July | Bizcommunity

July | Bizcommunity

News

Douglas resident cracks open The Volt!

Radio & Audio

Douglas resident cracks open The Volt!

Issued by OFM Radio 2 hours

Image credit: Reuters

Nursing

Nigerian nurses end 7-day 'warning strike'

3 hours

SA's new vehicle sales surge, but exports slide amid global pressure

Commercial & Industrial

SA's new vehicle sales surge, but exports slide amid global pressure

4 hours

Image credit: Fré Sonneveld on Unsplash

Energy

Eskom's plants exceed 70% efficiency, ensuring stable winter supply

2 hours

Image credit: Dangote

Coal, Oil & Gas

Ex-Shell exec to lead Dangote's refinery amid expansion drive

2 hours

Phuti Mogale is the Head of Roedean Senior School

Primary & Secondary Education

#WomensMonth: Being a woman is the greatest strength of all - Phuti Mogale, Head of Senior School, Roedean

Shan Radcliffe 3 days

Stand out SMEs empowered with R1m grant funding

SMEs

Stand out SMEs empowered with R1m grant funding

Issued by Edge Growth 2 hours

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 3 days

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

3 days

Source: Donald J. Trump/Facebook.

Taxation & Regulation

Trump imposes 30% tariffs on SA as Pretoria announces ‘urgent interventions’ to protect jobs

3 days

The limited edition ice-cream launched in the UK.

Packaging

Minecraft-themed ice cream by Wall’s hits UK supermarkets

3 days

Glenvista Primary School receives tablets in significant handover ceremony

Education

Glenvista Primary School receives tablets in significant handover ceremony

Issued by Primedia Broadcasting 3 days

New head of video entertainment for SABC

TV

New head of video entertainment for SABC

3 days

Source: Supplied. FNB chief executive officer, Harry Kellan.

Economy

FNB welcomes rate cut as timely boost for households, businesses

3 days

To listen is to learn

Media

To listen is to learn

Issued by MediaHeads 360 3 days

SA poultry sector demands urgent revocation of US import quota

Agro-processing

SA poultry sector demands urgent revocation of US import quota

3 days

Source: Dean Macpherson at the 2024 signing of the historic Durban Declaration between the Department of Public Works & Infrastructure, SA Police Service, Treasury_RSA and cidb_sa at the #NCS2024, which committed to put an end to disruptions at construction sites once and for all.

Infrastructure & Utilities

Fraudulent oxygen plant tender under scrutiny as PwC report drops

3 days

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 3 days

Biz Most Read Award winners July 2025

Online Media

Biz Most Read Award winners July 2025

Issued by Bizcommunity.com 3 days

Image source: burdun –

Law of Succession

When can a non-compliant Will be declared valid?

Roberto Oktober and Karel Kogler 3 days

Agriculture’s tariff concerns – cautious reaction to interest rates

Agribusiness

Agriculture’s tariff concerns – cautious reaction to interest rates

Paul Makube 3 days

Hyde Park Corner one of Johannesburg’s premier shopping destinations, has welcomed a new store that redefines the grocery experience (Image supplied)

Retailers

New Checkers store offers elevated shopping experience

3 days

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

South African agency DoubleShift brings bold ideas to the UK at MAD//Fest London 2025

Advertising

South African agency DoubleShift brings bold ideas to the UK at MAD//Fest London 2025

Issued by DoubleShift 31 Jul 2025

A branch South African mobile communications provider Vodacom in Cape Town is shown in this picture taken 10 November 2015. Reuters/Mike Hutchings/File Photo

Corporate & Commercial Law

ConCourt sends Vodacom 'Please call me' case back to the SCA

Shan Radcliffe 31 Jul 2025

Image credit: Reuters

Mining

3,500 jobs at risk at ArcelorMittal SA's steel operations

31 Jul 2025

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

South African rand drops to one-month low as tariff cloud hangs over interest rate decision

Sfundo Parakozov 31 Jul 2025

Source: Supplied

Tourism & Travel

Salt Road returns to Houghton with salt-forward menu and revamped hotel experience

31 Jul 2025

Wine tourism: A golden opportunity for South African wine businesses

Viticulture & Oenology

Wine tourism: A golden opportunity for South African wine businesses

Daneel Rossouw 31 Jul 2025

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

African central banks' gold rush faces liquidity, price risks, Fitch unit says

Duncan Miriri 31 Jul 2025

Finance

SA vows to reset US trade relations despite looming tariffs

30 Jul 2025

Image source: Sam Wordley –

Cyber Law

High Court orders Meta to shut down accounts linked to child sexual abuse

16 Jul 2025

Carousel reimagined: Landmark redevelopment to create 900 jobs and ignite regional growth

Hospitality

Carousel reimagined: Landmark redevelopment to create 900 jobs and ignite regional growth

Issued by Carousel South Africa 30 Jul 2025

Source: © 123rf The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies’ third draft of the White Paper on Audio and Audio-Visual Media Services and Online Safety proposes a sweeping redefinition of what counts as “media".

Media

Proposed regulations redefine media, reshapes how brands track narratives

30 Jul 2025

Personalise your denims at Levi’s new tailorshop in Rosebank

Fashion & Homeware

Personalise your denims at Levi’s new tailorshop in Rosebank

30 Jul 2025

Kfm 94.5 announces 2025 Best of the Cape Awards finalists – voting open

Radio & Audio

Kfm 94.5 announces 2025 Best of the Cape Awards finalists – voting open

Issued by Primedia Broadcasting 30 Jul 2025

Source: Reuters.

Finance

Trump says he may skip G20 summit in SA, cites policy disapproval

Kanishka Singh, Steve Holland and Ryan Patrick Jones 30 Jul 2025

Paul Reynell, Prisa vice-president and Paddington Station PR MD, pays tribute to the PR professionals who have transformed and inspired (Image supplied)

World PR Day

#WPRD2025 | Paul Reynell: A tribute to those who saw humans

Paul Reynell 30 Jul 2025

Source: Makhanda Tourism.

Infrastructure & Utilities

Makhanda: The collapse of an iconic South African city

Steve Kretzmann 30 Jul 2025

Source: Reuters.

Finance

AfDB's African Development Fund hopes to start tapping capital markets in 2027

Duncan Miriri 30 Jul 2025

It's International Friendship Day and Castle Lager Shows us how the Springboks are truly made, with Springbok Rugby World Cup winners Damian Willemse, Cheslin Kolbe, Ox Nche and their real-life 'ride or dies' (Image supplied)

Marketing

Castle Lager's It's How We're Made shows Springbok friendships

30 Jul 2025

UP named first UN University Hub in Africa and Global South

Higher Education

UP named first UN University Hub in Africa and Global South

Issued by University of Pretoria 29 Jul 2025

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Euro hits one-month low after reality check on US-EU trade deal

Rae Wee and Lucy Raitano 29 Jul 2025

Msizi James joins Thando Thabethe on 947 Drive with Thando

Radio & Audio

Msizi James joins Thando Thabethe on 947 Drive with Thando

Issued by Primedia Broadcasting 29 Jul 2025

Jenny Griesel, Managing Director: Jenny Griesel Communications, examines what the Coldplay CEO scandal tells us about reputation in the digital age

PR & Communications

Coldplayed… From concert to PR crisis

Jenny Griesel 29 Jul 2025

Law Practice

JSC announces shortlisted candidates for SA courts

29 Jul 2025