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Gold

Will US impose new gold tariffs? Barrick CEO shares outlook

Divya Rajagopal 1

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Marketing & Media

Call to marketers: Help shape the future of sustainable marketing

32 minutes

Source: EcoBank.

Banking

Pan-African lender Ecobank optimistic about second half, CEO says

Duncan Miriri 1 hour

2025 Effie Awards South Africa finalists announced

Marketing

2025 Effie Awards South Africa finalists announced

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 1 hour

Machine, a creative agency within Publicis Groupe Africa, has appointed Lesego Kotane as its new national managing director (Image supplied)

Advertising

Machine appoints Lesego Kotane as managing director

19 hours

Creativity on the clock: Making deadlines work for you

Digital

Creativity on the clock: Making deadlines work for you

Monique Vrey, Issued by Moonsport 1 hour

Only the brave make impact: Africa’s wake-up call from Cannes

Advertising

Only the brave make impact: Africa’s wake-up call from Cannes

Joseph Temitope, Issued by Dentsu 1 hour

Pick n Pay School Club paves the way for youth-led SDG initiatives

ESG

Pick n Pay School Club paves the way for youth-led SDG initiatives

22 hours

The woman who’s restoring a nation’s dignity through sanitation

SMEs

The woman who’s restoring a nation’s dignity through sanitation

Issued by BrandScapers Africa 23 hours

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Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Sarah Mthintso appointed new executive director of SAB Foundation

23 hours

Crèches battle complicated registration process

Early Childhood Development

Crèches battle complicated registration process

Mary-Anne Gontsana 1 day

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Health & Social Welfare

Matshepo Msibi named CEO of Ronald McDonald House Charities South Africa

23 hours

Financial Services

After 23 years, FSCA introduces groundbreaking changes for pension funds

Nicolette van Vuuren and Megan Wilkinson 21 hours

Commanding space, crafting impact: Thato Motloung on power moves and purpose in OOH

Women's Month

Commanding space, crafting impact: Thato Motloung on power moves and purpose in OOH

Issued by Kena Outdoor 1 day

Kionna Moodley is the shopper marketing lead for PepsiCo. Source: Supplied.

Women's Month

#WomensMonth: Kionna Moodley's shopper marketing vision for PepsiCo in Africa

Karabo Ledwaba 1 day

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Renewables & Energy Efficiency

#WomensMonth: TotalEnergies' Lulu Likotsi is making energy a force for good

Maroefah Smith 2 hours

Women-led luxury hotel opens in Limpopo amid tourism funding boost

Tourism & Travel

Women-led luxury hotel opens in Limpopo amid tourism funding boost

1 day

#BehindtheIMC | Zubair Timol: AI and culture as catalysts for African growth

IMC Conference

#BehindtheIMC | Zubair Timol: AI and culture as catalysts for African growth

Chloe Posthumus 1 day

Dr Chris Blair, group director of 21st Century

HR Tools & Software

AI: The new frontier in SA's psycho-legal assessments - part 1

Chris Blair 3 days

Entries open for 2025 Algoa FM Big Walk for Cancer presented by Isuzu Motors South Africa

Radio & Audio

Entries open for 2025 Algoa FM Big Walk for Cancer presented by Isuzu Motors South Africa

Issued by Algoa FM 1 day

Source: Reuters.

Finance

South Africa's central bank sees only modest impact from US tariffs

Kopano Gumbi 3 days

Bridging the gender finance gap in South African entrepreneurship

SMEs

Bridging the gender finance gap in South African entrepreneurship

Issued by Business Partners Limited 3 days

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Women's Health

The unseen effects of PCOS, endometriosis on women's skin

Dr Judey Pretorius 1 day

XLink: An avant-garde, purpose-driven FinTelco driving digital and payments interoperability on the African continent

Services

XLink: An avant-garde, purpose-driven FinTelco driving digital and payments interoperability on the African continent

Issued by XLink 4 Aug 2025

Penquin named among top creative agencies in Africa in Smarties 2024 Business Impact Index

Marketing

Penquin named among top creative agencies in Africa in Smarties 2024 Business Impact Index

Issued by Penquin 3 days

Only 2 days left to apply: Regenesys and Access Bank’s Womenpreneur Pitch & Match closes 10 August

Community

Only 2 days left to apply: Regenesys and Access Bank’s Womenpreneur Pitch & Match closes 10 August

Issued by The Publicity Workshop 8 Aug 2025

Industry insights: Consumers still aspire, but planning is everything

Research

Industry insights: Consumers still aspire, but planning is everything

Issued by Vicinity Media 8 Aug 2025

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Women's Health

Gates Foundation leads charge into women’s health with unprecedented $2.5bn fund

8 Aug 2025

Media

Small news companies pin hopes on new Google fund, but already there’s controversy

Liezl Human 8 Aug 2025

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Agriculture

SA urged to rethink EU agri-food export strategy amid trade slowdown

8 Aug 2025

Five ways digital nomads can have a positive impact on the places they travel to for work

Travel

Five ways digital nomads can have a positive impact on the places they travel to for work

Veselina Stoyanova 1 day

Technology has fuelled overtourism – now it could also help to stem the tide

Tourism

Technology has fuelled overtourism – now it could also help to stem the tide

Adrian Palmer 8 Aug 2025

Samantha-Jane Gravett, director, Robert Walters Africa

Management & Leadership

#WomensMonth: Don’t wait for permission to lead - Samantha-Jane Gravett, director, Robert Walters Africa

Shan Radcliffe 7 Aug 2025

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Circular Economy & Waste Management

South Africa's ambitious plan to tackle plastic microbead pollution

7 Aug 2025

Boschendal earns Green Key certification for accommodation

Hospitality

Boschendal earns Green Key certification for accommodation

7 Aug 2025

Leading with purpose: The women driving transformation at Cox Yeats

Law Practice

Leading with purpose: The women driving transformation at Cox Yeats

Issued by Cox Yeats 8 Aug 2025

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Primary & Secondary Education

Gauteng Education strengthens school safety

7 Aug 2025

Embassies Business Fair and Conference 2025 to fast-track Africa’s global economic integration

Economy

Embassies Business Fair and Conference 2025 to fast-track Africa’s global economic integration

Issued by Tishala Communications 7 Aug 2025

2025 Petco Awards: Meet the women driving South Africa’s circular economy

Circular Economy & Waste Management

2025 Petco Awards: Meet the women driving South Africa’s circular economy

8 Aug 2025

Women leading with purpose

Women's Month

Women leading with purpose

Abigail Buckley, Issued by Joe Public 7 Aug 2025

Source: Nedbank Group.

Banking

Nedbank's Ecobank split triggers strategic realignment in Africa

7 Aug 2025

Recognising excellence in transformation: 2025 Nedbank Oliver Top Empowerment Award winners revealed

Events & Conferencing

Recognising excellence in transformation: 2025 Nedbank Oliver Top Empowerment Award winners revealed

Issued by Topco Media 7 Aug 2025

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Energy

Exploring solutions to South Africa's costly electricity tariffs for businesses

7 Aug 2025

Effie South Africa announces 2025 grand jury in record-breaking entry year

Marketing

Effie South Africa announces 2025 grand jury in record-breaking entry year

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 7 Aug 2025

Pineapple Insurance faces backlash for stereotyping taxi drivers

Advertising

Pineapple Insurance faces backlash for stereotyping taxi drivers

Karabo Ledwaba 7 Aug 2025