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Making sense of infinite content: Why curation and curriculum matter in online learning

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10 Sep 2025

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Source: © Gerety Awards VML is the Gerety Awards Global Network of the Year. Pictured: VML's Thanks for Coke-Creating campaign from Coca-Cola that won gold at the Awards.

Gerety Awards 2025 winners - VML named Global Network of the Year

Source: © 123rf A new CMO Council thought leadership programme with Zeta Global, engages senior marketers in a benchmarking process to determine their company’s level of digital marketing maturity, organisational capacity and performance predictability

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ESG & SustainabilityDesigners Hugo Dumas and Carla Zhang bring fresh solutions to fashion’s growing waste problem

9 Sep 2025

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Introducing the Effie Lions Foundation: Building a marketing industry for everyone

Association for Communication and Advertising Introducing the Effie Lions Foundation: Building a marketing industry for everyone

13 Jun 2025

Human8 names Tim Nguyen product and innovation manager to further advance insight solutions

Human8 Human8 names Tim Nguyen product and innovation manager to further advance insight solutions

11 Jun 2025

Marketing & Media

Source: © 123rf A new CMO Council thought leadership programme with Zeta Global, engages senior marketers in a benchmarking process to determine their company’s level of digital marketing maturity, organisational capacity and performance predictability

How martech ready is your organisation?

3 days

Source: © Gerety Awards VML is the Gerety Awards Global Network of the Year. Pictured: VML's Thanks for Coke-Creating campaign from Coca-Cola that won gold at the Awards.

Gerety Awards 2025 winners - VML named Global Network of the Year

9 Sep 2025

The ad was a hit at the Emmy's. Source: YouTube.

Brian Cox's college living earns Emmy nod for Uber ad

8 Sep 2025

WPP's new leadership appointmetns include Laurent Ezekiel as global CEO of Ogilvy, Devika Bulchandani as COO and Laurent Ezekiel as Global CEO of Ogilvy
Floriane Tripolino was named CEO of WPP Open X, dedicated to The Coca-Cola Company (Image supplied)

WPP announces key global leadership appointments

5 Sep 2025

Retail

Fanta partners with horror icons for Halloween campaign

Fanta partners with horror icons for Halloween campaign

29 Aug 2025

The limited edition ice-cream launched in the UK.

Minecraft-themed ice cream by Wall’s hits UK supermarkets

1 Aug 2025

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Publicis unseats WPP on Mars’ $1.7bn media account

11 Jun 2025

Brand Finance: Automobile, watch and cosmetic brands the world's most valuable luxury brands

27 May 2025

ICT

Is Gmail’s AI Search a game-changer for users or an invasion of privacy? (Image supplied)

Exclusive | Gmail’s AI Search: Game-changer or a privacy nightmare?

2 Apr 2025

Source: © 123rf In 2024, 258,000 apps for iOS and Android operating systems were downloaded per minute for all types of publishers, with in-app purchase revenue up 12.5% to $150bn

2024 in-app purchase revenue up to $150bn, but app downloads decrease

23 Jan 2025

Source: © LinkedIn In 2025 AI will transform advertising, signalling a fundamental shift in how advertisers approach digital marketing

AI to transform advertising in fundamental shift in digital marketing in 2025

3 Jan 2025

Source: © The Economic Times President-elect Donald Trump is making a U-turn on banning TikTok in the US

Trump's U-turn on the banning of TikTok

2 Jan 2025

Finance

Maria Sharapova joins Lewis Hamilton as global ambassador for CFI

24 Jul 2025

Spar Group plans to sell Swiss and UK retail businesses

Spar Group plans to sell Swiss and UK retail businesses

3 Jun 2025

Source: © Ask Traders WPP CEO Mark Read says WPP's financial performance in Q1 was in line with expectations, and performance is anticipated to improve in the second half

WPP's Q1 results dip, tariffs not expected to directly impact the network

25 Apr 2025

Source: © WPP Despite third-quarter results showing a strong performance from GroupM and WPP's winning of the Amazon media account, the network's expectations for the full year remain unchanged

Strong Q3 performance for WPP; full year expectations remain unchanged

23 Oct 2024

ESG & Sustainability

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Designers Hugo Dumas and Carla Zhang bring fresh solutions to fashion’s growing waste problem

9 Sep 2025

Pictured: Elizabeth Cousens, president and CEO of the UN Foundation. Image supplied.

