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Corona Sunsets Festival 2025: It's 'More Than Music'

Evan-Lee Courie 9 hours

Explore the bold and diverse films lighting up September's screens

Film

Explore the bold and diverse films lighting up September's screens

Daniel Dercksen 2 Sep 2025

Source: City of Cape Town. An artist rendering of the proposed social housing development at the “Fruit and Veg” site between Kent and Bloemhof Streets.

Affordable & Social Housing

Cape Town council approves social housing at “Fruit and Veg” site

Matthew Hirsch 25 Aug 2025

Galaxy 947 Joburg Day 2025: The ultimate family celebration

Radio & Audio

Galaxy 947 Joburg Day 2025: The ultimate family celebration

Issued by Primedia Broadcasting 22 Jul 2025

Image credit: Tara Winstead on Pexels

Aesthetic Medicine

Scroll, watch, burn: sunscreen misinformation and its real‑world damage

Rachael Kent 23 Jul 2025

Image credit: Singkham on Pexels

ESG & Sustainability

2025 update: Navigating ESG disclosure changes in SA

Kent Davis and Paula-Ann Novotny 17 Jul 2025

Back to the big screen: July's cinematic lineup

Film

Back to the big screen: July's cinematic lineup

Daniel Dercksen 1 Jul 2025

Tourism

The World Travel and Tourism Council announces Manfredi Lefebvre as chair-elect

30 May 2025

Chicago The Musical returns to SA this year

Theatre

Chicago The Musical returns to SA this year

17 Apr 2025

Olympus Sandton achieves stratospheric sales success

Mixed-Use Property

Olympus Sandton achieves stratospheric sales success

Issued by Catchwords 4 Mar 2025

Kfm 94.5 unveils exciting additions to Galaxy KDay 2025: DJ Kent joins a stellar lineup!

Radio & Audio

Kfm 94.5 unveils exciting additions to Galaxy KDay 2025: DJ Kent joins a stellar lineup!

Issued by Primedia Broadcasting 25 Feb 2025

Source: Supplied. Tim Wakeford, Vice President, Financials Product Strategy at Workday.

Finance

2025's recalibration of the finance function - where does this leave skilled humans?

Tim Wakeford 3 Feb 2025

Growthpoint announces R2bn-plus mixed-use development in Sandton Summit

Mixed-Use Property

Growthpoint announces R2bn-plus mixed-use development in Sandton Summit

Issued by Catchwords 13 Dec 2024

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Corporate & Commercial Law

All adds up: Considerations and calculations behind eye-watering admin penalties

Kent Davis and Anél De Meyer 31 Oct 2024

Source: Supplied.

Hospitality

Explosive growth: Radisson Hotel group adds 130 new properties in first half of 2024

25 Sep 2024

Digital

Google monopoly ruling: where the tech giant goes from here

Renaud Foucart 19 Aug 2024

All the Metro FM Music Awards 2024 nominees

Music

All the Metro FM Music Awards 2024 nominees

9 Apr 2024

Meet the ambassadors and attend free seminars by industry leaders at Hostex 2024

Hospitality

Meet the ambassadors and attend free seminars by industry leaders at Hostex 2024

Issued by Hostex 2026 1 Mar 2024

Crypto Fest 2022 panel: Managing Risk with DeFi Investments. Michael Jordan (Keynote Speaker): Business Development for Polygon Enterprise, Sebastian Stent: Product Marketing Manager for Web3 at Opera, Daniel Kimber: Co-founder of Bakari AG and Hannes Wessels (Keynote Speaker): Country Head for Southern Africa at Binance. Source: Crypto Fest

Technology

Crypto Fest comes to Cape Town in time for summer, focused on safety

24 Oct 2023

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ESG & Sustainability

Climate-related risks and disclosures - draft guidance notes for banks, insurers published

Garyn Rapson, Kent Davis, Paula-Ann Novotny & Dalit Anstey 18 Aug 2023

Huawei Jacaranda Day celebrates an array of music genres that Mzansi has to offer

Radio & Audio

Huawei Jacaranda Day celebrates an array of music genres that Mzansi has to offer

Issued by Jacaranda FM 14 Aug 2023

Marketing

Edelman introduces new global B2B division for enhanced integrated marketing solutions

13 Jun 2023

Hold the phone! Jacaranda Day captured by the Huawei P60 Pro is back with more music you love

Events & Conferencing

Hold the phone! Jacaranda Day captured by the Huawei P60 Pro is back with more music you love

Issued by Jacaranda FM 22 May 2023

See: The Bacardi Holiday Club 2023

Events

See: The Bacardi Holiday Club 2023

10 Mar 2023

Stellenbosch University partners with Harvard Law School's Institute for Global Law and Policy

Higher Education

Stellenbosch University partners with Harvard Law School's Institute for Global Law and Policy

Issued by Stone 18 Jan 2023

The pandemic has shown southern Africa can do staycations: Could this momentum hold in the long run?

