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 | TikTok will upskill and train 3,000 content creators across sub-Saharan Africa through its flagship #LevelUpAfrica programme... Read |
 | ISSUED BY ACADEMY OF DIGITAL ARTS The Academy of Digital Arts has launched its revamped 12-week UX/UI Bootcamp, designed for working professionals, graphic and aspiring designers, product teams, and corporates... Read |
 | ISSUED BY ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUNICATION AND ADVERTISING VoxComm, the global voice of communications agency associations, is pleased to announce the expansion of its global footprint with the membership of the Association for Communication & Advertising (South Africa) and the Union des Agences Conseil en Communication (Morocco)... Read |
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| |  | DANETTE BREITENBACH TBWA\Hunt\Lascaris’ creative innovation lead 24-year-old Sydney Rheeder says young people’s humanity is the key to their magic... Read |  | DANETTE BREITENBACH Young Lions Silver winners TBWA\Hunt\Lascaris’ Paula Andropoulos and Khomotso Makoto talk on the chaos and magic of their Cannes experience... Read |  | IMRAN SALIE #YouthMonth: Orran Smith, Ford SA Read |  | EVAN-LEE COURIE This Youth Month, we chat to Mandisa Jakavula, better known online as @MandzNotHot, who is a popular South African TikTok creator and budding singer... Read |  | ISSUED BY MANN MADE Singularity Summit highlights technology and learning this Youth Month... Read |  | ISSUED BY TOPCO MEDIA In his letter to the nation, President Ramaphosa referenced the 70th anniversary of the Freedom Charter and its aspiration that the wealth of the country should be shared by all... Read |  | EVAN-LEE COURIE This Youth Month, we chat with award-winning electric dance duo GoodLuck, who have shared stages with the likes of Pharrell Williams, Clean Bandit, and Jungle, plus headlined major festivals across South Africa... Read |  | ISSUED BY MDNTV In a powerful close to Youth Month, PluxNet hosted a dynamic Youth Development Expo on Saturday, 28 June 2025, at Holy Cross Church, situated at the Hector Peterson Memorial. Themed “Honouring the Past, Empowering the Future,” the event brought together Grade 12 learners, unemployed youth, and educators from across Johannesburg and beyond... Read |  | |
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 | ISSUED BY BUSINESS AND ARTS SOUTH AFRICA Business and Arts South Africa (Basa) announces the appointment of Beth Arendse as its new chief executive officer, effective 1 July 2025... Read |
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 | Ogilvy Africa Network named the Advertising Agency of the Year by the Africa Company of the Year Awards Read |
 | KARABO LEDWABA The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has approved the $13.5bn all-stock acquisition of Interpublic Group (IPG) by Omnicom Group, creating the world’s largest advertising agency group... Read |
 | Elon Musk has announced that X will start charging advertisers based on how much vertical space their ads take up. Full-screen ads will cost more than smaller ones to prevent oversized, disruptive content that clutters users’ feeds... Read |
 | ISSUED BY PENQUIN Penquin is proud to announce that CEO Veronica Moleele has been appointed to the judging panel for the prestigious 2025 Effie Awards South Africa... Read |
 | SARAH DEXTER, ISSUED BY ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUNICATION AND ADVERTISING From bursaries to GenEra to women in leadership, Sarah Dexter shares how the ACA is continuing to invest in talent and education as a long-term commitment to industry resilience... Read |
 | ISSUED BY LG LG Electronics (LG) has launched a new brand campaign, Radio Optimism, designed to help strengthen meaningful human connections and spread optimism through shared musical experiences... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY CAN!DO Why organisations are shifting from AI hype to measured, human-centred strategy... Read |
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 | ALETIA OBERHOLSTER When can genuine, brand name goods still be labelled “counterfeit”? The Supreme Court of Appeal has just answered that question in Yossi Barel v Popular Trading CC (handed down 23 June 2025) - and its guidance will matter to every South African company that imports, distributes or enforces branded products... Read |
 | VIRGIL BETHANIE Drip Footwear was one of South Africa’s most visible SME success stories—until it wasn’t... Read |
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 | KUNAL BADIANI In today’s hyper-connected world, customers deserve more than just good products; they crave tailored experiences that speak to their individual needs and preferences... Read |
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 | RYAN CAMPHER Ryan Campher, VML SA data lead asks while AI drives modern marketing, what happens when flawed inputs lead it astray? Read |
 | ISSUED BY TDMC An outsourced specialist digital media agency (vs an in-house resource) may be the missing link for many South African brands, big and small... Read |
| Direct Marketing |
 | ISSUED BY DMASA Before the handshake or pitch theatre, there’s the credentials presentation landing quietly in an inbox full of others... Read |
| ESG |
 | Based in Hout Bay, Cape Town, the initiative brings together 21 women – 15 crocheters and six cutters – who repurpose discarded bread bags into multifunctional items... Read |
 | Petco’s efforts saved 76,000m³ of South Africa’s landfill space – the recyclable packaging thus diverted would fill 2,324 standard, six-metre shipping containers... Read |
| Magazines |
 | Anna Wintour, a towering figure in global fashion, is looking to appoint a new head of editorial content at American Vogue, which she has led for the past 37 years... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY WE DO DIGITAL Let’s be honest, most businesses are far too busy trying to show up everywhere online. From TikTok trends and Instagram reels to LinkedIn updates and Pinterest boards, it’s exhausting... Read |
 | ISSUED BY PBPR In countries like Australia and the United Kingdom, property sellers are already using performance-based digital platforms to choose the best agents in their area - platforms that rely on verified sales data, objective metrics, and transparent rankings... Read |
