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Source: UN Photo/Elma Okic. WHO chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

Healthcare

Trump orders US exit from WHO

Katja Hamilton 1 day

Trends

#BizTrends2025: Why employer branding will matter more than ever in 2025

Celeste Sirin 2 days

Branding

Legally, they can’t be called ‘uggs’ outside of Australia – but the name will stick regardless

Alexandra Sherlock 2 days

Source: © News Nine Sorry Tiktok is not available right now.

Media Freedom

Updated: TikTok is now available again in the US

Danette Breitenbach 2 days

Beverley Houston, director at Be-cause Integrated Communications says Meta’s decision to end third-party fact-checking on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads is bad news for brands (image supplied)

Media Freedom

EXCLUSIVE: Meta's farewell to fact-checking; 6 recommendations for brands

Beverley Houston 17 Jan 2025

Albert Makoeng, managing director, influencer division at Nfinity says the rise of creator-led commerce is a profound shift in media consumption (Image supplied)

Media

#BizTrend2025: Nfinity’s Albert Makoeng - The rise of creator-led commerce a profound shift in media consumption

Albert Makoeng 17 Jan 2025

#BizTrends2025: PR Powerhouse’s Lebo Madiba - Breaking through in 2025: Trust, personalities, and the new rules of engagement

Media

#BizTrends2025: PR Powerhouse’s Lebo Madiba - Breaking through in 2025: Trust, personalities, and the new rules of engagement

Lebo Madiba 16 Jan 2025

Quantum computing is not as futuristic as it sounds

Technology

Quantum computing is not as futuristic as it sounds

Issued by Perfect Word 15 Jan 2025

Source: Supplied. Privesan Naidoo, Executive: Trading Product VP (card and payments) at Nedbank.

Trends

#BizTrends2025: The evolution and future of payments and e-commerce in South Africa

Privesan Naidoo 15 Jan 2025

Source: Reuters.

Finance

Trump prepares world for US 'External Revenue Service' initiative

15 Jan 2025

Machine kicks off 2025 with a string of international industry wins and nominations

Advertising

Machine kicks off 2025 with a string of international industry wins and nominations

Issued by Machine_ 15 Jan 2025

2025 Dakar Stage 7 results – more big names out

Motorsport

2025 Dakar Stage 7 results – more big names out

14 Jan 2025

#BizTrends2025: Top trends set to define SA's business landscape

Trends

#BizTrends2025: Top trends set to define SA's business landscape

Issued by Lula 13 Jan 2025

#BizTrends2025: Unleashing Africa’s economic potential through transformative logistics

Trends

#BizTrends2025: Unleashing Africa’s economic potential through transformative logistics

Amadou Diallo 13 Jan 2025

Gerhard Swart is chief technology officer at Performanta

Trends

#BizTrends2025: Finding cybersecurity's place in the world

Gerhard Swart 13 Jan 2025

Source: © CIO SA Vincent Maher, True I/O CEO and the leader of the MMA AI Leadership Consortium looks at the five trends driving the reshaping of marketing through AI

Digital

#BizTrends2025:True I/O's Vincent Maher - 5 AI trends shaping marketing in 2025

Vincent Maher 13 Jan 2025

#BizTrends2025: Key trends for local SMEs and entrepreneurs in 2025

Trends

#BizTrends2025: Key trends for local SMEs and entrepreneurs in 2025

Miguel da Silva 13 Jan 2025

Samsung’s Q4 guidance casts shadow on its CES 2025 showing

Technology

Samsung’s Q4 guidance casts shadow on its CES 2025 showing

Lindsey Schutters 9 Jan 2025

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Food, Water & Energy Security

City of Tshwane declares Hammanskraal water safe for consumption

9 Jan 2025

Best Before increases product range

Retailers

Best Before increases product range

9 Jan 2025

Source: © Goods Fox Tomorrow, Friday, 10 January, representatives of TikTok's parent company ByteDance will plead to the US Supreme Court to halt the decision of a looming ban later this month

Social Media

Implications of the banning of TikTok in the US

Danette Breitenbach 9 Jan 2025

2025 Dakar Stage 3 results – big names falter

Motorsport

2025 Dakar Stage 3 results – big names falter

8 Jan 2025

Mining industry stands to win from Trump Arctic interests

Mining

Mining industry stands to win from Trump Arctic interests

Lindsey Schutters 8 Jan 2025

Toyota joins Mercedes-Benz and Volvo as Nvidia automotive customers. Source: Nvidia

