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|  | BRENDAN SEERY It is easy to cynically regard Mother's Day as an invented holiday and a capitalist way of getting the sentimental and the gullible to part with their money...read |
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| |  | SINDY PETERS Between 2010 and 2020, only 2% of global renewable energy deployment happened in Africa... Read |  | KATJA HAMILTON In light of #AfricaMonth, we caught up with Yellow Card's chief executive officer, Chris Maurice, who speaks about unlocking financial freedom in Africa through crypto... Read |
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| Loeries |
 | The Loeries has announced that Khensani Nobanda, group executive for Marketing and Corporate Affairs at Nedbank, has been appointed to the Board of the Loerie Awards Company... Read |
 | DANETTE BREITENBACH Khensani Nobanda, newly appointed to the Board of the Loerie Awards Company, talks on creativity and marketing in the boardroom... Read |
| Marketing & Media |
 | ISSUED BY DENTSU Dentsu Africa have once again pulled out all the stops at the 6th edition of the much-anticipated Pitcher Awards, walking away with 32 awards this past Saturday, 20 May 2023... Read |
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| Advertising |
 | ISSUED BY OLC THROUGH THE LINE COMMUNICATIONS The campaign features influential sports and lifestyle personalities - Caster Semenya, Mapule Ndlovu, Tatjana Schoemaker and Ryle deMorny... Read |
 | KARABO LEDWABA Meet Ryan Nofal, the managing director at advertising agency Penquin... Read |
 | GEE MOTSEPE, ISSUED BY MOTSEPE ADVERTISING In the realm of South Africa, a nation grappling with the throes of an unprecedented unemployment crisis, an urgent quest presents itself... Read |
 | ISSUED BY BOOMTOWN Woodlands Dairy tasked Boomtown to create a national activation campaign for its innovative new product, the Harvest Oat Drink... Read |
 | ISSUED BY KEYS COMMUNICATIONS The recent State of the Nation address highlighted the significant role that the township market is playing in creating job opportunities in Africa... Read |
 | The Portuguese agency FCB Lisboa clinched the special Grand Prix For Peace at the 2023 Phnx Awards with their project Portuguese (Re)constitution... Read |
 | STÉPHANE ALLARD, ISSUED BY INVIBES ADVERTISING Digitalisation has brought on many advances across the digital advertising industry, including increasing opportunities for automation. But is automation always the best way forward?... Read |
 | KARABO LEDWABA Nigeria dominated with 17 Gold Awards and 39 Silver Awards at this years Pitcher Awards... Read |
 | ISSUED BY GREY AFRICA Grey Advertising Africa and Burger King are proud to introduce their newest TVC - titled obsession. Obsession: an idea or thought that continually preoccupies or intrudes on a person's mind... Read |
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 | NTOMBI NTANZI In the digital age, social media is the first point of contact for information and an essential component of our everyday lives. The interaction between technology and business has become a self-sustaining cycle, changing how businesses conduct themselves, how they engage with audiences through content, and, as a result, driving businesses to be influential through these technologies... Read |
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| CRM, CX, UX |
 | DANETTE BREITENBACH VMLY&R South Africa has launched VMLY&R Commerce in South Africa... Read |
 | ISSUED BY ROGERWILCO Latest research report shows the township economy is weathering the storm... Read |
| Design |
 | ISSUED BY DAXDATA Over more than 10 years, Adobe has delivered hundreds of AI-driven features through Adobe Sensei, an AI and machine learning framework... Read |
 | SIMONE ROSSUM Simone Rossum, executive creative director at Shift says design thinking is a human-centred approach to problem solving... Read |
| Digital |
 | KARABO LEDWABA Digital marketing strategist Gidyon Lankers started Disrupt just as the Covid-19 pandemic bought the world to a halt... Read |
 | Never before have digital skills been so important in the workplace. In today's digitally led era, global tech companies, financial institutions and all companies that touch the digital economy see this skill set as a non-negotiable... Read |
 | WILLIE SCHOEMAN AND SHEETAL PATEL Willie Schoeman, consumer goods and retail lead and Sheetal Patel, management consulting principal directorr Accenture in Africa dispel 5 metverse myths... Read |
 | GRANT LAPPING With a youth unemployment rate exceeding 40%, there is an urgent requirement for South Africa to create substantial employment prospects for its young population... Read |
 | Google said it will take a phased approach to this, starting with accounts that were created and never used again... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUNICATION AND ADVERTISING Effie South Africa has assembled a leading panel of senior advertising and marketing leaders to discuss "Creative & Effective Marketing' ahead of the upcoming Effie Awards... Read |
