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Medtech

AI chatbots can boost public health in Africa – why language inclusion matters

Songbo Hu, Anna Barford and Anna Korhonen 29 Jul 2025

Is public relations one of the most in-demand careers of 2025?

PR & Communications

Is public relations one of the most in-demand careers of 2025?

Adam Hunter, Issued by Hook, Line & Sinker 3 Mar 2025

DEI

The 'woke-ism' debate in brand communications: Navigating inclusivity in a polarised world

Issued by Brandfundi 30 Jan 2025

Ashley du Plooy, Chief Executive Officer at ERA

Trends

#BizTrends2025: Why 2025 looks green for SA

Ashley du Plooy 20 Jan 2025

Orange Ink's Portia Mvubu examines the shift in influencer marketing from popularity to genuine influence, referred to as “social opinion leadership" by some brands (image supplied)

Social Media

#BizTrends2025: Orange Ink's Portia Mvubu - Redefining influence, from popularity to leadership and other influencer marketing trends

Portia Mvubu 21 Jan 2025

Source: Donald J. Trump/Facebook.

Markets & Investment

Citizens of global powers are upbeat about a second Trump presidency – but this is by no means universal

17 Jan 2025

#BizTrends2025: Joe Public Engage's Mandlakazi Mpahlwa highlights 3 factors driving PR

PR & Communications

#BizTrends2025: Joe Public Engage's Mandlakazi Mpahlwa highlights 3 factors driving PR

13 Jan 2025

Profit boost predicted for 2025 despite ongoing supply chain issues

Logistics & Transport

Profit boost predicted for 2025 despite ongoing supply chain issues

8 Jan 2025

Human Rights Law

Zimbabwe scraps the death penalty – tracking the path to abolition

Carolyn Hoyle and Parvais Jabbar 3 Jan 2025

Source: © The Economic Times President-elect Donald Trump is making a U-turn on banning TikTok in the US

Media Freedom

Trump's U-turn on the banning of TikTok

Danette Breitenbach 2 Jan 2025

Supplied image: Nobantu and Thukela Gobodo

Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

Inaugural Gobodo Memorial Doctoral Scholarships open for application

18 Dec 2024

Sappi recognised in 2024 global top companies for women listing

Employment Equity

Sappi recognised in 2024 global top companies for women listing

Issued by Sappi 11 Nov 2024

2024 South African Literary Awards celebrates 19 years of literary excellence, longlist revealed

Events

2024 South African Literary Awards celebrates 19 years of literary excellence, longlist revealed

19 Sep 2024

Marketing

News producers, PR and marketers collaboration for societal impact

Amanda Chikara 22 Jul 2024

Source ©: Sikuvile Awards The Standard Bank Sikuvile Journalism Awards were announced on Saturday evening, 20 July

Media Freedom

All the Standard Bank Sikuvile Journalism Awards winners

Danette Breitenbach 21 Jul 2024

Linda Shwana, candidate attorney at Herold Gie Attorneys

Law Practice

#YouthMonth: Striving for equity - Linda Shwana

Shan Radcliffe 30 Jun 2024

#OrchidsandOnions: KFC embedded in SA culture, Eskom's social media misstep

#OrchidsandOnions

#OrchidsandOnions: KFC embedded in SA culture, Eskom's social media misstep

Brendan Seery 27 Feb 2024

Source: © Unesco Today radio celebrates 100 years

Radio & Audio

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

Danette Breitenbach 13 Feb 2024

Embracing plant-based lifestyles: A look at vegan and vegetarian trends among South African consumers

Research

Embracing plant-based lifestyles: A look at vegan and vegetarian trends among South African consumers

Issued by KLA 1 Feb 2024

Lion protection fee paid by tourists could help stop trophy hunting - South African study

Tourism

Lion protection fee paid by tourists could help stop trophy hunting - South African study

Neil D'Cruze, Angie Elwin and Herbert Ntuli 5 Oct 2023

Source: © 123rf The public relations sector evolved, and so the role of PR professionals has undergone a profound transformation

