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Newspapers across SA turned into 'sanitary pads'

Advertising

Newspapers across SA turned into 'sanitary pads'

Issued by Joe Public 17 hours

South African workers love their jobs, but younger employees are still looking

Talent Acquisition

South African workers love their jobs, but younger employees are still looking

Issued by KLA 7 May 2026

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ESG & Sustainability

Gen Z: The generation that calls everything out except ableism

Jessica Gbedemah 25 Nov 2025

Women for Change's Unburiable Casket is woven in the traditional Zulu art style, with each purple bead representing a victim of GBVF in South Africa. Image credit: Women for Change

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

South African government declares GBVF a national disaster

21 Nov 2025

Woolworths to pause operations momentarily in anti-GBVF effort

ESG

Woolworths to pause operations momentarily in anti-GBVF effort

20 Nov 2025

Source: Supplied

Food Security

Why African agriculture is central to solving world hunger and climate issues

23 Oct 2025

Management & Leadership

Future female leaders envision a transformed South Africa by 2050

1 Sep 2025

#WomensMonth: The women shaping the future of food security in South Africa

Food, Water & Energy Security

#WomensMonth: The women shaping the future of food security in South Africa

Maroefah Smith 29 Aug 2025

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Mining

Meet the women making a bang in South African mining

29 Aug 2025

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Obstetrics & Gynaecology

How period poverty is derailing education in South Africa

13 Aug 2025

From traditional to entrepreneurial: SA women take charge

SMEs

From traditional to entrepreneurial: SA women take charge

Issued by Bullion PR & Communication 5 Aug 2025

Boudine Henningse, Executive: Operational Effectiveness at Ariston Global

Employment Equity

134 years to workplace equality? We need action, not fairytales

Boudine Henningse 7 Jul 2025

TEARS Foundation’s new data reveals SA’s precise and alarming GBV stats

Women's Health

TEARS Foundation’s new data reveals SA’s precise and alarming GBV stats

Issued by TEARS Foundation 24 Aug 2024

Applications now open for Samro's 2025 Music Creation Support Fund

Music

Applications now open for Samro's 2025 Music Creation Support Fund

Issued by SAMRO 13 Dec 2024

Vodacom partners with tech giants to help bridge Africa's digital skills gap

Skills Training

Vodacom partners with tech giants to help bridge Africa's digital skills gap

20 Nov 2024

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Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

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

21 Oct 2024

Afda film Warm on a hot winning streak

Higher Education

Afda film Warm on a hot winning streak

Earle Holmes, Issued by Afda 22 Oct 2024

Source: Cheree Dyers, chief executive officer at Prescient Investment Management.

Finance

Reflecting on Women's Month: Why do women get a whole month?

Cheree Dyers 30 Aug 2024

Source: Supplied. Lindeka (Leeds) Dzedze, is Standard Bank Global Markets Head of Strategic Partnerships.

Banking

#Women'sMonth: Lindeka Dzedze shares her vision for advancing women in finance

Katja Hamilton 28 Aug 2024

Gender equality no longer just an ideal – it’s a strategy for business growth

SMEs

Gender equality no longer just an ideal – it’s a strategy for business growth

Gugu Mjadu, Issued by Business Partners Limited 26 Aug 2024

Source: Kimberley Taylor, founder and chief executive officer of Loop.

Technology

Loop CEO champions women in STEM, leading inclusive innovation

14 Aug 2024

Source: © LIA Michelle Marais, senior copywriter at Dentsu Creative and a 2024 Cannes See It.Be It. recipient talks about being a female in the creative industry at the tip of Africa

Women's Month

#WomensMonth: Michelle Marais - Working in advertising takes guts; as a woman even more so

Danette Breitenbach 6 Aug 2024

FAO report: Global seafood reaches record high, led by aquaculture boom

Fishing

FAO report: Global seafood reaches record high, led by aquaculture boom

10 Jun 2024

Levergy has won Gold at the MENA region Warc Awards.

