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Gold

Will US impose new gold tariffs? Barrick CEO shares outlook

Divya Rajagopal 1 day

Laila Bastati, chief commercial officer, APO Group. Source: Supplied.

PR & Communications

Energy, tech, and finance sectors feel comms pressure in Africa

Laila Bastati 6 Aug 2025

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Pharmaceuticals

Is Ozempic the answer to obesity or a risky quick fix?

5 Aug 2025

#WPRD2025 | Red Ribbon's Ronelle Bester: In a polarised world, PR is building trust

PR & Communications

#WPRD2025 | Red Ribbon's Ronelle Bester: In a polarised world, PR is building trust

Ronelle Bester 31 Jul 2025

Transparency and integrity can reshape SA's skincare industry

Health & Beauty

Transparency and integrity can reshape SA's skincare industry

Sne Njapha 31 Jul 2025

#WPRD2025 | Lebo Madiba: PR as bridge‑building infrastructure in a fragmented world

World PR Day

#WPRD2025 | Lebo Madiba: PR as bridge‑building infrastructure in a fragmented world

Lebo Madiba 28 Jul 2025

ARB and TBWA launch campaign against false advertising

Advertising

ARB and TBWA launch campaign against false advertising

Karabo Ledwaba 28 Jul 2025

PR & Communications

Why editorial credibility is your brand’s new north star in the age of AI search

Judith Middleton, Issued by DUO Marketing + Communications 25 Jul 2025

Aphinko Communications Group. Images supplied

World PR Day

#WPRD2025 | Aphinko Communications Group: Bridging divides through powerful storytelling

Khaya Buthelezi 25 Jul 2025

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Medtech

AI chatbots can boost public health in Africa – why language inclusion matters

Songbo Hu, Anna Barford and Anna Korhonen 29 Jul 2025

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Aesthetic Medicine

Scroll, watch, burn: sunscreen misinformation and its real‑world damage

Rachael Kent 23 Jul 2025

The links between sleep and mental health

Mental health

The links between sleep and mental health

Issued by Restonic 18 Jul 2025

#WPRD2025 | Bullion PR's Lola Lazarus: The importance of PR in shaping societal narratives

World PR Day

#WPRD2025 | Bullion PR's Lola Lazarus: The importance of PR in shaping societal narratives

Issued by Bullion PR & Communication 18 Jul 2025

#WPRD2025 | Mango-OMC: PR and Comms, the 'truth' advocates

World PR Day

#WPRD2025 | Mango-OMC: PR and Comms, the 'truth' advocates

Nicole Capper, Issued by MANGO-OMC 16 Jul 2025

#WPRD2025 |Prisa president, Bradly Howland: The need to professionalise PR

World PR Day

#WPRD2025 |Prisa president, Bradly Howland: The need to professionalise PR

Bradly Howland 16 Jul 2025

#WPRD2025 | Hook, Line & Sinker’s Adam Hunter on building bridges: PR in a polarised world

World PR Day

#WPRD2025 | Hook, Line & Sinker’s Adam Hunter on building bridges: PR in a polarised world

Danette Breitenbach 16 Jul 2025

A learner holds up trading cards featuring some of the SuperScientists. This cartoon series, created by Justin Yarrow with a team of local scientists, illustrators and designers, is based on real-life African scientists. Photos: Justin Yarrow/SuperScientists

Education

Biologist turns real-life African scientists into superheroes

Ihsaan Haffejee 15 Jul 2025

Tini Sevak, VP of audiences & data, CNN International Commercial, says credible news environments offer something rare and powerful: trust (Image supplied)

Media

Credible news environments offer something rare and powerful to brands

Tini Sevak 15 Jul 2025

TakealotMore unlocks loyalty perks with News24 and MVP Days

Retail Services

TakealotMore unlocks loyalty perks with News24 and MVP Days

14 Jul 2025

CETA rejects Sunday Times misleading report on the purchase of its building

Media

CETA rejects Sunday Times misleading report on the purchase of its building

Issued by K and K Media 8 Jul 2025

World News Day 2025 will take place on 28 September (Image supplied)

Media Freedom

World News Day 2025: Journalism makes a difference

7 Jul 2025

Infrastructure & Utilities

Extortionists “hell-bent” on derailing MyCiTi bus project, says City of Cape Town

