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Source: © 123rf Join The Marketing Research Foundation’s (MRF) webinar on Thursday, 22f May as they announce the upcoming release of the latest Marketing All Product Survey (Maps)

Media

Maps shows radio and TV's resilience

2 minutes

Sunshinegun appoints Nondumiso Nkabinde as copywriter

Marketing

Sunshinegun appoints Nondumiso Nkabinde as copywriter

Issued by Sunshinegun 1 hour

Source: © 123rf Cingulate Marketing and Advertising, a healthcare marketing company, has been acquired by McCann Joburg to solidify the agency’s position in the healthcare space.

Marketing

McCann Joburg acquires a healthcare marketing company

3 hours

TNPA signs R285m container-handling deal with Grindrod Eyamakhosi

Shipping

TNPA signs R285m container-handling deal with Grindrod Eyamakhosi

21 hours

False Bay TVET College: Powering artisan careers locally and globally

Skills Training

False Bay TVET College: Powering artisan careers locally and globally

Issued by False Bay College 19 hours

Skills Training

UJ, Google partnership to boost cybersecurity skills, youth employment

1 day

#Exclusive: Audrey Blom to lead Blue Label Media sales as new manager

OOH

#Exclusive: Audrey Blom to lead Blue Label Media sales as new manager

Issued by Blue Label Media 21 hours

SAWEA NQF Level 3 Wind Turbine Operator Skills Programme key to address unemployment

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

SAWEA NQF Level 3 Wind Turbine Operator Skills Programme key to address unemployment

Morongoa Ramaboa 1 day

Source: Reuters.

Banking

Did a leak lead to the fall of Absa’s CEO? Probe reveals serious internal breach

1 day

Stop optimising your mistakes: Why brave creative is the key to marketing's future

Marketing

Stop optimising your mistakes: Why brave creative is the key to marketing's future

Vanessa Bolosier, Issued by Incubeta 1 day

Social Media

Gen Z is turning to TikTok, not Google, when they need answers

Sue Blaine 1 day

Source: Food for Mzansi.

Pharmaceuticals

Bayer to close historic German factory in 2028 amidst sweeping restructuring

1 day

Achievement Awards Group and Heineken Beverages partner to empower tavern owners

Regulatory

Achievement Awards Group and Heineken Beverages partner to empower tavern owners

Issued by Achievement Awards Group 22 hours

Bradly Howland, president-elect: Public Relations Institute of Southern Africa (Prisa) says while the public relations profession is changing, that change is nota collapse. Transformation is not crisis (image supplied)

PR & Communications

Prisa | PR: Transformation is not crisis

Bradly Howland 2 days

Source: © Pulse A webinar convened by the Critical Minerals Africa Group (CMAG) webinar explored global geopolitics and Africa’s strategic role in critical minerals, highlighting cobalt

Energy & Mining

Africa better equipped for 'critical’ minerals boom

2 days

Tourism

Tourvest unveils new brand identity and strategic vision

2 days

Growthpoint's logistics portfolio is bolstered by completion of Arterial Industrial Estate, Cape Town

Industrial & Logistics Property

Growthpoint's logistics portfolio is bolstered by completion of Arterial Industrial Estate, Cape Town

Issued by Catchwords 16 May 2025

Tshepiso Kobile steps down as Savca CEO

Funding

Tshepiso Kobile steps down as Savca CEO

16 May 2025

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

Judge slams Gauteng land grab

Tania Broughton 16 May 2025

Tiger Brands to sell canned fruit business Langeberg and Ashton Foods for R1

Sales

Tiger Brands to sell canned fruit business Langeberg and Ashton Foods for R1

16 May 2025

Career Advice

How job seekers can leverage the art of social media for professional success

Shani van Eck 16 May 2025

Medihelp and Old Mutual announce collaboration

Medical Aid

Medihelp and Old Mutual announce collaboration

Issued by Medihelp 16 May 2025

The future of influencer marketing - Not in the loudest voice, the most trustworthy one

Social Media

The future of influencer marketing - Not in the loudest voice, the most trustworthy one

Bronwyn Abrahams 16 May 2025

Why AI is both a risk and a priority defence tool

Cybersecurity

Why AI is both a risk and a priority defence tool

Issued by ITP Communications 2 days

Prof. Linda du Plessis rebukes Dawie Roodt’s university closure comments

Higher Education

Prof. Linda du Plessis rebukes Dawie Roodt’s university closure comments

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 15 May 2025

Source: Supplied. Justin Poiroux, chief technology officer and co-founder of Yellow Card.

