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Xolisa Dyeshana, chief creative officer and partner at Joe Public, gives lessons from his experience as 2025’s Cannes Audio & Radio jury president (Image by Danette Bretienbach © Bizcommunity)

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Lexi Hall leads Kleber Group’s new Cape Town office

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Image supplied:© Dave Lindemann. Pictured: Matt Canning, Ballito. Surfing In South Africa has officially launched its first downloadable issue

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Terry Levin looks at campaigns presented at the recent Creative Circle Full Circle event in Cape Town. Pictured: The Sounds Right campaign

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#VoicesofChange | Hellopeter launches Women’s Month campaign in fight against GBVF

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Entries now open for the 2026 Product of the Year South Africa Awards

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Kendrick Lamar and Dave Free launch Project 3, a global creative agency

Kendrick Lamar and Dave Free launch Project 3, a global creative agency

Kamers/Makers: A new look, rooted in legacy

Kamers/Makers: A new look, rooted in legacy

South Africa’s ‘Chicken Wars’ redefining the fast food industry

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Medalla is one of the standout creative strategy campaigns.

#CreativeCircle2025: How a thief, a tennis racket, and Cannes reminded me why strategy mattersKarabo Ledwaba

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#InternationalBeerDay: The significance of SA's beer sectorCharlene Louw

Source: © Joburg etc Former SuperSport CEO Marc Jury has been appointed group CEO of sports marketing agency Megapro, effective 1 September 2025.

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South Africa’s Most Recommended Brands for 2025 revealed

South Africa’s Most Recommended Brands for 2025 revealedKLA

New head of video entertainment for SABC

New head of video entertainment for SABC

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8 rising SA creators graduate from Dentsu School of Influence

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Lexi Hall leads Kleber Group’s new Cape Town office

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SA's Jenny Ehlers and Sbu Sitole named to Next Creative Leaders 2019 global jury

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#IRIGrowthSummit: Invest in the tech of tomorrow to thrive in FMCG

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From customer journey mapping to journey management

From customer journey mapping to journey management

Antony Adelaar 11 Jul 2019

In an interview today, Tanzanian Foreign Minister Palamagamba Kabudi said that journalist Azory Gwanda (pictured), who has been missing since 2017, is dead. Credit: CPJ/Mwananchi.

In BBC interview, Tanzanian foreign minister says journalist Azory Gwanda is dead

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Monique Claassen, director of media and digital insights at Millward Brown and Jane Ostler, global head of media, presenting at Kantar's Cape Town 'Roadmap to Media Effectiveness' event.

Context conquers platform: Connecting with the new-world consumer

Leigh Andrews 11 Jul 2019

Discount-obsessed South Africans being trained to buy on promotion

Discount-obsessed South Africans being trained to buy on promotion

11 Jul 2019

2019 Savanna Comics' Choice Awards nominees announced

2019 Savanna Comics' Choice Awards nominees announced

11 Jul 2019

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Young Ghanaian innovator wants to inspire youth

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Lessons learnt opening own business a year ago

Lessons learnt opening own business a year ago

Jeremy Crowder 11 Jul 2019

The one place where you can reach all South African IT decision-makers

The one place where you can reach all South African IT decision-makers

Broad Media 11 Jul 2019

Deep care is the holy grail of client management

Deep care is the holy grail of client management

Lynn Madeley, Havas Johannesburg 11 Jul 2019

Find your niche: Why cut-and-paste eventing doesn't work

Find your niche: Why cut-and-paste eventing doesn't work

Worx Group 11 Jul 2019

Retailers - give me an (even basic) experience!

Retailers - give me an (even basic) experience!

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Is it time to dump mission statements?

Robert Gentle 10 Jul 2019

Kantar announces South Africa's Top 20 Best Liked Ads for 2018

Kantar announces South Africa's Top 20 Best Liked Ads for 2018

Kantar 10 Jul 2019

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How can we establish a pro-youth and entrepreneurship strategy for South Africa?

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#AfricaLeads: Africa poised for substantial growth

Louise Marsland 10 Jul 2019

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CTICC to host over 100 international conferences by 2026

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Tshiqi captions this: “I really struggle with taking pictures of myself; I never know what to do with my face but, here goes. Hoping I look semi-normal #crossingfingers.”

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Leigh Andrews 10 Jul 2019

Move over coffee! Tea is the new 'it' drink

Move over coffee! Tea is the new 'it' drink

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Passing the torch to the millennial generation

Passing the torch to the millennial generation

Mark Bannerman 10 Jul 2019

DJ FRESH (SA) on

SABC fires DJ Fresh

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We organised a conference for 570 people without using plastic. Here's how it went

We organised a conference for 570 people without using plastic. Here's how it went

Elizabeth Sinclair, Charlotte Birkmanis, and Robert Pemberton 10 Jul 2019

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Two days left to enter African Digital Media Awards 2019

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#Newsmaker: Carryn Martin joins new proptech app as brand manager

Jessica Tennant 10 Jul 2019

We can't all be Mandela. But we can live up to his legacy

We can't all be Mandela. But we can live up to his legacy

Michael Hathorn, Ginkgo Agency 10 Jul 2019

Brandfundi named Best Boutique Marketing and PR Agency in Johannesburg

Brandfundi named Best Boutique Marketing and PR Agency in Johannesburg

Brandfundi 10 Jul 2019

MediaHeads 360 MD talks to T'Bose on Kaya FM

MediaHeads 360 MD talks to T'Bose on Kaya FM

MediaHeads 360 10 Jul 2019

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#IRIGrowthSummit: Invest in the tech of tomorrow to thrive in FMCG

#IRIGrowthSummit: Invest in the tech of tomorrow to thrive in FMCG

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Kids and family focused channel Pineapple TV launched in Nigeria

11 Jul 2019

In an interview today, Tanzanian Foreign Minister Palamagamba Kabudi said that journalist Azory Gwanda (pictured), who has been missing since 2017, is dead. Credit: CPJ/Mwananchi.

In BBC interview, Tanzanian foreign minister says journalist Azory Gwanda is dead

11 Jul 2019

Ad Tech Masterclass in Nigeria.

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