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Mirriam Fonang: Breaking barriers and redefining enterprise in rural South Africa

SMEs

Mirriam Fonang: Breaking barriers and redefining enterprise in rural South Africa

Issued by BrandScapers 1 day

Source: © 123rf Derek Coles, president and MD of McCann Joburg says ‘digital-first’ isn’t enough and make a case for idea-first thinking in modern advertising

Marketing & Media

McCann Joburg's Derek Coles: Stand out, don't fit in

Derek Coles 1 day

SA Olive Awards 2025 judging panel revealed

Exhibitions & Events

SA Olive Awards 2025 judging panel revealed

2 days

Marketing effectiveness is broken

Marketing

Marketing effectiveness is broken

Musa Kalenga, Issued by Brave Group 1 day

Top devs gear up for BET Software’s high-stakes hackathon on the future of payments

Software

Top devs gear up for BET Software’s high-stakes hackathon on the future of payments

Issued by BET Software 2 days

Source: © Digitas Digitas Liquorice’s rebrand to simply Digitas is not a merely cosmetic transformation; instead, it signals a streamlined promise: one name, one network, one purpose in a digital landscape that is in constant flux

Branding

Digitas rebrand: More than a cosmetic transformation

Nomika Singh-Govender 2 days

The podcast has can be found on streaming platforms. Source: Supplied.

Podcasts

South Africa’s PR scene explored in new podcast

2 days

Image credit: Ross Sneddon on Unsplash

Emergency Medicine

Stellenbosch Uni study finds strong link between alcohol use and residential fires in Cape Town

3 days

How Aware.org, Skeem Saam and Wonder rewrote the underage drinking script

Youth Marketing

How Aware.org, Skeem Saam and Wonder rewrote the underage drinking script

Karabo Ledwaba 3 days

Afda expands to Tshwane with new campus and welcomes new deans across the country

Higher Education

Afda expands to Tshwane with new campus and welcomes new deans across the country

Earle Holmes, Issued by Afda 3 days

South African women are driving retail trends – and brands should be paying attention

Women's Month

South African women are driving retail trends – and brands should be paying attention

Issued by KLA 3 days

Newzroom Afrika shuffles programming in channel refresh, Vuyo Mvoko to lead political economy desk

Media

Newzroom Afrika shuffles programming in channel refresh, Vuyo Mvoko to lead political economy desk

Issued by Newzroom Afrika 3 days

Sydney Sweeney stars in the controversial American Eagle ad.

Advertising

Why Sydney Sweeney’s American Eagle campaign is part of a wider cultural backlash

Meaghan Furlano 12 Aug 2025

Zulaikha Patel joins Newzroom Afrika's AM Report

Media

Zulaikha Patel joins Newzroom Afrika's AM Report

12 Aug 2025

2025 Effie Awards South Africa finalists announced

Marketing

2025 Effie Awards South Africa finalists announced

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 12 Aug 2025

#WomensMonth: Ozwane Mahlangu on grit, growth and leading the hotel where her journey began

Hospitality

#WomensMonth: Ozwane Mahlangu on grit, growth and leading the hotel where her journey began

Robin Fredericks 11 Aug 2025

Vinimark's 40th anniversary marks a new era in sustainable wine partnerships

Food & bev. services

Vinimark's 40th anniversary marks a new era in sustainable wine partnerships

8 Aug 2025

Industry insights: Consumers still aspire, but planning is everything

Research

Industry insights: Consumers still aspire, but planning is everything

Issued by Vicinity Media 8 Aug 2025

5 ways digital nomads can have a positive impact on the places they travel to for work

Travel

5 ways digital nomads can have a positive impact on the places they travel to for work

Veselina Stoyanova 11 Aug 2025

Fame Week's 2025 Inclusive Lens Awards finalists revealed

Film

Fame Week's 2025 Inclusive Lens Awards finalists revealed

7 Aug 2025

Women leading with purpose

Women's Month

Women leading with purpose

Abigail Buckley, Issued by Joe Public 7 Aug 2025

Effie South Africa announces 2025 grand jury in record-breaking entry year

Marketing

Effie South Africa announces 2025 grand jury in record-breaking entry year

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 7 Aug 2025

Measured: The State of Social Media 2025

Social Media

Measured: The State of Social Media 2025

Issued by Ornico 7 Aug 2025

Primedia Sport hosts Entertainment Masterclass with Harvard Business School Professor

Media

Primedia Sport hosts Entertainment Masterclass with Harvard Business School Professor

Issued by Primedia Broadcasting 7 Aug 2025

McCann Joburg has appointed (left) Thandeka Gilbert as creative director and (right) Toni Hughes as executive creative director (Images supplied. Image composite by Lesley Svenson © Bizcommunity)

