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 | | On Sunday 11 October, the final The Devi Show’s television episode aired... read |
|  | | Geoff Lourens has joined the Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa... read |
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 | The finalists showcase South Africa’s excellence in direct and integrated marketing, combining strategic thinking, creativity and measurable business impact... read |
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| Loeries |
 | ISSUED BY PUBLICIS GROUPE AFRICA LePub Johannesburg takes home the Live Events Grand Prix, Heineken Beverages is crowned Brand of the Year, Sebastian Dupper named Young Creative of the Year... Read |
 | ISSUED BY OMNICOM ADVERTISING SOUTH AFRICA TBWA\ Hunt Lascaris earned two Gold, eight Silver, eight Bronze and two Craft certificates during this year’s Loeries Creative Week... Read |
 | DANETTE BREITENBACH Founder and CCO of Halo, Dean Oelschig, chats about the good work he is seeing at the Loeries this year... Read |
 | DANETTE BREITENBACH Loeries Creative Week is a great stage for South African Tourism... Read |
 | DANETTE BREITENBACH Dove: Real TLC is a purposeful campaign for breast cancer... Read |
 | DANETTE BREITENBACH AI and creativity are used in VML's Standard Bank's Fraud Gallery campaign... Read |
 | DANETTE BREITENBACH Tilesh Bhaga, creative director of digital and technology, VML talks about how technology and creativity can intersect successfully... Read |
 | ISSUED BY DENTSU MIC, hosted by dentsu X South Africa at the Loeries, brought together industry leaders, marketers, creatives and cultural commentators to explore the forces shaping modern brand growth and consumer engagement... Read |
| Marketing & Media |
 | From budget-friendly breaks to luxury escapes, Pearl Thusi and Lungile Radu explore what South Africa’s nine provinces offer at different price points... Read |
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| Advertising |
 | WPP has appointed Tyler Turnbull CEO of WPP Creative... read |
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 | ELIZMA KEYTER A real creative doesn’t fear new tools, like AI; they use them to their advantage, says Elizma Keyter, art director, Retroviral... Read |
 | Publicis’ third-quarter organic growth surpasses market expectations... Read |
 | GH Media Group has been appointed as the official national and agency commercial representative for YOU FM... Read |
| Artificial Intelligence |
 | 99c group CEO Andrew Brand explains how the agency's new AI capabilities enhance client delivery... read |
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 | ISSUED BY MANN MADE Two days of global speakers, AI, interactive experiences, an innovation expo and high-level networking come to Sandton this month.. Read |
 | Brandtech+ has partnered with SA creative schools to prepare talent for an AI-first industry… Read |
| Branding |
 | This is according to the 2026 South African Customer Experience Report... Read |
| Design |
 | The collection examines conflict, memory, and culture through the lens of Coloured identity in South Africa... Read |
| Digital |
 | Black Friday may officially fall on 27 November this year, but for many South African shoppers, the journey has already begun... Read |
 | ISSUED BY CELERITY.CHAT Rich Communication Services (RCS) is emerging as one of the biggest shifts in business messaging, bringing rich media, interactive experiences and verified brand identities into the mobile inbox... Read |
| Direct Marketing |
 | NADINE MATHER, SAVANNA STEPHENS, TANYA CHIVAURA AND BRADLEY DUNBAR The mandatory registration period for direct marketers to enroll on the national opt-out registry is currently open and will close on 31 December 2026... Read |
| Education |
 | ISSUED BY STYLE ID The module gives creators at every stage the commercial, legal and operational skills to turn content creation into a professional, sustainable business... Read |
| ESG |
 | ISSUED BY PRIMEDIA BROADCASTING Primedia Cares, in collaboration with the Department of Social Development and CapeTalk, continues to drive momentum in its vital campaign, advancing the Safety Parents initiative across the Western Cape... Read |
 | The partnership brings together radio, experiential marketing and a fundraising initiative, using audience engagement beyond the airwaves to encourage participation in a health-related cause... Read |
| Events & Conferencing |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE Bizcommunity gets an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the creative vision, collaboration and cultural energy driving Anything Goes’ new Culture in Motion campaign... Read |
 | London, Dubai and South African venues feature among the 2026 World MICE Awards winners, recognising excellence across global business events... Read |
 | Arts and cultural festivals are increasingly becoming more than showcases. They are proving to be a platform for job creation, tourism, small-business activity, brand engagement and so much more... Read |
 | ISSUED BY IAE MEDIA IAE Media, Events & Incentives has won the Best Business Events Supplier – Southern Africa award at the Africa MICE Awards 2026 in Mombasa, Kenya, ahead of its 20th anniversary in 2027... Read |
 | Under the theme The Shape of Us, this year's programme examines the relationship between design, identity and the built environment, spanning disciplines from architecture and furniture to fashion, textiles, craft and urban design... Read |
 | ISSUED BY BLOOM MARKETING & BLOOM INFINITE Bloom Inside Out (BIO) is proud to announce the 8th Annual BIO Women’s Summit & Power Women Awards... Read |
 | ISSUED BY ONPOINT PR Twenty young women had the opportunity to put their stories and ambitions centre stage when the White Star Miss Soweto 2026 Top 20 finalists were officially introduced at Falcon Arrow Spur Southgate on Thursday, 15 October... Read |
| Marketing |
 | AMC Awards named Stanbic IBTC Bank’s Together4ALimb initiative Campaign of the Year and Best Cause-Related Campaign... read |
