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News

The newly formed SANPC will operate as a subsidiary of the CEF

Coal, Oil & Gas

New SA National Petroleum Company gets Compcom nod

Lindsey Schutters 20 Sep 2024

Some of the country’s top leaders in PR chat about the industry in South Africa, Africa and globally: (L to r:) Lebo Madiba, founder and managing director, the PR Powerhouse, Dustin Chick, partner & managing director Razor Public Relations, Sanesh Maharaj, head of influence, Ogilvy and Nicky James managing director of Tribeca Relations

PR & Communications

#WPRD2024: Top SA PR leaders reflect on public relations industry

Danette Breitenbach 16 Jul 2024

Solly Malatsi may have no technology or ministerial experience, but will build on a strong policy foundation.

Technology

Malatsi is fourth Minister of Communications in Ramaphosa presidency

Lindsey Schutters 2 Jul 2024

Kantar’s Mzansi Consumer Barometer 2024

Research

Kantar’s Mzansi Consumer Barometer 2024

Issued by Kantar 2 Jul 2024

How happy are SA’s middle class youth?

Youth Month

How happy are SA’s middle class youth?

Issued by BrandMapp 14 Jun 2024

Bridging the ECD gap through parent and caregiver programmes

CSI & Philanthropy

Bridging the ECD gap through parent and caregiver programmes

Rebotile Matoane, Issued by The Social Employment Fund 10 Jun 2024

PR & Communications

Red Ribbon Communications elevates brand recognition in the renewable energy sector

Issued by Red Ribbon Communications 23 Apr 2024

Nisa Allie to lead credible journalism as newly appointed editor-in-chief of EWN

Media

Nisa Allie to lead credible journalism as newly appointed editor-in-chief of EWN

Issued by Primedia Broadcasting 18 Apr 2024

Image source: Alexander Grey from

Legislation

President to puff, puff, pass Cannabis Bill into law

Ramon Pereira 20 Mar 2024

Health & Welfare

R350 grant to increase in April

14 Mar 2024

How South Africa's automotive sector is navigating the green transition

Fuel & Energy

How South Africa's automotive sector is navigating the green transition

Justin Manson 12 Mar 2024

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

Clarens leads Sandton as SA's first 'smart town' with innovative electricity management programme

Katja Hamilton 29 Feb 2024

Luxury fashion's sustainable future: How pre-owned items are paving the way

Fashion & Homeware

Luxury fashion's sustainable future: How pre-owned items are paving the way

28 Feb 2024

Budget Speech

#BudgetSpeech2024: The future of foreign exchange

23 Feb 2024

Lance Dickerson, MD of Revov

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

SA’s crucial shift to high-voltage battery energy storage systems

Lance Dickerson 21 Feb 2024

Source: Supplied. Catherine Wijnberg, chief executive officer of Fetola.

Budget Speech

#BudgetSpeech2024: After a disappointing Sona, will the national budget deliver any relief for small business?

Catherine Wijnberg 21 Feb 2024

#BudgetSpeech2024: Minister Godongwana must announce financial incentives for EVs, says Zero Carbon Charge

Fuel & Energy

#BudgetSpeech2024: Minister Godongwana must announce financial incentives for EVs, says Zero Carbon Charge

19 Feb 2024

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Media

Bizcommunity links State of the Nation's YouTube content to its platform

19 Feb 2024

Praveen Govender is chief sales and marketing officer at DFA, a subsidiary of Maziv

Telecoms & Networks

#Sona2024 response: SA must unleash telco potential for economic growth

Praveen Govender 18 Feb 2024

Dominique dHotman, head of Ooba Solar

Infrastructure & Utilities

Post #Sona2024 blackouts were a reality check

14 Feb 2024

Source: Supplied. Lew Geffen, Sotheby’s International Realty CEO Yael Geffen.

