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| |  | ISSUED BY TOPCO MEDIA Standard Bank is once again the event's platinum sponsor and together with Topco Media will host the virtual Top Women Conference on 6 and 7 October 2021... Read |  | ISSUED BY TRACTOR OUTDOOR Tractor Outdoor's sales director Lizelle Mc Connell weighs in on what needs to be done to make the out of home media industry more inclusive to women... Read |  | ISSUED BY TOPCO MEDIA From the Desk of the Presidency - our President celebrates the roll-out of the vaccines and the millions of South Africans who have been vaccinated... Read |  | |  | RUTH COOPER Pro-surfer Bianca Buitendag recently made history as one of the two women, and only SA athletes, to bring home medals for South Africa from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics... Read |  | RUTH COOPER In response to the rise of fast fashion and over-consumption, entrepreneurs and business partners Simone Veitch and Kishana Naidoo recently launched Shared Collective, a rental wardrobe platform... Read |  | EMILY STANDER We speak to Kriya Gangiah, owner of Kri8tive Media, to find out her view on representation of women in media... Read |  | EVAN-LEE COURIE From breaking the silo mentality to creating teams that are integrated and collaborative. Charlie Wannell is the marketing manager at Mediamark... Read |  | EVAN-LEE COURIE Lerato Songelwa is the deputy managing director of Hill+Knowlton Strategies South Africa. She is a solution-orientated and versatile professional with 15 years of experience... Read |  | EMILY STANDER Lizelle McConnell tells us more about her work with OOH and DOOH, the place of women in the industry right now, and how diversity can impact OOH marketing... Read |  | MIRANDA LUSIBA I feel that it is essential to highlight some gender inequalities in business; but instead of focusing on the doom and gloom, I'm going to rather focus on how to overcome these challenges... Read |  | JENNA BERNDT While no sector has escaped the fallout from Covid-19, few industries have suffered quite as much as travel, tourism and hospitality. And for this sector, the impact falls predominantly on women... Read |  | EMILY STANDER Haseena Cassim, the managing director of YFM, is a passionate woman who believes in making your own opportunities... Read |  | BESA RUELE Leadership is a responsibility, and leaders must actively work towards achieving greater diversity and empowerment within their organisations... Read |  | NELISIWE MASANGO Stories inspire many of us. In fact, most of us probably have at least one story - be it fact or fiction - that has set off a spark of inspiration instrumental in motivating us... Read |  | The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) has opened the nominations for the 2021 annual AWIEF Awards... Read |  | Every female entrepreneur deserves a medal. It's not easy juggling and finding the balance between motherhood, work, relationships and running a business... Read |  | CSG announced new growth in its partnership with Cape Innovation & Technology Initiative (CiTi) to broaden the organisation's Women in Business programme nationwide... Read |  | The top 25 Mrs South Africa 2022 finalists were revealed on Friday, 20 August 2021 at a Winter Ball event hosted at Emperors Palace Hotel in Johannesburg... Read |
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 | CHRISTINA KENNEDY The Covid-19 pandemic forced many businesses worldwide to sit up with a jolt and smell the coffee: if ever there was a time for business unusual, this was it... Read |
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 | BRENDAN SEERY New VW GTI: Bending time with Ogilvy's power of vrr-pha; Gut-punching shock as Emirates tells us it's 'on top of the world'... Read |
 | Cape Town-based agency Derrick has announced the launch of their latest campaign for 10X Investments... Read |
 | The 2021 finalists for the New York Festivals AME Awards have been announced... Read |
| Branding |
 | ISSUED BY BATELEUR BRAND PLANNING As a consequence of an exiting shareholder, 40% of Bateleur's shares have been released and balanced across all business functions. As such, all aspects of the business are now in the hands of its owners... Read |
 | MELODY MAKER AND MICHELE CAMERON While PoPIA came into force at the beginning of July to much fanfare, it is just another step in the journey towards consumer privacy... Read |
 | DAN MOYANE The organisations that people choose to support, engage with and even work for need to be able to do more than just express to their commitment to create value... Read |
 | The finalists of the 2021 Sunday Times GenNext Awards have been announced, along with a few new categories... Read |
| CRM, CX, UX |
 | JG BEZUIDENHOUT It's more important than ever to have a website. But just because you have one doesn't mean that people will visit or buy from it... Read |
| CSI |
 | ISSUED BY INNOVATE DURBAN Innovate Durban CEO Aurelia Albert is delighted to announce their commitment to rebuild the Innovation Co-Lab in the community of Wiggins, Cato Manor... Read |
