World PR Day

PR is the voice that shapes the scene

The importance of PR in shaping societal narratives

PR is built on trust and consistency

Evan-Lee Courie

Novus Group's Joe Hamman on earned media as a critical driver of digital visibility

Joe Hamman

Building bridges in a world that needs it more than ever

BROUGHT TO YOU BY:

More #WPRDAY2025

Subscribe & Follow

BizTrendsTV

RAPT BizTrendsTV: Heidi Patmore – Digital wallets: A gamechanger

Advertise your job vacancies

Jobs

Senior Performance Marketing Manager Johannesburg
CRM / Direct Marketing Specialist Remote Location
Sales and Marketing Kempton Park
Digital Customer Success Lead - Remote Johannesburg
Junior Account Executive Durban
Marketing Specialist Cape Town
New Business Developer / Marketing Cape Town
Category Manager Cape Town
Trade Marketing Manager Johannesburg
SEO / Digital Marketing Specialist Cape Town

More jobs Submit a job Open account

Suspended Standard Bank marketing manager makes bid for bail

Suspended Standard Bank marketing manager Raed Cupido has argued that the overcrowded conditions at Pollsmoor Prison pose a threat to his health and should be considered in his bid for bail.

18 Jul 2025

Raed Cupido says he is innocent. Source: LinkedIn.

Raed Cupido says he is innocent. Source: LinkedIn.

The 40-year-old, arrested in June in connection with a R18m cocaine bust, insists he is not involved in drug trafficking but is instead a family man, soccer coach, and businessman.

Cupido returned to the Cape Town Magistrates Court this week to reapply for bail, following a failed attempt to have the magistrate removed from the case. His arrest came after police reportedly discovered 15 bricks of cocaine, an AK-47, multiple handguns, and ammunition at a storage facility in Roeland Street, Cape Town.

Since his arrest, he has been placed on suspension from his senior role at Standard Bank. Originally from Westridge in Mitchells Plain, Cupido says he worked hard to build a better life.

Screenshot from the advertisement. Source: Supplied.

Standard Bank partners with Zoe Modiga in new campaign

8 Jul 2025

Related

Top stories

Raed Cupido says he is innocent. Source: LinkedIn.

Marketing & MediaSuspended Standard Bank marketing manager makes bid for bail

3 hours

#WPRD2025 | Hook, Line & Sinker's Adam Hunter: PR is the voice that shapes the scene

Marketing & Media#WPRD2025 | Hook, Line & Sinker's Adam Hunter: PR is the voice that shapes the scene

Hook, Line & Sinker 2 hours

The Creative Circle event takes place next week in Joburg and Cape Town, featuring some of the best creative minds in the country. Book your seats now (Image by Carl Willoughby)

Marketing & MediaBook now for the Joburg and Cape Town Creative Circle Full Circle

4 hours

#WPRD2025 | Clayton Morar Media's founder: PR is built on trust and consistency

Marketing & Media#WPRD2025 | Clayton Morar Media's founder: PR is built on trust and consistency

Evan-Lee Courie 5 hours

Marketing & Media#WPRD2025 | Tutone Communications' Melanie Ramjee: PR is about bringing a brand's story to life

Evan-Lee Courie 6 hours

Promoted

KAIIA: KFC’s AI - A love of chicken in every answer

Marketing & MediaKAIIA: KFC’s AI - A love of chicken in every answer

KAMuses 14 Jul 2025

More news

Will AI reshape the future of advertising? Gen Z demands authenticity

Marketing & Media

Will AI reshape the future of advertising? Gen Z demands authenticity

4 hours

Joe Hamman from Novus Group says as AI transforms search, earned media coverage has become one of the most critical drivers of digital visibility (image supplied)

Marketing & Media

#WPRD2025: Novus Group's Joe Hamman on earned media as a critical driver of digital visibility

Joe Hamman 6 hours

Is workplace stress a trigger for substance abuse, and how can employers help?

HR & Management

Is workplace stress a trigger for substance abuse, and how can employers help?

