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Primary & Secondary Education

Schools given bonus day off in 2026 academic calendar

Shan Radcliffe 1 day

Clinton Brink stars in Kings of Joburg. Source: YouTube.

Marketing

All the African GEMA Award winners

Karabo Ledwaba 11 Nov 2025

The M20 Declaration was formally handed over to South Africa’s Minister of Digital and Communication Technologies Solly Malatsi (centre), by William Bird (MMA) and Sbu Ngalwa (Sanef)

Media Freedom

Johannesburg Declaration handed to G20

6 Oct 2025

Advertising

Warc report reveals ad spend surge reaching $1.17tn this year

26 Sep 2025

Source: © 123rf Following the inaugural M20 Summit, the Johannesburg Declaration has been formulated with the aim of prioritising information integrity for the public good

Media Freedom

Johannesburg Declaration unapologetic in addressing threats to journalism

5 Sep 2025

Source: © 123rf Andrew Chinambu says AI is here, and it will continue to evolve. But we still have a say in how it is used

Media

Defending the soul of journalism in a digital age

Andrew Chinambu 7 Aug 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

Entries for Nat Nakasa Awards now open

Media Freedom

Entries for Nat Nakasa Awards now open

4 Jul 2025

Reflections on World Press Freedom Day amid rising online attacks on journalists

Media

Reflections on World Press Freedom Day amid rising online attacks on journalists

Issued by Media Development and Diversity Agency 3 Jul 2025

Easter 2025: Lightstone Retail reveals less consumer movement

Research

Easter 2025: Lightstone Retail reveals less consumer movement

3 Jun 2025

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Agriculture

How to use land reform programmes to drive job creation and economic inclusion

Peter Setou 27 May 2025

Daily Maverick has won Best Digital Product. Source: Daily Maverick.

Media

Daily Maverick wins most Innovative Digital Product at Wan-Ifra's Digital Media Awards

7 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

Public holidays jam the courier system – here’s how smart retailers stay ahead

Retail

Public holidays jam the courier system – here’s how smart retailers stay ahead

25 Apr 2025

Source: © Unsplash Special Effects Media South Africa’s content producer, Modiegi Mokgopa says it is out with the era of perfect and polished, and in with raw, authentic, relatable content

Social Media

4 Steps to inclusive, representative digital content

Modiegi Mokgopa 25 Apr 2025

Let’s talk language freedom in celebration of Freedom Day

Higher Education

Let’s talk language freedom in celebration of Freedom Day

Issued by Stellenbosch University Language Centre 22 Apr 2025

Dates announced for 2025 Cape Town International Jazz Festival

Events

Dates announced for 2025 Cape Town International Jazz Festival

24 Jan 2025

Image supplied. The 4th annual South African Social Media Awards (SASMA) nominees were announced recently at Kream, Mall of Africa, Gauteng

Social Media

4th annual South African Social Media Awards (SASMA) nominees announced

20 Aug 2024

South African school calendar dates for 2025

Primary & Secondary Education

South African school calendar dates for 2025

Issued by FundiConnect 18 Jul 2024

Mandela: Life set for global release in April 2025

Film

Mandela: Life set for global release in April 2025

14 May 2024

Source: Royal Television Society Over 300 BBC World Service journalists - around 15% - work in exile

Media Freedom

Media Freedom: BBC's World Service Presents highlights journalists forced to work in exile

6 May 2024

Image supplied. Sasko celebrated Freedom Day with its limited-edition half brown/half white loaf

Retail Marketing

Sasko’s half brown/half white limited-edition “freedom" loaf a celebration of Freedom Day

2 May 2024

Image supplied. Brent Collinicos, general manager, Apollo Brands at the opening of Under Armour's first icon store in Sandton City, Sandton, Gauteng

Branding

Under Armour, challenger brand, shows up, launches icon brand house in Sandton City

Danette Breitenbach 29 Apr 2024

Nonhlanhla Mahlaule, data capturer at the BEE Chamber

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

#30YearsOfFreedom: Milestone on SA's road to transformation and economic empowerment

