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Health & Social Welfare

Public Works buildings to be turned into GBV shelters

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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

How free are you? Nedbank brings into focus financial abuse and freedom for women

Marketing

How free are you? Nedbank brings into focus financial abuse and freedom for women

Issued by DNA Brand Architects 29 Apr 2025

The Kantar Diva 2025 report reveals what it’s really like being an LGBTQIA+ woman in the workplace

DEI

The Kantar Diva 2025 report reveals what it’s really like being an LGBTQIA+ woman in the workplace

Senamile Zungu and Leigh Andrews, Issued by Kantar 24 Apr 2025

New GenG Engage app tackles gender-based violence in SA

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

New GenG Engage app tackles gender-based violence in SA

16 Apr 2025

Source: Institute for Molecular Bioscience.

Healthcare

Calls for private labs to solve South Africa's DNA backlog grow louder

14 Apr 2025

Law Practice

GBV laws must be strengthened: President Ramaphosa

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

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

Healthcare

Support over stigma: how pregnant women battling substance use need healthcare, not judgment

4 Mar 2025

Toughees launches back-to-school campaign fronted by Makazole Mapimpi

ESG

Toughees launches back-to-school campaign fronted by Makazole Mapimpi

Issued by Bata 27 Dec 2024

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

SA presses forward for a just society

3 Mar 2025

Why sports is the key to unlocking healthy futures

Sport

Why sports is the key to unlocking healthy futures

Issued by Irvine Partners 26 Feb 2025

Brigitta Mangale, Director of Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr’s Pro Bono & Human Rights Practice

Human Rights Law

Sex offenders register to be made public: Implications for safety and justice

Brigitta Mangale and Thobeka Nomazizi Dhlamini 26 Feb 2025

AB InBev recognises Ogilvy as their leading creative partner for the second year in a row

Advertising

AB InBev recognises Ogilvy as their leading creative partner for the second year in a row

Issued by Ogilvy South Africa 12 Feb 2025

Source: Pexels.

Finance

#Sona2025 preview: Successes, shifts, and the path ahead

28 Jan 2025

Let’s make 2025 the year of “mental help”

Wellness

Let’s make 2025 the year of “mental help”

Taegan Devar 22 Jan 2025

Healthcare

The silent crisis: South Africa’s growing battle with OTC and opioid misuse

21 Jan 2025

Source: World Economic Forum.

Economy

SA's president calls for global partnerships at World Economic Forum in Davos

21 Jan 2025

Ramona Kayembe, draftLine director for AB InBev Africa, spoke exclusively to Bizcommunity on Brutal Fruit's Sheebeen campaign (Image by Bizcommunity)

Advertising

Brutal Fruit Shebeen campaign empowers women in a way that is true to the brand

Danette Breitenbach 10 Jan 2025

16 Days of “Nothing” in a year of endless gender based violence

CSI & Philanthropy

16 Days of “Nothing” in a year of endless gender based violence

Issued by Thotbox 19 Dec 2024

The Pinkies – a community approach to ending GBV

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

The Pinkies – a community approach to ending GBV

Issued by The Social Employment Fund 10 Dec 2024

SU wins big at annual marketing and communication awards

Marketing

SU wins big at annual marketing and communication awards

Issued by Stellenbosch University 4 Dec 2024

University of Cape Town MBA students win global innovation competition

Higher Education

University of Cape Town MBA students win global innovation competition

Issued by UCT Graduate School of Business 28 Nov 2024

Youth Marketing

Innovation for a new generation: How Gen Z is redefining brand loyalty in the digital age

Senamile Zungu and Zine Magadlela, Issued by Kantar 27 Nov 2024

Nedbank lifts silence on financial abuse with warnings on its adverts, partners with POWA

ESG

Nedbank lifts silence on financial abuse with warnings on its adverts, partners with POWA

26 Nov 2024

University of Johannesburg students win big at Assegai Awards 2024 with powerful GBV campaign

Marketing

University of Johannesburg students win big at Assegai Awards 2024 with powerful GBV campaign

Issued by DMASA 25 Nov 2024

Image source: cottonbro studio from

Labour Law

Are employers' responsibilities to act against GBV limited to the workplace?

Keshni Naicker, Amandla Makhongwana, and Angel Phakathi 25 Nov 2024

Provantage – a transformative journey in action

OOH

Provantage – a transformative journey in action

Issued by Provantage 18 Nov 2024

Basic Education works to develop school safety guidelines

Primary & Secondary Education

Basic Education works to develop school safety guidelines

7 Nov 2024

Why SA needs to address its male mental health crisis

Health & Social Welfare

Why SA needs to address its male mental health crisis

Issued by The Character Company 5 Nov 2024

Medical Aid

Profmed addresses the systemic needs of breast cancer in SA

22 Oct 2024

International recognition for the SEF

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

International recognition for the SEF

Issued by The Social Employment Fund 22 Oct 2024

Image source: ximagination –

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Children call for inclusion of their issues in the National Strategic Plan on GBVF

21 Oct 2024

The complainant said the ad is violent.

Advertising

Ad watchdog rules Coastal Hire did not promote GBV

Karabo Ledwaba 18 Oct 2024

Debut Programme Hlanganisa Pitch Den: Empowering South Africa’s next creative entrepreneurs

Marketing & Media

Debut Programme Hlanganisa Pitch Den: Empowering South Africa’s next creative entrepreneurs

Issued by Business and Arts South Africa 4 Oct 2024

Source: Master of Laws in Medical Law cum laude graduate Sarah Patel.

Ethics & Medicolegal

Promoting the medical and legal rights of HIV-positive women

23 Sep 2024

Steve Babaeko, Tsiletso Rangaka and Andrea Quaye on the stage. Source: Karabo Ledwaba.

Advertising

How 2 African creatives won at Cannes Lions through trust and collaboration

Karabo Ledwaba 16 Sep 2024

Dis-Chem and Kolisi Foundation join forces to tackle GBV in SA

ESG

Dis-Chem and Kolisi Foundation join forces to tackle GBV in SA

30 Aug 2024

Nedbank Top Empowerment Conference 2024: A call to action for South Africa's inclusive transformation

Events & Conferencing

Nedbank Top Empowerment Conference 2024: A call to action for South Africa's inclusive transformation

Issued by Topco Media 28 Aug 2024

Isanti Glass launches Take a Boy Child to Work initiative, empowers young boys in local communities

NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

Isanti Glass launches Take a Boy Child to Work initiative, empowers young boys in local communities

Issued by DNA Brand Architects 22 Aug 2024

Celebrating Women’s Day: South Africa’s legacy of courage and change

Trends

Celebrating Women’s Day: South Africa’s legacy of courage and change

Issued by CONTRACT 12 Aug 2024

New guidelines for women safety in mining is a big step forward in the industry's fight against GBVF

Mining

#WomensMonth: South African mining industry takes big step in fight against GBVF

Lindsey Schutters 4 Aug 2024

Team members brighten up uThingo Crisis Centre by adding a fresh touch to the home.

Software

#MandelaMonth: BET Software and Hollywood Foundation make a real impact

Issued by BET Software 23 Jul 2024

Empowering women in South Africa: Key to national growth

HR & Management

Empowering women in South Africa: Key to national growth

Chaital Harry, Issued by CONTRACT 9 Jul 2024

Kolisi Foundation and Add Hope partnership turns hunger into play

ESG

Kolisi Foundation and Add Hope partnership turns hunger into play

4 Jul 2024