Advertising

Levergy and Telkom's #StandTall campaign wins Gold at MENA Warc Awards

22 May 2024

Publicis Groupe Africa is flying the flag high for Africa at Cannes

PR & Communications

Publicis Groupe Africa is flying the flag high for Africa at Cannes

Issued by Publicis Groupe Africa 29 Apr 2024

Marketing

Insights from leading women in marketing, NPO and business spaces

Letlhogonolo Ngwato 11 Mar 2024

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Law Practice

Survey highlights gender inequality in legal sector, advancement programme launches

8 Mar 2024

Source: Supplied. Dorcas Dube-Londt, national marketing and communications manager at Citizen Leader Lab.

Education

Fostering peace and equality through education

Dorcas Dube–Londt 23 Jan 2024

Marion Wagner addressing the crowd at Breadline's 30th anniversary.

Infrastructure & Utilities

Eradicating pit latrines in schools should be more than an SDG in 2024

Marian Wagner 8 Jan 2024

South Africa's Retroviral the world's most creative agency

PR & Communications

South Africa's Retroviral the world's most creative agency

19 Dec 2023

Proparco and 27four support Divercity to expand access to affordable housing in South Africa

Residential Property

Proparco and 27four support Divercity to expand access to affordable housing in South Africa

Issued by Catchwords 18 Dec 2023

Senzekile Mdluli, head of diversity, equity, inclusion and CSI at Zutari

Skills Development

Zutari builds pipeline of new engineers through STEM education

12 Dec 2023

South African Universities Acting Local and Thinking Global for the UN's SDGs

Higher Education

South African Universities Acting Local and Thinking Global for the UN's SDGs

Issued by Soapbox 15 Nov 2023

Founder and CEO of Awakened Global, Nonkululelo Gobodo. Image:

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Explore The Unconditioned Mind, a new podcast with Nonkululelo Gobodo

9 Nov 2023

Source: Supplied. Lineshree Moodley, Visa’s country head for South Africa.

Fintech

Standard Bank Top Women Conference 2023: Unveiling global solutions for gender disparities

Katja Hamilton 19 Oct 2023

The countdown to the annual Standard Bank Top Women Conference 2023 begins

Events & Conferencing

The countdown to the annual Standard Bank Top Women Conference 2023 begins

Issued by Topco Media 16 Oct 2023

Iron sharpens iron: Women empowering each other for better health

Women's Health

Iron sharpens iron: Women empowering each other for better health

Issued by Ogilvy South Africa 6 Oct 2023

Fuelling the global gender empowerment movement: Standard Bank Top Women Conference 2023

Events & Conferencing

Fuelling the global gender empowerment movement: Standard Bank Top Women Conference 2023

Issued by Topco Media 29 Sep 2023

Marketing

Avatar's Mzamo Xala: African creativity drives business impact

Danette Breitenbach 4 Sep 2023

#WomensMonth: Bushra Razack's journey in Philippi Village's entrepreneurial ecosystem

Social Entrepreneurship

#WomensMonth: Bushra Razack's journey in Philippi Village's entrepreneurial ecosystem

Imran Salie 28 Aug 2023

Yuneal Padayachy, Chief Support Officer at The BEE Chamber

Employment Equity

How can men support women in the workplace?

Yuneal Padayachy 10 Aug 2023

#WomensMonth: Niki Breger celebrates 31 years of Nicci Boutiques this August

Fashion & Homeware

#WomensMonth: Niki Breger celebrates 31 years of Nicci Boutiques this August

Evan-Lee Courie 8 Aug 2023

Measuring the impact of long term education intervention on communities

Education

Measuring the impact of long term education intervention on communities

24 Jul 2023

Source © fabio formaggio We need to shift the narrative of the African continent says Christine McKeown, creative group head, Razor PR

Africa Month

#AfricaMonth: Changing Africa's reputation. PR agencies are you game?

Danette Breitenbach 31 May 2023

Global Citizen NOW returns with a new agenda for urgent action

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Global Citizen NOW returns with a new agenda for urgent action

Issued by OnPoint PR 6 Apr 2023

Legislation & Regulation

Cabinet approves Draft Policy on Women in Sport

16 Mar 2023

Lyndy van den Barselaar, MD of ManpowerGroup South Africa

Employment Equity

Embrace equity: 4 ways to close the workforce gender gap

Lyndy van den Barselaar 8 Mar 2023