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Artificial Intelligence

YouTube expands AI deepfake detection tool to journalists

1 day

Why Gen Z’s views on gender roles are more complex than we think

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Why Gen Z’s views on gender roles are more complex than we think

Jessica Gbedemah 1 day

Review | Gregory Maqoma’s Genesis: A breathtaking dance journey from chaos to rebirth

Theatre

Review | Gregory Maqoma’s Genesis: A breathtaking dance journey from chaos to rebirth

Debbie Hathway 2 days

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Labour Law

Draft amendments to employment laws - part 2: Labour Relations Bill to reshape workplace norms in 2026

Talita Laubscher and Chloë Loubser 2 days

Breaking the credit barrier: The rise of cash car rental in South Africa

Commercial & Industrial

Breaking the credit barrier: The rise of cash car rental in South Africa

Issued by Pace Car Rental 1 day

Cape Town scoops Best LGBTQ+ City Destination at global travel awards

Tourism

Cape Town scoops Best LGBTQ+ City Destination at global travel awards

Issued by Cape Town Tourism 6 Mar 2026

Creative Circle Best of the Year 2025 winners

Advertising

Creative Circle Best of the Year 2025 winners

6 Mar 2026

Turkish Airlines integrates Google Find Hub for baggage tracking

Travel

Turkish Airlines integrates Google Find Hub for baggage tracking

6 Mar 2026

Justice Ponnan has accepted the appointment as chairperson of the Broadcasting Complaints Commission of South Africa’s (BCCSA) Appointment and Appeals Committee (AAC) (Image supplied)

Media

Justice Ponnan appointment to uphold broadcasting integrity

6 Mar 2026

#BizTrends2026 | Red Hat's Dion Harvey: Africa’s top enterprise tech trends for 2026

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | Red Hat's Dion Harvey: Africa’s top enterprise tech trends for 2026

Dion Harvey 4 Mar 2026

Why space gives the Ford Territory Dark Edition the edge

Launches & Reviews

Why space gives the Ford Territory Dark Edition the edge

Imran Salie 28 Feb 2026

Death of the ‘open brief’ and the generative AI fix

Marketing

Death of the ‘open brief’ and the generative AI fix

Mathabatha Sexwale, Issued by Brave Group 3 Mar 2026

HR Tools & Software

Is your AI recruitment software ageist?

27 Feb 2026

Training tomorrow’s champions

Primary & Secondary Education

Training tomorrow’s champions

Issued by Tutor Doctor 26 Feb 2026

Source: (Journalist in the Gaza Strip)

Media Freedom

Record number of journalists killed in 2025

26 Feb 2026

Backslash unveils 2026 Edges report: Culture is searching for Proof of Human

Research

Backslash unveils 2026 Edges report: Culture is searching for Proof of Human

Issued by TBWA 26 Feb 2026

Supplied image: Chad Moses, the Executive Head of Reddam House Umhlanga

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | Reddam's Chad Moses: How digital confidence, entrepreneurship and accessible tools are reshaping learning

Chad Moses 24 Feb 2026

Engen partners with Palesa Pads to provide reusable pads to hundreds of South African school girls

Health & Social Welfare

Engen partners with Palesa Pads to provide reusable pads to hundreds of South African school girls

24 Feb 2026

Joe Latakgomo in 1988. Source: YouTube.

Media Freedom

Sowetan founding editor Joe Latakgomo has passed away

Karabo Ledwaba 23 Feb 2026

Cheryl Reddy, founder of Comms Reddy shares valuable lessons after the launch of the agency (Image supplied)

PR & Communications

Quiet growth: 4 lessons on building a PR agency that lasts

Cheryl Reddy 20 Feb 2026

The Lead Creative | Client agency partnerships that deliver

The Lead Creative

The Lead Creative | Client agency partnerships that deliver

Danette Breitenbach 20 Feb 2026

AI changed how I work as a designer, faster than I expected

Artificial Intelligence

AI changed how I work as a designer, faster than I expected

Emmanuel Naidoo, Issued by Ignition Group 17 Feb 2026

The Supreme Court of Appeal has ruled that damages for future medical expenses in state medical negligence cases must be paid as a lump sum and not through the provision of treatment at public hospitals. Photo: Ben Bezuidenhout via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Medical Law

SCA rules medical negligence damages must be paid as lump sum

Tania Broughton 13 Feb 2026

Superwoman Karyn White to perform one-night-only at Kirstenbosch Gardens

Music

Superwoman Karyn White to perform one-night-only at Kirstenbosch Gardens

13 Feb 2026

Is community radio afraid of losing its voice to AI?

Radio & Audio

Is community radio afraid of losing its voice to AI?

