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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

11 hours

This year, the Gerety Awards 2025 South Africa Jury Insight panel includes Linda Kachingwe-Sisya, executive head of marketing and communications, Africa and International, RMB and FNB, and Koo Govender, CEO, Publicis Groupe Africa. Danette Breitenbach, Bizcommunity.com's Marketing and Media editor, will moderate the panel (Image supplied)

Advertising

Publicis Groupe Africa's Koo Govender and RMB-FNB's Linda Kachingwe-Sisya on Gerety Awards 2025 SA jury insight panel

16 hours

Finance

PwC's AI findings highlight potential 15% uplift in global economy by 2035

2 days

Investing in employee well-being boosts productivity and morale

Employee Wellness

Investing in employee well-being boosts productivity and morale

Fifi Sali 3 days

The unseen struggles of the gig economy

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

The unseen struggles of the gig economy

Issued by Adcorp 3 days

Wrapping up lives, not estates

Family Law

Wrapping up lives, not estates

Issued by Capital Legacy 3 days

Source: Supplied. Aaron Harris, chief technology officer at Sage.

Trends

Building a global coalition for ethical AI in finance

Aaron Harris 3 days

Enter Fame Week Africa's 2025 Inclusive Lens Awards

Film

Enter Fame Week Africa's 2025 Inclusive Lens Awards

3 days

#OrchidsandOnions: Gambling ads hit the jackpot, used car salesmen stuck in cliché lane

#OrchidsandOnions

#OrchidsandOnions: Gambling ads hit the jackpot, used car salesmen stuck in cliché lane

Brendan Seery 3 days

ARB Ruling: Cape Flair called out for marketing as local

Advertising

ARB Ruling: Cape Flair called out for marketing as local

Karabo Ledwaba 25 Apr 2025

Source: © Unsplash Special Effects Media South Africa’s content producer, Modiegi Mokgopa says it is out with the era of perfect and polished, and in with raw, authentic, relatable content

Social Media

4 Steps to inclusive, representative digital content

Modiegi Mokgopa 25 Apr 2025

How local businesses can overcome the skills shortage dilemma

Talent Acquisition

How local businesses can overcome the skills shortage dilemma

24 Apr 2025

UJ opens new education centre with focus on AI, VR

4th Industrial Revolution

UJ opens new education centre with focus on AI, VR

23 Apr 2025

Advertising

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

Rob Nicholls 23 Apr 2025

Is your RTM agency agile and flexible enough to get it done?

Promotions & Activations

Is your RTM agency agile and flexible enough to get it done?

Issued by Provantage 22 Apr 2025

#OrchidsandOnions: Burger King hides the message, BMW spells it out

#OrchidsandOnions

#OrchidsandOnions: Burger King hides the message, BMW spells it out

Brendan Seery 22 Apr 2025

Source: Supplied. Amol Prabhu, Country CEO: South Africa & Market Head for Barclays.

Markets & Investment

How global volatility and international family businesses are shaping private and investment banking in Africa

24 Apr 2025

Source: © Mail & Guardian Paste technology can reduce the risk of particle segregation, improve the stability of deposited tailings and eliminate the pond on top of tailings deposits and potentially lower overall costs

Science & Engineering

Using proven approaches to rehabilitate legacy mines

Shameer Hareeparsad 17 Apr 2025

Healthcare

Africa’s healthcare funding crisis: 3 strategies to manage deadly diseases

Francisca Mutap 24 Apr 2025

Mandela Bay Business Chamber and Stellantis partner to foster job creation in E.Cape

Skills Development & Training

Mandela Bay Business Chamber and Stellantis partner to foster job creation in E.Cape

15 Apr 2025

The disability inclusion wake-up call: Are you prepared?

Employee Wellness

The disability inclusion wake-up call: Are you prepared?

Tarryn Mason, Issued by Progression 15 Apr 2025

From aaa School of Advertising to industry disruptor: Patrick Mentzel

Education

From aaa School of Advertising to industry disruptor: Patrick Mentzel

Issued by AAA School of Advertising 15 Apr 2025

Law Practice

Supreme court ruling: lapsed contracts can't be revived without written reinstatement

Jaco van der Westhuizen 15 Apr 2025

Markets & Investment

South Africa braces for post-Agoa era as tariffs hit exporters

14 Apr 2025

Lebo Madiba is at the World Communications Forum Association’s Davos Communications Summit. Here, she reports on the message from the keynote speaker, Paul Holmes, founder and chair of PRovoke Media (Image supplied)

PR & Communications

Exclusive: Lebo Madiba - The Chaos Dividend - Corporate Affairs must lead with pattern recognition, not panic

Lebo Madiba 11 Apr 2025

Source: Supplied. Mpoomy Ledwaba speaking at the Life Changing Lessons event in Cape Town.

