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Source: © 123rf Platforms such as Instagram, Facebook and TikTok have become crucial components of the digital advertising landscape

Digital

SA's digital ad revenue hits new all-time high with almost 40% share of overall advertising market

Paula Hulley 24 Oct 2024

New Future Africa research chair appointment a milestone alliance for SA universities

Higher Education

New Future Africa research chair appointment a milestone alliance for SA universities

11 Apr 2024

Be part of this year's IAB South Africa Internet Advertising Revenue Report

Digital

Be part of this year's IAB South Africa Internet Advertising Revenue Report

Issued by IAB South Africa 1 Mar 2024

#BizTrends2024: Ged Nooy - 4 trends to unlock the informal market

Marketing

#BizTrends2024: Ged Nooy - 4 trends to unlock the informal market

Ged Nooy 24 Jan 2024

Healthcare

Merck Foundation honours outstanding African researchers at 2023 MARS Awards

3 Jan 2024

Legal

Dire Tladi's landmark appointment to International Court of Justice garners global acclaim

14 Nov 2023

SU and Pham have retrofitted a taxi to become an EV. Source: Supplied

AutoTech

Stellenbosch University electric taxi project ramps up

15 Aug 2023

The camera trap image that caused all the excitement: the first recorded cheetah in Djibouti for more than three decades. Photo: HawkWatch International

Environment & Natural Resources

Cheetah spotted in Djibouti for the first time in over 30 years

John Yeld 3 Aug 2023

Source © alphaspirit The IAB South Africa has formed a three-year publishing industry measurement partnership with dY/dX, to provide a standardised measurement currency for publishers

IAB Bookmarks Awards

IAB SA and dY/dX partner for standardised measurement currency for publishers

29 May 2023

Source: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Retailers

Outrage over Dis-Chem's moratorium on hiring, promoting White staff

17 Oct 2022

Source: Supplied. Professor Thumbi Ndung’u is the new co-chair of the International Aids Society's 'Towards an HIV Cure' advisory board.

HIV/AIDS

Towards an HIV cure: UKZN scientist takes on new role

2 Jun 2022

CBD usage and attitudes in South Africa: research reveals strong consumer interest in the category

Research

CBD usage and attitudes in South Africa: research reveals strong consumer interest in the category

Candice Pillay, Issued by KLA 22 Feb 2022

New microplastics study a first for the African continent

Circular Economy & Waste Management

New microplastics study a first for the African continent

Tatjana Baleta 15 Nov 2021

South Africa's labour market trends from 2009 to 2019: a lost decade?

HR & Management

South Africa's labour market trends from 2009 to 2019: a lost decade?

Derek Yu and Charles Adams 21 Sep 2021

Enid Lizamore, executive head, HR, Santam

Financial Services

#WomensMonth: Shecession in the financial services sector

Enid Lizamore 12 Aug 2021

Demand for digital media during the pandemic results in accelerated growth

Digital

Demand for digital media during the pandemic results in accelerated growth

Issued by IAB South Africa 11 Jun 2021

Marketing

Dove research shows effect of filters and retouching apps on young girls in SA

2 Jun 2021

Paying tribute to Aggrey Maposa

Research

Paying tribute to Aggrey Maposa

Issued by Kantar 9 Mar 2021

North-West University honours its outstanding researchers

Higher Education

North-West University honours its outstanding researchers

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 10 Dec 2020

NWU academic is recipient of prestigious Oppenheimer Fellowship

Higher Education

NWU academic is recipient of prestigious Oppenheimer Fellowship

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 13 Oct 2020

NWU boasts two of Mail & Guardian's most outstanding young South Africans

Higher Education

NWU boasts two of Mail & Guardian's most outstanding young South Africans

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 21 Sep 2020

Funding the rise of the female-led digital economy in Africa

Venture Capital

Funding the rise of the female-led digital economy in Africa

Janade du Plessis and Kashira Naidoo 6 Aug 2020

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Markets & Investment

Report explores African investment options

25 Sep 2019

Partnership to empower 1,000 entrepreneurs across Africa by 2022

Partnerships

Partnership to empower 1,000 entrepreneurs across Africa by 2022

17 Sep 2019

Sudanese protesters are seen with their smartphones in Khartoum on April 21, 2019. CPJ has called on South African telecommunications company MTN Group to end its role in Sudan’s internet shutdowns. Credit: CPJ/AFP/Ozan Kose.

Mobile

MTN Group urged to end participation in internet shutdowns in Sudan

Justin Shilad 12 Jul 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty.

Media

First Africa Media Index published on Africa's media markets

24 May 2019

Kantar Africa Life 2019 report.

Research

#AfricaMonth: How can brands fuel growth in Africa?

21 May 2019

A billboard for Nigeria's incumbent president Muhammadu Buhari and his deputy, who won re-election in February. Credit: CPJ/Jonathan Rozen.

Media Freedom

Nigerian journalists speak out on press freedom

Jonathan Rozen 8 May 2019

UP's Future Africa research institute places innovation at the centre of Africa's development

Higher Education

UP's Future Africa research institute places innovation at the centre of Africa's development

1 Apr 2019

Wits regional Corobrik Architectural Student of the Year Award winner announced

Architecture & Design

Wits regional Corobrik Architectural Student of the Year Award winner announced

5 Feb 2019

The claim that democracy fares better in the West than in Africa is a fallacy

Research

The claim that democracy fares better in the West than in Africa is a fallacy

Steven Friedman 30 Jan 2019

The impact of blockchain on telecoms

Telecoms & Networks

The impact of blockchain on telecoms

Ahmad Sayed 23 Jan 2019

Economic Commission for Africa’s Oliver Chinganya.

Research

The power of data can transform the world

26 Oct 2018

Vincent F. Hendricks, Professor of Formal Philosophy at The University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

Research

Research data needs to be used with purpose

12 Oct 2018

This Mozambican startup is plotting an African data revolution

Research

This Mozambican startup is plotting an African data revolution

Tom Jackson 9 Oct 2018

Here are the 2018 Ai Institutional Investment, Capital Market Awards winners

Markets & Investment

Here are the 2018 Ai Institutional Investment, Capital Market Awards winners

1 Oct 2018

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Research

African research dominated by mobile, social media

Danette Breitenbach 6 Sep 2018

Nissan Camelpower campaign. Image supplied.

Marketing

Winners announced for Warc Prize for Mena Strategy 2018

4 Sep 2018

Superpower investment in Africa

Research

Superpower investment in Africa

18 Jul 2018

Gearing up for Pamro 2018

Research

Gearing up for Pamro 2018

29 May 2018

PAMRO launches call for papers

Research

PAMRO launches call for papers

14 May 2018

The winning brands in 2018 will get their competitive edge from memorable customer experiences

Trends

The winning brands in 2018 will get their competitive edge from memorable customer experiences

Rachel Thompson, Issued by NielsenIQ 16 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: Winning brands will get their competitive edge from memorable customer experiences

Trends

#BizTrends2018: Winning brands will get their competitive edge from memorable customer experiences

Rachel Thompson 10 Jan 2018

How African property markets can move beyond the ‘pioneering' phase

Markets & Investment

How African property markets can move beyond the ‘pioneering' phase

Selwyn Blieden 25 Aug 2017