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Employer Branding

The hidden costs of bad hiring practices

21 hours

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Food, Water & Energy Security

Transforming Mandela Day into a catalyst for education equity

Cassandra Potgieter 1 day

Primary & Secondary Education

Basic Education to set up advisory body

3 days

The Lobito Corridor: Angola’s chance to lead in regional logistics

Logistics & Transport

The Lobito Corridor: Angola’s chance to lead in regional logistics

Alexandre Silveira 3 days

The hidden cost of a broken funding system: South Africa’s public universities

Higher Education

The hidden cost of a broken funding system: South Africa’s public universities

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 3 days

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HIV/AIDS

Funding crisis threatens progress in fight against HIV/Aids

3 days

From broadcast to breakthrough: Realising the power of global sponsorship assets locally

Sponsorship

From broadcast to breakthrough: Realising the power of global sponsorship assets locally

Struan Campbell, Issued by Octagon 11 Jul 2025

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Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

#ActForSRHR digital campaign launches

11 Jul 2025

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Medtech

SA's health leaders are adopting AI at a rapid pace

Dean Wolson 11 Jul 2025

Clockwork has 23 finalists across 5 clients at the 2025 Bookmark Awards

Marketing

Clockwork has 23 finalists across 5 clients at the 2025 Bookmark Awards

Issued by Clockwork 10 Jul 2025

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HIV/AIDS

SA Health to fund HIV/Aids research to fill Pepfar void

10 Jul 2025

Tourism budget proposes R2.4bn for 2025/26

Tourism

Tourism budget proposes R2.4bn for 2025/26

10 Jul 2025

Source: Own Haven Housing Association. Conradie Park in Pinelands is being built on land previously owned by the Western Cape Government. It will create 3,500 homes, of which 1,715 will be state-subsidised affordable housing. More than 1,250 units have already been completed.

Property Development

Affordable housing, no state subsidies – City says it will work

Daniel Steyn and Matthew Hirsch 9 Jul 2025

Improved inventory and procurement management in a South African context

Supply Chain

Improved inventory and procurement management in a South African context

Anton Oosthuizen, Issued by QuickEasy Software 9 Jul 2025

The finalists were announced on 9 July 2025. Source: Supplied

IAB Bookmarks Awards

All the 2025 Bookmark Awards finalists

9 Jul 2025

Buy Now Pay Later can help retailers thrive in late 2025

Sales

Buy Now Pay Later can help retailers thrive in late 2025

9 Jul 2025

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Agriculture

Agri Dept focuses on biosecurity, trade and farmer aid in new budget

8 Jul 2025

SADiLaR announces and applauds sponsorship awardees for the 2025 cycle

Higher Education

SADiLaR announces and applauds sponsorship awardees for the 2025 cycle

Birgit Ottermann, Issued by North-West University (NWU) 8 Jul 2025

Internet access: a basic need that can't be overlooked

Internet

Internet access: a basic need that can't be overlooked

Francois Viviers 8 Jul 2025

Affordable & Social Housing

Explainer: affordable housing in Cape Town

Daniel Steyn and Matthew Hirsch 8 Jul 2025

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Energy

Cape Town to spend R71.2bn on energy projects

8 Jul 2025

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ESG & Sustainability

Gen Z and the sustainability paradox: Why ideals and shopping habits don’t always align

Melise Panetta 7 Jul 2025

Absa launches Savings Coach: A digital tool that matches your lifestyle

Banking

Absa launches Savings Coach: A digital tool that matches your lifestyle

Issued by OnPoint PR 4 Jul 2025

How to break the data deadlock to unlock marketing profits

Marketing

How to break the data deadlock to unlock marketing profits

Issued by Incubeta 4 Jul 2025

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Mining

Govt allocates R2.86bn to mineral, petroleum resources

3 Jul 2025

Consistency is Cannes Lions' 2025 mantra

Cannes Lions

Consistency is Cannes Lions' 2025 mantra

3 Jul 2025

Can citizens take action against the state to maintain critical infrastructure?

