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A macro trend that has been gaining momentum since the pandemic is the Analogue Renaissance trend. A return to real-world connection and human-first experiences, this episode of RAPT BizTrends TV explores this trend with Carmen Murray, the founder of Carmen Murray Communications.

This episode of The Lead Creative examines Cannes in terms of cultural nuance and global impact with Xolisa Dyeshana, chief creative officer of Joe Public, and the 2025 Cannes Lions Audio & Radio jury president, together with gold-winning agency Bananas, and its founder and chief creative officer, Saf Sindhi.

This episode of RAPT BizTrendsTV focuses on agentic AI and how it is revolutionising business, especially on the continent.

Afro-optimism, or more specifically, the African growth mindset is a greater sense of optimism that, despite challenges such as electricity and water that the continent faces, is in stark contrast to a growing Western degrowth mindset of pessimism about the future, and Africa.

“We can talk about AI all we want to, but the foundations of AI are about how you can harness the power of digital to transform the continent in the way we want it to transform.”.

At the recent Effies SA, hosted by the Association for Communication & Advertising (ACA), the Grand Effie was awarded to Halo, for its campaign for its client, Pineapple.

Episode 3 is the Energy Episode with special guests Kagiso Tshepe, executive creative director at Grid Worldwide, Roanna Williams, chief creative officer and co-founder of Boundless, Fran Luckin, chief creative officer of VML, Preetesh Sewraj, CEO of The Loeries and Brandon Govender, digital & integrated executive creative director at Joe Public.

Birdwatching at The Loeries Episode 2 is the Emotion Episode and features special guests Neo Segola, head of creative at Le Pub, part of the Publicis Group, Sharleen James, chair of the ACA and marketing practice lead at Accenture Song, Tebogo Skwambane, WPP country manager, Terry McKenna, executive creative director of The Odd Number and rounding it off Carl Willoughby, chief creative officer of TBWA / Hunt Lascaris.

Birdwatching at The Loeries Episode 1 focuses on that five percent difference, with special guests Wayne Naidoo, CEO of the Duke Group, Marc Algranti from Algranti Music and Nkanyezi Masango, chief creative officer from Dentsu Creative.

This exclusive #BizTrends2024 interview is with Ndeye Diagne, the managing director West, East and Central Africa at Kantar.

Hope Joanna draws on the historic song by Eddy Grant to tell the story of how South Africans know how to face tough odds and come out triumphant.

Cape Town-based director Kyle Lewis, who recently signed to Egg Films for commercials representation, has released Ungovernable, a new ad for the first-ever BMW X2. The spot's already been featured on leading international trade Shots, his eighth feature there in just over two years - the most of any South African director during this time.

In Episode 4 of There's So Much Sh** Out There, Havas Southern Africa' podcast, Head of Havas PR, Larry Khumalo, talks to Havas Southern Africa CEO, Lynn Madeley; Senior Copywriter at Havas Johannesburg, Adam Abelson; and Copywriter at Havas Johannesburg, Zamazwide Nxumalo; about the ups and downs of managing talent in adland.

Mr Cuddles, best friend of one of Wimpy's cutest customers ever - and previously the scapegoat when her dad attempted to shift the blame for eating the cheesegriller off her mom's plate - is back in a new television commercial for the iconic South African fast-service family restaurant.

On 24 March, millions took to the streets around the world to campaign for stricter #GunControl in America. The #MarchForOurLives movement might be aimed at the U.S., but it got us thinking about the threat guns pose to South African youth too. We know that our latest #BreakingBallet is unlikely to affect the lawmakers across the Atlantic. But we hope that it can make an impact closer to home. It reminds us that we are all role models, and that the way we behave can have a great influence on those that look up to us....