 days

Source: Supplied. An architect’s impression of the apartment blocks that were to be called 75 Victoria that collapsed during construction.

Construction & Engineering

Two years on, pressure mounts for justice in George collapse case

3 days

The CSIR’s 2024 power generation statistics found that the power Eskom sells to South Africans is more than three times as expensive, on average, as what new wind and solar can deliver (R1.95 per kWh vs 50-60 cents per kWh). Above: Eskom’s Lethabo power station in the Free State. Photo: Simisa Bearbeitung (Auschnitt, Farben): Pechristener via

Coal, Oil & Gas

The Israel/US-Iran war is hitting South Africa hard – our oil dependency is why

Jo-Anne Smetherham and Yanga Malotana 3 days

A drone view of the cruise ship MV Hondius, carrying passengers suspected of having cases of hantavirus on board, leaves Praia, Cape Verde. Image credit: Reuters/Stringer

Infectious Diseases

Western Cape monitors 4 contacts linked to hantavirus outbreak

3 days

Boundless wins Stella Artois and Corona, raises a perfectly poured chalice to the sunset

Advertising

Boundless wins Stella Artois and Corona, raises a perfectly poured chalice to the sunset

Issued by Boundless 3 days

Media

Warc warns CMOs: 3 shifts will redefine measurement in 2026

3 days

Mankodi Moitse, CEO of Kagiso Trust

Primary & Secondary Education

Kagiso Trust launches free matric support toolkit

7 May 2026

Fragmentation is failing animals; alignment can change their future

Environment & Natural Resources

Fragmentation is failing animals; alignment can change their future

Issued by FOUR PAWS 7 May 2026

Attraction remains advertising’s most powerful currency. David Edworthy gives insight into how brands position themselves in our imaginations long before we’re ever ready to buy. (Image supplied)

Advertising

What The Alchemist can teach us about advertising

David edworthy 3 days

Image credit: on

Climate Change

Migratory bird declines signal risks to water, food security, climate resilience

3 days

New free guide helps South African employers hire and support people with visual impairments

Talent Acquisition

New free guide helps South African employers hire and support people with visual impairments

Issued by OnPoint PR 7 May 2026

Natalie van der Merwe, head of division at Vox, gives insight into how SMEs don’t need a full overhaul to compete, they just need a smarter, step-by-step approach to omnichannel. (Image supplied)

Community

5 ways SMEs can close the omnichannel gap

Natalie Van der Merwe 3 days

Fashion & Homeware

Household appliances brand SharkNinja expands into SA, appoints Iser as official distributor

7 May 2026

SA’s entry‑level office jobs face massive AI risk, Old Mutual warns

4th Industrial Revolution

SA’s entry‑level office jobs face massive AI risk, Old Mutual warns

7 May 2026

The MRF's latest Maps data cover the full 2025 calendar year and shows that on-demand streaming penetration averaged 21% annually (Image source: © 123rf )

Marketing & Media

Maps provides 5 year record of consumer behaviour

7 May 2026

Turning student spend into lasting loyalty

Higher Education

Turning student spend into lasting loyalty

Issued by Varsity Vibe 7 May 2026

Business leaders step onto the court to drive holistic change for South Africa’s youth at the CEO Padel Challenge

CSI & Philanthropy

Business leaders step onto the court to drive holistic change for South Africa’s youth at the CEO Padel Challenge

Issued by Medihelp 7 May 2026

Disney Africa, National Geographic Society and Sunshine Cinema announce #SparkConversation

ESG

Disney Africa, National Geographic Society and Sunshine Cinema announce #SparkConversation

Issued by The Walt Disney Company Africa 7 May 2026

Image supplied.

Environment & Natural Resources

Nominations open for Wessa100 Conservation Leadership Awards

7 May 2026

In the Spend Trend Report 2026, 75% of respondents engage in sports betting in some shape or form (Image source: @ Carte Blanche )

Marketing

#BizTrends | Spend Trend 2026 Part 2: Consumers adopt value-seeking spending strategies

Danette Breitenbach 7 May 2026

A person in protective clothing walks next to an ambulance during an evacuation operation of suspected hantavirus patients, following an outbreak on the cruise ship MV Hondius, in Praia, Cape Verde. Image credit: Reuters/Danilson Sequeira

Infectious Diseases

South Africa traces 62 contacts after fatal Andes hantavirus found

7 May 2026