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Healthcare

The silent crisis: South Africa’s growing battle with OTC and opioid misuse

17 hours

Mental health

Healing trauma and building resilience: The role of art therapy in early childhood education

Nadia Lubowski 1 day

Dr Manessah Alagbaoso, the Head: Business Ecosystems and Sustainability for the Standard Bank Group Business and Commercial Banking Unit

Trends

#BizTrends2025: Mainstreaming sustainability

Dr Manessah Alagbaoso 21 hours

Agriculture

Kenya’s farmers have lots of digital tools to help boost productivity – how they can be made more effective

E Njuguna, J Mburu, R Birner and T Daum 23 hours

Commodities & Fairtrade

Fair pricing essential for smallholder farmers to tackle global food challenges

1 day

Jaco Oosthuizen, Rectron category manager for mobility

Data & Analytics

Building an AI bridge for SA education gaps

Jaco Oosthuizen 2 days

HR & Management

Community work contracts extended for participants aged 55 and older

17 Jan 2025

Non-profit calls for enhanced CPA capacity to drive land reform

Agriculture

Non-profit calls for enhanced CPA capacity to drive land reform

14 Jan 2025

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Remuneration & Payroll

Minimum wage recommendations for 2025 - last chance to comment

Tara Roos 13 Jan 2025

Agriculture

Stricter EU environmental rules to affect SA agri exports

6 Jan 2025

Source: Supplied. Tongogara Refugee Camp.

Financial Services

Mukuru: Transforming aid disbursements, payroll, and bulk payments in Malawi and Zimbabwe

3 Jan 2025

Human Rights Law

Zimbabwe scraps the death penalty – tracking the path to abolition

Carolyn Hoyle and Parvais Jabbar 3 Jan 2025

MICE

Registration for Meetings Africa 2025 is now open

2 Jan 2025

Mental health

Mental health and motherhood: South Africa now has treatment guidelines, the trick will be to make them work

Simone Honikman, Saleha Suleman and Donela Besada 30 Dec 2024

Local manufacturing can solve infrastructure crisis

Construction & Engineering

Local manufacturing can solve infrastructure crisis

Mervyn Naidoo 27 Dec 2024

Ramokgopa signs off 2024 with EAP and Bid Window 7 updates

Energy

Ramokgopa signs off 2024 with EAP and Bid Window 7 updates

Lindsey Schutters 24 Dec 2024

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Agro-processing

Sugarcane trash can produce energy – what South Africa’s small farmers need to make this happen

Aluwani Maiwashe-Tagwi and Unity Chipfupa 27 Dec 2024

John Legend to headline Global Citizen Move Afrika in February 2025

Music

John Legend to headline Global Citizen Move Afrika in February 2025

Issued by OnPoint PR 20 Dec 2024

Safe and nutritious food – healthy communities

Food, Water & Energy Security

Safe and nutritious food – healthy communities

Namhla Skweyiya, Issued by FoodForward SA 19 Dec 2024

Source: Presidency of the Republic of South Africa. President Cyril Ramaphosa received the United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres at Mahlamba Ndlopfu, the president’s official residence in Pretoria on Wednesday, 11 December 2024.

Economy

Trevor Manuel to chair G20 expert panel on Africa

Katja Hamilton 13 Dec 2024

Beyond funding, here’s what the social sector needs right now

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Beyond funding, here’s what the social sector needs right now

Issued by Next Generation 12 Dec 2024

The Pinkies – a community approach to ending GBV

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

The Pinkies – a community approach to ending GBV

Issued by The Social Employment Fund 10 Dec 2024

A woman uses a donkey cart to transport a barrel of water in drought affected areas in Higlo Kebele, Adadle woreda, Somali region of Ethiopia, in this undated handout photograph. Michael Tewelde/World Food Programme/Handout via Reuters/ File Photo

Climate Change

Climate Investment Funds board backs $500m Ethiopia nature plan

Simon Jessop 6 Dec 2024

Source: G20 South Africa - @g20org

Finance

South Africa makes historic leap as first African nation to head the G20

Katja Hamilton 3 Dec 2024

Pictured (left to right): Stuart Townshend - Director at Edge Growth, Lesego Lebuso - Royal Bafokeng Holdings, Janice Johnston – Chief Executive of Edge Growth Ventures, Mandla Mbuyazi - Impact Investment and Ideation Lead at First Rand and keynote speaker at the launch, Susan Moloisane Chief Executive of Edge Growth Solutions, Nabeela Vally - Head of Business Development Edge Growth

Social Entrepreneurship

Unpacking positive social and economic upliftment to facilitate and enhance job creation

