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 | KARABO LEDWABA Windhoek Beer taps Kenyan creator with polydactylism for campaign challenging AI “realness”... read |
|  | KARABO LEDWABA The Advertising Regulatory Board (ARB) has dismissed a consumer complaint against PepsiCo Southern Africa's redesigned Bokomo ProNutro packaging... read |
|  | | Grid Worldwide has officially completed a management buyout from TBWA\SA... read |
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| Cannes Lions |
 | BUKELWA MONQO Bukelwa Monqo, founder and managing director, Old Boys Club examines the shift to creators at Cannest… Read |
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| |  | ISSUED BY BIZCOMMUNITY.COM Launching across our platforms throughout January 2027, BizTrends has become one of the most anticipated features on the business publishing calendar, bringing together Africa's leading futurists, economists, strategists, business leaders and industry innovators... Read |
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| | MADELAIN ROSCHER Madelain Roscher, founder and CEO of PR Worx and Public Relations Institute of SA (Prisa) member, says the future of PR is already here. Is your company ready?... |  | TRACY JONES Dialogue Communications founder Tracy Jones says its not enough for women in finance to only be bought into the limelight when it suits institutions... Read |  | |
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| Marketing & Media |
 | ISSUED BY DENTSU Dentsu X has partnered with Africa Creative Agency to lead the media, and partnership strategy for both WAV Festival 2027 and Africa House... Read |
 | MARTIN MYERS In this article Martin Myers breaks down the real business behind using South African music in film TV and advertising and shows why licensing iconic tracks is far more complex and valuable than most brands think... Read |
 | Adidas has shifted its global media agency business from WPP to Omnicom... Read |
 | Johannesburg-born, Amsterdam-based artist Simnikiwe Buhlungu has been named the winner of the 2025/2026 MTN x UJ New Contemporaries Award... Read |
 | For Kadi, the appointment carries personal significance. Her career has taken her across the cultural and creative economy, through heritage, media, broadcasting regulation, and strategic communications... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY REACH PLAYERS L’Oréal South Africa is redefining beauty engagement through a major expansion into gaming and immersive digital experiences, becoming one of the first beauty groups in the region to activate multiple leading brands simultaneously within Roblox... Read |
 | ISSUED BY PRNEWS OU Every few years, a new platform emerges that fundamentally changes how businesses acquire customers... Read |
 | Sprite has launched a new US campaign celebrating hip-hop culture by turning some of the genre's most influential lyrics into limited-edition can and bottle designs... Read |
 | ISSUED BY MEDIOLOGY The chicken restaurant industry is a war. The “Chicken Wars” as we like to call them... Read |
 | MARC DHALLUIN, ISSUED BY TRUTHSETSONLINE.COM It’s the next gold rush… or is it a feeding frenzy? South African advertisers are pouring growing budgets into connected television (CTV)... Read |
 | JEANNIE MARIE PATERSON Amazon Prime Video is Australia’s second most popular streaming service, only behind Netflix... Read |
 | Packard Bell has launched its first-ever Daytona G16 Pro smartphone with an AI-generated ad campaign… Read |
 | ISSUED BY THE ODD NUMBER Independent industry study recognises The Odd Number as the country's top-performing creative agency... Read |
 | JEANINE VERMAAK AND MOEMISE KEKANA, ISSUED BY THE UP&UP GROUP Why going with your gut is the only way to go... Read |
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| Artificial Intelligence |
 | ISSUED BY MO AGENCY The South African AI Visibility Report 2026 analysed 3,240 answers from ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini across 18 industries and 256 brands... Read |
 | ISSUED BY STRAIDER.AI Most marketing leaders assume that if their SEO is performing, they're capturing their fair share of search demand. They're not... Read |
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| Branding |
 | Miley Cyrus joins the ranks of other musicians, including Kylie Minogue, Aaliyah, Stevie Nicks, Gloria Estefan, David Bowie, Elvis Presley and Elton John – as the latest musician honouree in the Barbie Signature Series... Read |
 | HERMAN BLIGNAUT Fifa's "clean stadium" policy requires host venues to remove or conceal branding belonging to companies that are not official tournament sponsors... Read |
| CRM, CX, UX |
 | WPP has announced expansion plans for WPP Enterprise Solutions, its global business unit for AI-driven transformation… Read |
| DEI |
 | The month-long festival returns to Cape Town this August, marking both the 70th anniversary of the 1956 Women's March and Artscape's 55th year... Read |
| Digital |
 | REBECCA MATLE, TSHOLOFELO MAKHATHINI, FAAIZA GANGAT, AND MINAH MOJELA If South Africa is serious about child protection, cyber safety must be treated as a national health priority... Read |
 | The Digital News Transformation Fund’s second funding round backs newsrooms across seven provinces… Read |
 | NQOBILE DLUDLA As part of the investment, Google will establish a connectivity hub in South Africa's Eastern Cape... Read |
 | MATHABATHA SEXWALE, ISSUED BY BRAVE GROUP I worked with wealth managers for a few years, and one of their favourite maxims was: “It’s not about timing the market; it’s about time in the market.”... Read |
