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The Johannesburg High Court has ruled that crimes from the apartheid era can be prosecuted. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks

Criminal Law

Understanding the court ruling on apartheid-era crimes

Ohene Yaw Ampofo-Anti 2 hours

Source: © 123rf Jacky Merola, strategy and insights director, Feel Good & Co. says marketing is not just about what you’re offering; it’s about what your consumers value

Marketing

But here’s the truth: It’s not about what you’re offering; it’s about what consumers value

Jacky Merola 48 minutes

On the penultimate date of the Bookmark Awards entries closing, Tilesh Bhaga, creative director, digital and innovation at VML South Africa and experienced Bookmark Awards judge, gives 6 tips to a winning Bookmarks entry (Image supplied)

IAB Bookmarks Awards

6 tips to create a winning Bookmark Awards entry

Tilesh Bhaga 1 day

Source: Supplied. Prof Nara Monkam, Chair in Municipal Finance at the African Tax Institute (ATI).

Infrastructure & Utilities

Empowering Africa’s cities: The case for fiscal autonomy and financial expertise

Nara Monkam 1 day

Social Media

Adelaide Tshabalala | Why community managers are the digital Queen Bees

Adelaide Tshabalala 17 Apr 2025

Beyond the headlines: Tara Penny’s award-winning ethos inspires a newsroom culture shift

Radio & Audio

Beyond the headlines: Tara Penny’s award-winning ethos inspires a newsroom culture shift

Issued by HOT 102.7FM 17 Apr 2025

"SA managers… could do with a decision-making mind shift."

Higher Education

"SA managers… could do with a decision-making mind shift."

Issued by University of Pretoria 16 Apr 2025

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 16 Apr 2025

Chinese manufacturers "expose" where luxury brands are really made

Design & Manufacturing

Chinese manufacturers "expose" where luxury brands are really made

15 Apr 2025

Source: Supplied.

Infrastructure & Utilities

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

Mike Abel 15 Apr 2025

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 14 Apr 2025

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HR Tools & Software

MIE report: Fake credentials and financial woes intensify SA's hiring crisis

11 Apr 2025

Daily Maverick triumphs at WAN-IFRA Digital Media Awards Africa 2025

Online Media

Daily Maverick triumphs at WAN-IFRA Digital Media Awards Africa 2025

Issued by Daily Maverick 10 Apr 2025

Hot 102.7FM funds urgent medical care for child assault survivor

Radio & Audio

Hot 102.7FM funds urgent medical care for child assault survivor

Issued by HOT 102.7FM 9 Apr 2025

Advertising

#Behindthe Campaign: Lil-Lets Cycle Breakers campaign

7 Apr 2025

The future of education in South Africa: Why online schooling is no longer just an alternative

E-learning

The future of education in South Africa: Why online schooling is no longer just an alternative

Issued by CambriLearn 4 Apr 2025

Management & Leadership

When your friend becomes your manager: 6 tips to ease the transition

Anja van Beek 3 Apr 2025

Funding options – what will work best for your small business?

SMEs

Funding options – what will work best for your small business?

Jeremy Lang, Issued by Business Partners Limited 3 Apr 2025

2024 Effie South Africa Ipsos Trends Report reveals what drives effective marketing

Marketing

2024 Effie South Africa Ipsos Trends Report reveals what drives effective marketing

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 3 Apr 2025

Source: CBER. ?Dr Peter Marks, the director of the US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER).

Covid-19

FDA's top vaccine chief resigns amid growing concerns over new HHS leadership

3 Apr 2025

How to prepare for deepfakes – South Africa’s new digital threat

Digital

How to prepare for deepfakes – South Africa’s new digital threat

Boland Lithebe 3 Apr 2025

Data as detective: showing you things you otherwise wouldn’t see

Marketing

Data as detective: showing you things you otherwise wouldn’t see

Gordon Wilson, Issued by Achievement Awards Group 10 Feb 2025

Review: Cape Ballet Africa’s Breathwords

Theatre

Review: Cape Ballet Africa’s Breathwords

Debbie Hathway 2 Apr 2025

#OrchidsandOnions: Marketing lessons from the masters – Coca-Cola and KFC

#OrchidsandOnions

#OrchidsandOnions: Marketing lessons from the masters – Coca-Cola and KFC

Brendan Seery 31 Mar 2025

82% of South Africans are using loyalty schemes

Research

82% of South Africans are using loyalty schemes

27 Mar 2025

Nishaat Slamdien, Associate, Spoor & Fisher

IP Law

Rhode blocked: Beauty pop-up gets shut down amid questions over authenticity

Nishaat Slamdien 26 Mar 2025

A new chapter for UP as Professor Francis Petersen takes the helm as the 14th vice-chancellor

