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MTN Business and Cloudflare expand partnership to deliver managed security across South Africa

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LM Relations builds on 12 years of excellence with 3 strategic appointments

LM Relations builds on 12 years of excellence with 3 strategic appointments

7 Jul 2025

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Black Crown’s 'Afrobeatanicals' track, Be Sure’, featuring Ama Gaisie (Image supplied)

Black Crown launches Afrobeatanical track

Nazareen Ebrahim: Brilliant women in AI Ethics 2024 and AIE Summit speaker

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WPP taps Cindy Rose, tech leader, as new CEO. Source: WPP.

Cindy Rose to lead WPP

Warc signals potential renaissance for programmatic advertising

Source: © 123rf The judges for Shop! South Africa’s 2025 Shopper Marketing Awards, now in its third year, have been announced

Shop! SA 2025 awards judges panel comprises industry heavyweights

Linda Yaccarino steps down as CEO of X

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Source: © 123rf Sam Swaine, founder of Audibly, says podcasts have moved beyond a content trend to become a necessary growth engine for brands

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#WPRD2025: Bizcommunity joins global PR community in celebrating World PR Day

#WPRD2025: Bizcommunity joins global PR community in celebrating World PR Day

The finalists were announced on 9 July 2025. Source: Supplied

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Nigerian executive joins ICC's global marketing commission leadership

Nigerian executive joins ICC's global marketing commission leadership

Coca-Cola rolls out 2-litre returnable PET bottles

Coca-Cola rolls out 2-litre returnable PET bottles

Cape Town’s new creative hub offers free support for entrepreneurs

Cape Town’s new creative hub offers free support for entrepreneurs

CapeTalk and 702 announce winners of the 2025 Nedbank Business Ignite Awards

CapeTalk and 702 announce winners of the 2025 Nedbank Business Ignite Awards

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Leading the charge: Dentsu secures elite Google Partner status

Leading the charge: Dentsu secures elite Google Partner status

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This Youth Month Unathi Mahlangu, public relations and communications intern at NerdNarrative dares you to step into your potential (Image supplied)

Step into your potential and honour Youth Month

Unathi Mahlangu 2 Jun 2025

Ashish Williams (left) has been appointed senior vice president, media, for Publicis Groupe Africa, reporting directly to Koo Govender, CEO of Publicis Groupe Africa (right) (Image @ Bizcommuniy)

Publicis Groupe Africa appoints Ashish Williams as SVP, Media

2 Jun 2025

Kimberley Taylor, founder & CEO of Loop

From student to CEO: 8 lessons for young entrepreneurs

Kimberley Taylor 30 May 2025

The 32 winners of the 2025 Product of the Year Awards have been announced (Image supplied)

The 32 Product of the Year 2025 winners

Product of the Year South Africa 30 May 2025

Nedbank's Khensani Nobanda was named the 2025 Marketing Achievement Awards' Marketer of the Year Award (Image supplied)

2025 MAA's Marketer of the Year Award: Nedbank's Khensani Nobanda

30 May 2025

M&C Saatchi Abel’s latest campaign for client Standard Bank reflects the bank’s target customers’ evolving perspective on wealth as multifaceted (Image supplied)

#BehindtheCampaign: Standard Bank's These are a few of my favourite things

30 May 2025

Olympian Caitlin Rooskrantz has graduated from UJ. Source: UJ.

Olympian Caitlin Rooskrantz earns marketing degree

30 May 2025

Koo celebrates Mzansi mothers with nationwide 'A Song for Ma' competition

Koo celebrates Mzansi mothers with nationwide 'A Song for Ma' competition

OrchardOn25 30 May 2025

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New deadline for radio frequency feedback

30 May 2025

Social isn’t a billboard: branding in the age of algorithms

Social isn’t a billboard: branding in the age of algorithms

Aishwarya Bedessy, Ignition Group 30 May 2025

Netflix's Queue magazine marks 20th issue

Netflix's Queue magazine marks 20th issue

29 May 2025

Source: © 123rf Johanna McDowell, CEO of the Independent Agency Search & Selection Company, looks at the secret weapon to winning pitches

What's your secret weapon in winning pitches?