Fintech

The future of finance: AI and fintech are changing the playing field

Justin Poiroux 15 May 2025

Dipula reports strong interim results as it marks its 20th year

Retail & Hospitality Property

Dipula reports strong interim results as it marks its 20th year

Issued by Catchwords 15 May 2025

Isilumko Activate appoints new chief commercial officer - Gregory Martin

Marketing

Isilumko Activate appoints new chief commercial officer - Gregory Martin

Issued by Isilumko Activate 15 May 2025

Volkswagen SA welcomes Simphiwe Nghona as new marketing director

Dealers

Volkswagen SA welcomes Simphiwe Nghona as new marketing director

15 May 2025

Donald Chauke from Demographicia asks if Nedbank’s pink tax campaign that takes on gender pricing is enough (Image credit: Nedbank)

Marketing

Nedbank’s pink tax campaign takes on gender pricing but is it enough?

15 May 2025

Carl Willoughby chief creative officer, TBWA and chairman - Creative Circle Awards says Awards are a reminder that even in this age of algorithms, that brilliant, brave creativity still matters (Image supplied)

Advertising

Exclusive: TBWA's CCO Carl Willoughby: More than just bragging rights - awards matter to creativity, credibility, business

Carl Willoughby 14 May 2025

Image source: rawpixel from

Management & Leadership

Why employee engagement surveys should not be an annual endeavour

14 May 2025

Location Bank’s CSA platform wins award at Siinda Digital Marketing and Innovation Awards in Germany

Digital

Location Bank’s CSA platform wins award at Siinda Digital Marketing and Innovation Awards in Germany

Issued by Location Bank 14 May 2025

Advertising

Why smart TVs are the new front door for brands

Leslie Adams 14 May 2025

Financial Services

Apex Group appoints Christophe Beelaerts as super regional head – MEIAM

13 May 2025

Biggles Removals weekly update on Midrand’s property, infrastructure and moving activity

Trends

Biggles Removals weekly update on Midrand’s property, infrastructure and moving activity

Issued by Biggles Removals 13 May 2025

Purpose, pragmatism, and bold thinking: My approach to leadership in a changing South Africa

Markets & Investment

Purpose, pragmatism, and bold thinking: My approach to leadership in a changing South Africa

Andrew Maren, Issued by The Publicity Workshop 13 May 2025

G20 2025: South Africa’s defining test for global-grade hospitality

Tourism

G20 2025: South Africa’s defining test for global-grade hospitality

Sandra Kneubuhler 13 May 2025

Wetility and MultiChoice Innovation Fund light the way for solar business growth

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Wetility and MultiChoice Innovation Fund light the way for solar business growth

Issued by MultiChoice 13 May 2025

Tugboats help tow the Greek-registered MT Sounion, which was attacked by Yemen's Houthi militants last year in the Red Sea, after it was successfully towed through Egypt's Suez Canal, in Ismailia, Egypt March 10, 2025. The Suez Canal Authority/Handout via REUTERS /File Photo

Shipping

Suez Canal Authority proposes fee cuts amid Red Sea crisis

Menna Alaa El-Din, Ahmed Tolba and Mohamed Ezz 13 May 2025

The AMASA Igniters Forum will take place on Wednesday, 21 May 2025, at the GIBS Auditorium in Illovo, Johannesburg (Image supplied)

Advertising

Amasa Igniters Forum 2025 to reshape media narratives in digital age

Issued by AMASA 13 May 2025

Image source: rawpixel –

Higher Education

The IIE launches postgrad research centres

13 May 2025

Pick n Pay and Gorilla win big at the 2025 MMA Smarties Awards

Advertising

Pick n Pay and Gorilla win big at the 2025 MMA Smarties Awards

Jordan Wallace, Issued by Gorilla 14 May 2025

M&C Saatchi Abel's Bulletproof Park campaign for Gun Free SA is a story about a “fake idea” that led to real change (Image supplied)

Marketing

#BehindtheCampaign: Bullet Proof Park | A fake idea with real change

13 May 2025

Sauce Advertising wins Gold at the Smarties Awards

Marketing

Sauce Advertising wins Gold at the Smarties Awards

Issued by Sauce Advertising 12 May 2025

Source: edisonjimenez10 via

Research & Development

From the ground up: How soil health unlocks greater yields for small-scale farmers

Dr Margaretha Brand 12 May 2025

The gender price gap: Nedbank exposes the true cost of womanhood

Marketing

The gender price gap: Nedbank exposes the true cost of womanhood

Issued by DNA Brand Architects 12 May 2025

Key strategies for successful international SME expansion

SMEs

Key strategies for successful international SME expansion

12 May 2025

#ConvergeAfrica | Sam Tomlinson of Warchawski: In a saturated US market, Africa is the opportunity

Marketing

#ConvergeAfrica | Sam Tomlinson of Warchawski: In a saturated US market, Africa is the opportunity

Karabo Ledwaba 12 May 2025