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The panel featuring communications leaders from Armenia, Ukraine, Ghana, Switzerland and South Africa at the World Communications Forum’s PR Summit in Davos with Lebo Madia, PR Powerhouse, centre (In blue) (Image supplied)

PR & Communications

Exclusive: Lebo Madiba - Trust Engineers: The rise of strategic communicators in an age of AI, conflict and cultural complexity

Lebo Madiba 16 Apr 2025

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Safe-haven Swiss franc at decade high, euro surges vs dollar as US-China trade war rages

11 Apr 2025

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Law Practice

Wynberg courts closed until further notice

8 Apr 2025

The paradox of first-mover advantage

CRM, CX, UX

The paradox of first-mover advantage

Andre Fredericks, Issued by Sanlam Fintech 15 Nov 2024

Image source: jason salmon –

Labour Law

When do restraint of trade agreements become unreasonable in the eyes of the court?

Jaimé-Lee Jacobs 7 Apr 2025

Source: © The 2025 EMEA Sabre Awards saw South Africa’s public relations and communications agencies, Retroviral and Razor PR, fly the flag high

PR & Communications

Retroviral and Razor PR fly the flag at the Sabre EMEA Awards

Danette Breitenbach 3 Apr 2025

Why Aren’t More Businesses Doing Personalisation Better?

Marketing

Why Aren’t More Businesses Doing Personalisation Better?

Andrew Solomon, Issued by Achievement Awards Group 26 Feb 2025

Carrol Boyes launches Caro Handbag Collection

Fashion & Homeware

Carrol Boyes launches Caro Handbag Collection

1 Apr 2025

Unpopular opinion by a CEO: Hyper-personalised marketing is just digital stalking

Marketing

Unpopular opinion by a CEO: Hyper-personalised marketing is just digital stalking

Issued by Wetpaint Advertising 1 Apr 2025

5 years on from Covid and how work will continue to evolve

Trends

5 years on from Covid and how work will continue to evolve

Mark Dixon, Issued by GO Content Lab 31 Mar 2025

MTN, Lynk make Africa's first satellite voice call using smartphone

Telecoms & Networks

MTN, Lynk make Africa's first satellite voice call using smartphone

28 Mar 2025

MTN Group and Airtel Africa agree to share networks in Uganda and Nigeria

Telecoms & Networks

MTN Group and Airtel Africa agree to share networks in Uganda and Nigeria

27 Mar 2025

Source: Supplied.

Financial Services

Africa's digital future: Mastercard's $1.5tn vision for growth

26 Mar 2025

Marketing

What’s holding businesses back from mastering personalisation?

Andrew Solomon 26 Mar 2025

Vaal University of Technology and Standard Bank to launch Hydrogen Centre of Excellence

Higher Education

Vaal University of Technology and Standard Bank to launch Hydrogen Centre of Excellence

Issued by Vaal University of Technology 19 Mar 2025

Image source: Narith Thongphasuk –

Labour Law & Unions

If time is money, can time-wasters be fired?

Wesley Field 18 Mar 2025

Markets & Investment

Alternative Investor Network Launches Property Activator Program, with Hannes Dupper at the Helm

Issued by Alternative Investor Network 28 Jan 2025

Entrepreneurship

Alternative Investor Network Launches Business Accelerator Programme in Partnership with AJ Wasserman and FIO Connect

Issued by Alternative Investor Network 20 Jan 2025

Source: Supplied.

Covid-19

5 years on: How Covid redefined the future of work

Mark Dixon 12 Mar 2025

APIs to lead mobile identity market with $22bn revenue by 2029

Technology

APIs to lead mobile identity market with $22bn revenue by 2029

11 Mar 2025

A healthy work-life balance – is It possible?

Wellness

A healthy work-life balance – is It possible?

