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Untamed Africa celebrated on National Geographic Wild this August

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#BehindtheCampaign: Toyota celebrates over 5 decades of Hilux

#BehindtheCampaign: Toyota celebrates over 5 decades of Hilux

Chantelle dos Santos, a freelance creative director, advises women who want to enter the industry to trust their gut and keep showing up (Image supplied)

#WomensMonth | Open Chair's lioness: Chantelle dos Santos - Trust your gut and keep showing upDanette Breitenbach

Source: © 123rf Industry leader Ann Nurock delivered a thought-provoking keynote, sharing her perspectives on some of the defining themes from the 2025 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity

#CreativeCircle | Ann Nurock: 3 key trends shaping the future of marketing and creativityAnn Nurock

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Source: © 123rf Paul Reynell, vice-president of Prisa and founder of Paddington Station PR says Women’s Month invites us to reflect

#WomensMonth | Prisa's Paul Reynell: “I Ask—Who Is She?”Paul Reynell

DNTF funding applications for SME publishers opens 25 August

DNTF funding applications for SME publishers opens 25 August

South Africa’s Generation X hits its peak earning years but faces peak pressures, too

South Africa’s Generation X hits its peak earning years but faces peak pressures, tooNielsenIQ

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#BehindtheIMC | Volkswagen SA's Harpur on navigating the attention economyChloe Posthumus

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#WomensMonth | Open Chair's lioness: Mariam Mohamed - Storytelling is one of the most human things we doDanette Breitenbach

#WomensMonth | Rapt’s Genevieve van Vuuren: Courage driven by curiosity

#WomensMonth | Rapt’s Genevieve van Vuuren: Courage driven by curiosityDanette Breitenbach

The inaugural Community Radio Awards have been announced. Pictured: ??est newsreader, Rachel Mahommed, Voice of the Cape Image supplied)

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#WomensMonth | Open Chair's lioness Abi Dracopoulos - Speak up, even if your voice shakes

#WomensMonth | Open Chair's lioness Abi Dracopoulos - Speak up, even if your voice shakesDanette Breitenbach

Source: © SABC The SABC has provided clarity regarding the development of its new sales operating model

SABC clarifies sales operating model and R704m funding

The IAB SA 2025 Bookmarks Awards winners have been announced, with Ogilvy named Best Digital Agency of 2025 (Image supplied)

Ogilvy and KFC take the double in the IAB Bookmark Awards

Source: © 123rf Derek Coles, president and MD of McCann Joburg says ‘digital-first’ isn’t enough and make a case for idea-first thinking in modern advertising

McCann Joburg's Derek Coles: Stand out, don't fit inDerek Coles

#WomensMonth | VML's Sihle Delport-Wetselaar: Acknowledging women’s strength

#WomensMonth | VML's Sihle Delport-Wetselaar: Acknowledging women’s strengthDanette Breitenbach

Warc has revealed insights from the winners of the Cannes Creative Effectiveness Lions 2025 (Image supplied)

Warc: 3 themes from Cannes Lions for commercial success

Source: © Digitas Digitas Liquorice’s rebrand to simply Digitas is not a merely cosmetic transformation; instead, it signals a streamlined promise: one name, one network, one purpose in a digital landscape that is in constant flux

Digitas rebrand: More than a cosmetic transformationNomika Singh-Govender

ESPN Africa secures rights to Roshn Saudi League

ESPN Africa secures rights to Roshn Saudi League

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Trust factor: How SA athleisure brands win Instagram commerce

Trust factor: How SA athleisure brands win Instagram commerce

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The channel officially launched during South Africa's Women's Month. Source: Supplied.

SuperSport pioneers Africa's first 24-hour women's sports channel

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(L to r: )Deborah Whitlock, marketing director at The Up&Up Group, Sharleen James, MD at Razor, Uyanda Manana, head of account management at Levergy and Lindsey Rayner, MD at Levergy (Images supplied, image composite by Lesley Svenson ©Bizcommunity)

#WomensMonth: The Up&Up Group's female leadership on women's issues in advertising

8 Aug 2025

Staying Odd, leading forward: The Odd Number appoints new MD and ECD

Staying Odd, leading forward: The Odd Number appoints new MD and ECD

8 Aug 2025

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Small news companies pin hopes on new Google fund, but already there’s controversy

Liezl Human 8 Aug 2025

Source: © Facebook Open Chats podcast owners have issued an unconditional apology for derogatory remarks made on its show about coloured people in an episode that the episode where the hosts described coloured people as “incestuous” and “crazy” who sleeping with their cousins”

Open Chats podcast apology over derogatory comments about coloured people too little, too late?

8 Aug 2025

Penquin named among top creative agencies in Africa in Smarties 2024 Business Impact Index

Penquin named among top creative agencies in Africa in Smarties 2024 Business Impact Index

Penquin 8 Aug 2025

Africa Film Finance Forum unlocks path to $20bn film economy

Africa Film Finance Forum unlocks path to $20bn film economy

Africa Film Finance Forum 8 Aug 2025

What do women and billboards have in common?

