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#BehindtheCampaign | Naked spoofs advertising’s perfect world
2 days7 days30 daysBy Industry Show more Search jobs Advertise your job vacancies View more, Apple or Spotify Subscribe to daily business and company news across 19 industries Naked's new campaign takes aim at advertising’s obsession with perfection by turning familiar ‘perfect’ commercials into unexpected insurance ads.
SuperSport to deliver live coverage of the inaugural Icons Cup SA
2 days7 days30 daysBy Industry Show more Search jobs Advertise your job vacancies View more, Apple or Spotify Subscribe to daily business and company news across 19 industries SuperSport will broadcast the inaugural Icons Cup South Africa tournament live to audiences across DStv subscribers in sub-Saharan Africa, France and selected international territories.
Publicis Groupe Africa opens applications for Le Cubs 2027
2 days7 days30 daysBy Industry Show more Search jobs Advertise your job vacancies View more, Apple or Spotify Subscribe to daily business and company news across 19 industries Flagship internship programme invites South African graduates to take their first step into the industry.
No school place yet? Your child can be logged in and learning in 5 minutes and you can see every step
2 days7 days30 daysBy Industry Show more Search jobs Advertise your job vacancies View more, Apple or Spotify Subscribe to daily business and company news across 19 industries Saving Grace Education Group opens 2027 enrolment with a five-minute sign-up to its Canvas learning platform and a Student Portal that puts every minute of a child's learning in the parent's hand. It is the SMS no parent wants this November: no place at the school you chose.
Yoco secures $100m to boost funding for SA SMEs
2 days7 days30 daysBy Industry Show more Search jobs Advertise your job vacancies View more, Apple or Spotify Subscribe to daily business and company news across 19 industries South African payments company Yoco has secured a $100m (approximately R1.65bn) credit facility from global investment firm Victory Park Capital to expand access to working capital for small businesses using its platform.
Refreshi calls on Mzansi to donate a meal via WhatsApp
2 days7 days30 daysBy Industry Show more Search jobs Advertise your job vacancies View more, Apple or Spotify Subscribe to daily business and company news across 19 industries World Kindness Day is fast approaching on 13 November, and food-rescue app Refreshi is urging South Africans to share the love by donating a Surprise Bag to someone in need. Refreshi connects shoppers with Surprise Bags of quality surplus food from bakeries, cafés, delis and supermarkets at a fraction of the retail price.
Sea Point Promenade art initiative opens call for 20 local artists
2 days7 days30 daysBy Industry Show more Search jobs Advertise your job vacancies View more, Apple or Spotify Subscribe to daily business and company news across 19 industries South African artists are being invited to submit their work for In the Open, a new public art initiative that will transform a section of Cape Town's Sea Point Promenade into an open-air gallery featuring 20 selected artworks.
Kaya 959 celebrates 5 Telkom Radio Awards nominations and Glen Lewis Hall of Fame honour
2 days7 days30 daysBy Industry Show more Search jobs Advertise your job vacancies View more, Apple or Spotify Subscribe to daily business and company news across 19 industries Kaya 959 is celebrating five nominations in the 2026 Telkom Radio Awards, alongside a special honour for veteran broadcaster Glen Lewis, who has been named for induction into the Radio Awards Hall of Fame.
Sacap brings Applied Psychology Studies closer to Cape Town’s Northern Suburbs
2 days7 days30 daysBy Industry Show more Search jobs Advertise your job vacancies View more, Apple or Spotify Subscribe to daily business and company news across 19 industries The South African College of Applied Psychology (Sacap) is expanding its Cape Town presence with a new campus in Tyger Valley, bringing its Applied Psychology and counselling programmes closer to students in the Northern Suburbs from 2027.
UCT MBA climbs to #2 globally, retains #1 spot in Africa in Better World MBA Rankings
2 days7 days30 daysBy Industry Show more Search jobs Advertise your job vacancies View more, Apple or Spotify Subscribe to daily business and company news across 19 industries The University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business (UCT GSB) has climbed five places to #2 in the world in the 2026 Corporate Knights Better World MBA Ranking, the leading global benchmark for sustainability and impact in MBA education. The UCT MBA also retains its place as #1 in Africa.
