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 | ISSUED BY TIGER BRANDS 25 years after changing its name from Tiger Oats, Tiger Brands has refreshed its corporate brand... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY JOE PUBLIC Mzansi's favourite chicken brand launches #SoulFood2TheWorld – because the world needs our help... Read |
 | ZUNAIDA MOOSA WADIWALA AND TRACY-LYNN FIELD The court ordered TotalEnergies to stop its greenwash advertising... Read |
 | Pick n Pay's 2025 festive campaign is the first TVC delivered by Halo since the agency’s appointment... read |
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 | Launching a campaign unlike anything the South African animal-welfare community has attempted before, Buster, Oscar and Titan are the stars of a new music video created to help them finally find a home for Christmas... Read |
 | ISSUED BY JOE PUBLIC Joe Public has secured the Large Agency of the Year title at the 2025 FM AdFocus Awards for the third consecutive year, reinforcing its position as South Africa's premier independent advertising agency... Read |
| Artificial Intelligence |
 | PAUL HARRISON In a wave of new ads, brands like Heineken, Polaroid and Cadbury have started hating on artificial intelligence (AI), celebrating their work as “human-made”... Read |
 | TSHEGOFATSO LEBETHE Everywhere you look, someone is predicting that AI will save us, replace us, or swallow us whole... Read |
 | GARON CAMPBELL Garon Campbell, founder and AI director at Breadbin Productions says that in an industry flooded with jargon, it’s very easy to mistake hype for progress... Read |
 | The organisation is now supporting the national roll-out of Self-Cav, an initiative of the Department of Health in partnership with Audere Africa... Read |
| Branding |
 | ISSUED BY THINKERNEUR Thinkerneur has strategically partnered with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Wakanda Food Accelerator (WFA) to define, design and create the visual brand identity and architecture for DIME (Digital Innovation for Modernising the Independent Economy)... Read |
 | Adobe has announced it will acquire Semrush, a leading brand visibility platform, in an all-cash transaction for $12.00 per share, representing a total equity value of approximately $1.9bn... Read |
| Design |
 | Canva has expanded its presence in South Africa with a local office, new education partnerships and tailored tools for small businesses, creators and students... read |
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 | Twyg launched a new online directory of sustainable and ethically-made clothing, textiles and accessories... Read |
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 | JESSICA GBEDEMAH South Africa’s creator economy could learn from differently abled creators who show that accessibility is, quite literally, the new aesthetic... Read |
 | Nile integrates the full shopping journey — from product discovery to secure checkout — directly into WhatsApp and Instagram DMs, the platforms where African consumers spend most of their time... Read |
 | ISSUED BY LOCATION BANK Location Bank has announced the launch of iFeedback Insights, an AI-powered reporting capability that automatically converts customer survey and review data into dynamic, presentation-ready intelligence... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY DMASA The Direct Marketing Association of South Africa (DMASA) and the Assegai Awards are proud to announce that we were honoured as key stakeholders at the University of Johannesburg’s Strategic Communications Alumni Event... Read |
| Education |
 | ISSUED BY ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUNICATION AND ADVERTISING The inaugural Effie College programme in South Africa has named its first winners, following a live brief sponsored by Nedbank and a multi-stage judging process grounded in Effie’s effectiveness principles... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY DENTSU Dentsu Zambia has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the National Heart Hospital (NHH), launching a shared-value partnership to strengthen communication, awareness, and community sensitisation on cardiovascular diseases (CVDs)... Read |
 | With South African women and girls facing high GBV rates, the campaign centres on their experiences... Read |
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 | Today marks a new chapter in Lesaka’s story with the launch of One Lesaka – a unified brand identity that takes the group beyond the sum of its parts... read |
