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Enter Fame Week Africa's 2025 Inclusive Lens Awards

Film

Enter Fame Week Africa's 2025 Inclusive Lens Awards

23 hours

Empower teams, elevate leaders, and redefine culture – what’s still to come in 2025

Employee Wellness

Empower teams, elevate leaders, and redefine culture – what’s still to come in 2025

Issued by Happy Sandpit 25 Apr 2025

The Kantar Diva 2025 report reveals what it’s really like being an LGBTQIA+ woman in the workplace

DEI

The Kantar Diva 2025 report reveals what it’s really like being an LGBTQIA+ woman in the workplace

Senamile Zungu and Leigh Andrews, Issued by Kantar 24 Apr 2025

The disability inclusion wake-up call: Are you prepared?

Employee Wellness

The disability inclusion wake-up call: Are you prepared?

Tarryn Mason, Issued by Progression 15 Apr 2025

Form personal connections with customers through events and sponsorships

SMEs

Form personal connections with customers through events and sponsorships

Issued by SME South Africa 7 Apr 2025

Beyond the makeup: Maybelline reveals new Beauty Squad

Wellness

Beyond the makeup: Maybelline reveals new Beauty Squad

7 Apr 2025

Image source: Rabia Elif Aksoy –

Management & Leadership

C-suite’s transformative role in shaping ESOPs

Shaun Smit and Bruce Hunt 4 Apr 2025

Calling all women entrepreneurs: Entries open for the 11th annual Santam Women of the Future Awards

Awards

Calling all women entrepreneurs: Entries open for the 11th annual Santam Women of the Future Awards

Issued by Media24 4 Apr 2025

Source: © 123rf In a world of sameness, humans are not thinking, not applying themselves and not adding anything new, just melting into whatever the digital algorithm is feeds us

Trends

#BizTrends2025: Break free from brain rot, enshittification, move from digital sameness and embrace culture movements

Danette Breitenbach 31 Mar 2025

TotalEnergies Marketing South Africa celebrates Top Employer certification for the 3rd year running

Marketing

TotalEnergies Marketing South Africa celebrates Top Employer certification for the 3rd year running

Issued by TotalEnergies Marketing South Africa 26 Mar 2025

Kellanova highlights product innovation for well-being at Breakfast and Nutrition Forum

FMCG

Kellanova highlights product innovation for well-being at Breakfast and Nutrition Forum

Issued by Alfa Destiny Communications Pty Ltd 24 Mar 2025

Employment Equity

#HumanRightsMonth: Human rights in the workplace are not optional, they're essential

Devan Moonsamy 20 Mar 2025

Why DEIB matters now more than ever: A South African perspective

Employment Equity

Why DEIB matters now more than ever: A South African perspective

Justene Smith, Issued by Progression 11 Mar 2025

Ogilvy has strengthened its senior leadership, with the appointment of Ipi Thibedi. Pictured left to right: Pete Case (CEO of Ogilvy), Ipi Thibedi (Group MD), Nkosinathi Biko (Chairman of Board, Ogilvy), Neo Makhele (Chief Strategy Officer), Angela Madlala (Chief People Officer), Graham Vivian (Chief Financial Officer)

Advertising

Ipelegeng (Ipi) Thibedi joins Ogilvy South Africa’s as group managing director

11 Mar 2025

City Lodge Hotels achieves landmark B-BBEE Level 1 status

Hospitality

City Lodge Hotels achieves landmark B-BBEE Level 1 status

Issued by City Lodge Hotels 10 Mar 2025

Sinmisola Hughes-Obisesan. Source: Supplied.

DEI

#InternationalWomensDay2025: Sinmisola Hughes-Obisesan - A visionary driving Africa's creative future

Karabo Ledwaba 7 Mar 2025

As we celebrate International Women’s Day, Publicis Groupe Africa (PGA) reaffirms its commitment to advancing women in advertising, with its first female CEO, Koo Govender leading way (Image supplied)

DEI

#InternationalWomensDay2025: PGA's first female CEO, Koo Govender leads the way in DEI in advertising

7 Mar 2025

#InternationalWomensDay2025: Celebrating Philile Mabolloane, head of Retail: Consumables at Amazon SSA

E-commerce

#InternationalWomensDay2025: Celebrating Philile Mabolloane, head of Retail: Consumables at Amazon SSA

Evan-Lee Courie 6 Mar 2025

Seacom's NextGen Programme is shaping Africa's future tech leaders

Skills Training

Seacom's NextGen Programme is shaping Africa's future tech leaders

Issued by Stone 27 Feb 2025

Andrea Quaye and Sbusiso Khumalo are on the list.