| Digital |
 | ISSUED BY ESET Eset has been creating a secure digital world for its users since 1987. Every year we honour our top-performing partners through our Partner Awards... Read |
| Direct Marketing |
 | ISSUED BY DMASA Credentials. Bona fides. Street cred. No matter which way you look at it, what the mind conjures up is no single attribute. It's the whole package - the attitude, the appearance, the swagger. So it is with agency credentials... Read |
| Events & Conferencing |
 | ISSUED BY MAGNETTE ACADEMY Magnette Event Management, one of SA's leading, strategic event management agencies have announced the launch of Magnette Academy and their new 12 week, online multimedia-based event management course... Read |
 | ISSUED BY TOPCO MEDIA Topco Media is proud to announce that they have chosen to partner with Unilever for the 18th annual Standard Bank Top Women Conference, taking place on 6 and 7 October 2021... Read |
 | The Pan African Media Research Organisation will be hosting its 22nd annual conference - virtually - from 26-28 October 2021... Read |
 | The festival is now planned to take place from 26-28 August in 2022... Read |
| Exhibitions |
 | ISSUED BY RAND SHOW The Rand Show has announced some of the awesome clients who will be coming aboard to exhibit at the show... Read |
 | Investec Cape Town Art Fair announces its very first digital event in conjunction with Milan's modern and contemporary art fair, miart from 17 - 19 September 2021... Read |
| Film & Cinematography |
 | Issues around gender inequality and social injustices affect us all as a result of our interconnectedness as human beings... Read |
 | Learn more about the launch of the Thuthuka Fund, and how it is meant to help promote the South African film industry... Read |
 | Learn more about Nthibah Pictures' partnership with Universal Pictures, and the upcoming film Redeeming Love... Read |
 | Ugu Film Festival has shared the details of when, where and how the festival will be hosted this year... Read |
| Magazines |
 | ISSUED BY MEDIA24 LIFESTYLE According to the ABC Q2 results, magazine circulations are up by 11% for the same period, and magazines have also enjoyed a 4% circulation increase since Q4 2020... Read |
 | ISSUED BY TOPCO MEDIA Since the onset of Covid in 2019, businesses around the world have had to pivot, change direction, change course and adapt to the new normal. This has had seismic effects on services, staff, structure and sustainability... Read |
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 | LERATO MODISAKENG, ISSUED BY WAVEMAKER As we pass the midpoint of another tough year, it's important to remember that you can't stay on your A game if your cup is empty. To help you cope during this time, Lerato Modisakeng shares a few pointers... Read |
 | TAMMY TAL With so many platforms out there, there is no shortage of content to consume. For brands especially, the digital space is highly competitive... Read |
| Media |
 | ISSUED BY SPARK MEDIA Spark Media, a division of Caxton/CTP, in collaboration with Dr Azar Jammine from Econometrix, will be hosting a free unmissable webinar on Thursday, 26 August 2021... Read |
 | Primedia Group has appointed Jonathan Procter as the new group CEO... Read |
 | Entries for the Vodacom Journalist of the Year Awards (VJOY) 2021 will open on Friday, 20 August 2021... Read |
 | Youth Content Collective (YCC) is a platform that connects talented Black South African content creators with businesses... Read |
 | Santam has announced the finalists of the Santam Women of the Future Awards, in association with Fairlady and Truelove... Read |
 | The world of media buying is fast-paced and includes on-the-fly decision-making; to truly become a master media buyer there are a few more traits you should have up your sleeve... Read |
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| Mobile |
 | WhatsApp has revolutionised the way we communicate, with a user base of more than 2.5 billion active subscribers across the globe... Read |
 | Mobile in Africa (MIA) has now repositioned its brand CI to be more distinctive and communicate its extension as an e-commerce brand... Read |
| OOH |
 | ISSUED BY REVEEL The companies are proud to announce a brand new sales partnership at the famous Maponya Mall in Soweto... Read |
 | ISSUED BY TRACTOR OUTDOOR Tractor Outdoor has partnered with Hivestack, the world's leading full-stack programmatic digital out of home (DOOH) platform... Read |
 | An Alfi study reveals ad ecosystems and networks, plus the rise of smart cities, will fuel strong growth in Digital Out of Home (DOOH) Advertising... Read |
| PR & Communications |
 | ISSUED BY DUO MARKETING + COMMUNICATIONS Mukuru, a leading money transfer and remittance services provider, approached DUO to help elevate the brand and its offerings in South Africa... Read |