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 | ISSUED BY OGILVY SOUTH AFRICA The Smarties South Africa Awards recognise the country’s most innovative and effective modern marketing campaigns, that meet consumers on their timelines... Read |
 | MUSA KALENGA, ISSUED BY BRAVE GROUP In the boardrooms of Johannesburg and Cape Town, chief marketing officers sift through dashboards that promise precision amid a chaotic digital landscape... Read |
 | ISSUED BY TECHSYS DIGITAL Amstel ignited consumer excitement in Johannesburg with a nationally-run USSD campaign that rewarded loyalty, captured first-party data and gave fans instant prizes... Read |
 | BONITA CHRISTIE In this piece business unit director, Bonita Christie explains why the blend of physical and digital experiences is no longer optional for brands and how phygital thinking is redefining relevance... Read |
 | ISSUED BY NIELSENIQ NielsenIQ (NIQ), a global leader in consumer intelligence, today released its CMO Outlook: Guide to 2026 report... Read |
 | ISSUED BY STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY This year’s annual Marketing, Advancement and Communication in Higher Education (MACE) Excellence Awards can best be summed up with the lyrics from Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons: “Oh what a night”... Read |
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 | Kantar Media has appointed Mark Read as chairman of its Board of Directors... Read |
 | The 2025 Vodacom Journalist of the Year Awards regional winners for Free State, Northern Cape, North West and Limpopo have been announced... Read |
 | Rhodes University and the School of Journalism and Media Studies has appointed Dr Quatro Mgogo as the incoming head of the School of Journalism and Media Studies... Read |
 | ISSUED BY DENTSU Dentsu X and CSA confirm that they will not be participating in the YE Live concert project at this time... Read |
 | ISSUED BY CAXTON MEDIA Caxton Media used its local newspapers and digital platforms to fully support last week’s Women’s Shutdown, the G20-aligned initiative to combat Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF)... Read |
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 | Novus Media has announced the launch of Die Papier, a weekly Afrikaans newspaper that will begin publication on 6 March 2026... read |
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 | ISSUED BY DAILY MAVERICK Daily Maverick 168, in partnership with the Youth Employment Service (Yes), proudly announces the return of the Yes Top 35 Under 35 supplement and online hub... Read |
| PR & Communications |
 | DANETTE BREITENBACH The SA PR Measurement Landscape Report has revealed interesting trends in the PR industry... read |
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 | ISSUED BY ICANDI CQ Black Friday isn’t just a clever consumer trend, it’s a psychological strategy that can be leveraged by communication professionals to ignite internal culture... Read |
 | BRADLY HOWLAND Bradly Howland, CEO of Alkemi Collective, says South Africa’s recent hosting of the G20 Summit is a live, high-stakes demonstration of what strategic communication looks like... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY URBAN BREW STUDIOS Urban Brew Studios' Young, Famous & African, produced with A POP Media, wins Best Non-Scripted TV Series at the prestigious annual 2025 National Film & TV Awards... Read |
| Radio |
 | ISSUED BY SAMRO In response to the Sunday World article of 7 November 2025, titled “Artists report Samro director Sisa Mayekiso (CA) to Saica... Read |
 | ISSUED BY HOT 102.7FM Hot 102.7FM proudly celebrated the graduation of its 9th Hot Radio Academy class on Saturday, 22 November in an event that brought together 64 aspiring individuals... Read |
 | NICK EFSTATHIOU, ISSUED BY OFM RADIO Your bags are packed, you’re ready for the beach, a mountain adventure, or a big city exploration... Read |
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 | KATJA HAMILTON Greg Stewart’s No Free LunchRead |
 | ISSUED BY THINKERNEUR Thinkerneur’s ‘Experience University’ brings you real-life modules!... Read |
 | ISSUED BY DENTSU Dentsu has launched the latest episode in its acclaimed Wisdom Series: X-Rated Conversations, featuring an unfiltered discussion on why culture is more than a marketing buzzword, it’s the engine driving brand relevance... Read |
 | ISSUED BY BROAD MEDIA This Smart Money series comprises several interviews with key KAL Group execs, including CEO Sean Walsh and financial director Graeme Sim... Read |
