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#UpcyclingDay: How local women breathe new life into bread bags

Circular Economy & Waste Management

#UpcyclingDay: How local women breathe new life into bread bags

24 Jun 2025

Image source: DC Studio from

Labour Law & Unions

The writes and wrongs of disciplinary hearings

Riona Kalua 23 Jun 2025

Recycling vs. upcycling: What’s the difference and why it matters?

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Recycling vs. upcycling: What’s the difference and why it matters?

Issued by dotGOOD 17 Mar 2025

Blue Ribbon teams up with Re.Bag.Re.Use to transform used bread bags into function products

ESG & Sustainability

Blue Ribbon teams up with Re.Bag.Re.Use to transform used bread bags into function products

Issued by dotGOOD 2 Dec 2024

Promise won the coveted Prestigious Umpetha trophy for The Vluit Project campaign, developed for AfriSam (Image supplied)

Advertising

All the 2024 Pendoring winners: Promise’s Vluit Project wins Pendoring Umpetha

25 Nov 2024

Source: © 123rf The 20th edition of the Sunday Times GenNext Awards winners have been announced

Youth Marketing

Sunday Times GenNext Awards crowns the coolest of the cool crowd

20 Nov 2024

It's time to join the Ladles of Love Sarmiethon Challenge

CSI & Philanthropy

It's time to join the Ladles of Love Sarmiethon Challenge

Issued by Coronation 25 Oct 2024

Image supplied. Blue Ribbon Bread’s latest TTL campaign from Retroviral plays on the insight that moms always get us and know everything

Advertising

#BehindtheCampaign: Blue Ribbon's The Mmmm Yum Taste that makes mom great

Danette Breitenbach 8 Aug 2024

Win big: 'Rising Stars' competition offers prizes worth R150,000

Exhibitions & Events

Win big: 'Rising Stars' competition offers prizes worth R150,000

Issued by dotGOOD 12 Jul 2024

Fintech solutions helping informal traders grow and reduce risks

FMCG

Fintech solutions helping informal traders grow and reduce risks

Issued by Lesaka Technologies 21 Feb 2024

The Ladles of Love Sarmiethon delivers 75,000 sandwiches to kids in need

CSI & Philanthropy

The Ladles of Love Sarmiethon delivers 75,000 sandwiches to kids in need

Issued by Coronation 6 Nov 2023

SA's Tiger Brands names new CEO, sending shares higher

FMCG

SA's Tiger Brands names new CEO, sending shares higher

Tannur Anders and Nqobile Dludla 23 Oct 2023

Blue Ribbon's groundbreaking #50DaysOfSharing campaign comes to an end

FMCG

Blue Ribbon's groundbreaking #50DaysOfSharing campaign comes to an end

Issued by OLC Through The Line Communications 17 Oct 2023

Source: Retroviral Mike Sharman from Retroviral,which has been named as a finalist in the PRovoke Media 2023 Global PR Agencies of the Year

PR & Communications

SA's Retroviral named in PRovoke Media's 2023 Global PR Agencies of the Year

Danette Breitenbach 11 Oct 2023

26th Annual Basa Awards commemorate Heritage Day by honouring exceptional collaborations in Business and Arts

Sponsorship

26th Annual Basa Awards commemorate Heritage Day by honouring exceptional collaborations in Business and Arts

Issued by Business and Arts South Africa 26 Sep 2023

Dealers

Mercedes-Benz SA voted coolest car brand at Sunday Times GenNext Awards

21 Sep 2023

Nike walked away with the number one spot. Source: Supplied.

Branding

Nike claims title of SA's coolest brand among youth at Sunday Times GenNext Awards

21 Sep 2023

Image supplied. Business and Arts South Africa’s (BASA) 26th Annual BASA Awards 48 finalists have been announced

Marketing

26th Basa Awards finalists announced

20 Sep 2023

Source: Arena Events Last year's event. This year's annual Sunday Times GenNext survey top 10 finalists have been announced

Youth Marketing

Sunday Times GenNext survey Top 10 finalists announced

13 Sep 2023

Blue Ribbon's #50DaysOfSharing campaign: Your chance to wake up a millionaire!

Retail Marketing

Blue Ribbon's #50DaysOfSharing campaign: Your chance to wake up a millionaire!

