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As the Africa Creator Festival turns three, founder Jolene Roelofse reflects on how South Africa’s creator economy has shifted. (Image supplied.)

From influencers to entrepreneurs: How Africa's Creator Festival is reshaping the narrativeJolene Roelofse

Joburg Tourism reveals new logo

Daily Maverick launches Daily Maverick Connect: a new era of community for its award-winning membership

Daily Maverick launches Daily Maverick Connect: a new era of community for its award-winning membershipDaily Maverick

Opulent Entertainment Group and Primedia Studios join forces

Opulent Entertainment Group and Primedia Studios join forcesPrimedia Broadcasting

Converse OOH campaign: “Dear Tapz, We left You a spot.”

Converse OOH campaign: “Dear Tapz, We left You a spot.”

Loeries Creative Week takes place from 5 to 10 October in The City of Cape Town and (Image supplied)

Loeries Creative week: An opportunity for creative exchange

New editor in chief for American Vogue

New editor in chief for American Vogue

From Google to TikTok: The rise of generative engine optimisation

From Google to TikTok: The rise of generative engine optimisation

Industry mourns Haydn Townsend

Industry mourns Haydn Townsend

Simba’s Together Tastes Better campaign inspires South Africans to find moments of togetherness that matter intentionally (Image supplied)

#BehindtheCampaign: Simba’s Together Tastes Better

Prof Herman Wasserman, Director of Stellenbosch University's Centre for Information Integrity in Africa

R20m grant awarded to SU to combat information disorder

AutoTrader's latest campaign is based on insights on what South Africans do in their cars (Image supplied)

#BehindtheCampaign AutoTrader’s snacks, chats and rock n' roll

Source: © Al Jareera The people’s poet, Mzwakhe Mbuli has called for the dissolution of the South African Music Rights Organisation board

Samro stops the music amidst corruption allegations

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Journalists and leaders unite at Johannesburg’s M20 Summit

Brave Group has appointed (l to r) Collin Makhubela – executive creative director, Bibi Bonnecwe – executive creative director and Mosa Ntwampe - head of strategy (Images supplied. Image composite by Lesley Svenson © Bizcommunity)

Brave Group adds to leadership with ECD and strategy head appointments

Time expands global impact with launch of digital platform in Africa

Joburg Tourism reveals new logo

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Daily Maverick launches Daily Maverick Connect: a new era of community for its award-winning membership

Daily Maverick launches Daily Maverick Connect: a new era of community for its award-winning membership

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Storyteller, creative leader, and confessed word nerd Melusi Tshabalala has joined the VML team as ECD (Image supplied)

New VML ECD: Melusi Tshabalala - “More solutions. Not just ads."

2 Apr 2025

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Anton Harber | Protection orders being used to silence journalists and activists

Anton Harber 1 Apr 2025

Source: © 123rf In a world of sameness, humans are not thinking, not applying themselves and not adding anything new, just melting into whatever the digital algorithm is feeds us

#BizTrends2025: Break free from brain rot, enshittification, move from digital sameness and embrace culture movements

Danette Breitenbach 31 Mar 2025

Puma’s biggest global campaign Go Wild: Rooted in history with a new vision of sports

Puma’s biggest global campaign Go Wild: Rooted in history with a new vision of sports

28 Mar 2025

Ongeziwe "Oz" Lupuwana is the new head of integrated marketing. Source: SABC.

Ongeziwe "Oz" Lupuwana joins SABC as head of integrated marketing

28 Mar 2025

Source: © 123rf South Africans will not be denied their constitutional right to access to news and information after the Gauteng High Court suspended the analogue TV switch-off date of 31 March 2025

Court suspends analogue switch-off date, ruling calls set date "irrational"

Danette Breitenbach 28 Mar 2025

The future of digital journalism and the role of web monetisation

The future of digital journalism and the role of web monetisation

Alex Lakatos, MANGO-OMC 28 Mar 2025

10 Tips for building a strong partnership with your agency

Johanna McDowell 27 Mar 2025

Source: © 123rf In sub-Saharan Africa, TikTok removed over 7.5 million videos in Q3 2024, rising to more than 8 million in Q4 2024—an increase of 14.06% quarter-on-quarter

TikTok removes than 8 million videos in Q4 2024 in SSA, highlighting online safety