29 May 2025

Six Middle East & Africa creatives have been selected for the Next Creative Leaders 2025 jury, part of the One Club for Creativity. L to R: Nnenna Onyewuchi - founder, The Barefoot Strategist, Lagos, Ali Rez - CCO, Impact BBDO, Dubai, Nayaab Rais - ECD, FP7 McCann, Dubai, Enas Rashwan - founder, CEO, Cairo Ad School and Saudi Ad School; president, The One Club-Cairo chapter, Cairo/Riyadh, Sands Mathura - ACD, Accenture Song South Africa, Cape Town, Rana Sadek, creative director, IMPACT BBDO, Dubai (Picture by Lesley Svenson, Bizcommunity)

The Next Creative Leaders 2025 jury includes six MEA creatives

29 May 2025

Source: © D&AD The Odd Number has won a Wood Pencil

The Odd Number wins at D&AD Awards

29 May 2025

SABC2's Muvhango says goodbye

SABC2's Muvhango says goodbye

29 May 2025

Media24 unveils unified advertising and content team

Media24 unveils unified advertising and content team

Media24 29 May 2025

Africa Tech Week Awards 2025 finalists announced – celebrate innovation in style!

Africa Tech Week Awards 2025 finalists announced – celebrate innovation in style!

Topco Media 29 May 2025

AfriGIS quality data support optimal distribution of Caxton newspapers weekly

AfriGIS quality data support optimal distribution of Caxton newspapers weekly

AfriGIS 29 May 2025

Sunshinegun awards UX/UI Design scholarship to Masego Matlotleng

Sunshinegun awards UX/UI Design scholarship to Masego Matlotleng

Sunshinegun 29 May 2025

How top South African companies reach their target audience

How top South African companies reach their target audience

Broad Media 29 May 2025

Nivea’s new campaign, 'It’s in the Name – I AM #1 shines a spotlight on what it means for women to feel and be number one (Image supplied)

Nivea's I AM #1 campaign puts women first

28 May 2025

Source: © Magzter Novus Media has acquired rooi rose

Novus Media acquires rooi rose

28 May 2025

Danilo Acquisto, CEO and co-founder of video specialist digital agency, Special Effects Media South Africa gives the case for the untapped intra-African trade opportunity in media and marketing (Image supplied)

#AfricaMonth: Danilo Acquisto - Nurturing Africa’s creative economy

Danilo Acquisto 28 May 2025

MacG hosts the number one podcast show in South Africa. Source: YouTube

#Exclusive: Tlhogi Ngwato | MultiChoice's MacG motive: Fear or integrity?

Tlhogi Ngwato 28 May 2025

The hidden cost of content chaos – and why we need to start wrangling it

The hidden cost of content chaos – and why we need to start wrangling it

Sam Antoncich, Greatstock 28 May 2025

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What every musician needs to know about copyright

Nick Matzukis 28 May 2025

Zuzu the Hermit Crab: Where animation meets activism

Zuzu the Hermit Crab: Where animation meets activism

Scholars Film 28 May 2025

South African radio legend Darren Scott dies at 61 after long cancer battle

South African radio legend Darren Scott dies at 61 after long cancer battle

HOT 102.7FM 28 May 2025

Dancing in concert: Reimagining brand impact

Tumelo Mphirima, Motherland OMNi 28 May 2025

So Interactive powers Fore Group’s next phase with a new digital experience

So Interactive powers Fore Group’s next phase with a new digital experience

So Interactive 28 May 2025

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MultiChoice cracks down on piracy in Malawi

2 Jun 2025

Ashish Williams (left) has been appointed senior vice president, media, for Publicis Groupe Africa, reporting directly to Koo Govender, CEO of Publicis Groupe Africa (right) (Image @ Bizcommuniy)

Publicis Groupe Africa appoints Ashish Williams as SVP, Media

2 Jun 2025

Ngugi wa Thiong'o has passed away at 87. Source: Reuters.

Ngugi wa Thiong'o's remarkable journey ends at 87

George Obulutsa 30 May 2025

Six Middle East & Africa creatives have been selected for the Next Creative Leaders 2025 jury, part of the One Club for Creativity. L to R: Nnenna Onyewuchi - founder, The Barefoot Strategist, Lagos, Ali Rez - CCO, Impact BBDO, Dubai, Nayaab Rais - ECD, FP7 McCann, Dubai, Enas Rashwan - founder, CEO, Cairo Ad School and Saudi Ad School; president, The One Club-Cairo chapter, Cairo/Riyadh, Sands Mathura - ACD, Accenture Song South Africa, Cape Town, Rana Sadek, creative director, IMPACT BBDO, Dubai (Picture by Lesley Svenson, Bizcommunity)

The Next Creative Leaders 2025 jury includes six MEA creatives

29 May 2025

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