Issued by Edge Growth 29 Nov 2024

University of Cape Town MBA students win global innovation competition

Higher Education

University of Cape Town MBA students win global innovation competition

Issued by UCT Graduate School of Business 28 Nov 2024

Financial Services

SA's looming retirement crisis as R5.2bn funding gap emerges

27 Nov 2024

World Bank report highlights critical early education crisis in South Africa

Education

World Bank report highlights critical early education crisis in South Africa

Nadia Lubowski 26 Nov 2024

Early childhood development groups picket for increased funding

Early Childhood Development

Early childhood development groups picket for increased funding

Silver Sibiya 21 Nov 2024

Global Citizen now comes to Rio De Janeiro, with Cyril Ramaphosa, president of South Africa

Climate Change

Global Citizen now comes to Rio De Janeiro, with Cyril Ramaphosa, president of South Africa

Issued by OnPoint PR 22 Nov 2024

Barloworld Equipment executive for operations in South Africa, Bongani Miya.

Infrastructure & Utilities

Sustainable infrastructure plays a vital role in the future of Africa

20 Nov 2024

PR & Communications

Katie Andrews joins Irvine Partners to lead London Office

20 Nov 2024

Deputy finance minister Ashor Sarupen visited the National Construction Summit to deliver a R63bn Construction Mafia warning. Source: x.com

Construction & Engineering

Treasury estimates economic cost of Construction Mafia at R63bn so far

Lindsey Schutters 19 Nov 2024

From bread to hope: Sunbake’s kindness initiative touches thousands across Gauteng

Food, Water & Energy Security

From bread to hope: Sunbake’s kindness initiative touches thousands across Gauteng

Issued by Capacity Relations 19 Nov 2024

How positive psychology can boost SA teachers’ resilience

Higher Education

How positive psychology can boost SA teachers’ resilience

Issued by SACAP 18 Nov 2024

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Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

R7.6bn loan to implement just energy transition concluded

18 Nov 2024

Wage inequality in top ten South African retailers. Graphic: using data from

Remuneration & Payroll

Why wage inequality matters

Kwanele Ngogela and Mathieu Dasnois 15 Nov 2024

Source: Supplied

Agribusiness

African Agri Investment Indaba to connect investors with $1bn in agri projects

15 Nov 2024

Source: Supplied. Paul Jackson is the chief executive officer of TUHF.

Property

Addressing the urgent need to combat SA's urban sprawl

Paul Jackson 15 Nov 2024

VUT and Sisulu Foundation partner for social justice and ethical leadership in education

Higher Education

VUT and Sisulu Foundation partner for social justice and ethical leadership in education

Qhawekazi Memani, Issued by Vaal University of Technology 19 Nov 2024

Global Citizen appoints renowned business leader Ifeoma Chuks-Adizue as managing director, Africa

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Global Citizen appoints renowned business leader Ifeoma Chuks-Adizue as managing director, Africa

Issued by OnPoint PR 13 Nov 2024

The Supreme Court of Appeal has slammed former judge president John Hlophe for meddling in a straightforward eviction case. Photo: Ben Bezuidenhout via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Land & Property Law

John Hlophe’s meddling in eviction matter slammed by appeal court

Tania Broughton 13 Nov 2024

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Agriculture

Land reform can work: Prioritising rural economic development and inclusive change

Peter Setou 13 Nov 2024

Sustainable Farming

Saving the bees: How Nedbank and WWF are working to ensure honeybee survival

Aa-isha Hassiem 12 Nov 2024

Redefining social upliftment in South Africa

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Redefining social upliftment in South Africa

Issued by Irvine Partners 13 Nov 2024

Last night, Thursday 8 November, the national winners of the 2024 Vodacom Journalist of the Year Awards’ (VJOY) were honoured at a ceremony in Johannesburg (Image supplied)

Media

News24 journalists take top honours in 2024 Vodacom Journalist of the Year Awards

8 Nov 2024

Child malnutrition statistics are going the wrong way

Food, Water & Energy Security

Child malnutrition statistics are going the wrong way

Andy Du Plessis, Issued by FoodForward SA 8 Nov 2024

Minister of Public Works played the classics in his opening remarks at the MinMEC

Infrastructure & Utilities

Macpherson eyes EPWP reform for job creation and economic growth

Lindsey Schutters 5 Nov 2024

Spar commits to ending period poverty by 2030

ESG

Spar commits to ending period poverty by 2030

1 Nov 2024

SA's township economy: where e-commerce meets opportunity and challenge

E-commerce

SA's township economy: where e-commerce meets opportunity and challenge

31 Oct 2024