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 | DANETTE BREITENBACH South Africans will not be denied their constitutional right to access to news and information after the Gauteng High Court suspended the analogue TV switch-off date of 31 March 2025...read |
|  | NISHAAT SLAMDIEN Hailey Bieber’s coveted beauty brand, Rhode, appeared to make a surprise pop-up at Gauteng’s Mall of Africa in March – but not in the way fans had hoped...read |
|  | | Pick n Pay has signed a four-year contract as a Tier 1 sponsor of SA Rugby, with the company’s logo set to feature in gold on the back of the Springbok jersey...read |
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 | ISSUED BY TOTALENERGIES MARKETING SOUTH AFRICA TotalEnergies Marketing South Africa (TMSA) has been recognised as one of the Top Employers for 2025 for the third year running. Read |
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 | Ster-Kinekor, the official representative to Cannes Lions, has announced Heineken as the official sponsor of the Cannes Young Lions Competition for South Africa... Read |
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| |  | ISSUED BY ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUNICATION AND ADVERTISING The ACA’s first AI in Advertising forum at the WPP Campus in Johannesburg brought together leading voices from across the marketing, creative, media, and technology sectors... Read |
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 | JOHANNA MCDOWELL Johanna McDowell, CEO of the Independent Agency Search & Selection Company (IAS) and Scopen, asserts that the prevalent notion that small clients in an agency equate to lesser importance is a myth... Read |
 | THELMA NGOMA-MAVHUNGA What started as experimental dabbling in content generation has evolved into standard practice for some... Read |
 | BRENDAN SEERY When the going gets tough, the tough go advertising... Read |
 | The last of Warc’s 100 rankings, the Warc Effective 100, which ranks the world’s most awarded campaigns and companies for effectiveness, has been released... Read |
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| Advertising |
 | As the deadline approaches, the future of TikTok in the US remains uncertain... Read |
 | Go Wild is Puma’s biggest global campaign to date... Read |
 | KARABO LEDWABA Meta has agreed to stop targeting adverts at an individual Facebook user after she filed a lawsuit against the tech giant... Read |
 | ANGUS HAMILTON-MORRIS, ISSUED BY DARKMATTER Let me take you behind the scenes of what 100 workshops with CEOs, CMOs, and brand managers have taught me, and why this might just change the way you play the ‘advertising board game...’ Read |
 | ISSUED BY PENQUIN As artificial intelligence continues to revolutionise industries around the globe, Penquin, a leading brand and communications agency, is at the forefront of integrating this cutting-edge technology into the world of advertising... Read |
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| Branding |
 | ISSUED BY PENQUIN Penquin, the leading brand and communications agency known for its innovative and dynamic approach, is excited to announce the launch of its latest culture reel... Read |
| Digital |
 | ISSUED BY VUKA GROUP With excitement building, the retail team at Vuka Group have just revealed the highly anticipated preliminary agenda for Converge Africa 2025, taking place at the CTICC in Cape Town from 6-8 May 2025... Read |
 | Adobe has unveiled its latest strategy and product offerings for agentic AI, enhancing its Adobe Experience Platform (AEP) with AI-driven functionalities... Read |
 | SHAUNE JORDAAN, ISSUED BY HOORAH DIGITAL Let’s stop pretending AI is a future trend. It’s not. It’s here... Read |
 | ISSUED BY ALGORITHM AGENCY Algorithm deepens long-standing relationships with Subaru South Africa and ghd scaling digital strategies... Read |
| Education |
 | ISSUED BY AAA SCHOOL OF ADVERTISING See how AAA School of Advertising alum Adam Koekemoer went from part-time student to marketing group head... Read |
| Events & Conferencing |
 | ISSUED BY YFM 99.2 Get ready to vibe with Club Y, the freshest new feature to hit Y’s weekday lineup. And to kick things off and re-introduce the talent to the audience, Y will be throwing an exclusive launch party to celebrate... Read |
 | ISSUED BY SACAP At an escalating rate, and amid uncertain outcomes, artificial intelligence is reshaping organisational structures, roles and careers, leadership and the meaning of work, evoking a maelstrom of human emotions... Read |
 | ISSUED BY SAMRA The 2025 Samra Annual Conference is set to be an unmissable event for professionals who rely on data and insights to drive business success... Read |
 | ISSUED BY SAMRA The Southern African Marketing Research Association (Samra) invites businesses to become sponsors of the 2025 Samra Annual Conference, the premier gathering of research professionals, marketers, and business leaders... Read |
| Film & Cinematography |
 | The AuthenticA African Series Pitch will showcase three African writers and their projects to the global television industry on 25 March... Read |
| Marketing |
 | ISSUED BY LAVELLO MARKETING SOLUTIONS The New Gen Trends in Marketing and Technology Conference, hosted by the New Generation Awards, will be held on Friday, 23 May 2025, at The Venue in Melrose Arch... Read |
 | ISSUED BY BRAND INFLUENCE AGENCY Brand Influence Agency, a leader in innovative community influencer marketing strategy, has redefined the way local and international brands engage with consumers through community-generated content... Read |
 | CANDY DEMPERS, ISSUED BY MEDIAHEADS 360 With data now a standard consideration before, during and after campaigns, I’m starting to wonder if we’ve chased campaign precision, perfect placement and pivot tables at the expense of original creativity... Read |
 | KARABO LEDWABA Coca-Cola is bringing back one of its most successful marketing campaigns, share a coke, in 2025, tapping into Gen Z’s desire for authentic, meaningful connections... Read |
 | Global advertising spend is now on course to grow 6.7% this year to $1.15trn, according to a new study from Warc... Read |
