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Evan-Lee Courie
LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT
2024 Laureus World Sports Awards winners

2024 Laureus World Sports Awards winners
[Evan-Lee Courie] Some of the biggest names from the world of sport, past and present, guest gathered at the Palacio de Cibeles in Madrid, Spain on Monday, 22 April 2024. to honour the greatest sportsmen, sportswomen and teams from 2023 at the 2024 Laureus World Sports Awards...

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Terena Chetty
HUMAN RESOURCES & MANAGEMENT
How climate change has become an OHS issue

Terena Chetty, Head of Strategy at 1Africa Consulting
Terena Chetty, Head of Strategy at 1Africa Consulting
[Terena Chetty] The effects of climate change are vast, and the worry is that we are not addressing the issue as vigorously and swiftly as we should. A major cause for concern is the subject of employee health and safety...

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Lindsey Schutters
ENERGY & MINING
Claimant lawyers accuse Anglo of ‘shocking indifference’ to Kabwe case

Claimants in the Kabwe lead poisoning case will be escalating the ongoing dispute with Anglo American to the SCA
Claimants in the Kabwe lead poisoning case will be escalating the ongoing dispute with Anglo American to the SCA
[Lindsey Schutters] Lawyers representing the Kabwe community in the lead poisoning class action lawsuit accuse Anglo American of "shocking indifference"...

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Aa-isha Hassiem
MARKETING & MEDIA
#BehindtheSelfie: Elwin Smith, senior manager of group sponsorships at Nedbank

#BehindtheSelfie: Elwin Smith, senior manager of group sponsorships at Nedbank
[Aa-isha Hassiem] This week we pick the mind of Elwin Smith, the senior manager of group sponsorships at Nedbank...

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Lindsey Schutters
IT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Meta slides AI assistant into DMs in 7 African countries

Meta has unleashed its AI assistant into all of its social media apps.
Meta has unleashed its AI assistant into all of its social media apps.
[Lindsey Schutters] Meta hopes to boost creativity and productivity with the deployment of Meta AI in Nigeria, South Africa, and others...

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Lindsey Schutters
ENERGY & MINING
Anglo maintains innocence as Kabwe claimants given leave to appeal

Source: Aleksandar Pasaric/Pexels
Source: Aleksandar Pasaric/Pexels
[Lindsey Schutters] Claimants from Kabwe, Zambia, who are seeking compensation for alleged lead poisoning, have been given leave to appeal a previous court decision...

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Karabo Ledwaba
MARKETING & MEDIA
ARB clears MultiChoice of racial stereotyping in streaming ad

[Karabo Ledwaba] The Directorate of the Advertising Regulatory Board (ARB) has cleared MultiChoice and DStv of racial stereotyping after a consumer filed a complaint against it regarding a television advertisement promoting its streaming service...

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Lindsey Schutters
ENERGY & MINING
Sibanye-Stillwater faces PGM headwinds, cuts jobs at ageing mine

Sibanye-Stillwater's Marikana complex has faced the brunt of the PGM crisis
Sibanye-Stillwater's Marikana complex has faced the brunt of the PGM crisis
[Lindsey Schutters] Sibanye-Stillwater has decided to permanently close its 4 Belt shaft at the Marikana operation after failing to restore profitability at the ageing mine...

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Lindsey Schutters
ENERGY & MINING
Western Cape initiative keeps small businesses afloat during power cuts

The Western Cape Alternative Energy Support Programme, has allocated R12.5M for Solar PV in trading and township hubs, helping 50+ businesses stay open.
The Western Cape Alternative Energy Support Programme, has allocated R12.5M for Solar PV in trading and township hubs, helping 50+ businesses stay open.
[Lindsey Schutters] The Western Cape Provincial Government has launched a programme to shield SMMEs from the effects of load shedding...

