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Marcel Capra, Chief Operations Officer of EQPlus

#EvolutionofWork

From chaos to clarity: The transformation of independent contracting

Marcel Capra 21 hours

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Health & Social Welfare

Can South Africa’s social grants help people make a better life? Research offers hope

Leila Patel 1 day

The team of (left) Zainab Mitha, art director and (right) Jasmin Vandersteen, copywriter, at Joe Public, Durban (Image supplied)

DEI

6 ME and Africa creatives named in Next Creative Leaders

2 days

David Tiltmann, CEO of African Media Entertainment Group. (Image supplied)

Radio & Audio

Media leaders and innovators shine at the 2025 Broadcast Media Awards

2 days

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Financial Services

BNPL: A game-changer in retail or a hidden credit trap?

Lerato Lamola 3 days

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Public Health

Recipients of 2025 Discovery Foundation Awards announced

3 days

MotionAds co-founders wins Eric Ellerine Entrepreneur Award

Awards

MotionAds co-founders wins Eric Ellerine Entrepreneur Award

4 Nov 2025

Hot 102.7FM voted Gauteng’s Favourite Radio Station

Radio & Audio

Hot 102.7FM voted Gauteng’s Favourite Radio Station

Issued by HOT 102.7FM 4 Nov 2025

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Energy

Applications for C-Suite Women in Energy Empowerment open

4 Nov 2025

Markets & Investment

US, Japan, and Eurozone's central banks diverge in rate policies

Izak Odendaal 4 Nov 2025

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Corporate & Commercial Law

New King V Code takes the throne: What to expect

3 Nov 2025

The Financial Mail AdFocus Awards shortlist is out (Image supplied)

Marketing & Media

The Financial Mail AdFocus Awards 2025 shortlist is out!

4 Nov 2025

Checkers' new all-halaal store changes the game in SA

Retailers

Checkers' new all-halaal store changes the game in SA

3 Nov 2025

Spar SaveMor brings affordable shopping to Mdantsane with revamped store

Retailers

Spar SaveMor brings affordable shopping to Mdantsane with revamped store

3 Nov 2025

A year on, energy transformation is here thanks to PPAs

Energy

A year on, energy transformation is here thanks to PPAs

John Taylor, Issued by Yellow Door Energy 31 Oct 2025

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Retail & Hospitality Property

Community spirit shines at Lenasia mall opening

31 Oct 2025

The Digital News Transformation Fund (DNTF) has recommended 23 projects for funding following its first funding call (Image supplied)

Media

DNTF recommends 23 projects for funding

31 Oct 2025

About 30 magistrates protested outside Parliament at lunch time on Wednesday afternoon. Photo: Zora Hollie / GroundUp

Law Practice

Magistrates protest outside Parliament

Zora Hollie 30 Oct 2025

Ogilvy wins most effective agency at Effies 2025

Marketing

Ogilvy wins most effective agency at Effies 2025

Issued by Ogilvy South Africa 30 Oct 2025

Dr Mavuso Msimang received the Eco-Logical Intelligence Lifetime Achievement Award. Image supplied.

ESG & Sustainability

South Africa's eco-champions win big at 2025 Eco-Logic Awards

30 Oct 2025

The 20th release of the Marketing All Product Survey (Maps) will be available in mid-November 2025 (Image source: © 123rf )

Research

20th Maps Quarterly Survey release

29 Oct 2025

OOH

Tractor Outdoor ramps up its Cape Town CBD presence with two new high-profile sites

Issued by Tractor Outdoor 29 Oct 2025

Johanna McDowell, founder and CEO of IAS and partner for Scopen Africa, reports back from the AdForum Worldwide Summit. Social, she says, is rising in importance

Advertising

EXCLUSIVE: Wrap up of AdForum Worldwide Summit from Johanna McDowell

28 Oct 2025

Spark Media voted best print media owner, awarded Most Award

Media

Spark Media voted best print media owner, awarded Most Award

Issued by Spark Media 28 Oct 2025

Bridging the retail skills gap: South Africa's strategic move

Training

Bridging the retail skills gap: South Africa's strategic move

28 Oct 2025

HR Tools & Software

Why AI can't substitute human judgment in psycho-legal work - part 1

Natasha Gerber 27 Oct 2025

Stumps and Sovereignty: South Asian cricket from empire to the digital age

Sport

Stumps and Sovereignty: South Asian cricket from empire to the digital age

Issued by Sufghan Sarwar Khan 27 Oct 2025

Client belief in creativity powers historic win for Joe Public: Africa and the Middle East’s #1 agency

