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Research

Positive portrayals of men in ads boost brand equity and sales

Issued by Kantar 19 Nov 2024

The winners of the inaugural Inclusive Lens Awards at Fame Week Africa. Image supplied.

Film

Inclusive Lens Awards debut at Fame Week Africa with spotlight on diversity

4 Sep 2024

How can brands be better LGBTQ+ allies?

Branding

How can brands be better LGBTQ+ allies?

Leigh Kelly Andrews and Mark Fisher, Issued by Kantar 27 Jun 2024

How happy are SA’s middle class youth?

Youth Month

How happy are SA’s middle class youth?

Issued by BrandMapp 14 Jun 2024

Inclusive Lens Awards to recognise diverse narratives in film and series

Film & Cinematography

Inclusive Lens Awards to recognise diverse narratives in film and series

30 May 2024

Celebrating diversity and inclusion at Cape Town Pride with P&G's Gable initiative

Events

Celebrating diversity and inclusion at Cape Town Pride with P&G's Gable initiative

Issued by P&G 5 Mar 2024

Stay on trend with every email you send

Marketing

Stay on trend with every email you send

Damian Hamp-Adams, Issued by Rocketseed 1 Feb 2024

Anja van Beek, Talent Strategist, Leadership & HR Expert and Executive Coach

Trends

#BizTrends2024: Beyond bots and degrees

Anja van Beek 31 Jan 2024

#BizTrends2024: Unveiling key trends in the travel and tourism sector

Trends

#BizTrends2024: Unveiling key trends in the travel and tourism sector

Nombulelo Guliwe 30 Jan 2024

Source: WEF Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI; Marc Benioff, chair and CEO of Salesforce; Albert Bourla, CEO of Pfizer; Jeremy Hunt, chancellor of the Exchequer of the UK; Julie Sweet, chair and CEO of Accenture; and CNN host Fareed Zakaria speak about technological advances on 18 January

PR & Communications

Davos: 4 themes for PR and communication practitioners for 2024

24 Jan 2024

Ricci Hackner, Knowledge and Learning Lawyer: Corporate, Bowmans

Trends

#BizTrends2024: Trends shaping the corporate governance landscape

Ricci Hackner 23 Jan 2024

Top 10 films of 2023

Film

Top 10 films of 2023

Daniel Dercksen 28 Dec 2023

#Trends: DMOs embrace AI and prioritise digital paid media in 2024

Marketing

#Trends: DMOs embrace AI and prioritise digital paid media in 2024

22 Nov 2023

Branding

Israel: Why the brand boycotts probably won't make much difference

Aisha Ijaz 13 Nov 2023

Human Rights Law

Mauritius is the latest nation to decriminalise same-sex relations in a divided continent

Frans Viljoen 16 Oct 2023

#MentalHealth: Students encouraged to use Higher Health crisis helpline

Higher Education

#MentalHealth: Students encouraged to use Higher Health crisis helpline

11 Oct 2023

Fame Week Africa: Expect all this... and so much more

Events

Fame Week Africa: Expect all this... and so much more

Issued by The Publicity Workshop 1 Sep 2023

Muziki Africa: The beat of Africa beckons...

Music

Muziki Africa: The beat of Africa beckons...

Issued by The Publicity Workshop 16 Aug 2023

Source: ©123rf An inaugural report has found that LGBTQ+ visibility in advertising is insufficient

Research

World first LGBTQ+ representation in advertising Index launched

4 Jul 2023

Source: Reuters.

Healthcare

HIV alarm in Uganda as anti-gay law forces LGBT 'lockdown'

9 Jun 2023

Woolworths Pride campaign sparks calls for boycott

Retail Marketing

Woolworths Pride campaign sparks calls for boycott

5 Jun 2023

Ugandan human rights lawyer and activist leads fellow activists to file a petition challenging the signing of the new Anti-homosexuality law by President Yoweri Museveni, at the constitution court in Kampala, Uganda, 29 May 2023. Reuters/Abubaker Lubowa

Legislation

Uganda enacts harsh anti-LGBTQ law including death penalty

Reuters 30 May 2023

The gender divide: Fact or myth?

Research

The gender divide: Fact or myth?

