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Several South African agencies have been shortlisted at Cannes Lions (Image source: @ Media Marketing )

Cannes Lions

#Cannes2026 | Philipstown WireCar Grand Prix leads SA shortlist

Danette Breitenbach 13 hours

#YouthMonth | How Tshidi Maiyane built a hospitality career through resilience and hard work

Tourism

#YouthMonth | How Tshidi Maiyane built a hospitality career through resilience and hard work

Robin Fredericks 16 hours

The first Cannes 2026 winners have been announced (Image source: @ union )

Cannes Lions

#Cannes2026 | Joe Public kickstarts SA’s 2026 campaign

Danette Breitenbach 17 hours

News24 tops trust rankings among South African news brands for 8th year

Media

News24 tops trust rankings among South African news brands for 8th year

Issued by Media24 19 hours

Sthandiwe Kgoroge plays editor in chief of the publication. Source: Supplied

Film & Cinematography

Advertising veteran Dr Peter Vundla backs new Drum Magazine movie

19 hours

#YouthMonth | FedEx backs skills development to help bridge South Africa's youth employment gap

Logistics & Transport

#YouthMonth | FedEx backs skills development to help bridge South Africa's youth employment gap

Robin Fredericks 20 hours

#YouthMonth | Mosa Hope Mapheto is using agriculture to create opportunities in rural Limpopo

Agriculture

#YouthMonth | Mosa Hope Mapheto is using agriculture to create opportunities in rural Limpopo

Robin Fredericks 21 hours

Seeff Open House debuts this Spring with one of the largest print orders in South African publishing (Image supplied)

Magazines

Property lifestyle magazine launches with 50,000 print order

18 hours

The latest TVC from Ford Everest:Lose Yourself, Find Yourself campaign will flight for the first time on 23 June across national TV and YouTube (Image supplied)

Advertising

#BehindtheCampaign | Preview of Ford Everest's TVC: Lose Yourself, Find Yourself

Danette Breitenbach 1 day

Inside Allan Gray × Accenture Song SA’s A Seat at the Table

D&AD Awards

Inside Allan Gray × Accenture Song SA’s A Seat at the Table

Karabo Ledwaba 1 day

$African creatives discuss the importance of Cannes to Africa. Picture l to r: Yusuf Adejumo, creative director, TBWA\Concept Nigeria, Audrey Quaye creative director Innova DDB Ghana, Alex van Niekerk, executive creative director at TBWA\Ascent, Graham Cruikshanks, director of Africa operations at TBWA, Eric Mununuzi, chief creative Officer at TBWA\Uganda (Images supplied, composite by Ruth Cooper @ Bizcommunity)$

Cannes Lions

#Cannes2026 | Should Africa care about the Cannes Lions?

Danette Breitenbach 1 day

The Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Solly Malatsi, will deliver the keynote address for the 2026 Social Media Summit for Government (Image supplied)

Social Media

Communications and Digital Technologies minister to deliver Social Media Summit keynote

19 Jun 2026

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Law Practice

5 free marketing channels every law firm should use

Andrea Paulsen 18 Jun 2026

Cape Union Mart's Live Life Outside era through the eyes of Lynn Reines

Retail Marketing

Cape Union Mart's Live Life Outside era through the eyes of Lynn Reines

Evan-Lee Courie 19 Jun 2026

S'dumo Mtshali in a scene with Celeste Ntuli. Source: Netflix.

Streaming

The Polygamist breaks into Netflix global top 4 non-English shows

Karabo Ledwaba 17 Jun 2026

Reflection on the aspirations and voices of young people in South Africa

Youth Month

Reflection on the aspirations and voices of young people in South Africa

Issued by Media Development and Diversity Agency 17 Jun 2026

#YouthMonth | Plascon and Hood Youth Development Project revitalise neighbourhoods

Youth Month

#YouthMonth | Plascon and Hood Youth Development Project revitalise neighbourhoods

Evan-Lee Courie 17 Jun 2026

#YouthMonth | The Lab's Matthew Tyler on conscious consumption, resale culture and purpose-driven brands

ESG

#YouthMonth | The Lab's Matthew Tyler on conscious consumption, resale culture and purpose-driven brands

Evan-Lee Courie 15 Jun 2026

Novus Group’s latest Print Media Landscape Report says print's defining story is no longer one of collapse alone (Image supplied)

Media

Print reshapes from collapse to selective resilience

15 Jun 2026

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Circular Economy & Waste Management

The future of sustainable fashion is Africa at Twyg’s Africa Textile Talks

12 Jun 2026

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Oncology

BizTrends | Discovery Health members live longer, healthier lives, finds HealthReport2026

Maroefah Smith 12 Jun 2026

The first Cannes Lions 2026 shortlists are out with Accenture Song and Edelman shortlisted (Image@ b9

Cannes Lions

#Cannes2026 | SA features in first shortlists

Danette Breitenbach 11 Jun 2026

#Orchids&Onions: Sixty60 taps into Fifa nostalgia, Liberty loses the message

#OrchidsandOnions

#Orchids&Onions: Sixty60 taps into Fifa nostalgia, Liberty loses the message

Brendan Seery 11 Jun 2026

The old playbook is finished. So is the way we measure TV in South Africa

TV

The old playbook is finished. So is the way we measure TV in South Africa

Issued by TDMC 10 Jun 2026

KFC brings chickens to the field. Source: YouTube.

