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Entries are open for the South Africa Young Lions PR competition

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Albert de Andrade joins the Sauce Advertising team

Advertising

Albert de Andrade joins the Sauce Advertising team

Phil Manners, Issued by Sauce Advertising 1 day

Breakthrough year of empowering the next generation of STEM professionals in the Northern Cape

Higher Education

Breakthrough year of empowering the next generation of STEM professionals in the Northern Cape

Issued by Stone 2 days

Economic optimism blossoms as South Africa addresses structural challenges

Economy

Economic optimism blossoms as South Africa addresses structural challenges

Issued by Bullion PR & Communication 2 days

The wall fan cooled hall at ADC's CPT 1 facility in Cape Town, with a graphic of Africa overlaid. Source: Lindsey Schutters.

4th Industrial Revolution

Open source models could light African AI fire

Lindsey Schutters 2 days

Source: Reuters.

Budget Speech

SA's Budget delay: National Treasury's next steps and fiscal risks

2 days

Take your customer experience to the next level.

CRM, CX, UX

Take your customer experience to the next level.

Issued by BrandLove 24 Jan 2025

Reignite Your Culture, Unleash Your Team, and Accelerate Growth

CRM, CX, UX

Reignite Your Culture, Unleash Your Team, and Accelerate Growth

Issued by BrandLove 20 Jan 2025

ACA to host AI in Advertising Forum: Exploring impact, innovation, and industry readiness

Advertising

ACA to host AI in Advertising Forum: Exploring impact, innovation, and industry readiness

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 2 days

Marketing & Media

Ipasa appoints Tribeca Public Relations as its PR agency

3 days

Optiva is taking Gemini-powered agentic AI-powered BSS to MWC

Telecoms & Networks

Optiva is taking Gemini-powered agentic AI-powered BSS to MWC

3 days

Source: © Sitges Luxury Rentals Scopen has completed the 24th edition of Agency Scope in Spain. It found that Barcelona's agencies have longer relationships than other cities in the country

Marketing

Agency Scope Spain Part 2: Satisfaction with agencies as marketers adapt to changing times

2 days

Empathy or avoidance? The communicator’s guide to difficult conversations

PR & Communications

Empathy or avoidance? The communicator’s guide to difficult conversations

Michelle Cavé, Issued by Brandfundi 18 Feb 2025

UCT rocked by student protests against fee blocks, housing crisis

Higher Education

UCT rocked by student protests against fee blocks, housing crisis

17 Feb 2025

Source: © DFlat Madrid https://blog.dflatmadrid.com/ DFlat Mardid]] Scopen's Agency Scope has found that among the marketing professionals interviewed, 65% work in Madrid.

Marketing

Scopen's Agency Scope Spain Part 1: Marketers prefer specialist agencies across different disciplines

18 Feb 2025

Source: © 123rf Digital payments are booming in South Africa, with two-thirds of merchants and nearly 60% of consumers prefer card payments, with 78% of e-commerce merchants already onboard

Financial Services

Digital payments booming in South Africa with more growth potential especially for SMEs

17 Feb 2025

Source: © Facebook Eugene K Mametse, marketing and communications specialist, CPRP – GCIS, explains how Sona presented the government with the opportunity to put together a unified marketing campaign

Marketing & Media

#Sona2025 | The opportunity to showcase the country's achievements and the way forward

Eugene K Mametse 14 Feb 2025

How to become a teacher in South Africa

Education

How to become a teacher in South Africa

Issued by SACAP 17 Feb 2025

Jacaranda FM’s Martin Bester talks #WorldRadioDay

Radio & Audio

Jacaranda FM’s Martin Bester talks #WorldRadioDay

Martin Bester 13 Feb 2025

Beyond the traditional path: The benefits of private tertiary institutions

Higher Education

Beyond the traditional path: The benefits of private tertiary institutions

Issued by 3RC 13 Feb 2025

SA company uses AI to break the language barrier

CRM, CX, UX

SA company uses AI to break the language barrier

Issued by Helm 13 Feb 2025

PR & Communications

Thriving in public relations: 5 essential tips for success

Zamokuhle Ntsele 13 Feb 2025

Branding

A boycott campaign fuels tension between Black shoppers and Black-owned brands – evoking the long struggle for ‘consumer citizenship'

Timeka N. Tounsel 13 Feb 2025

Local entrepreneur Courtne Marland takes Lyra AI sales solution global

Services

Local entrepreneur Courtne Marland takes Lyra AI sales solution global

12 Feb 2025

Call for judges: Effie Awards South Africa 2025

Marketing

Call for judges: Effie Awards South Africa 2025

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 12 Feb 2025

Source: Pexels.