Issued by BrandMapp 29 May 2023

File photo: Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni speaks during a Reuters interview at his farm in Kisozi settlement of Gomba district, in the Central Region of Uganda, January 16, 2022. Reuters/Abubaker Lubowa/File Photo

Legislation

Uganda parliament passes harsh anti-LGBTQ bill mostly unchanged

Aaron Ross 2 May 2023

File photo: Quin Karala, 29, a member of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (LGBTQ) community and a single mother of one poses for a picture with rainbow colours at the offices of Rella Women's Empowerment Program, for LGBTQ rights advocacy, after a Reuters interview in Kulambiro suburb of Kampala, Uganda 4 April 2023. Reuters/Abubaker Lubowa/File Photo

Human Rights Law

Uganda's president asks for changes to LGBT bill so identity is not criminalised

Elias Biryabarema 28 Apr 2023

Jacqueline Foster-Mutungu, partner at BCG, Johannesburg

Employment Equity

Why increasing workplace 'Bliss' can slash attrition risk by 50%

26 Apr 2023

File Photo: An LGBT activist wears a badge as he attends a court hearing in the Milimani high Court in Nairobi in Nairobi, Kenya. 22 February 2019. Reuters/Baz Ratner

NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

For LGBTQ Kenyans, court win prompts backlash as threats escalate

Ayenat Mersie 18 Apr 2023

#OrchidsandOnions: Kia Tsamaya ad a perfect example of authenticity

#OrchidsandOnions

#OrchidsandOnions: Kia Tsamaya ad a perfect example of authenticity

Brendan Seery 11 Apr 2023

Africa Travel Week trends report reveals tourism drivers for 2023

Trends

Africa Travel Week trends report reveals tourism drivers for 2023

5 Apr 2023

Ugandan legislators participate in the debate of the Anti-Homosexuality bill, which proposes tough new penalties for same-sex relations during a sitting at the Parliament building in Kampala, Uganda 21 March 2023. Reuters/Abubaker Lubowa

Legislation

Uganda passes a law making it a crime to identify as LGBTQ

Elias Biryabarema 22 Mar 2023

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Employment Equity

Gender empowerment and the consequences of EEA non-compliance

Pamela Stein & Jamie Jacobs 7 Mar 2023

South African designer Huston Wilson appointed to TDC Advisory Board

The One Club for Creativity

South African designer Huston Wilson appointed to TDC Advisory Board

22 Feb 2023

Stoli Group, Maserati MSG Racing rebrand partnership for Cape Town E-Prix

Motorsport

Stoli Group, Maserati MSG Racing rebrand partnership for Cape Town E-Prix

17 Feb 2023

Pope Francis addresses the media while aboard the plane from Juba to Rome, returning from his visit to Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan, 5 February 2023. Vatican Media/Handout via Reuters

Human Rights Law

Pope Francis says laws criminalising LGBT people are a 'sin' and an injustice

Philip Pullella 6 Feb 2023

"My art is obnoxious, queer and necessary," says Cape Town emerging artist Githan Coopoo

Art

"My art is obnoxious, queer and necessary," says Cape Town emerging artist Githan Coopoo

Evan-Lee Courie 3 Feb 2023

Source © PRovoke Media The 11th edition of the Global Creative Index analyses entries and winners from more than 25 PR, digital and marketing awards programmes from around the world over a 12-month period, up to and including the 2022 Global Sabre Awards

PR & Communications

Weber Shandwick retains global top PR spot

21 Dec 2022

Branding

Hosting the World Cup: what Qatar can learn from South Africa about nation branding

Brendon Knott 5 Dec 2022

Marketing

New global insights study published on LGBTQ+ marketing and its future

1 Dec 2022

Advertising

World Cup 2022: how sponsorship has become less about selling drinks and more about geopolitics

Simon Chadwick 29 Nov 2022

ILTM Africa to showcase growing golf and LGBTQ+ tourism markets in 2023

Tourism

ILTM Africa to showcase growing golf and LGBTQ+ tourism markets in 2023

28 Nov 2022

Healthcare

Modern contraceptives on the rise across sub-Saharan Africa

16 Nov 2022

Attracting new talent: Building a robust DEI approach into your travel programme

Travel

Attracting new talent: Building a robust DEI approach into your travel programme

14 Nov 2022

Winds of change: Why now is a good time to relook your travel policy

Travel

Winds of change: Why now is a good time to relook your travel policy

28 Oct 2022

21 creators, 15 directors and 1 truly unlimited campaign

Advertising

21 creators, 15 directors and 1 truly unlimited campaign

Issued by Joe Public 17 Aug 2022

D&AD announces Pencil winners for New Blood Awards

D&AD Awards

D&AD announces Pencil winners for New Blood Awards

14 Jul 2022