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|  | KARABO LEDWABA Streaming platform Showmax will be discontinued in the near future following a decision by its board, marking a significant shift in the region’s streaming landscape... read |
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 | KARABO LEDWABA Netflix is opening its advertising platform to Amazon audience data, giving brands a new way to target viewers on the streaming service using real-world shopping and browsing behaviour... Read |
 | Clementine Mojapelo has been named business director at Wonder... Read |
 | Ilan Godfrey of New York Times and Washington Post fame, shoots almost 6,000 photographs as part of an unbiased investigation into the beers South Africans leave behind... Read |
 | ISSUED BY ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUNICATION AND ADVERTISING Ad fraud in the age of artificial intelligence [AI] has escalated from a game of simple scripts into a highly sophisticated arms race... Read |
 | ISSUED BY ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUNICATION AND ADVERTISING VoxComm, the global voice of agencies, has issued new guidance designed to help agencies ensure they are properly rewarded for helping brands grow in an AI-driven market... Read |
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 | GARON CAMPBELL AI-driven visual workflows are already reducing post-production time by up to 30% worldwide... Read |
 | ARI RAMKILOWAN AND STEF ADONIS, ISSUED BY HELM AI commentary often falls into two extremes: The highly technical forecasts on one end, and lightweight takes on the latest viral demo on the other... Read |
| Branding |
 | Nine South African banks in Brand Finance’s global top 500... Read |
 | The collaboration will see Burger King integrate its signature flavour, creativity and high-energy brand personality across both festivals in Cape Town and Johannesburg... Read |
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 | LAURA THOMAS Laura Thomas, the creator of The Aligned Woman Co, says the advertising and media industry is not just experiencing female burnout. It is engineered for it. Read |
 | Black At is launching a new global initiative called Through Her Lens, aimed at reinforcing, elevating, and advancing women across the 38 subsectors of the creative industry... Read |
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 | Mohamed’s leadership will be central to scaling the brand’s editorial authority while unlocking new commercial opportunities in the country’s evolving media and lifestyle landscape... read |
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 | ISSUED BY CELERITY.CHAT Kero has announced a strategic partnership with Dotgo to bring scalable RCS for Business to enterprise customers and brands seeking more modern, engaging and effective digital customer communications... Read |
 | YASSIN ABERRA Yassin Aberra, founder and CEO of Social Market Way, breaks down what social listening actually means, why legacy brands are moving now, and what the competitive stakes look like for those who don't... Read |
| Direct Marketing |
 | ISSUED BY DMASA The Direct Marketing Association of South Africa (DMASA) proudly unveils the brand-new Assegai Awards Membership Programme, an exciting initiative designed to transform how agencies engage with South Africa’s most prestigious marketing accolades... Read |
| Education |
 | The SAB Retailer University is a flagship business development programme designed to equip local retailers with the skills, tools and strategic insight required to build sustainable, competitive and responsible businesses... read |
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 | Warner Bros. is developing a feature film based on the hit HBO series Game of Thrones... Read |
 | ISSUED BY MULTICHOICE The MultiChoice Talent Factory (MTF) brought up and coming filmmakers together with some of the industry’s most influential voices for a dedicated academy experience at the Joburg Film Festival, hosted at Theatre on the Square in Sandton... Read |
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 | SHARNé DANIELS, ISSUED BY VICINITY MEDIA Big global events like the Fifa World Cup create unmatched opportunities for brands to gain relevance and share of voice when audiences are most engaged... Read |
 | MATHABATHA SEXWALE, ISSUED BY BRAVE GROUP The era of the "open brief" is dead. Once upon a time, it signalled a healthy budget and a straightforward mandate to "think of something award-winning... Read |
 | KARABO LEDWABA Seven years after launching Ascent Africa, founder Liat Madinane is marking the milestone with a bold reset... read |
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 | MAX FLAJSNER, ISSUED BY INCUBETA Research from the Forbes 2025 AI Survey shows that a majority of CMOs anticipate that AI will generate “a substantial” return on investment by 2028... Read |