 | ISSUED BY JACARANDA FM Today two major brands Huawei and Jacaranda FM announced their collaboration for one of the most popular entertainment events on the music festival calendar - Jacaranda Day 2023... Read |
| Film & Cinematography |
 | The National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) has funded eight South African filmmakers to participate at this year's Cannes Film Festival... Read |
| Marketing |
 | ISSUED BY CADEK MEDIA It is time for marketers to take time out and gather to re-group, re-think, strategise, learn and re-connect at this year's Marketing Indaba in Cape Town. This popular marketing conference is open for marketing professionals from all industries and will be presented at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) from 24-25 May 2023... Read |
 | TERRENA RATHANLALL These AI marketing tools are ideal for businesses that do not have a marketing team as they save time, costs and increase efficiency... Read |
 | KARABO LEDWABA Dermot Latimer has recently joined Point Group as the CEO, bringing with him a long history of driving the growth of the company's creative and digital divisions... Read |
 | KATHERINE MCINNES, ISSUED BY MELTWATER According to the WHO, around 15% of the world's population lives with some form of disability - making them the world's largest minority. Despite this reality, the marketing industry has failed to include them sufficiently over the years... Read |
 | ISSUED BY ENGAGEMENT FACTORY, A BLEND360 COMPANY Calling all Hubspot aficionados, marketing mavens, and growth gurus! We've got a sensational scoop for you. Today, we're unleashing the secret recipe for Hub-tastic success... Read |
 | ISSUED BY LOCATION BANK Gone are the days of relying on intuition for successful marketing campaigns. In today's data-driven world, the key to effective campaigns lies in truly grasping the needs and preferences of your target audience... Read |
 | ISSUED BY DMASA The Assegai Integrated Marketing Awards continue their drive to appeal to a wider audience with the news that award entries can now be submitted according to business sectors... Read |
 | ISSUED BY DMASA As the call goes out for entries to the 2023 Assegai Awards - incorporating the IAS Agency Credentials Award - agencies can look forward to new opportunities to showcase their credentials and talent to a panel of marketers leading up to the main event... Read |
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| Media |
 | On Monday, Vice Media - once hailed as a prominent digital news media player - announced that it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to facilitate its sale... Read |
 | BBC News has launched BBC Verify, a new brand aimed at addressing the growing threat of disinformation and building trust with audiences... Read |
 | NITESH SINGH, ISSUED BY STONE The shift to direct-to-consumer (D2C) streaming has been challenging but necessary for traditional media businesses. It has yet to deliver the rewards media companies expected from this change. Is this a crisis? Not yet... Read |
 | JACQUES LOUW South African law says yes, if it is in the public interest - which is not the same thing as interesting... Read |
 | ISSUED BY PRIMEDIA BROADCASTING Eyewitness News (EWN), the leading source of news and information, is proud to announce that its YouTube channel has reached a significant milestone of 500,000 subscribers. This achievement is a testament to EWN's credibility and reliability as a trusted platform for news... Read |
 | ISSUED BY AFRIBIZ MEDIA Zareef Minty's appointment as the CEO of Afribiz Media, a billion-rand company, marks a significant milestone in the African media industry... Read |
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| Media Freedom |
 | TAREK AMARA, ANGUS MACSWAN Tunisian police arrested two students over a satirical song criticising the police... Read |
 | Lesotho has imposed a nationwide curfew on its residents after a prominent radio presenter was shot dead earlier this week... Read |
 | Montana is expected to be the first state in the US to ban Chinese-owned social app TikTok from personal devices... Read |
 | TAREK AMARA, SONALI PAUL Popular Tunisian independent radio station says two of its top broadcasters, critics of President Kais Saied, have been summoned by police for questioning... Read |
| Online Media |
 | E.tv has launched a YouTube channel to allow viewers to get a chance to get to know some of its stars... Read |
| OOH |
 | RUCHELLE MOUTON, ISSUED BY TRACTOR OUTDOOR Since the dark days of the pandemic - and despite the dark days of Stage 6 loadshedding - the city of Cape Town and the greater Western Cape is once again alive with people... Read |
| PR & Communications |
