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Source: © 123rf Adam Hunter, head honcho at Hook, Line & Sinker looks at the future of PR in a changing world on World PR Day

Marketing & Media

#WPRD2024: The future of public relations in a changing world

Adam Hunter 16 Jul 2024

Marketing & Media

CNN announces retrenchments and paywall

11 Jul 2024

Sibanye-Stillwater has shed 8% of its workforce since January 2023

Energy & Mining

11,000 jobs lost in 18 months at Sibanye-Stillwater

Lindsey Schutters 3 Jul 2024

Construction & Engineering

ArcelorMittal shelves plan to close KZN steel plant

Nelson Banya 2 Jul 2024

Mastering employee communication amid strikes and protests: Navigating crises effectively

HR & Management

Mastering employee communication amid strikes and protests: Navigating crises effectively

Issued by Wyzetalk 27 Jun 2024

SA advances WTO dispute against EU citrus restrictions

Agriculture

SA advances WTO dispute against EU citrus restrictions

26 Jun 2024

Finance

Employment statistics highlight the grim reality for workers

Abigail Moyo 26 Jun 2024

Logistics & Transport

Can artificial intelligence revolutionise the logistics sector?

20 Jun 2024

Source: © Media24 looks to close the print editions of Beeld, Rapport, City Press, Daily Sun and Soccer Laduma

Marketing & Media

Beeld, Rapport, City Press, Daily Sun and Soccer Laduma to close

18 Jun 2024

Microsoft is leading the discussion about responsible AI deployment in Africa.

ICT

New AI for Africa report suggests a 'just transition' in the workplace

Lindsey Schutters 14 Jun 2024

The case for extending chicken tariff rebates

Agriculture

The case for extending chicken tariff rebates

Roy Thomas 31 May 2024

Source: © Provoke Media Magna Carta Reputation Management Consultants' media relief fund campaign for MTN and Sanef won the 2024 Sabre African Awards' Platinum Sabre for Best in Show

Marketing & Media

2024 Sabre African Awards: SA's Magna Carta wins Best in Show Platinum Sabre, Nigeria's Chain Reactions wins most Awards

20 May 2024

George Parrott is engineering division partner at King Price Insurance

Construction & Engineering

The impact of cheap cement imports on local construction sector

George Parrott 23 Apr 2024

Sibanye-Stillwater's Marikana complex has faced the brunt of the PGM crisis

Energy & Mining

Sibanye-Stillwater faces PGM headwinds, cuts jobs at ageing mine

Lindsey Schutters 19 Apr 2024

Progress in technology has slowed down a lot

Education

Progress in technology has slowed down a lot

Peter Horszowski, Issued by Pert Industrials 12 Apr 2024

Energy & Mining

Sibanye-Stillwater to cut 4,000 jobs in underperforming gold business

Nelson Banya 12 Apr 2024

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Legal

Unpacking the revised Public Interest Guidelines

Mark Garden, Dudu Mogapi and Monde Mbali 27 Mar 2024

HE Haitham Al Ghais, Secretary General of OPEC

Construction & Engineering

We face a transport and construction apocalypse if oil vanishes

Haitham Al Ghais 25 Mar 2024

The PGM market decline is seeing job cuts across the value chain. Source: DALL-E 3

Energy & Mining

Sibanye-Stillwater concludes consultations, shuts shaft to minimise job cuts

Lindsey Schutters 23 Feb 2024

#BizTrends2024: Leilah Potter - Pretend it doesn't exist or jump on the bandwagon, but AI is transforming the creative agency

Marketing & Media

#BizTrends2024: Leilah Potter - Pretend it doesn't exist or jump on the bandwagon, but AI is transforming the creative agency

Leilah Potter 2 Feb 2024

Wayne Toms, GhostDraft CEO

ICT

#BizTrends2024: AI integration into CCM is about digital transformation

Lindsey Schutters 31 Jan 2024

The South African Post Office is bleeding jobs. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

