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Why SA's Just Energy Transition needs young people, township entrepreneurs

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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

#See: Hertex HAUS reopens reimagined Bellville Showroom

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The Craft and Entertainment Lions Silver and Bronze winners have been announced

#Cannes2025: Craft and Entertainment Lions Silver and Bronze winnersDanette Breitenbach

Hook, Line & Sinker launches TV and podcast studio

Hook, Line & Sinker launches TV and podcast studioHook, Line & Sinker

Cannes Lions shortlists released on Tuesday, 17 June include a number of South African agencies, with Joe Public with two shortlistings

#CannesLions2025: Joe Public adds two more shortlistingsDanette Breitenbach

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MacBook Pro 14-inch M4 + Adobe: A new era for creatives starts now

MacBook Pro 14-inch M4 + Adobe: A new era for creatives starts nowDigicape

#Orchids&Onions: Outsurance’s community care scores big, Eskort’s rib campaign sizzles

#Orchids&Onions: Outsurance’s community care scores big, Eskort’s rib campaign sizzlesBrendan Seery

Clients and partners came together for the event.

How Santam and Incubeta shattered growth targets through smart dataKarabo Ledwaba

Joe Public has been awarded a Silver and two Bronze Lions

#Cannes2025: Joe Public delivers SA's first metalDanette Breitenbach

Joe Public opens SA's account at #Cannes2025

Joe Public opens SA's account at #Cannes2025

The New York Festivals Advertising Awards (NYFA) 2025 winners have been announced (Image supplied)

Dentsu Digital Inc. awarded New York Festivals 2025 Best of Show Award

Advertising for employment: How youth are marketing themselves like products

Advertising for employment: How youth are marketing themselves like products

African Bank appoints head: strategic communications and public relations

African Bank appoints head: strategic communications and public relations

Source: © Student Village The Gen Z Economy Report: Cash, Culture and Clout, is a new research report on how young people in South Africa earn, spend, save and think about money

Brands, stop relying on stereotypes to connect with Gen Z

702 and CapeTalk announce the 2025 edition of Nedbank Business Ignite: Celebrating Industry Disruptors

702 and CapeTalk announce the 2025 edition of Nedbank Business Ignite: Celebrating Industry DisruptorsPrimedia Broadcasting

Uber Advertising launches in-house creative studio

Uber Advertising launches in-house creative studio

TikTok is reshaping the travel experience — from inspiration to booking

TikTok is reshaping the travel experience — from inspiration to bookingRobin Fredericks

Sanlam Group sponsors Africa's first G20 summit

Sanlam Group sponsors Africa's first G20 summit

Effie announces 2024 Global Effie Index, unveiling the world’s Most Effective Marketers

Effie announces 2024 Global Effie Index, unveiling the world’s Most Effective MarketersAssociation for Communication and Advertising

Gen Zs are shaping the future of retail

Gen Zs are shaping the future of retail

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Global ad spend projected to hit $1.16tn, despite economic volatility

Source: © Prisms Entries for the Prism Awards 2025 are open

#PrismAwards2025 open with new additions

Steinhoff's former Chief Executive Markus Jooste appears in parliament to face a panel investigating an accounting scandal that rocked the retailer in Cape Town, South Africa, 5 September 2018. Reuters/Mike Hutchings/File Photo

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Publicis Groupe Africa has been appointed by the City of Cape Town as its full-service communications partner (Image supplied)

Collaboration and storytelling wins Cape Town for Publicis

Representation in action: ACA and Open Chair back 15 lionesses attending Cannes Lions Festival

Representation in action: ACA and Open Chair back 15 lionesses attending Cannes Lions FestivalAssociation for Communication and Advertising

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Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra review: Polished, powerful, packed with AI

Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra review: Polished, powerful, packed with AIImran Salie, Samsung

Mbulelo Mashilo shares some insights. Source: Supplied.

#BehindtheSelfie: A day in the life of Douwe Egberts' Mbulelo MashiloKarabo Ledwaba

Hook, Line & Sinker launches TV and podcast studio

Hook, Line & Sinker launches TV and podcast studio

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South Africa’s TV planning world is going to fundamentally change

South Africa’s TV planning world is going to fundamentally change

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Tyla debuts as Pandora brand ambassador with a collection that's personal

9 Apr 2025

Source: © 123rf The SABC has stated that there is no plan to discontinue Afrikaans news - “It was a scheduling error”

SABC: No plan to discontinue Afrikaans news - “It was a scheduling error”

9 Apr 2025

Food For Mzansi wins 21st international media award for Palesa’s Brave Discovery

Food For Mzansi wins 21st international media award for Palesa’s Brave Discovery

Ivor Price, YehBaby Marketing Creatives 9 Apr 2025

South Africa’s top companies have this one thing in common

South Africa’s top companies have this one thing in common

Broad Media 9 Apr 2025

Sbu Sitole is the chief creative officer at The Odd Number. Source: Supplied.

