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Warc has revealed insights from the winners of the Cannes Creative Effectiveness Lions 2025 (Image supplied)

Marketing & Media

Warc: 3 themes from Cannes Lions for commercial success

1 day

From rural KZN to global acclaim: Melusi Mhlungu's We Are Bizarre

Marketing

From rural KZN to global acclaim: Melusi Mhlungu's We Are Bizarre

Issued by IMC Conference 2 days

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Higher Education

Can academics use AI to write journal papers? What the guidelines say

Sumaya Laher 30 Jun 2025

Source: © 123rf Ryan Campher, VML SA data lead, asks, while AI drives modern marketing, what happens when flawed inputs lead it astray?

Artificial Intelligence

Will your AI promote clarity or confusion, progress or noise?

Ryan Campher 25 Jun 2025

Inside DevConf 2025: Lessons, trends, and technical highlights

Development

Inside DevConf 2025: Lessons, trends, and technical highlights

Issued by BET Software 9 Jun 2025

Cannes Lions

#Cannes2025 report says creative confidence is in crisis

2 May 2025

The newest instalment in Glenfiddich’s Challengers Club series, shot in Matatiele, Eastern Cape, celebrates the transformative power of water (Image supplied)

Advertising

#BehindtheCampaign: Glenfiddich’s Challengers Club film a tribute to the essential role of water

12 Mar 2025

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Call for comment on draft King V Code for corporate governance

26 Feb 2025

ICCA Africa chapter announces new strategies to grow the chapter

Events & Conferencing

ICCA Africa chapter announces new strategies to grow the chapter

Issued by 7Colors Communications 25 Feb 2025

Source: © MSN Seal became a literal seal in this year's Mountian Dew Super Bowl advert

Advertising

#SuperBowl2025: From one seal to another

Danette Breitenbach 13 Feb 2025

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Trends

#BizTrends2025: What does IP law look like in 2025 and beyond?

Alicia van der Walt, Tshireletso Tlholoe, and Marcelle Samons 28 Jan 2025

Direct flights, visa improvements key to enhancing SA-India tourism

Travel

Direct flights, visa improvements key to enhancing SA-India tourism

6 Dec 2024

Magna Carta takes top honours at prestigious AdFocus Awards 2024

PR & Communications

Magna Carta takes top honours at prestigious AdFocus Awards 2024

Issued by TBWA 2 Dec 2024

AI: The great creative equaliser

Marketing & Media

AI: The great creative equaliser

Musa Kalenga, Issued by Brave Group 28 Nov 2024

The Halo Pineapple campaign extensively used Out of Home (OOH) as it took the mickey out of insurance and people loved it (Image supplied)

Advertising

Halo and Pineapple: How to disrupt a category and find an audience who don’t love insurance

Danette Breitenbach 27 Nov 2024

Gauteng dominates SA’s business events, fuelling economic growth

MICE

Gauteng dominates SA’s business events, fuelling economic growth

26 Nov 2024

Wage inequality in top ten South African retailers. Graphic: using data from

Remuneration & Payroll

Why wage inequality matters

Kwanele Ngogela and Mathieu Dasnois 15 Nov 2024

What does it take to stand out in a noisy but bland world?

Advertising

What does it take to stand out in a noisy but bland world?

Dhatchani Naidoo, Issued by eatbigfish 19 Nov 2024

MICE

Africa's MICE industry eyes growth amid global competition and economic hurdles

16 Oct 2024

Cape Town, NYC, and Berlin join forces to redefine travel

Travel

Cape Town, NYC, and Berlin join forces to redefine travel

10 Oct 2024

Glenfiddich launches limited edition Grand Château in SA

FMCG

Glenfiddich launches limited edition Grand Château in SA

9 Oct 2024

Bielle Bellingham appointed marketing and new business director at Chommies

Design & Manufacturing

Bielle Bellingham appointed marketing and new business director at Chommies

29 Aug 2024

K.O. named Martell ambassador

Food & Wine

K.O. named Martell ambassador

20 Aug 2024

ANEW unveils large-scale conference hotel addition

MICE

ANEW unveils large-scale conference hotel addition

3 Jul 2024

Communication is key: Unlock your future at the SU Language Centre’s Communication Lab

Education

Communication is key: Unlock your future at the SU Language Centre’s Communication Lab

Issued by Stellenbosch University Language Centre 24 Jun 2024

Roanna Williams attended Kantar's talk on whether the industry has lost its funny bone. Source: Roanna Williams.

