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Talent Acquisition

Why a CRO is the most important C-suite hire of 2026

15 Apr 2026

Fidelity SecureFire celebrates excellence with the Flame of Leadership Awards

Facilities & Property Management

Fidelity SecureFire celebrates excellence with the Flame of Leadership Awards

Issued by JNPR 27 Oct 2025

Image credit: Ross Sneddon on Unsplash

Emergency Medicine

Stellenbosch Uni study finds strong link between alcohol use and residential fires in Cape Town

13 Aug 2025

Source: Makhanda Tourism.

Infrastructure & Utilities

Makhanda: The collapse of an iconic South African city

Steve Kretzmann 30 Jul 2025

Image credit: Ashim D’Silva on Unsplash

Food, Water & Energy Security

Firefighting needs innovative solutions amid ‘water-shedding’

10 Jul 2025

4 co-located trade shows maximise time and cost savings for industry

Security

4 co-located trade shows maximise time and cost savings for industry

Issued by Securex 26 May 2025

Firexpo 2025: Strengthening fire safety and preparedness in the retail sector

Retailers

Firexpo 2025: Strengthening fire safety and preparedness in the retail sector

Issued by Firexpo 14 May 2025

Cape Town wildfires: Pick n Pay and customers rally support for firefighting teams

ESG

Cape Town wildfires: Pick n Pay and customers rally support for firefighting teams

29 Apr 2025

Infrastructure & Utilities

Nearly 200 households evacuated as uncontained Tokai fires rage in Cape Town

29 Apr 2025

#BestofBiz 2024: Property

Property

#BestofBiz 2024: Property

17 Dec 2024

Source: The late chief executive officer of United Healthcare Brian Thompson.

Financial Services

UnitedHealthcare CEO shot dead

6 Dec 2024

The Halo Pineapple campaign extensively used Out of Home (OOH) as it took the mickey out of insurance and people loved it (Image supplied)

Advertising

Halo and Pineapple: How to disrupt a category and find an audience who don’t love insurance

Danette Breitenbach 27 Nov 2024

Image: Flooding in Cape Town recently -

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

"New system" is needed to deal with natural disasters in SA

17 Jul 2024

Mourners as seen at the Central Methodist Mission, at the memorial service in honour of the Marshalltown fire victims, in Johannesburg, South Africa, 8 September 2023. Reuters/Shiraaz Mohamed/File Photo

Public Liability & Personal Injury

Inquiry blames Joburg authorities for neglect leading to deadly building fire

Tim Cocks 6 May 2024

SanParks sees surge in visitor numbers during 2023/24 tourism season

Tourism

SanParks sees surge in visitor numbers during 2023/24 tourism season

13 Mar 2024

Source: Shelley Point Beach Hotel.

Property

Firefighters battle blaze at Shelley Point Beach Hotel

2 Jan 2024

Image source: shmergin –

Environment & Natural Resources

Celebrating SA’s firefighters

28 Dec 2023

Public sector leaders celebrates Mandela Month

Digital

Public sector leaders celebrates Mandela Month

Issued by Topco Media 27 Jul 2023

Burnt trees and vehicles are pictured in the aftermath of a wildfire in Bejaia, Algeria, 25 July 2023. Reuters/Ramzi Boudina

Climate Change

Deadly fires rage along Algeria coast, spread to Tunisia

Tarek Amara and Michele Kambas 25 Jul 2023

7 killed in building collapse in Côte d'Ivoire

Construction & Engineering

7 killed in building collapse in Côte d'Ivoire

Coulibaly Media and Luc Gnago 3 Jul 2023

A fire above Lakeside, Cape Town, was swiftly extinguished on 16 January after the City dispatched several helicopters and numerous firefighters. The quick response ensured the fire didn’t cause major damage. (GroundUp)

Climate Change

Climate change almost doubles the risk of wildfires in Cape Town, study shows

Steve Kretzmann 7 Mar 2023

Building on new risks: construction in the age of greening

Construction & Engineering

Building on new risks: construction in the age of greening

Robert Ter Morshuizen 5 Dec 2022

Film

Gear up for November film releases!

Daniel Dercksen 3 Nov 2022

Source © Vogue 20% all sales on the Barbies Career range will be donated to the foundation to further their mission and contribute to children’s education

ESG

Toys R Us partners with Mattel in support of Women4Women

22 Sep 2022

Image source: Andrea Piacquadio from

Management & Leadership

How the global workforce's identity crisis is hurting our front-line workers

Drew Ehlers 13 Sep 2022

6 die as Ivory Coast apartment block collapses

Construction & Engineering

6 die as Ivory Coast apartment block collapses

Loucoumane Coulibaly and Ange Aboa 8 Mar 2022

Source: Wikipedia

Economy

SONA to go ahead as planned; City Hall now new venue

7 Jan 2022

Firefighters work among the smoke after a fire broke out in the Parliament in Cape Town, South Africa. Reuters/Sumaya Hisham

Criminal Law

Suspect arrested in connection with South African parliament fire

Wendell Roelf 3 Jan 2022

Source: SA Parliament

Economy

Arson confirmed in gutting of Parliamentary precinct, threatening to disrupt SONA

2 Jan 2022

PR, you've changed...

PR & Communications

PR, you've changed...

Michelle Cavé, Issued by Brandfundi 13 Jul 2021

#MusicExchange: Latheem Gabriel releases new single "At First Sight"

Music

#MusicExchange: Latheem Gabriel releases new single "At First Sight"

Martin Myers 6 Jul 2021

Retailers

Pie City donates pies to firefighters, UCT students

26 Apr 2021

Cape Town fire: Vodacom donates R3m towards relief efforts

Telecoms & Networks

Cape Town fire: Vodacom donates R3m towards relief efforts

20 Apr 2021

Public Health

Contingency plans for Charlotte Maxeke patients

20 Apr 2021

Emergency relief efforts for Rhodes Memorial, UCT fire under way - here's how to help

Health & Social Welfare

Emergency relief efforts for Rhodes Memorial, UCT fire under way - here's how to help

Sindy Peters 19 Apr 2021

UCT campus evacuated, classes suspended after fire guts library

Higher Education

UCT campus evacuated, classes suspended after fire guts library

Shan Radcliffe 19 Apr 2021

Brands that harnessed the power of purpose in 2020

ESG

Brands that harnessed the power of purpose in 2020

Angela Northover 25 Jan 2021

How 5G can be monetised to make business sense

Telecoms & Networks

How 5G can be monetised to make business sense

Ockert Oosthuizen 27 Aug 2020

Credit: Brian McGowan on .

PR & Communications

Lessons from Covid-19 - Be crisis ready!

Victor Moreriane, APR 27 Mar 2020

Current collective agreement for firefighters still binding

Labour Law

Current collective agreement for firefighters still binding

4 Mar 2020

Using tech to fight forest fires

Technology

Using tech to fight forest fires

3 Feb 2020

#OnTheBigScreen: The Good Liar, Knives Out and 21 Bridges

Film

#OnTheBigScreen: The Good Liar, Knives Out and 21 Bridges

Daniel Dercksen 29 Nov 2019

Dachser SA helps learners explore careers in logistics

Logistics & Transport

Dachser SA helps learners explore careers in logistics

4 Nov 2019