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 | Appointment creates a focused sales partnership connecting brands with digital advertising opportunities across nine blue chip shopping destinations in Gauteng and the Western Cape... read |
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 | TSELISO RANGAKA It was my final year studying journalism at Rhodes University. The AAA School of Advertising had visited campus the day before, and I had missed them... read |
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 | Reboost Plus takes its launch from social feeds to student life, taxi journeys and shop floors in a connected national campaign. Read |
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| Advertising |
 | ISSUED BY ACCENTURE SONG Allan Gray and Accenture Song’s A Seat at the Table has won a D&AD Wood Pencil in Spatial Design, the only South African work to receive a Pencil at the 2026 D&AD Awards... Read |
 | BRENDAN STERLEY, ISSUED BY 365 DIGITAL On 21 October 2026, OpenAI switched on ChatGPT Ads in South Africa as part of a 26-country expansion that takes the platform to 89 markets (Securities.io)... Read |
 | The ruling follows a consumer complaint against an advertisement by Star Motor Group for Jetour Vanderbijlpark... Read |
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 | Pick n Pay is expanding its AI-powered store fulfilment technology to more than 720 stores as online grocery sales grow... read |
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 | ISSUED BY PENQUIN The advertising industry has long celebrated speed, productivity and the ability to deliver the seemingly impossible... Read |
 | ISSUED BY CAXTON MEDIA Local media anchors brand visibility in the age of AI-driven discovery... Read |
 | RUE BATEMAN Rue Bateman, Investec, head of global brand, questions if ‘human touch’ is still the differentiator we once believed, or maybe hoped, it was… Read |
| Branding |
 | IRENE GREGORY Brands belong in communities, not on the ballot paper says Irene Gregory, CEO of IMM Institute... Read |
| CRM, CX, UX |
 | ANDREW SOLOMON Andrew Solomon, marketing director at Achievement Awards Group, asks: What are your customer rewards really designed for? Read |
| Digital |
 | Google has launched a free online learning hub that allows South Africans to access more than 15 digital and AI training programmes... read |
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 | EARLE HOLMES, ISSUED BY AFDA Afda CEO Diaan Lawrenson, COO Henriette de Villiers and Durban Dean Dr Temara Prem represented Afda at the 2026 CILECT Congress in Dublin, Ireland, from 27 to 31 October... Read |
| Events & Conferencing |
 | The partnership began in June 2026, when SAFA announced Stayfree as the official sanitary pad sponsor of Banyana Banyana... read |
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 | ISSUED BY TOPCO MEDIA Entries for the 2026 Standard Bank Top Women Awards close on Friday, 6 November, and Topco Media has issued a final call to women leaders... Read |
| Film & Cinematography |
 | EARLE HOLMES, ISSUED BY AFDA Afda’s annual Graduation Festival returns from 12 to 22 November 2026, showcasing the work of final-year undergraduate and postgraduate students across four South African cities... Read |
| Marketing |
 | JARRED TREMBATH Jarred Trembath is the SSA head of Influential and head of B2B, Affiliate Marketing at Publicis Groupe says Influence has outgrown its silo... Read |
 | Nedbank has partnered with digital marketing platform Adbot and logistics company DHL to help South African small businesses... Read |
 | ISSUED BY BOUNDLESS Ten outrageous couture outfits. One spinning arena. A Chicago-based South African designer and a lubricant brand with absolutely no business being this fashionable... Read |
 | ISSUED BY CADEK MEDIA Excitement is mounting as marketing professionals and industry leaders prepare to converge at the Digital Marketing Conference 2026 (DMC)... Read |
 | ISSUED BY OMNICOM ADVERTISING SOUTH AFRICA More than 70 delegates gathered in Lagos in mid-October to explore how Africa’s cultural intelligence, consumer insights and creative ingenuity can unlock new opportunities for business... Read |
 | ISSUED BY OGILVY SOUTH AFRICA The latest evolution of the investment manager's enduring 'Trust is Earned' platform responds to a world in which even reality can be called into question... Read |
| Media |
 | RACHELLE BRICOUT Clients buy invisible judgement, not products. Learn how aligning PR, earned media, and marketing builds the early shortlist—before AI and buyers decide without you... Read |
| Mobile |
