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Primary & Secondary Education

Schools given bonus day off in 2026 academic calendar

Shan Radcliffe 1 day

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Women's Health

Dis-Chem offers Women's Month screening package

11 Aug 2025

Accelerating action against gender bias in AI

Digital

Accelerating action against gender bias in AI

Henda Scott, Issued by Helm 12 Mar 2025

To mark International Women’s Day this past Saturday, 8 March, KFC Africa collected the stories of 54 women in its KFC Africa’s list, one for each year the company has been in Africa. (Image supplied)

DEI

The KFC List celebrates women in Africa - despite the SSA gender gap hardly closing

12 Mar 2025

#InternationalWomensDay2025: Carla Ashton, founder of Thandana, turns a passion project into a thriving business

Design & Manufacturing

#InternationalWomensDay2025: Carla Ashton, founder of Thandana, turns a passion project into a thriving business

Evan-Lee Courie 10 Mar 2025

As we celebrate International Women’s Day, Publicis Groupe Africa (PGA) reaffirms its commitment to advancing women in advertising, with its first female CEO, Koo Govender leading way (Image supplied)

DEI

#InternationalWomensDay2025: PGA's first female CEO, Koo Govender leads the way in DEI in advertising

7 Mar 2025

#InternationalWomensDay2025: Celebrating Philile Mabolloane, head of Retail: Consumables at Amazon SSA

E-commerce

#InternationalWomensDay2025: Celebrating Philile Mabolloane, head of Retail: Consumables at Amazon SSA

Evan-Lee Courie 6 Mar 2025

#WomensMonth: Tatjana Smith, SA's most successful Olympian, "Every month should be Women's Month"

Sport

#WomensMonth: Tatjana Smith, SA's most successful Olympian, "Every month should be Women's Month"

Danette Breitenbach 31 Aug 2024

While Deidre Lodwig, managing director MTN United, an agency outfit that services MTN across 17 markets in Africa looks at how women can eventually stop having to fight for their space. Image supplied.

Women's Month

#WomensMonth: Deidre Lodwig, MTN United MD – One day we can stop fighting for our space

Danette Breitenbach 26 Aug 2024

Judy Holding champions women in retail at Rentoza

Retail Services

Judy Holding champions women in retail at Rentoza

12 Aug 2024

Strong female leadership will have a positive impact on the South African narrative

Higher Education

Strong female leadership will have a positive impact on the South African narrative

Issued by Bullion PR & Communication 13 Aug 2024

Design & Manufacturing

#WomensMonth: Jana Leonard, founder of Baskiti, a luxury woven decor brand

Evan-Lee Courie 8 Aug 2024

Kalay Maistry, partner and client services director for Razor PR feels she has to carry forward that bravery that the women of 9 August started. Image supplied.

Women's Month

#WomensMonth: Kalay Maistry – Carrying forward the bravery of the 1956 women

Danette Breitenbach 8 Aug 2024

#WomensMonth: Michelle Rust on lighting the way of Okracandle

Design & Manufacturing

#WomensMonth: Michelle Rust on lighting the way of Okracandle

Evan-Lee Courie 6 Aug 2024

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Healthcare

Celebrating Women's Day: Eco Diva's call for essential self-care

Nicole Sherwin 6 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

Fashion

#WomensMonth: Biance Van Zyl, founder of House of Play, launches athleisure brand in SA

Evan-Lee Courie 7 Aug 2024

#WomensMonth: VML SA's Ana Rocha - "Women need to take up and own their own space"

Women's Month

#WomensMonth: VML SA's Ana Rocha - "Women need to take up and own their own space"

Danette Breitenbach 1 Aug 2024

Jimmy Nevis to perform at Totalsports Women's Race Cape Town

Events

Jimmy Nevis to perform at Totalsports Women's Race Cape Town

25 Jul 2024

Solo Studios 2024 returns to Riebeek Kasteel

Art

Solo Studios 2024 returns to Riebeek Kasteel

9 May 2024

Investing in women, everywhere

ESG

Investing in women, everywhere

Serge Sacre 8 Mar 2024

Violet Watson, compliance manager at Verto

Management & Leadership

#InternationalWomensDay: Refuse to be intimidated - Violet Watson, Verto

Shan Radcliffe 8 Mar 2024

From blogger to PR agency founder: The inspiring journey of Siki Msuseni

PR & Communications

From blogger to PR agency founder: The inspiring journey of Siki Msuseni

Ntandokazi Ntozakhe 12 Mar 2024

Supplied image: Clinton Van Boomen Tshego Bokaba, Natasha Goliath, Danielle Moses-Khatib, Lindani Bam, and Patronella Sono

CSI & Philanthropy

Annual Lesedi Awards lets volunteers keep up the giving work

28 Nov 2023

Pnet supports local women's charity in honour of Women's Month

HR & Management

Pnet supports local women's charity in honour of Women's Month

Issued by Pnet 23 Aug 2023

#OrchidsandOnions: Siya Kolisi shows the best of SA with new tourism ad

#OrchidsandOnions

#OrchidsandOnions: Siya Kolisi shows the best of SA with new tourism ad

Brendan Seery 10 Aug 2023

Fashion & Homeware

#StayTrueTogether: Refinery's tribute to the women who make the brand a success

Issued by Refinery 4 Aug 2023

Media

Thabo Bester, Costa Titch make Google top search trends

4 Apr 2023

Julia Makhubela, 54TwentyFour founder

Employment Equity

5 ways to empower women in the workplace

28 Mar 2023

15 startups revealed for Google's accelerator programme for women in Africa

How To Start Up

15 startups revealed for Google's accelerator programme for women in Africa

9 Mar 2023

Innovator Trust celebrates international Women's Day launching new webinar series

Community

Innovator Trust celebrates international Women's Day launching new webinar series

Issued by The Innovator Trust 8 Mar 2023

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Education & Skills Development

Massmart's R1m boost for female academics and GBV research

8 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

Barbie encouraging girls to see themselves in STEM

Education

Barbie encouraging girls to see themselves in STEM

8 Mar 2023

Local songstress Singhita speaks at Forbes Woman Africa Leading Women Summit 2023

Lifestyle

Local songstress Singhita speaks at Forbes Woman Africa Leading Women Summit 2023

6 Mar 2023

Inspired by the resilience of women

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Inspired by the resilience of women

Mmabatho Maboya, Issued by Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation 23 Aug 2022

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Women's Month

#WomensMonth: Publicist Bonnie Meslane launches digital magazine

Karabo Ledwaba 16 Aug 2022

Markets & Investment

Argentina's central bank hikes interest rate by 9.5% overnight

Andre Cilliers 12 Aug 2022

Empowering the industry: Don't miss Fame Week Africa's Top 10 Women in Entertainment live

Events

Empowering the industry: Don't miss Fame Week Africa's Top 10 Women in Entertainment live

Issued by The Publicity Workshop 11 Aug 2022

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Digital

Connected Womxn nominations now open

8 Aug 2022

Jackie Carroll, the managing director of Optimi Workplace and the co-founder of Media Works

Employment Equity

Action: The antidote to Women's Day fatigue

Jackie Carroll 8 Aug 2022

Celebrating superwomen in the restaurant industry

Food & Wine

Celebrating superwomen in the restaurant industry

Issued by The Publicity Workshop 10 Mar 2022

5 female pioneers in motorsport

Motorsport

5 female pioneers in motorsport

Nikky Knijf 10 Mar 2022