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Branding

Diary of a CMO: How can I protect my brand against copycats?

Mary Kyriakidi and Peter Aiken, Issued by Kantar 18 Feb 2025

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Remuneration & Payroll

Ad Talent Salary Survey: Wage comparisons and employment trends

13 Feb 2025

Motherland OMNi and Respublica partner to unlock powerful student marketing

Marketing

Motherland OMNi and Respublica partner to unlock powerful student marketing

Issued by Motherland OMNi 11 Feb 2025

New appointments at Bonitas Medical Fund

Medical Aid

New appointments at Bonitas Medical Fund

Issued by Bonitas 7 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

Source: Supplied. Tim Wakeford, Vice President, Financials Product Strategy at Workday.

Finance

2025's recalibration of the finance function - where does this leave skilled humans?

Tim Wakeford 3 Feb 2025

Technology

Microsoft, Meta CEOs defend AI spending after DeepSeek stuns tech world

30 Jan 2025

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Marketing

Warc's The Multiplier Effect - A CMO’s guide to brand building in the performance era

29 Jan 2025

Diary of a CMO: Is your category’s ceiling coming down on you?

Marketing

Diary of a CMO: Is your category’s ceiling coming down on you?

Mary Kyriakidi and Dr Nicki Morley, Issued by Kantar 28 Jan 2025

The Keliber lithium hydroxide project will comprise five mining areas, a concentrator, refinery and auxiliary facilities at all sites. Source: Sibanye-Stillwater

Mining

Sibanye-Stillwater CCDO resigns for personal reasons

Lindsey Schutters 27 Jan 2025

Incubeta Africa’s MD Jaco Lintvelt says CMOs must get back to the idea of marketing as a key driver of value (Image supplied)

Marketing

#BizTrends 2025: Incubeta Africa’s Jaco Lintvelt – Getting back to marketing as a key driver of value

Jaco Lintvelt 20 Jan 2025

Nissan CEO Makoto Uchida announcing the financial results. Source: Nissan

Automotive

Market responds well to Nissan and Honda merger talks

Lindsey Schutters 18 Dec 2024

Pat Gelsinger displays wafers that represents Intel's four nodes in five years process strategy launched under his leadership at the Intel Foundry Direct Connect event in February 2024. Source: Intel

Technology

Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger bows out as crisis escalates

Lindsey Schutters 3 Dec 2024

Airlink CEO Rodger Foster to step down after 33 years of leadership

Aviation

Airlink CEO Rodger Foster to step down after 33 years of leadership

29 Nov 2024

Source: © Showmax MultiChoice SA and Showmax CEO, Marc Jury has resigned

TV

Marc Jury, MultiChoice SA and Showmax CEO, resigns

22 Nov 2024

Source: Supplied

Agribusiness

African Agri Investment Indaba drives solutions for Africa’s growing food crisis

19 Nov 2024

Image source: Getty Images

Criminal Law

Top Safa boss appears in court

14 Nov 2024

Top 20 winners announced: 2024 South African Small Business Awards

SMEs

Top 20 winners announced: 2024 South African Small Business Awards

Issued by NSBC.Africa 6 Nov 2024

Coronation and Ladles of Love Sarmiethon 2024

CSI & Philanthropy

Coronation and Ladles of Love Sarmiethon 2024

Issued by Coronation 5 Nov 2024

Source: © 123rf This month VML's strategy director Antonio Petra gives a practical guide to using AI to improve the way your agency operates with your clients and internally

AI in Advertising

AI in Advertising Part 1 of 3: How to transform agency workflows with AI

Antonio Petra 4 Nov 2024

Netstar appoints Morné Grundlingh as group CFO to bolster international growth ambitions

Road Freight & Fleet Management

Netstar appoints Morné Grundlingh as group CFO to bolster international growth ambitions

Issued by The Nielsen Network 15 Oct 2024

Debut Programme Hlanganisa Pitch Den: Empowering South Africa’s next creative entrepreneurs

Marketing & Media

Debut Programme Hlanganisa Pitch Den: Empowering South Africa’s next creative entrepreneurs

Issued by Business and Arts South Africa 4 Oct 2024

Source: Reuters.

