The World Mission Society Church of God has hosted its 1 926^th Worldwide Blood Drive on Sunday, 14 June, aimed to give life through the love of the Passover at its temple in Auckland Park, Johannesburg.

Many entrepreneurs spend years focusing on products, services, marketing plans and financial forecasts. While all of these are important, one of the most overlooked growth drivers in business is often something far less tangible: relationships, says Nicole Mirkin, Founder of AURA.

Project Management Institute (PMI) has announced its partnership with Cannes Lions to launch the 'LIONS Educators Forum', a global initiative designed to connect academia with creative industries and better prepare students for the evolving world of work.

For years, brand visibility meant dominating search engine rankings. That model is shifting. Many people now receive direct answers from AI tools such as ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity, or through AI-generated summaries embedded in search results, says Thelma Ngoma-Mavhunga, Senior Communications Specialist at Flow Communications.

There is a strange performance built into strategy. We walk into boardrooms, project slide decks onto screens, clear our throats and speak in the language of confidence: "The consumer wants, the market is moving, the opportunity is clear, the brand must," says Inamangwe Mtumtum, Senior Integrated Strategist at Boomtown.

Venelize de Lange from media update considers what neuroscience teaches marketers about consumer attention through looking at their dopamine fluctuation when exposed to different marketing strategies.

Moonlighting, VML and Edelman have made it into the Gerety 2026 shortlist for South Africa as Gerety Awards reveals the global shortlist after the executive jury sessions taking place around the globe. The finalist's selection recognises outstanding work from 36 countries and highlights the campaigns, brands and agencies that most impressed this year's international jury.

The Public Relations Institute of Southern Africa (PRISA) has opened applications for PRISMS Young Voices 2026, inviting young communications professionals and final-year students under the age of 30 to participate in one of the industry's leading emerging talent development initiatives.

The Corlett Drive Improvement Precinct (CDIP) has turned plans into visible change. Since April 2025 the volunteer committee has built a professional, sustainable precinct  and June marks the shift to boots-on-the-ground operations: daily cleaning, layered security, and community events already making the street safer and cleaner.

FNB, together with the University of Johannesburg's Business School (JBS), have announced a landmark collaboration for the 2026 FNB App Academy programme, aimed at expanding access to credible, future-ready digital education and strengthening pathways for youth into South Africa's digital future.