2016 | Bizcommunity

2016 | Bizcommunity

News

Empowerment through partnership: AfriGIS and Employment Solutions for people with disabilities

Mandela Month

Empowerment through partnership: AfriGIS and Employment Solutions for people with disabilities

Issued by AfriGIS 21 Jul 2025

Image credit: Reuters

Sports Science

Empowerment through exercise: Ugandan women fight obesity

21 Jul 2025

Branding

The call centre practice putting brands at risk

Natalie van der Merwe and Andrew King 21 Jul 2025

Image credit: Singkham on Pexels

ESG & Sustainability

2025 update: Navigating ESG disclosure changes in SA

Kent Davis and Paula-Ann Novotny 17 Jul 2025

Source: Supplied. Bradd Bendall, BetterBond’s National Head of Sales.

Markets & Investment

Top suburbs for buy-to-let investments in South Africa: where to invest now

16 Jul 2025

From deck to DNA: Embedding culture in your credentials

Direct Marketing

From deck to DNA: Embedding culture in your credentials

Issued by DMASA 15 Jul 2025

A constitutional court case brought by communities affected by the Lesotho Highlands Water Project is to be heard by the Lesotho High Court. Photo: Sechaba Mokhethi / GroundUp

Human Rights Law

The human cost of SA’s water lifeline: Lesotho communities go to court

Sechaba Mokhethi 14 Jul 2025

Stitch expands fintech footprint with Efficacy Payments acquisition

Technology

Stitch expands fintech footprint with Efficacy Payments acquisition

9 Jul 2025

#WPRD2025 | Bizcommunity joins global PR community in celebrating World PR Day

PR & Communications

#WPRD2025 | Bizcommunity joins global PR community in celebrating World PR Day

9 Jul 2025

Source: © 123rf For the first time in the decade-long history of Agency Scope in South Africa, participation is on track to surge to a record 710 interviews

Marketing

Marketers make their voices heard, as Agency Scope participation almost quadruples

8 Jul 2025

MSCI South Africa Green Annual Property Index 2024

Office Property

MSCI South Africa Green Annual Property Index 2024

Issued by Catchwords 4 Jul 2025

Shoprite expands its R5 basket to include essential toiletries

Health & Beauty

Shoprite expands its R5 basket to include essential toiletries

3 Jul 2025

Office Property

From desks to homes: how residential conversions are tackling office oversupply

John Loos 3 Jul 2025

Image credit: Jen Dries on Unsplash

Environment & Natural Resources

Protecting penguins: New offshore regulations open for comment

1 Jul 2025

Social Media

WhatsApp introducing advertising is a potentially lucrative but risky move

Yusuf Oc and Janina Steinmetz 25 Jun 2025

Henriette Hooijer named DRDGold CFO

Gold

Henriette Hooijer named DRDGold CFO

25 Jun 2025

Image source: DC Studio from

Labour Law & Unions

The writes and wrongs of disciplinary hearings

Riona Kalua 23 Jun 2025

The campaign stars Damson Idris and Brad Pitt. Source: Supplied.

Advertising

Heineken 0.0 launches high-octane campaign for Apple Original Films’ F1 The Movie

20 Jun 2025

KAP sani2c: A decade of progress, partnership and purpose

Events

KAP sani2c: A decade of progress, partnership and purpose

Issued by KAP Limited 18 Jun 2025

Image credit: Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit

Motorsport

FIA gives Kyalami go-ahead to upgrade the circuit to F1 standards

18 Jun 2025

From humble beginnings and heartfelt hospitality: Tshiberry B&B’s sweet success story

SMEs

From humble beginnings and heartfelt hospitality: Tshiberry B&B’s sweet success story

Issued by Edge Growth 13 Jun 2025

How HostAfrica helps businesses expand into Africa with in-country hosting and servers

Telecoms & Networks

How HostAfrica helps businesses expand into Africa with in-country hosting and servers

Issued by HOSTAFRICA 13 Jun 2025

Supplied image: Interns from universities across the country gathered at Inyathelo's Cape Town hub for the first workshop in the Case-Inyathelo Internship Programme for South Africa.

Skills Training

Case, Inyathelo partner to launch new internship programme in South Africa

11 Jun 2025

In South African law, gig workers, such as Checkers Sixty60 drivers, are classified as “independent contractors” with limited labour protections or benefits. Photo: Tariro Washinyira / GroundUp

Employee Wellness

South African law is failing gig workers

Nick Fabré 10 Jun 2025

Dr Paseka Leeuw. Image supplied.

