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Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Engie completes Africa's biggest wind farm

America Hernandez 1 day

Effie announces 2024 Global Effie Index, unveiling the world’s Most Effective Marketers

Marketing

Effie announces 2024 Global Effie Index, unveiling the world’s Most Effective Marketers

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 12 Jun 2025

$Joe Public, Promise and TBWA\Hunt Lascaris are among the South African agencies that are Pencil and Merit winners in the One Show (Image supplied)$

The One Club for Creativity

One Show winners: Joe Public, Promise and TBWA\Hunt Lascaris

16 May 2025

Pola Maneli Port Elizabeth and BCKRDS Johannesburg are among the global winners in the ADC 104th Annual Awards Middle East & Africa Region along with agencies and designers from Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and United Arab Emirates (Image supplied)

Advertising

2 South African agencies awarded in Global ADC 104th Annual Awards

15 May 2025

Arabian Travel Market sees 16% surge in international attendance

MICE

Arabian Travel Market sees 16% surge in international attendance

6 May 2025

AD Ports commits $120m to Suez Canal logistics zone

Transport

AD Ports commits $120m to Suez Canal logistics zone

Menna Alaa el Din, Jaidaa Taha, and Mohamed Ezz 5 May 2025

Source: Reuters.

Healthcare

Gates, others launch $500m maternal, newborn health fund, bucking aid cuts trend

30 Apr 2025

Source: Reuters.

Finance

Brics vs. Trump: Brics nations discuss shared response to Trump trade policies

30 Apr 2025

Ogilvy SA won four Warc Awards 2025 - Middle East Africa including gold for its Bread of the Nation campaign for AB InBev SA

Advertising

Ogilvy wins all SA’s Warc Awards 2025 - Middle East and Africa

29 Apr 2025

Of the 68 One Show 2025 finalists from the Middle East and Africa, South Africa 18 and Kenya two (Image supplied)

Advertising

One Show 2025 finalists: 18 for SA and 2 for Kenya

22 Apr 2025

South Africa has two of the 13 finalists from the Middle East and Africa in the ADC 104th Annual Awards (Image supplied)

Advertising

ADC 104th Annual Awards Middle East & Africa has 13 finalists, two for SA

22 Apr 2025

Source: © Dubai Lynx Held after the Lynx Awards, the Winners’ Lunch celebrates the success and creativity of the teams that took home Awards for their work

Advertising

All the 2025 Dubai Lynx Awards

14 Apr 2025

Image source: burdun –

Law of Succession

SA expats in the UAE: Why you may need two Wills

Sarah Simson and Marianne du Toit 10 Apr 2025

Trump’s tariff hikes and South Africa: Hunt for new agricultural markets must begin now

Agribusiness

Trump’s tariff hikes and South Africa: Hunt for new agricultural markets must begin now

Wandile Sihlobo 9 Apr 2025

Source: Reuters.

Banking

Absa Group's strategic Dubai office to enhance Africa-Gulf investment links

2 Apr 2025

Image source: M R Fakhrurrozi –

Primary & Secondary Education

How good are South African kids at maths? Trends from a global study

Vijay Reddy 11 Mar 2025

Image source: maniacvector from

Infrastructure & Utilities

Gauteng's illegal boreholes and other water infrastructure woes: What can we do about it?

Danielle van der Vaart and Kiera Bracher 6 Mar 2025

Leaders from Google, Havas, and VML join AME Awards advisory board

Advertising

Leaders from Google, Havas, and VML join AME Awards advisory board

21 Feb 2025

Source: Reuters.

Finance

Indonesia joins Brics bloc as full member, Brazil says

Gabriel Araujo and Stanley Widianto 8 Jan 2025

SA red meat producers target Algeria to expand exports

Agro-processing

SA red meat producers target Algeria to expand exports

2 Jan 2025

Financial Services

SA takes a stance on unified Brics currency as Trump threatens 100% tariffs

2 Dec 2024

Source: Reuters.

