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Standard Bank Top Women Awards 2025: Celebrating excellence and empowerment

Media

Standard Bank Top Women Awards 2025: Celebrating excellence and empowerment

Issued by Topco Media 31 Oct 2025

Mental health

#MentalHealthAwarenessMonth: Why mental health advocacy needs real action

17 Oct 2025

CGIAR Gender Conference 2025 highlights need for women’s leadership in food systems

Agriculture

CGIAR Gender Conference 2025 highlights need for women’s leadership in food systems

14 Oct 2025

All set for Design Week South Africa 2025

Exhibitions & Events

All set for Design Week South Africa 2025

7 Oct 2025

Empowering women through geospatial intelligence

Women's Month

Empowering women through geospatial intelligence

Issued by AfriGIS 12 Aug 2025

Finance

Global conference calls for action on women’s financial inclusion under G20 framework

8 May 2025

Celebrating Women's Month: The #SkinRenewalDifference in aesthetic care

Aesthetic Medicine

Celebrating Women's Month: The #SkinRenewalDifference in aesthetic care

Issued by DNA Brand Architects 27 Aug 2024

#WomensMonth: Melinda Isaacs, seasoned development executive at Liberty Two Degrees

Retail & Hospitality Property

#WomensMonth: Melinda Isaacs, seasoned development executive at Liberty Two Degrees

Evan-Lee Courie 26 Aug 2024

Focus on cervical cancer in Women’s Month

Women's Health

Focus on cervical cancer in Women’s Month

Issued by CANSA 15 Aug 2024

Beyond poultry: Rainbow Chicken’s commitment to women’s empowerment

ESG

Beyond poultry: Rainbow Chicken’s commitment to women’s empowerment

Issued by Rainbow Chicken 8 Aug 2024

Nedbank Top Empowerment Conference 2024 announces key speakers leading transformation conversations

Media

Nedbank Top Empowerment Conference 2024 announces key speakers leading transformation conversations

Issued by Topco Media 1 Jul 2024

Legislation & Regulation

GBV, NPA Bills signed into law

27 May 2024

Source: Nthabeleng Likotsi, the founder and managing director of YWBN Mutual Bank.

Banking

Nthabeleng Likotsi champions the first majority Black women-owned mutual bank

Katja Hamilton 18 Mar 2024

EcoTraining empowers women on International Day of Education

Skills Training

EcoTraining empowers women on International Day of Education

Issued by Our Salad Mix 23 Jan 2024

Report: Sharp increase in female employment in travel, tourism since 2010

Tourism

Report: Sharp increase in female employment in travel, tourism since 2010

29 Dec 2023

#SBTopWomenAwards: Celebrating 'My Africa' and honouring excellence

Events & Conferencing

#SBTopWomenAwards: Celebrating 'My Africa' and honouring excellence

Issued by Topco Media 8 Nov 2023

Empowering women and youth for a transformative future

Events & Conferencing

Empowering women and youth for a transformative future

Issued by Topco Media 26 Oct 2023

Source: Supplied. Lineshree Moodley, Visa’s country head for South Africa.

Fintech

Standard Bank Top Women Conference 2023: Unveiling global solutions for gender disparities

Katja Hamilton 19 Oct 2023

Making cotton sustainable requires science, investment and governance

ESG

Making cotton sustainable requires science, investment and governance

5 Oct 2023

Source: Supplied. Ipeleng Mkhari, the founder and chief executive officer of Motseng Investment Holdings.

Venture Capital

Motseng's Silver Jubilee: Empowering women, driving African growth

2 Oct 2023

Rene Salmon, EGA’s Production Manger showcasing the assembling of the solar panels to delegates. Source: Supplied

Sustainability

USAID delegation visits EGA's all-woman solar panel assembly plant

22 Sep 2023

Amazi and Woolworths' transformative journey empowering women

ESG

Amazi and Woolworths' transformative journey empowering women

Elsa Pallett 6 Sep 2023

From margins to mainstream: EWSETA's women usher gender equity in energy

Skills Training

From margins to mainstream: EWSETA's women usher gender equity in energy

Issued by At Vogue 29 Aug 2023

Nomathole Nhlapo, Associate, M&A Practice, Baker Mckenzie Johannesburg

Legislation & Regulation

#WomensMonth: Inclusion of women to advance the spirit of B-BBEE in South Africa

Nomathole Nhlapo 25 Aug 2023

#WomensMonth: Esha Mansingh of DP World is empowering women and transforming business

Transport

#WomensMonth: Esha Mansingh of DP World is empowering women and transforming business

Robin Fredericks 25 Aug 2023

Sorbet-Prenuer citizen comes full circle: once employed as a therapist, now Sorbet franchise owner

FMCG

Sorbet-Prenuer citizen comes full circle: once employed as a therapist, now Sorbet franchise owner

Issued by OnPoint PR 11 Aug 2023

Roxana Ravjee is Dentsu SA's CEO. Source: Supplied.

