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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

22 minutes

Are local businesses ready for the new Employment Equity Regulations?

Labour Law & Unions

Are local businesses ready for the new Employment Equity Regulations?

39 minutes

Markets & Investment

Interplay of US tariff policies and South African property market: What to know

49 minutes

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 1 hour

Cape Town fintech Stitch secures R1bn in funding

Funding

Cape Town fintech Stitch secures R1bn in funding

19 hours

10 types of security risk and how to safeguard your SME

Cybersecurity

10 types of security risk and how to safeguard your SME

Issued by Domains.co.za 20 hours

Mandela Bay Business Chamber and Stellantis partner to foster job creation in E.Cape

Skills Development & Training

Mandela Bay Business Chamber and Stellantis partner to foster job creation in E.Cape

21 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 21 hours

Levi’s and Beyoncé debuts Reiimagine Chapter 3: Refrigerator

Retail Marketing

Levi’s and Beyoncé debuts Reiimagine Chapter 3: Refrigerator

22 hours

Oceana invests $1.5m in US seafood innovation fund

Fishing

Oceana invests $1.5m in US seafood innovation fund

23 hours

Chinese manufacturers "expose" where luxury brands are really made

Design & Manufacturing

Chinese manufacturers "expose" where luxury brands are really made

23 hours

Code, confidence and career: Vidur Lutchminarain’s Richfield IT journey

Higher Education

Code, confidence and career: Vidur Lutchminarain’s Richfield IT journey

Issued by Richfield 21 hours

Public relations at a crossroads

PR & Communications

Public relations at a crossroads

Issued by Brandfundi 23 hours

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 19 hours

Source: © 123rf Mark Baldwin, CEO of , a web design and digital marketing agency, weighs in on the biggest social media platform rebrands of all time

Branding

Social media rebrands: The failure - X, the insipid - Meta and the success - Instagram

Mark Baldwin 1 day

Col'Cacchio enters new era with Col'Cacchio Go

Food & bev. services

Col'Cacchio enters new era with Col'Cacchio Go

1 day

10 ways Gen Z can use psychology in their careers

Higher Education

10 ways Gen Z can use psychology in their careers

Issued by SACAP 1 day

PR & Communications

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

Wynand Coetzer 1 day

Art is closing the cultural gap between Africa and Abu Dhabi

Art

Art is closing the cultural gap between Africa and Abu Dhabi

Mohamed Khalifa Al Mubarak 1 day

Harnessing the gig economy: A practical guide for SMEs to leverage freelance talent

SMEs

Harnessing the gig economy: A practical guide for SMEs to leverage freelance talent

Jeremy Lang, Issued by Business Partners Limited 1 day

Next-gen materials to reach 8% of fibre market by 2030

Design & Manufacturing

Next-gen materials to reach 8% of fibre market by 2030

1 day

Grant Smee, CEO of Only Realty Property Group

Markets & Investment

Property over partner: The new South African trend among millennials

1 day

#OrchidsandOnions: SA Tourism swaps celebrity power for storytelling in new ad

#OrchidsandOnions

#OrchidsandOnions: SA Tourism swaps celebrity power for storytelling in new ad

Brendan Seery 1 day

Small businesses urged to apply for tourism opportunities

SMEs

Small businesses urged to apply for tourism opportunities

2 days

Source: © Genesis Water Tech The Clean Technology Fund, has recently launched and secured an initial commitment of R2,4 Billion ($120 million) under Airnergize Capital Fund I, which aims to drive and advance sustainable clean technology investments across Southern and broader Africa

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

First close of Airnergize Capital at R2.4bn in support of sustainable infrastructure for Africa

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

Markets & Investment

South Africa braces for post-Agoa era as tariffs hit exporters

2 days

Markets & Investment

China intensifies trade war with US by hiking tariffs to 125%

11 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

South Africa considering auto industry incentives as tariff buffer

Commercial & Industrial

South Africa considering auto industry incentives as tariff buffer

Nqobile Dludla 11 Apr 2025

Smartfill joins Transform’s R9m initiative to drive circular economy innovation in South Africa

FMCG

Smartfill joins Transform’s R9m initiative to drive circular economy innovation in South Africa

Issued by DY/DX 11 Apr 2025

Rainbow Chicken champions resilience, youth development and sustainability at Mzansi Young Farmers Indaba

Agriculture

Rainbow Chicken champions resilience, youth development and sustainability at Mzansi Young Farmers Indaba

Issued by Rainbow Chicken 11 Apr 2025

#See: Tourism Minister urges travellers to rediscover South Africa this Easter with new campaign

Tourism

#See: Tourism Minister urges travellers to rediscover South Africa this Easter with new campaign

11 Apr 2025

Unlock the power of connected wealth with Nedbank Private Wealth

Banking

Unlock the power of connected wealth with Nedbank Private Wealth

Issued by DNA Brand Architects 11 Apr 2025

Source: Hotel Verde. Hotel Verde, Africa’s greenest hotel, exemplifies sustainable infrastructure and green job creation in South Africa’s tourism and construction sectors.

Economy

Green infrastructure and jobs: South Africa’s plan for a brighter economic future

Teboho Makhabane 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

SA agency DoubleShift makes global impact with UK client wins

Branding

SA agency DoubleShift makes global impact with UK client wins

Issued by DoubleShift 11 Apr 2025

Winners of the South Africa Restaurant Awards 2025

Food & Wine

Winners of the South Africa Restaurant Awards 2025

11 Apr 2025

WTM Africa 2025 marks record participation from 96 countries

Tourism & Travel

WTM Africa 2025 marks record participation from 96 countries

11 Apr 2025

Source: HOLIET via

Agro-processing

Ivory Coast signals cocoa price hike in response to US tariffs

Ange Aboa 11 Apr 2025

Lebo Madiba is at the World Communications Forum Association’s Davos Communications Summit. Here, she reports on the message from the keynote speaker, Paul Holmes, founder and chair of PRovoke Media (Image supplied)

PR & Communications

Exclusive: Lebo Madiba - The Chaos Dividend - Corporate Affairs must lead with pattern recognition, not panic

Lebo Madiba 11 Apr 2025

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

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

10 Apr 2025