Sbu Sitole named LIA Audio & Radio jury president

8 Apr 2025

Ogilvy SA top African agency in the Warc Effectiveness Awards 2025 shortlist

8 Apr 2025

BBC’s first ever chief brand officer to present in-person keynote at Nedbank IMC

IMC Conference 8 Apr 2025

Source: © 123rf Elouise Kelly, Country Manager at Viu South Africa, looks at how consumer content consumption is shifting

Redefining entertainment: The cultural shift in South African streaming

Elouise Kelly 8 Apr 2025

Tekanyo Selatela is an account executive at Tribeca Public Relations. Source: Supplied.

Give first, ask later: The golden rule of PR journalists appreciate

Tekanyo Selatela 8 Apr 2025

The SANDF showcasing at the Rand Show 2025

The SANDF showcasing at the Rand Show 2025

Rand Show 8 Apr 2025

Dumisa channel announces powerful Easter programming line-up

Dumisa channel announces powerful Easter programming line-up

Urban Brew Studios 8 Apr 2025

Local is our superpower

Local is our superpower

Nick Efstathiou, OFM Radio 8 Apr 2025

Entries now open for the Assegai Awards 2025!

Entries now open for the Assegai Awards 2025!

DMASA 8 Apr 2025

Puma, Shelflife, and The Nine Four unveil the Ninefouria running apparel collection

Puma, Shelflife, and The Nine Four unveil the Ninefouria running apparel collection

8 Apr 2025

The future we choose: Why urgent action on sustainability is South Africa’s only option

The future we choose: Why urgent action on sustainability is South Africa’s only option

Levergy 8 Apr 2025

Tebogo Mashego has been appointed managing director of You FM (Image supplied)

Tebogo Mashego new managing director of You FM

8 Apr 2025

Gen Alpha are shaping the next frontier of packaging design

Gen Alpha are shaping the next frontier of packaging design

Vanessa Bosman 8 Apr 2025

Daily Maverick won three categories in the Wan-Ifra Digital Media Awards Africa 2025, the most from South Africa and also the most of all the entries (Image supplied)

SA leads Wan-Ifra Digital Media Awards Africa 2025 winners list

7 Apr 2025

#OrchidsandOnions: Lil-lets challenges period stigma with new ad

#OrchidsandOnions: Lil-lets challenges period stigma with new ad

Brendan Seery 7 Apr 2025

#Behindthe Campaign: Lil-Lets Cycle Breakers campaign

7 Apr 2025

YouTube advertising awards now include South Africa

7 Apr 2025

Muzi Mthombeni is a director at Wonder.

Muzi Mthombeni | This and That: Why brand duality is now the minimum requirement

Muzi Mthombeni 7 Apr 2025

MTN teams up with UK's Synamedia to launch African streaming platform

MTN teams up with UK's Synamedia to launch African streaming platform

7 Apr 2025

Content is king. But first, it needs to be rounded up

Content is king. But first, it needs to be rounded up

Greatstock 7 Apr 2025

Mall of Africa reveals vibrant brand campaign to redefine retail

Mall of Africa 7 Apr 2025

Seacom appoints two senior executives, strengthening the top Seacom Group leadership

Seacom appoints two senior executives, strengthening the top Seacom Group leadership

Stone 7 Apr 2025

Spotify royalty payouts to Nigerian and South African artists boom in 2024

Spotify royalty payouts to Nigerian and South African artists boom in 2024

7 Apr 2025

Promise wins Old Mutual

Promise wins Old Mutual

Promise 7 Apr 2025

Beyond the makeup: Maybelline reveals new Beauty Squad

Beyond the makeup: Maybelline reveals new Beauty Squad

7 Apr 2025

ACA’s Graduate and Internship Programmes deliver expanded opportunity in 2025

ACA’s Graduate and Internship Programmes deliver expanded opportunity in 2025

Association for Communication and Advertising 4 Apr 2025

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Ogilvy SA top African agency in the Warc Effectiveness Awards 2025 shortlist

8 Apr 2025

MTN teams up with UK's Synamedia to launch African streaming platform

MTN teams up with UK's Synamedia to launch African streaming platform

7 Apr 2025

Daily Maverick won three categories in the Wan-Ifra Digital Media Awards Africa 2025, the most from South Africa and also the most of all the entries (Image supplied)

SA leads Wan-Ifra Digital Media Awards Africa 2025 winners list

7 Apr 2025

Spotify royalty payouts to Nigerian and South African artists boom in 2024

Spotify royalty payouts to Nigerian and South African artists boom in 2024

7 Apr 2025

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