Issued by myrkl 12 Mar 2025

$The Creative Circle Best of the Year awards took place recently with TBWA\Hunt Lascaris taking Overall Agency of the Year (Image supplied)$

Advertising

Creative Circle Best of the Year awards: Honouring the Class of 76’ and 24’

Alex Goldberg 10 Mar 2025

Why brands should stop hiding from their customers

CRM, CX, UX

Why brands should stop hiding from their customers

Issued by BrandLove 6 Mar 2025

Redefining what is 'smart' about devices, Human Mobile Devices poised for growth in SA

Hardware

Redefining what is 'smart' about devices, Human Mobile Devices poised for growth in SA

Issued by Human Mobile Devices 4 Mar 2025

Representatives from Google Cloud, Qualcomm Technologies, CKH Group, Orange, Telefónica, and Vodafone joined the announcement

Technology

Honor invests $10bn in Alpha Plan to mesh AI across devices and ecosystems

Lindsey Schutters 3 Mar 2025

Source: © 123rf Founder and head social media strategist at Emma Is Social, Emma-Jane Truter, discusses how a business could align its social media strategy with its business goals

Social Media

From brand awareness to sales: Mastering social media for your business

Emma-Jane Truter 3 Mar 2025

VUT to inaugurate new vice-chancellor and principal, Professor Khehla Ndlovu

Higher Education

VUT to inaugurate new vice-chancellor and principal, Professor Khehla Ndlovu

Issued by Vaal University of Technology 4 Mar 2025

Celebrating innovation: Redmi Note 14 post-launch event in South Africa

Mobile & Apps

Celebrating innovation: Redmi Note 14 post-launch event in South Africa

Issued by OLC Through The Line Communications 26 Feb 2025

The isolation pandemic

Mental health

The isolation pandemic

Issued by Sonja Smith Elite Funeral Group 25 Feb 2025

iPhone 16e is available in South Africa on 28 February.

Mobile & Apps

There is no midrange inside the Apple garden walls

Lindsey Schutters 24 Feb 2025

Securing SA’s agricultural future with advanced irrigation technology

Agriculture

Securing SA’s agricultural future with advanced irrigation technology

19 Feb 2025

Stiles Knysna to temporarily close its doors on 28 February 2025

Retailers

Stiles Knysna to temporarily close its doors on 28 February 2025

Issued by Stiles 18 Feb 2025

Ross Kudo, commercial lawyer

Corporate & Commercial Law

Litigation financing and the threat it poses to SA courts

Ross Kudo 18 Feb 2025

Source: Supplied.

Markets & Investment

Market upheaval as Moscow Exchange halts trading amid rouble rally

Katja Hamilton 14 Feb 2025

Why exhibitions still matter in a digital world

Events & Conferencing

Why exhibitions still matter in a digital world

Issued by HOMEMAKERS 14 Feb 2025

Plastics SA and Captain Fanplastic ignite the school year with eco-education at Westlake Primary

Primary & Secondary Education

Plastics SA and Captain Fanplastic ignite the school year with eco-education at Westlake Primary

Issued by Soapbox 12 Feb 2025

Huawei throws weight behind Nova 13 to drive market comeback

Mobile & Apps

Huawei throws weight behind Nova 13 to drive market comeback

Lindsey Schutters 11 Feb 2025

Electric vehicles in Africa: what’s needed to grow the sector

Fuel & Energy

Electric vehicles in Africa: what’s needed to grow the sector

MJ (Thinus) Booysen, Joubert Van Eeden 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

Zapper introduces ‘My Cards’ feature to accelerate loyalty programmes in SA

Retail Services

Zapper introduces ‘My Cards’ feature to accelerate loyalty programmes in SA

6 Feb 2025

The hidden dangers of the agentic era of AI assistants

Cybersecurity

The hidden dangers of the agentic era of AI assistants

Zaheer Ebrahim 4 Feb 2025

Honor puts established Android players on notice with X9C

Mobile & Apps

Honor puts established Android players on notice with X9C

Lindsey Schutters 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

Marketing

#BizTrends 2025: 99c’s Andrew Brand - Retail advertising: The new frontier

Andrew Brand 3 Feb 2025

Bold vision and renewed energy for 2025 - Isilumko Activate

Marketing

Bold vision and renewed energy for 2025 - Isilumko Activate

Issued by Isilumko Activate 30 Jan 2025

Can AI agents improve customer experience in tech support?

Technology

Can AI agents improve customer experience in tech support?

Ryan Falkenberg 30 Jan 2025

Samsung Galaxy S25 is funnily familiar

Mobile & Apps

Samsung Galaxy S25 is funnily familiar

Lindsey Schutters 28 Jan 2025