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#BizTrends2026 | ANEW Hotels & Resorts' Madri van der Westhuizen: AI and the future of holiday planning

South Africa, Jan. 22 -- In 2026, planning a trip looks a bit different: a person can simply input a few prompts into an AI platform, which then generates a detailed itinerary within milliseconds. Pe... Read More


All the 2025 SA TikTok Ad Awards winners

South Africa, Jan. 22 -- The ceremony, held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, recognised the most innovative, authentic and effective advertising campaigns that embodied TikTok's signature creativity, communit... Read More


MakeReign appoints creative technology director to drive AI-led growth

South Africa, Jan. 22 -- With nearly two decades of experience in advertising, design, and film, Grant will play a pivotal role in defining and leading MakeReign's adoption of emerging AI technologies... Read More


3 ways mentorship drives leadership in marketing and media

South Africa, Jan. 22 -- But how important is developing trusted relationships through the process of sharing knowledge, opportunities, and wisdom? Three media leaders agree that coaching and mentori... Read More


#BizTrends2026 | ARB CEO Gail Schimmel: The year of industry self-regulation

South Africa, Jan. 22 -- Moving on from the shiny new toy Internationally, 2025 was the year of AI. I don't think that this comes as a surprise to anyone in the industry. Every conference at every le... Read More


November sees strong growth in SA's retail sector with 3.5% surge

South Africa, Jan. 22 -- Measured at constant 2019 prices, retail trade sales increased by 3.5% year-on-year in November 2025. The strongest contributors to this growth came from general dealers, whi... Read More


#Orchids&Onions: When Ryanair schools Elon Musk

South Africa, Jan. 22 -- It has been a bit like that with the hype about social media and how, if your company didn't have a presence and a "social media team", then you'd sink in the same primordial ... Read More


Keeping up with the MediaHeads - Gladiators are you ready

South Africa, Jan. 21 -- I always use the holiday time to reflect on the year past and the year head. I'm an overthinker, over-planner and have a moment of panic from time to time. In 2025 I made the ... Read More


African brand guru Thebe Ikalafeng appointed chancellor of Sol Plaatje University

South Africa, Jan. 21 -- Ikalafeng succeeds Justice Steven Majiedt, whose second term as Chancellor concluded on 20 October 2025. "Sol Plaatje University is privileged that this award-winning author,... Read More


#BizTrends2026 | Ariston Global's Boudine Henningse: Steering corporate wellness into 2026

South Africa, Jan. 21 -- If we are serious about "steering the future" of work in 2026, we cannot treat wellness as a once-off activity that happens when the calendar runs out. It has to be part of ho... Read More