Advertising

Fifa World Cup 2026 | Go sports, go culture, go brands!

Karabo Ledwaba 10 Jun 2026

Chicken Licken's 'Anything for a soul sister' does blockbuster action, Mzansi style

Advertising

Chicken Licken's 'Anything for a soul sister' does blockbuster action, Mzansi style

Issued by Joe Public 10 Jun 2026

#YouthMonth | Ocean Basket's Lizandre Keller on why brands are rewriting the rules for Gen Z

Technology

#YouthMonth | Ocean Basket's Lizandre Keller on why brands are rewriting the rules for Gen Z

Evan-Lee Courie 10 Jun 2026

TMZ is going to Washington. Source: YouTube.

Media

TMZ descends on Washington in a test of whether tabloid tactics can serve the public interest

Angelica Kalika 9 Jun 2026

Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra review: Refinement over reinvention

Mobile & Apps

Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra review: Refinement over reinvention

Imran Salie 8 Jun 2026

#YouthMonth | Masonwabe Ntloko: Young, rooted and redefining creativity through isiXhosa heritage

Design & Manufacturing

#YouthMonth | Masonwabe Ntloko: Young, rooted and redefining creativity through isiXhosa heritage

Evan-Lee Courie 9 Jun 2026

Reside Awards 2026 celebrates South Africa’s residential property pioneers

Residential Property

Reside Awards 2026 celebrates South Africa’s residential property pioneers

Issued by Catchwords 5 Jun 2026

#Newsmaker | Murat Gebeceli: Sony MEA's new marketing director

Marketing

#Newsmaker | Murat Gebeceli: Sony MEA's new marketing director

Karabo Ledwaba 5 Jun 2026

Marketing

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

Karabo Ledwaba 4 Jun 2026

Sydney Mbhele, group chief marketing & corporate affairs officer at Absa, talks about the shifts in marketing in banking (Image supplied)

Marketing

#BehindtheMarketer | Absa’s Sydney Mbhele: Trust and relevance will decide future banking winners

Danette Breitenbach 4 Jun 2026

#BehindtheIMC | MENAT Publicis Groupe’s Tahaab Rais: Marketers are the observers of humanity

IMC Conference

#BehindtheIMC | MENAT Publicis Groupe’s Tahaab Rais: Marketers are the observers of humanity

Danette Breitenbach 5 Jun 2026

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Travel

GCC market presents growing opportunity for South African tourism

Robin Fredericks 3 Jun 2026

Advertising

#BehindtheCampaign | Ford’s new TVC: A tribute to the South African character

Danette Breitenbach 3 Jun 2026

Why The Capital is betting on longer stays in Gqeberha

Tourism & Travel

Why The Capital is betting on longer stays in Gqeberha

Robin Fredericks 3 Jun 2026

Alpha Ramushwana: Emerging political and governance journalist poised to shape SA’s media landscape

Media

Alpha Ramushwana: Emerging political and governance journalist poised to shape SA’s media landscape

Issued by Primedia Broadcasting 2 Jun 2026

Media24 launches News24 All That and Netwerk24 Alles lifestyle platform

Media

Media24 launches News24 All That and Netwerk24 Alles lifestyle platform

Issued by Media24 8 Jun 2026

#BehindtheIMC | Cassava Technologies' Ifeoma Jibunoh: AI shifting African businesses

IMC Conference

#BehindtheIMC | Cassava Technologies' Ifeoma Jibunoh: AI shifting African businesses

Danette Breitenbach 1 Jun 2026

Woolies finds a reassuring face for its crisis response

PR & Communications

Woolies finds a reassuring face for its crisis response

Karabo Ledwaba 1 Jun 2026

The Golden Pen for Freedom. Source: Wan-Ifra.

Media Freedom

AP, Reuters and AFP to accept Wan-Ifra honour for Gaza coverage

29 May 2026

2026 Africa Elevate Scholarship recipients announced

Media

2026 Africa Elevate Scholarship recipients announced

29 May 2026

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Markets & Investment

What Sarb’s first repo-rate hike in three years signals

Katja Hamilton 28 May 2026

From Demographica to a multi-agency group: Something new is coming

Marketing

From Demographica to a multi-agency group: Something new is coming

Karabo Ledwaba 28 May 2026

Dentsu SA is on the shortlist for its First Beach campaign for Corona. Source: YouTube.

Advertising

Nigeria dominates Pitcher Awards 2026 shortlist, Dentsu Creative SA recognised

Karabo Ledwaba 28 May 2026

What does Cannes 2026 hold in store for South African agencies (Image source: © Hello Partner

Advertising

#Cannes2026 | One Show highs, D&AD dips as SA eyes Cannes

Danette Breitenbach 27 May 2026

Honor targets bigger slice of SA’s smartphone market with new 600 Series

Mobile & Apps

Honor targets bigger slice of SA’s smartphone market with new 600 Series

Imran Salie 29 May 2026