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Lessons for South African retailers: Heritage alone is not enough, brands must do more

Retail

Lessons for South African retailers: Heritage alone is not enough, brands must do more

Yazeed Osman 5 Oct 2026

Toyota Land Cruiser FJ ad escapes ARB complaint over alleged blasphemy

Dealers

Toyota Land Cruiser FJ ad escapes ARB complaint over alleged blasphemy

25 Sep 2026

Advertising

Converse ads likened to KKK pulled after social media backlash

22 Sep 2026

Bradly Howland, CEO, Alkemi Collective, says corporate reputation now behaves like statecraft, but most of the PR profession is still equipped for something else (Image supplied)

World PR Day

#WPRD26 | From a quiet foundation to 3 habits of diplomacy PR needs to steal

Bradly Howland 29 Jul 2026

Bafana Bafana’s Thapelo Maseko, with teammates, celebrating scoring their first goal in the Fifa World Cup 2026 match against South Korea at the Estadio Monterrey in Monterrey, Mexico. Image credit: Reuters/Eloisa Sanchez

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Racism at the World Cup is an ugly reality. How to understand where it comes from

Christian Ungruhe 17 Jul 2026

Kia Tasman ad breaches advertising code, ARB rules

Dealers

Kia Tasman ad breaches advertising code, ARB rules

15 Jul 2026

Labour court rules against racist owner of a dog called “Hitler”

Labour Law

Labour court rules against racist owner of a dog called “Hitler”

Tania Broughton 14 Jul 2026

Egypt's Mohamed Salah celebrates after the World Cup Group G match between New Zealand and Egypt. Image credit: Reuters/Anne-Marie Sorvin

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Love wins at the World Cup “Pride Match” between Egypt and Iran

26 Jun 2026

The Equality Court has found traditional leader and “influencer” Ngizwe Mchunu guilty of hate speech, harassment and discrimination against gay, lesbian and transgender people. Illustration: Bronwyn Webb / GroundUp

Human Rights Law

Equality Court slams Ngizwe Mchunu for homophobic hate speech

Tania Broughton 22 Jun 2026

OpenAI’s GPT-5.5-Cyber: What the limited release means for cybersecurity

Cybersecurity

OpenAI’s GPT-5.5-Cyber: What the limited release means for cybersecurity

Issued by Domains.co.za 4 Jun 2026

Anthropic’s Claude Mythos AI: When AI becomes a cybersecurity risk

Cybersecurity

Anthropic’s Claude Mythos AI: When AI becomes a cybersecurity risk

Issued by Domains.co.za 21 May 2026

Dove and Fifa are teaming up to champion the next generation of female sports commentators through the Girl Talk movement (Image generated by AI)

Promotions & Activations

Girl Talk: Finding the next female voice in sports

19 May 2026

PR runs the world

PR & Communications

PR runs the world

Nkateko Khosa, Issued by Brave Group 2 Mar 2026

Source: Image supplied.

Digital

Digital accountability puts government communication under pressure

30 Jan 2026

Image credit: Nazareno Caggiano on

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Govt condemns Ngizwe Mchunu's hateful anti-LGBTQIA+ remarks

3 Oct 2025

Pick n Pay has chosen new creative partners. Source: Pick n Pay.

Advertising

Pick n Pay chooses Halo and Second Rodeo as creative partners

30 Sep 2025

Jimmy Kimmel show pulled amid political comments

Media Freedom

Jimmy Kimmel show pulled amid political comments

18 Sep 2025

Image source: Yan Krukov from

Management & Leadership

Defining the line between constructive criticism vs workplace harassment

Riona Kalua 3 Sep 2025

Heineken vs SAB: The “demi-sec” dispute

Advertising

Heineken vs SAB: The “demi-sec” dispute

Karabo Ledwaba 21 Aug 2025

Source: © First Post One of Al Jazeera’s most recognisable faces in Gaza, journalist Anas al-Sharif has died following a targeted Israeli attack on a tent housing journalists in Gaza City on Sunday evening

Media Freedom

Al Jazeera journalist Anas al-Sharif dies in Israeli attack

11 Aug 2025

Source: © Facebook Open Chats podcast owners have issued an unconditional apology for derogatory remarks made on its show about coloured people in an episode that the episode where the hosts described coloured people as “incestuous” and “crazy” who sleeping with their cousins”

Radio & Audio

Open Chats podcast apology over derogatory comments about coloured people too little, too late?

8 Aug 2025

Pineapple Insurance faces backlash for stereotyping taxi drivers

Advertising

Pineapple Insurance faces backlash for stereotyping taxi drivers

Karabo Ledwaba 7 Aug 2025

Advertising

OpenSky billboard deemed sexist and offensive

Karabo Ledwaba 31 Jul 2025

Source: Reuters.

