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The team of (left) Zainab Mitha, art director and (right) Jasmin Vandersteen, copywriter, at Joe Public, Durban (Image supplied)

DEI

6 ME and Africa creatives named in Next Creative Leaders

2 days

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Advertising

Why the proposed ban on alcohol advertising has a valid point

Corné Kritzinger 10 Oct 2025

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Corporate & Commercial Law

High Court decision highlights WhatsApp messages as pivotal evidence

Dee-dee Mathelela and Daniellé Giannico 9 Oct 2025

From billboards to stages: How OOH amplified Standard Bank Joy of Jazz 2025

OOH

From billboards to stages: How OOH amplified Standard Bank Joy of Jazz 2025

Issued by Kena Outdoor 3 Oct 2025

Source: A legal battle in Cape Town between property owners and the City will clarify what municipalities can charge residents. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks

Mixed-Use Property

Property owners are misreading the law, argues Cape Town mayor

Steve Kretzmann 14 Aug 2025

Source: Makhanda Tourism.

Infrastructure & Utilities

Makhanda: The collapse of an iconic South African city

Steve Kretzmann 30 Jul 2025

Reimagine Southern Africa's heritage in the Futures_Past project

Lifestyle

Reimagine Southern Africa's heritage in the Futures_Past project

18 Jul 2025

Daily Maverick’s Marketing Masterclass Series 2 is underway. Here’s what’s next.

Marketing

Daily Maverick’s Marketing Masterclass Series 2 is underway. Here’s what’s next.

Issued by Daily Maverick 14 Jul 2025

Design Week SA's platform to unite local creatives

Design & Manufacturing

Design Week SA's platform to unite local creatives

2 Jul 2025

76 Reframed: From protests to portraits

Youth Month

76 Reframed: From protests to portraits

Issued by Dentsu 23 Jun 2025

Bobby Stewart, product owner at e4

Cybersecurity

Business email compromise: How to plug workflow leaks to ensure you don't become a victim

18 Jun 2025

I Hope You Dance art exhibition

Higher Education

I Hope You Dance art exhibition

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 17 Jun 2025

The Sony Future Filmmaker Awards 2025 have been announced (Image supplied)

Film & Cinematography

The Sony Future Filmmaker Awards 2025 winners announced

9 Jun 2025

Six Middle East & Africa creatives have been selected for the Next Creative Leaders 2025 jury, part of the One Club for Creativity. L to R: Nnenna Onyewuchi - founder, The Barefoot Strategist, Lagos, Ali Rez - CCO, Impact BBDO, Dubai, Nayaab Rais - ECD, FP7 McCann, Dubai, Enas Rashwan - founder, CEO, Cairo Ad School and Saudi Ad School; president, The One Club-Cairo chapter, Cairo/Riyadh, Sands Mathura - ACD, Accenture Song South Africa, Cape Town, Rana Sadek, creative director, IMPACT BBDO, Dubai (Picture by Lesley Svenson, Bizcommunity)

The One Club for Creativity

The Next Creative Leaders 2025 jury includes six MEA creatives

29 May 2025

Impact BBDO Dubai is the Middle East & Africa Agency of the Year in The One Show Global Creative Rankings (Image supplied)

Advertising

One Show 2025: ME & Africa Agency of the Year - Impact BBDO Dubai

20 May 2025

Career Advice

How job seekers can leverage the art of social media for professional success

Shani van Eck 16 May 2025

The showcase was at Castle of Good Hope. Source: Supplied.

Promotions & Activations

#BehindtheCampaign: Inside Puma Mostro's iconic return at Cape Town's Castle of Good Hope

9 May 2025

Global designers celebrated in TDC71 competition reveal the cutting-edge of typography

Advertising

Global designers celebrated in TDC71 competition reveal the cutting-edge of typography

25 Apr 2025

The Kantar Diva 2025 report reveals what it’s really like being an LGBTQIA+ woman in the workplace

DEI

The Kantar Diva 2025 report reveals what it’s really like being an LGBTQIA+ woman in the workplace

Senamile Zungu and Leigh Andrews, Issued by Kantar 24 Apr 2025

The One Club for Creativity has opened the call for entries for the 10th annual Next Creative Leaders 2025, a free global competition recognising women, non-binary, and trans creatives on the rise (Image supplied)

Advertising

The One Club Global Next Creative Leaders 2025 entries open

10 Apr 2025

Are the glory days of German carmakers gone forever?

Dealers

Are the glory days of German carmakers gone forever?

Pietro Micheli 14 Mar 2025

Artificial Intelligence

The One Show 2025 recognises AI's impact on creativity with new category

22 Jan 2025

Agriculture

Kenya’s farmers have lots of digital tools to help boost productivity – how they can be made more effective

E Njuguna, J Mburu, R Birner and T Daum 21 Jan 2025

Source: © Behance Ogilvy South Africa Cape Town is the top-ranking agency for the One Club's Middle East & Africa region with seven SA agencies featured in the regional rankings

The One Club for Creativity

Seven SA agencies feature in One Club’s regional rankings, Ogilvy Cape Town ranked No.1

7 Jan 2025

Media

As trust plummets, how can mainstream media rebuild credibility?