 | ISSUED BY NIELSENIQ NielsenIQ is pleased to announce the recipients of the eighth annual NIQ Design Impact Awards for the consumer-packaged goods (CPG) industry... Read |
 | ANDREW SOLOMON On a scale from creepy to cool, personalisation - and its newer offspring, hyper-personalisation - seems to be heading in the right direction... Read |
 | ISSUED BY DMASA Mark your calendars for an afternoon of inspiration, networking, and celebration as the Assegai Awards Winners Circle 2025 brings together the brightest minds in marketing and advertising... Read |
| Media |
 | ISSUED BY MEDIA24 She will take on the role alongside her position as editor-in-chief of TrueLove and Drum, expanding her portfolio to include News24 Life... Read |
 | ALEX LAKATOS, ISSUED BY MANGO-OMC Various reports over the last few years have outlined the challenges that media face in a world of generative AI and digitalisation. Digital news media have explored various means to replace declining advertising revenue... Read |
| Online Media |
 | ISSUED BY BROAD MEDIA By advertising on TopAuto, you put your marketing message in front of an unrivalled audience of financial decision-makers.. Read |
| OOH |
 | ISSUED BY PRIMEDIA OUT-OF-HOME Primedia Instore, a division of Primedia (Pty) Ltd is proud to announce its strategic partnership with Shop!SA joining the esteemed organisation as a founding member... Read |
| PR & Communications |
 | Larry Khumalo-MacArthur has been appointed the managing director and market lead for Weber Shandwick's Africa region, Read |
 | ISSUED BY MANGO-OMC Strategic Communications and PR Consultancy identified as key growth areas, followed by Issues and Crisis Management... Read |
| Promotions & Activations |
 | Fashion brand Shein has joined forces with South African actress and style icon Cindy Mahlangu to bring its highly anticipated Autumn/Winter Lookbook to life... Read |
| Radio |
 | ISSUED BY GAGASI FM Gagasi FM announces the departure of Thandi "Zisto" Mhlongo, as she has chosen not to renew her contract with the station. Her current contract will officially conclude on 31 March 2025... Read |
 | Vuyani Dombo, has been announced as Jacaranda FM's new managing director, effective 1 April 2025... Read |
| Recruitment |
 | MARK DIXON, ISSUED BY GO CONTENT LAB When, close to 20 years ago now, I made that comment about the rise of hybrid and more flexible ways of working, I didn’t predict the precise forces that would bring it about. In years to come the Covid pandemic will rightfully be seen as having one of the most transformative impacts on the world of work as any other event in the past 100 years... Read |
| Research |
 | Gen Z is fueling a social shopping explosion, with 39% now having purchased and 76% having discovered products on social media platforms... Read |
 | ISSUED BY KANTAR Discover the three behaviours that stop the loss to PL brands in customer spending slowdown... Read |
 | ISSUED BY BRANDMAPP When Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana delivered the 2025 National Budget Speech on 12 March, the nation wondered if the GNU was really taking the country’s cost of living crisis by the horns and wrestling it to the ground... Read |
| Retail |
 | NQOBILE DLUDLA Pepkor has revealed it will buy fashion businesses Legit, Swagga and Style and homewares brand Boardmans from privately owned retail group Retailability... Read |
 | Eighty-two percent of South Africans use loyalty programmes, as highlighted in the Truth & BrandMapp South African loyalty whitepaper 2024/5... Read |
| Social Media |
 | In sub-Saharan Africa, TikTok removed over 7.5 million videos in Q3 2024, rising to more than 8 million in Q4 2024—an increase of 14.06% quarter-on-quarter… Read |
 | GRANT LAPPING Grant Lapping, digital executive at midnight, discusses the recent intensified discussions about the balance between free speech and content regulation... Read |
 | In a surprising corporate shake-up, Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company has officially acquired X (formerly Twitter) in a deal valuing the social media platform at $33bn... Read |
| Sponsorship |
 | The Springboks and MTN have ended their sponsorship agreement after eight successful years... Read |
| TV |
 | The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has appointed Ongeziwe "Oz" Lupuwana as its new head of integrated marketing... Read |
 | ISSUED BY URBAN BREW STUDIOS One Gospel Channel, a leading destination for faith-based entertainment, is excited to announce its inspiring Easter programming for the 2025 season... Read |
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 | 45% of African property managers show the strongest industry loyalty in the EMEA region, despite working longer hours than their European counterparts... Read |
 | Accelerating Africa's digital journey: Mastercard's $1.5tn commitment... Read |
 | KATJA HAMILTON How Africa could thrive in a post-US global landscape... Read |
 | HEIDI BARENDS AND MOTLATSI MTHIMUNYE Creating certainty: Local capital markets’ role in supporting sustainable development Read |
 | Mobile operators and smartphone makers are racing to deploy satellite services to close gaps in network coverage... Read |
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 | Hope for budget consensus as South African coalition talks advance... Read |
 | Takealot Group is excited to announce the launch of its Franchisee Development Programme in Gauteng townships... Read |
 | Pick n Pay has opened a new supermarket at Westown Square, a mixed-use development in Shongweni, KwaZulu-Natal. A Pick n Pay Clothing and Liquor store will also open in the centre... Read |
 | CHLOë LOUBSER In the recent case of Steyn v Business Connexion Group Ltd, the Labour Court confirmed that the terms and conditions of employment contracts are transferred to the new employer when the business is purchased as a going concern... Read |
 | Kenny G is set to embark on a South African tour this October. The smooth jazz icon will grace audiences with his signature melodies in cities across South Africa... Read |
 | End of an era: Capitec Bank CEO Gerrie Fourie announces retirement... Read |
 | US shirks WTO financial duties under new 'America First' directive... Read |
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