Sandiso Phaliso 4 Jul 2025

Back to the big screen: July's cinematic lineup

Film

Back to the big screen: July's cinematic lineup

Daniel Dercksen 1 Jul 2025

Cansa launches WhatsApp channel

Oncology

Cansa launches WhatsApp channel

Issued by CANSA 25 Jun 2025

Caprisa condemns fake news incident involving its director

Public Health

Caprisa condemns fake news incident involving its director

24 Jun 2025

Youth Month

#YouthMonth: Reuters digital media report finds SA youth are plugged in but cautious

Karabo Ledwaba 23 Jun 2025

Anelisa Zungu, candidate attorney at Herold Gie Attorneys

Law Practice

#YouthMonth: 'Change happens when young people believe their voices matter' - Anelisa Zungu

Shan Radcliffe 13 Jun 2025

WhatsApp-style verification gains ground in South Africa’s property sector amid PPRA warning

Proptech

WhatsApp-style verification gains ground in South Africa’s property sector amid PPRA warning

Issued by PBPR 10 Jun 2025

Branding

What brand leaders can learn from Ramaphosa’s Oval Office encounter

Issued by Brandfundi 23 May 2025

Primedia Broadcasting delivers comprehensive coverage in Washington

Media

Primedia Broadcasting delivers comprehensive coverage in Washington

Issued by Primedia Broadcasting 23 May 2025

Source: © ReutersConnect Lebo Madiba managing director PR Powerhouse examines what the Trump–Ramaphosa meeting revealed about strategic messaging under pressure

PR & Communications

EXCLUSIVE: The Trump–Ramaphosa meeting | Strategic messaging under pressure

Lebo Madiba 22 May 2025

Why your flu shot matters this winter

Public Health

Why your flu shot matters this winter

Issued by Stone 20 May 2025

The AMASA Igniters Forum will take place on Wednesday, 21 May 2025, at the GIBS Auditorium in Illovo, Johannesburg (Image supplied)

Advertising

Amasa Igniters Forum 2025 to reshape media narratives in digital age

Issued by AMASA 13 May 2025

Marketing

Beyond influence: How foot soldiers fortify brand trust in community-led influencer campaigns

Issued by Brand Influence Agency 8 May 2025

Source: © UNESCO
This year, World Press Freedom Day, 3 May, will focus on the profound influence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on journalism and media under the theme: Reporting in the Brave New World – The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Press Freedom and the Media

Media Freedom

World Press Freedom Day 2025: The impact of AI on media and press freedom

2 May 2025

Law Practice

People trust legal advice generated by ChatGPT more than a lawyer – new study

Eike Schneiders, Joshua Krook and Tina Seabrooke 30 Apr 2025

Artificial Intelligence

Wan-Ifra and OpenAI collaborate on $1.5M fund to integrate AI in newsrooms

29 Apr 2025

Public relations at a crossroads

PR & Communications

Public relations at a crossroads

Issued by Brandfundi 15 Apr 2025

Business Day: Your trusted, insightful business news – made more accessible – Out today!

Newspapers

Business Day: Your trusted, insightful business news – made more accessible – Out today!

Tiisetso Motsoeneng 14 Apr 2025

Wake Up with Daily Maverick: A bold new morning talk series at the Hermanus Fynarts Festival

Online Media

Wake Up with Daily Maverick: A bold new morning talk series at the Hermanus Fynarts Festival

Issued by Daily Maverick 14 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

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

Food For Mzansi wins 21st international media award for Palesa’s Brave Discovery

Agriculture

Food For Mzansi wins 21st international media award for Palesa’s Brave Discovery

Ivor Price, Issued by YehBaby Marketing Creatives 9 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

Source: © 123rf The Digital Media Awards Africa 2025 finalists have been announced, with SA and Daily Maverick dominating the list

Publishing

SA and Daily Maverick dominate Wan-Ifra Digital Awards Africa 2025 finalists

2 Apr 2025

Op-Ed: How companies can strengthen democracy in South Africa

NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

Op-Ed: How companies can strengthen democracy in South Africa

Issued by Trialogue 1 Apr 2025

Source: © 123rf In sub-Saharan Africa, TikTok removed over 7.5 million videos in Q3 2024, rising to more than 8 million in Q4 2024—an increase of 14.06% quarter-on-quarter

Social Media

TikTok removes than 8 million videos in Q4 2024 in SSA, highlighting online safety

27 Mar 2025

Source: © 123rf South Africa was awarded the coveted Global Alliance World Public Relations & Communication Award in the ESG Category at the 12th World Public Relations Forum (WPRF) in Nusa Dua, Bali

PR & Communications

Global recognition as SA wins 2024 ESG Communication Award

20 Mar 2025

Radio & Audio

How radio connects and empowers South African communities

Deputy Minister Morolong 12 Mar 2025