Finance

Empathy, legacy, and financial wisdom: Mpoomy Ledwaba & 1Life spark a meaningful dialogue

11 Apr 2025

Lesotho under pressure to approve Starlink licence

Telecoms & Networks

Lesotho under pressure to approve Starlink licence

Sechaba Mokhethi 10 Apr 2025

Source: Supplied. CyBe Construction & Contec Australia.

Materials & Equipment

Building the future: Australia's first 3D printed house stands tall

10 Apr 2025

The future of work: What students need to know

Higher Education

The future of work: What students need to know

Issued by Richfield 10 Apr 2025

Agentic AI: Are we building castles on quicksand?

Artificial Intelligence

Agentic AI: Are we building castles on quicksand?

Ari Ramkilowan & Stef Adonis, Issued by Helm 10 Apr 2025

Alarm bells over burnout in SA's toughest teaching environments

Primary & Secondary Education

Alarm bells over burnout in SA's toughest teaching environments

9 Apr 2025

SA retail marketing steps into the global spotlight

Retail Marketing

SA retail marketing steps into the global spotlight

Issued by Taryn Louch Creative 9 Apr 2025

VAT hikes and fuel price cuts: A mixed bag for small businesses

Entrepreneurship

VAT hikes and fuel price cuts: A mixed bag for small businesses

9 Apr 2025

Is it the end of traditional CX and the rise of consumer dictatorship?

CRM

Is it the end of traditional CX and the rise of consumer dictatorship?

Dheeraj Gowrie 9 Apr 2025

Global brands in developing markets: The unseen environmental and commercial gaps

Design

Global brands in developing markets: The unseen environmental and commercial gaps

Issued by DY/DX 16 Jul 2024

Autism Awareness Month: Autism spectrum disorder and the need for effective school alternatives

Education

Autism Awareness Month: Autism spectrum disorder and the need for effective school alternatives

Louise Schoonwinkel, Issued by Impaq 8 Apr 2025

Source: © 123rf Cabinet has adopted the SA Renewable Energy Master Plan (SAREM)

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Collaboration led to SA Renewable Energy Master Plan adaption

8 Apr 2025

Gen Alpha are shaping the next frontier of packaging design

Packaging

Gen Alpha are shaping the next frontier of packaging design

Vanessa Bosman 8 Apr 2025

#OrchidsandOnions: Lil-lets challenges period stigma with new ad

Marketing

#OrchidsandOnions: Lil-lets challenges period stigma with new ad

Brendan Seery 7 Apr 2025

Source: Pexels.

Property Development

R750m budget change hits housing developments in three provinces

Daniel Steyn and Sandiso Phaliso 4 Apr 2025

Digital vs traditional: A side-by-side comparison of learning outcomes in 2025

E-learning

Digital vs traditional: A side-by-side comparison of learning outcomes in 2025

Issued by Think Digital Academy 4 Apr 2025

Funding options – what will work best for your small business?

SMEs

Funding options – what will work best for your small business?

Jeremy Lang, Issued by Business Partners Limited 3 Apr 2025

How Africa’s businesses pay the price for cutting fraud prevention corners

Markets & Investment

How Africa’s businesses pay the price for cutting fraud prevention corners

Issued by Tishala Communications 3 Apr 2025

Pictured: Davin Phillips. Image supplied.

Marketing

#BehindtheSelfie: Davin Phillips, CSA executive director

Aa-isha Hassiem 3 Apr 2025

Construction & Engineering

Still no compensation for victims of George building collapse

Daniel Steyn 2 Apr 2025

Eco-anxiety: It's hitting closer to home than you think

Facilities & Property Management

Eco-anxiety: It's hitting closer to home than you think

Issued by Propelair SA 1 Apr 2025

Y shakes things up as 2025 lineup announced

Radio & Audio

Y shakes things up as 2025 lineup announced

Issued by YFM 99.2 1 Apr 2025

Unpopular opinion by a CEO: Hyper-personalised marketing is just digital stalking

Marketing

Unpopular opinion by a CEO: Hyper-personalised marketing is just digital stalking

Issued by Wetpaint Advertising 1 Apr 2025

5 years on from Covid and how work will continue to evolve

Trends

5 years on from Covid and how work will continue to evolve

Mark Dixon, Issued by GO Content Lab 31 Mar 2025

Source: © 123rf In a world of sameness, humans are not thinking, not applying themselves and not adding anything new, just melting into whatever the digital algorithm is feeds us

Trends

#BizTrends2025: Break free from brain rot, enshittification, move from digital sameness and embrace culture movements

Danette Breitenbach 31 Mar 2025