Anita Varma 6 Jan 2025

Social Media

What does the X exodus to Bluesky mean for journalism?

Craig Robertson 27 Dec 2024

South African creatives are on the jury.

Advertising

Meet the South African creative leaders selected for The One Show 2025 global jury

11 Dec 2024

Help shape the story: Who will be Daily Maverick’s 2024 People of the Year?

Media

Help shape the story: Who will be Daily Maverick’s 2024 People of the Year?

Issued by Daily Maverick 4 Dec 2024

'Tsunami: Race Against Time' series commemorates 20-year anniversary of Indian Ocean Tsunami

TV

'Tsunami: Race Against Time' series commemorates 20-year anniversary of Indian Ocean Tsunami

Issued by The Walt Disney Company Africa 28 Nov 2024

#BizTrends2025 Sponsors announced and categories still open for Curating the Future

Trends

#BizTrends2025 Sponsors announced and categories still open for Curating the Future

Issued by Bizcommunity.com 21 Nov 2024

Birkenstock celebrates 250 years with Art & Sole concept store

Fashion & Homeware

Birkenstock celebrates 250 years with Art & Sole concept store

15 Nov 2024

Homes are submerged in water after a massive flood in N'djamena, Chad, 14 October 2022. Reuters/Mahamat Ramadane/File Photo

Climate Change

Africa grapples with forecasting challenge as weather disasters loom

Mahamat Ramadane and Alessandra Prentice 15 Nov 2024

National Geographic Africa unveils adventurous upcoming programming slate

TV

National Geographic Africa unveils adventurous upcoming programming slate

Issued by The Walt Disney Company Africa 1 Nov 2024

Sasol Secunda CTL is a cornerstone of SA's energy transition. Source: Horst Vogel/Flickr

Coal, Oil & Gas

New report shows depth of Sasol Secunda distress

Lindsey Schutters 28 Oct 2024

Suhana Gordhan of LoveSong to lead Radio & Audio at The One Show 2025

Advertising

Suhana Gordhan of LoveSong to lead Radio & Audio at The One Show 2025

23 Oct 2024

Advertising

Africa is the world’s largest market for Guinness beer – how its ad campaigns exploit men

Jordanna Matlon 25 Sep 2024

Deadlines have been announced. Source: Supplied.

Advertising

The One Show 2025 unveils new categories and entry deadlines

25 Sep 2024

Ornico Ad Library offers instant access to South Africa’s largest advertising archive

Media

Ornico Ad Library offers instant access to South Africa’s largest advertising archive

Issued by Ornico 25 Sep 2024

Inaugural Hazendal Festival | Soil Edition set for October

Events

Inaugural Hazendal Festival | Soil Edition set for October

19 Sep 2024

Medical Research

Dementia care takes a leap forward with new photo reminiscence therapy research

18 Sep 2024

Media

Judge Lindiwe Rusi vs City Press: a look at the Press Ombud’s ruling

Ombud Watcher Law 3 Sep 2024

Fourways Mall gets strategic enhancements, introduces new retail experiences

Commercial Property

Fourways Mall gets strategic enhancements, introduces new retail experiences

27 Aug 2024

Making learning more fun for SA kids

Primary & Secondary Education

Making learning more fun for SA kids

Yolyn Jacobs, Issued by Oxford University Press 22 Aug 2024

Image supplied. WPP's next phase in its partnership with NVIDIA is to create generative 3D landscapes and worlds

Artificial Intelligence

WPP pushes creativity boundaries through AI, creates generative 3D worlds

30 Jul 2024

Tourism

South African Tourism joins Amapiano Africa Summit

18 Jul 2024

SME Brief, a newsletter-first publication is the first of its kind in South Africa

SMEs

SME Brief, a newsletter-first publication is the first of its kind in South Africa

Issued by SME South Africa 27 Jun 2024

Image source: Marcin Jucha –

Agriculture

Farming with a mixture of crops, animals and trees is better for the environment and for people – evidence from Ghana and Malawi

Laura Vang Rasmussen, Hanson Nyantakyi-Frimpong, Ingo Grass, Marney Isaac and Rachel Bezner Kerr 19 Jun 2024

Farm workers and their children are exposed to pesticides that have been banned in Europe. These pesticides remain in the environment, and studies have found them all year round in three river catchments in the Western Cape. Archive photo: Steve Kretzmann / GroundUp

Environment & Natural Resources

Pesticides are polluting Western Cape rivers all year round

Steve Kretzmann 12 Jun 2024