A year-round audience: Why KZN belongs in national media plans
2 days7 days30 daysBy Industry Show more Search jobs Advertise your job vacancies View more, Apple or Spotify Subscribe to daily business and company news across 19 industries KwaZulu-Natal is often associated with tourism, holidays and the festive season. As a result, national advertisers can sometimes view the province as a seasonal market, increasing their investment during peak holiday periods and overlooking the opportunities that exist throughout the rest of the year.
Network shifts key to trimming SA’s freight bill
2 days7 days30 daysBy Industry Show more Search jobs Advertise your job vacancies View more, Apple or Spotify Subscribe to daily business and company news across 19 industries As South Africa’s logistics costs climb to record levels, businesses are under increasing pressure to contain freight expenditure. However, substantial savings can be achieved by altering distribution networks without cutting volumes or negotiating lower transport rates.
Zero tariffs lift Tru-Cape’s apple exports to China by almost 50%
2 days7 days30 daysBy Industry Show more Search jobs Advertise your job vacancies View more, Apple or Spotify Subscribe to daily business and company news across 19 industries The removal of Chinese import tariffs on South African fruit has helped Tru-Cape Fruit Marketing increase its apple exports to China by almost 50% year to date, creating opportunities to expand its presence in the market.
Eskom sets its sights on building new nuclear capacity in South Africa
2 days7 days30 daysBy Industry Show more Search jobs Advertise your job vacancies View more, Apple or Spotify Subscribe to daily business and company news across 19 industries Alexei Likhachev, head of Russia’s nuclear corporation, Rosatom, said the company is ready to supply African countries with nuclear power plants in various sizes and configurations and is in talks with four countries — including Uganda, Ghana, Ethiopia and Egypt — about large nuclear projects.
Mastercard, Glyde launch virtual card payments for Southern African travel sector
2 days7 days30 daysBy Industry Show more Search jobs Advertise your job vacancies View more, Apple or Spotify Subscribe to daily business and company news across 19 industries Mastercard has partnered with South African payments platform Glyde Payments to launch a virtual card solution aimed at streamlining cross-border supplier payments for travel businesses in Southern Africa.
Doña Fuego’s canned tequila cocktails land in Checkers stores nationwide
2 days7 days30 daysBy Industry Show more Search jobs Advertise your job vacancies View more, Apple or Spotify Subscribe to daily business and company news across 19 industries Cape Town-based Doña Fuego has entered the ready-to-drink (RTD) cocktail market with a range of canned tequila drinks, targeting summer entertaining and South Africa’s braai season through a retail partnership with Checkers Liquor and Sixty60.
Unemployment creeps upward in Q3
2 days7 days30 daysBy Industry Show more Search jobs Advertise your job vacancies View more, Apple or Spotify Subscribe to daily business and company news across 19 industries South Africa’s official unemployment rate rose by 0.1 percentage point to 33.7% in the third quarter of 2026, up from 33.6% in the second quarter, according to the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS).
5 big shifts flagged as marketers face a tougher 2027
2 days7 days30 daysBy Industry Show more Search jobs Advertise your job vacancies View more, Apple or Spotify Subscribe to daily business and company news across 19 industries Marketer optimism has dipped for the third year in a row, with just 46% expecting business to improve in 2027, according to Warc’s The Marketer's Toolkit 2027.
SA's electrical engineering industry looks to next chapter as EEAIA turns 90
2 days7 days30 daysBy Industry Show more Search jobs Advertise your job vacancies View more, Apple or Spotify Subscribe to daily business and company news across 19 industries The Electrical Engineering and Allied Industries Association of South Africa (EEAIA) has marked 90 years of industry leadership, celebrating its contribution to technical excellence, skills development and manufacturing capability. Source: Supplied.
South African Small Business Awards to name national winners on 12 November
2 days7 days30 daysBy Industry Show more Search jobs Advertise your job vacancies View more, Apple or Spotify Subscribe to daily business and company news across 19 industries NSBC Africa will announce the winners of the 18th South African Small Business Awards at its National Gala Breakfast on Thursday, 12 November 2026, at Silverstar in Johannesburg.
SA forestry sector delivers R38.5bn boost, urges govt action
2 days7 days30 daysBy Industry Show more Search jobs Advertise your job vacancies View more, Apple or Spotify Subscribe to daily business and company news across 19 industries South Africa’s forestry sector has officially delivered R38.5bn in investments and achieved its critical Black economic empowerment targets. However, industry leaders warn that chronic government delays, plantation crime, and cheap imports continue to choke timber supplies and threaten over 100,000 rural jobs.
