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Carl Willoughby with his fellow Cannes Lions Direct2025 jury members (Image supplied)

Cannes Lions

Judging #Cannes2025: Carl Willoughby - Messy creates the best work

Carl Willoughby 1 day

Woolworths opens new Food Emporium in Cape Town

Retailers

Woolworths opens new Food Emporium in Cape Town

3 days

Rob Garden has joined MSCSports in a new role created for him (Image supplied)

Sponsorship

Rob Garden joins MscSports

3 days

Source: © 123rf Babalwa Nyembezi says choosing collaboration builds brands in harmony

Advertising

Babalwa Nyembezi: Collaboration builds brands in harmony

Babalwa Nyembezi 3 days

The sustainability edge: Beyond Earth Day, why going green is good for business

SMEs

The sustainability edge: Beyond Earth Day, why going green is good for business

Issued by Business Partners Limited 3 Jul 2025

Measurement that matters: Turning omnichannel campaigns into real-world results

Advertising

Measurement that matters: Turning omnichannel campaigns into real-world results

Issued by Vicinity Media 3 Jul 2025

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Talent Acquisition

No one-stop solution to successful talent retention

Shaun Smit 2 Jul 2025

From idea to shelf: How Mpact brings FMCG packaging to life

Packaging

From idea to shelf: How Mpact brings FMCG packaging to life

Issued by Mpact 2 Jul 2025

Image credit: RoboAdvisor from Pixabay

CSI & Philanthropy

Why CSI has to evolve beyond charity in Africa

Nkosinathi Mahlangu 2 Jul 2025

Nedbank's latest campaign #GetMoneyFit draws inspiration from the parallels between physical fitness and financial wellness (Image supplied)

Advertising

#BehindtheCampaign: Nedbank's #GetMoneyFit

2 Jul 2025

Image credit: Japhet Khendlo on Unsplash

Mining

How SA can play crucial role in African mining

Eduardo Muñoz 2 Jul 2025

#Orchids&Onions: Spotify's ode to Zulu traditions

#OrchidsandOnions

#Orchids&Onions: Spotify's ode to Zulu traditions

Brendan Seery 2 Jul 2025

Winning team from Linge Primary School in Nyanga (L-R): Avuye Booi, Zandile Nkomo, Luthando Fikizolo, Khanyisa Ndlambe, Khanyo Kwatshana, Siyolise Dumami.

Primary & Secondary Education

Winners of Improve My School Challenge transform class environment

1 Jul 2025

IAB Education Council Front Row commences 2025 nominations for top young talent

IAB Bookmarks Awards

IAB Education Council Front Row commences 2025 nominations for top young talent

Issued by IAB South Africa 1 Jul 2025

Africa Textile Talks returns under the theme 'Thread with Care'

Exhibitions & Events

Africa Textile Talks returns under the theme 'Thread with Care'

1 Jul 2025

Skubu refill store debuts in South Africa

ESG

Skubu refill store debuts in South Africa

1 Jul 2025

Top 5 takeaways from Umbraco Codegarden 2025

Development

Top 5 takeaways from Umbraco Codegarden 2025

Issued by Bluegrass Digital 30 Jun 2025

Source: Supplied. Amy Symington, Junior Green Building Consultant at Solid Green Consulting.

Architecture & Design

#YouthMonth: Meet the young architect shaping a sustainable future in South Africa

Katja Hamilton 30 Jun 2025

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Higher Education

Can academics use AI to write journal papers? What the guidelines say

Sumaya Laher 30 Jun 2025

Spotting opportunity in the backyard: Aubrey Maluleke’s Youth Entrepreneurship journey

Funding

Spotting opportunity in the backyard: Aubrey Maluleke’s Youth Entrepreneurship journey

Issued by The Innovator Trust 30 Jun 2025

#YouthMonth: GoodLuck is influencing SA's youth through its music

Music

#YouthMonth: GoodLuck is influencing SA's youth through its music

Evan-Lee Courie 30 Jun 2025

Kendra Hyman specialise in creator management at Special Effects Media (Image supplied)

Social Media

#WorldSocialMediaDay: Local stories, global conversations

Kendra Hyman 30 Jun 2025

Old Mutual SMEgo launches the 2nd annual Old Mutual SMEGo Pitchathon

SMEs

Old Mutual SMEgo launches the 2nd annual Old Mutual SMEGo Pitchathon

Issued by Old Mutual SMEgo 27 Jun 2025

Education and AI in the spotlight

Youth Month

Education and AI in the spotlight

Issued by Mann Made 27 Jun 2025

Creating space to grow: Building an industry that nurtures its own

Advertising

Creating space to grow: Building an industry that nurtures its own

Sarah Dexter, Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 27 Jun 2025

Sales

Edelman report: Smart thought leadership outperforms traditional B2B marketing

Karabo Ledwaba 27 Jun 2025

Networking: It’s more than just signing deals

Events

Networking: It’s more than just signing deals

Issued by myrkl 26 Jun 2025

#YouthMonth: SA’s Young Lions winners – “Our strength is our South Africanness”

