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Safrea releases its freelance media industry 2026 Rates Report

Safrea releases its freelance media industry 2026 Rates ReportSafrea

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Warc identifies 8 blockers to advertising effectiveness

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The Marketing + Media Alliance (MMA) Smarties South African winners for 2026 were announced last night. Picture: Ogilvy was awarded Best in Show for Audi TikTok Test Drive (Image supplied)

MMA Smarties South Africa 2026 winners announced

Heinz brings back the iconic glass bottle for limited time

Heinz brings back the iconic glass bottle for limited time

ABC Q1 2026 Magazines | Custom mags continued buoyancy lifts print growth

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AAA School of Advertising’s Team So’ Réal made up of Zaiba Goolam (21), Joel Areington (22), and John Garside (21) recently won the South African leg of the L'Oréal Brandstorm 2026 competition (Image supplied)

AAA School of Advertising’s students qualify for Paris L'Oréal Brandstorm 2026 competition

Why creativity still matters when algorithms are marketing’s first audience

Why creativity still matters when algorithms are marketing’s first audience

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TikTok’s popular microdramas shrink TV into bite‑sized chunksJessica Maddox and Krysten Stein

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The One Club for Creativity’s Portfolio Night will take place 1 June this year. Branding for Portfolio Night 2023 was created by Nana Rausch at Quick Honey, based in New York and Berlin

One Club for Creativity's Portfolio Night open for agencies to host

2 Mar 2023

Image suppplied. Amy Rodgers, head of Warc Creative. “Does the strength of the relationship between client and agency correlate with effective work? We can answer with an emphatic ‘yes’"

Research finds strong client-agency relationships lead to more effective work

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ChatGPT and copyright in South Africa: What you need to know

Carla Collett 2 Mar 2023

Gagasi FM's new head of Commercial Hub unveiled

Gagasi FM's new head of Commercial Hub unveiled

Gagasi FM 2 Mar 2023

Source: © Columbia Edcaiton Valley FM, a community radio station in South Africa's Western Cape

Sanef online media strategy programme to assist community media

2 Mar 2023

EssenceMediacom appoints Shaneel Singh as chief operating officer

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East Coast Radio launches magical 'African Story Magic' podcast with Dr Gcina Mhlophe

East Coast Radio 2 Mar 2023

On the rise: Africa's WhatsApp economy

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Heidi Badenhorst 1 Mar 2023

Former Chief Operating Officer of the National Lotteries Commission (NLC), Phillemon Letwaba has been ordered to pay punitive legal costs to veteran freelance journalist Raymond Joseph (pictured above) / GroundUp

Court orders former Lottery boss to pay punitive legal costs to journalist

Tania Broughton 1 Mar 2023

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Google's latest product reviews update sparks increased volatility in web traffic

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Source: © Julia Larson We need to celebrate the quality of the offering says Jacques Burger

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Jacques Burger 1 Mar 2023

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Caxton Media 1 Mar 2023

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Primedia Broadcasting 1 Mar 2023

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Nicole Capper, MANGO-OMC 1 Mar 2023

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Location Bank 1 Mar 2023

Modern marketing dilemmas: How should your brand react when prices are going up?

Mary Kyriakidi, Kantar 28 Feb 2023

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East Coast Radio launches magical 'African Story Magic' podcast with Dr Gcina Mhlophe

East Coast Radio launches magical 'African Story Magic' podcast with Dr Gcina Mhlophe

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On the rise: Africa's WhatsApp economy

Heidi Badenhorst 1 Mar 2023

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Reporters from independent Egyptian news outlet referred to trial

Aidan Lewis, Marguerita Choy 1 Mar 2023

MultiChoice shortlists 11 small businesses to pitch for international funding

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