La’Mare breaks ground on 84 Hout Bay apartments
2 days7 days30 daysBy Industry Show more Search jobs Advertise your job vacancies View more, Apple or Spotify Subscribe to daily business and company news across 19 industries Construction has begun on La’Mare, an 84-apartment sectional-title development on Bayview Road in Hout Bay, as Merelava Property Developments seeks to address growing demand for well-priced homes in the coastal suburb. Source: Supplied.
AGOA withdrawal adds pressure to SA's auto component industry
2 days7 days30 daysBy Industry Show more Search jobs Advertise your job vacancies View more, Apple or Spotify Subscribe to daily business and company news across 19 industries South Africa's planned loss of preferential access to the US market under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) will add further pressure to an automotive component industry already facing company closures and thousands of job losses, the National Association of Automotive Component and Allied Manufacturers...
A softer approach to summer – Jockey launches its Spring/Summer 2026 underwear collection
2 days7 days30 daysBy Industry Show more Search jobs Advertise your job vacancies View more, Apple or Spotify Subscribe to daily business and company news across 19 industries Waking up to a soft, summer morning with nowhere to be and no schedule is the kind of start to the day everybody needs. To quietly notice the sunlight streaming through your window, to savour a cup of great coffee outdoors – these are the small pleasures that restore wellbeing during this busiest time of year.
Richards Bay port receives R375m road infrastructure boost
2 days7 days30 daysBy Industry Show more Search jobs Advertise your job vacancies View more, Apple or Spotify Subscribe to daily business and company news across 19 industries Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) is investing R375m in road rehabilitation at the Port of Richards Bay in KwaZulu-Natal, upgrading key transport routes to improve freight movement, road safety and operational efficiency.
Omo spotlights unseen Springbok grit with new Dirt Index and The Wash Room podcast
2 days7 days30 daysBy Industry Show more Search jobs Advertise your job vacancies View more, Apple or Spotify Subscribe to daily business and company news across 19 industries Omo is expanding its rugby-focused marketing platform with the introduction of The Dirt Index, a performance metric designed to recognise the work that often goes unnoticed during matches, alongside a once-off podcast special featuring three Springbok players.
Innovator Trust's WIT 2026 spotlights the women turning belief in technology into action
2 days7 days30 daysBy Industry Show more Search jobs Advertise your job vacancies View more, Apple or Spotify Subscribe to daily business and company news across 19 industries Returning as a key moderator, inimitable CEO of Conversation Strategists, Nozipho Tshabalala will weave together on-stage perspectives, draw out the ideas behind them, and keep the focus on what can move women in technology and their businesses forward.
Springbok legend John Smit partners with RoadCover to drive road-safety awareness
2 days7 days30 daysBy Industry Show more Search jobs Advertise your job vacancies View more, Apple or Spotify Subscribe to daily business and company news across 19 industries Every sporting legend has a journey and every journey has a road. Former Springbok captain and Rugby World Cup winner John Smit is embarking on a new chapter as a RoadCover brand ambassador, helping drive road-safety awareness and educate South Africans about their rights following a road accident.
Visa identifies gap in digital tools used by SA SMEs
2 days7 days30 daysBy Industry Show more Search jobs Advertise your job vacancies View more, Apple or Spotify Subscribe to daily business and company news across 19 industries South African small businesses are showing strong interest in digital platforms that combine payment processing with everyday business management, but adoption remains relatively low, according to a new Visa report.
Shoprite and Astron Energy launch fuel rewards in new partnership
Subscribe to daily business and company news across 19 industries The Shoprite Group is expanding its Xtra Savings loyalty programme into fuel retail through a new partnership with Astron Energy, allowing members to earn grocery rewards when purchasing qualifying fuel at participating service stations.
Spar2U expands its digital grocery offering with Kwik Delivery and Click & Collect
2 days7 days30 daysBy Industry Show more Search jobs Advertise your job vacancies View more, Apple or Spotify Subscribe to daily business and company news across 19 industries South African grocery retail is increasingly shaped by how easily shoppers can access the products they need, when and where they need them.