Droga5's Once Upon a Future campaign for the UN to engage the youth

4 Oct 2024

Source: 123RF/svershinsky

South Korea: Junior doctors strike amid concerns over low doctor-to-patient ratio

4 Mar 2024

Source: International Criminal Court.

South Africa refers Israel to ICC for Gaza war crimes

16 Nov 2023

Education

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DMAT launches the Global Academic Council

4 May 2021

IATA training initiative to help laid-off airline cabin crew members re-enter the job market

IATA training initiative to help laid-off airline cabin crew members re-enter the job market

10 Feb 2021

Outdoor education at universities can be a positive legacy of Covid-19

Outdoor education at universities can be a positive legacy of Covid-19

4 Jan 2021

Special edition e-book captures responses from education's frontline during Covid-19

Special edition e-book captures responses from education's frontline during Covid-19

25 Sep 2020

HR & Management

Nike CEO completes C-Suite makeover with former McDonald’s executive

Nike CEO completes C-Suite makeover with former McDonald’s executive

4 Jun 2025

Nike restructures its leadership team

Nike restructures its leadership team

7 May 2025

Nike shakes up leadership in efforts to revive sales

Nike shakes up leadership in efforts to revive sales

20 Sep 2024

Geoff Seeley is the CMO for PayPal. Source: PayPal.

PayPal appoints Geoff Seeley as new CMO amid job cuts

27 Feb 2024

Healthcare

Source: © 123rf Nivea has launched Nivea Connect, a global social mission to combat social isolation and promote meaningful connections

Nivea Connect combats growing social isolation, promotes meaningful connections

30 Sep 2024

(Image supplied) Virgin Active's global Leave the cult, Join the club campaign has premiered this September

Virgin Active’s new campaign Leave the cult, Join the club cuts through wellness fiction

25 Sep 2024

Source: 123RF.

Accenture and Palantir secure $415m contract with NHS England to deploy data system

22 Nov 2023

Amazon delivery drones: How the sky could be the limit for market dominance

Amazon delivery drones: How the sky could be the limit for market dominance

22 Nov 2023

Entrepreneurship

Source: Islamic Development Bank Institute (IsDBI).

IsDBI unveils flagship Islamic finance marketplace

3 Jan 2024

Seedstars, IOE launch 4th edition of The Migration Challenge

Seedstars, IOE launch 4th edition of The Migration Challenge

19 Sep 2023

Technology convergence is transforming the workplace. Source: Thisisengineering/Unsplash

The future of AI, blockchain, IoT and 5G is convergence

11 Jul 2023

Pre-loved fashion platform Yaga raises €2.2m to fuel growth

Pre-loved fashion platform Yaga raises €2.2m to fuel growth

1 Dec 2022

Legal

US President Donald Trump speaks as he attends a "Summer Soiree" held on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, US, 4 June 2025. Reuters/Leah Millis

Trump reinstates US travel ban, bars citizens of 12 countries

5 Jun 2025

Source: Brics Competition Law and Policy Centre.

Brics and China unite for a groundbreaking commodities exchange system

19 Sep 2024

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Iraqi man arrested for broadcasting pornography on major advertising screen

22 Aug 2023

Source: Reuters.

Kenya suspends crypto project Worldcoin over safety concerns

3 Aug 2023

Automotive

Martin Limpert appointed to steer Range Rover into an electric future

Martin Limpert appointed to steer Range Rover into an electric future

18 Feb 2025

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Stokado expands portfolio with acquisition of self-storage facility

16 Nov 2023

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SAIC, Maxus EV partner to decarbonise urban logistics fleets

19 Sep 2023

Puma inks exclusive multi-year licensing deal with Formula 1

Puma inks exclusive multi-year licensing deal with Formula 1

8 May 2023

Tourism & Travel

CrowdStrike Falcon glitch disrupts global services across sectors

CrowdStrike Falcon glitch disrupts global services across sectors

19 Jul 2024

Source: Supplied

ATM 2024 to explore transformative innovation, entrepreneurship in global travel

23 Apr 2024

Source: Supplied

Virgin Atlantic resumes Cape Town to London flights

27 Oct 2023

Yale launches initiative to support African museums, cultural institutions

Yale launches initiative to support African museums, cultural institutions

24 Oct 2023

Property

How coworking spaces can boost local economies

How coworking spaces can boost local economies

11 Jul 2023

Insights from Milan Design Week 2023: a journey towards light innovation

Insights from Milan Design Week 2023: a journey towards light innovation

21 Jun 2023

Is the global housing market about to crash?