 | ISSUED BY DUO MARKETING + COMMUNICATIONS DUO Marketing + Communications, a specialist provider of PR and digital marketing services to technology companies in Africa, has been selected "Best Tech PR and Digital Marketing Agency" at the African Excellence Awards 2021... Read |
 | Lobengula Advertising has been appointed as the new lead internal communications agency for the Standard Bank Group... Read |
| Printing |
 | If you want to reach mass audiences through print media, community media should be at the core of your strategy... Read |
| Publishing |
 | BRONWYN WILLIAMS This week, Bronwyn Williams talks about optimism and how it can create real change, and reading David Deutsch's The Beginning of Infinity... Read |
| Radio |
 | ISSUED BY JACARANDA FM Xola Ntshinga joins Martin Bester and Liesl Laurie as SA's Best Commercial Breakfast show team... Read |
| Research |
 | DR NICKI MORLEY, ISSUED BY KANTAR Register for the 2021 Kantar BrandZ Most Valuable SA Brands launch on 1 September 2021... Read |
 | ISSUED BY BMI RESEARCH BMi Research has appointed Jenni-Ruth Coggin as its new chief executive officer and Cindi Collett as chief operating officer... Read |
 | ISSUED BY STUDENT VILLAGE To get to know the Class of 2020, Student Village and Flux Trends conducted a survey of 157 young South Africans that was both quantitative and qualitative in nature... Read |
 | ISSUED BY INSIGHT SURVEY Insight Survey's latest SA Fast Food/QSR Landscape Report 2021, carefully unfolds the global and local fast food/QSR markets (including the impact of Covid-19), based on the most credible intelligence and research... Read |
| Social Media |
 | ISSUED BY G&G DIGITAL There's no doubt that social media is an essential component of all business-to-consumer marketing and communications strategies, however, the big question is: How many channels are enough?.. Read |
 | ISSUED BY WETPAINT Building a brand, just like constructing a long-lasting structure - requires a strong and durable foundation, plenty of creativity, and a lot of careful research... Read |
 | TAMMY TAL Good content marketing is only as good as the context it is provided in, how can marketers achieve this?... Read |
 | ASHLEIGH BURTON Social media has undoubtedly redefined our communication landscape - it has changed the way information is transmitted and consumed... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY BUSINESS AND ARTS SOUTH AFRICA uKhoiKhoi featuring Yogin Sullaphen and Anelisa Stuurman (aka Annalyzer), Manthe Ribane and Dear Ribane, Lebo Mashile, Masasa Mbangeni, Vuyani Dance Theatre, Johannesburg Youth Orchestra and the National School of the Arts are just some of the emerging and established artists and art organisations that have been showcased at the annual Basa Awards... Read |
| TV |
 | ISSUED BY EMEDIA Openview now part of 2.5 million South African households... Read |
 | ISSUED BY DNA BRAND ARCHITECTS Following a successful first season of Comedy Central's Awkwafina is Nora From Queens, the channel that makes life funnier is set to premiere season 2 on Saturday, 28 August, at 22:30 CAT (on Comedy Central Africa DStv Channel 122)... Read |
 | With the Tokyo Paralympics just days away, SuperSport has unveiled plans for the multi-sport parasports event... Read |
 | The Walt Disney Company Africa and the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) have signed a distribution agreement to bring content from ESPN to SABC... Read |
| Behind the Selfie |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE This week we go #BehindtheMask with Jack Malepa, creative director at Metropolitan Republic... Read |
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 | ALEX EZEH, MICHAEL SILVERMAN & SAVERIO STRANGES There's been an increase in Covid-19 deaths across Africa since mid-July 2021... Read |
 | RAMYA VIJAYA Economic recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic depends on sustained investment in healthcare and social services... Read |
 | LOUCOUMANE COULIBALY Ivory Coast began vaccinating health workers against Ebola in the commercial capital Abidjan after a case of the deadly virus was confirmed over the weekend... Read |
 | Botswana needs to budget an extra 1.13-billion pula ($100m) to help secure Covid-19 vaccines and equipment as the Southern African country battles a third wave of infections.... Read |
 | OLASUNKANMI HABEEB OKUNOLA The rising status of Lagos as an emerging megacity and a commercial nerve centre in sub-Saharan Africa has come with a number of challenges. One of these is the safety of buildings... Read |
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 | The latest Industry Insights from Broll Property Intel report explores how organisations worldwide have, or will, adapt to the workplace and embrace the... Read |
 | Fuel price outlooks are showing modest changes in all grades of fuel, according to the Automobile Association... Read |
 | The winners of the ninth Annual Fabulous Woman Awards 2021 were recently announced during a virtual awards celebration earlier this month... Read |
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