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From ideas to reality: Debut Programme selects 205 creatives for Hlanganisa Phase

Marketing & Media

From ideas to reality: Debut Programme selects 205 creatives for Hlanganisa Phase

Issued by Business and Arts South Africa 22 Jul 2024

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HR & Management

Living wage vs minimum wage: How to address pay disparity and reduce working poverty

Ntuthuzelo Gcolo 17 Jul 2024

Understanding citizen’s service delivery concerns, voter outcomes and consumer behaviour

ESG & Sustainability

Understanding citizen’s service delivery concerns, voter outcomes and consumer behaviour

Craig Schwabe, Issued by AfricaScope/GeoScope 15 Jul 2024

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Property

The rise of the sustainable neighbourhood - an alternative approach to property development

12 Jul 2024

Telemedicine can expand universal access to care and improve patient experience, by Medshield

Healthcare

Telemedicine can expand universal access to care and improve patient experience, by Medshield

Issued by Stone 5 Jul 2024

Source: © GGA South Africa’s townships, rural and peri-urban areas are seeing changes in consumer behaviour as card device penetration grows

Retail

Card acceptance spurs economic growth in underserved communities

31 May 2024

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Property

The rise of boutique living: A look inside Nova by Revo Property

Emanuel Germanis 30 May 2024

Primedia unifies Outdoor & Retail under Bongumusa Makhathini

Marketing & Media

Primedia unifies Outdoor & Retail under Bongumusa Makhathini

Issued by Primedia Outdoor 23 May 2024

A villager arrives to collect her monthly allocations of food aid provided by the World Food Program (WFP) in Mumijo, Buhera district east of the capital Harare, Zimbabwe, 16 March 2024. Reuters/Philimon Bulawayo/File Photo

ESG & Sustainability

More than half of Zimbabwean population will need food aid, cabinet says

Nyasha Chingono 17 May 2024

Retail

How local online retailers can compete with industry giants

8 May 2024

ESG & Sustainability

Kenya’s devastating floods expose decades of poor urban planning and bad land management

Sean Avery 6 May 2024

Image supplied. Jaco Roux, head of product at South African e-commerce ecosystem, Bob Group, looks at how smaller businesses can compete with big-name online retail stores

Retail

6 lessons small online retailers can learn from big-name online retail stores

Jaco Roux 3 May 2024

450 emerging creatives shortlisted for the Debut Programme

Marketing & Media

450 emerging creatives shortlisted for the Debut Programme

Issued by Business and Arts South Africa 12 Apr 2024

South Africa needs to accelerate its focus when it comes to addressing mental health issues

Healthcare

South Africa needs to accelerate its focus when it comes to addressing mental health issues

Issued by Bullion PR & Communication 3 Apr 2024

The digital divide in sub-saharan Africa: A barrier to quality education and information access

Education

The digital divide in sub-saharan Africa: A barrier to quality education and information access

George Barrett 2 Apr 2024

Edge Growth drives development of green SMEs

Entrepreneurship

Edge Growth drives development of green SMEs

Issued by Edge Growth 28 Mar 2024

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Property

Sustainable redistribution of land remains crucial to human rights in South Africa, as political parties jostle for voter support

Peter Setou 27 Mar 2024

Source: WikiCommons. The common yellow commelina, one of the popular plants used to treat children.

Healthcare

Medicinal plants help keep children healthy in South Africa: 61 species were recorded

T Ndhlovu, A O Omotayo, A O Aremu and W Otang-Mbeng 26 Mar 2024

Source: Supplied. The Rubik, Loop Street, Cape Town.

Property

Sectional title homes dominate South Africa's property market

26 Mar 2024

How engineered wood can help the South African built environment decarbonise

Agriculture

How engineered wood can help the South African built environment decarbonise

Roy Southey 22 Mar 2024

Transforming lives: Masia Maths and Science Academy shines, yet some stars await funding

Education

Transforming lives: Masia Maths and Science Academy shines, yet some stars await funding

Issued by JNPR 11 Mar 2024

The Limpopo Mirror is published in Louis Trichardt, a town in the north of South Africa’s Limpopo province. Photo: Anton van Zyl

Marketing & Media

Google and Facebook are killing local news

Nathan Geffen and Anton van Zyl 8 Mar 2024

Robert Erasmus, MD at Sanitech

ESG & Sustainability

Sustainable strategies shaping ESG compliance in South Africa

Robert Erasmus 23 Feb 2024

Source: © Unesco Today radio celebrates 100 years

Marketing & Media

#WorldRadioDay: Celebrating a century of informing, entertaining and educating

Danette Breitenbach 13 Feb 2024

Empower-HER: Investing in the long-term mental well-being of girls in Africa!

