FirstRand Foundation (FRF), the corporate foundation for the FirstRand Group, has been appointed as Laureus Sport for Good Foundation South Africa's new Country Patron.

Ogilvy South Africa has announced that it, along with its clients, have won multiple awards, including three Golds, at the recent regional EMEA SABRE Awards for social-first and culture-led creativity.

Aimed at easing some of the everyday pressure consumers are facing, BP has reduced the price of Wild Bean Café coffee by the same amount as this month's fuel price increase, from the third to the 14^th of June.

Consumers are now asking long, nuanced questions of their favourite AI assistant and expecting a single, trusted answer. This shift has given rise to Generative Engine Optimisation (GEO) and Answer Engine Optimisation (AEO), two closely related but distinct disciplines, says Jonathan Greene, Executive VP Americas at RocketSource by Incubeta.

The development of a stronger pipeline of female leaders in South Africa's metals, engineering and manufacturing sectors is the focus of the 'Women of Steel' — Women's Leadership Mentoring Programme — which has been launched by the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) in partnership with the Danish Industries (DI) 'Gender Inclusion Initiative'.

As South Africa marks World Environment Day on Friday, 5 June and the start of National Environment Month, global animal welfare organisation FOUR PAWS has said it is calling on communities, consumers and policymakers to confront the growing crisis of factory farming, warning that it lies at the heart of both climate change and widespread animal suffering.

Global animal welfare organisation FOUR PAWS has welcomed the release of new data from Stats SA's General Household Survey (GHS), providing an accurate and credible snapshot of companion animal ownership in the country, at national, provincial and metropolitan level.

This World Milk Day, observed on Monday, 1 June, global animal welfare organisation FOUR PAWS is encouraging South Africans to take a moment to reflect on the animals behind one of the country's most widely consumed everyday products.

Publicis Production South Africa has been recognised as one of only five Publicis Groupe Centres of Excellence worldwide, based on the calibre and scale of work produced locally for global brands.

H&M South Africa has built on its support for gender equality and youth empowerment with a R1-million donation to non-profit organisation Star for Life.