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From traditional to entrepreneurial: SA women take charge

SMEs

From traditional to entrepreneurial: SA women take charge

Issued by Bullion PR & Communication 15 hours

Terry Levin looks at campaigns presented at the recent Creative Circle Full Circle event in Cape Town. Pictured: The Sounds Right campaign

Cannes Lions

#CreativeCircle2025: Influencing real cultural, societal and economic change

Terry Levin 1 day

Soaring demand and land scarcity make Cape Town and Durban investor hotspots

Industrial & Logistics Property

Soaring demand and land scarcity make Cape Town and Durban investor hotspots

Issued by Catchwords 1 Aug 2025

Source: © 123rf Beate Stiehler-Mulder says marketers need to promote a more sustainable consumption culture

Marketing

Marketers need to promote a more sustainable consumption culture

Beate Stiehler-Mulder 1 Aug 2025

Image credit: Filip Baotic on Unsplash

Energy

NTCSA launches SA Wholesale Electricity Market School

30 Jul 2025

How women can protect their financial wellbeing

Financial Services

How women can protect their financial wellbeing

Issued by Securitas® Financial Group 29 Jul 2025

Are you burning out? Take the first SA entrepreneur wellness survey

SMEs

Are you burning out? Take the first SA entrepreneur wellness survey

Issued by Old Mutual SMEgo 28 Jul 2025

Yvette Chochoe, Sage Foundation Regional Manager, AME

Skills Training

Hands-on support to boost 4 digital skills development programmes

24 Jul 2025

Registered Communication scales independent digital delivery model amid market uncertainty

Technology

Registered Communication scales independent digital delivery model amid market uncertainty

Issued by Tribeca Public Relations 24 Jul 2025

Ntombie Dlamini.

Behind the Selfie

#BehindtheSelfie: Konica Minolta's marketing leader, Ntombie Dlamini

24 Jul 2025

Empowerment through partnership: AfriGIS and Employment Solutions for people with disabilities

Mandela Month

Empowerment through partnership: AfriGIS and Employment Solutions for people with disabilities

Issued by AfriGIS 21 Jul 2025

Image credit: .

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

From beading to leadership: how social models uplift SA communities

Dalit Shekel 15 Jul 2025

Image credit: Pexels

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Why GBV in South Africa is an economic issue

10 Jul 2025

Image credit: Probe Corporation

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

6 steps to adopt solar energy

9 Jul 2025

How being better became this agency’s most profitable strategy yet

Digital

How being better became this agency’s most profitable strategy yet

Charlie Stewart, Issued by Rogerwilco 2 Jul 2025

Source: The Banking Association South Africa.

Finance

Reserve Bank ownership: Proposal divides policymakers, economists

2 Jul 2025

Image credit: Marek Piwnicki on Unsplash

Energy

How to gain energy independence amid Eskom price hikes

1 Jul 2025

South African Kerushan Govender has been elected president of the 94-year-old American Marketing Association’s New York chapter (Image supplied)

Marketing

South African elected president of AMA an opportunity for African marketing

1 Jul 2025

Back to the big screen: July's cinematic lineup

Film

Back to the big screen: July's cinematic lineup

Daniel Dercksen 1 Jul 2025

Yanga Giyose, Founder, Giyose Incorporated Attorneys

Entrepreneurship

Meet Yanga Giyose, the lawyer championing South Africa’s youth-led businesses

18 Jun 2025

Anelisa Zungu, candidate attorney at Herold Gie Attorneys

Law Practice

#YouthMonth: 'Change happens when young people believe their voices matter' - Anelisa Zungu

Shan Radcliffe 13 Jun 2025

Image: Diane Serik on Unsplash

Medical Research

African Bioinformatics Institute looks to revolutionise continent’s research, infrastructure

13 Jun 2025

Part 2: Scopen - More long-term relationships between advertisers and creative agencies

Marketing & Media

Part 2: Scopen - More long-term relationships between advertisers and creative agencies

13 Jun 2025

Image supplied. Mr Bright Sello holding the Smart AI Glasses.

