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Kickstart your career: 7 steps to get job-ready in 2026

Career Advice

Kickstart your career: 7 steps to get job-ready in 2026

Michelle Dobson, Issued by Pnet 1 day

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Aesthetic Medicine

From sun safety to sex appeal: what sunscreen ads reveal about beauty ideals and power

Lauren Alex O'Hagan and Lame M. Kenalemang-Palm 1 day

Distance Learning

Distance learning changes lives, but comes with its own challenges

Ashley Gunter 5 Dec 2025

Zimbabwe tourism minister appoints APO Group's Beatrice Tonhodzayi to the board of the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority

Media

Zimbabwe tourism minister appoints APO Group's Beatrice Tonhodzayi to the board of the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority

Issued by APO Group 24 Jun 2022

Pump-primer in chief, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell. EPA

Banking

Jackson Hole: the world's central bankers have plenty to discuss after such an expensive pandemic

Alan Shipman 30 Aug 2021

Covid-19

Africa has few vaccines: Here's what can still be done to minimise the impact of Covid-19

Deoraj Caussy 30 Jun 2021

Fast food is growing in popularity with Ghanaians. Wikimedia Commons

Food & bev. services

Ghanaians are eating more fast food: the who and the why

James Boafo 11 Feb 2021

Magazines

Molife Kumona appointed new GQ South Africa editor-in-chief

13 Nov 2020

Spatial applications show where the Covid-19 vulnerable populations and active cases are, where to find care, and where there are resource gaps. Bushko Oleksandr/Shutterstock

Covid-19

The 'science of where', or GIS, fortified Kenya's response to Covid-19. Here's how

Peter Macharia 6 Nov 2020

Warc Awards announces 2020 Effective Content Strategy winners

Advertising

Warc Awards announces 2020 Effective Content Strategy winners

10 Jun 2020

Advertising

Warc Awards 2020 announces Effective Content Strategy shortlist

22 Apr 2020

Paediatrics

The way we measure iron deficiency in children needs to change. Here's why

John Muthii Muriuki 12 Mar 2020

Katrin Robertson, CEO of BlowUp media.

OOH

Head judge announced for World Out of Home Organisation Awards

21 Jan 2020

20 awarded in regional L'Oréal-UNESCO for Women in Science Young Talent Awards

Education & Skills Development

20 awarded in regional L'Oréal-UNESCO for Women in Science Young Talent Awards

25 Nov 2019

Wit Olszewski / Shutterstock

Fintech

Libra, Iran and the potential end of cryptocurrencies as we know them

Robert Herian 2 Jul 2019

Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) appoints Zoaib Hoosen as Executive-in-Residence

Technology

Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) appoints Zoaib Hoosen as Executive-in-Residence

Issued by Gordon Institute of Business Science 14 Mar 2019

In 50 years, Kenya has experienced an overall decline in under 5 mortality. Shutterstock

Paediatrics

What mapping Kenya's child deaths for 50 years revealed - and why it matters

Peter Macharia & Emelda Okiro 19 Feb 2019

Fast-food chains use cute animal toys to market meat to children - new vegan ranges pose a dilemma

Retail Marketing

Fast-food chains use cute animal toys to market meat to children - new vegan ranges pose a dilemma

Kate Stewart and Matthew Cole 24 Jan 2019

What happens when you put African philosophies at the centre of learning

Higher Education

What happens when you put African philosophies at the centre of learning

Yusef Waghid, Faiq Waghid and Zayd Waghid 4 May 2018

Study tour to Malaysia reveals interesting developments in open distance learning

Distance Learning

Study tour to Malaysia reveals interesting developments in open distance learning

Karin Hendricks, Issued by False Bay College 1 Jun 2017

Four myths about diabetes debunked

Noncommunicable diseases

Four myths about diabetes debunked

Claire Rostron 12 May 2017

Practical work in a virtual world

Higher Education

Practical work in a virtual world

Issued by Pert Industrials 9 Nov 2016

Huawei cultivates ICT talents across Africa

Technology

Huawei cultivates ICT talents across Africa

29 Jan 2016

Zimpapers reshuffles Bulawayo editors

Newspapers

Zimpapers reshuffles Bulawayo editors

7 Sep 2015

FAST COMPANY SA appoints contributing editors

Magazines

FAST COMPANY SA appoints contributing editors

29 Aug 2014

Trendtalk#8 launches 2014 with three top speakers

Events & Conferencing

Trendtalk#8 launches 2014 with three top speakers

7 Mar 2014

Translators without Borders ups humanitarian aid in Africa

ESG

Translators without Borders ups humanitarian aid in Africa

30 Jan 2014

British universities join online education revolution

Higher Education

British universities join online education revolution

19 Sep 2013

Higher Education

VarsityCollege offers degrees for international recognition

9 Dec 2011

ArcelorMittal CEO gets Wits award

Associations

ArcelorMittal CEO gets Wits award

17 Oct 2011

Three new countries compete in International Digital Emmy Awards

Digital

Three new countries compete in International Digital Emmy Awards

2 Mar 2010

Retail

SA, Nigeria to further open up trade, investment

17 Nov 2009

Radio & Audio

International speakers at Joburg Radio Days, Wits

29 Sep 2009

Retail

Mozambique: Researchers ponder value of cash transfers

Mercedes Sayagues 13 May 2009