Based on official figures - which may be somewhat under reported - Covid-19 has not been as devastating in South Africa as initially feared...
Burtram C. Fielding 4 hours ago
Drone technology is offering a lifesaving solution to the challenges, including helping to ensure that cold chains are maintained, and vaccine quality is not compromised...
8 hours ago
Ezra Pillay (LLB), compliance specialist: data protection and technology at LexisNexis South Africa, offers six tips for easy PoPIA compliance...
Issued by LexisNexis 11 hours ago
Brett Rogers explores the edges of culture and how things are changing, providing valuable insights for brands wanting to understand who and what is shaping culture...
Brett Rogers 12 hours ago
2020 has seen more people speaking of "resilience" than ever before...
12 hours ago
When Anadarko Petroleum Corp. confirmed last year it would be constructing a $20bn liquified natural gas (LNG) plant in Mozambique, this was major news...
NJ Ayuk 12 hours ago
SingularityU announces global lineup to address thought-provoking topics...
Issued by Mann Made 14 hours ago
As the deadline for the post-Brexit trade talks between the European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom (UK) looms, concerns have arisen as to whether the two parties will be able to conclude a deal...
Mills Soko 14 hours ago
The basic ingredients to the success of the acclaimed Netflix series, The Last Dance, show us how to really deliver value from archived and alternative content...
Issued by Levergy 14 hours ago
Health crises are not new in Africa. The continent has grappled with infectious diseases on all levels, from local (such as malaria) to regional (Ebola) to global (Covid-19)...
Patrick Brandful Cobbinah, Ellis Adjei Adams & Michael Odei Erdiaw-Kwasie 15 hours ago
Parliament has urged all South Africans to participate in the public consultation process to strengthen the current draft legislation dealing with gender-based violence (GBV)...
3 days ago
Voluntary Disclosure Programme (VDP) applications have been a permanent part of our law since 2012. The essence of a VDP application is that a taxpayer is incentivised to disclose to Sars a tax default by being granted some relief from the consequences of their default...
Graeme Palmer 3 days ago
The Department of Public Enterprises has called on South African Airways employees and creditors to be patient while work continues to find a constructive outcome to challenges at the airline...
3 days ago
SingularityU South Africa has announced an additional 15 speakers that will address Africa at the online SingularityU South Africa Summit on 14-15 October 2020...
3 days ago
The National Council of Provinces (NCOP) has passed the Disaster Management Tax Relief Administration Bill, the Disaster Management Tax Relief Bill and the Prescription in Civil and Criminal Matters (Sexual Offences) Amendment Bill...
3 days ago
It's easy to fall into the doom-and-gloom trap of how the current pandemic will forever change the face of cities...
Patrick McInerney, Christoph Malan, Catharine Atkins and Malika Walele 3 days ago
Politics editor Thabo Leshilo asked the Anton Harber, the veteran South African journalist, editor and journalism professor at the University of the Witwatersrand to provide the highlights of his new book: For the Record: Behind the Headlines in an Era of State Capture...
Anton Harber 3 days ago
Hola Business is now offering online business plan training for South African entrepreneurs.
17 Sep 2020
WATCH: In this exclusive interview with Africa Brand Summit convenor, Solly Moeng, Bizcommunity's Marketing & Media editor Juanita Pienaar finds out more about the summit, Moeng's passion for Africa and his vision for the event going forward...
Juanita Pienaar 17 Sep 2020
Foreigners may purchase and own immovable property in South Africa without any restrictions, as foreigners are generally subject to the same laws as South African nationals...
Issued by Abrahams & Gross 17 Sep 2020
Bronwyn Williams has observed the ways businesses and brands have responded to the crisis, the one being cynical crisis capitalism and the other, authentic brand empathy...
Bronwyn Williams 17 Sep 2020
Tyrone Van Heerden, head of strategy at Iris, looks into the continuous trend of the cancel culture, the impact that it has on brands and how communications professionals can try and reduce the risk...
Tyrone Van Heerden 17 Sep 2020
Government has developed an integrated plan, incorporating all law enforcement and prosecution authorities, to police and secure the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa's rail infrastructure.
17 Sep 2020
The first subtitling company that provides employment exclusively to persons with disabilities has opened its doors in South Africa, from where it plans to grow and support its clients worldwide...