HR & Management

Union vows to fight "slaughter" of Post Office jobs

Steve Kretzmann 17 Jan 2024

Finance

How to save jobs in a collapsing economy

4 Jan 2024

Innovating to stay relevant in a rapidly changing world

Retail

Innovating to stay relevant in a rapidly changing world

Brendon Williamson 21 Nov 2023

Creating a talent pipeline is key to ramping up manufacturing and logistics beyond the festive season

Logistics & Transport

Creating a talent pipeline is key to ramping up manufacturing and logistics beyond the festive season

Viren Sookhun 8 Nov 2023

Healthcare

Diabetes is South Africa's second biggest killer disease: hiking the sugar tax would help

6 Nov 2023

Skills development in mining - a solution to a changing industry

Energy & Mining

Skills development in mining - a solution to a changing industry

Bheki Masuku, Issued by Optimi Workplace 31 Oct 2023

Rural reinvention: Inspiring stories of innovation by entrepreneurs in Mpumalanga

Entrepreneurship

Rural reinvention: Inspiring stories of innovation by entrepreneurs in Mpumalanga

Monwabisi Mhlophe 31 Oct 2023

Tanzania, DP World partner to improve efficiency of Dar es Salaam port

Logistics & Transport

Tanzania, DP World partner to improve efficiency of Dar es Salaam port

23 Oct 2023

Finance

Sars and law enforcement unite to crush coal syndicates

13 Oct 2023

Neal Froneman speaking at The Joburg Indaba. Source: x.com

Energy & Mining

Sibanye-Stillwater CEO warns of crisis as platinum price plummets

Felix Njini 5 Oct 2023

South Africa's sugar cane industry supports thousands of households. Source: Mehmet Turgut Kirkgoz/Pexels

Agriculture

Sugar tax hike threatens to cripple industry, says SA Canegrowers

31 Aug 2023

AI in hospitality: How technology will transform the industry for the better

Tourism & Travel

AI in hospitality: How technology will transform the industry for the better

15 Aug 2023

Lack of mining jobs spurs protest in Kagiso

Energy & Mining

Lack of mining jobs spurs protest in Kagiso

Chris Gilili 10 Aug 2023

Finance

June brings a slight boost to average take-home pay, offering relief

27 Jul 2023

Source: © Galina Peshkova A new Forrester report has found that ereative problem-solving roles will thrive, but process-oriented roles will shrink due to the influence of automation, machine learning, and generative AI

Marketing & Media

3 key findings as creative agencies set to lose jobs to automation

28 Jun 2023

Finance

Government unveils Sead-SA: unlocking South Africa's economic insights

20 Jun 2023

Marketing & Media

The end of an era for Pretoria News

12 May 2023

CILTSA conference to explore future of robots in the warehouse, safe racking

Logistics & Transport

CILTSA conference to explore future of robots in the warehouse, safe racking

11 May 2023

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Legal

What employers should know before using AI in dismissals

Mehnaaz Bux and Keah Challenor 10 May 2023

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HR & Management

Just energy transition will need collaborative leadership to bring power to the people

Brian Eagar 25 Apr 2023

Building new constructs - moving beyond construction's workplace challenges

Construction & Engineering

Building new constructs - moving beyond construction's workplace challenges

Marlize Fourie 20 Mar 2023

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Legal

Facing employee retrenchments? Key legal considerations

Hugo Pienaar and Abigail Butcher 10 Mar 2023

Women entrepreneurship on the steady rise in SA but access to funding is still lagging

Entrepreneurship

Women entrepreneurship on the steady rise in SA but access to funding is still lagging

Issued by Business Partners Limited 8 Mar 2023

Impact of the National Minimum Wage on agribusinesses

Agriculture

Impact of the National Minimum Wage on agribusinesses

Dhevarsha Ramjettan, Joani van Vuuren, Jamie Jacobs, Kgolagano Legobye 27 Feb 2023

Healthcare

#Budget2023: SA's mental health needs better funding

23 Feb 2023

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HR & Management

National Minimum Wage increases

Dhevarsha Ramjettan 22 Feb 2023

Another tough year as the chicken industry battles elevated production costs

Agriculture

Another tough year as the chicken industry battles elevated production costs

Paul Makube 8 Feb 2023