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ISSUED BY KANTAR Financial and telecom brands dominate the 2026 Kantar BrandZ Top 30, connecting the country in meaningful ways; WeBuyCars makes its debut after revolutionising the used car market... |  |
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 | ISSUED BY ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUNICATION AND ADVERTISING Effie Awards South Africa has announced 45 finalists for the 2026 programme, following the first round of judging... read |
|  | | The PRCA has appointed Lerato Motloung as chair of its Africa NextGen Group... read |
|  | THE CREATIVE CIRCLE The Creative Circle has released a statement on the recent Veli Ngubane Cannes video... read |
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 | RYAN SAUER, ISSUED BY REDWOOD ANALYTICS Why marketers can't defend their budget to the CFO and Exco. Read |
 | ISSUED BY CMO SUMMIT CMO Summit, South Africa’s largest CMO event, will take place on 3 September 2026 at the Sandton Convention Centre, with 100 speakers from around the country... Read |
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The Creative Circle Full Circle events are back... |
 | SIWELILE THUSI This is the story of a girl from Empangeni, delusion, bravado, serendipity, a R43 bank balance and democratized permission... Read |
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| |  | EVAN-LEE COURIE As Women’s Month provides an opportunity to reflect on women’s progress in business and leadership, Maclou believes the creative economy presents a significant opportunity for female entrepreneurs... Read |  | DANETTE BREITENBACH The Brave Collective's Fortune Favours the Brave. Own It. takes place this week, Wednesday, 5 August. Bizcommunity talks to Taryn Hunter Sharman, the co-founder of the Brave Collective... Read |  | |
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| | MADELAIN ROSCHER Madelain Roscher, CEO of PR Worx, explores how artificial intelligence has fundamentally changed crisis and reputation management... |  | LORATO TSHENKENG Lorato Tshenkeng, founder and CEO of Decode, reflects on the recent Social Media Summit for Government in the context of WPRD 2026... Read |  | LEBOGANG MASHANGOANE Lebogang Mashangoane, account director at Riverbed PR says PR’s Golden Age will belong to those who understand people... Read |  | KARABO LEDWABA Marketing & Media editor Karabo Ledwaba argues that PR's biggest challenge isn't AI or media databases—it's forgetting the fundamentals of knowing the media... Read |  | COVENANT NSA Nigeria's Covenant Nsa talks lessons for public relations for SA from Nigeria... Read |  | BRADLY HOWLAND Bradly Howland, CEO, Alkemi Collective says corporate reputation now behaves like statecraft, but most of the PR profession is still equipped for something else... Read |  | PAUL REYNELL Paul Reynell, Paddington Station PR founder and managing director, says it is time PR recognises a simple human truth… Read |  | |
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ISSUED BY THE ODD NUMBER Independent creative agency The Odd Number has announced the appointment of Andreas Shifotoka as executive lead: digital, growth and enablement... |
 | Springbok legend and head coach of the Toyota Cheetahs, Francois Steyn tests the Toyota bZ4X... Read |
 | ISSUED BY BOUNDLESS “Umoja ni nguvu.” Unity is strength. It’s one of Tanzania’s most widely shared proverbs... Read |
 | Five young creative professionals from the Middle East & Africa are on the ADC Young Guns 24 jury... Read |
 | The Get Even With Corners campaign centres on an online film which puts corners on trial in a stylised black-and-white courtroom drama... Read |
 | Omnicom’s revenue in the second quarter of 2026 increased $2.5bn to $6.6bn... Read |
 | The Advertising Regulatory Board has launched ARBIE, an artificial intelligence-powered chatbot designed to help users search and access advertising rulings in seconds.... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY SOCIAL PLACES AI Visibility Tracker shows exactly how often AI assistants recommend your locations, and where you're winning or losing ground against named competitors... Read |
 | ISSUED BY GREATSTOCK The history of technology is full of examples of people mistaking a new tool for a new set of rules... Read |
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| Branding |
 | Cracker Barrel, a US casual dining and retail chain best known for its country-themed restaurants and gift stores, announced that Masino will leave the role on 10 August... Read |
 | Fashion brand Kate Spade New York has announced that two-time Grammy-winning artist Tyla is its new global brand ambassador... Read |