Harmony Clinic 14 Jul 2025

Alkemi Collective's Bradly Howlan says World PR Day’s theme this year Building Bridges & Navigating Polarisation could not be more timely (Image supplied)

Marketing & Media

#WPRD2025 | Alkemi Collective's Bradly Howland: Building bridges in a world that needs it more than ever

6 hours

Image source: Pixabay from

Legal

SCA blocks Oasis Water's claim on franchisee assets

3 hours

Source:

Marketing & Media

Reddit ad revenue projected to reach $1.8bn in 2025

6 hours

Source:

Marketing & Media

Brand Finance's most valuable alcohol brands - South Africa faces tariff hurdles

1 day

Distinctive packaging design reshapes the wine industry

Retail

Distinctive packaging design reshapes the wine industry

1 day

The Awards close on 22 August 2025. Source: Supplied.

Marketing & Media

Pendoring Awards 2025 now open

1 day

Retail trade sales continue to maintain solid growth

Retail

Retail trade sales continue to maintain solid growth

1 day

The new look debuted this week. Source: SABC.

Marketing & Media

SABC2's new look celebrates modern South African families

1 day

UCount Rewards partnership extends to Petshop Science

Retail

UCount Rewards partnership extends to Petshop Science

1 day

Nampo Cape 2025 to showcase smart tech for sustainable agriculture

Agriculture

Nampo Cape 2025 to showcase smart tech for sustainable agriculture

2 hours

Supplied image: Wits University physicist Professor Andrew Forbes (left) and University of Cape Town paediatric neurosurgeon Professor Anthony Figaji (right), presented with their joint 2024/2025 Harry Oppenheimer Fellowship Awards by Oppenheimer Memorial Trust chair Rebecca Oppenheimer. Each has been awarded R2.5-million to further his groundbreaking research.

Education

Double win for science as Harry Oppenheimer Fellowship awarded to two recipients

1 hour

Source: Supplied. Rachael Akalia, Senior Marketing Manager: Commercial, Yellow Card.

Construction & Engineering

Supply chains are only as fast as their payments — the case for instant settlement

Rachael Akalia 3 hours

Source: Reuters.

Finance

World's oldest climate fund targets wildlife bonds for every country in Africa

Duncan Miriri 4 hours

Source: Alan Wilson via

Logistics & Transport

Fuel costs, fleet delays push SAA to R354m loss

3 hours

Image credit: Anna Shvets on Pexels

ESG & Sustainability

Unesco, ISTIC, and NRF sign MoU to drive sustainability

4 hours

Unisa and ATNS partner to boost aviation research, innovation

Logistics & Transport

Unisa and ATNS partner to boost aviation research, innovation

5 hours

Source: FlySafair

Tourism & Travel

FlySafair confirms pilot strike certificate issued, vows to maintain operations

1 day

Source: Reuters.

Finance

Trump's tariffs put 100,000 jobs at risk in South Africa, central bank chief says

Sfundo Parakozov and Nelson Banya 1 day

Image credit: Kindel Media on Pexels

Energy & Mining

The future of fuel retail in SA: NEVs and solar panels

Karen Keylock 4 hours

Agriculture

SA wine at a crossroads: Turning US tariffs into global brand opportunity

Jeremy Sampson 1 day

Lesotho Palace of Justice in Maseru. The Lesotho Highlands Development Authority wants a case against it dismissed. Photo: Sechaba Mokhethi / GroundUp

Legal

Lesotho dams authority fights back in “legally baseless” court case

Sechaba Mokhethi 1 day

Image source: Vitaliy Vodolazskyy –

HR & Management

Court upholds foreign national's right to fair labour practice, expired visa and all

Nivaani Moodley, Jamie Jacobs and Bianca Rutherfoord-Jones 1 day

Image source: DC Studio from

Legal

Legal risks of AI: Why your business needs a workplace policy

Johnny Davis, Ahmed Dhupli and Simangaliso Sithole 1 day

Let's do Biz