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All the winners of the 2020 Radio Awards were announced online by host and comedian Loyiso Madinga... read
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LEIGH CRYMBLE
As we all try to make sense of the unfolding Covid-19 pandemic, the prevalence of fake news has come under the spotlight more than ever before...read
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JUANITA PIENAAR
Gareth Cliff discusses podcasting during these uncertain times, its benefits and what's key for brands to remember when connecting with audiences via audio...read
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JESSICA TENNANT
In his latest national address, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that he, the deputy president and cabinet ministers would take a 33% pay cut, donating a third of their salaries to the Solidarity Fund over the next three months...read
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JESSICA TENNANT
This week, we go behind the selfie with Angel Campey, stand-up comedian and presenter at Smile 90.4FM, nominated for Best Drive Show for the 2020 Radio Awards, taking place online on 17 April... Read
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JUANITA PIENAAR
The 2020 New York Festivals Radio Awards is around the corner and Rina Broomberg, co-founder of CliffCentral, spoke to us about her experience judging this year's entries... Read
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DIANE MACPHERSON
I remember when I first started using a Sonic electric toothbrush. I could barely get the job done in between all the giggles. It tickled my mouth so much I thought I'd have to go back to the manual variety... Read
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The National Association of Broadcasters SA and its radio members across the nation have launched the "Turn down your radio" campaign to fight the relentless onslaught of gender-based violence in South Africa... Read
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JUANITA PIENAAR
CapeTalk station manager, Tessa van Staden elaborates on the impact of the coronavirus/Covid-19 pandemic on radio and the industry as a whole, and why storytelling remains key... Read
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NOXOLO HLONGWANE, ISSUED BY TRIALOGUE
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ISSUED BY BIZCOMMUNITY.COM
Self-isolation, lockdowns, working remotely and physical distancing can get you down. Bizcommunity is the daily 'virtual commute' that brings you closer to 19 industry communities... Read
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GAYLE EDMUNDS
'The plethora of fake news sites, and a wealth of disinformation that is almost as virulent as the disease gripping the globe, highlights the necessity for brands now to rethink their message - and the platforms they share it on.'... Read
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AZURE FEY
It is in times of real crisis, as we as a nation are faced with currently, that the true nature and character of big business emerges - their accessibility, their transparency, their loyalty and commitment to society... Read
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AMANDA REEKIE, ISSUED BY IMAGINENATION ALLIANCE
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DAVID LANSANAH AND NICKI MORLEY, ISSUED BY KANTAR
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JESSICA TENNANT
Founding partner and head of strategy at M&C Saatchi Abel/Group, Robert Grace's account of work-life in the time of Covid-19, part of a series of articles looking into how agencies and agency folk are responding to the crisis and viewing it through a creative lens... Read
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Government has set-up a hi-tech monitoring and evaluation platform in an effort to ramp up state capacity to monitor and respond to misinformation and fake news proliferating during the Covid-19 outbreak... Read
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JENNI-RUTH COGGIN, ISSUED BY BMI RESEARCH
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As South Africa entered its third week of lockdown to curb the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic, research shows marginal increase in mentions compared to the first two weeks... Read
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JAMES MOFFATT, ISSUED BY PROMISE
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BRONWYN WILLIAMS
The current Covid-19 crisis has given businesses an opportunity to live up to new ideals (or not). The trend towards business empathy is one of the more encouraging trends we have observed in recent weeks... Read
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BRENDAN SEERY
You might as well be Nostradamus, Siener van Rensburg or the auntie who puts together the astrology column in the newspaper for all anyone can predict the future, AC (After Coronavirus)... Read
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The Warc Awards has announced its Effective Use of Brand Purpose shortlist... Read
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Spar has launched an initiative to feed hungry and vulnerable people during the extended Covid-19 lockdown period... Read
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JESSICA TENNANT
Following the announcement of the inaugural IAB SA Front Row winners, announced online during this year's Bookmarks, we interviewed them on what the initiative means to them and what they hope to get out of it... Read
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JESSICA TENNANT
Following the announcement of the inaugural IAB SA Front Row winners, announced online during this year's Bookmarks, we interviewed them on what the initiative means to them and what they hope to get out of it... Read
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JESSICA TENNANT
Following the announcement of the inaugural IAB SA Front Row winners, announced online during this year's Bookmarks, we interviewed them on what the initiative means to them and what they hope to get out of it... Read
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JESSICA TENNANT
Following the announcement of the inaugural IAB SA Front Row winners, announced online during this year's Bookmarks, we interviewed them on what the initiative means to them and what they hope to get out of it... Read
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The Craft and Design Institute is calling on South Africans to continue supporting the thousands of small businesses in the local craft and design sector during the Covid-19 lockdown... Read
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SANDRA GALER
With the Protection of Personal Information Act (Popia) planned to commence imminently, the way direct marketing is carried out and received by South African consumers is set to shift... Read
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JD ENGELBRECHT
