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The Clio Awards rankings are out now. Source: Clio Awards.

Advertising

South African ad talent earns top spots in Clio Africa & ME rankings

Karabo Ledwaba 14 Aug 2026

$TBWA\Hunt\Lascaris accepts an award in Saudi Arabia. Source: TikTok.$

Advertising

All the 2025 SA TikTok Ad Awards winners

22 Jan 2026

30 years of iPendoring: Celebrating language, culture, and creativity in South Africa

Pendoring

30 years of iPendoring: Celebrating language, culture, and creativity in South Africa

27 Nov 2025

AAA and TBWA deliver training in Ghana. Source:

Advertising

AI meets African creativity: AAA and TBWA deliver training in Ghana

7 Oct 2025

Burger King's 'taste on fire' put to the test

Advertising

Burger King's 'taste on fire' put to the test

Karabo Ledwaba 29 Aug 2025

#ConvergeAfrica | Sam Tomlinson of Warchawski: In a saturated US market, Africa is the opportunity

Marketing

#ConvergeAfrica | Sam Tomlinson of Warchawski: In a saturated US market, Africa is the opportunity

Karabo Ledwaba 12 May 2025

Radio & Audio

The medium that owns hyper-loyalty: A brand’s best friend

Wayne Bischoff, Issued by Mediamark 31 Jan 2025

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Digital

IAB South Africa collaborates with ARB to launch the first Content Creator Charter

11 Oct 2024

(Image supplied) The 2024 IAB South Africa Internet Advertising Revenue Report, also known as the Online AdSpend Report, has confirmed the significant expansion of online advertising as forecasted in last year’s report

Digital

IAB Online AdSpend Report: SA's digital ad revenue soars to R17.7bn

27 Sep 2024

Source: © 123rf South Africa's ad market is expected to see 6.0% this year says Warc

Advertising

Warc: SA's admarket to grow 6%, as global ad investment more than doubles

22 Aug 2024

Eleven mentees have been chosen.

Advertising

11 African mentees join LIA creative coaching programme

12 Jun 2024

Dentsu Africa’s unstoppable rise: Triumphs at 2024 Pitcher Awards

Digital

Dentsu Africa’s unstoppable rise: Triumphs at 2024 Pitcher Awards

Issued by Dentsu 21 May 2024

Joy Richu is on the Cannes Lions See It Be It cohort. Source: Supplied.

Africa Month

#AfricaMonth: Kenyan illustrator, Joy Richu shines spotlight on African creativity

Karabo Ledwaba 6 May 2024

Gregory Edwards, Sbusiso Gumbi, Iris Fynn and Jolene Roelofse in conversation. Source: Karabo Ledwaba.

Loeries Creative Week

#Loeries2023: Bridging the gap by empowering African creativity

Karabo Ledwaba 10 Oct 2023

The new team spoke at Loeries 2023. Source: Supplied.

Advertising

UniWorld Group and Two Tone Global partner as UWG Africa

5 Oct 2023

Source: © 123rf the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) South Africa’s annual Internet Advertising Revenue Report has been released

Digital

IAB SA/PwC SA Online AdSpend Report: Digital sees sustainable growth, social becomes a key contributor

14 Sep 2023

The ACA announces the incoming Board of Directors for 2023/24

Advertising

The ACA announces the incoming Board of Directors for 2023/24

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 20 Jul 2023

MTN ordered to remove 'misleading' 10GB for R99 data ads

Telecoms & Networks

MTN ordered to remove 'misleading' 10GB for R99 data ads

24 May 2023

Toyota SA rapped over knuckles for 'misleading' Corolla Cross ad

Dealers

Toyota SA rapped over knuckles for 'misleading' Corolla Cross ad

Ryan Bubear 19 May 2023

Advertising

All the judges for 2023 NYF AME Awards

11 May 2023

Advertising

IAB SA calls for industry to participate in Online AdSpend Report

27 Mar 2023

Inverroche Gin presents the inaugural Advertising Week Africa's 'Future is Female Awards'

Advertising

Inverroche Gin presents the inaugural Advertising Week Africa's 'Future is Female Awards'

Issued by OnPoint PR 16 Feb 2023

Monique Nelson. Source: Supplied.

