South Africa's Takealot Group reported its first full-year adjusted operating profit on Monday, 29 June 2026 as strong order growth and gains in its logistics arm helped the country's biggest e-commerce firm deliver $1bn in annual revenue.

SA’s real unemployment rate is 15%, as many of the individuals who are formally unemployed earn income in the informal sector. This means that they do not feature in formal statistics produced by bodies such as Stats SA, leaving SA with an inflated unemployment rate of 32.7%. Informal economy expert GG Alcock explained this phenomenon on a recent Common Sense podcast, where he discussed the township economy.

Newsday offers South Africans the latest political, financial, and economic news, with a sprinkle of sport and general reporting.

"Growth without coherence is just activity. What we are launching is not another advisory firm. It is a fundamentally different way of working, one that connects people, data, human insights, strategy and technology into one cohesive, forward-looking plan. Businesses deserve partners who can see the whole picture and provide effective solutions," says Kgaugelo Maphai, Group CEO of Matrix Group.

A Youth Month reflection on the generation redefining how brands connect, communicate and grow.

If 2026 has taught us anything, it is this. In a world obsessed with optimisation, targeting, and dashboards that refresh faster than your morning coffee, Out-of-Home (OOH) is quietly doing what it has always done best. It is being seen, being remembered, and being trusted.

Ask most marketers why a social media campaign underperforms and you’ll usually hear the same story. The creative could have been stronger. Or maybe the algorithm gets the blame. Sometimes those things play a part, but they don’t get to the heart of why good campaigns struggle to take off over time.

What Comrades 2026 reveals about the future of live sport.

Vodacom South Africa has partnered with Amazon South Africa to include Amazon Prime benefits across selected mobile and broadband products, expanding bundled digital services in the local telecoms market.

Media industry consolidation is accelerating pressure on costs, efficiency and measurable outcomes, says Mediaheads360 managing director, Zodwa Vundla. Complexity is losing value as agencies and brands prioritise simplicity and integration. She believes future success depends on connecting brand, performance, media and creative thinking.