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Warc has revealed insights from the winners of the Cannes Creative Effectiveness Lions 2025 (Image supplied)

Marketing & Media

Warc: 3 themes from Cannes Lions for commercial success

12 hours

Source: GCIS. President Cyril Ramaphosa urged that water investment be central to finance discussions at the AU-AIP Water Summit 2025, which aligns with the launch of the Rand Water Zuikerbosch System Purification Plant in Vereeniging which he attended last week.

Infrastructure & Utilities

Global leaders unite in Cape Town to transform water investment strategy

11 hours

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

World equities hit record highs, US yields fall on optimism for Fed rate cut

Chibuike Oguh and Tom Wilson 13 hours

Primedia Sport & Entertainment hosts successful Masterclass 2025

Media

Primedia Sport & Entertainment hosts successful Masterclass 2025

Issued by Primedia Broadcasting 14 hours

Private sector forms steering committee to boost SADC tourism

Tourism

Private sector forms steering committee to boost SADC tourism

14 hours

SA's auto sector hit by job losses and company closures

Commercial & Industrial

SA's auto sector hit by job losses and company closures

Nqobile Dludla 1 day

Local 8-year-old girl lands Real Madrid education, sport sponsorship

Skills Training

Local 8-year-old girl lands Real Madrid education, sport sponsorship

1 day

A miner holds a sack of ore as it comes out from the mine shaft at Rubaya coltan mine, near the town of Rubaya, which is controlled by M23 rebels, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Image credit: Reuters

Mining

The hidden cost of your smartphone: Inside Congo's rebel-funded mines

Giulia Paravicini and David Lewis 9 hours

Growthpoint confirms leadership succession for Group CEO and Group CFO

Residential Property

Growthpoint confirms leadership succession for Group CEO and Group CFO

Issued by Catchwords 1 day

(L to r:) Mark Elliott, division president, Africa at Mastercard and Kenyan ambassador, Philip Thigo (Image supplied)

4th Industrial Revolution

The transformative power of AI to create jobs in Africa

1 day

Branding

World’s top 100 food brands valued at $250.8bn, with Nestlé number 1

1 day

How a Richfield MBA graduate is leading economic change in the DRC

Higher Education

How a Richfield MBA graduate is leading economic change in the DRC

Issued by Richfield 1 day

Sydney Sweeney stars in the controversial American Eagle ad.

Advertising

Why Sydney Sweeney’s American Eagle campaign is part of a wider cultural backlash

Meaghan Furlano 2 days

Toyota reaffirms KZN investment following insurer’s lawsuit

Commercial & Industrial

Toyota reaffirms KZN investment following insurer’s lawsuit

2 days

Source: EcoBank.

Banking

Pan-African lender Ecobank optimistic about second half, CEO says

Duncan Miriri 2 days

Machine, a creative agency within Publicis Groupe Africa, has appointed Lesego Kotane as its new national managing director (Image supplied)

Advertising

Machine appoints Lesego Kotane as managing director

3 days

From vineyard to victory: Fine Wine Awards announces 2025 Trophy winners

Food & Wine

From vineyard to victory: Fine Wine Awards announces 2025 Trophy winners

Issued by DNA Brand Architects 3 days

Cape Union Mart and pro-Palestine activists gear up for court battle

Legal

Cape Union Mart and pro-Palestine activists gear up for court battle

Matthew Hirsch and Daniel Steyn 3 days

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Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Sarah Mthintso appointed new executive director of SAB Foundation

3 days

Climate Change

Nominations for Presidential Climate Commission open

3 days

#BehindtheIMC | Zubair Timol: AI and culture as catalysts for African growth

IMC Conference

#BehindtheIMC | Zubair Timol: AI and culture as catalysts for African growth

Chloe Posthumus 3 days

Infrastructure & Utilities

South Africa's new water plant secures future supply for 2.4 million people

3 days

Branding

As brand impersonation scams surge, Offernet launches Ravenwatch to protect South African businesses

Issued by Offernet 3 days

Entries open for 2025 Algoa FM Big Walk for Cancer presented by Isuzu Motors South Africa

Radio & Audio

Entries open for 2025 Algoa FM Big Walk for Cancer presented by Isuzu Motors South Africa

Issued by Algoa FM 3 days

Source: Reuters.

