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PR & Communications

Welcome to a new PR challenge: surviving the unmoderated internet

Yolisa Mkele 8 May 2025

Cape Town wildfires: Pick n Pay and customers rally support for firefighting teams

ESG

Cape Town wildfires: Pick n Pay and customers rally support for firefighting teams

29 Apr 2025

Jennifer Hudson hosts The Jennifer Hudson Show.

TV

Why Jennifer Hudson's show is a digital marketing sensation

Karabo Ledwaba 10 Mar 2025

Are we heading towards an uninsurable market? Impact of the LA wildfires on the insurance industry

Insurance & Actuarial

Are we heading towards an uninsurable market? Impact of the LA wildfires on the insurance industry

Richard Hoal, Rona Evans, Kajal Mulchandani, Issued by Cox Yeats 27 Jan 2025

Beverley Houston, director at Be-cause Integrated Communications says Meta’s decision to end third-party fact-checking on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads is bad news for brands (image supplied)

Media Freedom

EXCLUSIVE: Meta's farewell to fact-checking; 6 recommendations for brands

Beverley Houston 17 Jan 2025

FAO report highlights climate stress on forests and need for innovation

Forestry

FAO report highlights climate stress on forests and need for innovation

30 Jul 2024

Economy

Future of digital currency in SA – will cash finally meet its match?

Roger Eskinazi 28 Jun 2024

How election misinformation is another wake-up call for critical thinking

Media

How election misinformation is another wake-up call for critical thinking

Marilette Pretorius, Issued by Red & Yellow 27 Jun 2024

Source: Supplied. Talent Ncube.

Mixed-Use Property

#YouthMonth: From homelessness to success, Talent Ncube's journey with Liberty Two Degrees

Katja Hamilton 24 Jun 2024

Sappi research chair at Wits marks a milestone year of climate action

Climate Change

Sappi research chair at Wits marks a milestone year of climate action

Issued by Sappi 7 Jun 2024

Source: © Unesco Today radio celebrates 100 years

Radio & Audio

#WorldRadioDay: Celebrating a century of informing, entertaining and educating

Danette Breitenbach 13 Feb 2024

Agri sector urged to prioritise livestock safety in extreme heat

Agriculture

Agri sector urged to prioritise livestock safety in extreme heat

8 Feb 2024

Image source: shmergin –

Environment & Natural Resources

Celebrating SA’s firefighters

28 Dec 2023

Fire-smart farming: How the crops we plant could help reduce the risk of wildfires on agricultural landscapes

Agriculture

Fire-smart farming: How the crops we plant could help reduce the risk of wildfires on agricultural landscapes

Tim Curran, Md Azharul Alam, Tanmayi Pagadala and Thomas Maxwell 31 Oct 2023

IMC Conference

#NedbankIMC2023: Ciko Thomas on taking pride in our African identity

Karabo Ledwaba 18 Sep 2023

The 5 keys to stokvel advertising success

Marketing

The 5 keys to stokvel advertising success

Issued by MegaVision Media 8 Aug 2023

The winners were announced on Monday. Source: Supplied.

Film & Cinematography

SA filmmakers win 8 awards at Durban FilmMart

27 Jul 2023

Burnt trees and vehicles are pictured in the aftermath of a wildfire in Bejaia, Algeria, 25 July 2023. Reuters/Ramzi Boudina

Climate Change

Deadly fires rage along Algeria coast, spread to Tunisia

Tarek Amara and Michele Kambas 25 Jul 2023

Pharmaceuticals

AstraZeneca's global reforestation initiative expands

28 Jun 2023

A fire above Lakeside, Cape Town, was swiftly extinguished on 16 January after the City dispatched several helicopters and numerous firefighters. The quick response ensured the fire didn’t cause major damage. (GroundUp)

Climate Change

Climate change almost doubles the risk of wildfires in Cape Town, study shows

Steve Kretzmann 7 Mar 2023

Source © Denis Putilov Craig Hannabus is inspired by a talk on CX at the recent CEM Africa 2022 summit

CRM, CX, UX

A novel CX concept: we are government's customers

Craig Hannabus 29 Aug 2022

Farmers can save water with wireless technologies, but there are challenges - like transmitting data through mud

Agri Tech

Farmers can save water with wireless technologies, but there are challenges - like transmitting data through mud

Abdul Salam 16 Aug 2022

Source: © john-schnobrich The Covid-19 pandemic fostered the explosion of influencer marketing, catapulting it into the mainstream

Digital

Influencer Marketing: a boom or bubble about to burst?

