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| |  | LAUREN HARTZENBERG As Cotton On Group's country manager for Africa, Natalie Wills steers the performance and enviable growth of the group's brands in the African market... Read |  | SHAN RADCLIFFE This Women's Month, Oracle Corporation SA's Sandhya Ramdhany talks to us about the challenges facing females in the legal industry today, and reminds us never to limit ourselves... Read |  | ROBIN FREDERICKS Coming from an agency background, Sebelebele believes it is a great training ground for establishing herself as the professional that she is today... Read |  | ROBIN FREDERICKS In a world where industries such as engineering, construction and logistics are typically male-dominated, Eastern Cape-born entrepreneur, Siphokazi Matsha, founder and chief executive of the logistics company, Go-Girl Logistic, is determined to change the status quo... Read |  | LAUREN HARTZENBERG Kara Gouveia is the marketing and events manager for South African distributor Homemation, which supplies premium audio-visual and automation products to the local and sub-Saharan markets... Read |  | ROBIN FREDERICKS This Women's Month, we chat with Lusanda Moletsane, managing director and CEO of Khumo ea Tsebo Advisory Services, a consulting services company that aims to turn failing farms around... Read |  | |  | ISSUED BY HEINEKEN SOUTH AFRICA Heineken South Africa is proud of the company's diversity and Inclusion policies and especially the large number of talented women in beer, who make their mark on some of South Africa's favourite brands. Let's meet some of Heineken South Africa's leading ladies.... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY GREY AFRICA Tiger Brands Limited, SA's largest food company, with a portfolio of proudly South African brands like Koo, Albany, Jungle Oats, All Gold, and Crosse & Blackwell created an opportunity for a new above-the-line agency to join their sought-after roster of preferred agency partners... Read |
 | BRENDAN SEERY It never ceased to amaze me how South Africans, both Black and White, view the rest of the continent... Read |
 | The New York Festivals Global Awards will be relaunched as NYF Health and will open for entries on 17 October 2022... Read |
 | Global advertising spend is on course to rise to $880.9bn this year, with market growth to ease in 2023... Read |
 | JAMES STENT AND NATHAN GEFFEN The recent Ithuba campaign raises questions for Twitter's paid for advertising rules... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY TBWA Co-founder of legendary South African agency TBWA\Hunt\Lascaris to be recognised for a career of world-class creative excellence and contributions to society... Read |
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 | STINA VAN ROOYEN, ISSUED BY KANTAR Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was the beloved father of the nation. South Africans widely referred to him by his clan name, Madiba... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY NEW MEDIA Swipe iX, New Media's in-house digital solutions agency, has welcomed Gaynor Johnson as the head of its newly launched innovation lab... Read |
 | ISSUED BY ATKASA - DIGITAL AGENCY From SEO to search engine marketing, there are plenty of ways to promote your business online. Find out more here... Read |
 | VoiceMap, a local audio tour app startup, has partnered with The Daily Show and Trevor Noah on a self-guided walking tour... Read |
 | Elon Musk has subpoenaed Integral Ad Science (IAS) and DoubleVerify on Twitter... Read |
 | Flow has given estate agencies and individual agents the opportunity to promote their brands and properties to millions of commuters on billboards... Read |
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 | GRANT LAPPING Identifying potential customers early in their journey to purchase a product or service can give you an edge if you hit them with the right message... Read |
| Education |
 | ISSUED BY WUNDERMAN THOMPSON This month on 12 August 2022, the world celebrated International Youth Day. The UN describes this commemorative day as a reminder that "the world needs to leverage the full potential of all generations; to collaborate and foster successful partnerships to ensure no one is left behind."... Read |
| Events & Conferencing |
 | ISSUED BY SURREAL 150 speakers focused on e-commerce and online retail solutions | 2,000 delegates set to attend and exchange insights and shared experiences | 100 master classes and inspirational advice to challenge conventional thinking... Read |
 | ISSUED BY URBAN BREW STUDIOS Urban Brew Studios (UBS) will be attending MIP Africa, the continent's leading exhibition for business development and networking for creative industries in Cape Town from 24 to 26 August... Read |
 | ISSUED BY APMP The Association of Proposal Management Professionals South Africa (APMP) and Smart Procurement World (SPW) have concluded a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to support the mutual goal of promoting professionalism in the Supply Chain Life Cycle... Read |
 | ISSUED BY SHAREIT GROUP Arunabh Madhur, regional vice president and head business EMEA at ShareIt group, shared his experiences, learnings and key insights at the inaugural App Growth & Marketing Insights Summit of ShareIt in Johannesburg and Cape Town recently which brought together thought leaders in the mobile marketing industry under one roof... Read |
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| Film & Cinematography |
 | The KwaZulu-Natal Film Commission is calling for applications to be part of its registered delegates at the BFI London Film Festival 2022... Read |
| Magazines |
 | Kick Off magazine has announced its move to digital after printing for 28 years... Read |
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 | DANIELA RIQUELME-MORALES-THOMAS, ISSUED BY CLOCKWORK Alright, so I'm sure that those of us who haven't binge-watched Netflix's Nailed It have at least seen the trailer... Read |
