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Property

Cape Town property managers face a new AI crisis as bookings spike

1 day

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Higher Education

Red & Yellow partners with AAAN to future-proof Africa’s creative workforce

1 day

Brandfundi at 11: What clients gain from a boutique agency built to last

Marketing

Brandfundi at 11: What clients gain from a boutique agency built to last

Issued by Brandfundi 1 day

AI theatre is the most expensive show in marketing

Marketing

AI theatre is the most expensive show in marketing

Mat Sexwale, Issued by Brave Group 1 day

Veli Ngubane has resigned from Avator following a TikTok video that shows inappropriate behaviour from the creative

Advertising

TikTok video shows inapproprite behaviour; sees Veli Ngubane's immediate resignation - industry reacts

1 day

Paid media therapist

Digital

Paid media therapist

Ali Gutman, Issued by Traffic Brand 1 day

Content Creator Awards jury announced

Social Media

Content Creator Awards jury announced

2 days

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Medical Research

Discovery-backed research seeks to end SA’s maternal mortality rate

2 days

Distrikt 9 partnered with the Loeries to shape the strategic direction of this year’s awards campaign across Africa and the Middle East (Image supplied)

Loeries Creative Week

#Loeries2026 | This is Madness (aka Tuesday): A mirror and a rallying cry

2 days

Has digital marketing become too optimised to be memorable?

Digital

Has digital marketing become too optimised to be memorable?

Issued by Penquin 15 Jul 2026

Beyond data: Why growth is still human-led

Digital

Beyond data: Why growth is still human-led

Tafadzwa Muzuwa, Issued by Machine_ 2 days

IT: A potentially dangerous blind spot in SA advertising

Digital

IT: A potentially dangerous blind spot in SA advertising

Warren Lawrence 2 days

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Affordable & Social Housing

South Africa’s housing backlog hits 3 million as court ruling bites

3 days

GreenWorking Awards 2026 opens entries for sustainable tourism videos

Tourism

GreenWorking Awards 2026 opens entries for sustainable tourism videos

3 days

Image credit: Sassa

Health & Social Welfare

From WhatsApp to queues and 350k reviews: Sassa to save R1.5bn

3 days

Corona. It’s sunset time

Advertising

Corona. It’s sunset time

Issued by Boundless 3 days

Coca-Cola is strengthening its branding in select markets. Source: Coca-Cola.

Branding

Coca-Cola sharpens its global visual identity

21 Jul 2026

Travellers walk at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport in Charlotte, North Carolina, US. Image credit: Reuters/Kaylee Greenlee/File Photo

Infectious Diseases

Canada bans DRC arrivals; South Africa adds Ebola questionnaire

21 Jul 2026

Clockwork lands 30 Bookmark Awards finalists across 8 campaigns

Marketing

Clockwork lands 30 Bookmark Awards finalists across 8 campaigns

Issued by Clockwork 21 Jul 2026

Jedd Cokayne has been appointed deputy managing director of The Mediashop to work closely with its managing director, Dashni Vilakazi (Image supplied)

Media

The MediaShop appoints deputy MD

20 Jul 2026

The Property Practitioners Regulatory Authority (PPRA) has announced an important change that will make it easier for new people to enter the property industry (Source: Digiprint

Property

New, more affordable route to estate agency qualification opens up industry

20 Jul 2026

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Brent oil tops $90 as US, Iran expand strikes in the Middle East

Florence Tan and Siyi Liu 20 Jul 2026

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Health & Social Welfare

4 Sassa officials fired following R33m social grants fraud scheme

17 Jul 2026

The Interactive Advertising Bureau South Africa (IAB SA) has announced the finalists for the 2026 Bookmark Awards (Image supplied)

Digital

#Bookmarks2026 | All the IAB South Africa 2026 Bookmark Awards finalists

17 Jul 2026

SA Rooibos heads to space in Stem initiative

Agriculture

SA Rooibos heads to space in Stem initiative

17 Jul 2026

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Retail & Hospitality Property

Cape Town Foreshore investment boom lifts Rockefeller to near sell-out

17 Jul 2026

RFA, SAFLA sign MoU to improve freight efficiency

Logistics & Transport

RFA, SAFLA sign MoU to improve freight efficiency

16 Jul 2026

El Brodie wants clients to trust their agencies. Source: Supplied.

