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Sappi TuksRace 2025: A winning formula for fitness and fun

Sport

Sappi TuksRace 2025: A winning formula for fitness and fun

Issued by Sappi 1 day

Marketing

Penfield Marketing appoints Bongani Chinkanda as managing director

1 day

High Court clears path for Tongaat Hulett’s business rescue

Agriculture

High Court clears path for Tongaat Hulett’s business rescue

2 days

Helen Hulett appointed as chief sustainability officer at AfriGIS

ESG

Helen Hulett appointed as chief sustainability officer at AfriGIS

Issued by AfriGIS 2 days

The Department of Justice says a decision on the Special Investigating Unit’s application to amend the 2020 Presidential Proclamation mandating it to investigate corruption involving the Lottery and its employees, is expected by the end of February. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Criminal Law

SIU applies to extend lottery corruption probe

Raymond Joseph 3 days

Marketing & Media

Ipasa appoints Tribeca Public Relations as its PR agency

3 days

Media Freedom

Trump’s foreign aid freeze disrupts global journalism

3 days

Martin Limpert appointed to steer Range Rover into an electric future

Dealers

Martin Limpert appointed to steer Range Rover into an electric future

18 Feb 2025

SAIW implements strategic overhaul to boost efficiency and service delivery

Skills Development

SAIW implements strategic overhaul to boost efficiency and service delivery

17 Feb 2025

Takalani Masikhwa appointed as head of strategy at iProspect South Africa

Recruitment

Takalani Masikhwa appointed as head of strategy at iProspect South Africa

Issued by Dentsu 17 Feb 2025

CCBSA announces new leadership appointments

Retail

CCBSA announces new leadership appointments

17 Feb 2025

Conservation groups want new “sweet spot” no-fishing zones around African Penguin breeding colonies, arguing current zones are inadequate to prevent the species’ extinction. Archive photo: John Yeld / GroundUp

Environment & Natural Resources

Major showdown in court over African Penguin’s future

John Yeld 17 Feb 2025

Neal Froneman (right) at the NYSE relisting in 2020. Source: Sibanye-Stillwater/Flickr

Mining

Neal Froneman to retire after transformative 12 years

Lindsey Schutters 14 Feb 2025

Levi Strauss & Co restructures its C-suite leaders

Retail

Levi Strauss & Co restructures its C-suite leaders

13 Feb 2025

Primedia Studios announces strategic leadership changes to enhance global storytelling

Digital

Primedia Studios announces strategic leadership changes to enhance global storytelling

Issued by Primedia Broadcasting 17 Feb 2025

New African Association of Automotive Manufacturers CEO announced

Manufacturing & Parts

New African Association of Automotive Manufacturers CEO announced

13 Feb 2025

Students disrupt classes amid housing crisis

Higher Education

Students disrupt classes amid housing crisis

Sandiso Phaliso and Joseph Chirume 12 Feb 2025

Makhudu Sefara has been appointed as the new chairperson of Sanef. Source: Supplied.

Media

Sanef appoints Makhudu Sefara as new chairperson

12 Feb 2025

Automotive

Volkswagen adds new brand to South African portfolio

11 Feb 2025

Citrus growers urge swift action on logistics post-Sona

Agro-processing

Citrus growers urge swift action on logistics post-Sona

11 Feb 2025

Forvis Mazars disputes PetroSA deal allegations

Markets & Investment

Forvis Mazars disputes PetroSA deal allegations

Lindsey Schutters 10 Feb 2025

Beaches along the West Coast were soiled with oil spilling from the wreck of the MV Ultra Galaxy which ran aground in July 2024. Photo: Annalize Barnard / GroundUp

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Wreck of MV Ultra Galaxy confirmed as source of West Coast oil spill

John Yeld 10 Feb 2025

Publishing

WAN-IFRA appoints Kim Svendsen as membership director

10 Feb 2025

Machine’s Sarah Browning-de Villiers appointed to IFICA’s Advisory Board

Advertising

Machine’s Sarah Browning-de Villiers appointed to IFICA’s Advisory Board

Issued by Machine_ 10 Feb 2025

New appointments at Bonitas Medical Fund

Medical Aid

New appointments at Bonitas Medical Fund

Issued by Bonitas 7 Feb 2025

Serving the people who serve South Africa

Law of Succession

Serving the people who serve South Africa

Issued by Capital Legacy 7 Feb 2025

Taste the change at Courtyard Hotel Waterfall City

Hospitality

Taste the change at Courtyard Hotel Waterfall City

Issued by City Lodge Hotels 7 Feb 2025

Ford SA appoints Tarryn Knight as its new head of marketing

Dealers

Ford SA appoints Tarryn Knight as its new head of marketing

6 Feb 2025

AfriGIS appoints Liza Nolte as new business development manager

Recruitment

AfriGIS appoints Liza Nolte as new business development manager

Issued by AfriGIS 6 Feb 2025

Thumiso Masoha is FCB Africa's new chief experience officer (Image supplied)

Advertising

FCB Africa's bold move: Thumiso Masoha appointed chief experience officer

6 Feb 2025

Nomzabalazo Makubalo, chief people officer at RMB

Employer Branding

#TopEmployers2025: Nomzabalazo Makubalo, chief people officer, on what makes RMB an employer of choice

Shan Radcliffe 5 Feb 2025

Estée Lauder to cut up to 7,000 jobs globally

Health & Beauty

Estée Lauder to cut up to 7,000 jobs globally

5 Feb 2025

#BizTrends 2025: Google's Alex Okosi – Africa, an opportunity more than a challenge

Digital

#BizTrends 2025: Google's Alex Okosi – Africa, an opportunity more than a challenge

Danette Breitenbach 4 Feb 2025

Addressing SA’s skills shortage and youth unemployment with IT systems development training

Skills Training

Addressing SA’s skills shortage and youth unemployment with IT systems development training

Issued by AfriGIS 4 Feb 2025

Source: Supplied. Prishy Padayachee, African Bank's Group Chief Risk Officer.

Banking

African Bank names group chief risk officer

3 Feb 2025

Ricci Birchfield is the new head of marketing at Audi SA. Source: Supplied

Marketing

Audi SA appoints Ricci Birchfield as new head of marketing, product and PR

3 Feb 2025

Tony Lankester, former National Arts Festival CEO, takes top job at the Edinburgh Fringe

Art

Tony Lankester, former National Arts Festival CEO, takes top job at the Edinburgh Fringe

3 Feb 2025

PR & Communications

#Newsmaker: Sharleen James, new Razor PR MD – Elevating creativity in communications

Danette Breitenbach 3 Feb 2025

Sharleen James, new MD for Razor PR, and Dustin Chick, Razor, CE (Image supplied)

PR & Communications

Sharleen James appointed Razor PR's new MD

30 Jan 2025

Source: ChatGPT

Trends

US deregulation under Trump serves as a boon for equities, a bane for climate change

David Crosoer 29 Jan 2025

Ogilvy Africa Network launches Ogilvy One in SSA with Jason Smit as managing partner

CRM, CX, UX

Ogilvy Africa Network launches Ogilvy One in SSA with Jason Smit as managing partner

28 Jan 2025

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Law of Succession

A widow’s right to sell: Surprising legal twist on a longstanding inheritance practice

Karel Kogler 24 Jan 2025

South Africa aims to host World Skate Games 2028 at Sun City

Sport

South Africa aims to host World Skate Games 2028 at Sun City

24 Jan 2025