Mining

New Wits School of Mining Engineering head: Reliable digital skills need to move industry forward

12 Jun 2025

TooMuchWifi attracts new funding to scale affordable connectivity

Internet

TooMuchWifi attracts new funding to scale affordable connectivity

2 Jun 2025

City of Cape Town, GreenCape unite to boost agritech growth

Agri Tech

City of Cape Town, GreenCape unite to boost agritech growth

2 Jun 2025

Most South African farmers are Black: Why Trump got it so wrong

Agriculture

Most South African farmers are Black: Why Trump got it so wrong

Johann Kirsten and Wandile Sihlobo 30 May 2025

Corporate & Commercial Law

Introducing the draft King V - a look at the new refinements

Dr Eric Levenstein 30 May 2025

Social isn’t a billboard: branding in the age of algorithms

Social Media

Social isn’t a billboard: branding in the age of algorithms

Aishwarya Bedessy, Issued by Ignition Group 30 May 2025

NWU Council appoints Prof Hennie Goede as registrar

Higher Education

NWU Council appoints Prof Hennie Goede as registrar

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 29 May 2025

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

Fashion & Homeware

Dior artistic director steps down

29 May 2025

Thuli Gasa appointed head of corporate services at Dunlop Tyres SA

Manufacturing & Parts

Thuli Gasa appointed head of corporate services at Dunlop Tyres SA

Issued by Dunlop Tyres SA 26 May 2025

Social Media

Why Meta is in trouble in Nigeria and what this means for Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp users

23 May 2025

Image source: vecstock from

Labour Law & Unions

Time - and courts - wait for no labour dispute

Bradley Workman-Davies 15 May 2025

Carl Willoughby chief creative officer, TBWA and chairman - Creative Circle Awards says Awards are a reminder that even in this age of algorithms, that brilliant, brave creativity still matters (Image supplied)

Advertising

Exclusive: TBWA's CCO Carl Willoughby: More than just bragging rights - awards matter to creativity, credibility, business

Carl Willoughby 14 May 2025

Source: iStock.

Construction & Engineering

Families in Cape Town’s squalid backyards are still waiting for promised housing project

Mary-Anne Gontsana 13 May 2025

Starbucks' Ready-to-Drink range relaunches in SA

FMCG

Starbucks' Ready-to-Drink range relaunches in SA

13 May 2025

Source: René van Wyk, Absa's new chairman.

Banking

René van Wyk to lead Absa as new board chairman

9 May 2025

The Constitutional Court has ruled that a law preventing municipal employees from holding office in political parties is unconstitutional. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Legislation & Regulation

Constitutional Court says municipal employees can hold office in political parties

Ohene Yaw Ampofo-Anti 8 May 2025

Your credentials are your greatest pitch – IAS backs first 10 agency submissions for 2025

Direct Marketing

Your credentials are your greatest pitch – IAS backs first 10 agency submissions for 2025

Issued by DMASA 8 May 2025

Source: Supplied. Rory Brachner, founder of Doshguide.

Finance

How a costly financial mistake inspired SA’s first flat-fee financial advice platform

6 May 2025

The surge of contemporary African art in the global market

Art

The surge of contemporary African art in the global market

Marelize van Zyl 16 Apr 2025

Source: © 123rf Mark Baldwin, CEO of , a web design and digital marketing agency, weighs in on the biggest social media platform rebrands of all time

Branding

Social media rebrands: The failure - X, the insipid - Meta and the success - Instagram

Mark Baldwin 15 Apr 2025

TV

Tribunal dismisses MultiChoice’s bid to halt merger case with SABC

14 Apr 2025

The Gauteng High Court has ordered the City of Johannesburg to pay out a property company because of a delay in providing alternative accommodation for families living in the company’s “hijacked” building. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Land & Property Law

Landmark judgment on evictions in Johannesburg

Ohene Yaw Ampofo-Anti 11 Apr 2025

Skills development at the heart of employees’ abilities to adapt to evolving demands in the workplace

Coal, Oil & Gas

Skills development at the heart of employees’ abilities to adapt to evolving demands in the workplace

Issued by Air Products South Africa 9 Apr 2025