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Entertainment’s AI revolution is here—adapt or be left behind

4th Industrial Revolution

Entertainment’s AI revolution is here—adapt or be left behind

The recent Bauma 2025 confirms the global shift toward electrification, smarter fleet management and digital integration (Image supplied)

Energy & Mining

Bauma 2025 shows global shift toward electrification

1 day

Basa at RMB Latitudes Art Fair 2025: Putting South Africa’s creative sector on the global map

Art

Basa at RMB Latitudes Art Fair 2025: Putting South Africa’s creative sector on the global map

Issued by Business and Arts South Africa 1 day

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Cyber Law

TikTok, Meta fined hundreds of millions by EU regulators for data privacy breaches

Ryszard Lisinski and Brett Weinberg 2 days

Sauce Advertising wins Gold at the Smarties Awards

Marketing

Sauce Advertising wins Gold at the Smarties Awards

Issued by Sauce Advertising 3 days

Converge 2025 Cape Town: SA e-commerce still has room to grow and groceries could be the next big opportunity

E-commerce

Converge 2025 Cape Town: SA e-commerce still has room to grow and groceries could be the next big opportunity

Issued by NielsenIQ 9 May 2025

Forget the winter blues with Switch Energy Drink

FMCG

Forget the winter blues with Switch Energy Drink

Issued by Switch Energy Drink 9 May 2025

Source: © UNESCO
This year, World Press Freedom Day, 3 May, will focus on the profound influence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on journalism and media under the theme: Reporting in the Brave New World – The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Press Freedom and the Media

Media Freedom

World Press Freedom Day 2025: The impact of AI on media and press freedom

2 May 2025

RAPT BizTrendsTV: Agentic AI - How to use it and command your own AI "army" with Musa Kalenga

All

RAPT BizTrendsTV: Agentic AI - How to use it and command your own AI "army" with Musa Kalenga

29 Apr 2025

RAPT BizTrendsTV: Musa Kalenga - How agentic AI is revolutioning business

BizTrendsTV

RAPT BizTrendsTV: Musa Kalenga - How agentic AI is revolutioning business

Danette Breitenbach 29 Apr 2025

Source: © Unsplash Special Effects Media South Africa’s content producer, Modiegi Mokgopa says it is out with the era of perfect and polished, and in with raw, authentic, relatable content

Social Media

4 Steps to inclusive, representative digital content

Modiegi Mokgopa 25 Apr 2025

The MTN Today We Make Moves is a series called Cheeseboy,and brings back the creativity that once made telco ads so memorable

Advertising

#BehindtheCampaign: MTN's Today We Make Moves - A return to distinctive telco advertising

24 Apr 2025

UJ opens new education centre with focus on AI, VR

4th Industrial Revolution

UJ opens new education centre with focus on AI, VR

23 Apr 2025

Let’s talk language freedom in celebration of Freedom Day

Higher Education

Let’s talk language freedom in celebration of Freedom Day

Issued by Stellenbosch University Language Centre 22 Apr 2025

Advertising

Google's latest antitrust loss in the US raises stakes for Big Tech

Rob Nicholls 23 Apr 2025

Advertising

Trump's tariff order prompts ad spending cuts by Temu and Shein

17 Apr 2025

Warc research shows that globally, newsbrand ad spend is forecast to fall to $32.3bn this year, a 33.1% decrease from 2019, as hard news stories – from trade wars to armed conflicts – draw audiences but not ad dollars. (Image supplied)

Advertising

Warc: News media struggles as brands favour softer content

16 Apr 2025

Social Media

Will Meta be forced to sell Instagram and WhatsApp in FTC trial?

16 Apr 2025

Essential tips for professionals attending networking events

Marketing

Essential tips for professionals attending networking events

Issued by myrkl 14 Apr 2025

#BizTrends2025: Discovery - Visa: 2025 the year of returning to the office

Marketing

#BizTrends2025: Discovery - Visa: 2025 the year of returning to the office

Danette Breitenbach 10 Apr 2025

#WeeklyWineWrap: Markets shift, low/no grows and digital alcohol sales surge

Food & Wine

#WeeklyWineWrap: Markets shift, low/no grows and digital alcohol sales surge

Anna-Bet Stemmet 10 Apr 2025

Realm Digital appointed as digital partner to Van Schaik

E-commerce

Realm Digital appointed as digital partner to Van Schaik

Issued by Realm Digital 10 Apr 2025

Source: Pixabay.

