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 | STAFF REPORTER After 17 years of legal battles, Vodacom and Nkosana Makate have finally reached a compensation settlement...read |
|  | THULE NGCESE Distrikt 9's Thule Ngcese says the South African creative industry needs to up its game...read |
|  | | The Financial Mail AdFocus Awards 2025 shortlist is out...read |
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 | ISSUED BY DIGICAPE What’s the most critical asset in your business? While physical equipment and property are valuable, the true engine of a modern organisation is its data... Read |
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 | BRENDAN SEERY Brendan Seery applauds SAB and salutes KFC... read |
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 | The Eric Ellerine Entrepreneur Award, sponsored by Investec, recognises entrepreneurs' remarkable contributions to community upliftment and innovation within South Africa’s evolving gig economy... Read |
 | TBWA\Coastal has revived the iconic Daily Sun newspaper print to bust deadly cancer myths... Read |
 | Giant Films' Emma Lundy has been named as a jury president for the Clio Awards... Read |
 | The International Andy Awards Africa regional jurors have been announced. Read |
 | Netflix has announced that its ad-supported tier now reaches more than 190 million viewers worldwide, marking a major milestone as the streaming giant enters its fourth year in the advertising business... Read |
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| Artificial Intelligence |
 | ABEL RAJOO, ISSUED BY IGNITION GROUP Abel Rajoo from Ignition Group shares how responsible AI is shaping a future where technology enhances human potential, guided by ethics, transparency and trust... Read |
 | GARON CAMPBELL Artificial Intelligence is everywhere, but understanding is scarce, says Garon Campbell, founder and AI director at Breadbin Productions... Read |
 | LEANNE LEVINE Leanne Levine, local digital lead at Sauce Advertising, says the next evolution of SEO is Generative Engine Optimisation... Read |
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| Branding |
 | MOSA NTWAMPE, ISSUED BY BRAVE GROUP As inflation pressures bite, price-sensitive consumers are showing less loyalty to big brands. As a consequence, marketers are being forced to rethink retention and redefine ‘value’ in a post-loyalty economy... Read |
 | Kim Kardashian has appointed Diarrha N’Diaye as the EVP for beauty and fragrance at Skims... Read |
| CRM, CX, UX |
 | ISSUED BY CEM AFRICA SUMMIT CEM Africa announced that NiCE, in partnership with iNOVO, has been appointed Lead Sponsor for the CEM Africa Johannesburg Edition, and the 2025 Customer Experience Africa Awards (CXAs)... Read |
| DEI |
 | Six young creatives in the Middle East & Africa named in One Club for Creativity’s Next Creative Leaders... read |
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| Digital |
 | ISSUED BY BLUEGRASS DIGITAL Bluegrass Digital is proud to announce its partnership with Uganda Airlines to redesign and rebuild the airline’s digital flagship, www.ugandaairlines.com... Read |
| ESG |
 | The Art of Making a Difference collection tells the story of the Naked Difference... read |
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 | The Walt Disney Company Africa and Sporting Chance Foundation recently celebrated the decade since it first introduced the programme... Read |
| Events & Conferencing |
 | Through this new partnership, DNA Networks will extend its international experience and technical leadership to Africa in collaboration with Megaview... Read |
 | The response by the Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture to an internal question on the support of the government to festivals such as the National Arts Festival... Read |
| Film & Cinematography |
 | CIFFT Circuit 2026 invites entries from tourism boards and creative agencies... Read |
 | EARLE HOLMES, ISSUED BY AFDA Celebrating and showcasing the future stars of the creative economy... Read |
| Marketing |
 | ISSUED BY HUMAN8 Human8, the global marketing insight consultancy (formerly known as Columinate), has released the results of its fourteenth annual SITEisfaction survey... Read |
 | MMA Global rebrands Marketing + Media Alliance and MMA SA appoints new chair... read |
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 | NIKO KOUGIOUMTZIS Niko Kougioumtzis, Rapt Creative strategist, asks which influences which culture, pop culture, or marketing... Read |
 | LESLEY RENCONTRE AND PHOEBE OPPERMAN, ISSUED BY DUO MARKETING + COMMUNICATIONS At DUO Marketing + Communications, we believe that extraordinary careers are built on a foundation of mutual commitment... Read |
 | The IAB South Africa is calling for nominations for passionate industry leaders to join its Transformation Council... Read |
 | ESSI KOSTER Special Effects Media's Essi Koster examines how performance marketing can contribute to Black Friday success... Read |
 | ANDREW SOLOMON, ISSUED BY ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS GROUP There was a time when the dominant view of business leaders was that people who are paid to do a job should just do it, whether they are engaged or not... Read |
| Media |
 | ISSUED BY ADVERTISING MEDIA FORUM For over a decade, South Africa’s media industry has been driven by a relentless pursuit of performance. Every click, view, and conversion has been tracked, optimised, and reported, transforming media from an art guided by intuition into a science powered by evidence... Read |
 | KELVIN STORIE, ISSUED BY PRIMEDIA BROADCASTING From the never-ending scroll and flicker of screens to the relentless cascade of pings, pop-ups, and prerolls, the growing neediness of insatiable apps, and the mounting slew of monetisation tactics everywhere you turn – yes, the landscape is cluttered like never before... Read |
 | Warc’s The Future of Commerce Media 2025 examines trends, advertising investment and the impact of AI on retail media… read |
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 | ISSUED BY TRACTOR OUTDOOR Glynt has announced the acquisition of loyalty aggregation app ‘Store (my) Cards’, as part of its continued investment in building a smarter, more connected technology-led ecosystem... Read |
