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PR & Communications

Why editorial credibility is your brand’s new north star in the age of AI search

Judith Middleton, Issued by DUO Marketing + Communications 1 day

Environment & Natural Resources

Navigate SA's ‘nature reserves of the sea’ with free MPA maps

1 day

Tuberculosis

TB is like “devastating slavery” - Health Minister

1 day

Image credit: Arlind D on Pexels

Mining

Kumba sees 3% sales boost from improved logistics services

2 days

Yvette Chochoe, Sage Foundation Regional Manager, AME

Skills Training

Hands-on support to boost 4 digital skills development programmes

2 days

Aphinko Communications Group. Images supplied

PR & Communications

#WPRD2025 | Aphinko Communications Group: Bridging divides through powerful storytelling

Khaya Buthelezi 1 day

Registered Communication scales independent digital delivery model amid market uncertainty

Technology

Registered Communication scales independent digital delivery model amid market uncertainty

Issued by Tribeca Public Relations 2 days

Ntombie Dlamini.

Behind the Selfie

#BehindtheSelfie: Konica Minolta's marketing leader, Ntombie Dlamini

2 days

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Circular Economy & Waste Management

Record paper recycling rates signal circular economy shift

2 days

Pura Beverages unveils new packaging design

Packaging

Pura Beverages unveils new packaging design

2 days

#WPRD2025 | OnPoint PR's Vista Kalipa: PR builds narratives, weaves stories and amplifies diverse voices

PR & Communications

#WPRD2025 | OnPoint PR's Vista Kalipa: PR builds narratives, weaves stories and amplifies diverse voices

Issued by OnPoint PR 2 days

Maximise customer loyalty with the right combination of rewards

CRM

Maximise customer loyalty with the right combination of rewards

Andrew Solomon 2 days

South Africans embrace tech with optimism and purpose

Research

South Africans embrace tech with optimism and purpose

Issued by KLA 3 days

Revolutionising customer experience with ExperienceEvaluator - A game changer for CX teams

CRM, CX, UX

Revolutionising customer experience with ExperienceEvaluator - A game changer for CX teams

Issued by Kantar 3 days

De Lille outlines tourism budget priorities, reforms and growth plans

Tourism

De Lille outlines tourism budget priorities, reforms and growth plans

3 days

Image credit: Magda Ehlers on Pexels

CSI & Philanthropy

Submissions open for BPESA's new Mandela Day Award

3 days

Image credit: Israaeel Rahman on Pexels

Mining

What socio-economic impact is the mining sector delivering?

3 days

Ogilvy SA takes Best in Show at 2025 Sabre Africa Awards

PR & Communications

Ogilvy SA takes Best in Show at 2025 Sabre Africa Awards

Issued by Ogilvy South Africa 22 Jul 2025

Exciting collaboration: Spur Hosts special screening of the new Smurfs movie

Film

Exciting collaboration: Spur Hosts special screening of the new Smurfs movie

Issued by OnPoint PR 21 Jul 2025

SA SMEs warned to brace for Trump tariffs, rising costs

SMEs

SA SMEs warned to brace for Trump tariffs, rising costs

21 Jul 2025

Empowerment through partnership: AfriGIS and Employment Solutions for people with disabilities

Mandela Month

Empowerment through partnership: AfriGIS and Employment Solutions for people with disabilities

Issued by AfriGIS 21 Jul 2025

Maccauvlei’s guide to lead like Madiba: 3 things good leaders do (and 3 they never should)

Education

Maccauvlei’s guide to lead like Madiba: 3 things good leaders do (and 3 they never should)

Issued by Maccauvlei Learning Academy 21 Jul 2025

Mining

Sibanye-Stillwater to acquire US PGM refinery for $82m

21 Jul 2025

Hiring without an HR department: A practical guide for small businesses

HR & Management

Hiring without an HR department: A practical guide for small businesses

Ilana Bouwer, Issued by Pnet 18 Jul 2025

Supplied image: Wits University physicist Professor Andrew Forbes (left) and University of Cape Town paediatric neurosurgeon Professor Anthony Figaji (right), presented with their joint 2024/2025 Harry Oppenheimer Fellowship Awards by Oppenheimer Memorial Trust chair Rebecca Oppenheimer. Each has been awarded R2.5-million to further his groundbreaking research.