Issued by OLC Through The Line Communications 8 Aug 2023

Image supplied. This year the Africa region of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) Gold Quill Awards boasts six Gold Quills Awards and two special awards

PR & Communications

African communicators boast 6 Gold Quills and 2 special awards at IABC

13 Jun 2023

Premier Group's profits jump despite load shedding

FMCG

Premier Group's profits jump despite load shedding

Tannur Anders 7 Jun 2023

Kobus Gertenbach, Premier Group CEO. Source: Supplied

FMCG

Consumer goods company Premier Group posts almost 40% jump in annual profit

Tannur Anders 6 Jun 2023

Shares of food producer Premier surge 11% on JSE debut

FMCG

Shares of food producer Premier surge 11% on JSE debut

Tannur Anders 27 Mar 2023

Unilever discontinues Hellmann's Mayonnaise in South Africa

FMCG

Unilever discontinues Hellmann's Mayonnaise in South Africa

Lauren Hartzenberg 26 Jan 2023

Source: Premier Group

FMCG

Premier Group shelves plans for JSE listing amid market volatility

2 Dec 2022

Events

Speed and sound meet at this year's Motorsport Festival

28 Nov 2022

Workers wearing protective masks are seen at the reception with an electronic board displaying major indices at the Johannesburg Stock Exchange building in Sandton, South Africa, 5 November 2020. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

FMCG

Premier Group plans to list on the JSE

Nqobile Dludla and Radhika Anilkumar 14 Nov 2022

Image by WSL/Tostee: Defending Ballito Pro Women's winner, Zoe Steyn from East London loves to compete in Ballito and will be one of the local standouts.

Sport

The Ballito Pro hosts World Surf League and Challenger Series

10 Jun 2022

Samantha Presbury joins Ogilvy PR as new MD

Marketing & Media

Samantha Presbury joins Ogilvy PR as new MD

Issued by Ogilvy South Africa 18 Jan 2022

Source: Supplied

Food, Water & Energy Security

NPO hits 50k sandwich mark to feed communities

26 Nov 2021

SA's top consumer product innovations for 2021 - Bases

Research

SA's top consumer product innovations for 2021 - Bases

2 Nov 2021

The history of sneakers: From commodity to cultural icon

Fashion & Homeware

The history of sneakers: From commodity to cultural icon

Naomi Braithwaite 3 Jun 2021

Advertising

Avatar acquires Espresso DBN, renamed to Avatar DBN

7 Aug 2020

Advertising

Creatures of habit

David Alves 17 Jul 2020

The Retroviral team.

Digital

#NewBiz: Retroviral adds Lil-Lets and Gumtree to its challenger brand portfolio

23 Apr 2020

#AfricanAdShowcase: Blue Ribbon bread ad shares mmmm yum moments with family

African Ad Showcase

#AfricanAdShowcase: Blue Ribbon bread ad shares mmmm yum moments with family

14 Nov 2019

There's nothing half-baked about it

Design

There's nothing half-baked about it

Issued by Just Design 23 Sep 2019

Winners from the 2019 Top Brands Awards. Image supplied.

Branding

All the big winners at the 21st Sunday Times Top Brands Awards

20 Sep 2019

Customer loyalty - It's a dog's life

CRM

Customer loyalty - It's a dog's life

David Alves 4 Sep 2019

Lunch levels up - Blue Ribbon introduces all new health squares

FMCG

Lunch levels up - Blue Ribbon introduces all new health squares

Issued by OLC Through The Line Communications 26 Jun 2019

Offlimit Communications turns it up a gear

Marketing

Offlimit Communications turns it up a gear

Issued by OLC Through The Line Communications 29 May 2019

2018 Robyn Putter winners, Ogilvy SA. Image: © Ogilvy CT on

Research

#TopBrands2018: Ogilvy, Koo, Discovery Health excel in Sunday Times Top Brands survey 2018

24 Oct 2018

OLC 20slayteen: Fast-growing agency won't stop its go

Promotions & Activations

OLC 20slayteen: Fast-growing agency won't stop its go

Issued by OLC Through The Line Communications 1 Jun 2018

Blue Ribbon presents Mother's May

Promotions & Activations

Blue Ribbon presents Mother's May

Issued by OLC Through The Line Communications 10 May 2018

The 19th annual Sunday Times Top Brands Awards

Branding

The 19th annual Sunday Times Top Brands Awards

Issued by Kantar 2 Oct 2017

Meet Carolyn Davidson, the woman behind the iconic Nike Swoosh

Retail Marketing

Meet Carolyn Davidson, the woman behind the iconic Nike Swoosh

24 Aug 2017

Mmmm Yum Kidz Tuckshop teaches children fundamentals of business

ESG

Mmmm Yum Kidz Tuckshop teaches children fundamentals of business

8 Aug 2017