Source: www.unsplash.com The Press Council is the self-regulatory body that oversees print and online journalism in South Africa.Press Council Chairperson Judge Fritz Brand wrote that it was unacceptable that publications willfully refuse to obey the rulings of the Press Council. This is despite voluntarily having signed an agreement to commit to abide by the Press…
Source: Supplied. Leaders of top nuclear organisations recently convened to launch the platform and chart a path forward, aiming to make Brics a leader in clean, sustainable energy. During the meeting, top executives of the largest nuclear companies and organisations have discussed the initiative and outlined further plans.Experts claim that by 2050 the Brics countries…
Source: www.unsplash.com A new study by Warc in partnership with Google, highlights the latest research in EMEA on the importance of measuring both short-term and long-term effectiveness, the connection between brand metrics and sales, and how the latest technological and methodological advancements around measurement may help advertisers have a more holistic view on the impact…
The winners were announced on Thursday night. Source: Supplied. The agency also won two of only four Gold Effie Awards handed out on the night, winning Gold for Pineapples as well as its client Capital Legacy. The other two Golf Effie Awards were won by Ogilvy, both for its client SAB (AB IN Bev) for…
Image supplied South Africa’s wholesale, retail and fuel sectors are forecasted to generate more than R88bn in additional economic value for the economy as a whole during November 2024 amid surging consumer interest in Black Friday sales. That’s according to research commissioned by Capital Connect. The study shows that retailers in South Africa will generate…
Chairperson of the committee, Donald Selamolela, raised concerns about the potential liquidity challenges faced by Prasa and Sanral if their funding models and legislative impediments are not resolved. He noted the importance of these entities in delivering essential infrastructure services to South Africans. “These jewels of infrastructure projects give meaning to service delivery for our…
Image source: alphaspirit – 123RF.com The research outlined some striking developments in executive remuneration at listed companies across six key jurisdictions – Kenya, Mauritius, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania and Zambia. Among the notable developments are the increasing adoption of executive share plans (ESPs) and employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs), along with the use of innovative…
Source: Reuters. The Brics summit, attended by more than 20 leaders including Chinese President Xi Jinping, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Turkey’s Tayyip Erdogan, has shown the depth of Russia’s relations beyond the Western world. Much discussion at the summit in the Russian city of Kazan was dedicated to the war in Ukraine and…
Source: Reuters. The summit also addressed key international challenges, condemning unilateral sanctions and pushing for reforms to the global financial system. In the Kazan Declaration, Brics leaders outlined significant initiatives, including the establishment of a grain-trading platform, a cross-border payment system, and efforts toward pandemic preparedness. Below are the key points from the Kazan Declaration,…
Tigran Gambaryan, an executive of Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, sits as he waits to face prosecution for tax evasion and money laundering at the federal high court in Abuja, Nigeria, 4 April 2024. Reuters/ Abraham Achirga/File Photo Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) withdrew the case against Gambaryan, a US citizen and…