CSI & Philanthropy

UKZN empowers visually impaired students with AI glasses

11 Jun 2025

In South African law, gig workers, such as Checkers Sixty60 drivers, are classified as “independent contractors” with limited labour protections or benefits. Photo: Tariro Washinyira / GroundUp

Employee Wellness

South African law is failing gig workers

Nick Fabré 10 Jun 2025

Pura Beverages celebrates market expansion at annual US Independence Day celebration

FMCG

Pura Beverages celebrates market expansion at annual US Independence Day celebration

10 Jun 2025

Source: Supplied

Tourism

SA safari lodges lead solar shift to future-proof tourism

6 Jun 2025

Food gardens connect: Bridging the gap betwen poverty and economic opportunities

Food, Water & Energy Security

Food gardens connect: Bridging the gap betwen poverty and economic opportunities

Andy Du Plessis, Issued by FoodForward SA 5 Jun 2025

Turkcell opposes MTN’s Constitutional Court appeal in $4.2bn Iran licence case

Telecoms & Networks

Turkcell opposes MTN’s Constitutional Court appeal in $4.2bn Iran licence case

5 Jun 2025

Thanda’s agroecology initiative cultivates opportunities for youth as unemployment rises

Agriculture

Thanda’s agroecology initiative cultivates opportunities for youth as unemployment rises

4 Jun 2025

Sheer Publishing Africa rebrands to Downtown Music Publishing Africa

Music

Sheer Publishing Africa rebrands to Downtown Music Publishing Africa

2 Jun 2025

Beyond the classroom walls: Why more South African parents are choosing flexible education paths

Primary & Secondary Education

Beyond the classroom walls: Why more South African parents are choosing flexible education paths

Issued by CambriLearn 2 Jun 2025

Ngugi wa Thiong'o has passed away at 87. Source: Reuters.

Art

Ngugi wa Thiong'o's remarkable journey ends at 87

George Obulutsa 30 May 2025

Upskilling Gen Z entrepreneurs through higher certificates

Higher Education

Upskilling Gen Z entrepreneurs through higher certificates

Issued by SACAP 28 May 2025

Source: © 123rf The Marketing Research Foundation (MRF) has announced the 18th release of the Marketing All Product Survey (Maps)

Media

Maps reveals South African consumer behaviour and media trends

28 May 2025

#AfricaDay: Integrating technical solutions with ESG to advance modern African economies

Science & Engineering

#AfricaDay: Integrating technical solutions with ESG to advance modern African economies

26 May 2025

Tech with purpose, progress with impact: Sentech Africa Tech Week 2025 set to drive the digital future

Technology

Tech with purpose, progress with impact: Sentech Africa Tech Week 2025 set to drive the digital future

Issued by Topco Media 22 May 2025

Nkopane Maphiri pays tribute to the Icon. Source: Supplied.

Radio & Audio

Nkopane Maphiri | A tribute to Issie Kirsh - Maverick of independent radio

Nkopane Maphiri 22 May 2025

From tragedy to triumph: Hot Cares restores teen’s independence with wheelchair donation

Radio & Audio

From tragedy to triumph: Hot Cares restores teen’s independence with wheelchair donation

Jeanette Phillips, Issued by HOT 102.7FM 20 May 2025

More global companies seek assurance on sustainability reporting, study by IFAC, AICPA & CIMA shows

Accounting & Auditing

More global companies seek assurance on sustainability reporting, study by IFAC, AICPA & CIMA shows

Issued by AICPA & CIMA 16 May 2025

Taking Care of Business turns retail waste into a R559m micro-enterprise economy

ESG

Taking Care of Business turns retail waste into a R559m micro-enterprise economy

19 May 2025

Wetility and MultiChoice Innovation Fund light the way for solar business growth

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Wetility and MultiChoice Innovation Fund light the way for solar business growth

Issued by MultiChoice 13 May 2025

Source: © BBC The BBC is the most trusted international news provider amongst all audiences as well as the UK’s most recognised cultural export internationally

Media

BBC the UK's most trusted news provider internationally

13 May 2025

The gender price gap: Nedbank exposes the true cost of womanhood

Marketing

The gender price gap: Nedbank exposes the true cost of womanhood

Issued by DNA Brand Architects 12 May 2025

Source: © UNESCO
This year, World Press Freedom Day, 3 May, will focus on the profound influence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on journalism and media under the theme: Reporting in the Brave New World – The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Press Freedom and the Media

Media Freedom

World Press Freedom Day 2025: The impact of AI on media and press freedom

2 May 2025

The unseen struggles of the gig economy

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

The unseen struggles of the gig economy

Issued by Adcorp 29 Apr 2025

For SA’s dreamers, doers and builders – this platform was made for you

Skills Training

For SA’s dreamers, doers and builders – this platform was made for you

Issued by TelkomLearn 23 Apr 2025

Advertising

Google's latest antitrust loss in the US raises stakes for Big Tech

Rob Nicholls 23 Apr 2025