Cannes Lions

#Cannes2024: Creative Circle at Cannes - Roanna Williams on bringing back the funny

Roanna Williams 21 Jun 2024

SA leads Africa and the Middle East in ICCA 2023 business events rankings

MICE

SA leads Africa and the Middle East in ICCA 2023 business events rankings

3 Jun 2024

Exhibitions

Global Exhibitions Day focuses on sustainable development

21 May 2024

Source: © Effie Awards The Association for Communication and Advertising (ACA), with Ipsos, will host a webinar on 8 May 2024 to share key insights from the 2023 Effie South Africa Trends Report, and the Global Best of the Best Effie Awards

Advertising

Effie Awards SA and Ipsos webinar to share key insights on winning campaigns

30 Apr 2024

Freedom Day reflections: language, expression and responsibility

Higher Education

Freedom Day reflections: language, expression and responsibility

Issued by Stellenbosch University Language Centre 22 Apr 2024

Source: © Isabella Mendes The Music Business Masterclass (MBM) has been launched by the Southern African Music Rights Organisation (Samro), in partnership with the Academy of Sound Engineering (ASE)

Education

Samro and Academy of Sound Engineering launch Music Business Masterclass

2 Apr 2024

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Law Practice

SA's arbitration framework gains international recognition

Kylie Slambert and Samantha Whitaker 25 Mar 2024

MediaHeads 360 celebrates 5 years of bold evolution and unstoppable growth

Media

MediaHeads 360 celebrates 5 years of bold evolution and unstoppable growth

Candy Dempers, Issued by MediaHeads 360 20 Feb 2024

New year, new connections: How to expand your business network in 2024

SMEs

New year, new connections: How to expand your business network in 2024

Ben Bierman, Issued by Business Partners Limited 29 Jan 2024

Record-breaking 2023 propels Cape Town Tourism's innovative 'Glocal' initiative

Tourism

Record-breaking 2023 propels Cape Town Tourism's innovative 'Glocal' initiative

26 Jan 2024

SA's business events sector set to surge with Meetings Africa 2024

MICE

SA's business events sector set to surge with Meetings Africa 2024

25 Jan 2024

Alison Mellon, Knowledge and Learning Lawyer: Banking and Finance, and Thomas Erskine, Candidate Legal Practitioner, Bowmans

Trends

#BizTrends2024: Legal insight into banking and finance for 2024

Alison Mellon and Thomas Erskine 9 Jan 2024

Source: © 123rf WPP has gathered insights from 10 thought-leaders across its business on trends in marketing and communications leading into 2024

Marketing & Media

10 trends for 2024 from WPP

18 Dec 2023

Johannesburg Expo Centre: A cultural and economic cornerstone of South Africa

Events & Conferencing

Johannesburg Expo Centre: A cultural and economic cornerstone of South Africa

Issued by Rand Show 6 Dec 2023

Effie South Africa and Ipsos partner to present 2023 Effie Trends Report

Research

Effie South Africa and Ipsos partner to present 2023 Effie Trends Report

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 16 Oct 2023

History teaching in South Africa could be vastly improved - if language skills were added to the mix

Primary & Secondary Education

History teaching in South Africa could be vastly improved - if language skills were added to the mix

Nhlanhla Mpofu 4 Oct 2023

The rise of business tourism in Africa

Tourism

The rise of business tourism in Africa

27 Sep 2023

Uganda's first Four Points by Sheraton hotel boosts tourism recovery

Property Development

Uganda's first Four Points by Sheraton hotel boosts tourism recovery

26 Sep 2023

Challengers to Watch 2023: TrackSmith

Marketing

Challengers to Watch 2023: TrackSmith

Liston Pitman, Issued by eatbigfish 28 Aug 2023

Report: The 'why' behind Gen Z's snack choices

FMCG

Report: The 'why' behind Gen Z's snack choices

Hunter Thurman and Mary Mathes 25 Aug 2023

Source: © African Development Bank Group Harare, Zimbabwe. Sanef has joined the global media community of journalists, expressing their concern on media freedom in the run-up to the Zimbabwe elections

Media Freedom

Sanef joins international call for media freedom in run up to Zimbabwe elections

21 Aug 2023

Challengers to Watch 2023: Semafor

Online Media

Challengers to Watch 2023: Semafor

Susie Milburn, Issued by eatbigfish 14 Aug 2023

Challengers to Watch 2023: Delli

Retail

Challengers to Watch 2023: Delli

Jude Bliss, Issued by eatbigfish 10 Jul 2023

Source: Mark Bowden To see young creatives fly, the industry must foster an environment of learning through internships, mentorships, and workshops

Youth Month

4 steps to identify, nurture, and fuel creative talent

koo govender 21 Jun 2023