What do women and billboards have in common?

Kena Outdoor 8 Aug 2025

Primedia Broadcasting introduces Just Jazz: A 24/7 online sanctuary for jazz enthusiasts

Primedia Broadcasting introduces Just Jazz: A 24/7 online sanctuary for jazz enthusiasts

Primedia Broadcasting 8 Aug 2025

Industry insights: Consumers still aspire, but planning is everything

Industry insights: Consumers still aspire, but planning is everything

Vicinity Media 8 Aug 2025

merSETA announced as Official Gold Partner for the Standard Bank Top Women Conference 2025

merSETA announced as Official Gold Partner for the Standard Bank Top Women Conference 2025

Topco Media 8 Aug 2025

Kaya 959 launches groundbreaking Kaya Business Club

Kaya 959 launches groundbreaking Kaya Business Club

Kaya 959 8 Aug 2025

#CreativeCircle | Neo Mashigo: The difference between a cherry and goat dung

#CreativeCircle | Neo Mashigo: The difference between a cherry and goat dung

Danette Breitenbach 7 Aug 2025

Fame Week's 2025 Inclusive Lens Awards finalists revealed

Fame Week's 2025 Inclusive Lens Awards finalists revealed

7 Aug 2025

CEM Africa Summit 2025 to tackle the new CX mandate: Connection, trust, and real value

CEM Africa Summit 2025 to tackle the new CX mandate: Connection, trust, and real value

CEM Africa Summit 7 Aug 2025

Bryony Rose. Source: Nedbank IMC

#BehindtheIMC | Bryony Rose on AI search, adaptability, and redefining digital visibility

Chloe Posthumus 7 Aug 2025

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Sanef invites stakeholders to attend indigenous language media seminar

7 Aug 2025

McCann Joburg has appointed (left) Thandeka Gilbert as creative director and (right) Toni Hughes as executive creative director (Images supplied. Image composite by Lesley Svenson © Bizcommunity)

McCann Joburg appoints diverse leadership

7 Aug 2025

Source: © 123rf Andrew Chinambu says AI is here, and it will continue to evolve. But we still have a say in how it is used

Defending the soul of journalism in a digital age

Andrew Chinambu 7 Aug 2025

Pineapple Insurance faces backlash for stereotyping taxi drivers

Pineapple Insurance faces backlash for stereotyping taxi drivers

Karabo Ledwaba 7 Aug 2025

Source: © 123rf The power of Creative Problem Solving is what Eve Pennington has come to believe in, and what she will spend the rest of her career persuing

In pursuit of the power of Creative Problem Solving

Eve Pennington 7 Aug 2025

Women leading with purpose

Women leading with purpose

Abigail Buckley, Joe Public 7 Aug 2025

Recognising excellence in transformation: 2025 Nedbank Oliver Top Empowerment Award winners revealed

Recognising excellence in transformation: 2025 Nedbank Oliver Top Empowerment Award winners revealed

Topco Media 7 Aug 2025

Effie South Africa announces 2025 grand jury in record-breaking entry year

Effie South Africa announces 2025 grand jury in record-breaking entry year

Association for Communication and Advertising 7 Aug 2025

MediaHeads 360 marks 7 years of changing lives with the 2025 Women’s Month Bursary Competition

MediaHeads 360 marks 7 years of changing lives with the 2025 Women’s Month Bursary Competition

MediaHeads 360 7 Aug 2025

Measured: The State of Social Media 2025

Measured: The State of Social Media 2025

Ornico 7 Aug 2025

Primedia Sport hosts Entertainment Masterclass with Harvard Business School Professor

Primedia Sport hosts Entertainment Masterclass with Harvard Business School Professor

Primedia Broadcasting 7 Aug 2025

South Africa’s new Digital News Transformation Fund has announced the appointment of its inaugural Board (Image supplied)

Digital News Transformation Fund inaugural Board announced

6 Aug 2025

Source: © 123rf Daily Maverick has released exclusive video evidence of the suspended IDT CEO and its spokesperson offering a bribe to one of its journalists

Watch video of suspended IDT CEO offering a bribe to Daily Maverick journalist

6 Aug 2025

SA women prefer local titles (for most of their media needs)

SA women prefer local titles (for most of their media needs)

Spark Media 6 Aug 2025

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The channel officially launched during South Africa's Women's Month. Source: Supplied.

SuperSport pioneers Africa's first 24-hour women's sports channel

8 Aug 2025

Laila Bastati, chief commercial officer, APO Group. Source: Supplied.

Energy, tech, and finance sectors feel comms pressure in Africa

Laila Bastati 6 Aug 2025

From left to right: Julia Kleber, CEO and Lexi Hall, director Africa. Source: Supplied.

Lexi Hall leads Kleber Group’s new Cape Town office

5 Aug 2025

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Entries for the 2025 Climate Media Awards are open

4 Aug 2025

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