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Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Climate risk mitigation: Why early warning systems in energy, infrastructure sectors are vital

Shirleen Ritchie and Kirsten Wolmarans 15 hours

The benefits of preventative care, by Medshield

Medical Aid

The benefits of preventative care, by Medshield

Issued by Stone 15 hours

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Covid-19

CDC sidelined in surprise HHS update on Covid-19 vaccines

28 May 2025

Homeschooling as a lifeline

Distance Learning

Homeschooling as a lifeline

Issued by Impaq 27 May 2025

Pick n Pay reshuffles board of directors, extends CEO contract

Retailers

Pick n Pay reshuffles board of directors, extends CEO contract

22 May 2025

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Health & Social Welfare

#Budget3.0: Social grant increases remain in place

22 May 2025

Source: © 123rf The PGMs and gold industries account for the biggest declines ( 9.9% and 11.1% year-on-year (yo-y), respectively) in the March 2025 mining production statistics

Markets & Investment

Declines for PGMS and gold industries in Q1 2025

16 May 2025

Online webinar: Navigating economic stagnation in South Africa

Economy

Online webinar: Navigating economic stagnation in South Africa

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 15 May 2025

Property

Sick buildings: the unseen health threat during winter months

15 May 2025

$Source: © Bizcommunity Five of South Africa's top creatives are part of the LIA 2025 Creative LIAisons Virtual Coaching Programme. (L to r) Jacquie-Anne Mullany, executive creative director, FCB Africa Cape Town, Carl Willoughby, chief creative officer, TBWA\Hunt Lascaris, Fran Luckin, chief creative officer, VML Johannesburg, Peter Little, chief creative officer, Publicis Groupe Africa, Sandton, Suhana Gordhan, founder and chief creative officer, LoveSong Cape Town$

Advertising

5 South African creative leaders on the global mentorship stage

14 May 2025

Old Mutual turns 180, appoints CEO designate

Finance

Old Mutual turns 180, appoints CEO designate

12 May 2025

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Logistics & Transport

Relationship building in African procurement is key to economic growth and resilience

8 May 2025

Healthcare

Could inhaled vaccines be the breakthrough to end the Covid era?

6 May 2025

The unwavering dedication of palliative care providers

Palliative care

The unwavering dedication of palliative care providers

Issued by MANGO-OMC 2 May 2025

South Africans really do love their denim

Fashion & Homeware

South Africans really do love their denim

2 May 2025

Trump's trade war leads to 1% drop in global container volumes, says Drewry

Shipping

Trump's trade war leads to 1% drop in global container volumes, says Drewry

Lisa Baertlein 29 Apr 2025

Rethinking corporate real estate: Is portfolio consolidation over?

Office Property

Rethinking corporate real estate: Is portfolio consolidation over?

Issued by Catchwords 24 Apr 2025

Spar’s strategy to boost private label sales in SA

Retailers

Spar’s strategy to boost private label sales in SA

Max Oliva 24 Apr 2025

How local businesses can overcome the skills shortage dilemma

Talent Acquisition

How local businesses can overcome the skills shortage dilemma

24 Apr 2025

Source: UCT. Simamkele Bongo

Medical Research

Meet the neuroscience star who’s using tech to decode the brain

Maya Skillen 21 Apr 2025

Source: SA REIT Association. Chart Book 2025.

Property

SA listed property stocks bounce back despite unsteady global markets

25 Apr 2025

Source: Mark Gibson, Senior Investment Director ILS at Schroders.

Finance

Navigating volatility: The strategic advantage of insurance-linked securities

Mark Gibson 25 Apr 2025

Source: Supplied. Nicholas de Clercq, Quantitative Analyst :Prescient Investment Management.