Smart Buildings & Cities

Leveraging technology: A new hope for South African municipalities drowning in debt

9 Apr 2025

Daily Maverick won three categories in the Wan-Ifra Digital Media Awards Africa 2025, the most from South Africa and also the most of all the entries (Image supplied)

Media

SA leads Wan-Ifra Digital Media Awards Africa 2025 winners list

7 Apr 2025

Source: © 123rf Agency Scope South Africa 2025/26 is set to launch in May 2025, and has been expanded to include AI, influencer marketing and retail media as well as a wider industry scope

Marketing & Media

Agency Scope South Africa 2025/26 to launch in May, with expanded categories and reach

4 Apr 2025

Source: © 123rf The Digital Media Awards Africa 2025 finalists have been announced, with SA and Daily Maverick dominating the list

Publishing

SA and Daily Maverick dominate Wan-Ifra Digital Awards Africa 2025 finalists

2 Apr 2025

Source: Minor Hotels - NH Collection Helsinki Grand Hansa

Hospitality

Minor Hotels unveils new masterbrand strategy to drive growth

1 Apr 2025

Digital platform to support spaza shops goes live

Informal Retailing

Digital platform to support spaza shops goes live

1 Apr 2025

Ahmed Mahomed (left) and Professor Crouch (right) at Datacentrix's Education Indaba 2025

Higher Education

Future of learning: AI's impact on South African universities

31 Mar 2025

Source: © 123rf While Global advertising spend is now on course to grow 6.7% this year to $1.15trn, according to a new study from Warc, this is a downgrade of almost one percentage point (pp) from the marketing effectiveness experts’ November forecast

Marketing

Warc study shows growth this year but still downgrade of almost one percentage point

28 Mar 2025

Source: Supplied. Mthobisi Kgathi, Business Development Manager – Health & Retail Solutions, BCX.

Medtech

The digital transformation of community pharmacies: from scripts to smart services

Mthobisi Kgathi 28 Mar 2025

Why choose Umbraco Cloud? The key benefits for IT and digital Leaders

Cloud

Why choose Umbraco Cloud? The key benefits for IT and digital Leaders

Issued by Bluegrass Digital 26 Mar 2025

RAPT BizTrendsTV: GG Alcock on KasiNomics - A growth trend reshaping Africa's economies

BizTrendsTV

RAPT BizTrendsTV: GG Alcock on KasiNomics - A growth trend reshaping Africa's economies

25 Mar 2025

Nedbank makes PayShap Request available to all its clients

Banking

Nedbank makes PayShap Request available to all its clients

Issued by DNA Brand Architects 19 Mar 2025

From points to purpose: The evolution of loyalty and rewards programmes

Marketing

From points to purpose: The evolution of loyalty and rewards programmes

Kgomotso Zaake, Issued by DNA Brand Architects 18 Mar 2025

The secret weapon of successful restaurants: strategic menu innovation

Food & bev. services

The secret weapon of successful restaurants: strategic menu innovation

12 Mar 2025

Samro announces the 2025 Samro Music Business Lab bursary recipients

Music

Samro announces the 2025 Samro Music Business Lab bursary recipients

Issued by SAMRO 12 Mar 2025

Women in business: The rise of female entrepreneurship through online marketplaces

Entrepreneurship

Women in business: The rise of female entrepreneurship through online marketplaces

7 Mar 2025

The legalisation of spaza shops in SA: an analysis of government efforts

Regulatory

The legalisation of spaza shops in SA: an analysis of government efforts

Darlene Thorne 3 Mar 2025

Standard Bank and Shoprite partner to ease grocery expenses

Banking & Finance

Standard Bank and Shoprite partner to ease grocery expenses

27 Feb 2025

Grow your business by growing your network

SMEs

Grow your business by growing your network

Jeremy Lang, Issued by Business Partners Limited 26 Feb 2025

RAPT BizTrendsTV: Li Ndube on Afro-optimism - African growth vs Western degrowth

BizTrendsTV

RAPT BizTrendsTV: Li Ndube on Afro-optimism - African growth vs Western degrowth

Danette Breitenbach 25 Feb 2025

Veralab and Dentsu Creative Italy celebrate imperfections with 'Perfectly Imperfect'

Advertising

Veralab and Dentsu Creative Italy celebrate imperfections with 'Perfectly Imperfect'

Issued by Dentsu 25 Feb 2025

Media & Entertainment Law

Google, Meta face penalties for anti-competitive behaviour towards SA news media

Nqobile Dludla 24 Feb 2025

Media

MDPMI provisional report findings against tech giants - Google, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI, X, TikTok

25 Feb 2025

Here's what packaging design should look like in 2025

Packaging

Here's what packaging design should look like in 2025

Brandon Head 24 Feb 2025

BizTrendsTV launches this month, hosted by Bronwyn Williams, futurist, economist and business trends analyst (Image supplied)

Trends

The Real Network, Rapt Creative and Bizcommunity launch RAPT BizTrendsTV – A global first in trends thought leadership

Issued by Bizcommunity.com 21 Feb 2025

Wellness

Local haircare brand, Afrolecia gains global interest

19 Feb 2025

Media

MDPMI to release provisional report on 24 February 2025

19 Feb 2025