Youth Month

#YouthMonth: SA’s Young Lions winners – “Our strength is our South Africanness”

Danette Breitenbach 26 Jun 2025

The fund has been topped by R1m for 2025. Source: Supplied

SMEs

ICT and financial services SMEs to compete for R4.2m

25 Jun 2025

Vikas Mehta, regional CEO of Ogilvy Africa Network (center), and Raphael Beecham, creative director at Ogilvy Tanzania (left), receive the Africa Company of the Year Award for Advertising Agency of the Year from (right) Salim Baabde, managing director of Camel Oil and chairman of the Tanzanite CEO Roundtable, Dar es Salaam Chapter

Advertising

Ogilvy Africa Network named Advertising Agency of the Year

25 Jun 2025

Sindiswa Sweetness Balintulo, human resource officer at Quickloc8

Management & Leadership

#YouthMonth: Sindiswa Balintulo on youth empowerment and thriving in multigenerational workplaces

Shan Radcliffe 24 Jun 2025

Beyond the smoothie – UP launches papaya-inspired recipe book

Higher Education

Beyond the smoothie – UP launches papaya-inspired recipe book

Issued by University of Pretoria 24 Jun 2025

$#YouthMonth: TBWA\Hunt\Lascaris’ Sydney Rheeder - Young people’s humanity, the key to their magic$

Youth Month

#YouthMonth: TBWA\Hunt\Lascaris’ Sydney Rheeder - Young people’s humanity, the key to their magic

Danette Breitenbach 24 Jun 2025

Penquin’s Veronica Moleele named judge for 2025 Effie Awards South Africa

Advertising

Penquin’s Veronica Moleele named judge for 2025 Effie Awards South Africa

Issued by Penquin 24 Jun 2025

Image: Lebohang Ramokonopi, candidate attorney at Bowmans - source:

Law Practice

#YouthMonth: Bowmans' Lebohang Ramokonopi - encouraging accountability and civic responsibility

Shan Radcliffe 24 Jun 2025

#YouthMonth: Vanessa Mhlom, founder of Pleroma Patch, encourages youth to 'rise, build, heal and lead'

Wellness

#YouthMonth: Vanessa Mhlom, founder of Pleroma Patch, encourages youth to 'rise, build, heal and lead'

Evan-Lee Courie 23 Jun 2025

#YouthMonth: Meet the Wessa interns driving SA’s green energy sector

Food, Water & Energy Security

#YouthMonth: Meet the Wessa interns driving SA’s green energy sector

Maroefah Smith 23 Jun 2025

Image credit: Bhautik Patel on Unsplash

CSI & Philanthropy

Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation joins the Climate Philanthropy Pledge

23 Jun 2025

Source: © PRCA Young Lions TBWA/Hunt/Lascaris' team win Silver Lion

Cannes Lions

#Cannes2025: Young Lions TBWA\Hunt\Lascaris' team win Silver Lion

Danette Breitenbach 20 Jun 2025

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Agriculture

Young South Africans harness restituted land for jobs and economic growth

20 Jun 2025

Celebrating Youth Month and 2025 YEP Top Achievers

Youth Month

Celebrating Youth Month and 2025 YEP Top Achievers

Issued by The Innovator Trust 20 Jun 2025

Applications open for Semester 2: Foundation Programme in Design Thinking at d-school Afrika

Higher Education

Applications open for Semester 2: Foundation Programme in Design Thinking at d-school Afrika

Issued by Hasso Plattner d-school Afrika 20 Jun 2025

What happens when SA’s brightest creatives are all in one room? This is how you can show up

Education

What happens when SA’s brightest creatives are all in one room? This is how you can show up

Issued by Red & Yellow 20 Jun 2025

Edge Growth’s first Investee Day marks new chapter in supporting and scaling South African SMEs

SMEs

Edge Growth’s first Investee Day marks new chapter in supporting and scaling South African SMEs

Issued by Edge Growth 19 Jun 2025

AI is all about doing more with less and opens the door to new possibilities

ICT

AI is all about doing more with less and opens the door to new possibilities

Werner Joubert, Issued by ASUS 19 Jun 2025

Top ICT achievers recognised at 2025 Enterprise Development Graduation

SMEs

Top ICT achievers recognised at 2025 Enterprise Development Graduation

Issued by The Innovator Trust 19 Jun 2025

#YouthMonth: Yolanda Maphalala champions agri-tech innovation

Agriculture

#YouthMonth: Yolanda Maphalala champions agri-tech innovation

Robin Fredericks 19 Jun 2025

Khumbuzile Zondi is standing on business. Source: Supplied.

Youth Month

#YouthMonth: FCB social lead Khumbuzile Zondi is standing on business

Karabo Ledwaba 19 Jun 2025

Africa’s youth are rising - and they’re taking the energy transition with them

Youth Month

Africa’s youth are rising - and they’re taking the energy transition with them

Issued by OnPoint PR 18 Jun 2025