Markets & Investment

#Sona2024: Geffen slams Ramaphosa's address - calls for tangible solutions

13 Feb 2024

#OrchidsandOnions: Corona's stellar CSI project puts other brands to shame

#OrchidsandOnions

#OrchidsandOnions: Corona's stellar CSI project puts other brands to shame

Brendan Seery 13 Feb 2024

President Cyril Ramaphosa made many commitments in his 2024 Sona

Construction & Engineering

#Sona2024: Civil engineers call for more transparency

13 Feb 2024

Property

Political and economic certainty will boost SA residential property sales

13 Feb 2024

#Sona made it clear: No one is coming to save entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurship

#Sona made it clear: No one is coming to save entrepreneurs

Harry Welby-Cooke 12 Feb 2024

World Radio Day 2024

Radio & Audio

World Radio Day 2024

Candy Dempers, Issued by MediaHeads 360 13 Feb 2024

Dr Corrin Varady, CEO at Idea

Skills Development

#Sona2024: Education gains are big step for equality and empowerment

9 Feb 2024

Property

#Sona2024: Missed opportunity for economic recovery plan

Greg Dart 9 Feb 2024

#Sona24: Agbiz highlights the need for a pragmatic approach in land reform

Agriculture

#Sona24: Agbiz highlights the need for a pragmatic approach in land reform

9 Feb 2024

Health & Welfare

#Sona2024: Govt to extend and improve R350 social relief grant

9 Feb 2024

Source: Reuters/2023. President Cyril Ramaphosa.

Economy

#Sona2024: Ramaphosa's last address - Legacy, challenges, and climate action

Katja Hamilton 9 Feb 2024

Transport

#Sona2024: Road closures and traffic disruptions expected

7 Feb 2024

#Sona2024: SA wine highlights pressing matters for industry growth

Viticulture & Oenology

#Sona2024: SA wine highlights pressing matters for industry growth

7 Feb 2024

The panel at the Bowmans 2024 Mining Indaba Event included (from left) Dr Rebecca Maserumule, director for hydrogen and energy at DSI, Bart by Bart Nieuwoudt, lead legal specialist at Sasol, Stuart Heather-Clark, Africa Power Sector Energy Transition Lead at SLR Consulting, Claire Tucker head of our public law and regulatory practice, Bowmans.

Energy

#MI24: Green hydrogen is not coming to save the PGM industry

Lindsey Schutters 6 Feb 2024

SA sugar industry surpasses R1bn transformation investment target

Agro-processing

SA sugar industry surpasses R1bn transformation investment target

1 Feb 2024

The liberalisation of the energy sector and climate change

Energy

The liberalisation of the energy sector and climate change

Michael Jackson, Issued by Cox Yeats 9 Nov 2023

Birdwatching at the Loeries: E1 State of the Nation

Loeries Creative Week

Birdwatching at the Loeries: E1 State of the Nation

3 Oct 2023

Want to get funding for your small business? Do this first

Funding

Want to get funding for your small business? Do this first

Issued by SME South Africa 21 Sep 2023

Consumers are tightening their belts in the fast-moving consumer goods sector

FMCG

Consumers are tightening their belts in the fast-moving consumer goods sector

Georgina Crouth 20 Sep 2023

The state of SA tourism: How's business?

Tourism

The state of SA tourism: How's business?

Issued by Business Partners Limited 14 Sep 2023

De Lille invites comments on tourism Green Paper

Tourism

De Lille invites comments on tourism Green Paper

6 Sep 2023

Industry involvement needed in TVET curriculum review process

Higher Education

Industry involvement needed in TVET curriculum review process

30 Aug 2023

Image source: Sergey Sukhanov –

Energy

DPE affirms commitment to restructuring Eskom

11 Aug 2023

Why South Africa needs more small businesses

SMEs

Why South Africa needs more small businesses

Ben Bierman, Issued by Business Partners Limited 14 Jul 2023

New digital community for startup founders to launch

SMEs

New digital community for startup founders to launch

Issued by SME South Africa 10 Jul 2023

Why learning a trade can open more doors for young people

Skills Development

Why learning a trade can open more doors for young people

22 Jun 2023

Image source: Süleyman Sahan from

Legislation

Have your say on revised water use licence regulations

7 Jun 2023

SA's children have lost a decade of reading progress, study shows

Early Childhood Development

SA's children have lost a decade of reading progress, study shows

Liezl Human and Daneel Knoetze 19 May 2023