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Celebrating Arbor Month: Sappi’s commitment to indigenous forests

Agriculture

Celebrating Arbor Month: Sappi’s commitment to indigenous forests

Issued by Sappi 8 Sep 2025

Official launch of the Standard Bank Centre of Excellence for Hydrogen Energy

Higher Education

VUT partners with Standard Bank to lead hydrogen energy innovation

5 Sep 2025

Prof Herman Wasserman, Director of Stellenbosch University's Centre for Information Integrity in Africa

Higher Education

R20m grant awarded to SU to combat information disorder

1 Sep 2025

NWU strengthens global ties and gathers insight ahead of new medical school launch

Higher Education

NWU strengthens global ties and gathers insight ahead of new medical school launch

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 19 Jun 2025

VML South Africa named Agency of the Year at 2025 Smarties Awards

Marketing & Media

VML South Africa named Agency of the Year at 2025 Smarties Awards

Issued by VML 13 May 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

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Fishing

The crucial role of fisheries observers in sustainable deep-sea management

18 Feb 2025

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Career Advice

Momentum is key to a successful 2025

Anja van Beek 6 Jan 2025

Media

‘News influencers’ are racking up billions of views – and not checking their facts

Kelly Fincham 13 Dec 2024

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Healthcare

CPHI Middle East: Future of pharma takes centre stage

14 Nov 2024

Hospital Groups

CK Birla Healthcare's $150m funding bid to boost India's medical sector

9 Oct 2024

Arbor Month in South Africa

CSI & Philanthropy

Arbor Month in South Africa

Issued by Sappi 6 Sep 2024

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Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Air pollution in South Africa: Affordable new devices use AI to monitor hotspots in real time

Bruce Mellado 19 Aug 2024

Source: © 123rf Trust has never mattered in business more than it does today, yet price-based shopping is driving customer behaviour

CRM, CX, UX

3 ways to combat AI-generated fake content and build brand trust

Charlie Stewart 19 Aug 2024

The MeerKAT radio telescope in the Northern Cape is an important part of the search for alien life in the universe.

Skills Development

We haven’t found aliens yet, but SA is helping the search

Lindsey Schutters 12 Aug 2024

Google's vision for AI depends on the prompt

Cloud

Google's vision for AI depends on the prompt

Lindsey Schutters 25 Jul 2024

Source: © Ekonomist The MMA SA is launching the inaugural sub-Saharan Africa Smarties (SSA Smarties) this year, expanding into key markets like Kenya and Nigeria

Marketing

MMA SA launches inaugural sub-Saharan Africa Smarties in Kenya and Nigeria

24 May 2024

Residential Property

Multi-generational living trends: What property owners should know

30 Apr 2024

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Employment Equity

How to approach executive search for a neuroinclusive office

Jeremy Bossenger 17 Apr 2024

New scholarship for neurodiversity studies launched by UJ vice-chancellor

Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

New scholarship for neurodiversity studies launched by UJ vice-chancellor

18 Mar 2024

How drinking sustainable wine can help vineyards and the planet

Viticulture & Oenology

How drinking sustainable wine can help vineyards and the planet

Gary Pickering and Kerrie Pickering 4 Jan 2024

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HIV/AIDS

Dis-Chem teams with Ezintsha to enhance access to HIV prevention

7 Dec 2023

How agriculture can make the most of one of the world’s biggest carbon sink, soil

Research & Development

How agriculture can make the most of one of the world’s biggest carbon sink, soil

Rémi Cardinael, Armwell Shumba and Vira Leng 7 Dec 2023

Karoo lamb's GI status boosts region's fortunes

Agriculture

Karoo lamb's GI status boosts region's fortunes

6 Nov 2023

Restonic Ezintsha Sleep Clinic to pioneer South African sleep research and treat sleep disorders

Medical Research

Restonic Ezintsha Sleep Clinic to pioneer South African sleep research and treat sleep disorders

Issued by Restonic 2 Oct 2023

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Economy

'Unretirement' trend grows as older South Africans head back to work

Janice Masencamp 27 Jul 2023

WorldFish, Norway collaborate on climate-smart aquaculture tech in Egypt

Fishing

WorldFish, Norway collaborate on climate-smart aquaculture tech in Egypt

11 Jul 2023

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Pharmaceuticals

Bayer and Peking University join forces to drive scientific investigations

10 Jul 2023

Innovative sustainability trends give South Africa's coffee industry a caffeine kick

Retail

Innovative sustainability trends give South Africa's coffee industry a caffeine kick

Issued by Insight Survey 21 Jun 2023

HIV/AIDS

#HIVToday: Licensing of anti-HIV jab ignites hope for millions in Africa

Katja Hamilton 26 May 2023

New mobile app offers real-time fisheries data for Ugandan stakeholders

Fishing

New mobile app offers real-time fisheries data for Ugandan stakeholders

3 May 2023

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Research

Warc and TikTok: The power of entertainment to enable brands to engage consumers

9 Mar 2023

Stellenbosch University partners with Harvard Law School's Institute for Global Law and Policy

Higher Education

Stellenbosch University partners with Harvard Law School's Institute for Global Law and Policy

Issued by Stone 18 Jan 2023

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HIV/AIDS

Injectable HIV treatment offers hope to Ugandan patients

22 Dec 2022

Image by Caitlin von Witt: The FynbosLife Fair is taking place in October

Events

The new FynbosLife Fair takes root

29 Sep 2022

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Healthcare

UCT honours renowned women's health champion in South Africa

Niémah Davids 16 Aug 2022

9 UP academics nominated for NSTF/South32 Awards, SA's 'Science Oscars'

Higher Education

9 UP academics nominated for NSTF/South32 Awards, SA's 'Science Oscars'

Masego Panyane, Issued by University of Pretoria 12 Jul 2022

Source: Bizcommunity. The Smarties 2022 Awards entries are now open

Marketing

SA agencies perform strongly across the Smarties Business Impact Index

6 Jul 2022

Google is hiring at its first African product development centre

Technology

Google is hiring at its first African product development centre

20 Apr 2022

Ryan Silberman, Group CEO at Webfluential

Management & Leadership

The Great Resignation: How SA business can ride the wave

13 Apr 2022

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Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Unintended pregnancy rates are highest in Africa: a look at the complex reasons

Anthony Idowu Ajayi 13 Apr 2022

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Agriculture

Effects of Covid-19 on local food systems and rural livelihoods

23 Feb 2022

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Science & Engineering

Centre for Mineral Biogeochemistry set up at UFS

11 Jan 2022

HIV/AIDS

South Africa loses a great champion and a powerful voice in the fight against HIV/Aids

Katja Hamilton 30 Dec 2021

Picture-based insurance cushion Kenyan smallholder farmers from climate change

Agriculture

Picture-based insurance cushion Kenyan smallholder farmers from climate change

13 Dec 2021

Artificial intelligence carries a huge upside. But potential harms need to be managed

4th Industrial Revolution

Artificial intelligence carries a huge upside. But potential harms need to be managed

Alison Gillwald, Rachel Adams 7 Dec 2021

East Africa agricultural entrepreneurs find fortune in insect feed

Agro-processing

East Africa agricultural entrepreneurs find fortune in insect feed

9 Nov 2021

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Noncommunicable diseases

#IfNotNowWhen: Confronting the diabetes tsunami

26 Oct 2021