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The London International Awards judging is currently underway in Las Vegas, Nevada. After selecting the shortlists, this past week, the junior and senior creatives serving on the various juries let loose at the Juror/Creative LIAisons Party, which was held at Encore Beach Club.

The judging process of the 2019 London International Awards is currently in order in Las Vegas, Nevada. The various creative professionals serving on juries related to their respective disciplines have been using their expertise to select this year's shortlists. Ogilvy SA is waving the flag for South Africa, having been shortlisted in the Branded Entertainment and Design categories....

The 2019 Vodacom rAge was recently held at the Ticketpro Dome in Johannesburg. The expo showcased displays and activities, gaming hardware and software, stage entertainment, e-sports, cosplay, geek arts and culture, locally-developed games and, gaming apparel and accessories.

Brand South Africa's fourth annual Nation Brand Forum is around the corner. To help ease suspense and excitement for the upcoming event, have a look at last year's successful event below:.

Adriaan van Heerden has released his newest photographic collection, which commemorates the centenary of TS Eliot's The Waste Land. Van Heerden's interpretation of The Waste Land in bleak but beautiful photographs shows how wealth inequality, homelessness, the waste of young lives due to crime, spiritual vacuity, political and moral failure in our contemporary society are prefigured in Eliot's great poem.

To mark Deaf Awareness Month, MTN enlisted TBWA and Fort to work on a special piece aimed at highlighting the *130*3272*29# emergency number. TBWA and Fort then produced a special track with Lazarusman, which is only in sign language and has a beat that was produced specifically for deaf people. To add to the visual aesthetics, TBWA and Fort also commissioned well-known photographer Lee Roy Jason, who photographed the photo stills that was attached to the campaign as a whole. The video is part of MTN's effort at spreading awareness around Deaf Awareness Month as well as their emergency number, *130*3272*29#, aimed at assisting both people of hearing and the deaf community. The song came with a beat that was produced specifically for deaf people, using production techniques that allow the deaf community to feel the beat in the absence of hearing it....

The cast of First Dates South Africa has been announced. The local version of the global dating show will make its debut on BBC Lifestyle (DSTV channel 174) on 16 October 2019.

The CMO Summit at Leaderex was recently held at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg. Topics discussed included data science, digital skills, disruptive technology and customer experience.

SuperSport has revealed a 24-hour pop-up art gallery called #GalleryOfChampions to honour some of the star Springbok performers.

Business analyst and media maven Refilwe Moloto recently became the first black woman to anchor and host a commercial talk radio breakfast programme solo. Her employer, CapeTalk, introduced her to members of the media at a special event held on Monday at the Cape Talk studios.

The Publishing Research Council (PRC) recognises the women leading the South African publishing sector - print and online - to mark Women's Month.

Photographer Barry Salzman's new exhibition - titled The Other Side of Christmas - will show at the Deepest Darkest Gallery in Cape Town from 7 November to 28 December 2019. The opening will form part of First Thursdays on 7 November.

Loeries Creative Week VIP ticket-holders were invited to join Brand South Africa for an informal networking function at the California Dreaming Beachfront Restaurant in Durban.

The Loeries Creative Week in Durban is done and dusted. The week's festivities came to a conclusion with the awarding of the country's leading creatives at Saturday night's award ceremony. Check out all the winners..

The Loeries Creative Week in Durban culminated with the annual awards, which were held across the weekend. Check out Friday night's winners..