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 | DANETTE BREITENBACH AND CHERYL HUNTER This year’s Loeries Young Creative, Sebastian Dupper of LePub Johannesburg, talks about winning the title, his work and how he got into advertising… read |
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|  | DANETTE BREITENBACH Lwazi Nene, copywriter M+C Saatchi Abel, Up & UP Group, is the Loeries Youth Committee Chair for 2026 2028... read |
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 | House Or Agency? The answer is in the mix, according to research from the Independent Agency Search & Selection Company... read |
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 | Happy Ads generated R100m in merchant sales during its pilot... read |
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 | Canal+ Group revenue is up 37. 5 %, reflecting increased scale following its acquisition of MultiChoice... read |
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 | RAY LANGA Ray Langa, Group CEO, Leagas Delaney South Africa, looks at why annual trends are failing and what leaders should watch instead... read |
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 | DANETTE BREITENBACH In this exclusive interview with Bizcommunity at the recent Nedbank IMC conference, country director, for Google South Africa Kabelo Makwane talks martech, AI and Mobility as Africa’s leapfrog… read |
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| Loeries |
 | ISSUED BY OGILVY SOUTH AFRICA KFC added another four Loeries to its long-standing creative legacy at Loeries. Together with Ogilvy South Africa, the brand won for four separate campaigns, including A Gold Loerie for Eat The Rules... Read |
| Advertising |
 | Coronation’s new brand campaign takes a closer look at South Africans’ changing relationship with trust... read |
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 | ISSUED BY WOWW Expert South African digital marketing agency, Woww combines expertise in AI visibility, SEO and performance marketing with new ChatGPT advertising management services... Read |
 | Omnicom has announced results for the quarter ended 30 September 2026... Read |
 | MEGAN PRITCHARD Ogilvy Namibia CEO Megan Pritchard says after three decades, one of the biggest challenges in our industry remains surprisingly unchanged: we still confuse change with progress... Read |
| Artificial Intelligence |
 | TANYA LILLEY, ISSUED BY BRANDTECH+ As AI transforms the workplace, some of the professionals whose businesses increasingly depend on are questioning whether their roles will remain relevant... Read |
| Branding |
 | NADIA ELLIS Nadia Ellis of the Red & Yellow explains why brand belongs in the boardroom... Read |
| CRM, CX, UX |
 | MARTIE DE BEER, ISSUED BY TELVIVA Customers expect businesses to respond to their queries as soon as possible. If you are not servicing your customer on their optimal channel of choice, the reality is that someone else will... Read |
| Design |
 | PHOEBE OPPERMAN AND AJ VAN DEN HEEVER, ISSUED BY DUO MARKETING + COMMUNICATIONS In most organisations, design is still treated as the final stop on the conveyor belt, a tactical coat of paint applied after decisions are already finalised. That is an expensive operational mistake... Read |
| Digital |
 | VANESSA JACKLIN-LEVIN In a time where fake videos and digital disinformation pose a threat to democratic integrity, South Africa’s Real411 initiative unites legal experts and tech platforms to protect the ballot box... Read |
 | JG BEZUIDENHOUT, ISSUED BY OFFERNET Digital advertising fraud is no longer limited to obvious bots clicking on adverts... Read |
| Education |
 | KFC Africa’s Streetwise Academy has graduated 101 employees in 2026... read |
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| Events & Conferencing |
 | ISSUED BY MANN MADE It was a packed first day at the Singularity Summit South Africa 2026 yesterday, with a full house of over 1,400 delegates at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg... Read |
 | ISSUED BY API EVENTS Dubai is the largest city market for branded residences, accounting for 175 schemes – 68 of them live and 107 in the pipeline... Read |
| Film & Cinematography |
 | 8 Cape Town-based animation studios join a new UNDP accelerator programme... Read |
 | The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour arrives at select Ster-Kinekor cinemas from 30 October... Read |
 | EARLE HOLMES, ISSUED BY AFDA Afda, the No. 1 School for the Creative Economy has partnered with ZenRobot to launch AI for Content Creation, a practical, online generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) course... Read |
| Marketing |
