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Skills Development & Training

South Africa's tech skills gap: Why waiting isn't an option

Jessica Hawkey 1 day

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Agriculture

SA agriculture shows steady growth under master plan

1 day

Source: Supplied. Justin Hobday – Chief Operating Officer, Health Safety and Environment (HSE) – NOSA; Johan Gerber - Senior Non-Executive Advisor, DEKRA Industrial; Carina Kleinhans, Health Safety and Environment (HSE) Manager at DEKRA Industrial and Pieter Erasmus – Chief Executive Officer, NOSA.

Infrastructure & Utilities

Setting a gold standard: Dekra Industrial wins Noscar Award for 11th year in a row

1 day

SA’s auto industry must turn tariff pain into transformation opportunity

Automotive

SA’s auto industry must turn tariff pain into transformation opportunity

Kebalepile Matlhak 1 day

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Advertising

Why the proposed ban on alcohol advertising has a valid point

Corné Kritzinger 1 day

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Logistics & Transport

Transnet secures court order to access withheld CRRC locomotive spares

Nelson Banya 1 day

Philip Morris SA expands smoke-free portfolio with launch of Veev

FMCG

Philip Morris SA expands smoke-free portfolio with launch of Veev

1 day

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Health & Social Welfare

Sassa's record year: Serving over 28 million people in 2024/2025

1 day

Helping South Africans build financial confidence with the help of AI

Artificial Intelligence

Helping South Africans build financial confidence with the help of AI

Kelly Driscoll, Issued by Sanlam Fintech 1 day

Family functionality tops South African car buyers' priorities in SA

Dealers

Family functionality tops South African car buyers' priorities in SA

Issued by KLA 2 days

AI is reshaping the retail industry one code at a time

Technology

AI is reshaping the retail industry one code at a time

Niel Coetzee 2 days

Revitalising Gauteng’s rail: Restoring reliability through infrastructure and workforce investment

Railway

Revitalising Gauteng’s rail: Restoring reliability through infrastructure and workforce investment

Jacques Maritz 2 days

Inside SA’s retail security crisis: Protecting your business from cyber threats and fraud

Security

Inside SA’s retail security crisis: Protecting your business from cyber threats and fraud

Chandni Gopal, Aaqilah Nagdee & Precious Maphupha 2 days

The AI data paradox: Maximising reward while mitigating risk in high-value data services

Artificial Intelligence

The AI data paradox: Maximising reward while mitigating risk in high-value data services

Issued by Offernet 2 days

Paul Dunne — Minerals Council South Africa president and Northam CEO — delivered a keynote address at the 2025 Joburg Indaba in Sandton. Image supplied.

Mining

#JoburgIndaba: Can mining growth and transformation co-exist in South Africa?

Maroefah Smith 2 days

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Infrastructure & Utilities

R550m Invest International grant powers Johannesburg’s new waste-to-energy project

2 days

Creating value perceptions

Advertising

Creating value perceptions

Issued by eatbigfish 3 days

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Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

Applications still open for TFG Fellowship Bursary 2026

3 days

Britain's Prince Harry waves as he departs after his visit to the Community Recording Studio (CRS), a grassroots institution providing opportunities for young people, in Nottingham, Britain, 9 September 2025. Image credit: Reuters/Phil Noble

Environment & Natural Resources

Prince Harry conservation charity in Chad "failed to protect wildlife"

3 days

Over 12,000 BMWs recalled in South Africa

Safety

Over 12,000 BMWs recalled in South Africa

3 days

Absa launches next phase of consumer education campaign: Protect your money, protect your story

Banking

Absa launches next phase of consumer education campaign: Protect your money, protect your story

Issued by OnPoint PR 7 Oct 2025

Medshield’s tips to finding in-network providers under your medical scheme

Medical Aid

Medshield’s tips to finding in-network providers under your medical scheme

Issued by Stone 7 Oct 2025

Meat, markets and money: Empowering SA entrepreneurs for a food-secure future

FMCG

Meat, markets and money: Empowering SA entrepreneurs for a food-secure future

Issued by AMIE 7 Oct 2025

Meet the 2025 Santam Women of the Future winners

SMEs

Meet the 2025 Santam Women of the Future winners

Issued by Media24 7 Oct 2025

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Medical Research

Nobel prize awarded for discovery of immune system’s ‘security guards’