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 | RICHARD DUNN, ISSUED BY PLAYMAKERS If you had told me 25 years ago that Playmakers would be where it is now, I wouldn’t have believed you... Read |
 | ISSUED BY EBM GROUP EBM once again honoured internationally at the prestigious Solal Awards... Read |
 | JG BEZUIDENHOUT, ISSUED BY OFFERNET Most CEOs and CFOs do not need another marketing dashboard. They need to know whether the money being spent on marketing is creating measurable, profitable growth... Read |
 | ISSUED BY CLOCKWORK South African independent agency formalises a new operating model as brands face rising complexity across channels, markets, audiences and technology... Read |
| Media |
 | PwC’s Africa Entertainment & Media Outlook 2026–2030 shows that digital growth is reshaping Africa’s entertainment and media industry... read |
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 | ISSUED BY DENTSU Carat unveils a new global positioning focused on engineering meaningful difference and measurable client advantage... Read |
 | The 2026 Galliova Award winners have been announced... Read |
| Newspapers |
 | ISSUED BY DAILY MAVERICK Daily Maverick and Gift of the Givers have launched the sixth edition of the MavericKids Activity Book... Read |
| OOH |
 | DANETTE BREITENBACH The DA heads to court today to fight for its water accountability billboard... Read |
| PR & Communications |
 | Provoke Media’s Sabre Awards competitions for Africa, Australia & New Zealand, and MENAT are on 16 October... Read |
| Promotions & Activations |
 | The brand is introducing the Champion Coach Experience, giving fans an opportunity to put their football knowledge to the test and have their voices heard throughout the 2026 Carling Knockout Cup... Read |
| Radio |
 | MASI MDINGANE The Attention Economy and the 3-Minute Song, and what hit music radio can learn from TikTok... read |
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 | ISSUED BY EAST COAST RADIO From coffee and treats to cash prizes and a R30,000 East Coast Radio Fugitive win, East Coast Radio celebrated three decades with the people who made it possible... Read |
 | Launching in South Africa this week, the range combines the surprise of mystery capsules with a working miniature record player, positioning the product at the intersection of toys, music memorabilia and lifestyle... Read |
 | ISSUED BY EAST COAST RADIO East Coast Radio and Pick n Pay call on KwaZulu-Natal to help put food on the table, support rural schools and make a difference this festive season... Read |
 | ISSUED BY ALGOA FM From wind farms and solar parks to spekboom restoration, green hydrogen, and electric mobility, Algoa Country is turning its natural advantages into an engine for sustainable growth... Read |
| Radio & Podcasts |
 | The On The Road Podcast has passed 300,000 YouTube views and reached two million TikTok views as FNB and WesBank renew their sponsorship... Read |
 | ISSUED BY BROAD MEDIA Your business can benefit from Smart Money’s large and engaged audience by getting its executives featured on the podcast... Read |
| Retail |
 | For younger brands, the challenge is building the familiarity, trust and emotional connections that could become their greatest commercial assets... Read |
 | Shoprite's PicardiRebel buyout and Woolworths' In2food takeover have been cleared by the Competition Tribunal - however, there are strings attached... Read |
 | The results came as Boxer reached its 600-store milestone, reinforcing its expansion strategy as consumers seek value amid higher living and transport costs... Read |
 | Real Cosmetics is available at more than 100 Pick n Pay stores nationwide and through Pick n Pay asap!... Read |
 | The doll draws inspiration from Dion’s 1998 awards-show outfit, worn during a performance of My Heart Will Go On, the theme song from the film Titanic... read |
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 | E-commerce conversion depends on several connected decisions. Consumers need enough confidence to discover an unfamiliar brand, feel comfortable completing payment and trust that the product will arrive... Read |
 | PULE MARTIN Pule Martin explores how brands can respond to the way shoppers use AI to research purchases, with practical suggestions for presenting clear, concern-led and benefits-led product information... Read |
 | HEATH BATT In this exclusive article, Heath Batt, new business development manager, SA, Smollan Technologies, looks at what your sales data can teach you before #BlackFriday even arrives... Read |
| Social Media |
 | The 2026 Samsung Galaxy Content Creator Awards winners have been announced... read |
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 | PHILBERT GIRINEMA Formula One last raced on the continent at South Africa's Kyalami circuit to the north of Johannesburg and has long sought a way back... Read |
 | KATJA HAMILTON Africa is challenging the global ratings establishment with its first homegrown credit agency, as soaring debt costs intensify the push for fairer borrowing terms... Read |
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 | BRADLEY WORKMAN-DAVIES The Labour Appeal Court ruling is important reminder that employees must give employers time to fix workplace complaints... Read |
 | The 2026 FNB Sauvignon Blanc SA Top 10 winners have been announced, with nine wines from the 2025 vintage and one from 2026, as the competition celebrates 20 years... Read |
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 | Based on Deon Meyer’s bestselling novel Blood Safari, the eight-part thriller Invisible stars Abbie Cornish and Dougray Scott in a South African conspiracy... Read |
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 | SA Motor Lease makes access to a vehicle more attainable through flexible Rent to Buy and vehicle leasing solutions. |
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 | Opera UCT brings Mozart’s dramatic mix of seduction, dark humour and supernatural revenge to Cape Town’s Baxter Theatre... Read |
