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Symphony Choir of Cape Town presents Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana this month

Theatre

Symphony Choir of Cape Town presents Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana this month

10 hours

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Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Sarah Mthintso appointed new executive director of SAB Foundation

13 hours

Kionna Moodley is the shopper marketing lead for PepsiCo. Source: Supplied.

Women's Month

#WomensMonth: Kionna Moodley's shopper marketing vision for PepsiCo in Africa

Karabo Ledwaba 16 hours

#BehindtheIMC | Zubair Timol: AI and culture as catalysts for African growth

IMC Conference

#BehindtheIMC | Zubair Timol: AI and culture as catalysts for African growth

Chloe Posthumus 14 hours

Infrastructure & Utilities

South Africa's new water plant secures future supply for 2.4 million people

8 hours

Branding

As brand impersonation scams surge, Offernet launches Ravenwatch to protect South African businesses

Issued by Offernet 15 hours

Dr Chris Blair, group director of 21st Century

HR Tools & Software

AI: The new frontier in SA's psycho-legal assessments - part 1

Chris Blair 3 days

Bridging the gender finance gap in South African entrepreneurship

SMEs

Bridging the gender finance gap in South African entrepreneurship

Issued by Business Partners Limited 3 days

African universities urged to lead AI revolution

4th Industrial Revolution

African universities urged to lead AI revolution

3 days

Vinimark's 40th anniversary marks a new era in sustainable wine partnerships

Food & bev. services

Vinimark's 40th anniversary marks a new era in sustainable wine partnerships

3 days

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Women's Health

Gates Foundation leads charge into women’s health with unprecedented $2.5bn fund

3 days

Media

Small news companies pin hopes on new Google fund, but already there’s controversy

Liezl Human 3 days

Source: © Facebook Open Chats podcast owners have issued an unconditional apology for derogatory remarks made on its show about coloured people in an episode that the episode where the hosts described coloured people as “incestuous” and “crazy” who sleeping with their cousins”

Radio & Audio

Open Chats podcast apology over derogatory comments about coloured people too little, too late?

3 days

(L to r: )Deborah Whitlock, marketing director at The Up&Up Group, Sharleen James, MD at Razor, Uyanda Manana, head of account management at Levergy and Lindsey Rayner, MD at Levergy (Images supplied, image composite by Lesley Svenson ©Bizcommunity)

Women's Month

#WomensMonth: The Up&Up Group's female leadership on women's issues in advertising

3 days

CEM Africa Summit 2025 to tackle the new CX mandate: Connection, trust, and real value

CRM, CX, UX

CEM Africa Summit 2025 to tackle the new CX mandate: Connection, trust, and real value

Issued by CEM Africa Summit 7 Aug 2025

Women leading with purpose

Women's Month

Women leading with purpose

Abigail Buckley, Issued by Joe Public 7 Aug 2025

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Public Health

The global health system can build back better after US aid cuts – here’s how

Jonathan E. Cohen 3 days

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Oncology

University of Free State adopts AI cancer treatment planning

7 Aug 2025

Julius Malema took Kenny Kunene to court, accusing Kunene of hate speech. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Human Rights Law

Kunene committed hate speech by calling Malema a cockroach, court rules

Ohene Yaw Ampofo-Anti 7 Aug 2025

Source: © 123rf Andrew Chinambu says AI is here, and it will continue to evolve. But we still have a say in how it is used

Media

Defending the soul of journalism in a digital age

Andrew Chinambu 7 Aug 2025

Law Practice

AI hallucinations and bogus citations: Attorneys, you've been warned

Tim Laurens 6 Aug 2025

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Youth Employment

North West relaunches Human Resource Development Council

6 Aug 2025

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Sports Science

Strong is the new standard: Why women need to rethink wellness and start lifting heavier

Karen Loader 6 Aug 2025

Interest rate relief offers little respite as households struggle against economic headwinds

Food, Water & Energy Security

Interest rate relief offers little respite as households struggle against economic headwinds

Andy Du Plessis, Issued by FoodForward SA 6 Aug 2025

The Up&Up Group, together with key clients, has partnered with Dr Karen Nelson-Field (pictured) to deliver South Africa’s first-ever data on digital media attention metrics (Image supplied)