 | ISSUED BY VOYS South African businesses have spent years being told to go digital. Today, the more important question is whether they are building their businesses around the way people actually live, work and communicate... Read |
| Online Media |
 | ISSUED BY BROAD MEDIA MyBroadband’s marketing team worked closely with the distributor to understand its market position and key growth objectives... Read |
| OOH |
 | KARABO CHAUKE, ISSUED BY KENA OUTDOOR Reflecting on the 2026 OOH Indaba, Kena Outdoor considers what it will take to move South Africa’s Out of Home industry from recurring regulatory friction towards shared accountability, predictable processes and responsible growth... Read |
 | ISSUED BY TRACTOR OUTDOOR Tomato sauce? Tamatie sous? Ketchup? Ask a room full of South Africans what they call the red stuff they put on their chips, and you're likely to get multiple different answers – each delivered with equal fervour and conviction... Read |
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 | Chappies has launched Chappies Splash... read |
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 | ISSUED BY ALGOA FM Responding to the publication of international and South African research surveys which show that radio remains the most trusted medium for news, Algoa FM has revamped its news department and entered into strategic partnerships... Read |
 | ISSUED BY HOT 102.7FM Hot 102.7FM has delivered a clean sweep of the major radio categories at the 2026 Best of Joburg and Best of Ekurhuleni Readers’ Choice Awards... Read |
 | ISSUED BY JACARANDA FM Jacaranda FM has unveilied a refreshed brand identity, introduced a simplified new logo, an expanded palette of purple and a new brand font as the brand enters an exciting new chapter... Read |
 | ISSUED BY KAYA 959 Kaya 959 has reaffirmed its commitment to the values of ethical leadership, social justice, integrity and accountability... Read |
| Retail |
 | Retailers can spend weeks preparing their Black Friday promotions and still lose sales because their emails don’t go out when they are supposed to... read |
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 | From AI-powered product discovery and rapid delivery to collaborative gifting and a revamped loyalty programme... Read |
 | Prima Toys is entering the doll market with Zazi... Read |
 | ISSUED BY DENTSU Growth is not getting harder because consumers have stopped spending. It is getting harder because they have become more selective. Read |
 | ISSUED BY ROGERWILCO Rogerwilco and Field and Insights Africa unpack the grocery findings of the 2026 Township CX Report in a live webinar on 18 November... Read |
| Social Media |
 | Influencers may soon find that free hotel stays, beauty treatments and PR packages come with an unexpected price: a tax bill from Sars... Read |
 | ISSUED BY DENTSU The recent public spat between agency CEOs generated plenty of attention. Good for them... Read |
| Sponsorship |
 | ISSUED BY JONSSON WORKWEAR Jonsson Workwear's first Test series on the front of the Proteas' shirts marked the start of a new partnership built on performance... Read |
| Effie Awards |
 | ISSUED BY ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUNICATION AND ADVERTISING UCT’s Women in S.P.A.M. took top honours in the 2026 Effie College Nedbank Challenge, which brought together 19 student teams from five institutions to apply their strategic and creative thinking to a real business brief... Read |
| Pendoring |
 | iPendoring’s 2026's Indigenous Language Imbizo, Under Our Tree 2026 takes place this November... Read |
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 | SANISHA PACKIRISAMY Losing preferential US trade access may be just the beginning of South Africa’s AGOA troubles, with the bigger economic risks potentially still unfolding...Sanisha Packirisamy – Group Economist at Momentum Group - counting the wider cost of SA's Agoa exit Read |
 | MATTHEW HIRSCH Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has accused the commission of “electioneering”... Read |
 | A pioneering 3D-printed middle-ear procedure and commitment to accessible hearing healthcare have earned Professor Mashudu Tshifularo national recognition... Read |
 | The University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business (UCT GSB) and GIBS have both made the Corporate Knights 2026 Better World MBA top 40 list, with UCT GSB earning 2nd place... Read |
 | This is a key finding of the 2026 Institute of Information Technology Professionals (IITPSA) ICT Skills Survey... Read |
 | KATJA HAMILTON South Africa’s municipal election results signal a shift towards multiparty coalitions, with stable local government critical to investor confidence, economic growth and job creation.. Read |
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