| Media |
 | The 2025 Most Awards! are open for voting... Read |
| Online Media |
 | ISSUED BY BROAD MEDIA MyBroadband offers marketing solutions to help your business reach its influential audience... Read |
| OOH |
 | SIMON WALL, ISSUED BY TRACTOR OUTDOOR From smarter targeting to greener tech, this year’s WOO Congress made one thing clear – the way brands use digital out-of-home is changing fast... Read |
 | OOH media globally has had its best year to date in 2024, breaking through the $45bn barrier with global OOH reaching $46.2bn... Read |
| PR & Communications |
 | APO Group the, pan-African communications consultancy and press release distribution service, has introduced WhatsApp into its distribution system... Read |
 | ISSUED BY MANGO-OMC Rodrigo Viana de Freitas was elected for a second and final three-year term as executive president of the organisation... Read |
 | Bradly Howland, the CEO of Alkemi Collective, has been appointed Prisa president... Read |
 | South African Tourism has named Accenture Song as its official Public Relations agency... Read |
| Promotions & Activations |
 | Game, Makro and Builders are bringing back their Halfway Day promotion for the fourth consecutive year... Read |
| Radio |
 | The inaugural South African Voiceover Awards (TSVA) has announce that Wilson B. Nkosi, the iconic voice that has captivated the nation’s airwaves for decades, will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at this year’s ceremony... Read |
 | ISSUED BY GAGASI FM Gagasi FM, the sound of KZN, is proud to officially announce the newest addition to its dynamic drive-time show, The Gagasi Fast Lane, the vibrant and beloved media personality Selby Mkhize... Read |
 | NICK GRUBB, ISSUED BY MEDIAMARK Kagiso Media Radio’s ‘A Million & Change Campaign’ proves empirically that radio and associated platforms deliver increased reach, real-time engagement, defined actions, and robust insights... Read |
| Retail |
 | Across 54 African markets, The Coca-Cola Company and its authorized bottlers, collectively known as the Coca-Cola system, contributed $10.4 billion in economic activity across its value chain in 2024... Read |
 | NQOBILE DLUDLA Takealot grew its full-year revenue by 15%, with growth supported by investments in logistics, enhanced customer offerings and its subscription service as it faces competition from new market entrant Amazon... Read |
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 | KARABO LEDWABA The 2025 Edelman-LinkedIn B2B Thought Leadership Impact Report reveals a game-changing insight... Read |
| Social Media |
 | DANETTE BREITENBACH Key findings from the SA Social Media Landscape Report 2025... Read |
 | DANETTE BREITENBACH There is a steady decline in Facebook usage and an increase in TikTok usage from consumers... Read |
 | YUSUF OC AND JANINA STEINMETZ The decision to start advertising on WhatsApp marks a major shift for a private messaging service that has long positioned itself as being different from other social media platforms... Read |
 | DARREN MORRIS Instagram’s latest pivot—moving all video into Reels, doubling down on short-form, and lacing the experience with generative AI—is a fundamental reshaping of how attention, creativity, and commerce converge in the digital age... Read |
 | TikTok has announced a new suite of mental well-being tools and partnerships for sub-Saharan Africa... Read |
 | KENDRA HYMAN Special Effects Media SA's Kendra Hyman says South African creators are shifting the algorithm and shaping the future... Read |
| Sponsorship |
 | Powered by Castle Lager, Boktown is back and turns fan parks across the country into the best seat outside the stadium... Read |
 | Klipdrift’s sponsorship deal with the South African Rugby Union (SARU) has been renewed and expanded... Read |
 | ISSUED BY MSCSPORTS Mscsports is thrilled to announce the renewal of its partnership with Telkom, having once again been appointed as the brand’s official sponsorship agency... Read |
 | ISSUED BY OLC THROUGH THE LINE COMMUNICATIONS OLC is proud to announce the official launch of its sponsorship division, expanding its legacy as a through-the-line engagement agency by providing specialist commercial sponsorship executions... Read |
 | Pick n Pay officially reveals the new Springbok jersey for 2025... Read |
 | ISSUED BY AHEAD MARKETING SERVICES It’s the return South Africa didn’t know it needed. Vetkoekpaleis is back with a brand-new season, now streaming exclusively on AfriForum TV... Read |
| Streaming |
 | Viu, PCCW’s pan-regional OTT video streaming service, is rolling out K-Zuluseries - Korean dramas dubbed in isiZulu... Read |
| The One Club of Creativity |
 | Damon Stapleton, co-CCO at Droga5 ANZ, and Ali Rez, CCO at Impact BBDO Group in Dubai, have joined the The One Club for Creativity International Board of Directors... Read |
| TV |
 | ISSUED BY THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY AFRICA National Geographic Wild’s gill-ty pleasure, SharkFest, returns for its wildest season yet this July!... Read |
| Youth Marketing |
 | ISSUED BY LAVELLO MARKETING SOLUTIONS The WesBank New Generation Awards. 'We move with You.' Read |
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 | Though home to over a billion people, low incomes and high import duties have long hampered manufacturers' efforts to sell more cars in Africa... Read |
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 | A scaffolding collapse at a Durban construction site killed one worker and injured four, prompting urgent calls for improved safety compliance... Read |
 | WENDELL ROELF The World Bank may fund $500m for South Africa’s $25bn grid upgrade, easing bottlenecks blocking 20GW of renewable energy projects... Read |
 | The MCSA expressed its condolences to Davison’s family and friends in a statement... Read |
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 | Red & Yellow Open Day - 28 Jun 2025 , Cape Town
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 | ISSUED BY THE INNOVATOR TRUST What if the key to unlocking the future of young people wasn’t just a job, but the confidence and skills to shape their own path? Innovator Trust’s Youth Entrepreneurship Programme (YEP) is doing exactly that. Read |
