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Fossil Free South Africa has won four victories over “greenwashing” in advertising by oil, coal and gas companies, write the authors. Graphic: Lisa Nelson

Environment & Natural Resources

Fossil fuel companies rebuked for greenwashing

Dealers

Kia Tasman ad breaches advertising code, ARB rules

15 Jul 2026

Pronutro is not misleading consumers, rules ARB. Source: Supplied.

Advertising

ProNutro can keep 'original' branding despite recipe change

Karabo Ledwaba 3 Jul 2026

Marketing

ARB ruling | L'Oréal wins round 2 in dermatologist recommendation battle

Karabo Ledwaba 4 Jun 2026

Advertising

ARB clears Wildebeest Brandewyn ad accused of promoting binge drinking

Karabo Ledwaba 21 May 2026

Advertising

Alcohol advertising: Accountability not aspirational, but actionable

Angela Russel 21 Nov 2025

Advertising

Heineken vs SAB: The “demi-sec” dispute

Karabo Ledwaba 21 Aug 2025

Advertising

Advertising Regulatory Board clears Lifebuoy Soap ad of 'inappropriate content'

Karabo Ledwaba 15 Oct 2024

Advertising

Fair Cape Dairies advertising complaint dismissed by ARB

Karabo Ledwaba 16 Jul 2024

Advertising

Advertising Appeals Committee clears Netflorist's Valentines Day ad of sexism

Karabo Ledwaba 3 Jul 2024

The ARB ruled that children should not be exposed to the ad. Source: Supplied.

Advertising

ARB says Fear F*kol billboard must be changed or taken down

Karabo Ledwaba 5 Oct 2023

Regulatory

Comp Commission challenges Takealot, Google, Uber Eats and Mr D Food

Karabo Ledwaba 1 Aug 2023

IP Law

Under the influencer: Trade mark and copyright infringement

Amani Patel 23 Mar 2023

Media & Entertainment Law

Parodies in advertising: Addressing the hippo in the room

Jani Cronjé and Jared de Canha 12 Sep 2022

Media & Entertainment Law

ARB to appeal High Court ruling - what the judgment could mean for its authority

Bernadette Versfeld, Ziyanda Ngcobo and Lerato Niklaas 17 Jun 2021

Media & Entertainment Law

Do non-members of the Advertising Regulatory Board have to comply with its code?

Tammi Pretorius 15 Sep 2020

Social Media

PoPI, social media and influencers

Johanna McDowell 1 Apr 2019

Social Media

IAB SA wants feedback on social media practice guidelines

21 Feb 2019

Rightford captions this selfie: “Just take the pic already!"

Behind the Selfie

#BehindtheSelfie with... Gillian Rightford

Leigh Andrews 23 Jan 2019

Social Media

Advertising Code of Practice Social Media Guidelines open for feedback

2 Nov 2018

Advertising

Advertising code of conduct for social media being drafted

20 Aug 2018

Advertising

ASA conducting code review

29 Jan 2018

Advertising

ASA seeks permanent CEO, offers BEE points for industry support

1 Sep 2017

Marketing

Telkom's restructure and marketing RFP tangle

Leigh Andrews 5 Jun 2017

Advertising

Another step backwards for the ad industry

Chris Brewer 5 Jun 2017

Marketing

#IMC2017: Creatives on effective storytelling

Leigh Andrews 1 Jun 2017

Andrew Allison, head of IAB SA Regulatory Affairs Council
(IAB SA) and Elizabeth de Stadler, consumer rights expert.

Advertising

ASA in crisis - seeks industry support at AGM next week

19 Apr 2017

Media & Entertainment Law

BAT feels return of ASA's power

Andrew Papadopoulos 23 Mar 2017

Media & Entertainment Law

The price of advertising vs the VAT Act

Louis Botha 28 Nov 2016

Advertising

Maputo International Advertising Festival postponed

22 Aug 2016

Advertising

Advert vetting - Old problems, new challenges

2 Sep 2014

Advertising

ASA slams door on Sanral's 'misleading' e-tags claims

3 Jun 2014

Advertising

Advertising Standards Authority cans 'best steak' claim

29 Jan 2014

Advertising

Court urged to restrain implementation of advertising code

5 Aug 2013

Advertising

Health product advertising and the Marketing Code

27 Feb 2013

Advertising

DBE adverts: DBE 'dishonest', 'misleading'

Rod Baker 10 Oct 2012

Advertising

Advertising code now applicable to Facebook in Australia

16 Aug 2012

Administration

DA's complaints against info bill 'absurd'

Paul Vecchiatto 10 Apr 2012

Advertising

Framing the alcohol advertising regulation debate

Herman Manson: @marklives 9 Dec 2011

Corporate & Commercial Law

Conflict in provisions of the ASA code and advertising practice?

Nick Altini 12 Oct 2011

Advertising

HeyDays turn to dark days for Checkers

Eben van Wyk & Regardt Botes 12 Jul 2011

Research

CPA could negatively impact market research

5 May 2011

Advertising

ASA announces changes to advertising code

2 Dec 2010

Marketing

Samsung caught green washing

Herman Manson 23 Mar 2010

Research

MISA-Mozambique conducts media study

15 Feb 2010

Advertising

Second ad standards code workshop for Marketing Association

9 Feb 2010

Advertising

MASA to hold critical Advertising Code workshops

18 Jan 2010

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