 | ISSUED BY ONPOINT PR Absa has launched its new South African brand campaign, built around the promise, “When that moment comes, you have us... Read |
 | BRADLY HOWLAND Marketing budgets will face Treasury's value-for-money test in 2027, says Alkemi Collective CEO Bradly Howland…MTBS Read |
 | ISSUED BY DENTSU The signals shaping business, media, technology and consumer behaviour across Africa... Read |
| OOH |
 | ISSUED BY THE SCOIN SHOP A fleet of 15 bright pink vehicles is taking a rare collectable coin campaign onto Cape Town's streets, combining bold creative execution with targeted, measurable outdoor advertising... Read |
| PR & Communications |
 | RACHELLE BRICOUT Don’t let your worst day destroy your reputation - prepare your firm to handle breaches, departures, and news crises before they happen... Read |
| Promotions & Activations |
 | Pick n Pay’s Collectaboks returns with 67 cards, Springbok Women, rugby legends and six rare holographic cards that guarantee collectors a prize... read |
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 | The Street Store recently collaborated with NarowBi at their flagship Party + Market event... Read |
| Publishing |
 | ISSUED BY OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS As Zambia implements its Competence Based Curriculum, local authors are developing learning materials for a school system serving more than 6.8 million learners... Read |
| Radio |
 | At a pivotal event held at its Sandton headquarters last week, Primedia welcomed key clients, agencies and industry leaders to reveal the next steps in its journey towards becoming a media tech company... read |
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 | ISSUED BY EAST COAST RADIO For marketers planning November and December activity, it is tempting to assume that financial pressure simply means consumers will spend less... Read |
| Research |
 | ISSUED BY OMNICOM ADVERTISING SOUTH AFRICA New Becoming Uninfluenced report finds consumers are growing skeptical of mass popularity, challenging brands to rethink how they earn cultural relevance... Read |
 | South Africa’s seventh edition of Agency Scope is set to start fieldwork from May 2027... Read |
| Retail |
 | Want to tip a car guard but don’t carry cash? Pick n Pay has introduced a new cashless way to show your appreciation... read |
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 | KLA’s YouGov Profiles+ data finds that 62% of South Africans who shop with a grocery list still make unplanned purchases... Read |
 | Roman’s Pizza is stepping into fashion with RP Knead... Read |
 | ISSUED BY EBM GROUP Fourways Mall unveils The View, its new premium lifestyle destination... Read |
 | HEATH BATT In this exclusive article, Heath Batt, new business development manager, SA, Smollan Technologies, looks at what your sales data can teach you before the event arrives and what you should be doing right now... Read |
 | Pick n Pay has announced its interim financial results for the 26 weeks ended 30 August 2026... read |
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| Effie Awards |
 | Effie South Africa's incoming committee leadership and jury co-chairs announced for the 2027 programme... read |
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 | ISSUED BY JOE PUBLIC At the 2026 South African Effie Awards, Joe Public won Agency of the Year, and the agency’s first Gold Effie for UberEats, while Joe Public client SAB was named #3 Marketer of the Year... Read |
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 | An Airlink flight from Johannesburg to Cape Town was stopped during take-off after a tyre burst, prompting the airline to arrange a replacement aircraft for passengers and crew... Read |
 | Siyakha Sonke, which means “we are building together”, is a multi-stakeholder initiative catalysed by Gold Fields’ South Deep Mine... Read |
 | Advtech has secured exclusive AI tech rights to MathU with a 25% acquisition... Read |
 | KATJA HAMILTON South Africa’s latest budget offers relief and renewed hope for growth, but will infrastructure investment and structural reforms be enough to overcome persistent economic headwinds?... Read |
 | Lab results detected high levels of E. coli and other bacteria, indicating possible contamination from human or animal waste... Read |
 | The first three of six pontoons have arrived at the V&A Waterfront’s R230m Quay 7 marina, which will accommodate superyachts of up to 90 metres... Read |
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 | CHLOE POSTHUMUS The pink posters had everyone guessing, and now it’s official: Olivia Dean is heading to Cape Town and Johannesburg... Read |
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