Women's Month

#WomensMonth: Roxana Ravjee is leading Dentsu SA into the future

Karabo Ledwaba 1 Aug 2023

Africa becoming the gender hub for gender mainstreaming success - Accenture

Events & Conferencing

Africa becoming the gender hub for gender mainstreaming success - Accenture

Issued by Stone 9 Jun 2023

US Vice President Kamala Harris meets with women entrepreneurs during her week-long trip to Ghana, Tanzania and Zambia, in Accra, Ghana 29 March 2023. Reuters/Francis Kokoroko

Corporate & Commercial Law

Africa's impact: US Vice President Kamala Harris visits Ghana, Tanzania and Zambia

Virusha Subban 31 Mar 2023

Kenya’s Chemolex, creators of Biopactic, a biodegradable alternative to plastic made from invasive water hyacinths that grow aggressively in Lake Victoria. Image source: .

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Winners of the Afri-Plastics Challenge 2023

20 Mar 2023

Minister applauds sector for continued commitment to recovery

Tourism & Travel

Minister applauds sector for continued commitment to recovery

22 Mar 2023

Image source: Mumtahina Tanni from

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Afri-Plastics Summit 2023: Ensuring gender empowerment for women in waste management

Shan Radcliffe 16 Mar 2023

SME sector pins hopes on budget speech for energy security, opportunities - Property Point founder

Community

SME sector pins hopes on budget speech for energy security, opportunities - Property Point founder

17 Feb 2023

Top 35 under 35: More than just a CA

Accounting & Auditing

Top 35 under 35: More than just a CA

Gareth Olivier, Issued by Milpark Education 23 Nov 2022

Making a real difference in the lives of South African working women this Women's Month

Wellness

Making a real difference in the lives of South African working women this Women's Month

Issued by JNPR 14 Sep 2022

Challenges and solutions: How to support women entrepreneurs in South Africa

SMEs

Challenges and solutions: How to support women entrepreneurs in South Africa

Issued by Business Partners Limited 8 Sep 2022

Source: Supplied.

Finance

Visa announces grant to help African women fund managers grow their businesses

18 Aug 2022

Eloise Nolte, MD of Optimi College

Higher Education

4 educational paths to boost socioeconomic empowerment for women

Eloise Nolte 10 Aug 2022

Image source: hannamariah –

Management & Leadership

Shared success begets success - empowering women to uplift each other

4 Aug 2022

The call for entries is open as Accenture and Business Engage prepare to host the 10th annual Gender Mainstreaming Awards

Events & Conferencing

The call for entries is open as Accenture and Business Engage prepare to host the 10th annual Gender Mainstreaming Awards

Issued by Stone 24 May 2022

Celebrating the resilience of women-owned businesses in SA

SMEs

Celebrating the resilience of women-owned businesses in SA

Nunu Ntshingila 13 Apr 2022

Banking

IFC invests $50m in the first gender bond issued by Banco Pichincha

5 Apr 2022

Climate change poses risk to gender equality

Environment & Natural Resources

Climate change poses risk to gender equality

16 Mar 2022

Sowing the seeds of change: Advancing the interests of women agripreneurs through collaborative conversations

Agriculture

Sowing the seeds of change: Advancing the interests of women agripreneurs through collaborative conversations

Issued by Gordon Institute of Business Science 25 Mar 2022

Woolworths signs up to UN Women Empowerment Principles

ESG

Woolworths signs up to UN Women Empowerment Principles

8 Mar 2022

Source: Daily Maverick

Economy

#SONA2022: "We're in a battle for the soul of our country"

Katja Hamilton 10 Feb 2022

Nedbank, SA Tourism announce Women in Tourism initiative participants

Tourism

Nedbank, SA Tourism announce Women in Tourism initiative participants

25 Jan 2022