Technology

Toyota joins Nvidia's growing autonomous vehicle partnership network

Lindsey Schutters 8 Jan 2025

Human8 hires Niels Neudecker as managing director, US

Research

Human8 hires Niels Neudecker as managing director, US

Issued by Human8 8 Jan 2025

High voltage battery energy storage systems will become a regular feature in property development. Source: Revov

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Microgrids dominate battery trends in 2025

7 Jan 2025

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Law Practice

A&O Shearman SA's legal team finds new home at Bowmans

7 Jan 2025

Taxation & Regulation

Landmark Global Minimum Tax Act: SA's MNEs face reform

Katja Hamilton 7 Jan 2025

BusinessTech’s incredible audience of South African decision-makers

Online Media

BusinessTech’s incredible audience of South African decision-makers

Issued by Broad Media 7 Jan 2025

Redefining South Africa's entertainment news scene

Media

Redefining South Africa's entertainment news scene

Issued by Fame Frenzy 7 Jan 2025

Media

As trust plummets, how can mainstream media rebuild credibility?

Anita Varma 6 Jan 2025

Source: Bl1zz4rd-editor, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons.

Healthcare

South African activists unite in global protests demanding immediate release of Gaza paediatrician Abu-Safiyah

Katja Hamilton 6 Jan 2025

Stilfontein: ‘It was not an illness that killed them. It was starvation’

Mining

Stilfontein: ‘It was not an illness that killed them. It was starvation’

Lindsey Schutters 6 Jan 2025

Meet the January films competing for Oscar glory

Film

Meet the January films competing for Oscar glory

Daniel Dercksen 3 Jan 2025

Where to next for South African travellers in 2025?

Travel

Where to next for South African travellers in 2025?

Euan McNeil 3 Jan 2025

Nicol Myburgh, head of HR Services at CRS outlines some changes businesses face following the Employment Equity Amendment Act (EEA) 4 of 2022 coming into effect

Employment Equity

New Employment Equity Amendment Act: Compliance is achievable

3 Jan 2025

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Agriculture

South Africa's agriculture may recover in 2025

Wandile Sihlobo 7 Jan 2025

HIV/AIDS

Vaccines can put an end to HIV – African governments must take the lead in developing them

Glenda Gray and Asa Tapley 2 Jan 2025

Samsung Galaxy users the world over will get a special treat with OneUI 7.

Mobile & Apps

Forget Galaxy AI, Good Lock is finally going global

Lindsey Schutters 2 Jan 2025

Criminal Law

How the SRD grant system has been defrauded

Nathan Geffen 2 Jan 2025

Source: © The Economic Times President-elect Donald Trump is making a U-turn on banning TikTok in the US

Media Freedom

Trump's U-turn on the banning of TikTok

Danette Breitenbach 2 Jan 2025

Source: © 123rf The fuel prices for January 2025 will be adjusted with increases for Petrol 93, Petrol 95 and for diesel

Fuel & Energy

SA welcomes in 2025 with petrol and diesel increases

29 Dec 2024

Media

SABC clarifies news independence amid viral FlySafair video uproar

29 Dec 2024

Source: UN Photo/Elma Okic. WHO chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

Healthcare

WHO chief's close call in Yemen air strike

Katja Hamilton 27 Dec 2024

Fashion & Homeware

Saks Global acquires Neiman Marcus Group for $2.7bn

27 Dec 2024

Events

Fake news or a mix-up? Summer Walker distances from Tomorrow Can Wait Festival

Karabo Ledwaba 24 Dec 2024

Social Media

What does the X exodus to Bluesky mean for journalism?

Craig Robertson 27 Dec 2024

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Brace! Risks stack up for the global economy in 2025

Mark John 24 Dec 2024

5 top tech innovations of 2024: A recap of groundbreaking technologies introduced this year

Technology

5 top tech innovations of 2024: A recap of groundbreaking technologies introduced this year

Kgang Moloke, Issued by BET Software 23 Dec 2024

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Environment & Natural Resources

Bad gift ideas: Ferrets and other exotic wild mammals as pets

Ndivhuwo Shivambu, Colleen T. Downs and Tinyiko C. Shivambu 23 Dec 2024