 | The resignations, announced on 9 November 2025, come after the BBC faced accusations of editorial bias and “serious and systemic” failures linked to the editing of a Panorama documentary... Read |
 | Reckitt appoints WPP Media across 21 European markets... Read |
 | ISSUED BY SENTECH Sentech, South Africa’s leading premier digital infrastructure and platform services provider and technology enabler, has proudly received two top honours at the SABA Media Awards held in Victoria Falls... Read |
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| Mobile |
 | SIYANDA MTHETHWA Driven by double-digit service revenue growth and expansion of its financial services... Read |
| Online Media |
 | ISSUED BY BROAD MEDIA This impressive monthly readership consists of many c-level executives, business owners, company directors, managers, and professionals... Read |
| OOH |
 | ISSUED BY PUBLICIS GROUPE AFRICA Publicis West Africa (PWA) is proud to announce the official launch of Ghana’s first advanced Out-of-Home (OOH) measurement platform in partnership with global advertising technology leader Moving Walls... Read |
 | As the OG Influencer campaign wraps up, it shows that OOH is impossible to ignore… Read |
| PR & Communications |
 | Ogilvy, Clockwork and Razor PR represented SA in the Sabre Global Awards Top 40 campaigns... read |
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 | ISSUED BY ORNICO Ornico has opened participation in the 4th Annual South African PR Measurement Landscape Survey... Read |
 | ISSUED BY CLOCKWORK Clockwork’s globally acclaimed campaign, A Moment to Forget, created in partnership with Adasa, has been ranked 20th among the 40 best campaigns worldwide at the 2025 Global Sabre Awards... Read |
| Radio |
 | ISSUED BY HOT 102.7FM Johannesburg’s much-loved radio station Hot 102.7FM has once again proven that radio done right wins hearts – claiming a sweep of the major ‘Best of’ awards in 2025... Read |
 | ISSUED BY EAST COAST RADIO East Coast Radio is excited to announce its new partnership with Oliver Agency South Africa, a dynamic creative agency known for delivering innovative and impactful marketing solutions... Read |
 | Africa’s top broadcasters and media leaders were recognised at the 2025 Broadcast Media Awards in Victoria Falls, celebrating innovation, leadership, and storytelling across the continent... Read |
 | ISSUED BY HOT 102.7FM Hot 102.7FM turned up the heat at its annual Teddython, raising an extraordinary R31,503,725 in just 12 hours for its official charity arm, Hot Cares... Read |
 | ISSUED BY JACARANDA FM Jacaranda FM’s Her Perfect Pitch 2025 has officially crowned its winner, and she’s a true game-changer in the fight against menstrual poverty... Read |
 | ISSUED BY OFM RADIO Central South Africans have once again opened their hearts and hands to rally behind OFM’s PinkTober campaign in aid of the Cancer Association of South Africa (Cansa)... Read |
| Retail |
 | The deal, first announced in March, is valued at approximately R1.7bn ($98.19m) and will see Pepkor acquire the Legit, Swagga and Style businesses, along with homewares brand Boardmans... Read |
 | Customers in major cities can now select their preferred morning, afternoon, or evening delivery slots offering increased convenience... Read |
 | Shop, dine, and relax at the new Mushroom Farm Shopping Centre... Read |
 | Mathabo Sekonyana, marketing specialist, warns retailers that consumer loyalty is collapsing and we are entering an era of ‘discount fatigue'... read |
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 | In a reality shaped by cost of living, authenticity and wellbeing expectations, her are four trends are at the core of consumer behaviour worldwide... Read |
 | South African fashion retailer TFG reported a 21.3% decrease in half-year earnings, as trading conditions remained challenging across Africa, the UK, and Australia... Read |
 | Designed for on-the-go shopping 24 hours a day, Pick n Pay Go stores offer a wide range of products, including freshly baked goods, coffee, snacks, drinks and daily essentials along with fuel and lubricant services... Read |
 | The website has been completely redesigned to bring strategic insights to a new generation of digital natives... Read |
 | The new range was developed in consultation with veterinarians and animal nutritionists and offers complete, balanced meals made with natural ingredients - carefully formulated to keep pets healthy and happy at every stage of life... Read |
| Sales |
 | DR ERNST VAN BILJON Managing returns - from inspection and restocking to refurbishment - has become a critical bottleneck in retail... Read |
| TV |
 | Until its final episode in 2019, Top Billing was the longest-running entertainment and lifestyle television programme in South Africa, airing for 27 years from 1992. read |
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 | SABC News team awarded the Ricardo Ortega Memorial Prize for Gaza conflict interview... Read |
 | ISSUED BY URBAN BREW STUDIOS Urban Brew Studios continues to cement its reputation as one of South Africa’s leading content powerhouse, with three of its standout productions receiving major nominations at the National Film and TV Awards... Read |
| Youth Marketing |
 | ISSUED BY VARSITY VIBE If there’s one thing South Africa’s youth are making clear, it’s that purpose sells... Read |
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 | HANS-OLE MADSEN Durban’s port partnership with ICTSI could reshape South Africa’s trade, boosting efficiency, exports, and economic growth... Read |
 | GEORGE OBULUTSA, VINCENT MUMO The telecoms firm is partly owned by South Africa's Vodacom and Britain's Vodafone... Read |
 | The new laboratory will allow Biovac to produce vaccines end-to-end... Read |
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 | HUMEYRA PAMUK AND BHARGAV ACHARYA Trump has cancelled US attendance at South Africa’s G20... Read |
 | South African sugarcane growers warn of a looming industry collapse as imports from Brazil and India spike, displacing local sugar and threatening thousands of rural jobs... Read |
 | INSAAF DANIELS After two years of uneven recovery, 2025 has been a mist of slow growth, high household debt and psychological fatigue. People are tired. They are wary. And they are hugging their jobs... Read |
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