Human Rights Law

Can citizens take action against the state to maintain critical infrastructure?

Richard Hoal, Issued by Cox Yeats 2 Jul 2025

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Legislation & Regulation

Legislative compliance: How retailers can reach net zero

Emily Gammon and Paula-Ann Novotny 2 Jul 2025

Nedbank's latest campaign #GetMoneyFit draws inspiration from the parallels between physical fitness and financial wellness (Image supplied)

Advertising

#BehindtheCampaign: Nedbank's #GetMoneyFit

2 Jul 2025

CTV: part of a holistic television strategy

Streaming

CTV: part of a holistic television strategy

Leslie Adams 2 Jul 2025

Source: The Banking Association South Africa.

Finance

Reserve Bank ownership: Proposal divides policymakers, economists

2 Jul 2025

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Dollar hits near 4-year low versus euro, weighed by worries over tax bill, trade deal

Chibuike Oguh 1 Jul 2025

Digital

Adelaide Tshabalala | Digital marketing in 2025: We’re all just guessing with confidence

Adelaide Tshabalala 1 Jul 2025

South African youth expenditure: Promising and pragmatic

Economy

South African youth expenditure: Promising and pragmatic

Issued by Varsity Vibe 30 Jun 2025

Employee perspectives on e-learning and productivity

Skills Development & Training

Employee perspectives on e-learning and productivity

Issued by G&G Advocacy 30 Jun 2025

A recap on Youth and Environment Month: Public Sector Leaders June edition

Youth Month

A recap on Youth and Environment Month: Public Sector Leaders June edition

Issued by Topco Media 30 Jun 2025

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Energy

G20 countries could produce enough renewable energy for the whole world – what needs to happen

Sven Teske and Saori Miyake 30 Jun 2025

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Environment & Natural Resources

DFFE identifies 59 bankable biodiversity projects

30 Jun 2025

Kendra Hyman specialise in creator management at Special Effects Media (Image supplied)

Social Media

#WorldSocialMediaDay: Local stories, global conversations

Kendra Hyman 30 Jun 2025

The great migration starts here

Hardware

The great migration starts here

Issued by Axiz 27 Jun 2025

Source: © 123rf Key takeaways were shared at the SA Social Media Landscape Report 2025 webinar on Thursday, 26 June

Social Media

SA Social Media Landscape Report 2025: Industry still putting its money where the people are

Danette Breitenbach 27 Jun 2025

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Infrastructure & Utilities

South Africa unlocks $1.5bn World Bank loan to tackle infrastructure bottlenecks and attract private investment

25 Jun 2025

Social housing at Salt River Market moves one step forward

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Social housing at Salt River Market moves one step forward

Matthew Hirsch and Daniel Steyn 24 Jun 2025

Going green in healthcare: Medshield's Kevin Aron explains why medical schemes must lead the way

Medical Aid

Going green in healthcare: Medshield's Kevin Aron explains why medical schemes must lead the way

Kevin Aron, Issued by Stone 23 Jun 2025

Youth Month

#YouthMonth: Reuters digital media report finds SA youth are plugged in but cautious

Karabo Ledwaba 23 Jun 2025

Kenya's President William Ruto speaks at a press conference after police officers shot protesters demonstrating against Kenya's proposed finance bill 2024/2025 in Nairobi, Kenya, 25 June 2024. Reuters/Monicah Mwangi/File Photo

Legislation & Regulation

Kenya parliament passes proposed 2025 finance law

George Obulutsa 20 Jun 2025

Source: Reuters.

Banking

World Bank urges 'radical' debt transparency for developing countries

Libby George 20 Jun 2025

Used car sales rise sharply, Toyota and Ford dominate May market

Commercial & Industrial

Used car sales rise sharply, Toyota and Ford dominate May market

19 Jun 2025

Infrastructure & Utilities

Households owe most of R416bn in municipal debt as collections fall short

19 Jun 2025