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 | | The One Club for Creativity has revealed the winners of its 2026 One Show Pencil and Merit awards from 57 countries, including five Golds from agencies and brands in the Middle East & Africa... read |
|  | KARABO LEDWABA Public relations and media expert Maria McCloy has passed away at the age of 50... read |
|  | KARABO LEDWABA A 126-year-old Cadbury chocolate bar heading to auction this week sits at the intersection of brand history, war, and royal authority... read |
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| Cannes Lions |
 | The ICAS Global Think Tank will co-host Cannes Rules! on 23 June 2026 — the first-ever Cannes event dedicated entirely to advertising law and self-regulation.... Read |
 | AB InBev is the Cannes 2026 Creative Marketer of the Year... Read |
| Marketing & Media |
 | BRENDAN SEERY In this week’s Orchids & Onions, Brendan Seery looks at World Cup ads, Carling Black Label gets it right, while Playa Bets and Faf de Klerk miss the mark... Read |
 | Scopen's Agency Scope China explores the challenges in the Chinese market... Read |
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DANETTE BREITENBACH Fran Luckin, recently escaped from prison, and Roanna Williams, the mastermind behind the escape, chat to Bizcommunity... Read |
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 | In recent years, Meta has reshaped its offering to advertisers through AI-powered automation, helping drive its advertising business to a forecasted $240bn this year — a 22.3% increase, according to Warc Media... Read |
 | Castle Lager's new campaign to the lead up to the Fifa World Cup is about loyalty... Read |
 | From mismatched artist collaborations to campaigns that come across as forced or inauthentic, a clear gap still exists between brands and music culture... Read |
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| Artificial Intelligence |
 | ISSUED BY MEDIAMARK The partnership brings Outmax's AI capabilities to African markets, adding a new distribution channel in a high-growth digital advertising market, while delivering performance, transparency and measurable results to agencies and brands across the continent... Read |
 | LUKE MARTHINUSEN, ISSUED BY MO AGENCY If you run a B2B business in South Africa, your buyers are already searching inside Claude, ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot. Not exclusively Google. Not in the way they used to... Read |
 | ISSUED BY BRAVE GROUP Recognition validates a multi-year evolution based on shared values, fairer remuneration, and the purposeful adoption of artificial intelligence... Read |
| Branding |
 | Advtech has announced the rebranding of Rosebank College to Rosebank International (RI)... Read |
 | South African car buyers are no longer prepared to pay more for less. That is the central finding of research by consumer insights agency Kla... Read |
| Design |
 | Since launching in 2016, the initiative has played a key role in identifying and supporting emerging local designers, many of whom have gone on to establish successful businesses and gain international visibility... Read |
| Digital |
 | ISSUED BY CELERITY.CHAT Unpacking the best channel use cases for business messaging... Read |
 | ISSUED BY SENTECH Sentech SOC Ltd together with the MDDA, and GCIS have signed a landmark agreement marking a significant milestone in the digital transformation of South Africa's community media sector... Read |
 | CRISTELLE SNYMAN, ISSUED BY EVERLYTIC How to keep your human voice alive in a world of automated emails... Read |
 | ISSUED BY TDMC Is your digital agency keeping pace?... Read |
 | ISSUED BY CELERITY.CHAT Celerity, the global messaging group behind BulkSMS and Kero, will exhibit at London Tech Week 2026, bringing a comprehensive deep-dive into the Rich Business Messaging landscape for enterprise brands navigating the rapid convergence of SMS, WhatsApp for Business and RCS for Business (Rich Communication Services)... Read |
| Events & Conferencing |
 | ISSUED BY CONVERGE AFRICA Converge Africa 2026 returned to the CTICC in Cape Town and delivered three packed days of practical, outcomes led conversations about how Africa buys, sells and transacts in a world that is moving fast... Read |
| Marketing |
 | Amazon will partner with the Kolisi Foundation on crucial educational resources and learning labs for underserved communities... Read |
 | The IMM Institute Excellence Awards has revealed the top marketing and supply chain talent in South Africa... Read |
 | The MMA South Africa Next! Conference 2026 will look at where marketers should focus their efforts to drive real growth and deliver measurable impact… Read |
 | HAYLEY WATTERS, ISSUED BY ACTORVATE One of the most common strategic questions brands bring to us is deceptively simple: should we invest in UGC or influencer marketing? It sounds like a choice. In reality, framing it that way is the first mistake... Read |
 | BERNARD JANSEN I’ve seen firsthand how local South African companies benefit from marketers who understand global best practices and our unique local challenges... Read |
 | DANIEL MALHERBE, ISSUED BY LUMICO David Ogilvy wrote, “If each of us hires people who are smaller than we are, we shall become a company of dwarfs. But if each of us hires people who are bigger than we are, we shall become a company of giants...” Read |
 | ISSUED BY 3RC In a world where generation Z are bombarded with content every second, getting their attention is difficult... Read |
 | MICHAEL GULLAN Brands that surface in this moment do not arrive there by chance... Read |
| Media |
 | The matter had been enrolled on the High Court roll since 2022 and was characterised by numerous delays occasioned by the conduct of the accused, including repeated changes of legal representatives and a 30-day psychiatric observation process... Read |
 | ISSUED BY MEDIA24 Media24’s Saturday Night Fitness campaign was awarded gold for Best Use of an Event to Build a News Brand at the INMA Global Media Awards on Thursday evening... Read |
 | ISSUED BY DAILY MAVERICK The Gordon Institute of Business Science (Gibs) and Daily Maverick are hosting a live webinar on Friday, 15 May, from 12-1pm SAST to explore the future of African media leadership... Read |
 | Once valued at $1.7bn and seen as the future of digital publishing, BuzzFeed is being sold to media entrepreneur Byron Allen in a deal worth $120m... Read |
 | The Isu Elihle Awards are open for entries... Read |
| Online Media |
 | ISSUED BY BROAD MEDIA This puts your brand top of mind at a time when South Africans are actively seeking out information... Read |
| PR & Communications |
 | NICOLA TARR Nicola Tarr, managing partner at Tribeca, unpacks how AI search is reshaping visibility and why credibility is becoming the most valuable currency for brands... Read |
 | JOHANNES KEIPER AND KABELO MA, ISSUED BY M+C SAATCHI ABEL When last did you willingly watch an 18-minute ad?
