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 Mon, 03 Aug 2026 03:17:52 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/the-odd-number-appoints-andreas-shifotoka-as-executive-lead-digital-growth-and-enablement-290167a Independent creative agency The Odd Number has announced the appointment of Andreas Shifotoka as executive lead: digital, growth and enablement, a newly created leadership role designed to strengthen the agency's digital capabilities, unlock growth opportunities and enable greater integration across the business. 1-270400 Fri, 31 Jul 2026 12:02:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Social Media South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/tiktok-creates-exclusive-apop-hub-for-tyla-fans-078735a TikTok is marking the release of Tyla's eagerly anticipated new album, A*Pop, with an exclusive in-app experience designed to help fans discover the music, celebrate alongside the global fan community, and connect with one of the platform's biggest stars. 1-270397 Fri, 31 Jul 2026 11:20:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Social Media South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/google-search-console-now-tracks-social-content-what-south-african-marketers-need-to-know-967624a Google’s new platform properties show how content from Instagram, TikTok, X and YouTube performs across Google Search but the data matters only if it changes a decision. 1-270394 Fri, 31 Jul 2026 11:11:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Social Media South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/what-nigeria-ai-reckoning-teaches-south-african-communicators-856553a Nigeria's digital media industry lost more than a quarter of its web traffic in a single year, dropping from over 1.04 billion visits in 2024 to 769 million in 2025. For publishers, this is a commercial challenge. For communications professionals, it is something much bigger: an early warning that the rules of visibility have fundamentally changed. 1-270359 Thu, 30 Jul 2026 12:22:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Social Media South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/4-principles-for-managing-a-crisis-in-the-ai-era-523220a For decades, companies in crisis relied on a simple truth: the news cycle moves on. Keep your head down, wait out the storm, and in a few weeks the headlines fade. Artificial Intelligence (AI) has quietly killed that strategy. 1-270356 Thu, 30 Jul 2026 11:54:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Social Media South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/a-sports-sponsorship-evolution-from-a-logo-to-being-part-of-the-conversation-290967a When Bafana Bafana last stepped onto the field in a Fifa World Cup back in 2010, Instagram didn’t exist yet. It would launch later that year. What we now know as X was still Twitter. TikTok was the sound clocks made. 1-270300 Thu, 30 Jul 2026 09:30:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Social Media South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/fifa-world-cup-global-in-scale-but-media-attention-remains-intensely-local-745472a The Novus Group’s FIFA World Cup 2026 Statistical Media Coverage Report shows how the national team and individual players shaped media attention, while off-field controversy added to the media cycle. 1-270312 Wed, 29 Jul 2026 12:40:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Social Media South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/creative-circle-full-circle-jhb-features-direct-and-print-lions-745332a This story has been updated to reflect the new date of the Johannesburg Creative Circle Full Circle event, which now takes place on 14 August. 1-270262 Tue, 28 Jul 2026 12:32:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Social Media South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/wprd2026-the-golden-age-of-strategic-pr-will-elude-government-until-leadership-changes-189786a As World PR Month draws to a close, the communications community has been reflecting on this year’s declaration that we have entered the Golden Age of Strategic PR, an era in which human insight becomes “The Essential Human OS in an Increasingly Automated World”. 1-270258 Tue, 28 Jul 2026 11:43:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Social Media South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/what-your-apop-south-africa-deserves-its-own-pop-nostalgia-301948a One of the biggest cultural trends of the past few years hasn't been driven by what's new. It's been driven by what we're willing to revisit. 1-270223 Tue, 28 Jul 2026 08:40:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Social Media South Africa