 | LERATO MOTLOUNG Long before influencer marketing had budgets and playbooks, personalities like Nonhle were experimenting with digital platforms, building audiences, and proving that influence could exist outside traditional media... Read |
 | BONITA CHRISTIE Nostalgia is a powerful commerce lever, says Bonita Christie, business unit director, Digitas... Read |
 | INGRID VON STEIN, ISSUED BY DENTSU The most important consumer decision in Africa is not happening where brands are looking for it. It is not happening in store. It is not happening on a website. It is not even happening in search... Read |
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 | MAROEFAH SMITH Bizcommunity ESG editor, Maroefah Smith, reports back from Twyg’s recent Africa Textile Talks... Read |
| Digital |
 | ISSUED BY MEDIA24 The new Daily Sun app gives advertisers a sharper mobile route into one of South Africa’s most loyal and engaged mass-market audiences... Read |
 | ISSUED BY REACH PLAYERS The gaming audience has never been the problem. The infrastructure to invest in it properly has been... Read |
 | CASEY MANTLE Casey Mantle, head of digital at Special Effects Media South Africa looks at what marketers need to know now that Google Search Console tracks social content... Read |
 | ISSUED BY BLUEGRASS DIGITAL For a global consumer brand, keeping distributors and local markets aligned with the latest marketing activity, company news and business information is no small task... Read |
 | Jung von Matt Nerd (JvM Nerd) has launched One Last Stand globally, especially for physical events... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY OFM RADIO Every winter, temperatures across parts of central South Africa fall well below freezing, with communities across the Free State, Northern Cape, North West, and Vaal experiencing some of the country’s harshest winter conditions... Read |
| Events & Conferencing |
 | ISSUED BY ZANETTI AI INSTITUTE Simone Zanetti, Founder and chief AI strategist of the Zanetti AI Institute, has accepted an invitation to participate in the SuperLead Leadership Summit 2026... Read |
 | AMANDA VAN DALEN, ISSUED BY SA EVENT DECOR If you ask what the biggest corporate event trend is for 2026, the answer isn’t a specific colour palette, the return of a classic era, or a new take on a floral aesthetic... Read |
| Film & Cinematography |
 | The exhibition will showcase selected winning images from the 2024, 2025 and 2026 Sony World Photography Awards... Read |
| Magazines |
 | ISSUED BY ON THE DOT South Africa’s local magazine market is not moving in one simple direction... Read |
| Marketing |
 | ISSUED BY TECHSYS DIGITAL Football fans do not just watch the game anymore. They become part of it... Read |
 | ISSUED BY BRAVE GROUP A modest R50,000 Meta campaign for Sodastream did more than drive traffic... Read |
 | COURTNEY CHAPPLE, ISSUED BY BRAVE GROUP There is a fear running quietly through the industry that AI will make strategists and writers redundant... Read |
 | ISSUED BY INCUBETA While three-quarters of brands still fly blind on platform metrics, more advanced teams are triangulating attribution, MMM and experiments into one intelligence layer... Read |
 | MUSA KALENGA, ISSUED BY BRAVE GROUP New research puts a hard number on an old feud. And it should change how every board treats the marketing budget... Read |
 | ISSUED BY VICINITY MEDIA We're excited to welcome our new senior business development manager to the Vicinity Media team... Read |
 | ISSUED BY DENTSU As algorithms increasingly shape how consumers discover content, brands are being challenged to rethink the role of social media within their organisations... Read |
 | The upcoming AMC Conference will explore how marketing leadership, brand power and value creation can drive growth across the continent... Read |
 | ISSUED BY KANTAR Kantar, the world's leading brand intelligence company, announces today that Adhil Patel has joined as senior director, marketing science... Read |
| Media |
Journalists and other employees at the Daily Dispatch and The Herald have yet to receive their July salaries... |
 | ISSUED BY DAILY MAVERICK Daily Maverick’s premier event, The Gathering, returns on Friday, 11 September 2026 at the CTICC, brought to you in partnership with Ninety One... Read |
 | Bafana Bafana drove South Africa’s World Cup media coverage before daily volumes fell 44.9%... Read |
 | Lerato Makhutla has been appointed business unit head at The MediaShop, leading the Nedbank business... Read |
| Online Media |
 | ISSUED BY BROAD MEDIA Newsday is the fastest-growing news publication in South Africa, with 1.3 million active monthly readers and 3.5 million page views... Read |
| OOH |
