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Sentech Returns as Lead Sponsor at Africa Tech Week 2025

Telecoms & Networks

Sentech Returns as Lead Sponsor at Africa Tech Week 2025

Issued by SENTECH 12 May 2025

McCann Joburg has appointed (left) Thandeka Gilbert as creative director and (right) Toni Hughes as executive creative director (Images supplied. Image composite by Lesley Svenson © Bizcommunity)

Marketing & Media

McCann Joburg appoints diverse leadership

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Source: © 123rf Andrew Chinambu says AI is here, and it will continue to evolve. But we still have a say in how it is used

Media

Defending the soul of journalism in a digital age

Andrew Chinambu 1 hour

Startup.Africa - building a community of entrepreneurs, investors and operators

SMEs

Startup.Africa - building a community of entrepreneurs, investors and operators

Issued by Oak Ventures 20 hours

#WomensMonth: Why male leaders must champion women in tech, now more than ever

Technology

#WomensMonth: Why male leaders must champion women in tech, now more than ever

Kelebogile Dlamini, Issued by BET Software 20 hours

#WomensMonth: Melanie Leloup on inclusion and growth in SA’s domestic tourism

Tourism

#WomensMonth: Melanie Leloup on inclusion and growth in SA’s domestic tourism

Robin Fredericks 2 hours

Retailers should embrace the rise of digital payment methods

Banking & Finance

Retailers should embrace the rise of digital payment methods

Inge Oosthuizen 1 day

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Circular Economy & Waste Management

Circularity in the Cape: Wesgro launches CEO Guide

1 day

City of Cape Town adopts Biodiversity Spatial Plan, maps priority areas

Environment & Natural Resources

City of Cape Town adopts Biodiversity Spatial Plan, maps priority areas

2 hours

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Sports Science

Strong is the new standard: Why women need to rethink wellness and start lifting heavier

Karen Loader 1 day

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Tourism & Travel

Voting opens for 2025 World Sustainable Travel & Hospitality Awards

1 day

Xolisa Dyeshana, chief creative officer and partner at Joe Public, gives lessons from his experience as 2025’s Cannes Audio & Radio jury president (Image by Danette Bretienbach © Bizcommunity)

Cannes Lions

#CreativeCircle2025: South African audio needs to evolve | Xolisa Dyeshana's key takeaways

Danette Breitenbach 1 day

Women in tech: Driving change, powering progress

Technology

Women in tech: Driving change, powering progress

Aphelele Nyewe, Issued by Sanlam Fintech 1 day

Taking a human-centred approach to AI in higher education

Skills Training

Taking a human-centred approach to AI in higher education

Issued by SACAP 1 day

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Pharmaceuticals

Is Ozempic the answer to obesity or a risky quick fix?

2 days

From traditional to entrepreneurial: SA women take charge

SMEs

From traditional to entrepreneurial: SA women take charge

Issued by Bullion PR & Communication 1 day

Dimpho Sepeng, Social Media Manager at the BEE Chamber

Employment Equity

Truth about B-BBEE: It's not just about speed, but meaningful change

Dimpho Sepeng 2 days

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Circular Economy & Waste Management

#WomensMonth: Michelin’s Mangie Magadagela is leading the charge

Maroefah Smith 2 days

CambriLearn now offers the world’s most complete online homeschooling solution

E-learning

CambriLearn now offers the world’s most complete online homeschooling solution

Issued by CambriLearn 2 days

Why climate change is reshaping health and healthcare funding

Medical Aid

Why climate change is reshaping health and healthcare funding

Kevin Aron, Issued by Stone 2 days

Supplied image (from L-R): Themba Sithole, Technical Director at Sekhukhune United FC; Phineas Madisha, Football Manager at Sekhukhune United FC; Jevron Epstein, CEO of Generation Schools; Tebogo Mapinga, Head of Marketing and Communication at Sekhukhune United FC; Tshepho Malope, Football Manager at Sekhukhune United FC

Primary & Secondary Education

Sekhukhune United FC, Generation Schools launch youth football academy

2 days

Terry Levin looks at campaigns presented at the recent Creative Circle Full Circle event in Cape Town. Pictured: The Sounds Right campaign

Cannes Lions

#CreativeCircle2025: Influencing real cultural, societal and economic change

Terry Levin 2 days

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Climate Change

Entries for the 2025 Climate Media Awards are open

2 days

#WomensMonth: Pele Energy Group's Melissa Wilkinson is redefining female leadership

Energy

#WomensMonth: Pele Energy Group's Melissa Wilkinson is redefining female leadership

Maroefah Smith 3 days

Medalla is one of the standout creative strategy campaigns.

