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 | ISSUED BY RED SEPTEMBER Independent digital agency Red September has released its 2026 Digital Marketing & Advertising Trends Report... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY CELL C There’s something about stepping into an iStore that makes you walk a little taller, speak a little softer, and feel sleek... Read |
| Cannes Lions |
 | The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity has introduced Sport, a new global forum designed to spotlight the cultural influence and commercial impact of creative work in the world of sport... Read |
| Marketing & Media |
 | Warc research shows that budget expectations have fallen faster than business optimism for marketers in 2026... Read |
| Advertising |
 | KARABO LEDWABA The Advertising Regulatory Board has partially upheld a complaint by Rainbow Chicken, ruling that Eskort’s new Kiddos packaging improperly imitates Rainbow Chicken’s Chickees range and could dilute its advertising value... read |
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 | FCB is launching a global campaign for Intuit QuickBooks to spotlight the brand’s new ‘Intuit Platform’... Read |
 | ISSUED BY PUBLICIS GROUPE AFRICA The new Toyota Urban Cruiser advertising campaign by Toyota South Africa Motors and Publicis Groupe’s Studio One takes a light-hearted look at how this compact SUV... Read |
 | ISSUED BY OGILVY SOUTH AFRICA Ogilvy South Africa has been named overall Agency of the Year at the Financial Mail AdFocus Awards 2025, a prestigious accolade earned through a year of exceptional creativity, strategic excellence and consistent effectiveness... Read |
 | ISSUED BY DENTSU 2025 has been a year of challenges, not just locally, but globally. Yet across Africa, our teams have continued to push forward, creating African solutions for African challenges... Read |
 | VML South Africa has acquired Yonder, a digital innovation agency... Read |
| Artificial Intelligence |
 | COURTNEY CHAPPLE, ISSUED BY BRAVE GROUP In the dim glow of a smartphone screen, a chief marketing officer poses a query to Google’s Gemini: "Who are the top three web design agencies in Cape Town... Read |
 | GABRIEL (STEPHAN) MYBURG, ISSUED BY OFFERNET In the realm of big data, executives are frequently presented with a false dichotomy: high performance or low cost... Read |
| Branding |
 | The Consumer Goods Council of South Africa (CGCSA), in strategic collaboration with close to 20 industry associations and sectoral bodies, has established Illicit Economy Task Forces... Read |
 | Joy is a strategic advantage for brands says Time Out’s The Joy Revolution... Read |
| CRM, CX, UX |
 | RIAZ GALANT, ISSUED BY ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS GROUP Every business has to acquire new customers. And every business wants to retain existing customers. It’s not binary; both are important... Read |
| Digital |
 | Public curiosity focused on politics, AI, entertainment, food and sport, Google says... read |
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 | Pick n Pay's reimagined asap! delivery app has driven a 131% growth in first-time buyers since launch, with 78% of these new customers originating from the revamped platform... Read |
 | For customers browsing products on the Takealot App, a new "Get it Now" option will indicate items available for immediate delivery through TakealotNow, fulfilled via the Mr D app... Read |
 | ISSUED BY BRAVE GROUP Independent research positions communications company as a market leader across six critical performance categories... Read |
 | Strider Digital says South African companies need specialised digital talent as they move from early-stage hustle to structured expansion... Read |
 | DANETTE BREITENBACH The gaming industry is facing significant challenges and opportunities as it adapts to a changing landscape... Read |
| Direct Marketing |
 | ISSUED BY DMASA The Fairway Hotel & Spa proudly hosted the International ECHO Awards Round 2 Judging Session on 1 December 2025, marking yet another milestone in celebrating global excellence in data-driven marketing... Read |
| Education |
 | The fifth edition of Creative Producer Indaba brought together 15 filmmakers... Read |
| ESG |
 | The hub represents a scalable model for township-based digital inclusion... Read |
 | DUMISANI KHUMALO, ISSUED BY FIBRE CIRCLE The Fibre Circle Speaking Together Colloquium, hosted on 27 November brought together government, municipalities, reclaimers, SMMEs, mills, brand owners and academics to prioritise a more inclusive circular economy... Read |
 | ISSUED BY IGNITION GROUP The Durban-based Ignition Group has teamed up with The Learn Project and Liv Village, just outside of Durban in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), with the donation of the first ever Senior Library to the Liv Village school, including books, tablets and digital learning tools... Read |
 | ISSUED BY TLC WORLDWIDE AFRICA TLC Worldwide Africa is proud to announce the successful completion of its 2025 TLC Gives Back initiative, held on 2 November 2025 at the DP World Wanderers Stadium... Read |
| Exhibitions |
 | MARITA DE VOS Marita de Vos, operations manager at Smartbuild says immersive storytelling is revolutionising global exhibition spaces... Read |
| Film & Cinematography |
 | The New York Festivals Television & Film Awards has unveiled its 2026 Grand Jury... Read |
| Marketing |
 | Scopen’s South Africa's top campaigns and companies for 2025... read |
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 | Tops at Spar has launched its first brand TVC in years… Read |
 | ISSUED BY ADBOT Cape Town-based AI marketing platform recognised for making digital advertising accessible to all South African businesses... Read |
 | NATASCHA TORRES Natascha Torres, head of digital media strategy at iqbusiness looks at how to adjust your strategy as AI overviews rewrite search marketing rules… Read |
 | MEGAN DU TOIT, ISSUED BY DENTSU If you work in marketing anywhere on the continent, you already know the truth WhatsApp is not just a channel in Africa, it is a lifestyle... Read |
| Media |
 | The national winners of the 2025 Vodacom Journalist of the Year Awards (VJOY) were announced at a ceremony in Johannesburg, where the event recognised the dedication, skill and courage of South Africa’s press... read |
