https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/669.html South Africa news 15 Social Media news - South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/669.html en-us Tue, 02 Jun 2026 06:31:40 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/ai-shifting-african-businesses-623071a "The IMC conference is one of the most important conversations happening in marketing on the continent right now. What excites me is the quality of the room, practitioners wrestling with real challenges in complex, fast-moving markets. 1-268621 Mon, 01 Jun 2026 12:24:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Social Media South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.africa/article/the-pitcher-awards-celebrate-african-creativity-with-inaugural-success-for-mozambique-734112a The Pitcher Awards 2026 winners have been announced, with agencies from Kenya and Mozambique winning Grands Prix. 1-268602 Mon, 01 Jun 2026 10:29:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Social Media South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.africa/article/2026-africa-elevate-scholarship-recipients-announced-623151a On 28 May, in Nairobi, Kenya, the International News Media Association (INMA) announced 41 recipients of the Africa Elevate 2026 Scholarship, selected from 114 applicants from across Africa. 1-268571 Fri, 29 May 2026 12:22:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Social Media South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/uber-eats-wins-us-effie-awards-grand-effie-734262a On Thursday 28 May, in New York City, the Effie Awards recognised Uber Eats and Special US – along with PHD, O Positive, Exile and Pariah- took home the US Grand Effie, as year’s most effective marketing effort, for their Football is for Food campaign. 1-268572 Fri, 29 May 2026 10:00:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Social Media South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/the-upup-groups-ceo-and-cco-announced-as-speakers-on-official-cannes-lions-agenda-289707a The Up&Up Group is excited and honoured to be represented on the official agenda at this year’s Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. 1-268540 Thu, 28 May 2026 11:24:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Social Media South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/ai-is-making-work-faster-but-speed-is-not-the-test-judgment-is-067525a AI has made work faster. Whether it makes work better depends entirely on the choices that sit around it - the questions we ask before we run the tool, the standards we apply when we review the output, and the intellectual honesty to know the difference between something that looks good and something that is good. 1-268537 Thu, 28 May 2026 10:40:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Social Media South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/shoprite-low-duuuma-scores-with-benni-mccarthy-289177a Football legend Benni McCarthy’s Shoprite store aisle jive has struck a rare chord with South African audiences, delighting fans across social media, racking up more than 20 million views in 24 hours. 1-268480 Wed, 27 May 2026 10:21:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Social Media South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/nick-hamman-joins-time-out-south-africa-067975a Nick Hamman has joined Time Out South Africa as a strategic content contributor and culture Connector. 1-268457 Tue, 26 May 2026 12:32:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Social Media South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/algorithm-or-insight-neither-its-a-false-choice-401329a Is marketing a science or a creative discipline; should we rely on data or on expert intuition; are we investing in technology or in people? Are we optimising for performance or building for brand? 1-268445 Tue, 26 May 2026 11:46:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Social Media South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/recognising-africa-unique-advertising-voice-845723a The influence of Africa’s creator economies across the globe continues to rise. The first and only African artist to perform on the live Grammy main stage was Nigerian Afrobeats star Burna Boy, who made history by performing at the 66th annual ceremony in 2024. 1-268409 Mon, 25 May 2026 14:11:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Social Media South Africa