World PR Day

#WPRD2026 | You can't expect great PR if you don't empower your agency

El Broide 16 Jul 2026

Richfield digital experience earns the Mark Awards 2026 shortlisting

CRM, CX, UX

Richfield digital experience earns the Mark Awards 2026 shortlisting

Issued by So Interactive 16 Jul 2026

How South Africa's youth are rewriting the marketing playbook

Marketing

How South Africa's youth are rewriting the marketing playbook

Sthando Msweli, Issued by Matte BLK 16 Jul 2026

68% of Google searches now end without a click, how ZA companies win back traffic with AI visibility

Artificial Intelligence

68% of Google searches now end without a click, how ZA companies win back traffic with AI visibility

Issued by Woww 16 Jul 2026

Danette Breitenbach (second left) at the PRCA conference 2025.

World PR Day

It’s #WPRD2026. So what?

Danette Breitenbach 16 Jul 2026

Ascent Africa advances African expansion through strategic Clarence AI engagement in Namibia

Artificial Intelligence

Ascent Africa advances African expansion through strategic Clarence AI engagement in Namibia

Issued by Ascent Africa 16 Jul 2026

Simone Zanetti challenged marketing leaders to rethink AI in the age of synthetic attention at Marketing Café 2026

Higher Education

Simone Zanetti challenged marketing leaders to rethink AI in the age of synthetic attention at Marketing Café 2026

Issued by Zanetti AI Institute 27 Mar 2026

#WPRD2026 | Proof: The 5th P for the AI era

World PR Day

#WPRD2026 | Proof: The 5th P for the AI era

Madelain Roscher 16 Jul 2026

The WPP staff cuts are part of CEO Cindy Rose's Elevate28 strategy

Advertising

WPP £500m savings drive sees hundreds of employees let go

15 Jul 2026

South Africa’s Most Recommended Brands for 2026 revealed

Research

South Africa’s Most Recommended Brands for 2026 revealed

Issued by KLA 15 Jul 2026

6 of the best: Joe Public leaders selected as 2026 Effies judges

Effie Awards

6 of the best: Joe Public leaders selected as 2026 Effies judges

Issued by Joe Public 15 Jul 2026

Pick n Pay is answering rugby's most enduring question with Eat Like a Champion – a new Springbok campaign, with dozens of Easter eggs celebrating rugby culture (Image supplied)

Advertising

#BehindtheCampaign | Pick n Pay’s Eat Like a Champion answers age old question

15 Jul 2026

Dentsu School of Influence graduates new wave of business-ready creators

Social Media

Dentsu School of Influence graduates new wave of business-ready creators

Issued by Dentsu 14 Jul 2026

Forge declares war on AI theatre with a free Playbook for agencies and marketers

Artificial Intelligence

Forge declares war on AI theatre with a free Playbook for agencies and marketers

Issued by Brave Group 14 Jul 2026

If your campaigns aren't performing anymore, here's why

Digital

If your campaigns aren't performing anymore, here's why

Issued by AdBot 14 Jul 2026

AI is the wrong word. This is about building a creative marketing operating system

Marketing

AI is the wrong word. This is about building a creative marketing operating system

Issued by Hoorah Digital 14 Jul 2026

#WPRD2026 | Urban Espresso's Gabbi Brondani on strategic PR, trust and the human advantage

World PR Day

#WPRD2026 | Urban Espresso's Gabbi Brondani on strategic PR, trust and the human advantage

Robin Fredericks 14 Jul 2026

Banyana Banyana is sponsored by Sasol. Source: Sasol.

Sponsorship

Sasol taps Openfield to boost impact of sports sponsorships

14 Jul 2026

Some of South Africa’s 31 CMOs on the inaugural Africa CMO 100 list who were honoured at an event last week (Image supplied)

Marketing

SA celebrates top CMOs, named on Africa CMO 100 list

14 Jul 2026

Marketing

SA leading marketers say brand and performance marketing are no longer rivals

13 Jul 2026

Thinkerneur unlocks the Cannes Lions Gold and Grand Prix winning code

Cannes Lions

Thinkerneur unlocks the Cannes Lions Gold and Grand Prix winning code

Issued by Thinkerneur 10 Jul 2026