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 | ISSUED BY TOPCO MEDIA South Africa’s most accomplished women leaders gathered at the Sandton Convention Centre this week to be recognised for their impact at the 22nd Standard Bank Top Women Awards... Read |
 | THEMBI SIAGA AND ANTON VAN ZYL Facebook is actively promoting clickbait and the spread of fake news - and rewarding the people who create it... Read |
 | KARABO LEDWABA The Wits Centre for Journalism has released its latest State of the Media report... Read |
 | ISSUED BY SAFREA The Southern African Freelancers’ Association (Safrea) is proud to celebrate the opening of the World Conference of Science Journalists 2025 (WCSJ2025), taking place in South Africa for the first time... Read |
 | Spotify’s Wrapped 2025 campaign transforms African listening habits into bold design, street-level activations and stories that reflect how the continent really moves through music... 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 |
| PR & Communications |
 | Four South African communications leaders are featured in Provoke Media's 2025 Influence 100... read |
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 | LAURA RAPSON The business world is increasingly turning to fractional executives—CMOs, CFOs, and CTOs—who bring top-tier strategic insight on a part-time basis... Read |
 | ISSUED BY ORNICO The fourth edition of the South African PR Measurement Landscape Report offers a close look at how the country’s communication teams are changing the way they evaluate their work... Read |
 | DANETTE BREITENBACH The SA PR Measurement Landscape Report has found that 60% of PR practitioners have strategic-level access to organisational decision-making... Read |
| Promotions & Activations |
 | ISSUED BY THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY AFRICA Following the launch of Disney Africa’s 2025 festive campaign Unleash The Holidays last month, the storytelling magic continues this holiday season with an expanded Chari-tree initiative... Read |
| Radio |
 | The Telkom Radio Awards 2025 winners have been announced... read |
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 | Jozi FM’s chairperson has been released on bail of R10,000 after he appeared in the Orlando Magistrate Court on fraud and theft charges related to a multimillion-rand lottery grant... read |
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 | MultiChoice, Canal+ and Trace unveil Trace Ngoma, a proudly South African music channel celebrating local sound, language and identity... Read |
 | ISSUED BY MEDIAHEADS 360 Following the successful pilot phase of their monitoring technology rollout, MediaHeads 360 and Media Host are reaffirming their commitment to strengthening South Africa’s community radio sector... Read |
 | ISSUED BY HOT 102.7FM Hot 102.7FM’s much-loved Hot Cares Christmas kicked off on Monday, 1 December, largely thanks to the generosity of listeners who raised a staggering R31.5m at this year’s annual Hot 102.7FM Teddython... Read |
 | ISSUED BY PRIMEDIA BROADCASTING Primedia Broadcasting is proud to announce a distinguished series of wins at the 2025 Telkom Radio Awards, held on Saturday, 6 December at the Sandton Convention Centre... Read |
| Research |
 | MAROEFAH SMITH Spate identified the brands that dominated the beauty space in 2025... Read |
 | ISSUED BY HUMAN8 Charles Sithole, senior insight consultant at Human8 South Africa (previously known as Columinate), has been recognised on the 2025 Global 30Under30 list by Significant Insights... Read |
| Retail |
 | Discovery Bank’s SpendTrend Dashboard offered a real-time pulse of South African retail behaviour — making it a critical resource for retailers, analysts, and policy watchers... read |
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 | SIYANDA MTHETHWA Tina Rookledge, a former regional managing partner at EY Western Cape, to join in February 2026 and take over as CFO in August following a structured handover period... Read |
 | Robust growth sees retail property ideally placed to build on consumer shifts - Clur Index...
Retail property performance is strengthening, with rising trading densities and rentals, positioning malls to capitalise on evolving consumer shifts toward experience, wellness and connection. Read |
| Streaming |
 | Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. have entered into a definitive agreement... read |
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| TV |
 | ISSUED BY HEARST NETWORKS AFRICA From buried mysteries to iconic figures, the History Channel Africa uncovers stories that shaped history this November and December. It is a festive season filled with delving into the extraordinary on DStv 186... Read |
 | ISSUED BY PRIMEDIA STUDIOS Primedia Studios has ventured into new territory with Jan Voyage: Italy – an exquisite original six-part series in which multi-talented Michelin-star chef Jan Hendrik van der Westhuizen explores the taste and textures of Italy... Read |
| Pendoring |
 | Joe Public claimed the top honour at the iPendoring Awards 2025, winning the Prestigious Umpetha Award for Afrikaraoke for SAB / Castle Milk Stout... read |
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 | DUNCAN MIRIRI, GEORGE OBULUTSA Safaricom said late Wednesday, 3 December, that Kenya is selling a 15% stake in the telecom operator to South Africa's Vodacom in a deal worth about $1.6bn... Read |
 | SECHABA MOKHETH Communications authority says the company altered contract terms without prior communication... Read |
 | Global air travel demand surged 6.6% in October 2025, led by strong international traffic, while Africa recorded an 8.8% increase — a sign of continued recovery and resilience in the aviation sector... Read |
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 | This move will result in Remgro becoming the sole owner of Mediclinic’s Southern African operations... Read |
 | STAFF REPORTER Future matrics can breathe a sigh of relief for now, as a motion to increase the minimum matric pass mark from the current 30% to 50% was rejected by Parliament on Tuesday, 2 December... Read |
 | Berg joined Mainstream in 2024 as CFO and has led the strategic transformation of the company... Read |
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