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Creative Circle Best of the Year Awards 2025

Creative Circle Best of the Year Awards 2025

#RAPTBizTrendsTV | The Culture Foundry Co's Luke van der Spuy: When Gen Z decides you're not cool anymore

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Meta expands parental controls with teen AI visibility, joining rivalsKarabo Ledwaba

Lebo Madiba,(left) founder and managing director of PR Powerhouse, received the prestigious Gold award for Powerful Voice in Communication at the World Communications Forum Association (WCFA) awards in Davos, Switzerland (Image supplied)

Top African PR professional receives international gold award

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Platter’s wine guide editor Philip van Zyl steps down after 28 years

Platter’s wine guide editor Philip van Zyl steps down after 28 years

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This ad was submitted in the complaint. Source: ARB.

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Makhudu Sefara is the editor of the Sunday Times

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CMO Council's Marketing’s Power Partners: AI and the Human Essence report explains why AI alone doesn’t deliver growth (Image source: © 123rf )

Why AI alone doesn’t deliver growth - it needs human marketers

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Nothing here to "Chuckles" over says Woolworths

How to choose a PR agency in South Africa: A strategic decision, not a procurement exercise

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Volkswagen refreshed iconic VW You and Me TVC as part of their 75th anniversary in SA

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Lebo Madiba,(left) founder and managing director of PR Powerhouse, received the prestigious Gold award for Powerful Voice in Communication at the World Communications Forum Association (WCFA) awards in Davos, Switzerland (Image supplied)

Top African PR professional receives international gold award

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SA PR agencies bring home 17 EMEA 2026 IN2 Sabre Awards

SA PR agencies bring home 17 EMEA 2026 IN2 Sabre Awards

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Accenture SA got recognition for this NikNaks campaign. Source: Accenture SA.

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22 Apr 2026

Physical retail stores aren't disappearing, just evolving

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22 Apr 2026

Fame Week Africa 2026 opens registration

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The Publicity Workshop 22 Apr 2026

From insight to impact: MASA approves Rogerwilco research as CPD learning content

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Advertise to South Africa’s top investing and finance community

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Unlocking profits by integrating behavioural economics with advanced MMM

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Absolute Ablutions scales to 400+ leads while cutting click costs by over 50% with Cape Marketing Agency

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African retail’s future hinges on tech-driven consumer insights

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Google Earth AI integration bridges the gap between digital marketing and physical reality

Google Earth AI integration bridges the gap between digital marketing and physical reality

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The Sabre Awards EMEA shortlist includes top SA and African PR agencies (Image source: © Provoke Media

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20 Apr 2026

iME appoints Carol Tshabalala as CEO, Africa

iME appoints Carol Tshabalala as CEO, Africa

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