 | Despite the current media narrative, brands that play it too safe risk missing out on significant opportunities in Great Britain’s cause landscape, the findings show... Read |
| Media |
 | Justice Visvanathan Ponnan has been appointed as chairperson of the Broadcasting Complaints Commission of South Africa’s (BCCSA) Appointment and Appeals Committee (AAC)... read |
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 | African developers are blending mythology, culture and technology to create a new genre of interactive storytelling and South Africa’s gaming industry is emerging as a powerful voice... Read |
 | NATASCHA TORRES Natascha Torres, head of digital media strategy at iqbusiness examines the power of micro communities… Read |
 | The Realness Institute has announced a new board and alumni advisory council aimed at strengthening sustainability, mentorship and industry development for African screenwriters and producers... Read |
| Newspapers |
 | Today Die Papier, the new weekly Afrikaans newspaper from Novus Media, launches... Read |
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 | Ford’s Dustin Chick to receive an individual achievement Sabre... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY HOWARD AUDIO We’re very pleased to share that Howard Events’ productions have received seven Naledi Theatre Awards nominations across six categories this year... Read |
| Radio |
 | ISSUED BY PRIMEDIA BROADCASTING Primedia, a leading South African multimedia conglomerate, showcased its bold evolution from traditional legacy radio toward a comprehensive digital future at an industry focused event held at The Venue, Melrose Arch... Read |
 | ISSUED BY UNITED STATIONS Dear Partner, I wanted to share a little background with you, as we introduce our updated Kaya 959 rate card... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY BROAD MEDIA Top experts from RMB and beyond will unpack the factors that can move the local and global economies from their carbon-heavy realities to a net-zero ambition... Read |
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 | NielsenIQ (NIQ) South Africa has released its State of the Retail Nation analysis for the calendar year of 2025, showing healthy growth in retail sales value and volume... read |
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 | The Shoprite Group has reported a solid interim performance, delivering growth in sales, profits and dividends while reinforcing its customer-first price leadership strategy... Read |
 | Group CEO Reeza Isaacs, addressing shareholders for the first time as CEO, reaffirmed that the group’s strategic priorities remain firmly in place... Read |
 | Customers can now browse and shop for clothing within the Pick n Pay asap! app, switching easily between groceries and clothing... Read |
 | The group achieved turnover and concession sales growth of 5.4%, rising to 6.1% on a constant currency basis, with all businesses delivering positive sales and profit growth despite constrained trading conditions.. Read |
 | South Africa’s macroeconomic indicators are showing measured improvement – inflation has moderated, interest rates have eased, loadshedding has largely stabilised and the sovereign credit rating has been upgraded... Read |
 | Erasmus will serve as chief executive officer designate before formally assuming the role on 1 September 2026... Read |
| Sponsorship |
 | The next generation of South Africans won’t discover Edgars in a shopping centre first; they’ll meet the brand on the school hockey field... Read |
| TV |
 | ISSUED BY THE ROOMS NETWORK Movie Room (DStv Channel 113), the 24-hour movie channel broadcasting across 50 countries in Africa, continues to expand its offering as a dedicated destination for movie lovers through curated programming... Read |
 | ISSUED BY THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY AFRICA National Geographic Documentary Films has launched the trailer for the feature-length documentary Ghost Elephants, directed, written and narrated by Werner Herzog (“Grizzly Man”) and produced by Ariel León Isacovitch and Herzog... Read |
| Behind the Selfie |
 | KARABO LEDWABA Marketing and media editor Karabo Ledwaba goes behind the selfie with Ying-Poi De Lacy... read |
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 | The court order which halted Eskom's gas power plant has slowed down the project's approval... Read |
 | JOHANN ELS The Middle East conflict and its market implications... Read |
 | IMRAN SALIE A price war is being waged in SA’s entry-level car market, but Toyota says it will not participate... Read |
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