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 | Pepkor Holdings Limited has reported a 12.0% increase in revenue to R95.3bn, while operating profit increased by 13.2% to R11.1bn... read |
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 | This new store strengthens the brand’s presence in Gauteng and brings its footwear offering into one of Johannesburg’s most vibrant lifestyle destinations... Read |
 | The second Walmart-branded store in Fourways will open to the public on Friday, 28 November 2025... Read |
 | Laboratory tests of Nestlé’s Cerelac range found that 90% of products sold across Africa contain added sugar... Read |
 | Black Friday now drives SME and township growth, boosting sales, digitisation and resilience as businesses adopt mobile payments, manage liquidity and strengthen operations for the festive season... Read |
 | Takeaway and fast-food outlets were the largest positive contributors to the annual increase in industry income... Read |
 | South Africa’s retail economy runs on predictable rhythms, and nowhere is this more visible than in the country’s mid-market malls... Read |
| Social Media |
 | AMY ROSS ARGUEDAS AND NIC NEWMAN News creators and influencers have become increasingly important sources of news as more people turn to social media and video networks like Facebook and YouTube to inform themselves... Read |
| Sponsorship |
 | Comic Con Africa and Comic Con Cape Town have announced a three-year partnership with Capitec as the headline sponsor of the festival... Read |
 | Nivea (Beiersdorf) and inDrive are the official title sponsors of the 2025 TikTok sub-Saharan Africa awards... Read |
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 | Eight countries across the Middle East and Africa are eligible for The One Club for Creativity’s exclusive Currency Value Adjustment programme... Read |
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 | The 3rd annual edition of the National Film & TV Awards (NFTA) South Africa winners have been announced... Read |
 | ISSUED BY MDNTV MDNtv has officially launched its 2025 GivingTuesday campaign focusing on raising support for the MDNtv Youth Journalism Academy... Read |
 | ISSUED BY THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY AFRICA ESPN Africa has announced the acquisition of exclusive broadcast rights to the International Basketball Federation (Fiba)... Read |
| Effie Awards |
 | DANETTE BREITENBACH Ogilvy’s lead strategist Zoe Willems, on how advertising can affect real change… Read |
 | DANETTE BREITENBACH In an exclusive interview with Bizcommunity, Sanlam’s CMO, Mariska Oosthuizen and Accenture Song's strategist, Chisanga Mubanga, talk about the gold-winning F-Show... Read |
 | DANETTE BREITENBACH In an exclusive interview with Bizcommunity, Steph van Niekerk, TBWA/Hunt Lascaris’ ECD, talks about winning the Grand Effie with City Lodge’s SOS - save our Stay, campaign… Read |
 | DANETTE BREITENBACH Halo founder and managing partner Dean Oelschig on why brand-building works… Read |
 | Following last month’s ACA Effie Awards, Gillian Rightford, executive director, shares her thoughts on the Awards… Read |
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 | iPendoring celebrates three decades... Read |
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 | MAXWELL AKALAARE ADOMBILA AND DAVID LEWIS Apple denied any wrongdoing in response to Congo's lawsuits... Read |
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 | South Africa's favourite workplaces were revealed yesterday, 26 November, when winners of the 2025 Sunday Times Best Places to Work Awards were announced at a breakfast event held at The Empire in Parktown, Johannesburg... Read |
 | The 12-month programme supports scalable food enterprises through business development and technical training... Read |
 | Eskom has made strides in improving its operations... Read |
 | ANATHI MADUBELA AND SFUNDO PARAKOZOV Producer inflation in South Africa hits yearly high... Read |
 | SFUNDO PARAKOZOV Analysts surprised as South African trade surplus misses target... Read |
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 | BEN EZEAMALU Ramaphosa rejected Trump’s G20 exclusion threat, affirming South Africa’s membership and dismissing claims of anti-white persecution while urging continued constructive US–SA engagement... Read |
 | ISSUED BY ALUMA CAPITAL The recent G20 summit held in Johannesburg put a spotlight on South Africa’s aspirations but sadly, it also magnified the increasing discord between Pretoria and Washington... Read |
 | HUGH HACKING How Africa emerged victorious at G20 Summit, boycotts aside... Read |
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