Financial Services

Putin says BRICS will generate most of global economic growth

18 Oct 2024

Celebrating our success at South Africa's New Generation Awards

Digital

Celebrating our success at South Africa's New Generation Awards

Issued by Correlate 14 Oct 2024

Image source: alekstaurus –

Corporate & Commercial Law

How the new CAJAC rules could improve Africa-China arbitration proceedings

Siphokazi Kayana and Charlene Ferns 26 Sep 2024

Record passenger numbers as Cape Town Air Access reports milestone growth

Travel

Record passenger numbers as Cape Town Air Access reports milestone growth

19 Sep 2024

Source: Reuters.

Banking

HSBC in talks to sell South African unit to FirstRand

Prerna Bedi in Bengaluru 16 Sep 2024

SA tops business events study list

Tourism

SA tops business events study list

13 Sep 2024

CIFFT launches Tourism Press Award to recognise best global tourism video

Tourism

CIFFT launches Tourism Press Award to recognise best global tourism video

10 Sep 2024

This UAE campaign from MullenLowe MENA wants to fix the bias in AI.

Advertising

UAE agencies shine in the 2024 AME Awards shortlist

6 Sep 2024

Insights into the Gulf Cooperation Council, UAE and Saudi Arabia shopping behaviour

Sales

Insights into the Gulf Cooperation Council, UAE and Saudi Arabia shopping behaviour

4 Sep 2024

Informal sector has a crucial role in the global economy

Informal Retailing

Informal sector has a crucial role in the global economy

24 Jun 2024

Financial Services

Saudi Arabia has announced its involvement in Project mBridge

17 Jun 2024

Financial Services

Zambia to set up mineral investment and trading unit

Chris Mfula 13 Jun 2024

Source: St Petersburg International Economic Forum. Russia's President Vladimir Putin.

Financial Services

Putin confirms Brics' independent payment system in the pipeline

Katja Hamilton 10 Jun 2024

The world’s Most Effective Marketers are announced: 2023 Global Effie Index Results

Marketing

The world’s Most Effective Marketers are announced: 2023 Global Effie Index Results

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 6 Jun 2024

Global tourism soars, but pre-pandemic levels mask uneven recovery

Tourism

Global tourism soars, but pre-pandemic levels mask uneven recovery

4 Jun 2024

Levergy has won Gold at the MENA region Warc Awards.

Advertising

Levergy and Telkom's #StandTall campaign wins Gold at MENA Warc Awards

22 May 2024

Source: The Heart of Europe. Floating villas and artificial island living are among the top sought after emerging experiences travellers are longing for.

Trends

Mastercard: Top 5 emerging trends at Arabian Travel Market 2024

Katja Hamilton 17 May 2024

Source: © Branding Asia South Africa won five Silver Pencils, one Bronze Pencil and 15 Merits from The One Show 2024

The One Club for Creativity

SA leads The One Show regional tally, with Ogilvy heading up the winners

17 May 2024

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

IMF board approves members to channel reserve assets to MDBs for hybrid instruments

Andrea Shalal 16 May 2024

Source: © Strategy South Africa’s Promise agency has won Africa and the country’s only awards at the ADC 103rd Annual Awards

The One Club for Creativity

SA's Promise agency wins at the ADC 103rd Annual Awards

15 May 2024

Honorary Unisa Doctrate awarded to Natasha Sideris, Tashas Group founder

Higher Education

Honorary Unisa Doctrate awarded to Natasha Sideris, Tashas Group founder

10 May 2024

Image by Katja Hamilton. Over 41,000 visitors attend the annual Arabian Travel Market in Dubai

Markets & Investment

Dubai bounces back: Arabian Travel Market spotlights surging visitor numbers

Katja Hamilton 8 May 2024

Robust growth in SA's tourism with 2.4m arrivals in Q1

Tourism

Robust growth in SA's tourism with 2.4m arrivals in Q1

7 May 2024

Source: Supplied

MICE

ATM 2024 to explore transformative innovation, entrepreneurship in global travel

23 Apr 2024

Source: A photo taken of Dubai's skyline under a stormy sky in October 2020.

Retail & Hospitality Property

Dubai’s torrential downpour unleashes havoc on city’s commercial hubs

17 Apr 2024