26 Apr 2024

Events

Comic Con Cape Town returns

26 Apr 2024

#30YearsOfFreedom features on Nasdaq billboard

Branding

#30YearsOfFreedom features on Nasdaq billboard

26 Apr 2024

Theatre

Exploring 3 decades of freedom in SA through the lens of theatre

Ramadimetja Makgeru 25 Apr 2024

30 years on, entrepreneurs are making the most of SA’s enduring miracle

SMEs

30 years on, entrepreneurs are making the most of SA’s enduring miracle

Issued by Business Partners 24 Apr 2024

Freedom Day reflections: language, expression and responsibility

Higher Education

Freedom Day reflections: language, expression and responsibility

Issued by Stellenbosch University Language Centre 22 Apr 2024

Source: © RSF The BBC World Service has filed an urgent appeal to UN over abuse of national security and counter-terrorism laws against BBC News Persian journalists

Media Freedom

BBC World Service files urgent appeal to UN over abuse of BBC News Persian journalists

17 Apr 2024

Da Baby to headline inaugural Freedom Day Youth Celebration

Events

Da Baby to headline inaugural Freedom Day Youth Celebration

8 Apr 2024

Embark on an unforgettable journey to find your freedom with EcoTraining #FindYourFreedom

Higher Education

Embark on an unforgettable journey to find your freedom with EcoTraining #FindYourFreedom

Issued by Our Salad Mix 9 Nov 2023

Source: © Twitter The South African National Editors' Forum (Sanef) commemorated Black Wednesday (19 October 1977) with a fundraising dinner addressed by Mpho Makwana, outgoing Eskom Board chairman and sponsored by Absa

Media Freedom

Sanef commemorates Black Wednesday, raises R2m for media freedom

23 Oct 2023

Flame, friendship, and flavour: Nando's Mzansi champions embark on epic USA odyssey

Travel

Flame, friendship, and flavour: Nando's Mzansi champions embark on epic USA odyssey

Issued by aHead Marketing Services 13 Sep 2023

Source: © Unesco The 2023 Unesco / Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize has been awarded to three imprisoned Iranian women journalists

Media Freedom

Unesco/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize awarded to 3 imprisoned Iranian women journalists

3 May 2023

Source: United Nations The Open the Knowledge Journalism Awards spotlight the continent and African journalists

Media Freedom

Open the Knowledge Journalism Awards to spotlight the continent and African journalists

3 May 2023

Legal expense insurance provider launches AI lawyer in South Africa

Law Practice

Legal expense insurance provider launches AI lawyer in South Africa

Issued by Legal and Tax 25 Apr 2023

Source: © Weerapat Kiatdumrong Black Wednesday in 1977 is remembered as SA Media Freedom Day

Media Freedom

Remembering SA World Media Freedom Day

Danette Breitenbach 20 Oct 2022

Kantar announces South Africa's Top 20 Best Liked Ads of 2021

Advertising

Kantar announces South Africa's Top 20 Best Liked Ads of 2021

Issued by Kantar 9 Jun 2022

May Public Sector Leaders features new national police commissioner

Magazines

May Public Sector Leaders features new national police commissioner

Issued by Topco Media 25 May 2022

Source: ©Reporters without borders Journalism is under digital siege and physical threat. In May 14 journalists were arbitrarily detained by the authorities of Somaliland

Africa Month

#AfricaMonth: African media renaissance needed

Danette Breitenbach 18 May 2022

Source: © Siam Pukkato

Media Freedom

South African journalism under siege

Danette Breitenbach 4 May 2022

Image supplied: Urban van Halen

Music

#MusicExchange: Music as healing with Urban van Halen

Martin Myers 3 May 2022

Source: © Unesco World Press Freedom Day looks to restore public trust in journalists and journalism

Media Freedom

#WorldPressFreedomDay: Restoring public trust in journalism

Zubeida Jaffer 3 May 2022

Image supplied: Artwork from the Sounds in Context exhibition

Events

Artfluence Human Rights festival goes live

26 Apr 2022