Marketing & Media

McCann Joburg appoints diverse leadership

7 Aug 2025

Source: © 123rf The power of Creative Problem Solving is what Eve Pennington has come to believe in, and what she will spend the rest of her career persuing

Media

In pursuit of the power of Creative Problem Solving

Eve Pennington 7 Aug 2025

Law Practice

AI hallucinations and bogus citations: Attorneys, you've been warned

Tim Laurens 6 Aug 2025

Beyond the algorithm: How African brands are rewriting the rules of growth

Digital

Beyond the algorithm: How African brands are rewriting the rules of growth

Azmina Khan, Issued by Dentsu 6 Aug 2025

Laila Bastati, chief commercial officer, APO Group. Source: Supplied.

PR & Communications

Energy, tech, and finance sectors feel comms pressure in Africa

Laila Bastati 6 Aug 2025

SAHIA to host Clinical Coding Symposium in October to advance data-driven healthcare in SA

Healthcare

SAHIA to host Clinical Coding Symposium in October to advance data-driven healthcare in SA

Issued by Communikay 5 Aug 2025

Javett-UP’s expansive exhibition connects 88 artists in visual dialogue

Art

Javett-UP’s expansive exhibition connects 88 artists in visual dialogue

Issued by University of Pretoria 4 Aug 2025

Terry Levin looks at campaigns presented at the recent Creative Circle Full Circle event in Cape Town. Pictured: The Sounds Right campaign

Cannes Lions

#CreativeCircle2025: Influencing real cultural, societal and economic change

Terry Levin 4 Aug 2025

South Africa’s ‘Chicken Wars’ redefining the fast food industry

Research

South Africa’s ‘Chicken Wars’ redefining the fast food industry

Issued by Insight Survey 4 Aug 2025

Medalla is one of the standout creative strategy campaigns.

Cannes Lions

#CreativeCircle2025: How a thief, a tennis racket, and Cannes reminded me why strategy matters

Karabo Ledwaba 4 Aug 2025

The Brief is a premium, fast-paced current affairs programme that brings together eNCA's broadcast power and the Sunday Times' editorial insight (Image supplied)

Media

The Brief: Real-time relevance with long-view insight

4 Aug 2025

The legacy of lasting impact: It’s about the trust, not just the tech

Skills Development & Training

The legacy of lasting impact: It’s about the trust, not just the tech

Lourandi Kriel, Issued by Irvine Partners 1 Aug 2025

Driving smarter property development decisions with geospatial insights

Residential Property

Driving smarter property development decisions with geospatial insights

Issued by AfriGIS 31 Jul 2025

Messy metrics to meaningful insights: The power of a GA4 audit

Marketing

Messy metrics to meaningful insights: The power of a GA4 audit

Issued by Dentsu 31 Jul 2025

Regenerative farming takes root in SA as demand for sustainable exports grows

Agriculture

Regenerative farming takes root in SA as demand for sustainable exports grows

31 Jul 2025

#WPRD2025 | Red Ribbon's Ronelle Bester: In a polarised world, PR is building trust

PR & Communications

#WPRD2025 | Red Ribbon's Ronelle Bester: In a polarised world, PR is building trust

Ronelle Bester 31 Jul 2025

Source: © 123rf New Warc and TikTok research shows how social and video have changed the way we seek, find and buy

Research

Warc: 3 key opportunities for marketers in the new era of search

31 Jul 2025

Wine tourism: A golden opportunity for South African wine businesses

Viticulture & Oenology

Wine tourism: A golden opportunity for South African wine businesses

Daneel Rossouw 31 Jul 2025

Lesley-Anne Dean appointed as country manager for Cotton On South Africa

Fashion & Homeware

Lesley-Anne Dean appointed as country manager for Cotton On South Africa

Issued by Cotton On Foundation 30 Jul 2025

Economic pressures give rise to 'Recession Glam'

Health & Beauty

Economic pressures give rise to 'Recession Glam'

30 Jul 2025

New training programme targets business skills for crop advisors

Agriculture

New training programme targets business skills for crop advisors

30 Jul 2025

Discussing green energy's sustainability, security, and growth

Energy

Discussing green energy's sustainability, security, and growth

Issued by Yellow Door Energy 28 Jul 2025

CSA Global debuts SA Chart Pulse: a new era for tracking music influence

Music

CSA Global debuts SA Chart Pulse: a new era for tracking music influence

28 Jul 2025

Source: Supplied. Ivan Jardim, sales account manager at Insight Consulting.

Finance

The existential shift finance teams must make to stay competitive

Ivan Jardim 28 Jul 2025