Research

Attention is the new currency: SA's first human data study

6 Aug 2025

Fish deaths in Lake Victoria raise alarm over disease and antibiotic resistance

Fishing

Fish deaths in Lake Victoria raise alarm over disease and antibiotic resistance

5 Aug 2025

Delivery tech helps SA navigate infrastructure challenges

Logistics & Transport

Delivery tech helps SA navigate infrastructure challenges

Nadine Jack 5 Aug 2025

Taking a human-centred approach to AI in higher education

Skills Training

Taking a human-centred approach to AI in higher education

Issued by SACAP 5 Aug 2025

From traditional to entrepreneurial: SA women take charge

SMEs

From traditional to entrepreneurial: SA women take charge

Issued by Bullion PR & Communication 5 Aug 2025

Dimpho Sepeng, Social Media Manager at the BEE Chamber

Employment Equity

Truth about B-BBEE: It's not just about speed, but meaningful change

Dimpho Sepeng 5 Aug 2025

Basa board nominations now open

Media

Basa board nominations now open

Issued by Business and Arts South Africa 5 Aug 2025

CambriLearn now offers the world’s most complete online homeschooling solution

E-learning

CambriLearn now offers the world’s most complete online homeschooling solution

Issued by CambriLearn 4 Aug 2025

Terry Levin looks at campaigns presented at the recent Creative Circle Full Circle event in Cape Town. Pictured: The Sounds Right campaign

Cannes Lions

#CreativeCircle2025: Influencing real cultural, societal and economic change

Terry Levin 4 Aug 2025

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Aesthetic Medicine

From raw garlic cloves to cayenne pepper: why ‘natural’ DIY skincare can leave you burnt, itchy – or worse

Adam Taylor 5 Aug 2025

Women in martech: Inspiring the next generation of creative female techies

Women's Month

Women in martech: Inspiring the next generation of creative female techies

Issued by Everlytic 4 Aug 2025

Medalla is one of the standout creative strategy campaigns.

Cannes Lions

#CreativeCircle2025: How a thief, a tennis racket, and Cannes reminded me why strategy matters

Karabo Ledwaba 4 Aug 2025

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Natural Medicine

WomenCan gathers experts at Wellness Collective Summit

4 Aug 2025

To listen is to learn

Media

To listen is to learn

Issued by MediaHeads 360 1 Aug 2025

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Labour Law

What the proposed Labour Relations amendments mean for executive dismissals

Kenneth Coster, Hassan Mahlawe and Megan Wilkinson 31 Jul 2025

IMC Conference

#BehindtheIMC | BBC's chief brand officer, Charl Bassil: Culture eats strategy for breakfast

Chloe Posthumus 4 Aug 2025

Lebogang Mashangoane, PR account director at the Riverbed Agency, says we need to ask what modern PR looks like in an AI-powered world. (Image supplied)

PR & Communications

#WPRD2025 | Riverbed’s Lebogang Mashangoane: Modern PR in an AI-powered world

Lebogang Mashangoane 31 Jul 2025

Creating smarter South African retail experiences

Artificial Intelligence

Creating smarter South African retail experiences

Issued by Helm 31 Jul 2025

How to level up your networking game

Advertising

How to level up your networking game

Issued by Penquin 31 Jul 2025

South African agency DoubleShift brings bold ideas to the UK at MAD//Fest London 2025

Advertising

South African agency DoubleShift brings bold ideas to the UK at MAD//Fest London 2025

Issued by DoubleShift 31 Jul 2025

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Mental health

Extreme weather affects mental health: what vulnerable women in Kenya told us

Cyprian M. Mostert 1 Aug 2025

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Food, Water & Energy Security

Govt to crack down on 'water mafia' sabotaging water access

1 Aug 2025

#WPRD2025 | Red Ribbon's Ronelle Bester: In a polarised world, PR is building trust

PR & Communications

#WPRD2025 | Red Ribbon's Ronelle Bester: In a polarised world, PR is building trust

Ronelle Bester 31 Jul 2025

The Stella Artois Perfect Trade Vending Machine outside a pub in London, UK (Image supplied)

Retail Marketing

#InternationalBeerDay: A free draught celebrating local bars

31 Jul 2025