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Jenny Griesel, Managing Director: Jenny Griesel Communications, examines what the Coldplay CEO scandal tells us about reputation in the digital age

PR & Communications

Coldplayed… From concert to PR crisis

Jenny Griesel 29 Jul 2025

Steinhoff's former Chief Executive Markus Jooste appears in parliament to face a panel investigating an accounting scandal that rocked the retailer in Cape Town, South Africa, 5 September 2018. Reuters/Mike Hutchings/File Photo

PR & Communications

Tlhogi Ngwato | Why silence is not golden - 5 sins leaders make

Tlhogi Ngwato 12 Jun 2025

Andrew Trench has passed away. Source: LinkedIn.

Media

Remembering a formidable journalist and editor, Andrew Trench

4 Jun 2025

Advertising

Why smart TVs are the new front door for brands

Leslie Adams 14 May 2025

Property

Buffalo City wants to recover R16m in Covid housing funds

Johnnie Isaac and GroundUp staff 9 May 2025

Source: © 123rf Mark Baldwin, CEO of , a web design and digital marketing agency, weighs in on the biggest social media platform rebrands of all time

Branding

Social media rebrands: The failure - X, the insipid - Meta and the success - Instagram

Mark Baldwin 15 Apr 2025

Mauritius Minister of Finance Renganaden Padayachy arrives for the first day of a European Union- African Union summit at the European Council building in Brussels, Belgium, 17 February 2022. John Thys/Pool via Reuters/File Photo

Criminal Law

Former Mauritius central bank governor charged with fraud, released on bail

Villen Anganan and Hereward Holland 10 Apr 2025

Advertising

Smart brands rein in ad spending when a rival faces a setback − here’s why

Vivek Astvansh 5 Feb 2025

Tongaat Hulett Zimbabwe to lay off 1,000 employees by August

Agriculture

Tongaat Hulett Zimbabwe to lay off 1,000 employees by August

Nyasha Chingono 16 Jan 2025

Source: Sasfin.

Banking

After 36 years, Sasfin exits JSE

2 Jan 2025

Source: © 123rf has published more on sasfin Bank, which has, it says, "this year seemingly declared defeat after a series of scandalous revelations about the deep rot in its foreign exchange business"

Banking

Sasfin: Defeated after the scandal on the rot in its foreign exchange business

20 Dec 2024

#BestofBiz 2024: Finance

Finance

#BestofBiz 2024: Finance

17 Dec 2024

Volkswagen: the end of a German industrial myth?

Dealers

Volkswagen: the end of a German industrial myth?

Frédéric Fréry 22 Nov 2024

Source: © 123rf The 20th edition of the Sunday Times GenNext Awards winners have been announced

Youth Marketing

Sunday Times GenNext Awards crowns the coolest of the cool crowd

20 Nov 2024

Last night, Thursday 8 November, the national winners of the 2024 Vodacom Journalist of the Year Awards’ (VJOY) were honoured at a ceremony in Johannesburg (Image supplied)

Media

News24 journalists take top honours in 2024 Vodacom Journalist of the Year Awards

8 Nov 2024

Celebrating 15 years: A tribute to truth, tenacity, and the community behind Daily Maverick

Publishing

Celebrating 15 years: A tribute to truth, tenacity, and the community behind Daily Maverick

Issued by Daily Maverick 31 Oct 2024

Join us for the Cape Town launch of Caryn Dolley’s latest book Man Alone!

Publishing

Join us for the Cape Town launch of Caryn Dolley’s latest book Man Alone!

Issued by Daily Maverick 30 Oct 2024

Source: © @Mzansimagic - The Safta 2024 Best TV Drama Award went to Shaka iLembe which was also the biggest winner with 12 awards at the 18th South African Film and Television Awards

TV

Shaka iLembe tops the 18th South African Film and Television Awards

28 Oct 2024

Healthcare

Is the sugar industry lying to us?

16 Oct 2024

Source: © 123rf A platform rig used in the oil and gas industry. Phezulu Natural Energy Resources is demanding that PetroSA disclose internal documents showing how and why it selected Russia’s Gazprombank and scandal-plagued Equator Holdings for multibillion-rand gas deals

Coal, Oil & Gas

Rival bidder takes PetroSA to court over Gazprom-Equator tenders

Susan Comrie 23 Sep 2024

Source: Investec.

Accounting & Auditing

Investec defends secret financial provisions in German tax fraud probe

Buyeleni Sibanyoni and Dewald van Rensburg 19 Sep 2024

Caryn Dolley’s much anticipated new release Man Alone is now available for preorder

Publishing

Caryn Dolley’s much anticipated new release Man Alone is now available for preorder

Issued by Daily Maverick 13 Sep 2024

Slowly the State Capture prosecution is moving forward.

