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News

Lesley Visser is a trailblazer for women in media and sports.

Media

Trailblazer Lesley Visser to receive 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award at New York Festivals

2 days

BCG survey reveals untapped market potential of women-centric products and services

Research

BCG survey reveals untapped market potential of women-centric products and services

13 Feb 2025

Adidas unveils You Got This campaign featuring Anthony Edwards and Aitana Bonmatí

Fashion & Homeware

Adidas unveils You Got This campaign featuring Anthony Edwards and Aitana Bonmatí

12 Feb 2025

Social Media

What does the X exodus to Bluesky mean for journalism?

Craig Robertson 27 Dec 2024

How Shein, Temu, and Amazon are shaking up the e-commerce market in SA

E-commerce

How Shein, Temu, and Amazon are shaking up the e-commerce market in SA

2 Dec 2024

Source: © 123rf The 20th edition of the Sunday Times GenNext Awards winners have been announced

Youth Marketing

Sunday Times GenNext Awards crowns the coolest of the cool crowd

20 Nov 2024

Liquid C2 is using AI to combat the growing frequency and complexity of cyber threats attacking African businesses.

Cybersecurity

Liquid C2 tackles Africa’s growing cyber threats, gets real about AI

Lindsey Schutters 18 Nov 2024

Your guide to October's film releases and European Film Festival

Film

Your guide to October's film releases and European Film Festival

Daniel Dercksen 1 Oct 2024

How GenAI is shaping training and development for South Africa’s frontline workers

4th Industrial Revolution

How GenAI is shaping training and development for South Africa’s frontline workers

19 Sep 2024

Radio & Audio

NYF 2025 Radio Awards featuring new categories is now open for entries

5 Sep 2024

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Distressed retailers: Why private equity funds should come to the rescue

Tobie Jordaan, Jutami Augustyn and Paras Shah 3 Sep 2024

Boston Products refreshes its packaging designs

Packaging

Boston Products refreshes its packaging designs

3 Sep 2024

Martin Pienaar, chief operations officer at Mindworx Consulting and Academy

Skills Development & Training

8 reasons to reskill - rather than replace - staff

Martin Pienaar 5 Aug 2024

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Trends

Is the green economy the key to job creation in Africa?

2 Aug 2024

Take a trip to the cinema this August

Film

Take a trip to the cinema this August

Daniel Dercksen 1 Aug 2024

Where South African banks are underperforming: AI-powered robo-advisory

Fintech

Where South African banks are underperforming: AI-powered robo-advisory

Shaun McEwan, Issued by Sauce Advertising 16 Jul 2024

TV

ESPN Africa hosts brand immersion to showcase upcoming programming lineup

Issued by The Walt Disney Company Africa 3 Jul 2024

Generative AI is having its legitimacy as an artistic tool tested in the latest recording industry court filing.

4th Industrial Revolution

Generative AI sent to the dock in RIAA ‘BBL Drizzy’ legal action

Lindsey Schutters 25 Jun 2024

Education

Red & Yellow Creative School of Business top in Middle East & Africa region

20 Jun 2024

Clementine Mojapelo

Youth Month

#YouthMonth: Wonder's Clementine Mojapelo on using creativity to solve real-life problems

Karabo Ledwaba 19 Jun 2024

#YouthMonth: Ciaran de Chaud changes his tune from underground gigs in Mzansi, to recording studios in LA

Music

#YouthMonth: Ciaran de Chaud changes his tune from underground gigs in Mzansi, to recording studios in LA

Evan-Lee Courie 13 Jun 2024

Source: Supplied.

Retail & Hospitality Property

Transforming Bellville with revitalisation of New Boston Centre

11 Jun 2024

Financial Services

BCG appoints Aly-Khan Jamal as managing director and partner in its Nigeria office

4 Jun 2024

Financial Services

BCG appoints Jacqueline Foster-Mutungu as managing director and partner in its Johannesburg office

4 Jun 2024

Retailers warned - innovate or lose investment opportunities

Retailers

Retailers warned - innovate or lose investment opportunities

8 May 2024

Child speech database research project attracts international attention

Higher Education

Child speech database research project attracts international attention

Birgit Ottermann, Issued by North-West University (NWU) 7 May 2024

Source: Supplied. Founder and medical director of Child Accra, Juliette Tuakli.

