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The latest instalment of the IAB Insight Series - centred on digital influencer marketing - was held at the Kantar offices in Cape Town.

The event included a presentation by Puma Group's Hayden Manuel, who looked at the essence of influence; a talk by R Squared founder and CEO Stephane Rogovsky who touched on the demystifying of influencer marketing; and a panel discussion - which had insights from Manuel, Rogovsky, Publicis Machine's Amanda Sevasti Alves, fashion blogger Aqeelah Harron-Ally, SikouronLife's Siya Metane and Mango-OMC's Nicole Kapper - on the subject itself....

The Spur Secret Tribe Chief Cook competition was recently held at the Prue Leith Chef's Academy in Centurion, Pretoria. The event was part of a competition for Spur's loyal Secret Tribe members - a club for kids aged 12 years and younger.

At least 15 family teams from across the greater Pretoria came together to create culinary delights and compete against each other to create the best Gourmet Burger and a Mzansi-inspired salad....

The IPSA Gold Pack Awards was recently held at the at Inanda Club in Sandton, Johannesburg. Dating back to 1973, the annual event celebrates local companies in the packaging industry that are driving innovation and professionalism. Read more here.

The 2019 Joburg Film Festival Awards Gala took place at the The Inanda Club on the 23 November 2019.

Tuesday, 19 November 2019 saw the Rand Show hosting its media launch which took place at the Johannesburg Expo Centre.

The 2019 Joburg Film Festival opened at Sandton's Nelson Mandela Square last night 19 November 2019. The festival opened with the South African premiere of local horror film, 8, starring Tshamano Sebe, Inge Beckmann, Garth Breytenbach & Chris April.

#Africacom: The iconic shape of Africa turned out to be the unsung hero of the recent Africacom and AfricaTech trade events, which took place from 12-14 November, 2019. The twin events saw stakeholders in telecoms, data, technology, connectivity infrastructure, AI, Fintech and IoT converge on Cape Town's CTICC to learn, network and do business.

The country's best restaurants were honoured at the 2019 Eat Out Mercedes-Benz Restaurant Awards, which was held at GrandWest in Cape Town on the 17 November 2019. The Western Cape's restaurants cleaned up - taking most of the top honours including the number one spot, which went to La Colombe.

The Springboks 2019 RWC Trophy Tour saw the team parade the Webb Ellis Cup in five cities from the 7 - 11 November. Thousands of overjoyed fans came out to show their support in Gauteng, Durban, East London, Port Elizabeth and Cape Town.

Blackstone Media launched a brand new Digital Out of Home Media Platform at a recent event, branded "The Blackstone Experience". Guests were treated to a South African style cocktail bar, networking, enjoying the remarkable view of the Johannesburg skyline and tapping to the tunes of DJ Abby Nurock.

The Independent Philanthropy Association of South Africa (IPASA) hosted its annual Philanthropy Symposium on 28 and 29 October this year under the theme, 'Social cohesion: Towards building hope and trust in South Africa'. The event took place at the Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study, focusing on the role that philanthropy can play in enhancing social cohesion in South African schools, universities and communities, and how philanthropy can address the various fault lines in society....

Advertising billboards across Johannesburg have been hit by an unknown graffiti vandal. Billboards in Fourways, Bryanston, Midrand, Rosebank, Hyde Park and at the Sandton Police Station have all been vandalised with the words 'ha ha ha' in red capital letters.

It's unclear who the vandal is, but it'll be interesting to see who this Joker is. *Update*: Well, it turns out the graffiti vandal was in fact Ster-Kinekor. It forms part of the cinema chain's campaign for the Joker film....

TBWA\ recently hosted its annual Africa Conference which attracts industry leaders from its agencies across the continent. The TBWA\ African collective comprises of 47 offices in 28 markets, who gathered under the theme of #DISRUPT to share insights on techniques and trends, including strategic collaboration, to explore creativity as a growth engine and to analyse innovative approaches in disciplines such as 4IR and technology in Africa. "We plan to maintain momentum into 2020. Affiliates are building volumes by providing more services in each market while exploring cross-border opportunities," says Graham Cruikshanks, Director of Africa Operations....

The 24th Pendoring Indigenous Advertising Awards was held at the University of Johannesburg (UJ) Arts Centre on 31 October 2019. The annual awards celebrate creativity in the indigenous languages of South Africa.

TBWA/Hunt Lascaris received the Umpetha Award for 'The Real Cost of Being Zulu' radio campaign for City Lodge Hotels. North-West University was the overall student winner for 'Mengelmoes'.

The lineup for the evening included TV host and radio presenter, Hulisani Ravele, who mesmerised the audience with her multilingual capabilities and charm, together with the hilarious knitted-jersey lover, Schalk Bezuidenhout....