As temperatures soar across South Africa, global animal welfare organisation FOUR PAWS is calling on pet owners to take proactive measures to protect their pets from the dangers of extreme heat. Pets are particularly vulnerable to heatstroke and dehydration and understanding how they cool themselves down is key to keeping them safe. 

The Betway Hope Ride, Sea to See, has raised over R1-million in profit for the LumoHawk Foundation, funds that will allow them to significantly extend their reach and help more young learners across South Africa to get the gift of sight.

The 2025 Greenovate Awards has marked a decade of student-driven sustainability innovation for the built environment. Created in 2015 by Growthpoint Properties (JSE: GRT) in partnership with the Green Building Council South Africa (GBCSA), the awards continue to recognise the ingenuity of South African university students as they tackle real-world challenges in property and engineering.

The Food and Wine Republic has announced that four new worldwide agencies have joined its global public relations network, including FiveStar PR from South Africa, PCATS Comunicación from Spain, Winelab Agency from Denmark, and Grapevine from Australia. 

Cell C and Joe Public have renewed their strategic partnership, reinforcing a creative alliance that has driven meaningful growth and brand transformation since 2021. This renewal comes at a defining moment for Cell C, as the company celebrates its recent listing and accelerates its trajectory toward sustainable growth.

Let’s be honest, PR has fallen head over heels for generative AI. Tools like ChatGPT, Grok, Copilot, and Gemini have become the go-to for everything from media statements to content calendars, says Rethabile Molehe, PRISMS Young Voice 2025, also voted the Best PR Student of the Year at the 2025 PRISMS Awards. 

media update's Venelize de Lange unpacks what recent road safety efforts reveal about the complexities of public awareness messaging and the role communication plays in shaping national behaviour.

Sustainability is often thought about as something that can be delivered in a box, signed off on a form and handed to someone who needs it. But real sustainability does not arrive via a gift or donation; it grows through people who learn, practise and eventually pass on their knowledge, says Rika Haasbroek, Manager of Clover Corporate Social Investment and Clover Mama Afrika.

Following the launch of Disney Africa's 2025 festive campaign, 'Unleash The Holidays' last month, which included a flash fashion show with retailers and a surprise runway visit by Stitch — Disney Africa has announced that the storytelling continues in the 2025 season with an expanded 'Chari-Tree' initiative. 

The KwaSokhulu and Nyembe communities in northern KwaZulu-Natal have celebrated a long-awaited milestone when non-profit organisation WILDTRUST's Small-Scale Fishers and Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) Project hosted events to present fishing rods to local fisherfolk.