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All the 2025 winners - Sunday Times Best Places to Work

Employer Branding

Sunday Times announces 2025 Best Places to Work Award winners

27 Nov 2025

#Orchids&Onions: Checkers cooks with Jamie Oliver, Vaseline warms hearts

#OrchidsandOnions

#Orchids&Onions: Checkers cooks with Jamie Oliver, Vaseline warms hearts

Brendan Seery 14 Oct 2025

Loeries Student Expo powered by Publicis Groupe Africa

Loeries Creative Week

Loeries Student Expo powered by Publicis Groupe Africa

Issued by Publicis Groupe Africa 7 Oct 2025

Vaseline captures the spirit of Heritage Day

Advertising

Vaseline captures the spirit of Heritage Day

Unati Moalusi 7 Oct 2025

Ashley Goldsmith, chief people officer at Workday

HR & Management

Talent exodus: Stagnant career growth is pushing high achievers to leave

12 Sep 2025

How women are shaping the future of regenerative tourism

Travel

How women are shaping the future of regenerative tourism

29 Aug 2025

A decade of growing talent: Ogilvy’s Graduate Programme is open for applicants

Education

A decade of growing talent: Ogilvy’s Graduate Programme is open for applicants

Issued by Ogilvy South Africa 15 Aug 2025

#WomensMonth: Pele Energy Group's Melissa Wilkinson is redefining female leadership

Energy

#WomensMonth: Pele Energy Group's Melissa Wilkinson is redefining female leadership

Maroefah Smith 4 Aug 2025

Glynt appoints Sam Locke as chief people officer

OOH

Glynt appoints Sam Locke as chief people officer

Issued by Tractor Outdoor 12 Jun 2025

Gcobisa Ntshona, Group Chief People Officer at African Bank

Management & Leadership

#TopEmployers2025: Gcobisa Ntshona - how African Bank is empowering employees with its ‘Audacious People Promise’

Shan Radcliffe 13 Mar 2025

To mark International Women’s Day this past Saturday, 8 March, KFC Africa collected the stories of 54 women in its KFC Africa’s list, one for each year the company has been in Africa. (Image supplied)

DEI

The KFC List celebrates women in Africa - despite the SSA gender gap hardly closing

12 Mar 2025

‘Accelerate Action’ for empowerment

FMCG

‘Accelerate Action’ for empowerment

Issued by Rainbow Chicken 7 Mar 2025

HR & Management

Awarding SA and Africa's Top Employers for 2025

28 Feb 2025

Matimba Mbungela, Group Chief Officer for Human Resources at Vodacom Group

HR & Management

#TopEmployers2025: Matimba Mbungela, chief HR officer - from the Cape to Cairo, what sets Vodacom apart from the rest

Shan Radcliffe 17 Feb 2025

Nomzabalazo Makubalo, chief people officer at RMB

Employer Branding

#TopEmployers2025: Nomzabalazo Makubalo, chief people officer, on what makes RMB an employer of choice

Shan Radcliffe 5 Feb 2025

Bevco launches ‘Route to Market Expansion Project’

ESG

Bevco launches ‘Route to Market Expansion Project’

20 Jan 2025

ADFocus announces Ogilvy as Agency Group of The Year 2024

Advertising

ADFocus announces Ogilvy as Agency Group of The Year 2024

Issued by Ogilvy South Africa 4 Dec 2024

Hospital Groups

Michelle Seroke joins Mediclinic Southern Africa as chief human resources officer

6 Nov 2024

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Management & Leadership

Strategic investment: Elevate company culture by potentialising people

Savina Harrilall 29 Oct 2024

Human8 announces appointment of Peter Teachman as chief operating officer

Research

Human8 announces appointment of Peter Teachman as chief operating officer

Issued by Human8 2 Oct 2024

Saica summit highlights collaboration as key to addressing the public sector challenges

Accounting & Auditing

Saica summit highlights collaboration as key to addressing the public sector challenges

Issued by SAICA 6 Sep 2024

Publicis Groupe Africa partners with the Loeries Student Expo

Marketing

Publicis Groupe Africa partners with the Loeries Student Expo

Issued by Publicis Groupe Africa 30 Aug 2024

Judy Holding champions women in retail at Rentoza

Retail Services

Judy Holding champions women in retail at Rentoza

12 Aug 2024

Source: Supplied. Nikki Kettles, executive: licences and payment regulation at Mukuru; Sandy Rheeder, chief information officer at Mukuru; Savina Harrilall, chief people officer at Mukuru.