27 Mar 2025

Ster-Kinekor, as the official representative to Cannes Lions, is proud to announce HeinekenÒ as the official sponsor of the Cannes Young Lions Competition for South Africa (Image supplied)

#Cannes2025: Heineken official sponsor of the Ster-Kinekor Cannes Young Lions Competition SA

27 Mar 2025

News24 appoints Mbali Soga as assistant editor: Lifestyle

News24 appoints Mbali Soga as assistant editor: Lifestyle

Media24 27 Mar 2025

AuthenticA Series Lab spotlights Africa's rising screenwriting talent at Series Mania Forum

AuthenticA Series Lab spotlights Africa's rising screenwriting talent at Series Mania Forum

26 Mar 2025

Larry Khumalo-MacArthur new MD and market lead Weber Shandwick African region

Larry Khumalo-MacArthur new MD and market lead Weber Shandwick African region

26 Mar 2025

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The evolving battle over social media moderation: Free speech vs regulation

Grant Lapping 25 Mar 2025

Tseliso Rangaka is the new CCO for Accenture Song SA. Source: Supplied.

Tseliso Rangaka named Accenture Song's chief creative officer in South Africa

24 Mar 2025

Source: © 123rf Scopen's research shows that the latest global trends signal a growing reliance on AI, a strong push toward integrated agency solutions and a strategic re-evaluation of in-house marketing structures

EXCLUSIVE: Scopen research - Be integrated, AI-powered and strategic, or be left behind

20 Mar 2025

Aleksandra Surogina, head of operations & content, Special Effects Media South Africa says we need to stop being marketers, and start being storytellers (Image supplied)

Stop being marketers... Start being storytellers!

Aleksandra Surogina 20 Mar 2025

Source: © 123rf The legal bid of eTV, Media Monitoring Africa and SOS Support public broadcasting continues today, Wednesday 19 March in the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria

Television access at risk for millions of South Africans as analogue switch-off date is contested

19 Mar 2025

Hook, Line and Sinker strengthens leadership team amid 2025 growth

Hook, Line and Sinker strengthens leadership team amid 2025 growth

Hook, Line & Sinker 19 Mar 2025

South Africa joins Google's global cloud network with new hub

South Africa joins Google's global cloud network with new hub

19 Mar 2025

Social media's impact: Driving business strategies from marketing to ROI

Social media's impact: Driving business strategies from marketing to ROI

Clara de Wet, 18 Mar 2025

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Unlock hidden revenue: How to turn your data into a profit powerhouse

Gil Sperling 18 Mar 2025

Closing the gap: Nurturing middle management in the media industry for future growth

Closing the gap: Nurturing middle management in the media industry for future growth

Advertising Media Forum 18 Mar 2025

Source: © 123rf Leslie Adams, sales director at Reach Africa, asks, while TV licences are outdated, is a streaming levy the right fix?

The TV licence is dead! Long live the streaming levy - or not?

Leslie Adams 17 Mar 2025

Scopen has unveiled key trends from its first media agencies’ New Business Report in South Africa, which shows that South African media agencies participated in an average of 45 pitches last year (Image supplied)

South African media agencies compete for new business in 45 pitches annually

14 Mar 2025

Angelika Venter, graphic designer for Edge Communications discusses what makes good design vs bad design (Image supplied)

The strategic role of graphic design in branding and marketing

Angelika Venter 13 Mar 2025

At the start of February, The Up&Up Group appointed Deborah Whitlock (right) to the position of marketing director and Sharleen James (left) as the MD of Razor PR (Image by Bizcommunity, Lesley Svenson)

The Up&Up Group make senior appointments as part of the agency's strategic objectives

12 Mar 2025

Promise’s 2024: A year of growth and consolidation in equal measure

Promise’s 2024: A year of growth and consolidation in equal measure

Promise 12 Mar 2025

The Interactive Advertising Bureau South Africa's (IAB SA) 17th annual Bookmark Awards has appointed nine jury chairs and a full panel of judges alongside Elizabeth Mokwena, the jury president (Image supplied)

IAB South Africa 2025 Bookmark Awards names nine jury chairs

11 Mar 2025

Source: © 123rf Scopen unveils key trends from its first creative agencies’ New Business Report in South Africa, which shows that South African creative agencies participated in an average of 47 pitches last year

Exclusive: South African creative agencies compete for new business in 47 pitches a year

11 Mar 2025

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