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Publicis Africa has won a Bronze Lion under strategy. Source: YouTube.

Cannes Lions

#Cannes2026 | Kenya’s The Partnership Agency wins Bronze Lion

Karabo Ledwaba 46 minutes

AI is accelerating almost everything in B2B marketing, except the one thing that actually matters: the decision, says Nicky Turnbull, strategy director at VML South Africa (Image source: © 123rf )

Marketing

B2B marketing: You don’t win deals where you think you do

Nicky Turnbull 22 minutes

The human side of digital performance: The TrafficBrand story

Digital

The human side of digital performance: The TrafficBrand story

Issued by Traffic Brand 18 hours

Integrated support models that combine funding with skills development are key to 'missing middle'

SMEs

Integrated support models that combine funding with skills development are key to 'missing middle'

Noluvo Nela, Issued by Edge Growth 18 hours

Alfred Ramosedi CIMA president and Association co-chair

Accounting & Auditing

South African business leader elected as new president of The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants

Issued by AICPA & CIMA 20 hours

The Content Creator Awards have extended their entry deadline (Image supplied)

Social Media

Content Creator Awards deadline extended; R10k prize for automotive winner

20 hours

WPP Enterprise Solutions has signed a strategic collaboration agreement with AWS to operationalise agentic AI for brands (Image source: © 123rf )

Artificial Intelligence

Delivering AI systems at the speed and scale to meet consumer demand

21 hours

Couriers on the front line of job creation

Distribution

Couriers on the front line of job creation

Issued by Fastway Couriers 21 hours

The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing still matter. Just not in the way you think

Marketing

The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing still matter. Just not in the way you think

Issued by Motherland OMNi 22 hours

#YouthMonth | Prism winner Sebabatso Lemaoana on PR and trust

Youth Month

#YouthMonth | Prism winner Sebabatso Lemaoana on PR and trust

Karabo Ledwaba 22 hours

Bridging South Africa’s media skills gap with industry‑backed learning

Education

Bridging South Africa’s media skills gap with industry‑backed learning

Issued by Mediamark 23 hours

To coincide with his Coachella performance, Hailey Bieber joined forces with her husband Justin Bieber on a beauty collab — peptide eye prep, spotwear (or pimple patches) and a peptide lip treatment. Image credit: Rhode/Instagram

Healthcare

Women’s health and men’s beauty: Gender shifts are having a moment

Maroefah Smith 23 hours

#Cannes2026 | Silver for Mtana ka Gogo leads SA's latest wins

Cannes Lions

#Cannes2026 | Silver for Mtana ka Gogo leads SA's latest wins

Karabo Ledwaba 1 day

These are the young entrepreneurs tackling South Africa’s employment crisis head-on

How To Start Up

These are the young entrepreneurs tackling South Africa’s employment crisis head-on

Issued by Business Partners Limited 1 day

Marketing

How to build brand equity. Report finds it's not what CMOs are doing

23 hours

Happy, purposeful businesses are harder to kill: Conn Bertish joins the Nedbank IMC 2026 line-up

IMC Conference

Happy, purposeful businesses are harder to kill: Conn Bertish joins the Nedbank IMC 2026 line-up

Issued by IMC Conference 1 day

FMD has changed South Africa’s red meat industry – what comes next

Import/Export

FMD has changed South Africa’s red meat industry – what comes next

Issued by AMIE 1 day

Image supplied.

Natural Medicine

Weight-loss drug crackdown will have ripple effect on SA’s longevity market

1 day

Accenture Song SA has won Silver at Cannes Lions. Source: YouTube.