3 Aug 2022

Planting trees can help the climate, but only if we also stop burning fossil fuels

Forestry

Planting trees can help the climate, but only if we also stop burning fossil fuels

H. Damon Matthews, Amy Luers and Kirsten Zickfeld 1 Apr 2022

Economy

Outlook for global economy bleak, World Economic Forum warns

Katja Hamilton 12 Jan 2022

Combatting an invisible killer: New WHO air pollution guidelines recommend sharply lower limits

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Combatting an invisible killer: New WHO air pollution guidelines recommend sharply lower limits

Laura Corlin 6 Oct 2021

Why marketers need to take note of how digital transformation impacts pricing

Marketing

Why marketers need to take note of how digital transformation impacts pricing

7 Sep 2021

Socioeconomic measures (SEMs) enable marketers to grasp realities for South Africans

Marketing

Socioeconomic measures (SEMs) enable marketers to grasp realities for South Africans

Issued by Ebony+Ivory 4 Aug 2021

Vergelegen completes eroded watercourse rehabilitation programme

Sustainable Farming

Vergelegen completes eroded watercourse rehabilitation programme

20 May 2021

Covid-19

India's staggering Covid crisis could have been avoided. But the government dropped its guard too soon

Pradeep Taneja & Azad Singh Bali 28 Apr 2021

Emergency relief efforts for Rhodes Memorial, UCT fire under way - here's how to help

Health & Social Welfare

Emergency relief efforts for Rhodes Memorial, UCT fire under way - here's how to help

Sindy Peters 19 Apr 2021

Markets & Investment

Will gold stand up as a safe investment bet in the future?

Fred Razak 19 Apr 2021

#BizTrends2021: How do brands get noticed amidst the online clutter?

Trends

#BizTrends2021: How do brands get noticed amidst the online clutter?

Tracy Jones 13 Jan 2021

#OrchidsandOnions: 'Covidiots' take note...

#OrchidsandOnions

#OrchidsandOnions: 'Covidiots' take note...

Brendan Seery 22 Dec 2020

#BehindtheMask: Lanre Adisa, founder and CCO at Noah's Ark

Behind the Selfie

#BehindtheMask: Lanre Adisa, founder and CCO at Noah's Ark

Jessica Tennant 2 Dec 2020

#Loeries2020: Day four winners

Loeries Creative Week

#Loeries2020: Day four winners

Jessica Tennant 19 Nov 2020

Cape Town's climate strategy isn't perfect, but every African city should have one

Climate Change

Cape Town's climate strategy isn't perfect, but every African city should have one

Alanna Rebelo, Karen Joan Esler, Michael Samways, Patricia Holmes, Tony Rebelo 11 Nov 2020

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Marketing

What can marketers learn from the phenomenon that is "Jerusalema"?

Siya Metane 22 Sep 2020

Herd solidarity: A vaccine for the shadow pandemic of gender-based violence

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Herd solidarity: A vaccine for the shadow pandemic of gender-based violence

Professor Francis Petersen 7 Aug 2020

Are young trees or old forests more important for slowing climate change?

Forestry

Are young trees or old forests more important for slowing climate change?

Tom Pugh 31 Jul 2020

Karoo farmers take to the sky to curb the spread of invasive alien plants

Agriculture

Karoo farmers take to the sky to curb the spread of invasive alien plants

13 Jul 2020

Looking at Covid-19 through a gender lens

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Looking at Covid-19 through a gender lens

Geraldine Matchaba 9 Jul 2020

Covid-19 shines spotlight on health and safety in construction

Construction & Engineering

Covid-19 shines spotlight on health and safety in construction

Craig Laskey 11 May 2020

Commuters outside Nairobi Railway Station wash their hands before entering the train station as a preventive measure against COVID-19. Photo by Dennis Sigwe/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

Public Health

Covid-19: a guide to good practice on keeping people well informed

Orkan Okan, Kristine Sørensen & Melanie Messer 23 Mar 2020

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Research

The most challenged brands in 2019 and issues impacting brand perception [infographic]

7 Jan 2020

9 things you love that are being wrecked by climate change

Climate Change

9 things you love that are being wrecked by climate change

Rod Lamberts 30 Dec 2019

South Africans share their giving spirit in new PnP ad

Advertising

South Africans share their giving spirit in new PnP ad

18 Dec 2019

#OnTheBigScreen: The Good Liar, Knives Out and 21 Bridges

Film

#OnTheBigScreen: The Good Liar, Knives Out and 21 Bridges

Daniel Dercksen 29 Nov 2019