Cannes Lions

#CreativeCircle2025: How a thief, a tennis racket, and Cannes reminded me why strategy matters

Karabo Ledwaba 3 days

How Think Digital Academy’s winter school can boost your final exam results

Higher Education

How Think Digital Academy’s winter school can boost your final exam results

Issued by Think Digital Academy 2 days

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Infrastructure & Utilities

The RN1 road project: Building pathways for development in Congo

2 days

#VoicesofChange | Hellopeter launches Women’s Month campaign in fight against GBVF

Women's Month

#VoicesofChange | Hellopeter launches Women’s Month campaign in fight against GBVF

Issued by Hellopeter 2 days

Source: Reuters.

Economy

South Africa's finance minister and central bank governor at odds over inflation target

Colleen Goko 3 days

The legacy of lasting impact: It’s about the trust, not just the tech

Skills Development & Training

The legacy of lasting impact: It’s about the trust, not just the tech

Lourandi Kriel, Issued by Irvine Partners 1 Aug 2025

Medshield explains the signs, symptoms, and treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome

Medical Aid

Medshield explains the signs, symptoms, and treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome

Issued by Stone 1 Aug 2025

Gibs announces first cohort of Executive Programme in Media Leadership

Higher Education

Gibs announces first cohort of Executive Programme in Media Leadership

Issued by Gordon Institute of Business Science 1 Aug 2025

Science takes centre stage in Kuruman as NWU hosts third Vice-Chancellor’s Science Day

Higher Education

Science takes centre stage in Kuruman as NWU hosts third Vice-Chancellor’s Science Day

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 1 Aug 2025

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Logistics & Transport

CILTSA ESG Conference drives sustainable transformation in transport, logistics

1 Aug 2025

Source: © Festival Mall Woolworths has announced a first-of-its-kind benefits package designed to change the lives of thousands of its employees

Retailers

Woolies announces a retail first: Life-changing benefits for thousands of employees

1 Aug 2025

South Africa’s Most Recommended Brands for 2025 revealed

Research

South Africa’s Most Recommended Brands for 2025 revealed

Issued by KLA 1 Aug 2025

The Gathering 2025: Unfiltered. Bold ideas. Big names. One defining conversation

Online Media

The Gathering 2025: Unfiltered. Bold ideas. Big names. One defining conversation

Issued by Daily Maverick 1 Aug 2025

Source: Reuters. Rogan Ward/File Photo. South Africa's Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago addresses the media during a press conference concluding the G20 finance meeting in Durban, South Africa, July 18, 2025.

Economy

South African central bank lowers inflation goal without minister's sign-off

Kopano Gumbi, Sfundo Parakozov and Alexander Winning 1 Aug 2025

Source: © 123rf Beate Stiehler-Mulder says marketers need to promote a more sustainable consumption culture

Marketing

Marketers need to promote a more sustainable consumption culture

Beate Stiehler-Mulder 1 Aug 2025

Lebogang Mashangoane, PR account director at the Riverbed Agency, says we need to ask what modern PR looks like in an AI-powered world. (Image supplied)

PR & Communications

#WPRD2025 | Riverbed’s Lebogang Mashangoane: Modern PR in an AI-powered world

Lebogang Mashangoane 31 Jul 2025

New Safrea leadership targets growth and greater support for freelancers

Media

New Safrea leadership targets growth and greater support for freelancers

Issued by Safrea 31 Jul 2025

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Pharmaceuticals

AstraZeneca enters rare disease care in South Africa

31 Jul 2025

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Mental health

Extreme weather affects mental health: what vulnerable women in Kenya told us

Cyprian M. Mostert 1 Aug 2025

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Climate Change

WWF asks South Africans to push for stronger climate change action

1 day