Tracy Hussell 7 Oct 2025

SA’s automotive sector faces critical challenges amid industry shake-up

Automotive

SA’s automotive sector faces critical challenges amid industry shake-up

Siyabonga Mthembu 7 Oct 2025

AI-powered agency offers marketers a measurable return on insight

Marketing

AI-powered agency offers marketers a measurable return on insight

Issued by aHead Marketing Services 7 Oct 2025

AAA and TBWA deliver training in Ghana. Source:

Advertising

AI meets African creativity: AAA and TBWA deliver training in Ghana

7 Oct 2025

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Public Health

Vaccines and motherhood: Are AI-generated health messages working in Kenya and Nigeria?

Yewande O. Addie 3 days

Democratic Republic of the Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 23, 2025. Image credit: Reuters/Eduardo Munoz

Mining

Congo warns cobalt exporters about violating quotas

Ange Kasongo 6 Oct 2025

Octotel’s learnership programme continues to transform youth into workforce-ready professionals

ICT

Octotel’s learnership programme continues to transform youth into workforce-ready professionals

Issued by Octotel 6 Oct 2025

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Mining

South Africa’s mining input cost index stays at “historic lows”

6 Oct 2025

Source: Supplied. Danielle Luwes, tax director at Hobbs Sinclair.

Taxation & Regulation

Why influencers might need to rethink 'free' gifts

7 Oct 2025

SA secures China, India investments to boost local auto manufacturing

Manufacturing & Parts

SA secures China, India investments to boost local auto manufacturing

Nqobile Dludla 6 Oct 2025

David Frost, CEO of SATSA(pictured) says travellers, overseas tour operators, and the local tourism trade to remain vigilant when making bookings as South Africa gears up for its peak tourism season (image supplied)

Tourism & Travel

SATSA warns against fraudulent operators

6 Oct 2025

Razor PR, Tribeca and Dialogue were all awarded at the recent PCRA Platinum Awards

PR & Communications

SA PR agencies show world-class excellence at global awards

6 Oct 2025

A sample of platinum (Pt) is displayed at the Laboratory of Physics and Material studies (LPEM) in Paris, France, June 23, 2025. Image credit: Reuters/Benoit Tessier

Mining

Tharisa plans $547m underground platinum mining project

3 Oct 2025

InvestFest 2025 featured interactive business showcases, investor pitches, engaging panel discussions and extensive networking opportunities. Image supplied.

Markets & Investment

Anglo American's InvestFest 2025 | Building entrepreneurial resilience across Southern Africa

3 Oct 2025

Dozens of people, many of them health workers, picketed outside Red Cross Hospital on Thursday. Photos: Matthew Hirsch

Ethics & Medicolegal

Health workers picket for flotilla to be protected

Matthew Hirsch 3 Oct 2025

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Aesthetic Medicine

Mommy Club's Nozipho Ntshangase on social media's cosmetic surgery red flags

3 Oct 2025

Future-proof jobs: 15 jobs with strong prospects for the future

HR & Management

Future-proof jobs: 15 jobs with strong prospects for the future

Issued by Pnet 2 Oct 2025

Teaching the teachers: Upskilling teachers for a digital-first future

Skills Training

Teaching the teachers: Upskilling teachers for a digital-first future

Issued by Bullion PR & Communication 2 Oct 2025

AfriGIS preserving South Africa’s heritage

Services

AfriGIS preserving South Africa’s heritage

Issued by AfriGIS 2 Oct 2025

BMW South Africa CEO calls for joint EV battery strategy with Europe

Fuel & Energy

BMW South Africa CEO calls for joint EV battery strategy with Europe

Nqobile Dludla 2 Oct 2025

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Aviation

New Sita cloud platform to modernise air traffic communication

2 Oct 2025

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Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

MTN, Nedbank support 2025 PachiPanda Challenge

2 Oct 2025

Marketing

Building brand power

Issued by eatbigfish 2 Oct 2025

Philani Mokoena wants to bring human insight to the judging process. Source: Supplied.

Prism Awards

#PrismYoungVoices | DNA Brand Architects' Philani Mokoena on raising the standard

2 Oct 2025

International Andy Awards regional chairs, including Africa, named

Advertising

International Andy Awards regional chairs, including Africa, named

2 Oct 2025