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#BizTrends2025: 7 steps to riding the next tech PR industry wave

Trends

#BizTrends2025: 7 steps to riding the next tech PR industry wave

Ronelle Bester 23 minutes

Film & Cinematography

5 commercials that show how David Lynch elevated advertising to an art form

Jonatan Sodergren 19 hours

Agriculture

Kenya’s farmers have lots of digital tools to help boost productivity – how they can be made more effective

E Njuguna, J Mburu, R Birner and T Daum 20 hours

Matlock – but not as you know it – comes to M-Net

TV

Matlock – but not as you know it – comes to M-Net

Issued by DStv Media Sales 21 hours

Branding

Legally, they can’t be called ‘uggs’ outside of Australia – but the name will stick regardless

Alexandra Sherlock 1 day

Incubeta Africa’s MD Jaco Lintvelt says CMOs must get back to the idea of marketing as a key driver of value (Image supplied)

Marketing

#BizTrends 2025: Incubeta Africa’s Jaco Lintvelt – Getting back to marketing as a key driver of value

Jaco Lintvelt 1 day

Havas PR welcomes in the New Year with Novartis as a new client

PR & Communications

Havas PR welcomes in the New Year with Novartis as a new client

Issued by Havas Johannesburg 16 Jan 2025

Provantage CEO Jacques du Preez explains why OOH advertising poised for growth in SA in 2025 (Image supplied)

Media

#BizTrends2025: Provantage’s Jacques du Preez - OOH advertising poised for growth in SA

Jacques du Preez 15 Jan 2025

Judge Nana Makhubele could face impeachment after a Judicial Conduct Tribunal found her guilty of misconduct. Archive photo: Masego Mafata/GroundUp

Law Practice

Judge Makhubele guilty of gross misconduct

Tania Broughton 13 Jan 2025

#BizTrends2025: Digicape - Making marketing’s future smarter than ever before

Advertising

#BizTrends2025: Digicape - Making marketing’s future smarter than ever before

Issued by Digicape 13 Jan 2025

#BizTrends2025: Joe Public Engage's Mandlakazi Mpahlwa highlights 3 factors driving PR

PR & Communications

#BizTrends2025: Joe Public Engage's Mandlakazi Mpahlwa highlights 3 factors driving PR

13 Jan 2025

Ramona Kayembe, draftLine director for AB InBev Africa, spoke exclusively to Bizcommunity on Brutal Fruit's Sheebeen campaign (Image by Bizcommunity)

Advertising

Brutal Fruit Shebeen campaign empowers women in a way that is true to the brand

Danette Breitenbach 10 Jan 2025

Supporting your teen through matric results time

Education

Supporting your teen through matric results time

Issued by SACAP 9 Jan 2025

What dietitians say about 2025’s top nutrition trends

Trends

What dietitians say about 2025’s top nutrition trends

Issued by Association for Dietetics in South Africa 9 Jan 2025

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Climate Change

Carbon dioxide has been regulating Earth’s climate for hundreds of millions of years – new study

Hana Jurikova 8 Jan 2025

Image source: Markus Spiske from

Climate Change

Repression of climate and environmental protest is intensifying across the world

Oscar Berglund and Tie Franco Brotto 7 Jan 2025

Media

As trust plummets, how can mainstream media rebuild credibility?

Anita Varma 6 Jan 2025

Source: Great Africa/Facebook.

Residential Property

South Africa’s modern rondavels: family homes may be changing, but traditions remain

Sinenhlanhla Memela 3 Jan 2025

Human Rights Law

Zimbabwe scraps the death penalty – tracking the path to abolition

Carolyn Hoyle and Parvais Jabbar 3 Jan 2025

HIV/AIDS

Vaccines can put an end to HIV – African governments must take the lead in developing them

Glenda Gray and Asa Tapley 2 Jan 2025

Charity Ekezie dispels myths about Africa on social media. Source: Instagram.

Social Media

Nigerian TikTok star Charity Ekezie uses hilarious skits to dispel ignorance about Africa

Rowland Chukwuemeka Amaefula 2 Jan 2025

Oncology

African men most at risk of prostate cancer – new study flags genetic causes

31 Dec 2024

Mental health

Mental health and motherhood: South Africa now has treatment guidelines, the trick will be to make them work

Simone Honikman, Saleha Suleman and Donela Besada 30 Dec 2024

CapeWine 2025 to showcase global wine excellence

Viticulture & Oenology

CapeWine 2025 to showcase global wine excellence

30 Dec 2024

Social Media

What does the X exodus to Bluesky mean for journalism?