While South African business owners scramble to mitigate the devastating economic impact of coronavirus and an extended national lockdown, marketing teams have to adjust quickly to a radically altered business and communications landscape. Read
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ANGELIQUE SHEKLETON, ISSUED BY MULTI-MEDIA
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The Loeries has announced that entries will be free this year in order to support the brand communications industry in the middle of this global pandemic... Read
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TYRON JANSE VAN VUUREN, ISSUED BY MANN MADE
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RIRHANDZU SHINGWENYANA
Rirhandzu Shingwenyana unpacks why during the lockdown, the e-sports economy presents similar marketing opportunities as that of live sports games... Read
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LOUISA DU TOIT
Louisa du Toit, founder of Maidenand shares reasons why she believes content marketing should be at the centre of how you interact with your community to help grow brand advocacy and trust... Read
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The One Club for Creativity has announced shortlisted entries for The One Show 2020... Read
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RICHARD LEWIS, ISSUED BY DENTSU AEGIS NETWORK
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Under normal, (non-lockdown) circumstances, consumers choose shopping destinations based partly on their normal daily movements and convenience of proximity to work, schools or home... Read
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Global spending on digital commerce is expected to drop by 14% in 2020, as Covid-19 lockdowns and reductions in consumer spending are felt... Read
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DAMON STAPLETON
Day 10. I am in lockdown and I have been eating a shit load of Pringles and watching a fair amount of television. As I watched, I noticed this weird phenomenon... Read
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MYRIAM BLIN
The global economic costs of the Covid-19 pandemic will be massive, with the International Monetary Fund forecasting the worst global recession since the 1929 Great Depression... Read
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EVAN-LEE COURIE
#TheLockdownSeries explores the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on small businesses... Read
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EVAN-LEE COURIE
#TheLockdownSeries explores the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on businesses... Read
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ALLON RAIZ
As entrepreneurs, we need to be making the right decisions for right now to ensure that our businesses and our people's livelihoods do not become another casualty of the virus... Read
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JEFF LOMEY
Everyone with a business will have to initiate, review or most likely rewrite all of their current business plans as a result of the global lockdown... Read
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Entrepreneurial businesses both small and medium have been particularly hard hit in these challenging times, and many are now facing an existential threat. However, there are ways to rethink their business models and adapt to a world which is unlikely to return to its old habits... Read
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JOHN EVANS
The global outbreak of Covid-19 and the subsequent national lockdown announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa in March 2020 have undoubtedly impacted many companies... Read
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KINGSLEY IGHOBOR
Up to 20 million jobs in the formal and informal sectors in Africa could be lost because of Covid-19, according to a new study by the African Union... Read
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With a rapid shift to remote work for so many South African companies, work styles have also shifted. One of the biggest changes has been how we meet... Read
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Companies, which are registered through the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission's (CIPC) BizPortal to perform essential services during the lockdown period, will be required to have a new certificate from the BizPortal website for the extended period of the lockdown... Read
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A big part of work is about being human and needing social connection, however, the Covid-19 pandemic and country lockdown has forced employers and employees alike to implement remote working... Read
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LELEMBA PHIRI
We could not have imagined nor foreseen the global Covid-19 pandemic and the ensuing health calamities, national lockdowns and global economic turmoil... Read
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ADAM KAMRADT-SCOTT
US President Donald Trump has announced the US is cutting its funding to the World Health Organisation (WHO) - a decision that will have major implications for the global health response to the coronavirus pandemic... Read
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Times may seem bleak for small business owners, but this will be a real test of how malleable you are to change, and the most agile will survive... Read
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Cybersecurity experts have seen a rapid growth of phishing attacks with websites that imitate online shopping and streaming platforms as lockdown continues... Read
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RIETTE ENGELS-VAN ZYL
Income tax and donations tax relief measures have been made available for donors and qualifying Public Benefit Organisations (PBOs) established to assist with Covid-19 disaster relief efforts... Read
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EVAN-LEE COURIE
Do you ever wish you could hear a lost loved one's voice just one more time? Or wish you knew what happened to the photos from all those family holidays and special occasions years ago? Read
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LUVUYO MADASA
Making democracy real for everyone is about being engaged with changing the world every single day... Read
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GILAD ISAACS
As government, economists, activists, business leaders and the public debate the size and scope of government support to the Covid-19 hit economy, it is worth asking a simple question: what is the impact of government spending? Read
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Mastercard extended access to its signature STEM curriculum, Girls4Tech, through a suite of new online, creative educational resources... Read
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