Finance

Trump says he may skip G20 summit in SA, cites policy disapproval

Kanishka Singh, Steve Holland and Ryan Patrick Jones 30 Jul 2025

Magix launches Research and Development Lab to tackle new cyber threats

Cybersecurity

Magix launches Research and Development Lab to tackle new cyber threats

Issued by Magix Security 23 Jul 2025

SA car exports to US plunge as Trump tariffs bite

Commercial & Industrial

SA car exports to US plunge as Trump tariffs bite

15 Jul 2025

Source: Reuters.

Economy

US tariffs on South Africa set to hit white farmers Trump has embraced

Wendell Roelf 10 Jul 2025

MacG hosts the number one podcast show in South Africa. Source: YouTube

Media

#Exclusive: Tlhogi Ngwato | MultiChoice's MacG motive: Fear or integrity?

Tlhogi Ngwato 28 May 2025

‘Get sky high without a dealer’: Property ad sparks humour vs sensitivity debate

OOH

‘Get sky high without a dealer’: Property ad sparks humour vs sensitivity debate

Karabo Ledwaba 14 Apr 2025

How to prepare for deepfakes – South Africa’s new digital threat

Digital

How to prepare for deepfakes – South Africa’s new digital threat

Boland Lithebe 3 Apr 2025

Puma’s biggest global campaign Go Wild: Rooted in history with a new vision of sports

Advertising

Puma’s biggest global campaign Go Wild: Rooted in history with a new vision of sports

28 Mar 2025

Advertising

Counting chickens before they’re dunked? ARB rules in favour of KFC in "wings" dispute

Karabo Ledwaba 24 Mar 2025

Source: Reuters.

Banking

EIB reviews financing for $760m hydro project over DRC war

14 Mar 2025

Pineapple's ‘caveman’ ad found offensive by advertising board

Advertising

Pineapple's ‘caveman’ ad found offensive by advertising board

Karabo Ledwaba 10 Mar 2025

Provoke Media's Paul Holmes says PR and CCO need to understand business if they are to shape policy and impact organisations. Holmes was speaking at the inaugural PRCA Africa conference in Cape Town (Image supplied)

PR & Communications

The need for PR to understand business to make an impact

Danette Breitenbach 30 Jan 2025

Chicken Licken is not making fun of OCD, says the ARB.

Advertising

Chicken Licken, Joe Public 'not making fun of OCD,' says advertising regulator

Karabo Ledwaba 23 Jan 2025

Source: Reuters.

Economy

#Brics2024: Kazan Declaration pushes for new financial systems and peace initiatives

24 Oct 2024

The ads have both been seen as racially charged. Source: Heinz.

Advertising

Heinz faces backlash for racially controversial ads

Karabo Ledwaba 16 Oct 2024

Source: © Avid Following a settlement, the details of which have not been disclosed, Unilever has been dropped from the lawsuit by X

Advertising

Is Elon Musk winning the legal war or losing the ad battle as Unilever and X settle

Danette Breitenbach 16 Oct 2024

Image source: Alena Darmel from

Digital

Thriving world of esports: Trending games, top countries and prize money

10 Oct 2024

Advertising

Radio Ad campaign for Naked Insurance sparks controversy over weight loss play on words

Karabo Ledwaba 23 Sep 2024

Another Chinese automaker enters SA market: GAC Motors launches locally

Dealers

Another Chinese automaker enters SA market: GAC Motors launches locally

16 Aug 2024

The ad has been ruled as not discriminatory. Source: YouTube.

Advertising

We buy Cars ad not derogatory to Afrikaans community, ARB rules

Karabo Ledwaba 2 Aug 2024

The complainant said the ad was inappropriate. Source: YouTube.

Advertising

ARB rules that Always XXL ad can educate boys and girls

Karabo Ledwaba 29 Jul 2024

Dean Macpherson was quick to take the country into his confidence on the cyber breach

Cybersecurity

R300m DPWI cyber theft the latest signs of failing state IT infrastructure

Lindsey Schutters 10 Jul 2024

Advertising Appeals Committee clears Netflorist's Valentines Day ad of sexism

Advertising

Advertising Appeals Committee clears Netflorist's Valentines Day ad of sexism

Karabo Ledwaba 3 Jul 2024

Audio showing its ROMI prowess and the power of sounding odd

Media

Audio showing its ROMI prowess and the power of sounding odd

Issued by Mediamark 5 Jun 2024

Coal, Oil & Gas

Undeterred ExxonMobil pushes forward with Mozambique LNG project

Wendell Roelf and Manuel Mucari 3 May 2024