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Agribusiness

African Agri Investment Indaba to connect investors with $1bn in agri projects

1 day

New Meta EMEA VP looks to unlock region’s potential

Social Media

New Meta EMEA VP looks to unlock region’s potential

3 days

Optimism in an age of AI by Musa Kalenga

Advertising

Optimism in an age of AI by Musa Kalenga

Musa Kalenga, Issued by Brave Group 1 Nov 2024

Is generative AI overhyped?

ICT

Is generative AI overhyped?

Anthony Willis, Issued by Nielsen 29 Oct 2024

Pictures: Aida Diarra, senior vice president and head of sub-Saharan Africa at Visa with Clayton Hayward, group CEO of EFTCorp. Together they have formed a five year partnership to enhance financial inclusion in Africa (Image supplied)

Fintech

Visa invests $1bn to grow financial inclusion in Africa, partners with EFTCorp

28 Oct 2024

Businesses can act as partners during times of inflation

Retailers

Businesses can act as partners during times of inflation

25 Oct 2024

South Africans continue their love affair with discounts as inflation dips

Sales

South Africans continue their love affair with discounts as inflation dips

24 Oct 2024

Standard Bank Top Women Conference 2024: The event for networking, inspiration and professional growth

Events & Conferencing

Standard Bank Top Women Conference 2024: The event for networking, inspiration and professional growth

Issued by Topco Media 16 Oct 2024

Why a design-thinking partnership is right for your business

Higher Education

Why a design-thinking partnership is right for your business

Issued by Hasso Plattner d-school Afrika 16 Oct 2024

Personalised marketing in travel: Why knowing your audience matters

Marketing

Personalised marketing in travel: Why knowing your audience matters

Rachel Irvine 10 Oct 2024

Source: © 123rf Internal communications is a largely under-represented function in businesses, yet arguably one of the most influential and critical for healthy, sustainable growth – not to mention, happiness at work

PR & Communications

3 reasons why internal communications have never been more important

8 Oct 2024

How do you ensure people feel seen and heard in a big corporate?

PR & Communications

How do you ensure people feel seen and heard in a big corporate?

Issued by Machine_ 3 Oct 2024

How innovative payment solutions are shaping South Africa’s retail sector

Banking & Finance

How innovative payment solutions are shaping South Africa’s retail sector

Shaun Holley & Rory Bosman 30 Sep 2024

AI can solve the sustainability problem

Cloud

AI can solve the sustainability problem

Mohammed Amin 20 Sep 2024

Adapt or perish – The uncomfortable truth employers and employees must face: Unpopular opinion by a CCO

Advertising

Adapt or perish – The uncomfortable truth employers and employees must face: Unpopular opinion by a CCO

Issued by Wetpaint Advertising 4 Sep 2024

Women fuel South Africa’s tourism sector growth

Tourism

Women fuel South Africa’s tourism sector growth

23 Aug 2024

Namibia is taking pole position in the race to lead Africa's green energy economy.

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

New hydrogen summit maps investment plan for Africa's clean energy future

Lindsey Schutters 19 Aug 2024

AI offers the retail sector a major opportunity

Technology

AI offers the retail sector a major opportunity

Laurent Homeyer 16 Aug 2024

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Finance

Empowering women in finance: Debunking common myths

Kim Gibb 15 Aug 2024

Copper 360 staff welcome the first load of
copper ore mined from Rietberg Mine in
forty one years.

Mining

Copper 360 revives O'Kiep Copper District ahead of global shortage

6 Aug 2024

Source: © LIA Michelle Marais, senior copywriter at Dentsu Creative and a 2024 Cannes See It.Be It. recipient talks about being a female in the creative industry at the tip of Africa

Women's Month

#WomensMonth: Michelle Marais - Working in advertising takes guts; as a woman even more so

Danette Breitenbach 6 Aug 2024

The great equaliser: how hybrid can help bridge the gender gap

Trends

The great equaliser: how hybrid can help bridge the gender gap

Issued by GO Content Lab 1 Aug 2024

IFPA’s Southern Africa Conference to address key issues for fresh produce industry

Agro-processing

IFPA’s Southern Africa Conference to address key issues for fresh produce industry

23 Jul 2024

Jon Kornik, CEO of Plentify

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Plentify secures funding to expand internationally

Lindsey Schutters 22 Jul 2024

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Banking

African bank stress test flags systemic risks posed by nature loss

16 Jul 2024

Sorbet partners with Bidvest Bank to boost female entrepreneurship in South Africa

SMEs

Sorbet partners with Bidvest Bank to boost female entrepreneurship in South Africa

Issued by OnPoint PR 15 Jul 2024

Source: Supplied. Hannah Sadiki, chief executive officer of Bidvest Bank.