Economy

From gas to streaming: What’s in South Africa’s new inflation basket?

Katja Hamilton 11 Feb 2025

Lobengula powers Effie Awards South Africa to greater industry impact

PR & Communications

Lobengula powers Effie Awards South Africa to greater industry impact

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 11 Feb 2025

3 big emerging commerce developments South African brands need to know about right now

E-commerce

3 big emerging commerce developments South African brands need to know about right now

Lebo Moerane 10 Feb 2025

Source: Pexels.

Finance

Alpha like Z: Patterns of growing financial confidence across emerging generations

10 Feb 2025

Applications open for 5th ACA Women in Leadership Programme

Education

Applications open for 5th ACA Women in Leadership Programme

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 10 Feb 2025

CPUT students protest against their “dire” accommodation

Higher Education

CPUT students protest against their “dire” accommodation

Marecia Damons 10 Feb 2025

Machine’s Sarah Browning-de Villiers appointed to IFICA’s Advisory Board

Advertising

Machine’s Sarah Browning-de Villiers appointed to IFICA’s Advisory Board

Issued by Machine_ 10 Feb 2025

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PR & Communications

3 pillars of success for today’s communication specialists

Wilmarie Brits 7 Feb 2025

6 tips to successfully implement e-learning in your organisation

Skills Development & Training

6 tips to successfully implement e-learning in your organisation

Julian Wonner, Issued by CONTRACT 6 Feb 2025

Busisiwe Phakathi is 5fm's marketing manager. Source: Supplied.

Youth Marketing

#BizTrends2025: Busisiwe Phakathi, 5FM - Keeping radio relevant among youth

Busisiwe Phakathi 6 Feb 2025

Ogilvy SA announced regional Creative Agency of The Year at The One Show 2024

Marketing & Media

Ogilvy SA announced regional Creative Agency of The Year at The One Show 2024

Issued by Ogilvy South Africa 5 Feb 2025

Media effectiveness: How CMOs get CFOs to see marketing as a value driver

Marketing

Media effectiveness: How CMOs get CFOs to see marketing as a value driver

Issued by Google 5 Feb 2025

ESG

Aware.org named a top 20 brand in Africa – A game-changer in purpose-driven impact

Issued by Aware.org 4 Feb 2025

Four leaders from Africa ar eon the 2025 Gerety MEA jury. (L to r): Nnenna Onyewuchi, Koo Govender, Linda Kachingwe-Sisya,Nnenna Onyewuchi,Jeanine Gomes. (Source: © Bizcommunity, Image by Ruth Cooper)

Advertising

4 creative and marketing leaders from Africa in Gerety 2025 MEA jury

4 Feb 2025

PR & Communications

Tlhogi Ngwato | The permacrisis of corporate communications

Tlhogi Ngwato 4 Feb 2025

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Public Liability & Personal Injury

Interim relief for listeriosis class action claimants with urgent medical needs

3 Feb 2025

Source: Supplied. Brina Biggs

Trends

#BizTrends2025: Data-led insurance product development – the key to the year ahead and beyond

Brina Biggs 4 Feb 2025

Dr Chris Blair, CEO at 21st Century

Trends

#BizTrends2025: Future of remuneration - culture, AI, and management shifts

Chris Blair 3 Feb 2025

Ricci Birchfield is the new head of marketing at Audi SA. Source: Supplied

Marketing

Audi SA appoints Ricci Birchfield as new head of marketing, product and PR

3 Feb 2025

Arik Karani says PR needs to embrace empathetic communication. Source: Instagram.

PR & Communications

#BizTrends2025: Arik Karani on how data, disinformation, and ethics will redefine PR in Africa

Karabo Ledwaba 3 Feb 2025

Biz Most Read Award winners January 2025

Online Media

Biz Most Read Award winners January 2025

Issued by Bizcommunity.com 1 Feb 2025

Radio & Audio

The medium that owns hyper-loyalty: A brand’s best friend

Wayne Bischoff, Issued by Mediamark 31 Jan 2025

#BizTrends2025: Smart telematics use can mitigate e-commerce growth risks

Trends

#BizTrends2025: Smart telematics use can mitigate e-commerce growth risks

Justin Manson 31 Jan 2025