 | ISSUED BY PROVANTAGE Outdoor Network is expanding its national digital out-of-home (DOOH) footprint with four new 3m x 6m digital billboard sites in Pretoria and the Western Cape... Read |
| Radio |
 | ISSUED BY PRIMEDIA BROADCASTING The 702 Jozi My Jozi Walk the Talk 2026 has resoundingly redefined urban renewal and community unity in South Africa’s economic heartland... Read |
 | ISSUED BY UNITED STATIONS Every family has its road trip traditions... Read |
 | ISSUED BY HOT 102.7FM Hot 102.7FM has secured a significant amendment to the programming format of its commercial broadcasting licence... Read |
 | ISSUED BY OFM RADIO After a month of listeners showcasing the many ways OFM forms part of their everyday life across Central South Africa, OFM has announced Vryburg listener Hannelie Gerber as the winner of its Show Your OFM competition... Read |
 | ISSUED BY GAGASI FM Gagasi FM, the sound of KZN, is turning up the heat once more with an exciting mid-season shake-up that will see changes to the station’s two biggest shows while remaining true to what matters the most – its listeners... Read |
| Research |
 | ISSUED BY INSIGHT SURVEY South Africa’s carbonated soft drinks industry is entering a more varied and occasion-led phase, where growth is no longer being shaped by cola alone... Read |
| Retail |
 | Rather than simply providing a sales channel, Pick n Pay Clothing is using its design, production and retail infrastructure to give emerging designers insight into the full commercial lifecycle of fashion... Read |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE Would you pay R59.99 for one avocado? Woolworths’ Avozilla is much bigger than your average avo — and South Africans have a lot to say about it. Discover what’s driving the buzz... Read |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE A self-taught leather artisan, Phiwe Mareka has grown Hide and Suede from a personal ambition into a handcrafted leather brand that even Woolworths recognised... Read |
 | ISSUED BY CATALYZE South African importers, distributors, retailers, wholesalers and hospitality buyers are invited to meet a delegation of export-ready Thai companies visiting Johannesburg on 13 August 2026... Read |
 | The rewards ecosystem combines banking, fuel and retail into a single customer value proposition, enabling consumers to earn enhanced rewards across three of their most frequent monthly spending categories... Read |
| Social Media |
 | TikTok is marking the release of Tyla's eagerly anticipated new album, A*Pop, with an exclusive in-app experience... Read |
| Sponsorship |
 | ISSUED BY LEVERGY For brands targeting affluent consumers, the challenge isn't finding them; it's earning their attention... Read |
 | DOMINIQUE BAXEWANOS, CHABI SETSUBI AND KAVISH HARISANKER Chabi Setsubi, Kavish Harisanker and Dominique Baxewanos write about how Standard Bank’s sponsorship evolved from more than just a logo on a jersey… Read |
| Streaming |
 | KARABO LEDWABA The debate around Tyla's new album says less about Africa and more about how we misunderstand authenticity, nostalgia and cultural identity... Read |
| TV |
 | SABC1 will premiere the 13-part South African amapiano documentary series For The Culture: I Am on Sunday, 2 August 2026... Read |
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 | A new deal with Catalonia Hotels will see a 271-room resort built in Tanzania and a 522-room property converted in Montego Bay... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY CYRIL RAMAPHOSA FOUNDATION Cyril Ramaphosa Foundation has appointed former beneficiary Cyril Madiba as its chief executive officer, effective 1 August 2026... Read |
 | Every currently enrolled girl's scholarship and support are fully protected, right through to the completion of Grade 12... Read |
 | Beneficiaries whose grants have been flagged for review will not be paid during the usual three-day cycle... Read |
 | The 228m crude oil tanker Troy is the first vessel of its size to use the Prince Edward Graving Dock in more than 10 years... Read |
 | The South African overseeing risk management, corporate strategy, partnerships and ESG standards at New Development Bank... Read |
 | The approval applies to licence codes A, A1, B and EB... Read |
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 | KFC has been part of Africa’s story since 1971, when the first restaurant opened in Johannesburg. Today, with more than 1,500 restaurants across 22 sub-Saharan countries, it stands as the continent’s leading quick service restaurant brand and home of the Original Recipe® fried chicken that millions love. |
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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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