Financial Services

Mukuru’s efforts to drive financial inclusion are a vital step in journey to gender parity

8 Aug 2024

Publicis Groupe’s Le Cubs Programme creates real career opportunities for youth throughout Africa

Youth Month

Publicis Groupe’s Le Cubs Programme creates real career opportunities for youth throughout Africa

Issued by Publicis Groupe Africa 24 Jun 2024

Publicis Groupe’s Le Cubs programme graduates share their experiences

Youth Month

Publicis Groupe’s Le Cubs programme graduates share their experiences

Issued by Publicis Groupe Africa 20 Jun 2024

Applying for a job in the creative industry? Read this!

Youth Month

Applying for a job in the creative industry? Read this!

Issued by Publicis Groupe Africa 19 Jun 2024

Ogilvy launches a Creative Technology Academy for emerging South African Talent

Education

Ogilvy launches a Creative Technology Academy for emerging South African Talent

Issued by Ogilvy South Africa 18 Mar 2024

Women's Health

Corporate menopause awareness: MenoMove leads cultural shift in workplace support

22 Mar 2024

Advice from the top for Africa’s future female leaders

Advertising

Advice from the top for Africa’s future female leaders

Issued by Publicis Groupe Africa 8 Mar 2024

Africa takes centre stage as the gender hub for mainstreaming success

Employment Equity

Africa takes centre stage as the gender hub for mainstreaming success

Issued by Business Engage 4 Mar 2024

Advertising

ACA, Red & Yellow launch graduate programme

16 Feb 2024

#BehindtheSelfie: Unati Moalusi, new chief people officer at VML SA

Behind the Selfie

#BehindtheSelfie: Unati Moalusi, new chief people officer at VML SA

Karabo Ledwaba 14 Feb 2024

Unati Moalusi has a passion for counselling. Source: Supplied.

Advertising

Unati Moalusi appointed as chief people officer at VML SA

23 Jan 2024

Pick n Pay appoints new head of retail, restructures exec team

Retail

Pick n Pay appoints new head of retail, restructures exec team

11 Jan 2024

Source: Supplied. Renske Coetzee, Redefine’s chief people officer.

Property

Redefine Properties marks a decade of transformative skills development

7 Dec 2023

Image supplied.
MultiChoice Bursary Scheme open for 2024 intake, with space for over 200 South African students to advance their studies

Education

MultiChoice Bursary Scheme open for 2024 intake

27 Nov 2023

Media

WPP appoints Lindsay Pattison as global chief people officer

1 Nov 2023

Navigating the future of logistics: The role of upskilling and automation

Logistics & Transport

Navigating the future of logistics: The role of upskilling and automation

Issued by Unitrans 6 Oct 2023

Source: Supplied. African Bank's new chief people officer, Gcobitsa Ntshona.

Banking

New African Bank exco members announced

8 May 2023

Retailers

Gap continues with restructuring despite no CEO

28 Apr 2023

Akhona Qengqe, KFC's new general manager for Africa. SOurce: Supplied

Food & bev. services

KFC promotes Akhona Qengqe to general manager for Africa

16 Mar 2023

Source: Supplied. RMB's new chief people officer, Sungeetha Sewpersad.

Banking

RMB appoints Sungeetha Sewpersad as chief people officer

6 Mar 2023

InSites Consulting expands executive management team

CRM, CX, UX

InSites Consulting expands executive management team

Issued by Human8 21 Feb 2023

#BestofBiz 2022: Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship

#BestofBiz 2022: Entrepreneurship

12 Dec 2022

Banking

Absa appoints new group executives

9 Dec 2022

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Employee Wellness

Research confirms 4-day weeks are paying off

2 Dec 2022

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Employee Wellness

Is it quiet quitting or is it boundary setting? How to re-engage employees

Sarah Rice 24 Nov 2022

Wunderman Thompson SA named finalist in the Business Culture Awards

Marketing

Wunderman Thompson SA named finalist in the Business Culture Awards

Issued by VML 12 Oct 2022