Travel

The pandemic has shown southern Africa can do staycations: Could this momentum hold in the long run?

Sophia Labadi 6 Jan 2023

Source: Supplied. Kent Marais, head of Platform Domain at Standard Bank.

Fintech

Standard Bank's Kent Marais unpacks the acceleration of Africa's thriving platform economy

Katja Hamilton 11 Jan 2023

Source: Supplied.

Finance

Adumo's R190m capital-raise signals major expansion plans

17 Nov 2022

Image supplied: Marketing manager at Profitroom, Jane Young

Behind the Selfie

#BehindtheSelfie: Jane Young, marketing manager at Profitroom

Emily Stander 2 Nov 2022

Jesse Clegg featuring DJ Kent - Make This Right

Lifestyle

Jesse Clegg featuring DJ Kent - Make This Right

18 Aug 2022

Africa Supply Chain Excellence Awards winners announced

Supply Chain

Africa Supply Chain Excellence Awards winners announced

25 Jul 2022

Economy

Commodity price risk and its effect on sub-Saharan Africa

Craig Kent 21 Jun 2022

Source: REUTERS.

Trends

Africa's mobile-money taxes risk driving poor out of digital economy

Kent Mensah and Nita Bhalla 2 Jun 2022

Image supplied: Bacardi Holiday Club 2020

Events

Bacardi Holiday Club returns after two years

3 Mar 2022

#BizTrends2022: Domestic tourism continues its reign

Trends

#BizTrends2022: Domestic tourism continues its reign

Mariette du Toit-Helmbold 5 Jan 2022

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Covid-19

Study: Lower antibody activity against delta variant at single dose - but vaccines still work

Zania Stamataki 28 Jul 2021

World Architecture Festival Awards announces 2021 shortlist

Architecture & Design

World Architecture Festival Awards announces 2021 shortlist

22 Jul 2021

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Retailers

Gap departs high street as prime store locations left stranded by high-speed retail revolution

Anthony Kent 5 Jul 2021

The One Show 2021 Creative Rankings for Middle East & Africa announced

The One Club for Creativity

The One Show 2021 Creative Rankings for Middle East & Africa announced

14 Jun 2021

Coronavirus variants have new names: we can finally stop stigmatising countries

Covid-19

Coronavirus variants have new names: we can finally stop stigmatising countries

Ed Feil 3 Jun 2021

New report unpacks pervasiveness of ageism, ableism in the workplace

Employment Equity

New report unpacks pervasiveness of ageism, ableism in the workplace

13 May 2021

Herbalife Nutrition appoints first South African NAB member

Retail

Herbalife Nutrition appoints first South African NAB member

Issued by Clockwork Digital 13 May 2021

Apple faces lawsuit for allegedly overcharging 20 million customers

Technology

Apple faces lawsuit for allegedly overcharging 20 million customers

12 May 2021

Give your data a workout: How digital analytics can predict the unpredictable

Research

Give your data a workout: How digital analytics can predict the unpredictable

Kent Diepraam and Sagar Ramsinghani, Issued by Kantar 22 Apr 2021

All the 2021 Grammy Award winners!

Music

All the 2021 Grammy Award winners!

15 Mar 2021

Revisions to Crisa align with growing interest in ESG investment

Markets & Investment

Revisions to Crisa align with growing interest in ESG investment

Giles White, Elodie Maume, Madelein Burger, Zelda Swanepoel & Kent Davis 21 Jan 2021

SNC-Lavalin SA bought out by local team, rebranded Aurex Constructors

Construction & Engineering

SNC-Lavalin SA bought out by local team, rebranded Aurex Constructors

22 Dec 2020

Paul Kent, CEO at Adumo

Technology

Adumo buys point-of-sale company Gaap

1 Dec 2020