Advertising

UniWorld Group puts Africa in its expansion plans

Karabo Ledwaba 7 Dec 2022

ACA announces 2022/2023 board of directors

Advertising

ACA announces 2022/2023 board of directors

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 13 Jul 2022

Duke Group ECD, Suhana Gordhan, has been appointed to the One Club's International Board of Directors

The One Club for Creativity

Duke Group's Suhana Gordhan appointed to One Club International Board

24 Mar 2022

#BizTrends2022: Afrobeats, the new frontier for marketers

Trends

#BizTrends2022: Afrobeats, the new frontier for marketers

Danette Breitenbach 8 Feb 2022

#BizTrends2022: Dali Tembo - Trends are the bridge between brands and people

Trends

#BizTrends2022: Dali Tembo - Trends are the bridge between brands and people

Danette Breitenbach 17 Jan 2022

ACA announces incoming board of directors for 2021/2022 fiscal

Advertising

ACA announces incoming board of directors for 2021/2022 fiscal

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 15 Jul 2021

Regulatory

SAB ordered to remove misleading labelling from Brutal Fruit products

15 Dec 2020

Screengrab from Joe Public's Secrets Movie for Nedbank.

Advertising

NYF Advertising Awards announces 2020 winners with SA's Joe Public bagging 2 Golds and a Silver

5 May 2020

#BehindtheSelfie with... Doug De Villiers, leader of Deloitte Africa's advertising portfolio

Behind the Selfie

#BehindtheSelfie with... Doug De Villiers, leader of Deloitte Africa's advertising portfolio

Leigh Andrews 19 Feb 2020

Image source: Gallo/Getty.

Research

Putting the 'me' in Africa's media and entertainment industry

13 Nov 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty.

Advertising

Facebook support for SME advertisers in Africa

4 Oct 2019

Advertising Week reveals speaker line-up

Advertising

Advertising Week reveals speaker line-up

21 Aug 2019

Kabelo Binns is group MD of FCB Wired and Hotwire PRC, Botswana.

Branding

Why 9:41 am means something

Kabelo Binns 20 Aug 2019

Tosin Lanipekun, executive director of Advertising Week Africa.

Advertising

Joburg to host first Advertising Week Africa

Louise Marsland 12 Aug 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty.

Advertising

Africa needs more advertising investment

Federico de Nardis 6 Jun 2019

Advertising Week looking to expand to Africa

Advertising

Advertising Week looking to expand to Africa

9 Apr 2018

Federico de Nardis,CEO Of GroupM Sub-Saharan Africa.

Advertising

New CEO for Group M Sub-Saharan Africa

16 Feb 2018

Putting money where the mouth is - sugar, public health and the advertising industry

Noncommunicable diseases

Putting money where the mouth is - sugar, public health and the advertising industry

Deborah Minors 18 Jan 2018

The compelling power of good storytelling in advertising

Advertising

The compelling power of good storytelling in advertising

Garikai Nhongo 11 Oct 2017

The Most Eligible Bachelor” campaign from Ogilvy Africa for OL Pejeta Conservancy.

Advertising

Agencies shine at African Cristal Festival 2017

17 May 2017

(L-R): Kamal Ogundeji, director, Centrespread Grey; Peter Jackson, CEO Grey Africa Network; Kola Ayanwale, CEO, Centrespread Grey; Tola Obi, COO, Centrespread Grey; Dele Odugbemi, Africa regional coordinator Grey Africa Network; Marc Lax, client service director Grey Africa Network.

Advertising

Grey re-enters Nigeria with Centrespread affiliate

6 Apr 2017

BAT feels return of ASA's power

Media & Entertainment Law

BAT feels return of ASA's power

Andrew Papadopoulos 23 Mar 2017