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Lindsey Schutters
IT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Meta enters the advanced cloud LLM fight with Llama 3

Meta's latest LLM Llama 3 is taking aim at Gemini Advanced and OpenAI's GPT-4
Meta's latest LLM Llama 3 is taking aim at Gemini Advanced and OpenAI's GPT-4
[Lindsey Schutters] Next-gen Meta Llama 3 offers performance leaps, fuelling competition across cloud platforms…

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Lindsey Schutters
ENERGY & MINING
Solar industry: ‘South Africa shouldn’t waste public money on local manufacturing’

Solarworld Africa hosted a partner conference in Cape Town for its 40th anniversary
Solarworld Africa hosted a partner conference in Cape Town for its 40th anniversary
[Lindsey Schutters] Solar industry insiders argue that South Africa should not invest in local manufacturing...

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Danette Breitenbach
MARKETING & MEDIA
Sabre EMEA 2024 Awards: Razor PR, Retroviral top SA agencies

Source: © Provoke Media  The 2024 EMEA Sabre Award winners have been announced
Source: © Provoke Media Provoke Media The 2024 EMEA Sabre Award winners have been announced
[Danette Breitenbach] Razor PR and Retroviral are the top agencies at the Sabre EMEA 2024 Awards...

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Lindsey Schutters
RETAIL
Clothing brand Curve Gear opens new store in Tygervalley Centre

The Tygervalley Centre Curve Gear store is the 6th brand store in South Africa.
The Tygervalley Centre Curve Gear store is the 6th brand store in South Africa.
[Lindsey Schutters] Curve Gear was born out of the mining industry as merch for a uniquely South African slurry pump...

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Joe Hamman
MARKETING & MEDIA
6 steps to choose the correct media monitoring tools

Image supplied. Joe Hamman, director of Novus Group, outlines steps to choosing the correct media monitoring tools for your business or agency
Image supplied. Joe Hamman, director of Novus Group, outlines steps to choosing the correct media monitoring tools for your business or agency
[Joe Hamman] Joe Hamman, director of Novus Group, outlines steps to choosing the correct media monitoring tools for your business or agency…

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Karabo Ledwaba
MARKETING & MEDIA
Dove launches The Code campaign, vowing to reject AI distortion of women's images

Dove launches The Code campaign, vowing to reject AI distortion of women's images
[Karabo Ledwaba] Amid a rise in AI in creativity, Dove has released a campaign pledging they will not use the technology to distort images of women in campaigns...

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Lindsey Schutters
IT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Era of first-party data dawns as the data cookie crumbles

The panellists at the Flow discussion about the rise of first-party data was stacked with industry experts.
The panellists at the Flow discussion about the rise of first-party data was stacked with industry experts.
[Lindsey Schutters] Marketers are facing a reality without third-party cookies that many brands are not prepared...

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Brendan Seery
MARKETING & MEDIA
#OrchidsandOnions: Scientists sail across the seas to satisfy their KFC craving

#OrchidsandOnions: Scientists sail across the seas to satisfy their KFC craving
[Brendan Seery] Old-school storytelling is not commonplace today, in SA or globally. So it’s refreshing to see that not only can it still be done, it can be done well...

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Karabo Ledwaba
MARKETING & MEDIA
R3 sale: Africa Padel faces scrutiny over third anniversary promotion

[Karabo Ledwaba] The complaint raised concerns about the misleading nature of the advertising, particularly regarding the availability of items at the advertised price...

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Andre Cilliers
FINANCE & INSURANCE
Risk sentiment soars on rising Middle East tensions and US rate cut concerns

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[Andre Cilliers] Middle East tensions and US rate cut fears drive risk sentiment up, prompting investors to seek safe-havens like Dollar and Gold.

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Lindsey Schutters
IT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Samsung regains smartphone crown as global market rebounds

Samsung sales were bolstered by the S24 series launch
Samsung sales were bolstered by the S24 series launch
[Lindsey Schutters] South Korean giant tops Apple in Q1 shipments, but Chinese competition intensifies...

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