Is the global housing market about to crash?

23 Dec 2022

Hot in the city: why investors should care about soaring temperatures

Hot in the city: why investors should care about soaring temperatures

16 Sep 2022

Construction & Engineering

ExxonMobil president Karen McKee named 2023 ICIS CEO of the Year

ExxonMobil president Karen McKee named 2023 ICIS CEO of the Year

21 Jun 2023

Continued weak growth forecast for construction industry in 2023 - GlobalData

Continued weak growth forecast for construction industry in 2023 - GlobalData

10 May 2023

Buildings left standing in Turkey offer design guidance for future earthquake-resilient construction

Buildings left standing in Turkey offer design guidance for future earthquake-resilient construction

5 Apr 2023

Climate-conscious design: The Cool House in Bharuch, Gujarat

Climate-conscious design: The Cool House in Bharuch, Gujarat

23 Dec 2022

Agriculture

Australia’s shot-hole borer beetle invasion has begun, but we don’t need to chop down every tree under attack

Australia’s shot-hole borer beetle invasion has begun, but we don’t need to chop down every tree under attack

16 Feb 2024

Bird flu could be eradicated by editing the genes of chickens - our study shows how

Bird flu could be eradicated by editing the genes of chickens - our study shows how

3 Nov 2023

Ivory Coast in fresh stand-off with cocoa buyers over premium

Ivory Coast in fresh stand-off with cocoa buyers over premium

27 Oct 2023

US, Norway join forces to boost African agriculture

US, Norway join forces to boost African agriculture

20 Sep 2023

Manufacturing

Source: Reuters.

Dollar shrugs off Fitch's US credit rating downgrade

2 Aug 2023

Some US companies still failing to meet conflict minerals rules, GAO says

Some US companies still failing to meet conflict minerals rules, GAO says

24 Jul 2023

Source: Reuters.

Dollar teeters near one-year low; euro climbs to 17-month peak

18 Jul 2023

Source: Supplied. Sherilyn Kamga, senior strategic finance analyst at Talend.

#YouthMonth: Navigating the intersection of finance and tech in FinOps

23 Jun 2023

Energy & Mining

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Oil prices surge as Iran-Israel conflict causes production concerns

17 Jun 2025

Neal Froneman, CEO of Sibanye-Stillwater says there are many “pleasing aspects from the Q1 2025 operating results. Pictured: Driefontein Mine. (Image: Sibanye-Stillwater)

Sibanye-Stillwater Q1 2025 operating results "pleasing"

13 May 2025

Source: © LinkedIn In March, the gold sector recorded the highest average increase in input cost inflation, although benefiting from strong market prices - with gold averaging $2,986/oz

Downward mining input cost trends suprising given volatility in economy

6 May 2025

Source: © Anglo American Kumba Anglo American has had a strong start to the financial year with copper and iron ore the star performers for the first quarter ended 31 March 2025

Copper and iron ore give Anglo American a strong start to the year

24 Apr 2025

Logistics & Transport

Somali pirates' return adds to crisis for global shipping companies

Somali pirates' return adds to crisis for global shipping companies

22 Mar 2024

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Iata and The Weather Company join forces to enhance turbulence data for airlines

22 Feb 2024

World Travel Awards reveal top Africa & Indian Ocean destinations

World Travel Awards reveal top Africa & Indian Ocean destinations

16 Oct 2023

Air Belgium suspends all passenger flight operations

Air Belgium suspends all passenger flight operations

19 Sep 2023

Lifestyle

Discover the Netflix characters setting 2025 fashion trends

Discover the Netflix characters setting 2025 fashion trends

8 Jul 2025

The Sony Future Filmmaker Awards 2025 have been announced (Image supplied)

The Sony Future Filmmaker Awards 2025 winners announced

9 Jun 2025

Source: © Vogue Business It has been confirmed that Dior artistic director Maria Grazia Chiuri steps down

Dior artistic director steps down

29 May 2025

Cape Town crowned best city in the world by Time Out

Cape Town crowned best city in the world by Time Out

16 Jan 2025

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