PR & Communications

Magna Carta PR experts view the future of PR

7 Aug 2023

Embrace AI but be aware of the data pitfalls for the unwary

4th Industrial Revolution

Embrace AI but be aware of the data pitfalls for the unwary

Brian Civin, Issued by AfriGIS 4 Aug 2023

Image supplied. Media monitoring services offer a multitude of benefits

Media

6 benefits of media monitoring

Lordwish Langa 1 Aug 2023

Public Health

Last day for public comments on food labels

21 Jul 2023

Source: © 123rf Industry-specific PR agencies can be game changers for industries such as tech, ICT, and pharmaceuticals

PR & Communications

Industry-specific PR agencies can be game changers

Amanda Chikara 19 Jul 2023

#WPRD2023: A PR practitioner's perspective on the industry

PR & Communications

#WPRD2023: A PR practitioner's perspective on the industry

Zintle Gqoloza 18 Jul 2023

Whistleblowing in South Africa: Protecting a vulnerable watchdog

Legal

Whistleblowing in South Africa: Protecting a vulnerable watchdog

Issued by Bullion PR & Communication 17 Jul 2023

#WPRD2023: Key findings from Africa's first PR and communications report

PR & Communications

#WPRD2023: Key findings from Africa's first PR and communications report

Ané-Sonet Bresler 12 Jul 2023

Image supplied. Joe Hamman, founder and CEO, Novus Group, says the future of media monitoring lies in the integration of human and AI

Media

Media monitoring's future lies in the integration of human and AI

2 Jun 2023

Image source: Reuters

Corporate & Commercial Law

Watchdog proposes first set of global rules for crypto sector

Huw Jones 23 May 2023

Dr Barbara Jensen Vorster, senior executive manager for communications and marketing, Gautrain Management Agency

Railway

#BehindtheBrandManager: Meet Dr Barbara Jensen Vorster, the senior executive behind Gautrain's marketing success

Robin Fredericks 28 Apr 2023

#OrchidsandOnions: Decaf your mind with Nescafé

#OrchidsandOnions

#OrchidsandOnions: Decaf your mind with Nescafé

Brendan Seery 24 Apr 2023

Image source: Kittipong Jirasukhanont –

Law Practice

How AI, machine learning and ChatGPT are changing the legal system

Annelise Petzer 3 Apr 2023

Social Media

Joe Biden takes further steps to ban TikTok in US

8 Mar 2023

Source: © Edmond Dantès Madelain Roscher, crisis communications expert and CEO of PR Worx says PR and legal need to work together in times of client crisis management

PR & Communications

PR and legal: adversaries or allies?

Madelain Roscher 2 Feb 2023

Advertising

2022 Edelman Trust Barometer Report: Gen Z see through brand inauthenticity

23 Nov 2022

Rael Levitt releases It takes a tsunami

How To Start Up

Rael Levitt releases It takes a tsunami

Issued by Inospace Services 22 Nov 2022

Source: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Retailers

Outrage over Dis-Chem's moratorium on hiring, promoting White staff

17 Oct 2022

#OrchidsandOnions: Finding the line in funny advertising

#OrchidsandOnions

#OrchidsandOnions: Finding the line in funny advertising

Brendan Seery 3 Oct 2022

Source: ©Laura Lee Moreau

Education

Media training programme launches for African experts

21 Sep 2022

Public relations: How APO Group grew revenue by 88% in the first half of 2022 despite banning certain industries

PR & Communications

Public relations: How APO Group grew revenue by 88% in the first half of 2022 despite banning certain industries

Nicolas Pompigne-Mognard, Issued by APO Group 30 Aug 2022

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Remuneration & Payroll

Executive pay and how the fundamentals work

Chris Blair 15 Jul 2022

Algorithms, bots and elections in Africa: how social media influences political choices

Social Media

Algorithms, bots and elections in Africa: how social media influences political choices

Martin N Ndlela 5 Apr 2022

Edelman SA Trust Barometer 2022 reveals a tendency of distrust

Research

Edelman SA Trust Barometer 2022 reveals a tendency of distrust

1 Mar 2022

The people vs Savanna Premium Cider in #CancelCourt - you won't believe what happens next...

FMCG

The people vs Savanna Premium Cider in #CancelCourt - you won't believe what happens next...

Issued by Heineken Beverages 8 Feb 2022

CRM, CX, UX

Net promoter score vs. Net sentiment

Melanie Malherbe 14 Sep 2021

Event industry head pulling rabbits out of hats

MICE

Event industry head pulling rabbits out of hats

Nicole Chamberlin 24 Aug 2021