Loeries Creative Week

Client belief in creativity powers historic win for Joe Public: Africa and the Middle East’s #1 agency

Issued by Joe Public 27 Oct 2025

Still Good connects South Africans with nutritious food at reduced prices

ESG

Still Good connects South Africans with nutritious food at reduced prices

27 Oct 2025

Aleph Hospitality to launch Kenya’s first Tapestry Collection by Hilton Hotel

Hospitality

Aleph Hospitality to launch Kenya’s first Tapestry Collection by Hilton Hotel

24 Oct 2025

Source: © Coolr Coolr, a social agency, is one of the agencies visited by the AdForum Worldwide Summit taking place in London

Advertising

EXCLUSIVE: AdForum Worldwide Summit Day 3 from Johanna McDowell

24 Oct 2025

Growthpoint acquires a 30% stake in new R390m Boston Hydroelectric Plant

Industrial & Logistics Property

Growthpoint acquires a 30% stake in new R390m Boston Hydroelectric Plant

Issued by Catchwords 24 Oct 2025

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Mining

Hixonia Nyasulu exits Anglo American board

24 Oct 2025

How Cape Town is converting a major road into a hillclimb track

Motorsport

How Cape Town is converting a major road into a hillclimb track

23 Oct 2025

Vinimark ranked SA’s top wine distributor at 2025 Advantage Awards

Food & bev. services

Vinimark ranked SA’s top wine distributor at 2025 Advantage Awards

23 Oct 2025

Spar Health extends its reach with strategic Aptekor Group acquisition

Health & Beauty

Spar Health extends its reach with strategic Aptekor Group acquisition

23 Oct 2025

When workplace AI harms employees, who’s to blame?

4th Industrial Revolution

When workplace AI harms employees, who’s to blame?

Nadeem Mahomed, Safee-Naaz Siddiqi, Dylan Greenstone 22 Oct 2025

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Higher Education

Universities can turn AI from a threat to an opportunity by teaching critical thinking

Anitia Lubbe 22 Oct 2025

Affordable & Social Housing

Social housing in Cape Town questioned

Katja Hamilton 22 Oct 2025

Labour Law & Unions

Labour Court restraint of trade ruling hinges on time and territory

Tim Laurens 21 Oct 2025

Source: GroundUp/Kimberly Mutandiro

Construction & Engineering

Contract workers march in Joburg demanding permanent jobs

Kimberly Mutandiro 21 Oct 2025

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Management & Leadership

Leading with compassion: How to manage a grieving brain at work

Anja van Beek 20 Oct 2025

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Renewables & Energy Efficiency

InPursuit Renewable Energy’s Hleziphi Mtshizane on developing energy solutions for Africans by Africans

21 Oct 2025

Source: © 123rf Choosing the right research partner is now as complex as selecting your creative agency says IAS

Marketing & Media

Why smart marketers treat research selection like an agency pitch

21 Oct 2025

Finance

The cost of being young in South Africa: Gen Z's financial hurdles

17 Oct 2025

Sappi recognised in Forbes' World’s Best Employers and Top Companies for Women rankings for 2025

Management & Leadership

Sappi recognised in Forbes' World’s Best Employers and Top Companies for Women rankings for 2025

Issued by Sappi 17 Oct 2025

Siphokazi Sigenu (left) has been appointed an executive director of Meropa and the head of the agency’s public affairs division. Right: Yolisa Pasipanodya, managing director of Meropa (Image supplied)

PR & Communications

Meropa makes key leadership changes

16 Oct 2025

#WorldFoodDay: Shoprite launches 2025 South African Food Security Index

ESG

#WorldFoodDay: Shoprite launches 2025 South African Food Security Index

16 Oct 2025

Umalusi briefing the media on the state of readiness of the public and private assessment bodies (Department of Basic Education, Department of Higher Education and Training, Independent Examinations Board and South African Comprehensive Assessment Institute) to conduct, administer and manage the 2025 end of year national examinations. -

Primary & Secondary Education

All systems go for matric exams 2025 - Umalusi

16 Oct 2025