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Education and AI in the spotlight

Youth Month

Education and AI in the spotlight

Issued by Mann Made 27 Jun 2025

Source: © Provoke Media Provoke Media has named the 10 Best Agencies in Africa, with Retroviral and the South African operation of global public relations agency We. Communications named PRovoke Media’s African Agencies of the Year for 2025

PR & Communications

Provoke Media names Africa's 10 best agencies and leading campaigns

20 May 2025

Bradly Howland, president-elect: Public Relations Institute of Southern Africa (Prisa) says while the public relations profession is changing, that change is nota collapse. Transformation is not crisis (image supplied)

PR & Communications

Prisa | PR: Transformation is not crisis

Bradly Howland 19 May 2025

Africa’s future takes centre stage at Singularity South Africa Summit 2025

Augmented Reality

Africa’s future takes centre stage at Singularity South Africa Summit 2025

Issued by Mann Made 16 May 2025

Lesotho under pressure to approve Starlink licence

Telecoms & Networks

Lesotho under pressure to approve Starlink licence

Sechaba Mokhethi 10 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

Larry Khumalo-MacArthur new MD and market lead Weber Shandwick African region

PR & Communications

Larry Khumalo-MacArthur new MD and market lead Weber Shandwick African region

26 Mar 2025

CCBSA announces new leadership appointments

Retail

CCBSA announces new leadership appointments

17 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

Bolt and AA host road safety training for drivers

Transport

Bolt and AA host road safety training for drivers

5 Dec 2024

Singularity Summit 2024 brings mind-bending exponential technologies to Africa

Events & Conferencing

Singularity Summit 2024 brings mind-bending exponential technologies to Africa

Issued by Mann Made 7 Nov 2024

Source: © Provoke Media Razor PR, Clockwork and Magna Carta excelled at the recent 2024 Global Sabre Awards

PR & Communications

Elite of the elite: SA's Razor PR, Clockwork and Magna Carta excel at Global Sabre Awards

Danette Breitenbach 30 Oct 2024

Singularity Summit 2024 gears up with bold plans

Events & Conferencing

Singularity Summit 2024 gears up with bold plans

Issued by Mann Made 3 Oct 2024

Prisa's 2024 Prism Award winners unveiled in Cape Town

PR & Communications

Prisa's 2024 Prism Award winners unveiled in Cape Town

22 Sep 2024

The Coca-Cola System in Africa unveils Water Stewardship Initiative

ESG

The Coca-Cola System in Africa unveils Water Stewardship Initiative

16 Sep 2024

Advertising

Starting 2025, no junk food ads before 9pm in the UK

13 Sep 2024

Leadership heavyweights announced for Singularity South Africa Summit 2024

CSI & Philanthropy

Leadership heavyweights announced for Singularity South Africa Summit 2024

Issued by Mann Made 5 Sep 2024

PR & Communications

Decode Communications appoints Rams Mabote as executive chairman

6 Aug 2024

10 new speakers announced for Singularity South Africa Summit 2024

ESG & Sustainability

10 new speakers announced for Singularity South Africa Summit 2024

Issued by Mann Made 2 Aug 2024

Source: Reuters.

NHI

Parliament's opening: GNU's NHI execution a key test for government cohesion

Katja Hamilton 19 Jul 2024

Mandlakazi Mpahlwa, managing director, Joe Public Engage.

PR & Communications

Exclusive: Public relations to play an important role as SA moves towards the GNU

Mandlakazi Mpahlwa 24 Jun 2024

Rakesh Rajbally appointed MD at Coca-Cola Beverages SA

FMCG

Rakesh Rajbally appointed MD at Coca-Cola Beverages SA

19 Jun 2024

SA health startup makes the cut for Google training academy

SMEs

SA health startup makes the cut for Google training academy

4 Jun 2024

Plans announced for Singularity Summit 2024

Events & Conferencing

Plans announced for Singularity Summit 2024

Issued by Mann Made 23 May 2024

Source: © Modern Marketing Kalay Maistry and Dustin Chick, Razor PR, Nevashnee Naicker, Anglo American, and Ryan Woor, M&C Saatchi Talk at the 2023 Sabre EMEA Awards

PR & Communications

Multiple Sabre Awards for SA PR agencies, with five awards for Razor PR

15 Apr 2024

Source: Reuters. A man poses with a handful of Zimbabwean dollars at a bank in central Harare, 15 June 2015. Zimbabweans began exchanging old notes of local dollars for US dollars, as President Robert Mugabe's government sought to officially bury the worthless currency. Reuters/Philimon Bulawayo/File Photo