Issued by Media Development and Diversity Agency 13 Feb 2026

Routine health checks matter more than you think

Medical Aid

Routine health checks matter more than you think

Kevin Aron, Issued by Stone 12 Feb 2026

Photos of the living conditions, taken by inspectors from the National Bargaining Council for the Clothing Manufacturing Industry, at Drake Clothing in KwaZulu-Natal. Inspections are carried out with SARS, immigration officials and the police. There have been some arrests for breaking immigration law. Photos supplied (GroundUp)

Labour Law

KZN sweatshops sued for labour law violations

Tania Broughton 12 Feb 2026

A legacy of love… and red dresses

Law of Succession

A legacy of love… and red dresses

Issued by Capital Legacy 11 Feb 2026

Over 50 countries will gather in Pretoria to advance accountability, transparency, and user rights on digital platforms. (Source: )

Media

South Africa hosts global summit on digital platform governance

11 Feb 2026

Jimmy Lai in conversation with BBC. Source: YouTube.

Media Freedom

Hong Kong court sentences publisher Jimmy Lai to 20 years in prison

9 Feb 2026

#BizTrends2026 | Reach Africa’s Leslie Adams: 5 streaming trends for 2026

Media

#BizTrends2026 | Reach Africa’s Leslie Adams: 5 streaming trends for 2026

Leslie Adams 6 Feb 2026

Bibi Bonnecwe, Executive Creative Director at Brave Group looks at why in 2026 human truths matter more than marketing trends (Image supplied)

Advertising

#BizTrends2026 | Brave Group’s Bibi Bonnecwe: Why human truths matter more than marketing trends

Bibi Bonnecwe 5 Feb 2026

Source: Supplied. Barto van der Merwe, managing director of Renishaw Property Developments.

Property Development

A groundbreaking year ahead: Renishaw Coastal Precinct plans eco-friendly developments for 2026

5 Feb 2026

PR & Communications

Why keeping quiet about the family feud gave Brand Beckham a commercial boost

Ashleigh Logan-McFarlane 5 Feb 2026

Illegal mining has crippling economic effect on SA mining, warns minerals minister

Mining

Illegal mining has crippling economic effect on SA mining, warns minerals minister

5 Feb 2026

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Legislation & Regulation

Call for comment on draft Cannabis Regulations

4 Feb 2026

No hassle service excellence, affordable contributions and increased benefits result in membership rise for Medshield

Medical Aid

No hassle service excellence, affordable contributions and increased benefits result in membership rise for Medshield

Issued by Medshield 30 Jun 2025

Predict and prevent – Medshield Champions Predictive Healthcare

Medical Aid

Predict and prevent – Medshield Champions Predictive Healthcare

Issued by Medshield 18 Nov 2025

Launched by the Digital News Transformation Fund, a new grant programme, Ignite, provides R100,000 grants to early-stage publishers (Image source: © 123rf )

Media

DNTF's new grant provides R100,000 to early-stage publishers

4 Feb 2026

Primary & Secondary Education

Shop, donate, and transform education: Checkers’ back-to-school initiative

David Maynier 30 Jan 2026

Elevating everyday underwear with Sports Mesh innovation

Fashion & Homeware

Elevating everyday underwear with Sports Mesh innovation

Issued by Jockey South Africa 28 Jan 2026

The ninth edition of VML’s Tomorrow’s Commerce report looks to shopper behaviour in 2026 and far beyond. The big take-out? Technology isn’t slowing down, but the humans are rebelling (Image supplied)

Advertising

#BizTrends2026 | VML’s Tomorrow’s Commerce: Technology isn’t slowing down but the humans are rebelling

VML 28 Jan 2026

#BizTrends2026 | Fineline Consulting's Taegan Devar: 2026: A year of creativity and growth

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | Fineline Consulting's Taegan Devar: 2026: A year of creativity and growth

Taegan Devar 28 Jan 2026

#BizTrends2026 | Lightstone's Paul-Roux de Kock on AI automotive trends

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | Lightstone's Paul-Roux de Kock on AI automotive trends

Paul-Roux de Kock 26 Jan 2026

TikTok has finalised a deal to avoid the looming threat of a ban in the US (Image source: © NPR

Social Media

TikTok avoids looming threat of US ban

23 Jan 2026

Media Freedom

Journalists’ sentencing in Tunisia seen as retaliation, claims family

23 Jan 2026

Media

$2500 awaits you! How to enter the 2026 SADC Media Awards

21 Jan 2026

Are you ready for the CX evolution? Here are the top 5 trends for 2026

Trends

Are you ready for the CX evolution? Here are the top 5 trends for 2026

Bruce von Maltitz 21 Jan 2026