From Black Friday to 'Janu-Worry': Festive trading season tests retailers and households
2 days7 days30 daysBy Industry Show more Search jobs Advertise your job vacancies View more, Apple or Spotify Subscribe to daily business and company news across 19 industries South Africa's festive trading season presents a significant opportunity for retailers, but also brings heightened pressure on household budgets, stock planning and neighbourhood businesses as consumers navigate spending from Black Friday through to the January school period.
Lego's Gift the joy of Lego bricks
2 days7 days30 daysBy Industry Show more Search jobs Advertise your job vacancies View more, Apple or Spotify Subscribe to daily business and company news across 19 industries The Lego Group global holiday campaign advert, Gift the joy of Lego bricks is a 74-sec film that follows a single 2x4 Lego brick on an epic journey through the Lego Holiday Workshop, meeting a cast of familiar faces and passing through a series of spectacular departments, before finally becoming a gift.
Rocket’s new private air ambulance takes to the skies over Polokwane
2 days7 days30 daysBy Industry Show more Search jobs Advertise your job vacancies View more, Apple or Spotify Subscribe to daily business and company news across 19 industries Independent emergency response and aeromedical services provider Rocket, part of Henley Group Holdings, has recently launched its private air ambulance service in Polokwane.
Severe El Niño could cost global economy US$11tn, IFAD report warns
2 days7 days30 daysBy Industry Show more Search jobs Advertise your job vacancies View more, Apple or Spotify Subscribe to daily business and company news across 19 industries A severe El Niño event could result in losses of up to US$11tn across national economies over the next five to six years, according to a new report by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and Türkiye's Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.
Zanetti AI Institute's last public masterclass comes to Sandton on 18 and 19 November
2 days7 days30 daysBy Industry Show more Search jobs Advertise your job vacancies View more, Apple or Spotify Subscribe to daily business and company news across 19 industries Marketing teams can attend a two-day AI masterclass at the Leonardo Hotel for R11,999 per delegate, excluding VAT. It is the final public masterclass the Zanetti AI Institute will run.
Encounters opens 2027 documentary submissions across Africa and beyond
2 days7 days30 daysBy Industry Show more Search jobs Advertise your job vacancies View more, Apple or Spotify Subscribe to daily business and company news across 19 industries Encounters South African International Documentary Festival has opened submissions for its 29th edition, inviting African and international filmmakers to showcase their work at the festival from 3 to 13 June 2027.
The easiest way to reach over 5 million South African professionals
2 days7 days30 daysBy Industry Show more Search jobs Advertise your job vacancies View more, Apple or Spotify Subscribe to daily business and company news across 19 industries When your company advertises on BusinessTech, we make it easy to maximise your reach and engagement. Only one business news website in South Africa has an audience of over 5 million South Africans reading its articles every month: BusinessTech.
Africa's corporate debt markets remain shallow, OECD says
2 days7 days30 daysBy Industry Show more Search jobs Advertise your job vacancies View more, Apple or Spotify Subscribe to daily business and company news across 19 industries Africa's corporate debt markets are far too small to match the continent's economic weight and growing financing needs, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) said, with outstanding market-based debt totalling only $211bn at the end of 2025.
Vivo Energy’s Engen launches new, cost-effective fuel in South Africa
2 days7 days30 daysBy Industry Show more Search jobs Advertise your job vacancies View more, Apple or Spotify Subscribe to daily business and company news across 19 industries Engen, the South African oil company owned by Vivo Energy, has launched V-Max, a new fuel brand designed to help drivers get the most out of every litre.
Zuru taps into emotional collectibles trend with Sad Baby launch in SA
2 days7 days30 daysBy Industry Show more Search jobs Advertise your job vacancies View more, Apple or Spotify Subscribe to daily business and company news across 19 industries Toy manufacturer Zuru is bringing its Sad Baby collectible range to South Africa, targeting growing demand for products that combine nostalgia, emotional connection and the appeal of blind box collecting.
African universities can do more than teach and research: They can drive social change
2 days7 days30 daysBy Industry Show more Search jobs Advertise your job vacancies View more, Apple or Spotify Subscribe to daily business and company news across 19 industries African universities have significant public resources, including knowledge, skilled people, infrastructure and networks. Beyond producing graduates, how can these resources be used to address problems that people experience in their everyday lives?
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