My guess is probably never... Read |
KARABO LEDWABA Tributes have described her as a connector and cultural advocate whose influence spanned journalism, fashion, music and public relations... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY PENQUIN As artificial intelligence continues to reshape industries at speed, brands are under growing pressure not just to adopt AI, but to manage how it is perceived... Read |
| Production |
 | ISSUED BY THE ROOMS NETWORK Movie Room on DStv Channel 113, part of The Rooms Network (TRN), has commenced principal photography on its first original South African feature film, titled Thuli’s Doek... Read |
| Radio |
 | ISSUED BY JACARANDA FM As Jacaranda FM marks an incredible 40 years on air, the station is taking the celebration directly to its listeners with the launch of the Jacaranda FM Feel Good Tour, an epic road trip across Gauteng... Read |
 | ISSUED BY JACARANDA FM Jacaranda FM is marking a major milestone this month as the beloved station celebrates its 40th birthday... Read |
 | Proposed regulatory changes aim to boost satellite innovation, improve spectrum efficiency, and provide certainty for industry players... Read |
| Retail |
 | The report provides a comprehensive, data-driven view of the country’s evolving digital commerce landscape, highlighting the structural shifts shaping both cross-border and domestic e-commerce. Read |
| Social Media |
 | Entries for the 4th annual Content Creator Awards are now open, calling on South Africa’s top digital voices to showcase their work and be recognised for their influence, creativity and impact... Read |
 | Meta has launched “Incognito Chat” for Meta AI on WhatsApp... Read |
| The One Club of Creativity |
 | Seven entries from South African creative schools have won merit awards for the One Show’s Young One’s Awards... Read |
| TV |
 | ISSUED BY THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY AFRICA From Salt and BBC Studios, Stanley Tucci returns to explore Italy’s hidden culinary stories, regional rivalries, and untold food traditions... Read |
 | ISSUED BY MULTICHOICE Conversations around creativity, innovation and protection remain increasingly important as Africa’s entertainment industry continues to grow into one of the continent’s most dynamic creative and economic sectors... Read |
| Africa |
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 | Airlink will launch the first-ever direct Cape Town-Zanzibar flights in October 2026 using its new Embraer E195-E2 aircraft... Read |
 | DUNCAN MIRIRI More than 30 African leaders joined Emmanuel Macron in Kenya for the Africa Forward Summit to strengthen trade, investment and strategic partnerships... Read |
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 | GROUNDUP STAFF Gift of the Givers spokesperson Ali Sablay said they have been “inundated with calls for assistance..." Read |
 | Of the 90 identified and informed contacts, four are in the Western Cape, while 86 are in Gauteng... Read |
 | Customers now pay significantly just to be connected, regardless of how efficiently they consume... Read |
 | TAMARA DINI, RICHARD BHAGWAN-BRYCE, AND NAZEERA MIA The Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, in consultation with the Competition Commission, has amended the merger notification thresholds and merger filing fees in South Africa, with effect from 1 May 2026... Read |
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 | TruthsetsOnline.com is a forensic media analytics company helping brands recover wasted digital advertising spend by verifying that campaigns reach real, engaged human audiences. |
 | The Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry unlocks networks by connecting members to relevant stakeholders. This cooperation cultivates powerful connections that accelerate business growth and regional economic resilience. |
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Senior Paid Social Media Campaign Manager -looking for a specialist to manage & optimise campaigns across Meta, LinkedIn,& TikTok -strong performance marketing experience, technical platform knowledge, & a passion for driving results. Read more >>Penquin is seeking a commercially minded Senior Brand Strategist to lead insight-driven thinking across key accounts, integrated campaigns, and new business pitches within a collaborative, fast-paced, creatively ambitious agency environment. Read more >>Libricom, a leading integrated and ESG report publisher, is seeking a detail-oriented Publication Quality Controller, experienced in copy editing, format editing, and quality control. Fully remote position. Read more >> |
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 | Nedbank IMC Conference 2026 - 17 Sep 2026 , Johannesburg
Under the theme Shift Happens™ - Are you ready? the 2026 edition explores how marketing must evolve in response to rapid change. More info >> |
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 | ISSUED BY ITP COMMUNICATIONS Geopolitical uncertainty and AI’s impact on the security landscape are expected to top the agenda when over 1,000 cybersecurity stakeholders gather for the annual ITWeb Security Summit in Johannesburg next month... Read |
