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The Prisms Awards winners were announced on 24 October (Image supplied)

Prism Awards

#PrismsAwards 2026 | All the winners: Tribeca and DNA Brand Architects take top honours

2 days

Everybody has AI. Why are we all wearing the same hat?

Artificial Intelligence

Everybody has AI. Why are we all wearing the same hat?

Issued by Dentsu 28 Oct 2026

The Motion Creative Summit 2026, which took place recently in Nairobi, Kenya, addressed creators from Kenya, South Africa, and Nigeria (Image supplied)

Digital

Summit explores how African creatives can monetise their work

3 days

AAA School of Advertising celebrates student success at leading creative industry awards

Advertising

AAA School of Advertising celebrates student success at leading creative industry awards

Issued by AAA School of Advertising 27 Oct 2026

The Public Relations Institute of Southern Africa’s (Prisa) pre-conference programme is currently underway at the University of Johannesburg (Image source: @ Joburg

Prism Awards

Prisa's pre-conference explores PR in the future

21 Oct 2026

DMASA announces finalists for the 2026 Assegai Awards

Direct Marketing

DMASA announces finalists for the 2026 Assegai Awards

Issued by DMASA 19 Oct 2026

Some of the the 2026 African Marketing Confederation (AMC) Awards winners (OImage supplied)

Marketing

Stanbic IBTC Bank’s Together4ALimb tops AMC Awards

16 Oct 2026

FMCG

Heineken Beverages named Brand of the Year at the 2026 Loeries

Issued by Heineken Beverages 14 Oct 2026

In-housing is no longer an experiment: The future of the agency model is hybrid

Advertising

In-housing is no longer an experiment: The future of the agency model is hybrid

Shaune Jordaan, Issued by Hoorah Digital 8 Oct 2026

Darling has been owned by Godrej Consumer Products since 2011. Source: Godrej Consumer Products.

Media

Godrej Consumer hands global media duties to WPP Media, South Africa included

15 Sep 2026

EBM Group’s winning streak continues with 42 Footprint Awards

Marketing

EBM Group’s winning streak continues with 42 Footprint Awards

Issued by EBM Group 15 Sep 2026

FNB eBucks, Shoprite Xtra Savings lead 2026 South African Loyalty Awards

Retail

FNB eBucks, Shoprite Xtra Savings lead 2026 South African Loyalty Awards

10 Sep 2026

The era of 'feel-good marketing': Why positivity and purpose-driven storytelling is cutting through the noise

Marketing

The era of 'feel-good marketing': Why positivity and purpose-driven storytelling is cutting through the noise

Issued by Penquin 10 Sep 2026

SA’s FMCG market is expanding, but momentum is weakening

FMCG

SA’s FMCG market is expanding, but momentum is weakening

9 Sep 2026

Source: Supplied. Izabela Stofberg, chief underwriting officer at Santam Re.

Insurance & Actuarial

Reinsurance’s next big risk: Who will lead?

8 Sep 2026

2026 Effie Awards South Africa grand jury announced

Effie Awards

2026 Effie Awards South Africa grand jury announced

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 3 Sep 2026

Phindile Mpithi, Regent Business School senior academic and programme co-ordinator

Higher Education

The February fade: When good intentions lose momentum

Phindile Mpithi, Issued by Regent Business School 1 Sep 2026

Maybe we should stop celebrating Women's Day

Women's Month

Maybe we should stop celebrating Women's Day

Melanie Campbell, Issued by Hoorah Digital 27 Aug 2026

How to choose the right agency: A guide for founders

Partnerships

How to choose the right agency: A guide for founders

Issued by Civitas 26 Aug 2026

#WomensMonth | Edna Mohale: Living much more deliberately in her purpose

Women's Month

#WomensMonth | Edna Mohale: Living much more deliberately in her purpose

Danette Breitenbach 26 Aug 2026

Siwelile Thusi (left), Lotang Mokoena (middle) and Mbali Mchunu (right).

Marketing & Media

#WomensMonth | The young women changing the game in strategy

Karabo Ledwaba 26 Aug 2026

Musa Kalenga, CEO, Brave Group asks what happens to agency fees when AI halves the hours? (Image source: © 123rf )

Marketing & Media

How AI is challenging traditional agency billing models and defining value

Musa Kalenga 26 Aug 2026

Source: GCIS. President Cyril Ramaphosa seen here at the openinfg of the Sixth South Africa Investment Conference (SAIC 2026) in March this year at the Sandton Convention Centre. Today he launched the Sustainable Infrastructure Development Symposium South Africa.

Infrastructure & Utilities

#Sidssa2026: SA’s water, transport and energy investors push for municipal rescue

24 Aug 2026

#WomensMonth | The Odd Number’s Mbali Mchunu: Africa should export strategic thinking, not stereotypes

Women's Month

#WomensMonth | The Odd Number’s Mbali Mchunu: Africa should export strategic thinking, not stereotypes

Karabo Ledwaba 24 Aug 2026

UJ students tackle real-world Plug'd by Telkom brief for Africa's biggest marketing conference

Marketing

UJ students tackle real-world Plug'd by Telkom brief for Africa's biggest marketing conference

Issued by IMC Conference 21 Aug 2026

Are some qualifications more future proof than others?

