Socio-economic issues | Bizcommunity

Socio-economic issues | Bizcommunity

News

Image credit: on

Energy

NUM, SACP renew call to stop Eskom’s unbundling plans

10 Nov 2025

Local community trust debt fund advances social upliftment in renewable energy sector

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Local community trust debt fund advances social upliftment in renewable energy sector

Issued by Infra Impact Investment Managers 7 Mar 2025

Source: Supplied.

Healthcare

#World Obesity Day: Genetics play a role, but lifestyle is key, say experts

3 Mar 2025

PR & Communications

Tlhogi Ngwato | The permacrisis of corporate communications

Tlhogi Ngwato 4 Feb 2025

Deputy finance minister Ashor Sarupen visited the National Construction Summit to deliver a R63bn Construction Mafia warning. Source: x.com

Construction & Engineering

Treasury estimates economic cost of Construction Mafia at R63bn so far

Lindsey Schutters 19 Nov 2024

International recognition for the SEF

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

International recognition for the SEF

Issued by The Social Employment Fund 22 Oct 2024

Source: Supplied. Kopano Tholo, drone expert at ITOO Special Risks.

Healthcare

Africa sees big uptake of insurance for drone medical deliveries in remote areas

7 Jun 2024

Property

The 2024 property gold rush: prices soar, stocks shrink and early birds secure the worm!

6 Feb 2024

Nepotism is stealing Africa's future

Markets & Investment

Nepotism is stealing Africa's future

Bertie Jacobs, Issued by North-West University (NWU) 12 Oct 2023

Natasha Goosen is the business unit director at One-eyed Jack. Source: Supplied.

Advertising

#BehindtheSelfie: Natasha Goosen, business unit director at One-eyed Jack

Karabo Ledwaba 13 Jul 2023

SMMEs need help in alleviating SA's jobs crisis

Community

SMMEs need help in alleviating SA's jobs crisis

26 Jun 2023

Lerato Modishane-Magongo, Candidate Attorney, Baker McKenzie Johannesburg

Law Practice

#YouthMonth: Lerato Modishane-Magongo steers her own destiny, thanks to past braveries

Shan Radcliffe 15 Jun 2023

Signa Group launches 'What I Do Matters' campaign to celebrate employee contribution

Employee Wellness

Signa Group launches 'What I Do Matters' campaign to celebrate employee contribution

Issued by Signa Group 8 Jun 2023

Image source: Monstera from

Labour Law & Unions

Tips to survive the national shutdown

Thabang Rapuleng and Tamsanqa Mila 17 Mar 2023

Image source: yra1105 –

Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

Coca-Cola's Study Buddy Fund bursary programme open for application

24 Nov 2022

SA calling app Talk360 secures additional $3m in seed funding

Funding

SA calling app Talk360 secures additional $3m in seed funding

14 Oct 2022

#EntrepreneurshipIssues: Corporate Social Investment - a business necessity

SMEs

#EntrepreneurshipIssues: Corporate Social Investment - a business necessity

Miranda Lusiba 11 Apr 2022

Thought leadership or leadership profiling is essential for business growth

PR & Communications

Thought leadership or leadership profiling is essential for business growth

Miranda Lusiba 5 Apr 2022

The Global Citizen Fellowship Program 2022/23 powered by BeyGood, expands for the first time into Kenya

ESG

The Global Citizen Fellowship Program 2022/23 powered by BeyGood, expands for the first time into Kenya

Issued by OnPoint PR 11 Mar 2022

Creating safe spaces for gender-based violence victims - support and empowerment

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Creating safe spaces for gender-based violence victims - support and empowerment

Issued by Gordon Institute of Business Science 24 Jan 2022

Protected marine areas should serve nature and people: A review of South Africa's efforts

Environment & Natural Resources

Protected marine areas should serve nature and people: A review of South Africa's efforts

Judy Mann-Lang, Bruce Quintin Mann and George Branch 20 Jan 2022

$#Loeries2021: Kgaugelo Mokgehle, creative writer at TBWA\Hunt Lascaris$

Loeries Creative Week

#Loeries2021: Kgaugelo Mokgehle, creative writer at TBWA\Hunt Lascaris

Evan-Lee Courie 14 Oct 2021

Source: Supplied

Retailers

The Cross Trainer commits to job creation

12 Oct 2021

How businesses can take the lead in tackling GBV

ESG & Sustainability

How businesses can take the lead in tackling GBV

Malusi Zondi 1 Oct 2021

There's no cavalry coming - It's time for business to step up to make change happen

CSI & Philanthropy

There's no cavalry coming - It's time for business to step up to make change happen

Ivan Swartz 15 Sep 2021

Rebuilding SA post-unrest: Societal interventions government should consider

ESG & Sustainability

Rebuilding SA post-unrest: Societal interventions government should consider

9 Sep 2021

South Africa grants world's first patent to an AI system

4th Industrial Revolution

South Africa grants world's first patent to an AI system

Jabulani Sikhakhane 10 Aug 2021

8 post-Covid grocery retail survival strategies

Retailers

8 post-Covid grocery retail survival strategies

Semona Pillay 13 May 2021

Countdown to Trialogue Business in Society Virtual Conference

ESG & Sustainability

Countdown to Trialogue Business in Society Virtual Conference

Issued by Trialogue 2 Oct 2020

Bongiwe Mbunge, partner at Mazars South Africa’s advisory division

Banking

Banks' strategies lack integrated ESG criteria

25 Aug 2020

Photo by Oladimeji Ajegbile from .

Branding

Why brands need to be more inclusive

Khangelani Dziba 6 Aug 2020

#LockdownLessons: 'Dine in. Do good!' with local NGO StreetSmart

NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

#LockdownLessons: 'Dine in. Do good!' with local NGO StreetSmart

Sindy Peters 21 May 2020

The impact of Covid-19 on tech investing

Entrepreneurship

The impact of Covid-19 on tech investing

Gavin Reardon 7 May 2020

Viticulture & Oenology

SA wine industry launches new code to promote sober drinking habits

5 Feb 2020

Cape Town high schoolers invited to apply for Junior City Council

Youth Employment

Cape Town high schoolers invited to apply for Junior City Council

15 Jan 2020

Trends

#BizTrends2020: SA wine industry shifting gears

Rico Basson 6 Jan 2020

Logistics & Transport

2019 Women in Transport Awards finalists revealed

15 Oct 2019

Banking strike: No proper procedure, no protected strike

Labour Law

Banking strike: No proper procedure, no protected strike

26 Sep 2019

Africa Code Week expands Train-the-Trainer programme in Nigeria

Skills Training

Africa Code Week expands Train-the-Trainer programme in Nigeria

26 Sep 2019

Signing ceremony (L-R): Garth Strachan, acting CEO of SABS; Jodi Scholtz, Group Chief Operating Officer at the dti and co-administrator of SABS; Tshenge Demana, Chief Director of Technical Infrastructure Institutions at the dti and co-administrator of SABS; Alfred Kgotlaesile, Manager Compulsory Standards at BOBS; Masego Marobela Managing Director of BOBS; and Keo Segomelo, Director Standards at BOBS.

Marketing

Botswana and SA cooperation on standards laws

19 Sep 2019

Marketing the future: Unlocking the human element in a digital world

Marketing

Marketing the future: Unlocking the human element in a digital world

Leigh Andrews 12 Sep 2019

Image credit: Omar Medina Films from Pixabay.

Social Media

Hilarity and humanity: Black Twitter in South Africa

Zubeida Goolam 20 Aug 2019

Property

Advisory panel on land reform makes progress

25 Feb 2019