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JCDecaux wins advertising concession at Dr Antonio Agostinho Neto International Airport (Luanda, Angola)

OOH

JCDecaux wins advertising concession at Dr Antonio Agostinho Neto International Airport (Luanda, Angola)

Issued by JCDecaux 13 minutes

Clicks plans to open more stores and pharmacies across SA

Retailers

Clicks plans to open more stores and pharmacies across SA

51 minutes

Media

Deadline today: Final hours to apply for INMA’s Africa Elevate Scholarship

2 hours

Advertising

Warc: News media struggles as brands favour softer content

3 hours

Source: © 123rf Although the production data for March will only be released in May, the figures for January and February suggest a notable quarterly decline for mining production in the first quarter of 2025

Markets & Investment

Mining production decline points to Q1 2025 contraction

4 hours

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 5 hours

Injecting new energy into the economy via youth entrepreneurship

Research Reports

Injecting new energy into the economy via youth entrepreneurship

Issued by Next Generation 1 day

Enter Everlytic’s You Mailed It Email Marketing Awards today

Marketing

Enter Everlytic’s You Mailed It Email Marketing Awards today

Issued by Everlytic 1 day

Oceana invests $1.5m in US seafood innovation fund

Fishing

Oceana invests $1.5m in US seafood innovation fund

1 day

South Africa as G20 leader can take action on Africa’s food supply: 4 ways to make a difference

Agriculture

South Africa as G20 leader can take action on Africa’s food supply: 4 ways to make a difference

Wandile Sihlobo 1 day

Source: Supplied.

Infrastructure & Utilities

Cape Town, the global city: What lessons can we learn as a country?

Mike Abel 23 hours

Col'Cacchio enters new era with Col'Cacchio Go

Food & bev. services

Col'Cacchio enters new era with Col'Cacchio Go

1 day

MediaHeads 360 and Media Host join forces to redefine community radio advertising

Advertising

MediaHeads 360 and Media Host join forces to redefine community radio advertising

Issued by MediaHeads 360 1 day

Redefining work: the environmental impact of the hybrid workforce

#EvolutionofWork

Redefining work: the environmental impact of the hybrid workforce

1 day

How to support your team after the death of a colleague

Management & Leadership

How to support your team after the death of a colleague

Issued by Sonja Smith Elite Funeral Group 1 day

MTN chair Mcebisi Jonas tapped to strengthen SA-US relations

Telecoms & Networks

MTN chair Mcebisi Jonas tapped to strengthen SA-US relations

1 day

Thornybush Safari Lodges receive 5-star butler and front of house training from Sam Hospitality

Hospitality

Thornybush Safari Lodges receive 5-star butler and front of house training from Sam Hospitality

Issued by Sam Hospitality 1 day

PR & Communications

Exclusive: Razor PR's Wynand Coetzer - 3 Lessons in measuring the impact of communications

Wynand Coetzer 1 day

Dan Marokane, group chief executive, Eskom and Ben Magara, CEO of Exxaro Resources. the two organisations have signed a MoU to reduce carbon emissions, improve air quality and ensure a just transition to a low-carbon economy

Sustainability

Exxaro, Eskom MoU to reduce carbon emissions, improve air quality and ensure a just energy transition

1 day

Source: Institute for Molecular Bioscience.

Healthcare

Calls for private labs to solve South Africa's DNA backlog grow louder

1 day

Shoprite Group's Petshop Science grows sales by 56.9%

Retailers

Shoprite Group's Petshop Science grows sales by 56.9%

2 days

Hospitality

Valor Hospitality Partners appoints Allan Wantenaar to drive African expansion

2 days

Grant Smee, CEO of Only Realty Property Group

Markets & Investment

Property over partner: The new South African trend among millennials

2 days

Mary Beth West, a senior strategist from the US, challenges the industry to confront its role in blurring the lines between advocacy, ideology, and profit at the World Communications Forum Association’s Davos Communications Summit (Image supplied by Lebo Madiba)