Cannes Lions

#Cannes2026 | Accenture Song SA wins Silver in Entertainment

Karabo Ledwaba 1 day

Why the best clients build agency partnerships, not supplier lists

Marketing

Why the best clients build agency partnerships, not supplier lists

Issued by Penquin 1 day

Why South Africa’s top companies advertise on BusinessTech

Online Media

Why South Africa’s top companies advertise on BusinessTech

Issued by Broad Media 1 day

After 3 decades in media, Ana Carrapichano launches Mediology Academy globally

Education

After 3 decades in media, Ana Carrapichano launches Mediology Academy globally

Issued by Mediology 1 day

Ring Magazine's campaign received a Silver Lion.

Cannes Lions

#Cannes2026 | Middle East secures Craft Lions as Africa misses out

Karabo Ledwaba 2 days

Young entrepreneurs need more than ideas

Entrepreneurship

Young entrepreneurs need more than ideas

2 days

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 2 days

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

Cannes Lions

#Cannes2026 | Joe Public kickstarts SA’s 2026 campaign

Danette Breitenbach 2 days

One year on: Mr. DIY South Africa nears 10th store, targets 14 by year-end

Retailers

One year on: Mr. DIY South Africa nears 10th store, targets 14 by year-end

2 days

WPP will become the first advertising partner to pilot Meta's new creative solution. Source: Supplied.

Artificial Intelligence

WPP and Meta expand partnership with new creative AI pilot

2 days

Klipdrift taps into rugby fever with Springboks-All Blacks partnership

Sport

Klipdrift taps into rugby fever with Springboks-All Blacks partnership

2 days

Education

AAA unveils new brand positioning: Where the best get better

Issued by AAA School of Advertising 2 days

Kinto South Africa announces winner of 'Legacy Meets Future' graffiti competition

Advertising

Kinto South Africa announces winner of 'Legacy Meets Future' graffiti competition

Issued by Duma Collective 2 days

Got award-winning work? Deadlines fast approaching for 14th annual WesBank New Generation Awards

Digital

Got award-winning work? Deadlines fast approaching for 14th annual WesBank New Generation Awards

Issued by New Generation Awards 3 days

A box of Ozempic made by Novo Nordisk is seen at a pharmacy in London, Britain. Image credit: Reuters/Hollie Adams/File Photo

Ethics & Medicolegal

Pretoria pharmacy loses to Novo Nordisk in weight-loss drug battle

3 days

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

2 days

Bigger screens, connected AV everywhere: Top trends at Mediatech Africa 2026

Events & Conferencing

Bigger screens, connected AV everywhere: Top trends at Mediatech Africa 2026

Issued by ITP Communications 3 days

Storage in Cape Town: Why businesses are rethinking space

Industrial & Logistics Property

Storage in Cape Town: Why businesses are rethinking space

Issued by Inospace 3 days

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 3 days

EXCLUSIVE: 90% of FMCG suppliers operate blind during promotions, forfeiting sales daily

Retail Marketing

EXCLUSIVE: 90% of FMCG suppliers operate blind during promotions, forfeiting sales daily

Heath Batt 3 days

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 3 days

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

Cannes Lions

#Cannes2026 | Should Africa care about the Cannes Lions?

Danette Breitenbach 3 days

AI-generated image created by Gemini, composed by Bizcommunity

IP Law

Brands playing with fire: The 'logik' behind the SCA's decision on passing-off

Ryan Tucker 19 Jun 2026

Over-55 travellers emerge as key growth market for SA tourism

Travel

Over-55 travellers emerge as key growth market for SA tourism

19 Jun 2026

#BehindtheIMC | VML’s Jarred Cinman: Caring is the industry’s real superpower

IMC Conference

#BehindtheIMC | VML’s Jarred Cinman: Caring is the industry’s real superpower

19 Jun 2026

Fashion retailer Side Step partners with Blxckie to launch youth-focused New Era campaign

Retail Marketing

Fashion retailer Side Step partners with Blxckie to launch youth-focused New Era campaign

19 Jun 2026

Debonairs taps singer Chomee for soccer-inspired Cram Crown Crust launch

FMCG

Debonairs taps singer Chomee for soccer-inspired Cram Crown Crust launch

19 Jun 2026