Healthcare

"And the Lifetime Achievement in Healthcare at AHAS Summit goes to..."

3 May 2024

Leveraging quick analytical models to pinpoint opportunities

Retailers

Leveraging quick analytical models to pinpoint opportunities

Bernhardt van der Merwe 22 Apr 2024

Report: Fortified whole grains combat climate change and hunger

Agriculture

Report: Fortified whole grains combat climate change and hunger

18 Apr 2024

An aerial view shows a deserted and flooded traditional homestead following heavy rains in Garsen, Tana Delta within Tana River county, Kenya 23 November 2023. Reuters/Thomas Mukoya/File Photo

Climate Change

Huge debt costs mean climate spending could make emerging nations insolvent

Libby George 16 Apr 2024

The event will be held in September in New York City. Source: Supplied.

The One Club for Creativity

The One Club announces 2024 Creative Hall of Fame inductees

15 Apr 2024

Source: @LightUpScience/Twitter. Richard Slayman is seen here with the surgical team at Massachusetts General Hospital who performed his transplant, led by Tatsuo Kawai, MD, PhD and Nahel Elias, MD.

Healthcare

Man survives pig kidney transplant

8 Apr 2024

Financial Services

BCG Africa appoints Mamello Selamolela as partner

5 Mar 2024

Source: Supplied. Situated in Clamhall in Parow, this 13-bedroom (all ensuite) R5.2m home with significant income-generating potential, includes two dining areas, fitted kitchen, office, patio, swimming pool, braai area and snooker room.

Residential Property

Cape Town’s Bellville and Parow show substantial house price growth

4 Mar 2024

Global trade map redrawn as growth slows and regional links deepen

Logistics & Transport

Global trade map redrawn as growth slows and regional links deepen

4 Mar 2024

MediaHeads 360 celebrates 5 years of bold evolution and unstoppable growth

Media

MediaHeads 360 celebrates 5 years of bold evolution and unstoppable growth

Candy Dempers, Issued by MediaHeads 360 20 Feb 2024

Super Bowl car ads that scored big

Automotive

Super Bowl car ads that scored big

13 Feb 2024

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ESG & Sustainability

Investing in Africa's bright, green energy future

Angela Simpson and Matthew Martin 12 Feb 2024

Source: Reuters.

Hospital Groups

Novo Nordisk's parent invests in India's Manipal hospital chain

Anna Ringstrom and Rishika Sadam 7 Feb 2024

Africa’s small towns boom as hybrid working is increasingly in demand

Management & Leadership

Africa’s small towns boom as hybrid working is increasingly in demand

Issued by GO Content Lab 30 Jan 2024

National Geographic premieres Genius: MLK/X

TV

National Geographic premieres Genius: MLK/X

Issued by The Walt Disney Company Africa 30 Jan 2024

Medtech

World Economic Forum initiates global effort for AI healthcare transformation

10 Jan 2024

PR & Communications

Tribeca Public Relations aapoints Tshegofatso Lebethe

8 Jan 2024

#BizTrends2024: Mining critical minerals will depend on creative funding solutions

Trends

#BizTrends2024: Mining critical minerals will depend on creative funding solutions

Rudi van Blerk and Tycho Möncks 8 Jan 2024

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Employee Wellness

SA results are in: 4 day week an unexpected success

30 Nov 2023

The concrete mixes piloted in Quincy include one with biogenic limestone, one with fly ash and slag that are activated with alkaline soda ash, and a third with both the alkali activated cement and biogenic limestone. Source: Dan DeLong/Microsoft.

Construction & Engineering

Carbon negative home is proof of concept for green concrete

Lindsey Schutters 19 Oct 2023