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Financial Services

Bitcoin surges past record $100k as Luno unveils largest crypto asset addition

5 Dec 2024

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Environment & Natural Resources

Alien vegetation and migratory birds: The overlooked environmental impact

Anthony de Villiers 27 Nov 2024

Dan and Clinton set for emotional reunions after masterminding magical Carling CKO quarter-final wins

Sport

Dan and Clinton set for emotional reunions after masterminding magical Carling CKO quarter-final wins

Issued by MSports Marketing 6 Nov 2024

Local documentary Mother City picked up by international festivals

Film

Local documentary Mother City picked up by international festivals

6 Sep 2024

Nicola Nel appointed global managing director of PROI Worldwide

PR & Communications

Nicola Nel appointed global managing director of PROI Worldwide

Danette Breitenbach 11 Jul 2024

Source: © 123rf The mandarins of government communication cannot afford to be bystanders in the evolving narrative of SA's maturing democracy says Motalatale Modiba, chief director communication: Gauteng Department of Health

PR & Communications

Reassessing government communication in the evolving narrative of SA's maturing democracy

Motalatale Modiba 5 Jul 2024

Doja Cat, Post Malone, and Rauw Alejandro to headline 2024 Global Citizen Fest in NYC's Central Park

Music

Doja Cat, Post Malone, and Rauw Alejandro to headline 2024 Global Citizen Fest in NYC's Central Park

Issued by OnPoint PR 19 Jun 2024

Climate Change

6 little-known facts about climate change in South Africa

Karen King 6 Jun 2024

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IP Law

#SAelections24: PoPIA and personal data of voters - parties warned against misuse

Janet MacKenzie, Refentse Chuene, and Landise Banzana 28 May 2024

Source: © 123rf Icasa rules in favour of DA against SABC on flag-burning election advertisement

Advertising

#SAelections24: Icasa rules in favour of DA's flag-burning advertisement

27 May 2024

Former South African President Jacob Zuma speaks to his suppoters during the launch of the election manifesto of his new political party, uMkhonto we Sizwe, ahead of a general election on 29 May, at a rally in Soweto, South Africa, 18 May 2024. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Law Practice

#SAelections24: Zuma disqualified from running for parliament, ConCourt rules

Anait Miridzhanian 20 May 2024

Recyclable items collected and sorted at the African Reclaimers Organisation’s sorting centre are compressed using a baler machine before being sold to buy-back centres. Photo: Masego Mafata / GroundUp

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Waste pickers create their own recycling centre

Masego Mafata 12 Mar 2024

World Wildlife Day, 3 March: Anyone can join the fight to save Africa’s wildlife

Environment & Natural Resources

World Wildlife Day, 3 March: Anyone can join the fight to save Africa’s wildlife

Issued by Irvine Partners 1 Mar 2024

Affordable & Social Housing

SAPS housing project draws political scrutiny in Western Cape

Katja Hamilton 27 Feb 2024

SA's pre-owned car sector sees significant growth, boosting independent workshops

Automotive

SA's pre-owned car sector sees significant growth, boosting independent workshops

5 Feb 2024

The club has had a successful branding story. Source: X.

Branding

Kaizer Chiefs - a branding success story

Thandisizwe Mgudlwa 27 Oct 2023

Image supplied. Cathy Gathu has joined Ogilvy Africa as managing partner

Marketing

Cathy Gathu appointed Ogilvy Africa's managing partner

28 Jul 2023

Source: © The Star Nando's in the UK is facing a backlash after stating it is adopting a cashless model

Retailers

UK Nando's faces backlash after cashless tweet goes viral

28 Jun 2023

Ugandan human rights lawyer and activist leads fellow activists to file a petition challenging the signing of the new Anti-homosexuality law by President Yoweri Museveni, at the constitution court in Kampala, Uganda, 29 May 2023. Reuters/Abubaker Lubowa

Legislation

Uganda enacts harsh anti-LGBTQ law including death penalty

Reuters 30 May 2023

South Africa's unemployment nightmare: The burden on its people

Talent Acquisition

South Africa's unemployment nightmare: The burden on its people

Issued by Ipsos 9 May 2023

The role of data in talent attraction

Talent Acquisition

The role of data in talent attraction

Paul Byrne, Issued by Pnet 2 Mar 2023

Branded notebooks with images of Nigerian presidential candidates are displayed at a shopping center in Abuja, Nigeria. Source: Reuters/Abraham Achirga.

Advertising

Printers of Nigeria election regalia lose out as ad campaigns pivot online

Abraham Achirga, Sofia Christensen, Hereward Holland and Aurora Ellis 8 Feb 2023

Is greenwashing a threat to sustainable construction?

