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|  | | Thebe Ikalafeng has been appointed the new chancellor of Sol Plaatje University, where he will serve a five-year term in accordance with the University Statute, with effect from 16 January 2026... read |
|  | | Cape Town takes its largest-ever tourism campaign to New York, London, and European cities, boosting international exposure and air connectivity... read |
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| Marketing & Media |
 | Agency Scope 2025 shows AI and other challenges are keeping agencies and marketers up at night... read |
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 | BRENDAN SEERY In this week’s Orchids & Onions, Brendan Seery spotlights Ryanair’s social media win over Elon Musk, Savanna’s clever minimalist ad, and Telkom’s epic customer service fail... Read |
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 | WPP launches WPP Production, the world’s largest and most advanced content production powerhouse... read |
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 | The One Club for Creativity's inaugural One Show Indies includes Safaraaz Sindhi, founder/CCO at Bananas in Johannesburg, on its jury... Read |
 | ISSUED BY HUMAN8 Human8, a leading marketing insight consultancy has released its 2026 'What Matters' trend report. Building on six years of exploring what matters to people... Read |
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 | KARABO LEDWABA Just weeks into 2026, Dr Pepper has released a jingle that people actually enjoy listening to and watching... read |
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 | Salesforce CEO calls for AI regulation before more people die of suicide... Read |
 | ISSUED BY MAKEREIGN Digital experience agency MakeReign is proud to announce the appointment of Grant Campbell as its new creative technology director... Read |
| Branding |
 | South Africa has dropped two ranks from last year to 43rd for Soft Power according to the Global Soft Power Index by Brand Finance... Read |
 | Brand Finance’s 2026 Global 500 is dominated by US technology brands... Read |
| CRM, CX, UX |
 | BRUCE VON MALTITZ For organisations looking to 2026, the core challenge isn't about finding new technology, but deploying available tools to genuinely fit the customer journey and meet South Africans where they are... Read |
 | LIEZEL JONKHEID The next era of CX won’t be won by automation and technology alone. It will be won by trust, journey continuity, and disciplined “human + tech” design that improves outcomes that customers can feel... Read |
| Digital |
 | ISSUED BY DOMAINS.CO.ZA A Link in Bio solves a simple but frustrating problem: most social media platforms only allow one clickable link in a profile... Read |
| Education |
 | In this exclusive from the Pulse Media Leadership Conference, mentorship is examined as a tool for developing leadership and retaining talent... read |
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| Film & Cinematography |
 | The South African film and TV industry is preparing for its biggest national march on 28 January… Read |
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 | MUSA KALENGA, ISSUED BY BRAVE GROUP The era of "hyper-precision" in marketing is facing a reckoning... Read |
 | ISSUED BY INCUBETA 2026 will see a move toward an agent-to-agent economy where autonomous systems assist in negotiating value... Read |
 | ISSUED BY MEDIAHEADS 360 It’s the 213th of January and 2026 has already made itself know in several WhatsApp groups and at the United Nations... Read |
 | ISSUED BY BOHEMIAN Bohemian was not brought in to make a prettier toolkit. We were brought in to fix a system... Read |
 | ISSUED BY CAPE MARKETING AGENCY Cape Marketing Agency demonstrates how performance-led Google Ads management delivers measurable business growth... Read |
 | WENDY MONKLEY Wendy Monkley, She’EO of DC Lab, says you risk harm to your brand if you remove humans from the marketing equation… Read |
| Media |
 | The Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) is urging Southern African media to submit their best work to the 2026 Southern African Development Community (SADC) Media Awards competition... Read |
 | Sir Mark Tully, the distinguished BBC correspondent widely regarded as the broadcaster’s “voice of India,” has died at the age of 90... Read |
| Media Freedom |
 | A Tunisian court on Thursday convicted and sentenced two prominent journalists... Read |
| Online Media |
 | ISSUED BY BROAD MEDIA Thanks to their high return on investment, many leading companies frequently book multiple sponsored articles for their campaigns... Read |
| OOH |
 | ISSUED BY PROVANTAGE The next era of out-of-home (OOH) media has landed in South Africa as Provantage announces a new collaboration with leading OOH advertising technology provider Broadsign... Read |
 | ISSUED BY KENA OUTDOOR International pop culture figures are increasingly reshaping how iconic out-of-home sites are experienced, shared, and amplified... Read |
| PR & Communications |
 | The PR services have been structured to accommodate the financial and operational constraints faced by smaller businesses... read |
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 | Machine’s director of specialist content & communications appointed IFICA’s acting president... Read |
 | NOKUTHULA KHWELA Nduli Media's Nokuthula Khwela says 2026 is African communicators' time to lead... Read |
| Publishing |
 | The pilot is designed to address long-standing challenges faced by vernacular publishers, including limited access to technical training and digital tools... read |
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| Retail |
 | Truworths International revealed its half-year profit was likely to be flat to around 2% higher as constrained consumer spending has led to lower sales at its Africa business... Read |
 | The strongest contributors to this growth came from general dealers, which grew by 2.2% and contributed 1.0 percentage point to overall growth... Read |
 | The first Lego Pokémon sets allow fans to build and display their favourite Pokémon in Lego brick form when they launch on 27 February 2026... Read |
 | Digital commerce is undergoing a seismic transformation... Read |
| Social Media |
 | ByteDance has finalised a deal avoiding a US ban of its TikTok platform... Read |
| Sponsorship |
 | Nestlé Bar One will also be launching its Big Bar One Energy campaign, a collaborative partnership that honours times that need mental and physical stamina and reflects the Proteas' tenacity... Read |
 | SA Rugby has revealed that wellness company Biogen is a new brand partner after signing a three-year sponsorship agreement... Read |
| The One Club of Creativity |
 | KEVIN SWANEPOEL The biggest lie in the global creative industry is that talent rises on merit alone... read |
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 | NQOBILE DLUDLA Nedbank offered R13.9bn to buy 66% of Kenya’s NCBA, expanding East Africa presence via cash-and-share deal, retaining NCBA brand and local leadership... Read |
 | The country is at the forefront of the continent’s renewable energy transition... Read |
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 | Activists warn that the proposed tariff hikes threaten to deepen energy poverty and entrench inequality... Read |
 | South Africa chosen for special 2027 WEF Summit, driving global agenda... Read |
 | Nissan and Chery SA have reached an agreement for the acquisition of Nissan’s manufacturing assets in Rosslyn, South Africa... Read |
 | South Africa’s Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen has appointed an industry council to coordinate efforts against Foot and Mouth Disease, aiming to restore FMD-free status and strengthen the livestock sector... Read |
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