Higher Education

Are some qualifications more future proof than others?

Issued by SACAP 19 Aug 2026

SA’s franchise growth may depend on better franchisee support

Franchising

SA’s franchise growth may depend on better franchisee support

Larry Hodes 17 Aug 2026

Hook, Line & Sinker wins SA’s Best Integrated PR Agency Award 2026

PR & Communications

Hook, Line & Sinker wins SA’s Best Integrated PR Agency Award 2026

Issued by Hook, Line & Sinker 17 Aug 2026

Calculating your career ROI: When education pays off – and when it absolutely doesn’t

Higher Education

Calculating your career ROI: When education pays off – and when it absolutely doesn’t

Ravin Baburam, Issued by Regent Business School 13 Aug 2026

#WomensMonth | Mondelez South Africa's Juliet Tshele on what it takes to lead as a woman

ESG

#WomensMonth | Mondelez South Africa's Juliet Tshele on what it takes to lead as a woman

Evan-Lee Courie 14 Aug 2026

Women's Health

Why South African companies can’t ignore menopause anymore

Lien Potgieter 13 Aug 2026

13 Effie finalists across 7 clients: Joe Public’s work that worked

Effie Awards

13 Effie finalists across 7 clients: Joe Public’s work that worked

Issued by Joe Public 12 Aug 2026

Kgomotso Masebuko lands Dentsu Influence internship and FoneYam partnership

Marketing

Kgomotso Masebuko lands Dentsu Influence internship and FoneYam partnership

Issued by Dentsu 11 Aug 2026

Retail Marketing

Massmart brings in Charmagne Mazhindu to strengthen brand and digital marketing

6 Aug 2026

Source: Niki Giles, Strategy Head at Prescient Fund Services.

Finance

#WomensMonth | Niki Giles on building financial freedom, one decision at a time

Katja Hamilton 6 Aug 2026

Four women from Digitas share their career stories and leadership lessons. L to r: Nomika Singh Govender - GM, Bonita Christie - BUD, Zakona Mlaba - digital copy lead and Chelsea-Summer Lodewyk - strategy director at Digitas (Image composite: Lesley Svenson @ Bizcommunity)

Women's Month

#WomensMonth | Every woman has a story: 4 leadership lessons

5 Aug 2026

#WomensMonth | Tshegofatso Stone: From creator to communicator

Women's Month

#WomensMonth | Tshegofatso Stone: From creator to communicator

Karabo Ledwaba 5 Aug 2026

Tafadzwa Penny, strategy director at Machine_, looks at the leadership story you will one day get to tell (Image supplied)

Women's Month

WomensMonth | Tafadzwa Penny: A career is not just a ladder, it is a becoming

Tafadzwa Penny 4 Aug 2026

Marketing

Award-winning gin brand Ginologist appoints Penquin

Issued by Penquin 12 Aug 2026

Lerato Makhutla has been appointed business unit head at The MediaShop, leading the Nedbank business (Image supplied)

Media

The MediaShop appoints BUH for its Nedbank business

3 Aug 2026

#WPRD2026 | Trust, not traffic: What Nigeria's AI reckoning teaches South African communicators

World PR Day

#WPRD2026 | Trust, not traffic: What Nigeria's AI reckoning teaches South African communicators

Covenant Nsa 30 Jul 2026

Effie Awards South Africa announces 2026 finalists

Effie Awards

Effie Awards South Africa announces 2026 finalists

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 30 Jul 2026

Jedd Cokayne has been appointed deputy managing director of The Mediashop to work closely with its managing director, Dashni Vilakazi (Image supplied)

Media

The MediaShop appoints deputy MD

20 Jul 2026

Ascent Africa advances African expansion through strategic Clarence AI engagement in Namibia

Artificial Intelligence

Ascent Africa advances African expansion through strategic Clarence AI engagement in Namibia

Issued by Ascent Africa 16 Jul 2026

Simone Zanetti challenged marketing leaders to rethink AI in the age of synthetic attention at Marketing Café 2026

Higher Education

Simone Zanetti challenged marketing leaders to rethink AI in the age of synthetic attention at Marketing Café 2026

Issued by Zanetti AI Institute 27 Mar 2026

#WPRD2026 | Urban Espresso's Gabbi Brondani on strategic PR, trust and the human advantage

World PR Day

#WPRD2026 | Urban Espresso's Gabbi Brondani on strategic PR, trust and the human advantage

Robin Fredericks 14 Jul 2026

Source: Supplied. New RMB Corporate chief executive officer, Judy Kobus.

Banking

Judy Kobus named RMB corporate CEO

10 Jul 2026

South African marketers enter a new era of social media as AI becomes business as usual

Social Media

South African marketers enter a new era of social media as AI becomes business as usual

Issued by Ornico 3 Jul 2026

Every year, on 16 July, communications professionals around the world celebrate World PR Day (#WPRD) and Bizcommunity also dedicates the month of July to PR (Image @Bizcommunity)

World PR Day

#WPRD2026 | The Golden Age of Strategic PR is here. Join the organisations defining it.

1 Jul 2026

The AI skills South African creatives need - before the global gap widens

Artificial Intelligence

The AI skills South African creatives need - before the global gap widens

Issued by Brandtech+ 21 Jan 2026