Higher Education

Double win for science as Harry Oppenheimer Fellowship awarded to two recipients

18 Jul 2025

Source: Alan Wilson via

Aviation

Fuel costs, fleet delays push SAA to R354m loss

18 Jul 2025

Advertising

Reddit ad revenue projected to reach $1.8bn in 2025

18 Jul 2025

Nina Anto in the emotional single Float

Music

Nina Anto in the emotional single Float

Issued by The Coup 17 Jul 2025

Image credit: Singkham on Pexels

ESG & Sustainability

2025 update: Navigating ESG disclosure changes in SA

Kent Davis and Paula-Ann Novotny 17 Jul 2025

Image credit: Google DeepMind on Unsplash

Neurology

Unlocking the brain: 3 tools for leaders to make better decisions

Phyllis Ndlovu 18 Jul 2025

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Infectious Diseases

Govt launches Mpox vaccination drive following more cases

17 Jul 2025

Retail trade sales continue to maintain solid growth

Sales

Retail trade sales continue to maintain solid growth

17 Jul 2025

#WPRD2025 | Tribeca PR, Nicky James: Great PR isn’t spin, it’s honest work

PR & Communications

#WPRD2025 | Tribeca PR, Nicky James: Great PR isn’t spin, it’s honest work

Danette Breitenbach 17 Jul 2025

#WPRD2025 | MSL Group's Luto Nyoka: Build and maintain a strong relationship with media

PR & Communications

#WPRD2025 | MSL Group's Luto Nyoka: Build and maintain a strong relationship with media

Evan-Lee Courie 17 Jul 2025

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Mining

Mining production sees 3.7% boost in May 2025

16 Jul 2025

How Street Wallet is changing payment methods for informal traders

Tech Startups

How Street Wallet is changing payment methods for informal traders

Ntandokazi Ntozakhe 16 Jul 2025

Source: Supplied. Paul Vos, Regional Managing Director of the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) Southern Africa.

Materials & Equipment

Procurement at a crossroads: How South Africa can lead in a changing market

15 Jul 2025

A learner holds up trading cards featuring some of the SuperScientists. This cartoon series, created by Justin Yarrow with a team of local scientists, illustrators and designers, is based on real-life African scientists. Photos: Justin Yarrow/SuperScientists

Education

Biologist turns real-life African scientists into superheroes

Ihsaan Haffejee 15 Jul 2025

Igniting youth potential: A call to empower the next generation of entrepreneurs

Education & Training

Igniting youth potential: A call to empower the next generation of entrepreneurs

Issued by SAICA 15 Jul 2025

Why most loyalty programmes fail to turn customers into lifelong fans

CRM

Why most loyalty programmes fail to turn customers into lifelong fans

Riaz Galant 15 Jul 2025

After 42 years, Carol Wahler becomes executive director emeritus. Joe Newton steps in as executive director. Source: Supplied.

The One Club for Creativity

Joe Newton takes the helm as executive director of Type Directors Club

15 Jul 2025

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Employer Branding

The hidden costs of bad hiring practices

14 Jul 2025

Branding

Design + Build firm id.work unveils refreshed brand identity and new logo

Issued by Catchwords 14 Jul 2025

SA lifts ban on Brazilian poultry imports after bird flu contained

Agriculture

SA lifts ban on Brazilian poultry imports after bird flu contained

14 Jul 2025

Source: Botswana Government/Instagram. His Excellency Ndaba Gaolathe, Vice-President of Botswana.

Banking

Africa’s strategic shift: from donor dependence to entrepreneurial powerhouse

Katja Hamilton 10 Jul 2025

#WPRD2025 | Ogilvy PR & Influence's MD, Samantha Presbury on PR in Africa

PR & Communications

#WPRD2025 | Ogilvy PR & Influence's MD, Samantha Presbury on PR in Africa

Robin Fredericks 14 Jul 2025

Pnet’s Helping Hands campaign offers relief to jobseekers stuck in workplace frustration

HR & Management

Pnet’s Helping Hands campaign offers relief to jobseekers stuck in workplace frustration

Issued by Pnet 9 Jul 2025

Small businesses transform Cape Town CBD with record growth

Entrepreneurship

Small businesses transform Cape Town CBD with record growth

9 Jul 2025