Issued by Waymenel Entertainment 17 Sep 2020
Google and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has developed a new tool anyone, anywhere can access to obtain multidimensional maps and statistics showing key climate and environmental trends wherever they are...
17 Sep 2020
"As an industry we have come together and worked tirelessly to ensure that travel is both safe and normal for our visitors and guests... It is my sincere hope that this collaboration continues and that public and private sector stakeholders work together to get South Africa's tourism, travel and hospitality community back on their feet..."
17 Sep 2020
Following President Cyril Ramaphosa's announcement that the country's borders would open to international travellers under the strictest conditions, the South African tourism sector has promised to keep these incoming travellers safe...
17 Sep 2020
Side hustling. It's what you're doing when the clock strikes five, and everyone else kicks off their work shoes, it's what you're doing when most people's days are over, and yours is just beginning, it's what you're doing when you're using your creative fix to stash some extra cash...
Issued by OLX 16 Sep 2020
During the early stages of the crisis, organisations had to prioritise their most mission-critical functions to stabilise and pivot. Digital transformation emerged as one of those high-priority areas...
Robin Fisher 16 Sep 2020
Civil society organisations have made court submissions on both sides of the debate...
Tania Broughton 16 Sep 2020
KwaZulu-Natal Social Development MEC Nonhlanhla Khoza has instituted a formal investigation into the alleged failure of non-profit organisations (NPOs) to deliver social relief of distress (SRD) to communities around the province.
16 Sep 2020
The High Court in Pretoria has handed down a declaration order which allows all interested parties automatic access to information regarding mining rights applications...
16 Sep 2020
The Liberty Group has announced its brand refresh and new payoff line, 'In it with you'. Liberty's chief marketing officer Thabang Ramogase tells us more...
15 Sep 2020
Creativity is on the march across the retail landscape as sector players get to grips with shifting consumer values and influences in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic...
15 Sep 2020
Few industries have been as radically transformed by technology over the past few years as banking...
Ryan Falkenberg 15 Sep 2020
Marketers will have to have a granular understanding of where their target consumers are and whether their marketing investment is effective. Marketing strategies will need to be adapted to accommodate emerging trends and customer demands in the aftermath of the pandemic...
Issued by Ask Afrika 15 Sep 2020
Guests have voted four hotels in the City Lodge Hotel Group as their favourites on Tripadvisor. Fairview Hotel and City Lodge Hotel at Two Rivers Mall in Nairobi, Kenya, Courtyard Hotel Port Elizabeth and City Lodge Hotel Lynnwood in Pretoria...
Issued by City Lodge Hotel 15 Sep 2020
In spite of the Covid-19 rate of infection, elective surgery has been given the green light and it's back to business - albeit with strict protocols in place to safeguard staff as well as patients...
Issued by Bonitas 15 Sep 2020
Romance is proud to announce that Justice Mukheli has joined us as a commercials director, and we couldn't be more excited...
Issued by Romance Films 15 Sep 2020
A voluntary organisation, the South African Association of Treasury Advisors (SAATA), was recently launched to represent both big and small treasury advisors...
14 Sep 2020
While some sellers believe listing the property price higher than the market average is the best strategy because it allows for downward negotiation, it is rare that this strategy works, says Michelle Cohen, principal at Leapfrog Johannesburg North East...
14 Sep 2020
The Allan Gray Orbis Foundation is calling on young learners to begin creating change, through a scholarship programme that focuses on developing the next generation of entrepreneurs...
14 Sep 2020
When we look back on 2020, we'll remember it as the year everything changed. Customer communication is no exception...
Mia Papanicolaou 14 Sep 2020
Adam Hunter, head of Hook, Line & Sinker Communications comments on the value of integrated marketing and PR during economic upheaval...
Adam Hunter 14 Sep 2020
There are millions of companies buying products and services in SA. While B2B marketing has its own methods, it pays to remember there's a real person making those business decisions. New Media B2B GM Dev Naidoo and Swipe iX MD Leo Redelinghuys talk digitalisation without audience alienation...
Dev Naidoo and Leo Redelinghuys 14 Sep 2020
A new era: Today we are announcing our exciting rollout of the new, improved MojoReporter - which will change the way mobile content is captured, stored and published...
Issued by Publisher’s Toolbox 14 Sep 2020