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The 2025 Township CX Report reveals how township consumers are changing shopping habits that challenge conventional marketing wisdom (Image supplied) (Source: © Unsplash

Marketing

Exclusive | 2025 Township CX Report: 3 critical shifts for brands and retailers

Mongezi Mtati 3 hours

Standard Bank Top Women Conference 2025 agenda unveiled: Her Power. Africa’s Future

Media

Standard Bank Top Women Conference 2025 agenda unveiled: Her Power. Africa’s Future

Issued by Topco Media 4 hours

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NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

How South African youth lead the green economy

5 hours

Bank of Agriculture, Afreximbank launch $1bn fund for Nigerian farmers

Agriculture

Bank of Agriculture, Afreximbank launch $1bn fund for Nigerian farmers

5 hours

Property

IFC and TUHF join forces for sustainable urban transformation in South Africa

3 hours

SAHIA to host two landmark health informatics events in October

Medtech

SAHIA to host two landmark health informatics events in October

Issued by South African Health Informatics Association 23 hours

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Remuneration & Payroll

A practical guide to navigating executive compensation

Chris Blair 1 day

Media

INMA Africa Emerging Leaders application deadline

1 day

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Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Why environmentalists are battling the Karpowership project in court

1 day

Effie Awards Gala tickets now available – celebrate the work that delivered real impact

Marketing

Effie Awards Gala tickets now available – celebrate the work that delivered real impact

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 1 day

Anchor profiles: Iman Rappetti

Media

Anchor profiles: Iman Rappetti

Issued by Newzroom Afrika 1 day

Over a decade of empowering women graduates for career success

Education

Over a decade of empowering women graduates for career success

Issued by Lume Communications 1 day

$Global mentorship: TBWA\SA's talent joins the Wright Academy$

Education

Global mentorship: TBWA\SA's talent joins the Wright Academy

1 day

Source: © 123rf One of three of Agency Scope's preliminary findings is AI. "Right now, AI feels like electricity in 1890. We know it will power everything, but most of us are still figuring out where to plug it in" - FMCG marketer

Marketing & Media

Agency Scope 2025's 3 preliminary findings: A glimpse into marketers’ changing expectations

2 days

Nigel Tattersall and Helen McIntee-Carlisle were honoured. Source: Supplied.

Marketing

AMC co-founders awarded CIM Honorary Fellowship

2 days

SMME Workshop: Your compliance roadmap: What SMMEs need to work with corporates

ESG & Sustainability

SMME Workshop: Your compliance roadmap: What SMMEs need to work with corporates

Issued by ESG Africa Conference 2 days

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HIV/AIDS

Revolutionary anti-HIV injection may redefine SA’s public health response

2 days

AI Expo Africa 2025 opens media and press accreditation

Artificial Intelligence

AI Expo Africa 2025 opens media and press accreditation

Issued by Tishala Communications 2 days

Why Corporate Learnerships Often Miss the Mark

Education

Why Corporate Learnerships Often Miss the Mark

Eunéne Levine, Issued by Shaper 21 Jul 2025

5 Reasons a Tech Job Is the Smartest Career Move in 2026

Education

5 Reasons a Tech Job Is the Smartest Career Move in 2026

Issued by Shaper 22 Jul 2025

Phakamani’s billion-rand impact: The women behind the numbers

Energy

Phakamani’s billion-rand impact: The women behind the numbers

Issued by Phakamani Impact Capita 2 days

Stellenbosch marks a decade of Homecoming – and the power of alumni connections

Higher Education

Stellenbosch marks a decade of Homecoming – and the power of alumni connections

Issued by Stellenbosch University 12 Sep 2025

Ashley Goldsmith, chief people officer at Workday

HR & Management

Talent exodus: Stagnant career growth is pushing high achievers to leave

12 Sep 2025

ATM 2026 to showcase innovation in global travel

Tourism

ATM 2026 to showcase innovation in global travel

12 Sep 2025

Gibs Route to Market 2025 opens new entrepreneurship opportunities

Entrepreneurship

Gibs Route to Market 2025 opens new entrepreneurship opportunities

11 Sep 2025

Source: Supplied. Teddy Daka, Group chief executive officer at Zutari.

Construction & Engineering

Leading the design frontier: Zutari among world's top 100 in 2025

11 Sep 2025

Source: © 123rf Dustin Chick, chief executive at Razor Public Relations South Africa says clickbait should be keeping those of us responsible for managing organisational reputation wide awake at night. More importantly, we should be doing something about it – now

PR & Communications

EXCLUSIVE | Razor's Dustin Chick: When headlines lie, trust dies. Why clickbait is PR’s next big battleground

Dustin Chick 12 Sep 2025

Absa won the Grand Prix Award. Source: YouTube.