Sustainable Development

Is greenwashing a threat to sustainable construction?

Bunny Bala 3 Feb 2023

#BizTrends2023: Brands need a resolute attitude, but opportunities still abound

Digital

#BizTrends2023: Brands need a resolute attitude, but opportunities still abound

Roan Mackintosh 27 Jan 2023

#BizTrends2023: 11 factors affecting the non-profit sector in 2023

Trends

#BizTrends2023: 11 factors affecting the non-profit sector in 2023

Feryal Domingo and Soraya Joonas 11 Jan 2023

#COP27: 3 reasons rich countries can no longer ignore calls to pay developing world for climate havoc

Climate Change

#COP27: 3 reasons rich countries can no longer ignore calls to pay developing world for climate havoc

Lisa Vanhala 9 Nov 2022

Media Freedom

Nigeria's Zamfara state orders media to close for covering political rally

Garba Muhammad 17 Oct 2022

#OnTheBigScreen: The retelling and reshowing of classics

Film

#OnTheBigScreen: The retelling and reshowing of classics

Daniel Dercksen 9 Sep 2022

Healthcare

#WLD22: Spot red flags early to give children the best shot at survival

Katja Hamilton 2 Sep 2022

Nigeria asks Google to block banned groups from YouTube

Services

Nigeria asks Google to block banned groups from YouTube

5 Aug 2022

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Media Freedom

The role of media in a Kenyan election: what you should know

5 Aug 2022

Media Freedom

Meta has 7 days to comply with Kenya's cohesion watchdog

1 Aug 2022

Live Theatre at Nouveau Cinemas

Theatre

Live Theatre at Nouveau Cinemas

Daniel Dercksen 15 Jul 2022

Source: © Yacht Charter Fleet The change this year in Cannes was visible, but is it simply what advertising is so good at: overpromises and sustainable fireworks without any real impact?

Cannes Lions

6 key takeaways from Cannes 2022

Thomas Kolster 28 Jun 2022

Source: REUTERS. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO).

Healthcare

WHO ranked the most influential UN-recognised body on Twitter

17 Jun 2022

Egypt awards 8 gold and metal mining exploration licences

Mining

Egypt awards 8 gold and metal mining exploration licences

Ahmed Ismail and Patrick Werr 2 Jun 2022

Global Citizen announces the 2022 winners of Global Citizen Prize and Cisco Youth Leadership Award

Food, Water & Energy Security

Global Citizen announces the 2022 winners of Global Citizen Prize and Cisco Youth Leadership Award

Issued by OnPoint PR 12 May 2022

Earth Day 2022: Everything you need to know

Environment & Natural Resources

Earth Day 2022: Everything you need to know

Kondi Nkosi 22 Apr 2022

Healthcare

SAMA welcomes lifting of National State of Disaster

6 Apr 2022

Algorithms, bots and elections in Africa: how social media influences political choices

Social Media

Algorithms, bots and elections in Africa: how social media influences political choices

Martin N Ndlela 5 Apr 2022

Global Citizen launches a new campaign: End Extreme Poverty Now - Our Future Can't Wait

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Global Citizen launches a new campaign: End Extreme Poverty Now - Our Future Can't Wait

Issued by OnPoint PR 30 Mar 2022

Jay Thomson partners with Urbian

Digital

Jay Thomson partners with Urbian

15 Mar 2022

Family and friends of the late Sakina Grimwood have started a project to fund other young activists working in Cape Town. Photo: supplied

Primary & Secondary Education

New award for high school activists

9 Mar 2022

Call for government to be transparent about R106bn green energy loan

Energy

Call for government to be transparent about R106bn green energy loan

Tania Broughton 22 Feb 2022

Prayers, petitions and boycotts: Desmond Tutu's climate activism

Climate Change

Prayers, petitions and boycotts: Desmond Tutu's climate activism

Kim Harrisberg 5 Jan 2022

Source: Lorenzo Jansen, who lost his sight when he had TB meningitis, touches Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s face in one of the paediatric wards at Tygerberg Hospital in Cape Town. Photo: Kim Cloete

HIV/AIDS

World joins SA in bidding emotional farewell to Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu

Katja Hamilton 1 Jan 2022

Women empowerment key in fight against HIV and Aids

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Women empowerment key in fight against HIV and Aids

2 Dec 2021

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Higher Education

Pass rates for school leavers in South Africa are failing students and universities

Dr Zamokuhle Mbandlwa 12 Nov 2021

#COP26: With funds short, Africans weigh green energy switch and fossil fuel cash

Energy

#COP26: With funds short, Africans weigh green energy switch and fossil fuel cash

Kim Harrisberg and Nita Bhalla 2 Nov 2021