Advertising

2025 Dare list unveils next-gen Black leaders in creativity

25 Feb 2025

Matimba Mbungela, Group Chief Officer for Human Resources at Vodacom Group

HR & Management

#TopEmployers2025: Matimba Mbungela, chief HR officer - from the Cape to Cairo, what sets Vodacom apart from the rest

Shan Radcliffe 17 Feb 2025

Branding

A boycott campaign fuels tension between Black shoppers and Black-owned brands – evoking the long struggle for ‘consumer citizenship'

Timeka N. Tounsel 13 Feb 2025

Thumiso Masoha is FCB Africa's new chief experience officer (Image supplied)

Advertising

FCB Africa's bold move: Thumiso Masoha appointed chief experience officer

6 Feb 2025

Anja van Beek, talent & culture strategist, leadership & HR expert and executive coach

Trends

#BizTrends2025: Building resilient, human-centric workplaces

Anja van Beek 30 Jan 2025

Brian Eagar, CEO of Towerstone

Trends

#BizTrends2025: #CuratingtheFuture with emotional intelligence to unlock leadership doors in 2025

Brian Eagar 24 Jan 2025

Tourism for all: How universal access is transforming travel experiences

Tourism

Tourism for all: How universal access is transforming travel experiences

Robin Fredericks 3 Dec 2024

Pictured (left to right): Stuart Townshend - Director at Edge Growth, Lesego Lebuso - Royal Bafokeng Holdings, Janice Johnston – Chief Executive of Edge Growth Ventures, Mandla Mbuyazi - Impact Investment and Ideation Lead at First Rand and keynote speaker at the launch, Susan Moloisane Chief Executive of Edge Growth Solutions, Nabeela Vally - Head of Business Development Edge Growth

Social Entrepreneurship

Unpacking positive social and economic upliftment to facilitate and enhance job creation

Issued by Edge Growth 29 Nov 2024

10 Marketing trends for 2025

Marketing

10 Marketing trends for 2025

Issued by Kantar 20 Nov 2024

AICPA Foundation launches the Barry C. Melancon Professional Accounting Research Fellowship

Accounting & Auditing

AICPA Foundation launches the Barry C. Melancon Professional Accounting Research Fellowship

Issued by AICPA & CIMA 25 Oct 2024

Advertising

Outvertising's push for inclusivity: How pronouns are reshaping workplace culture in advertising

Karabo Ledwaba 21 Oct 2024

The Top Women Awards celebrates 21 years of gender empowerment! Entries now open

Events & Conferencing

The Top Women Awards celebrates 21 years of gender empowerment! Entries now open

Issued by Topco Media 2 Oct 2024

Source: Supplied. Julie Kae, executive director of Qlik.

Climate Change

Qlik commits to UN Global Compact

30 Sep 2024

Jacaranda FM bags 3 awards at the 2024 Prism Awards ceremony in Cape Town

PR & Communications

Jacaranda FM bags 3 awards at the 2024 Prism Awards ceremony in Cape Town

Issued by Jacaranda FM 27 Sep 2024

Professor Hassina Mouri, a leading figure in medical geology at the University of Johannesburg, has made history as the first female and the first geoscientist from Africa to be elected President of the International Union of Geological Sciences (Image supplied)

Science & Engineering

UJ’s Prof Hassina Mouri first female geoscientist from Africa to lead global scientific body

26 Sep 2024

Beyond the surface: Embracing neurodiversity in the workplace

Management & Leadership

Beyond the surface: Embracing neurodiversity in the workplace

Issued by icandi CQ 19 Sep 2024

Source: © 123rf The Film Support Fund aims to finance or provide support in the form of municipal services for film projects produced in Cape Town

Film & Cinematography

Cape Town's film industry gets major boost with Support Fund, now open for applications

18 Sep 2024

Legislation & Regulation

President Ramaphosa signs BELA Bill

16 Sep 2024

The importance of oral storytelling and reading to children

Primary & Secondary Education

The importance of oral storytelling and reading to children

Nelia Landman, Issued by Oxford University Press 13 Sep 2024

Gerhard Nortje´, Managing Director of redPanda Software

Employer Branding

6 tips to cultivating a strong company culture

Gerhard Nortjé 9 Sep 2024

How to build meaningful iconic brands that are connected to culture

Branding

How to build meaningful iconic brands that are connected to culture

Yasmin Kathoria and Lerato Kgatla, Issued by Kantar 4 Sep 2024

Image source: Yan Krukau from

Management & Leadership

Increase in 'accidental managers' points to quiet hiring pandemic

3 Sep 2024

VUT Seminar on STEMI promotes diversity and inclusion in this critical field

Education

VUT Seminar on STEMI promotes diversity and inclusion in this critical field

Puleng Maphisa, Issued by Vaal University of Technology 3 Sep 2024

#WomensMonth: Celebrating Dr Beverly Evangelides: 40+ years in education leadership

Primary & Secondary Education

#WomensMonth: Celebrating Dr Beverly Evangelides: 40+ years in education leadership

Imran Salie 30 Aug 2024

#WomensMonth: How Mmapuleng Makume rose to HR manager at Suzuki SA

Dealers

#WomensMonth: How Mmapuleng Makume rose to HR manager at Suzuki SA

Imran Salie 28 Aug 2024

Source: Supplied. Nkareng Siwale, founder and managing director for RainDance Asset Management.

Financial Services

#Women'sMonth: Nkareng Siwale's vision for quality investing and sustainability

Katja Hamilton 28 Aug 2024

Unleashing creativity in business

Employee Wellness

Unleashing creativity in business

Issued by Gordon Institute of Business Science 27 Aug 2024

Tasneem Karodia co-founder of NewForm Foods

Health & Beauty

#WomensMonth: Tasneem Karodia co-founder of NewForm Foods

Ntandokazi Ntozakhe 28 Aug 2024