 | RICHARD FRANK AND NADIA MOORE Many people rely on emails to keep up with news about their favourite brands and need regular newsletters that are sent out via email... Read |
 | JOHANNA MCDOWELL Adaptive marketing is about delivering the right message at the right time on the right platform says Johanna McDowell of IAS Read |
 | The Marketing Research Foundation will in September release its Marketing All Product Survey (Maps) fieldwork period data for April 2021 to March 2022... Read |
 | With the cost of living increasing for consumers, brands need to find ways to market to a thrifty consumer... Read |
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 | Photographer and visual activist Zanele Muholi will be the honoree at the International Center of Photography's (ICP) 11th annual Spotlights benefit... Read |
 | Good Hope FM, the SABC and the City of Cape Town will officially launch the inaugural Cape Flats 7's rugby tournament... Read |
| Media Freedom |
 | The Saudi woman who was sentenced to six years in prison for criticising her government on Twitter will now be serving 34 years after failing to plead her case in an appeals court... Read |
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 | The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) has announced the appointment of Nkhetheleni Gidi as its acting chief executive officer... Read |
| Newspapers |
 | ISSUED BY SPARK MEDIA Local newspapers as a category continue to be the dominant force in the print media landscape accounting for 84% of all audited newspapers... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY BOO! SURPRISING MEDIA SOLUTIONS Boo! have pioneered and manage a very progressive national package of media inside the lounges where brands are paired with this premium audience... Read |
 | LIZELLE MC CONNELL, ISSUED BY TRACTOR OUTDOOR A few years ago, I started having more conversations about how we, the out of home (OOH) media sector, could start building an industry that was more inclusive; one that women would be drawn to and want to be a part of... Read |
| PR & Communications |
 | SASHA KUPRITZ When we think of Public Relations (PR), the big consumer campaigns come to mind. However, equally as important is Business-to-Business (B2B) PR... Read |
 | WeBuyCars has announced the appointment of Bohlale Paile as its new head of human resources... Read |
 | ISSUED BY BRANDFUNDI Based on service excellence, innovative practices, values, ethics, and performance consistency, Brandfundi has been awarded Brand Communication Company of the Year - Gauteng, by The Prestige Awards... Read |
| Printing |
 | CHRIS DE BEER A critical shortage of printers and print-related equipment is harming the African print industry... Read |
| Publishing |
 | DANETTE BREITENBACH Lebo Madiba recently launched Influence, a podcast on issues shaping our world... Read |
 | BETH LE ROUX Wits University Press has made it to 100 years of publishing... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY PRIMEDIA BROADCASTING From the team that brought you 'The Best Chocolate Cake in Joburg, The Best Ribs in Joburg, 'The Best Biltong in Joburg and the 'Best Samoosa' in Joburg comes an all-new search for the Best Burger in Joburg... Read |
 | ISSUED BY JOE PUBLIC Leading creative agency, Joe Public Durban, and Dunlop Tyres recently launched a campaign that South Africans can truly resonate with - Pothole FM... Read |
| Research |
 | The 2022 South African Digital Customer Experience Report reveals how savvy consumers have evolved their shopping behaviour and interactions with brands online, and how product discovery online is influencing offline purchases... Read |
 | The global number of NFT transactions will rise from 24 million in 2022 to 40 million by 2027, a new research report has found... Read |
 | ISSUED BY INSIGHT SURVEY Insight Survey's latest SA Fast Food/QSR Industry Landscape Report 2022 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 |
| Retail |
 | Massmart's chief operating officer Jonathan Molapo has been promoted to CEO, succeeding Mitchell Slape who will step down on 31 December 2022... Read |
 | Kasper Rorsted will step down from the CEO position during the course of 2023... Read |
| Social Media |
 | ASHLEIGH BURTON The hashtag is officially 15 years old today! Let's explore how they've changed over the years... Read |
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 | EMILY STANDER After celebrating its 25th birthday, we decided to chat with The Crazy Store's head of marketing Rena Engelbrecht... Read |
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 | Film and television students in West and Central Africa are invited to apply to the Netflix Creative Equity Scholarship Fund, following the extension of the streaming giant's programme to the region... Read |
 | KATJA HAMILTON China will forgive 23 loans for 17 African countries, China's foreign minister Wang Yi has announced... Read |
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 | NQOBILE DLUDLA If Walmart's offer to buy out Massmart is implemented, it will result in the delisting of Massmart from the JSE... Read |
 | PROMIT MUKHERJEE South Africa's competition watchdog said on Thursday, 25 August, that it had raided the country's top insurers over suspicions of potential price collusion on their products. Read |
 | ALEXANDER WINNING Consumer inflation is at 7.8% in South Africa... Read |
 | VINCENT LALI AND KIMBERLY MUTANDIRO Demands range from cheaper taxi fares to a Basic Income Grant... Read |
 | BHARGAV ACHARYA AND ANAIT MIRIDZHANIAN Hundreds of South Africans protested in Pretoria and Cape Town on Wednesday, 24 August against inflation that has soared to a 13-year high, in an action led by trade union group Cosatu... Read |
 | Online shopping accounts for the majority of consumer complaints received by South Africa's Consumer Goods and Services Ombud (CGSO), according to its latest annual report... Read |
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