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#See: Africa Tech Week Awards 2025 celebrates innovation

#See: Africa Tech Week Awards 2025 celebrates innovation

#See: Hertex HAUS reopens reimagined Bellville Showroom

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#Cannes2025 winners: Experience and Strategy LionsDanette Breitenbach

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Shaun Shehab, lead solutions engineer at Ecentric, says the refund process holds untapped potential to enhance customer experience (Image supplied)

Taking the pain out of the refund function for retailers and customersShaun Shehab

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The Creator Economy: An opportunity to build real, lasting connectionsRirhandzu Shingwenyana

Nomzamo Mbatha named first African brand ambassador for Creme of Nature

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Global Alliance demands mental health protections for content moderators

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#YouthMonth: SA's youth - Most educated, least employed; Something’s BrokenCharlie Wannell

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An AI that mentions chicken randomly whenever interacted with has been revealed to be an all-new South African artificial intelligence (AI) platform created by KFC, the Kentucky AI Integrated Assistant (Image supplied)

The Kentucky AI Integrated Assistant: Going to extraordinary lengths for the taste of KFC

Source: © 123rf Kyla Booysen, senior partner manager, Special Effects Media, says Brands looking to stay culturally relevant can no longer ignore the power of gaming, especially when it comes to engaging Gen Z

#YouthMonth: Gaming - A gateway for Gen ZKyla Booysen

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2025 Financial Mail AdFocus Awards open with Creative Capital theme

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#YouthMonth: FCB social lead Khumbuzile Zondi is standing on businessKarabo Ledwaba

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Source: © Campaign India Andy Jassy, President and CEO of Amazon, has been named the Cannes Lions 2025 Media Person of the Year

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Source: © 123rf At this week’s Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity, AI has been a major focus, with many calling it the future of advertising. Saul Marquez, CEO of global digital marketing agency Outcomes Rocket three key takeaways for the evolving world of AI-powered advertising

3 Insights from #Cannes2025 on the world of AI-powered advertisingSaul Marquez

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