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Dr Manessah Alagbaoso, the Head: Business Ecosystems and Sustainability for the Standard Bank Group Business and Commercial Banking Unit

Trends

#BizTrends2025: Mainstreaming sustainability

Dr Manessah Alagbaoso 21 Jan 2025

Jaguar has revealed its new rebrand. Source: Supplied.

Branding

Jaguar’s rebrand: creative vision or branding blunder?

Karabo Ledwaba 21 Nov 2024

Sultan Al Jaber, COP28 President, speaks at the United Nations climate change conference COP29 opening in Baku, Azerbaijan, 11 November 2024. Reuters/Maxim Shemetov

Climate Change

Trump and trade worries cloud COP29 climate summit in Baku

Valerie Volcovici and Nailia Bagirova 11 Nov 2024

A municipal worker attempts to unclog a flooded road in Newlands during heavy rains in Cape Town, South Africa, 9 July 2024. Reuters/Esa Alexander/File Photo

Climate Change

South Africa concerned Trump election will impact climate talks

Tim Cocks 8 Nov 2024

#WomensMonth: Michaella Menin, founder of Myboombra, chats career pivots and the “Super Mom" myth

Fashion & Homeware

#WomensMonth: Michaella Menin, founder of Myboombra, chats career pivots and the “Super Mom" myth

Ruth Cooper 14 Aug 2024

Business travel is hard. City Lodge has just made bedtime easy

Hospitality

Business travel is hard. City Lodge has just made bedtime easy

Issued by TBWA 18 Mar 2024

Healthcare

HPCSA denounces assault on paramedics in Tshwane

26 Jul 2023

Image supplied: Ciarán Mckivergan, CEO and head of digital at 8909

Youth Month

#YouthMonth: Innovation in the face of disaster

Emily Stander 10 Jun 2022

Oratile Kids' journey to the Clicks shelf

Fashion & Homeware

Oratile Kids' journey to the Clicks shelf

27 May 2022

Source: © newsportal

Media

Tembisa 10 piece removed from global media awards shortlist

7 Apr 2022

Social Media

What will 2022 bring in the way of misinformation on social media?

Anjana Susarla, Dam Hee Kim and Ethan Zuckerman 4 Jan 2022

#BizTrends2022: The rise of purpose, engaging where it matters

Trends

#BizTrends2022: The rise of purpose, engaging where it matters

Stuart Innell 12 Jan 2022

Media

Why the handling of a false South African news report about 10 babies has set off alarm bells

Anton Harber 5 Nov 2021

Mahlobo's interference cost SSA millions - spy

Zondo Commission

Mahlobo's interference cost SSA millions - spy

Valencia Talane 21 May 2021

Kenya and South Africa have a high exposure to disinformation. shutterstock

Covid-19

Social media users in Kenya and South Africa trust science, but still share Covid-19 hoaxes

Herman Wasserman & Dani Madrid-Morales 7 Apr 2021

What is shaping culture? Conspiracy theories

Research

What is shaping culture? Conspiracy theories

Brett Rogers 29 Mar 2021

#OrchidsandOnions: 'Covidiots' take note...

#OrchidsandOnions

#OrchidsandOnions: 'Covidiots' take note...

Brendan Seery 22 Dec 2020

Marikana mine. Source: Sibanye-Stillwater

Mining

Covid-19 report at Sibanye Stillwater a hoax

23 Mar 2020

#OnTheBigScreen: 'Knuckle City', 'The Invisible Man' and 'The Informer'

Film

#OnTheBigScreen: 'Knuckle City', 'The Invisible Man' and 'The Informer'

Daniel Dercksen 28 Feb 2020

A man pushes a wheelbarrow past a sign in Liberia during the West African Ebola outbreak. AHMED JALLANZO/EPA

Infectious Diseases

Context matters in fighting Ebola: lessons from West Africa for the DRC

Shelley Lees & Luisa Enria 5 Jul 2019

#StateoftheMedia: April Fool's Day and #Momochallenge hoax

BizTakeouts

#StateoftheMedia: April Fool's Day and #Momochallenge hoax

12 Apr 2019

This is Momo, or Mother Bird.

Social Media

Why children's social media safety is in the spotlight after the wake of the #Momochallenge hoax

Leigh Andrews 6 Mar 2019

Money mules. A growing trend in money laundering

Banking

Money mules. A growing trend in money laundering

28 Nov 2018

Media literacy: Five fact-checking tips for the fake news era

Media

Media literacy: Five fact-checking tips for the fake news era

Leigh Andrews 16 Oct 2018

Facebook releases statement on viral scam

Social Media

Facebook releases statement on viral scam

8 Oct 2018

Incorrect to assume that SA labour laws are one-sided towards employee

Labour Law & Unions

Incorrect to assume that SA labour laws are one-sided towards employee

Bradley Workman- Davies 30 Aug 2018

Day Zero is meant to cut Cape Town's water use: what is it, and is it working?

Infrastructure & Utilities

Day Zero is meant to cut Cape Town's water use: what is it, and is it working?

Kevin Winter 20 Feb 2018

Mediclinic warns of employment scam

Hospital Groups

Mediclinic warns of employment scam

5 Feb 2018

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Media

Donald Trump unveils his 2017 Fake News Awards winners

Andy Walker 22 Jan 2018

Climate Change

Investors turn against fossil fuels at Paris climate summit

13 Dec 2017

UN climate talks resume with wary eyes on Trump

Climate Change

UN climate talks resume with wary eyes on Trump

7 Nov 2017

Trump's withdrawal from Paris Agreement could ultimately harm US economy

Climate Change

Trump's withdrawal from Paris Agreement could ultimately harm US economy

15 Jun 2017

Climate talks under shadow of Trump threats

Climate Change

Climate talks under shadow of Trump threats

9 May 2017

CT water remains safe for drinking, says city

Infrastructure & Utilities

CT water remains safe for drinking, says city

30 Mar 2017

Overcoming fake news with credible news brands

Media

Overcoming fake news with credible news brands

29 Mar 2017

#FakeNews: Trump waives visa requirements for South African travellers

Travel

#FakeNews: Trump waives visa requirements for South African travellers

8 Feb 2017

Media

Facebook's fake news tools coming to France ahead of elections

Andy Walker 6 Feb 2017

SAA warns customers of free flights hoax

Aviation

SAA warns customers of free flights hoax

31 Jan 2017

US charges Fiat Chrysler with skirting emissions standards

Safety

US charges Fiat Chrysler with skirting emissions standards

13 Jan 2017

ESG

Crowding the private sector into Africa's climate action

Chinedu Moghalu 22 Dec 2016

Censorship tool built as Facebook eyes China: report

Social Media

Censorship tool built as Facebook eyes China: report

23 Nov 2016

Online Media

Fake news in South Africa: Five websites you should definitely avoid

Hadlee Simons 22 Nov 2016

Facebook's Zuckerberg urges post-Trump world not to 'disconnect'

Social Media

Facebook's Zuckerberg urges post-Trump world not to 'disconnect'

21 Nov 2016

Fake US election news outshone real on Facebook: report

Online Media

Fake US election news outshone real on Facebook: report

17 Nov 2016

Zuckerberg sure fake news on Facebook didn't sway election

Online Media

Zuckerberg sure fake news on Facebook didn't sway election

14 Nov 2016

SARS uses debt collector companies to fill tax coffers

Taxation & Regulation

SARS uses debt collector companies to fill tax coffers

Lesedi Seforo 27 Jul 2016

No increase in school years, says dept

Primary & Secondary Education

No increase in school years, says dept

13 Jul 2016