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Agency expands commerce division as shopping habits evolve

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Source: Arena © Financial Mail will publish its final edition at the end of October

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Mary Beth West, a senior strategist from the US, challenges the industry to confront its role in blurring the lines between advocacy, ideology, and profit at the World Communications Forum Association’s Davos Communications Summit (Image supplied by Lebo Madiba)

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This year’s Loeries campaign from Halo is something completely different, and a break with the clichéd ‘black and gold’ look and feel for an awards event (Image supplied)

#Loeries2025: "Is this all you’ve got? Then, you are not yet done!” Halo’s Loeries 2025 campaign

11 Apr 2025

Source: © 123rf The Director’s Guild of South Africa (DGSA) has launched the first Annual DGSA Creatives Awards that will celebrate directors

First Annual DGSA Creative Awards for directors launches

11 Apr 2025

#BizTrends2025: Discovery - Visa: 2025 the year of returning to the office

#BizTrends2025: Discovery - Visa: 2025 the year of returning to the office

Danette Breitenbach 10 Apr 2025

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Documentary lands Ethiopian journalists in hot water amid terrorism accusations

10 Apr 2025

The One Club for Creativity has opened the call for entries for the 10th annual Next Creative Leaders 2025, a free global competition recognising women, non-binary, and trans creatives on the rise (Image supplied)

The One Club Global Next Creative Leaders 2025 entries open

10 Apr 2025

The most-watched series on M-Net in 2024 was Chasing the Sun 2 – A Story for South Africa, surpassing international hit series in its category, such as White Lies, The Day of the Jackal, Penguin and FBI (Image supplied)

Chasing The Sun 2 – A Story for South Africa: M-Net's 2024's most watched series

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

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

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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

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

Source: © 123rf Agency Scope South Africa 2025/26 is set to launch in May 2025, and has been expanded to include AI, influencer marketing and retail media as well as a wider industry scope

Agency Scope South Africa 2025/26 to launch in May, with expanded categories and reach

4 Apr 2025

How to prepare for deepfakes – South Africa’s new digital threat

How to prepare for deepfakes – South Africa’s new digital threat

Boland Lithebe 3 Apr 2025

Source: © 123rf The Digital Media Awards Africa 2025 finalists have been announced, with SA and Daily Maverick dominating the list

SA and Daily Maverick dominate Wan-Ifra Digital Awards Africa 2025 finalists

2 Apr 2025

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

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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

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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

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