Retail

Spar appoints new CFO

Tannur Anders 3 Oct 2024

Getting to grips with healthcare inflation

Medical Aid

Getting to grips with healthcare inflation

Kathy Malherbe, Issued by Bonitas 19 Sep 2024

International Literacy Day - 6 September celebration

Primary & Secondary Education

International Literacy Day - 6 September celebration

Issued by Coronation 10 Sep 2024

Ishmet Davidson is retiring as Media 24 group CEO and will also step down as a board member (Image supplied)

Media

Media24 CEO Ishmet Davidson retires, Raj Lalbahadur, current group CFO, appointed interim CEO

6 Sep 2024

Strini Mudaly, group ICT vice president at Gold Fields on stage at AWS Summit

Cloud

Gold Fields breaks tradition with bold AWS cloud strategy

Lindsey Schutters 3 Sep 2024

Unlocking Africa’s agricultural power to ensure food security for all

Agriculture

Unlocking Africa’s agricultural power to ensure food security for all

3 Sep 2024

Source: © Campaign Live Troy Ruhanen is the global CEO of the newly formed Omnicom Advertising Group (OAG)

Advertising

Omnicom forms OAG with Troy Ruhanen as global CEO

29 Aug 2024

#WomensMonth: Marishka Govender's journey to CFO at Volvo Car SA

Dealers

#WomensMonth: Marishka Govender's journey to CFO at Volvo Car SA

Imran Salie 22 Aug 2024

BMW Group Financial Services SA welcomes new CFO Roger Rooden

Dealers

BMW Group Financial Services SA welcomes new CFO Roger Rooden

21 Aug 2024

Walt Bruns will take over as Sasol's CFO and executive director from 1 September 2024

Energy

Sasol appoints Walt Bruns as new CFO and executive director

Lindsey Schutters 13 Aug 2024

Image source: Tanarat Kongchuenjit –

ESG & Sustainability

Decoding the equation for ESG accounting

Andrew Harding 5 Aug 2024

Marketing

How can you approach the CFO to argue for greater investment in your brand?

Mary Kyriakidi, Issued by Kantar 31 Jul 2024

Day one of Cannes Lions has seen a record number of creatives. Seen here is musician John Legend and his model wife Chrissy Teigen. Source: Carl Willoughby.

Cannes Lions

#Cannes2024: Creative Circle at Cannes - a vibrant return with a record attendance

Carl Willoughby 18 Jun 2024

Oceana Group reveals record first-half performance

Banking & Finance

Oceana Group reveals record first-half performance

12 Jun 2024

Ackerman Investment Holdings to forego majority shareholder voting control of Pick n Pay

Retail

Ackerman Investment Holdings to forego majority shareholder voting control of Pick n Pay

27 May 2024

Dealers

BMW's Mini brand welcomes new leadership

14 May 2024

4 reasons why CFOs love data-drive creative

Digital

4 reasons why CFOs love data-drive creative

Johan Walters and Calvin van Rensburg, Issued by Incubeta 26 Apr 2024

Public Sector Leaders features the merSETA CFO, Ncedisa Mpande

Advertising

Public Sector Leaders features the merSETA CFO, Ncedisa Mpande

Issued by Topco Media 2 Apr 2024

Global AI and finance guru Maarten de Borst brings ChatGPT masterclass for finance professionals to SA

Education & Training

Global AI and finance guru Maarten de Borst brings ChatGPT masterclass for finance professionals to SA

Issued by CFO South Africa 25 Mar 2024

BNPL startup Float secures R208m funding from Standard Bank

Funding

BNPL startup Float secures R208m funding from Standard Bank

20 Mar 2024

SA entrepreneurship event sheds light on the need and the value of women in business

SMEs

SA entrepreneurship event sheds light on the need and the value of women in business

Issued by Business Partners Limited 14 Mar 2024

Michelle Phillips has been made permanent CEO of Transnet.

Markets & Investment

Minerals Council welcomes permanent Transnet leadership appointments

29 Feb 2024

Leveraging AI: The secret weapon for your side hustle

Entrepreneurship

Leveraging AI: The secret weapon for your side hustle

Kerushan Govender 12 Feb 2024

Louis Trichardt union members who protested the appointment of their municipality’s Chief Financial Officer have been vindicated. Illustration: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Labour Law

High Court finds appointment of Makhado CFO unlawful

Tania Broughton and Bernard Chiguvare 12 Feb 2024

Johnathan Dillon appointed as the new head of the School of Professional Accounting

Higher Education

Johnathan Dillon appointed as the new head of the School of Professional Accounting

Issued by Milpark Education 9 Feb 2024

Toyota hikes annual profit forecast after Q3 beats expectations

Dealers

Toyota hikes annual profit forecast after Q3 beats expectations

7 Feb 2024

Appointment of Lesaka company secretary

Financial Services

Appointment of Lesaka company secretary

Issued by The Nielsen Network 1 Feb 2024

Tongaat CFO appointed interim CEO

Agro-processing

Tongaat CFO appointed interim CEO

18 Jan 2024