Economy

Transition to ZiG currency sparks trade disruption in Zimbabwe

Katja Hamilton 11 Apr 2024

Towards a brighter future: Key takeaways from Topco Media's Sustainability Summit

ESG

Towards a brighter future: Key takeaways from Topco Media's Sustainability Summit

Issued by Topco Media 25 Mar 2024

Charting a sustainable future: Join Topco Media's Future of Sustainability Conference 2024

Events & Conferencing

Charting a sustainable future: Join Topco Media's Future of Sustainability Conference 2024

Issued by Topco Media 8 Mar 2024

Source: WEF Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI; Marc Benioff, chair and CEO of Salesforce; Albert Bourla, CEO of Pfizer; Jeremy Hunt, chancellor of the Exchequer of the UK; Julie Sweet, chair and CEO of Accenture; and CNN host Fareed Zakaria speak about technological advances on 18 January

PR & Communications

Davos: 4 themes for PR and communication practitioners for 2024

24 Jan 2024

Hill & Knowlton Nigeria leadership buys agency, forms Skot Communications

PR & Communications

Hill & Knowlton Nigeria leadership buys agency, forms Skot Communications

12 Jan 2024

Advertising

With higher fees and more ads, streaming services are cashing in using the old cable TV tactics

Kathryn Cramer Brownell 10 Jan 2024

Coca-Cola SA bursary programme calls for applications

Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

Coca-Cola SA bursary programme calls for applications

1 Dec 2023

Source: WPP WPP's Toronto campus. WPP's FGS Global has acquired Canadian communications and public affairs advisory firm Longview Communications and Public Affairs

PR & Communications

WPP's FGS Global acquires Longview to navigate reputational challenges

22 Nov 2023

Redefining the workplace at the Future of HR summit

Management & Leadership

Redefining the workplace at the Future of HR summit

Issued by Topco Media 17 Nov 2023

Source: PRovoke Media The 2023 Global Sabre Awards' Global Agency of the Year is the Weber Shandwick Collective

PR & Communications

The Weber Shandwick Collective named 2023 Global Sabre Awards' Global Agency of the Year

10 Nov 2023

Coca-Cola Beverages SA unveils a R12m groundwater harvesting mega project

ESG

Coca-Cola Beverages SA unveils a R12m groundwater harvesting mega project

23 Oct 2023

Source: © Andrea De Santis The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) is celebrating 30 years of self-regulation

Radio & Audio

NAB celebrates 30 years of industry self-regulation

16 Oct 2023

Google celebrates girl children with Cape Town Science Centre partnership

Technology

Google celebrates girl children with Cape Town Science Centre partnership

12 Oct 2023

Standard Bank Top Women Leaders publication launches its 18th edition

Online Media

Standard Bank Top Women Leaders publication launches its 18th edition

Issued by Topco Media 12 Oct 2023

Source: Reuters.

Pharmaceuticals

Novo Nordisk contracts Aspen to produce insulin for Africa

Maggie Fick 20 Sep 2023

Image source: Khaosai Wongnatthakan –

Talent Acquisition

How ESG is impacting talent search and acquisition

7 Sep 2023

How Coca-Cola is supporting the circular economy

ESG

How Coca-Cola is supporting the circular economy

Evan-Lee Courie 18 Oct 2023

Source: BCW Africa The Presidential Awards saw Bridget von Holdt awarded Gold for Outstanding Legacy of Achievement at the Prism Awards 2023

PR & Communications

All the 2023 Prism Awards winners

1 Aug 2023

Old Mutual undertakes nationwide roadshow to champion quality education in SA

Education

Old Mutual undertakes nationwide roadshow to champion quality education in SA

1 Aug 2023

Media

Wan-Ifra and Reporters Without Borders form committee to develop AI Media Charter

28 Jul 2023

Big tech and journalism: Principles for fair compensation

Media

Big tech and journalism: Principles for fair compensation

Issued by Gordon Institute of Business Science 25 Jul 2023

Image supplied. Oscar Tshifure has been appointed president-elect of the Public Relations Institute of South Africa (Prisa)

PR & Communications

Razor PR's Oscar Tshifure: Prisa president-elect

24 Jul 2023

Institutional investors are changing the face of entrepreneurship. Source: Johsua Kettle/Unsplash

Social Entrepreneurship

Inclusive investing is changing the face of entrepreneurship

21 Jul 2023