Higher Education

A new chapter for UP as Professor Francis Petersen takes the helm as the 14th vice-chancellor

Issued by University of Pretoria 24 Mar 2025

Two-time Oscar winner Gene Hackman’s $80m contested estate

Law of Succession

Two-time Oscar winner Gene Hackman’s $80m contested estate

Issued by Capital Legacy 20 Mar 2025

The number 1 workplace skill you’re probably ignoring (but shouldn’t)

Skills Development & Training

The number 1 workplace skill you’re probably ignoring (but shouldn’t)

Chantel Botha, Issued by BrandLove 24 Mar 2025

Food Security

Why Americans care so much about egg prices – and how this issue got so political

Clodagh Harrington 18 Mar 2025

Source: © 123rf Ogilvy One’s global CTO Ravi Pal will present a virtual session at Adobe Summit 2025 in Las Vegas from today, Monday, 17 March to Thursday, 20 March on strategies for future-proofing AI and delivering customer-centric growth

Artificial Intelligence

Ogilvy One CTO Ravi Pal: Strategies for future-proofing AI and delivering customer-centric growth

17 Mar 2025

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Criminal Law

Bad Boys Porsche: Expensive lessons in procurement practices

Ginen Moodley 14 Mar 2025

Advertising

Many cities are banning ads for airlines, SUVs and fossil fuels – and yours could be next

Freddie Daley 14 Mar 2025

How to authentically embrace diversity, equity and inclusion in your business operations

SMEs

How to authentically embrace diversity, equity and inclusion in your business operations

Issued by Business Partners Limited 13 Mar 2025

Liezel Jonkheid is director and founder of the Consumer Psychology Lab. Source: Supplied.

CRM, CX, UX

The hidden pitfalls of relying solely on NPS and CSAT scores

Liezel Jonkheid 12 Mar 2025

Is public relations one of the most in-demand careers of 2025?

PR & Communications

Is public relations one of the most in-demand careers of 2025?

Adam Hunter, Issued by Hook, Line & Sinker 3 Mar 2025

A look at wellbeing programme rewards that make you save smarter

Banking & Finance

A look at wellbeing programme rewards that make you save smarter

Jaco Oosthuizen 28 Feb 2025

A recent Effie SA Dialogue Series that took place at Nedbank in Sandton saw a panel take on this discussion under the banner, Inside Effie’s winning strategies, from strategy to results, elevating marketing effectiveness. The panelists (L to r): Carl Willoughby, Effie SA Grand Judge and CCO TBWA, Nicole Shub, CMO Pineapple and 2024 Grand Effie SA winner, Refilkwe Maluleke, Effie SA Jury co-chair and head of marketing Discovery Health, Shaun Dix, global service line leader, creative excellence, Ipsos and moderator Silas Matlala Gibs.

Advertising

Inside Effie’s winning strategies: The hallmarks of an effective campaign

Danette Breitenbach 28 Feb 2025

Source: Reuters. Young residents carry water home after filling up a bottle at a community filling station in the informal settlement of Kanana after individuals died from cholera in Hammanskraal, South Africa, 24 May, 2023.

Finance

Former African presidents demand action as debt crisis reaches historic levels

Katja Hamilton 27 Feb 2025

From intern to inspiration: Thembalethu Mfebe’s perspective on the MultiChoice Talent Factory

TV

From intern to inspiration: Thembalethu Mfebe’s perspective on the MultiChoice Talent Factory

Issued by MultiChoice 25 Feb 2025

Reignite Your Culture, Unleash Your Team, and Accelerate Growth

CRM, CX, UX

Reignite Your Culture, Unleash Your Team, and Accelerate Growth

Issued by BrandLove 20 Jan 2025

Advertising

Doritos boldly steps into purpose-driven storytelling with brand new TVC

Issued by DNA Brand Architects 19 Feb 2025

From paid media to Pavlov: The psychology of performance marketing

Marketing

From paid media to Pavlov: The psychology of performance marketing

Issued by Correlate 18 Feb 2025

Radio & Audio

#WorldRadioDay: Why radio is still a hit maker

Karabo Ledwaba 13 Feb 2025