Finance

South Africa's central bank sees only modest impact from US tariffs

Kopano Gumbi 8 Aug 2025

Luis Felipe Avellar to lead Coca-Cola Company Africa's operating unit

FMCG

Luis Felipe Avellar to lead Coca-Cola Company Africa's operating unit

2 days

Image credit: Aditi Gorasia on Dupe Photos

Women's Health

Gates Foundation leads charge into women’s health with unprecedented $2.5bn fund

8 Aug 2025

Image credit: Photo by Mathurin NAPOLY / matnapo on Unsplash

Public Health

The global health system can build back better after US aid cuts – here’s how

Jonathan E. Cohen 8 Aug 2025

Effie South Africa announces 2025 grand jury in record-breaking entry year

Marketing

Effie South Africa announces 2025 grand jury in record-breaking entry year

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 7 Aug 2025

Source: Reuters.

Finance

Despite tariff reprieve, Lesotho says it is already hurting

7 Aug 2025

Primedia Sport hosts Entertainment Masterclass with Harvard Business School Professor

Media

Primedia Sport hosts Entertainment Masterclass with Harvard Business School Professor

Issued by Primedia Broadcasting 7 Aug 2025

McCann Joburg has appointed (left) Thandeka Gilbert as creative director and (right) Toni Hughes as executive creative director (Images supplied. Image composite by Lesley Svenson © Bizcommunity)

Marketing & Media

McCann Joburg appoints diverse leadership

7 Aug 2025

Source: Alexas_Fotos via

Railway

Transnet’s recovery: Why institutional investors should be watching closely

Thanzi Ramukosi and Alastair Herbertson 7 Aug 2025

Source: Shane Reilly via

Tourism & Travel

Voting opens for 2025 World Sustainable Travel & Hospitality Awards

6 Aug 2025

Trump tariffs, Sarb shift to test SA startups in August

SMEs

Trump tariffs, Sarb shift to test SA startups in August

5 Aug 2025

Xolisa Dyeshana, chief creative officer and partner at Joe Public, gives lessons from his experience as 2025’s Cannes Audio & Radio jury president (Image by Danette Bretienbach © Bizcommunity)

Cannes Lions

#CreativeCircle2025: South African audio needs to evolve | Xolisa Dyeshana's key takeaways

Danette Breitenbach 5 Aug 2025

SAHIA to host Clinical Coding Symposium in October to advance data-driven healthcare in SA

Healthcare

SAHIA to host Clinical Coding Symposium in October to advance data-driven healthcare in SA

Issued by Communikay 5 Aug 2025

Deputy Chief Justice Dunstan Mlambo

Labour Law

Justice Mlambo appointed deputy chief justice of SA

1 Aug 2025

CIMA strengthens global governing body through election of three African finance leaders

Accounting & Auditing

CIMA strengthens global governing body through election of three African finance leaders

Issued by AICPA & CIMA 1 Aug 2025

Source: jcomp via

Logistics & Transport

CILTSA ESG Conference drives sustainable transformation in transport, logistics

1 Aug 2025

Source: Donald J. Trump/Facebook.

Taxation & Regulation

Trump imposes 30% tariffs on SA as Pretoria announces ‘urgent interventions’ to protect jobs

1 Aug 2025

The Gathering 2025: Unfiltered. Bold ideas. Big names. One defining conversation

Online Media

The Gathering 2025: Unfiltered. Bold ideas. Big names. One defining conversation

Issued by Daily Maverick 1 Aug 2025

Meet the judges of the IAS Agency Credentials Award

Direct Marketing

Meet the judges of the IAS Agency Credentials Award

Issued by DMASA 1 Aug 2025

IMC Conference

#BehindtheIMC | BBC's chief brand officer, Charl Bassil: Culture eats strategy for breakfast

Chloe Posthumus 4 Aug 2025

Image credit: Anna Shvets on Pexels

Pharmaceuticals

AstraZeneca enters rare disease care in South Africa

31 Jul 2025

Source: ©JaromÃr Chalabala via

Aviation

Durban to host global aviation workforce summit in August

31 Jul 2025