 | The fund is open to independent game studios across 32 African countries, including South Africa... Read |
| Direct Marketing |
 | NICOLENE SCHOEMAN-LOUW, ISSUED BY SCHOEMANLAW While the practical and commercial effect of the Amendment Regulations remains to be seen, the takeaway for all B2B marketers would be to ensure compliance with the 2026 Amendment Regulations... Read |
| ESG |
 | Street Store Winter Campaign Clothes for Closure reached 30 million people... Read |
 | ISSUED BY JOE PUBLIC In South Africa, girls as young as 10 are singing lullabies to babies they were never old enough to have. Amnesty International’s latest “Lullaby” campaign confronts the reality of the rise in children raising children... Read |
| Marketing |
 | The acquisition is a part of the agency's international growth strategy to expand its shopper marketing strategy... Read |
 | Ferrari says Galliera’s exit was something he had already discussed with the company some time ago... Read |
 | A data-driven framework from The CMO Council and MarTech Tribe transforms fragmented stacks into predictive business growth platforms… Read |
 | ISSUED BY IMC CONFERENCE A full-day programme brings together global keynotes, African CMOs, creative leaders and cultural voices... Read |
| Media |
 | ISSUED BY ON THE DOT On The Dot is positioning its specialised logistics business as an integrated supply chain solution for publishers, retailers and e-commerce businesses requiring greater delivery visibility, fulfilment support and flexible customer collection options. Read |
 | MARVIN KGASOANE, ISSUED BY THE UP&UP GROUP Media agencies have built highly successful businesses over many years by hiring specialists... Read |
 | ISSUED BY SAFREA New board, new era!... Read |
 | CAITLIN PERRY Caitlin Perry, head of marketing, Flow, argues that commerce media is outpacing the industry's ability to buy it... Read |
 | NAB has launched its Young Professionals Forum... Read |
| Media Freedom |
 | REUTERS A leading East African media group whose outlets in Uganda were shut down at the weekend by soldiers is in talks with the military to reopen... Read |
 | The South African National Editors’ Forum (Sanef) has selected its new leadership with Katy Katopodis as chairperson... Read |
| Mobile |
 | ISSUED BY SAVANNA UGANDA Savanna Uganda, a pioneering telecommunications company, has announced its official entry into the African mobile network landscape as the newest Mobile Network Operator (MNO) serving Uganda and the broader East African region... Read |
| OOH |
 | JACQUES DU PREEZ, ISSUED BY PROVANTAGE London showcased an industry with growing confidence in its future, but also a clear understanding of what comes next. Digitisation and expansion remain important, but the conversation has evolved... Read |
| Promotions & Activations |
MAROEFAH SMITH The action might be on the pitch, but TikTok is where brands are winning during the 2026 World Cup... |
| Radio |
 | ISSUED BY ALGOA FM Early adoption and continued investment in technology have supported Algoa FM’s growth over the past 40 years, to become the leading commercial media house in its footprint, from the Garden Route to the Wild Coast, and inland through the Karoo... Read |
 | ISSUED BY JACARANDA FM Jacaranda FM is pleased to announce the appointment of Bhekiwe Khumalo as the station’s new human resources manager, effective 1 July 2026... Read |
| Retail |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE For Thembeka Dube, founder of KwaDube Essentials and one of 15 winners of the Woolworths Youth Makers 2026 programme, entrepreneurship wasn't initially about building a luxury lifestyle brand, it was about survival... Read |
Customers can ask the assistant to recommend meals, generate shopping lists, suggest alternatives, build baskets within a budget or even upload handwritten shopping lists and photographs of products for recognition... |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE From couture to commerce, Woolworths Youth Makers 2026 winner Patrick Ferguson is determined to build a proudly South African luxury fashion business... Read |
| Social Media |
ISSUED BY ORNICO Artificial intelligence has moved beyond experimentation to become a core part of marketing in South Africa, but technology alone is no longer what separates successful brands... |
| TV |
The new kykNET series is set to make waves as it showcases the Western Cape’s coastline... |
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 | Safaricom operates across telecommunications, financial services and digital services, with Kenya remaining its largest market... Read |
 | CHIGOZIRIM BODART Chigozirim Bodart, chief of staff at the United Nations Global Compact, says Africa has an opportunity to capture more of the value created by its sporting and creative talent... Read |
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 | This small-leaved succulent plant is set to reduce carbon and boost the economy in the Eastern Cape... Read |
 | Unlike traditional financing models, Absa says the fund will offer conditional grant funding that does not require repayment... Read |
 | Emerging livestock farmers in the Northern Cape are set to benefit from stronger access to the wool value chain as a development programme shifts its focus towards long-term commercial growth... Read |
 | Travellers entering or leaving South Africa must now submit a customs declaration online before travelling, with paper forms available only in limited circumstances... Read |
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