Markets & Investment

How unprecedented uncertainty under Trump is shaping market trends

Nicholas de Clercq 22 Apr 2025

Redefining work: the environmental impact of the hybrid workforce

#EvolutionofWork

Redefining work: the environmental impact of the hybrid workforce

15 Apr 2025

Mauritius Minister of Finance Renganaden Padayachy arrives for the first day of a European Union- African Union summit at the European Council building in Brussels, Belgium, 17 February 2022. John Thys/Pool via Reuters/File Photo

Criminal Law

Former Mauritius central bank governor charged with fraud, released on bail

Villen Anganan and Hereward Holland 10 Apr 2025

A remotely balanced workforce

Higher Education

A remotely balanced workforce

Issued by University of Pretoria 9 Apr 2025

Hospitality

Africa's hotel boom: Development pipeline grows by 13.3%

7 Apr 2025

Source: Novavax.

Healthcare

Sanofi-Novavax deal in jeopardy as FDA halts vaccine approval

3 Apr 2025

Source: CBER. ?Dr Peter Marks, the director of the US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER).

Covid-19

FDA's top vaccine chief resigns amid growing concerns over new HHS leadership

3 Apr 2025

South Africa’s car sales hit two-year high

Commercial & Industrial

South Africa’s car sales hit two-year high

1 Apr 2025

KZN Clothing & Textile cluster opens entries for accelerator

Design & Manufacturing

KZN Clothing & Textile cluster opens entries for accelerator

2 Apr 2025

Ahmed Mahomed (left) and Professor Crouch (right) at Datacentrix's Education Indaba 2025

Higher Education

Future of learning: AI's impact on South African universities

31 Mar 2025

5 years on from Covid and how work will continue to evolve

Trends

5 years on from Covid and how work will continue to evolve

Mark Dixon, Issued by GO Content Lab 31 Mar 2025

Bracing for impact: How the proposed VAT increase could affect insurance companies and policyholders

Insurance & Actuarial

Bracing for impact: How the proposed VAT increase could affect insurance companies and policyholders

Issued by Securitas® Financial Group 31 Mar 2025

How to choose the perfect logistics partner for business growth

Supply Chain

How to choose the perfect logistics partner for business growth

31 Mar 2025

Medshield unpacks the good, the bad and the necessary of cholesterol

Noncommunicable diseases

Medshield unpacks the good, the bad and the necessary of cholesterol

Issued by Stone 31 Mar 2025

The Ctrack Quarterly Transport and Freight Index – Q1 2025

Logistics & Transport

The Ctrack Quarterly Transport and Freight Index – Q1 2025

Issued by Ctrack 27 Mar 2025

Source: Standard Bank/X. Goolam Ballim, Chief Economist and Head of Research at Standard Bank Group.

Finance

African Markets Conference: Leaders call for SSA to drive global economic reset as US steps back

Katja Hamilton 27 Mar 2025

Covid-19

Trump administration begins controversial $11.4bn Covid-19 funding withdrawal

26 Mar 2025

Can franchising in SA keep up with global growth?

Franchising

Can franchising in SA keep up with global growth?

Ayabulela Njingolo 26 Mar 2025

Kenya Airways planes are seen through a window at the Jomo Kenyatta international airport in Nairobi, Kenya, 1 August 2020. Reuters/Njeri Mwangi/File Photo

Travel

Kenya Airways records profit after more than a decade of losses

George Obulutsa 26 Mar 2025

Source: Reuters. SA President Cyril Ramaphosa.

Covid-19

Cyril Ramaphosa addresses heroes of healthcare at Denosa event

25 Mar 2025

When patient reported outcomes and experiences are far from satisfactory: The view of the Health Ombud

Healthcare

When patient reported outcomes and experiences are far from satisfactory: The view of the Health Ombud

Issued by COHSASA 25 Mar 2025

Diary of a CMO: What’s the secret recipe to combat private label?

Research

Diary of a CMO: What’s the secret recipe to combat private label?

Issued by Kantar 25 Mar 2025

Shining the spotlight on TB

Tuberculosis

Shining the spotlight on TB

Issued by Bonitas 24 Mar 2025

Source: Supplied. Charles Nortje, managing director of Old Mutual Insure.

Insurance & Actuarial

Insurance costs to rise as South Africa plans VAT increase

Charles Nortje 19 Mar 2025