Construction & Engineering

High Court orders liquidation of Indiwize Construction

Lindsey Schutters 15 Aug 2024

A fisherman walks toward his boat during low tide, in Maputo, 28 September 2010. Reuters/ Goran Tomasevic/File Photo

Corporate & Commercial Law

Mozambique wins UK lawsuit against Privinvest over 'tuna bond' scandal

Sam Tobin 30 Jul 2024

Scenes filmed in Cape Town highlight Milli Vanilli biopic

Film & Cinematography

Scenes filmed in Cape Town highlight Milli Vanilli biopic

Issued by The Publicity Workshop 6 Jun 2024

Source: Reuters/Dado Ruvic.

Fintech

Scandal-ridden Binance in SA court to keep dealings with local minority partner under wraps

Georgina Crouth 24 May 2024

Accounting & Auditing

KPMG scandal: Moema won't stand alone in facing prosecution

8 Apr 2024

Digital

The role of AI in PR: A cautionary tale from Sports Illustrated

Judith Middleton 5 Apr 2024

New Group Chief Executive of South African power utility Eskom, Dan Marokane, poses for a photograph. Source: Reuters/Emil von Maltitz/Eskom/Handout

Energy

Eskom CEO Dan Marokane takes on hardest job in SA

Joe Bavier 1 Mar 2024

Toyota hikes annual profit forecast after Q3 beats expectations

Dealers

Toyota hikes annual profit forecast after Q3 beats expectations

7 Feb 2024

Image source: belchonock –

Legal

Musician Arthur Mafokate loses court battle

1 Feb 2024

Source: ©AdFocus2021 Rob Rose, editor of FM, (left) with Tumi Rabanye 2021 AdFocus chair (centre) and Faheem Chaudhry, 2022 chair (right)

Media

Rob Rose resigns as Financial Mail editor

29 Jan 2024

Pabalelo Serepo is a senior media relations specialist. Source: Supplied.

Behind the Selfie

#BehindtheSelfie: Pabalelo Serepo, senior media relations specialist at Ogilvy SA

Karabo Ledwaba 17 Jan 2024

Branding

Will the 112 year bond between Brand ANC and its followers be enough in 2024?

Dr Kuhle Zwakala 15 Jan 2024

Banking

Landmark ruling: Dismissal of key banks in rand manipulation case

Katja Hamilton 9 Jan 2024

#BestofBiz 2023: ICT

ICT

#BestofBiz 2023: ICT

19 Dec 2023

Media

SABC launches probe into 'ghost workers' scandal

Karabo Ledwaba 18 Dec 2023

The December 2023 cover of Sports Illustrated magazine, published by The Arena Group Holdings.

4th Industrial Revolution

The Arena Group Holdings removes CEO after AI ghost-writing scandal

Lindsey Schutters 13 Dec 2023

An aerial view of South Africa's Koeberg Nuclear Power Station, in Cape Town. Source: Reuters/Esa Alexander

Nuclear Power

Government announces nuclear procurement plans

Wendell Roelf 13 Dec 2023

Here's what's on at the cinema this December

Film

Here's what's on at the cinema this December

Daniel Dercksen 29 Nov 2023

Corporate & Commercial Law

Credit Suisse ends 'tuna bond' dispute with shipbuilder Privinvest

Sam Tobin and Manuel Mucari 8 Nov 2023

Source: Twitter@PresidencyZA

Taxation & Regulation

Money talks - what the SA Reserve Bank report had to say about the Phala Phala couch cash

Tamsin Metelerkamp 8 Nov 2023

Media

Rupert Murdoch's empire was built on a shrewd understanding of how media and power work

Bruce Drushel 2 Nov 2023

Economy

SA's funds exhausted, finance minister warns

30 Oct 2023

Image source: Rabia Elif Aksoy –

Corporate & Commercial Law

Mozambique drops part of 'tuna bonds' claim against shipbuilder Privinvest

Sam Tobin and Kirstin Ridley 5 Oct 2023

Afda students and alumni scoop 13 awards at the Saftas

Higher Education

Afda students and alumni scoop 13 awards at the Saftas

Earle Holmes, Issued by Afda 5 Oct 2023

What's hot at the box office this October

Film

What's hot at the box office this October

Daniel Dercksen 3 Oct 2023

Source: © Saftas The winners of the 17th annual South African Film and Television Awards (Saftas17) have been announced...

Film & Cinematography

The 17th annual South African Film and Television Awards winners announced

2 Oct 2023