PR & Communications

Exclusive: Lebo Madiba - Bell Pottinger’s legacy and the shifting terrain of PR, ethics and geopolitics

Lebo Madiba 2 days

Source: © Dubai Lynx Held after the Lynx Awards, the Winners’ Lunch celebrates the success and creativity of the teams that took home Awards for their work

Advertising

All the 2025 Dubai Lynx Awards

2 days

Prada Group to acquire 100% of Versace

Retailers

Prada Group to acquire 100% of Versace

11 Apr 2025

ANEW Hotels & Resorts invests in growing hotel portfolio

Hospitality

ANEW Hotels & Resorts invests in growing hotel portfolio

Issued by ANEW Hotels & Resorts 11 Apr 2025

Meet the 2025 Standard Bank Young Artist Award winners

Art

Meet the 2025 Standard Bank Young Artist Award winners

11 Apr 2025

Mining

Prisma boosts skills at Angola's largest diamond mine

11 Apr 2025

Winners of the South Africa Restaurant Awards 2025

Food & Wine

Winners of the South Africa Restaurant Awards 2025

11 Apr 2025

Source: © 123rf The Director’s Guild of South Africa (DGSA) has launched the first Annual DGSA Creatives Awards that will celebrate directors

Film & Cinematography

First Annual DGSA Creative Awards for directors launches

11 Apr 2025

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

African credit ratings can absorb aid cuts and trade strains, Fitch says

10 Apr 2025

MTN Group Fintech appoints Nikiwe Tanga as new chief legal officer

Telecoms & Networks

MTN Group Fintech appoints Nikiwe Tanga as new chief legal officer

10 Apr 2025

Lesotho under pressure to approve Starlink licence

Telecoms & Networks

Lesotho under pressure to approve Starlink licence

Sechaba Mokhethi 10 Apr 2025

Insurance & Actuarial

Discovery Life reveals R11.5bn payout in 2024 claims

10 Apr 2025

Minister de Lille launches Easter tourism campaign from Cape Town dunes

Tourism

Minister de Lille launches Easter tourism campaign from Cape Town dunes

10 Apr 2025

Source: © 123rf Trust in advertising has dropped by eight percent, despite the claim that 71% appreciate brands that engage in social issues, over half still feel underrepresented in advertising, highlighting a disconnect

Advertising

Advertising trust drops 8% - indicates a disconnect with consumers

10 Apr 2025

Talent Acquisition

AI firm Anthropic announces 100 roles in Europe, new EMEA head

Paul Sandle 9 Apr 2025

Cell C confirms customer data leak after ransomware claim

Cybersecurity

Cell C confirms customer data leak after ransomware claim

9 Apr 2025

Source: Reuters.

Infrastructure & Utilities

Italy's Eni to invest $26bn in North Africa over next four years, CEO says

Francesca Landini 9 Apr 2025

Source: Reuters.

Banking

HSBC South Africa CEO Muneer Ismail joins FirstRand to lead corporate banking

8 Apr 2025

Source: World Economic Forum.

Economy

#G20: Mazzucato appointed as SA's strategic planner for global economic growth

9 Apr 2025

Source: PwC South Africa.

Markets & Investment

Is a US-led global recession on the horizon?

9 Apr 2025

The Department of Social Development is proposing changes to the Social Assistance Act, including removing questions about the income of applicants for the R370-a-month Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant. Archive photo: Mosima Rafapa/GroundUp

Health & Social Welfare

Department of Social Development proposes changes to SRD grant application

Marecia Damons 9 Apr 2025

VAT hikes and fuel price cuts: A mixed bag for small businesses

Entrepreneurship

VAT hikes and fuel price cuts: A mixed bag for small businesses

9 Apr 2025

Healthcare

Living with multiple chronic conditions cuts lives short – but Africans are overlooked in research

Isaac Kisiangani, Michele Ramsay, and Michelle Kamp 8 Apr 2025