Education

Empower-HER: Investing in the long-term mental well-being of girls in Africa!

Issued by Mindful Masterminds 6 Feb 2024

De Berg Nature Reserve declared 30th Ramsar site

ESG & Sustainability

De Berg Nature Reserve declared 30th Ramsar site

2 Feb 2024

Black Swan events and their spatial consequences

Marketing & Media

Black Swan events and their spatial consequences

Issued by AfriGIS 23 Jan 2024

Retail

Luxury brand sales on the increase despite shaky economy

Theresa Terblanche 11 Jan 2024

Graduates of Saica’s Enterprise Development Flagship Programme are lifting township economy

Entrepreneurship

Graduates of Saica’s Enterprise Development Flagship Programme are lifting township economy

Tando Faku, Issued by SAICA 11 Dec 2023

Retail

Luxury brand sales soar despite shaky economy

Theresa Terblanche 1 Dec 2023

Overcoming remote working challenges in South Africa

ICT

Overcoming remote working challenges in South Africa

Issued by ASUS 17 Nov 2023

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ICT

#ATF2023: Vodacom joins the space race to beat Starlink

Lindsey Schutters 16 Nov 2023

Review: Ford Ranger Wildtrak

Automotive

Review: Ford Ranger Wildtrak

Imran Salie 14 Nov 2023

Kariega parents fight to save "beacon of hope" farm school

Education

Kariega parents fight to save "beacon of hope" farm school

Thamsanqa Mbovane 13 Nov 2023

Mary Ephraim-Egbas

Tourism & Travel

Tourism as a driver for sustainable urban development: A global case study

Mary Ephraim- Egbas 14 Nov 2023

The Eco Green Wall is an example of a sustainable living wall system. Karen Botes

Agriculture

Growing African vegetables on buildings can save space and feed cities - new study

Karen Botes 8 Nov 2023

Dipping into the distribution channels for beverages in Africa

Retail

Dipping into the distribution channels for beverages in Africa

7 Nov 2023

Basa hosts 'My Debut Story' panel discussion: Celebrating the success of emerging creative entrepreneurs

Marketing & Media

Basa hosts 'My Debut Story' panel discussion: Celebrating the success of emerging creative entrepreneurs

Issued by Business and Arts South Africa 27 Oct 2023

From crisis to opportunity: Using climate change to ramp up investment in Africa's water sector

ESG & Sustainability

From crisis to opportunity: Using climate change to ramp up investment in Africa's water sector

Mtchera Chirwa 25 Oct 2023

Tackling SA's youth unemployment crisis through bold education initiatives

Education

Tackling SA's youth unemployment crisis through bold education initiatives

Kelly Joshua 12 Oct 2023

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ESG & Sustainability

Science must be at the centre of water policy formulations

20 Sep 2023

Vodacom Western Cape has expanded 5G access with the spectrum acquired in the Ices auction. Source: Zz/Pexels

ICT

Vodacom invests R570m to improve Western Cape network connectivity

Lindsey Schutters 29 Aug 2023

Do we really want more of the same? Now is our chance to change it

Property

Do we really want more of the same? Now is our chance to change it

Jess Cleland, Issued by Catchwords 15 Aug 2023

Healthcare

Telemedicine can help women get early abortions safely: South African study

22 Aug 2023

Sappi's #EmpowerHer community programme aims to uplift young women through sport

ESG & Sustainability

Sappi's #EmpowerHer community programme aims to uplift young women through sport

Issued by Sappi 16 Aug 2023

How co-living spaces are redefining community living

Property

How co-living spaces are redefining community living

11 Aug 2023

How rezoning your property could provide an opportunity for growth

Property

How rezoning your property could provide an opportunity for growth

8 Aug 2023

Achieving urban resilience and sustainability through nexus planning

Construction & Engineering

Achieving urban resilience and sustainability through nexus planning

Luxon Nhamo, Sylvester Mpandeli and Tafadzwa Mabhaudhi 7 Aug 2023

#PropertyRevamped: TUHF driving economic transformation in SA's urban rental market

Property

#PropertyRevamped: TUHF driving economic transformation in SA's urban rental market

Sindy Peters 21 Jul 2023