Banking

Bidvest Bank Sorbet-preneur empowers women with franchise ownership

12 Jul 2024

5 traits of highly successful teams

SMEs

5 traits of highly successful teams

Ben Bierman, Issued by Business Partners Limited 16 Jul 2024

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Employment Equity

Workplace diversity is not a trend, it's a necessity

Anja van Beek 1 Jul 2024

Old Mutual SMEgo: The role of business operations in the growth and expansion of SMEs

SMEs

Old Mutual SMEgo: The role of business operations in the growth and expansion of SMEs

Issued by The Noise Factory 2 Jul 2024

How can SA boost young female entrepreneurship despite obstacles?

Entrepreneurship

How can SA boost young female entrepreneurship despite obstacles?

Linda McClure 24 Jun 2024

Microsoft is leading the discussion about responsible AI deployment in Africa.

4th Industrial Revolution

New AI for Africa report suggests a 'just transition' in the workplace

Lindsey Schutters 14 Jun 2024

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Management & Leadership

3 key contributions HR can make toward successful leadership

Carys Visser 11 Jun 2024

The future is experienced: how to adapt to the ageing workforce

Career Advice

The future is experienced: how to adapt to the ageing workforce

Issued by GO Content Lab 3 Jun 2024

Embracing diversity: the increasing importance of DEIB in today's workplaces

Skills Training

Embracing diversity: the increasing importance of DEIB in today's workplaces

Tarryn Mason, Issued by Progression 30 Apr 2024

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Insurance & Actuarial

AI is propelling the group insurance industry into the future. Here's how

15 May 2024

Purpose matters: Meeting the demand for corporate responsibility

Employee Wellness

Purpose matters: Meeting the demand for corporate responsibility

Issued by GO Content Lab 30 Apr 2024

Train to retain: 10 ways to maximise training and talent retention on the frontline

Skills Development & Training

Train to retain: 10 ways to maximise training and talent retention on the frontline

Issued by Digemy 1 Feb 2024

Source: © Jacobin McKinsey headquarters in New York. McKinsey is restructuring and 3% of workforce will be let go

Research

McKinsey restructures, 3% of workforce to go

Danette Breitenbach 15 Apr 2024

Unlocking Africa’s fintech potential: Insights from Dentsu and McKinsey

Digital

Unlocking Africa’s fintech potential: Insights from Dentsu and McKinsey

Issued by Dentsu 3 Apr 2024

Elevate your business with G4B's flexible tech rentals

SMEs

Elevate your business with G4B's flexible tech rentals

Issued by Great 4 Business 19 Mar 2024

Marketing

Insights from leading women in marketing, NPO and business spaces

Letlhogonolo Ngwato 11 Mar 2024

How e-learning can help burnt-out employees

Employee Wellness

How e-learning can help burnt-out employees

Issued by G&G Advocacy 7 Mar 2024

Audio is predicted to be the great differentiator in future mobility.

Technology

Trust and innovation drives the future of automotive technology

28 Feb 2024

Marketing

Influencer marketing: The key to resilience in uncertain economic times

Albert Makoeng 28 Feb 2024

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Management & Leadership

How businesses can drive diversity and productivity with hybrid working

15 Feb 2024

AICPA & CIMA and Topco Media deliver the premier sustainability conference in South Africa

Accounting & Auditing

AICPA & CIMA and Topco Media deliver the premier sustainability conference in South Africa

Issued by AICPA & CIMA 13 Feb 2024

Sonia Tshabalala, People Director at Sage Africa and Middle East

4th Industrial Revolution

The disruption of HR: Green jobs, digital transformation, and liquid workforces

Sonia Tshabalala 12 Feb 2024

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ESG & Sustainability

Investing in Africa's bright, green energy future

Angela Simpson and Matthew Martin 12 Feb 2024