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Kelvin Watt, chairperson of Nielsen Sports SA, looks at why the Comrades Marathon’s 2026 YouTube broadcast may prove to be a turning point for live sport (Image supplied)

EXCLUSIVE | Comrades 2026: When YouTube becomes TVKelvin Watt

Sharleen James is the managing director at Razor PR. Source: Supplied.

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#YouthMonth | From the Cape Flats to creative director at OFYT

#YouthMonth | From the Cape Flats to creative director at OFYT

Matla Media’s Nompumelelo Zwane asks how we can empower the next generation (Image supplied)

#YouthMonth | Marketing's role in empowering the next generationNompumelelo Zwane

Jim Stengel has been named as the Cannes inaugural Lions Laureate for Marketing. (Image source: @ Lia )

#Cannes2026 | Former P&G marketing officer named inaugural Lions Laureate for Marketing

S'dumo Mtshali in a scene with Celeste Ntuli. Source: Netflix.

The Polygamist breaks into Netflix global top 4 non-english showsKarabo Ledwaba

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Cape Town updates events by-law to ease approvals

Effie Worldwide has released the 2025 Effie Index (Image supplied)

Global Effie Index: 2025’s most effective marketers, brands and agencies

#YouthMonth | Plascon and Hood Youth Development Project revitalise neighbourhoods

#YouthMonth | Plascon and Hood Youth Development Project revitalise neighbourhoodsEvan-Lee Courie

Gerety Awards 2026 Shortlist has been announced. Source: Supplied.

3 South African campaigns in Gerety craft CUT — Will local agencies win gold?

SA youth: The myth of the digital-only generation

SA youth: The myth of the digital-only generationCaxton Media

African movie channel’s FAST channel, Nolly Africa HD, launches on LG Channels across Europe (Image supplied)

Nolly Africa launches on LG Channels in 16 European countries

(Left) Marilize Jacobs, founder, VocalCord PR and Reputation Management and (right) Thabani Mnyakeni, chief creative officer, TM Relations, say that youth is not an age, it’s a mindset (Image supplied)

#YouthMonth | Youth is a mindset rather than an age bracketMarilize Jacobs & Thabani Mnyakeni

Tiger Brands powers ahead with renewable energy rollout as seven manufacturing sites generate solar energy

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Novus Group’s latest Print Media Landscape Report says print's defining story is no longer one of collapse alone (Image supplied)

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Cheslin Kolbe named Nissan Africa ambassador in Navara Pro-4X deal

Cheslin Kolbe named Nissan Africa ambassador in Navara Pro-4X deal

LinkedIn has introduced Creator Marketplace and BrandWorks (Image source: © 123rf )

LinkedIn extends tools to creators

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Visa Study: 77% South Africans use AI to shop, but trust is key at checkoutIrene Auma

Pierre Cassuto, Humanz’ global chief marketing officer, says the most costly habit in marketing right now isn’t bad creative. It relates to the campaign itself (Image source: © 123rf )

A campaign is a fiction - the algorithm needs continuitypierre cassuto

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From L-R: Creative Industry Award winner Genet Kebede from Paradise Fashion (Ethiopia); Arunma Oteh, Oxford University Academic Scholar, former vice president and treasurer, World Bank - who handed over the awards; and runner-up Abby Ikomi, House of Irawo (Nigeria).

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Image source: Gallo/Getty.

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