Streaming

Meet the YouTube Works Awards winners

11 Sep 2025

Her Collective, a platform to inspire and elevate women in South Africa’s media and advertising sector, launched recently in Bryanston. At the event were (left to right:) Kirsten Dugmore - Independent: Kirelley, Celia Collins, Lerina Bierman - Dentsu, and Michelle Sharnock - Heed (Image supplied)

DEI

Her Collective: “When women get together with collective intention, magic happens"

11 Sep 2025

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Climate Change

African leaders unite to fund $50bn yearly climate initiative despite global setbacks

11 Sep 2025

Source: © 123rf A new CMO Council thought leadership programme with Zeta Global, engages senior marketers in a benchmarking process to determine their company’s level of digital marketing maturity, organisational capacity and performance predictability

Marketing

How martech ready is your organisation?

11 Sep 2025

uShaka Ilembe's blueprint: Timeless PR strategy rooted in ubuntu

PR & Communications

uShaka Ilembe's blueprint: Timeless PR strategy rooted in ubuntu

Vista Kalipa, Issued by OnPoint PR 11 Sep 2025

3 lessons from Destiny magazine for publishers

Media

3 lessons from Destiny magazine for publishers

Nomphelo Jabavu 11 Sep 2025

Source: © 123rf Mariangela Caineri Zenati, marketing manager at social media management platform Loomly examines the implications of the controversial social media ban for teenagers in Australia

Social Media

The implications for brands of the social media ban for teenagers in Australia

Mariangela Caineri Zenati 10 Sep 2025

NWU to host colloquium honouring Professor John Makhene

Higher Education

NWU to host colloquium honouring Professor John Makhene

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 10 Sep 2025

Meet the 2025 Prism Young Voices cohort

Prism Awards

Meet the 2025 Prism Young Voices cohort

10 Sep 2025

Incubeta acquires RocketSource to expand human-centred AI capabilities

Artificial Intelligence

Incubeta acquires RocketSource to expand human-centred AI capabilities

Issued by Incubeta 10 Sep 2025

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Management & Leadership

Breaking barriers: Women leading Africa’s operational transformation

Xoe Mfokazi 9 Sep 2025

Lesaka Technologies announces new executive leadership appointments

Fintech

Lesaka Technologies announces new executive leadership appointments

Issued by Lesaka Technologies 9 Sep 2025

Dr Stan du Plessis, new principal and chief executive officer of Stadio Higher Education

Higher Education

Meet Stadio's new CEO

9 Sep 2025

Niche Integrated Solutions Celebrated at the 2025 BBQ Awards

Software

Niche Integrated Solutions Celebrated at the 2025 BBQ Awards

Issued by Niche Integrated Solutions 9 Sep 2025

South Africa’s top universities and leading companies launch SDG-Challenge 2025

ESG & Sustainability

South Africa’s top universities and leading companies launch SDG-Challenge 2025

Issued by Soapbox 9 Sep 2025

Seacom achieves Level 1 B-BBEE certification

Telecoms & Networks

Seacom achieves Level 1 B-BBEE certification

Issued by Stone 8 Sep 2025

African Law Firm of the Year – Webber Wentzel

Law Practice

Winners of the 2025 African Legal Awards

Shan Radcliffe 8 Sep 2025

Design Week SA set for October

Design & Manufacturing

Design Week SA set for October

8 Sep 2025

Source: © CFO The Excellence in Integrated Reporting Awards 2025 celebrate JSE-listed South African companies that demonstrate outstanding quality in their integrated reports. (Pictured: The JSE in Sandton)

Banking

EY 2025 Excellence in Integrated Reporting Awards winners

8 Sep 2025

Applications now open for the 2026 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

Construction & Engineering

Applications now open for the 2026 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

8 Sep 2025

ACA launches white paper on AI: a call for informed, responsible adoption across the industry

Artificial Intelligence

ACA launches white paper on AI: a call for informed, responsible adoption across the industry

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 8 Sep 2025

Source: © 123rf Scopen’s eighth edition of its Agency Scope study in Mexico has found that brands in Mexico are betting on creativity more than ever to stand out and agencies increase their creative recognition

Marketing & Media

Part 2: Agency Scope Mexico – Brands bet on creativity more than ever to stand out

8 Sep 2025

WPP's new leadership appointmetns include Laurent Ezekiel as global CEO of Ogilvy, Devika Bulchandani as COO and Laurent Ezekiel as Global CEO of Ogilvy
Floriane Tripolino was named CEO of WPP Open X, dedicated to The Coca-Cola Company (Image supplied)

Advertising

WPP announces key global leadership appointments

5 Sep 2025