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Social media is no longer just a place to share updates; it is a key space where identity is crafted, negotiated and performed (Image source: © 123rf )

How social media is quietly rewriting South African identity

Social media undoes epilepsy misinformation in a way health marketing can't

Social media undoes epilepsy misinformation in a way health marketing can't

Michel van Rijmenant, Chimera Creative, CEO and creative director says the question facing creative agencies today isn’t whether technology will change our industry but whether creativity will remain central to shaping what comes next (Image supplied)

#BizTrends2026 | Chimera Creative’s Michel van Rijmenant: A new renaissance of creativityMichel van Rijmenant

Over 50 countries will gather in Pretoria to advance accountability, transparency, and user rights on digital platforms. (Source: )

South Africa hosts global summit on digital platform governance

Clockwork shortlisted 8 times across 5 brands at the Sabre Awards Africa 2026

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Social media undoes epilepsy misinformation in a way health marketing can't

Social media undoes epilepsy misinformation in a way health marketing can't

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Michel van Rijmenant, Chimera Creative, CEO and creative director says the question facing creative agencies today isn’t whether technology will change our industry but whether creativity will remain central to shaping what comes next (Image supplied)

#BizTrends2026 | Chimera Creative’s Michel van Rijmenant: A new renaissance of creativity

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Love local! Why local love stories are a smart business investment

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Cape Union Mart and Offernet turn real-time weather into revenue

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A citywide love takeover hits Sandton’s digital billboards this Valentine’s Day

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Is community radio afraid of losing its voice to AI?

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Juno tops 'client satisfaction' in Agency Scope

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Daniël Malherbe: Why smart marketers ask “So what?”

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Marketing mix modelling is shifting from experimental to essential in SA

Incubeta Marketing mix modelling is shifting from experimental to essential in SA

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When “satisfied” is not enough: What customer data really reveals

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12 Feb 2026

What niche platforms reveal about the future of digital communities

Salt Group Ltd What niche platforms reveal about the future of digital communities

12 Feb 2026

DOOH once again proves itself highly effective at driving real-world action

Tractor Outdoor DOOH once again proves itself highly effective at driving real-world action

12 Feb 2026

Why South Africa’s top companies advertise on BusinessTech

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11 Feb 2026

The NFL Super Bowl’s marketing masterstroke

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The top young creatives who won the chance to represent Kenya globally at Cannes Lions 2026 (Image supplied)

#CannesLions2026 Young Kenyan creatives set for Young Lions competition

11 Feb 2026

Over 50 countries will gather in Pretoria to advance accountability, transparency, and user rights on digital platforms. (Source: )

South Africa hosts global summit on digital platform governance

11 Feb 2026

Agency Scope 2025 shows that reputation is now shaped as much by delivery and peer credibility as by visibility (Image source: © 123rf )

Agency Scope 2025 reveals top creative and media agencies

11 Feb 2026

Clockwork shortlisted 8 times across 5 brands at the Sabre Awards Africa 2026

Clockwork shortlisted 8 times across 5 brands at the Sabre Awards Africa 2026

Clockwork 11 Feb 2026

Effie Awards SA issues call for judges for 2026 programme

Effie Awards SA issues call for judges for 2026 programme

Association for Communication and Advertising 10 Feb 2026

Avatar appoints MD, promotes from within

10 Feb 2026

Effie 2026 call for entries announced

Effie 2026 call for entries announced

Association for Communication and Advertising 9 Feb 2026

Zahra Mirza (left) has been appointed group managing director and Nigel Matthews (right) as executive creative director for Boomtown (Image supplied)

Dual leadership appointments sets agency up for its most ambitious chapter yet

6 Feb 2026

#BizTrends2026 | Reach Africa’s Leslie Adams: 5 streaming trends for 2026

#BizTrends2026 | Reach Africa’s Leslie Adams: 5 streaming trends for 2026

Leslie Adams 6 Feb 2026

How are leading brands harnessing trust and AI to drive growth, create value, and deliver meaningful impact? (Image source: © 123rf )

5 lessons: How leading brands are harnessing trust and AI

6 Feb 2026

Bibi Bonnecwe, Executive Creative Director at Brave Group looks at why in 2026 human truths matter more than marketing trends (Image supplied)

#BizTrends2026 | Brave Group’s Bibi Bonnecwe: Why human truths matter more than marketing trends

Bibi Bonnecwe 5 Feb 2026

Spain announced at the World Governments Summit in Dubai that it plans to join the global push to ban children under 16 from using social media. (Source: )

No TikTok for teens? Spain plans social media ban for under-16s

5 Feb 2026

The Up & Up Group’s creative director of AI and Automation, Jacques Cilliers says it's not about how to use AI, but about why we’re using it in the first place (Image supplied)

#BizTrends2026 | Up & Up Group’s Jacques Cilliers: AI is everywhere. Taste is our advantage.

Jacques Cilliers 4 Feb 2026

South Africa’s Gugu Mthembu, the chief marketing officer for Telkom, has been named Cannes jury president for Creative Business Transformation (Image source: © Forbes Africa )

#CannesLions2026 | Gugu Mthembu named jury president

4 Feb 2026

Launched by the Digital News Transformation Fund, a new grant programme, Ignite, provides R100,000 grants to early-stage publishers (Image source: © 123rf )

DNTF's new grant provides R100,000 to early-stage publishers

4 Feb 2026

“This isn’t the Wild West anymore”

“This isn’t the Wild West anymore”

TDMC 4 Feb 2026

El Broide, managing director, The Platinum Club, says collaborating with AI, not competing with it, is the PR power move for 2026 (Image supplied)

#BizTrends2026 | The Platinum Club’s El Broide: Collaborating with AI is the PR power move for 2026

El Broide 3 Feb 2026

Social media is now the arena in which discovery, trust-building, conversation and purchase coexist in a single motion; one uninterrupted swipe (Image supplied)

One uninterrupted swipe: Social media more than the top of the funnel

3 Feb 2026

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Meet the woman building a beauty brand on the streets of Joburg

Karabo Ledwaba 3 Feb 2026

Ogilvy leads South Africa at the TikTok METAP Awards 2025

Ogilvy leads South Africa at the TikTok METAP Awards 2025

Ogilvy South Africa 3 Feb 2026

The Loeries Official Rankings 2025 have been announced with Joe Public dominating the top spots (Image source: © Loeries)

The Loeries Official Rankings 2025, Joe Public dominates top spots

2 Feb 2026

Joe Hamman, director, Novus Group says 2026 will see the evolution from media monitoring to decision monitoring (Image supplied)

#BizTrends2026 | Novus Group's Joe Hamman: Goodbye vanity metrics, hello decision monitoring

Joe Hamman 2 Feb 2026

Dustin Chick has been appointed communications director of Ford Motor Company in South Africa, effective 1 March (Image supplied)

EXCLUSIVE: Dustin Chick to lead Ford South Africa communications

2 Feb 2026

The 5 trends shaping SA media in 2026

The 5 trends shaping SA media in 2026

Caxton Media 30 Jan 2026

Field Force GM, Ged Nooy, looks at how manufacturers and retailers will win in SA’s low-growth economy (Image supplied)

#BizTrends2026 | Field Force GM, Ged Nooy: 4 trends shaping the next phase of FMCG and retail in SA

Ged Nooy 29 Jan 2026

#BizTrends2026 | Actorvate: Top influencer marketing trends shaping 2026

#BizTrends2026 | Actorvate: Top influencer marketing trends shaping 2026

Actorvate 29 Jan 2026

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