Craig Robertson 27 Dec 2024

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Agro-processing

Sugarcane trash can produce energy – what South Africa’s small farmers need to make this happen

Aluwani Maiwashe-Tagwi and Unity Chipfupa 27 Dec 2024

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Environment & Natural Resources

Bad gift ideas: Ferrets and other exotic wild mammals as pets

Ndivhuwo Shivambu, Colleen T. Downs and Tinyiko C. Shivambu 23 Dec 2024

Image source: Chayanit Chankhong –

Climate Change

Historic climate change advisory: What the case before the International Court of Justice might mean

Zunaida Moosa Wadiwala 27 Dec 2024

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Higher Education

Universities must teach students what freedom is – a South African course is trying to do just that

Pedro Tabensky 19 Dec 2024

Nedbank's latest campaign shines light on financial abuse against women

Advertising

Nedbank's latest campaign shines light on financial abuse against women

Issued by Joe Public 18 Dec 2024

Media

‘News influencers’ are racking up billions of views – and not checking their facts

Kelly Fincham 13 Dec 2024

Property

Standard Bank: Leading the way for wealthy buyers in innovative real estate ventures

10 Dec 2024

A tribute to Imran Vanker: A life rooted in humanity and integrity

Accounting & Auditing

A tribute to Imran Vanker: A life rooted in humanity and integrity

Issued by Bullion PR & Communication 9 Dec 2024

Image source: Md Mudassir Hossain from

Circular Economy & Waste Management

5 fairness flaws the UN’s new plastics treaty must change

Anna Barford and Jakob T. Pruess 9 Dec 2024

Platform45 hosts event on harnessing local talent to establish Africa as a global tech leader

Digital

Platform45 hosts event on harnessing local talent to establish Africa as a global tech leader

Issued by DNA Brand Architects 9 Dec 2024

Can virtual agents play an effective role in outbound sales?

Technology

Can virtual agents play an effective role in outbound sales?

Ryan Falkenberg 6 Dec 2024

Branding

3 questions to identify your brand’s strategic priorities for 2025

Cynthia Vega and Piers Lindsay-Taylor, Issued by Kantar 5 Dec 2024

Source: Supplied. Madelein O’Connell, Executive: Marketing, Sales and Corporate Relations at Bestmed Medical Scheme

Trends

#BizTrends2025: The role of medical schemes in preventative healthcare and wellness trends

Madelein O'Connell 13 Jan 2025

World Wildlife Conservation Day: A conversation with David Havemann, training manager, EcoTraining

Environment & Natural Resources

World Wildlife Conservation Day: A conversation with David Havemann, training manager, EcoTraining

Issued by Our Salad Mix 4 Dec 2024

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Healthcare

HIV: there’s hope for a cure – where we stand now

3 Dec 2024

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Circular Economy & Waste Management

‘Forever chemicals’ are polluting African waters: Lake Victoria, SA’s Vaal and Kenya’s Nairobi rivers are hotspots

Patrick Ssebugere, Ashirafu Miiro, and Nelson Odume 3 Dec 2024

Trust and hybrid working: what is it, how do you develop it, and how do you protect it?

Trends

Trust and hybrid working: what is it, how do you develop it, and how do you protect it?

Issued by GO Content Lab 3 Dec 2024

Innovator Trust's Women in Tech Awards inspire a new wave of change

Awards

Innovator Trust's Women in Tech Awards inspire a new wave of change

Issued by The Innovator Trust 3 Dec 2024

Media

‘Brain rot’ declared Oxford Word of the Year 2024 amid fears of social media’s impact

2 Dec 2024

South Africa’s automotive industry at a crossroads

Automotive

South Africa’s automotive industry at a crossroads

Siyabonga Mthembu 29 Nov 2024

WTM Africa 2025 registration opens

MICE

WTM Africa 2025 registration opens

29 Nov 2024

SA Movie thriller set to open New York Film Fest

Film & Cinematography

SA Movie thriller set to open New York Film Fest

Issued by Giant Films 27 Nov 2024

Youth Marketing

Innovation for a new generation: How Gen Z is redefining brand loyalty in the digital age

Senamile Zungu and Zine Magadlela, Issued by Kantar 27 Nov 2024

The Halo Pineapple campaign extensively used Out of Home (OOH) as it took the mickey out of insurance and people loved it (Image supplied)

Advertising

Halo and Pineapple: How to disrupt a category and find an audience who don’t love insurance

Danette Breitenbach 27 Nov 2024