 | DANETTE BREITENBACH Poor evaluation and measurement are one of the biggest threats to the African public relations (PR) and communications industry... Read |
 | ISSUED BY OLD FRIENDS YOUNG TALENT (OFYT) Old Friends Young Talent has been appointed to champion Bootlegger's national strategic, branding, communications and digital efforts... Read |
 | ISSUED BY FCB AFRICA FCB Africa is proud to announce an account win with Bonitas Medical Fund, a leader in the medical scheme sector in South Africa. This win marks a significant milestone for FCB Africa, as it showcases the agency's expertise in the health category... Read |
 | Adhering to ethical standards remains essential for the best practices in public relations (PR) and communication... Read |
 | IMA PETER Ima Peter, business unit director and head of corporate at Razor PR explores why you need to take note of the evolving trend of 'unofficial collaboration'... Read |
 | ANÉ-SONET BRESLER Consider utilising public relations as your secret weapon to curate stories that focus on building trust, gaining respect and raising awareness... Read |
| Production |
 | The Southern African Music Rights Organisation (Samro) has announced that it has achieved its biggest royalty distribution in the Radio and General category to date, which totalled R147m in the 2023 financial year. Additionally, the organisation also distributed R73.8m in royalties in the Television category... Read |
| Publishing |
 | Penguin Random House is appalled by the illegal dissemination of André de Ruyter's Truth to Power book on WhatsApp Messenger... Read |
| Radio |
 | ISSUED BY PRIMEDIA BROADCASTING The highly anticipated Best of Joburg Cheesecake grand finale with Anele and the club on 947 took place at Montecasino... Read |
 | ISSUED BY PRIMEDIA BROADCASTING As the winter chill settles in, it's time to get out the knitting needles and participate in Geknit Dit Met Tracey Lange, the Western Cape's beloved knitalong, in celebration of Mandela Day... Read |
 | ISSUED BY ALGOA FM Popular Algoa FM presenter and aviation enthusiast Charlton Tobias is about to fly solo with his own Saturday morning show between 6-9am... Read |
 | ISSUED BY OFM RADIO On Wednesday, 17 May 2023, OFM's BakkieArm fundraising campaign reached a climax when R100,000 was handed over to the Agri Securitas trust fund... Read |
| Recruitment |
 | CELESTE SIRIN There are mixed emotions and growing concerns about the potential for AI and generative technology (ChatGPT) to replace recruiters in their jobs. If anything, this emerging technology has now provided support to those recruiters who have always questioned their skills as writers and marketers... Read |
| Research |
 | Data gathered by Sebenza and Red Fox Insight shows that food is the biggest monthly expense for the majority of SA's taxi commuters, but despite high levels of unemployment, many are still able to make ends meet... Read |
 | New research is highlighting the importance of data and analytics for marketers working to protect budgets and prove ROI in 2023... Read |
| Retail |
 | ISSUED BY EBM Africa's premiere shopping destination to be honoured at awards ceremony in Las Vegas... Read |
 | Adidas has collaborated with talented South African queer designer Rich Mnisi on a collection and campaign for Pride 2023 titled 'Let Love Be Your Legacy'... Read |
 | A new commerce trend, live shopping, empowers brands to connect with consumers in real-time, while creating engaging content and driving sales... Read |
 | HEATH HUXTABLE Touchpoints are vital moments because they can have a direct impact on various customer behaviours, notes Braintree's Heath Huxtable... Read |
| Sponsorship |
 | ISSUED BY MSCSPORTS Together with Sascoc and Bidvest, Mscsports proudly curated a long-term partnership between Bidvest and Sascoc, aimed at boosting the prospects of all South African athletes... Read |
| The One Club of Creativity |
 | Africa and the Middle East region won five Gold Pencils, three Silver, 13 Bronze and 73 Merits in The One Show 2023... Read |
 | The ADC 102nd Annual Awards winners were anoounced in New York on Wednesday evening... Read |
 | The One Club for Creativity's Creative Week 2023 kicks off in New York with The Young Ones Student Awards... Read |
 | The One Show held its 50th edition of the Awards in New York on Friday night... Read |
| TV |
 | KELETSO RAKUMAKOE, ISSUED BY URBAN BREW STUDIOS South African television viewers are diverse, discerning, and increasingly interested in local content that reflects their own experiences and identities... Read |
 | ISSUED BY JNPR National heroes Banyana Banyana and comedian David Kau are joining the much-loved crew from Takalani Sesame to teach children and their families how to manage their emotions in The Big Feelings Special, airing on SABC 2 at 5:30pm on Saturday, 20 May 2023... Read |
 | EARLE HOLMES, ISSUED BY AFDA Afda alumna Ofentse Thinane is the new SABC1 channel head and replaces Thuli Hhlapo who was acting channel head at the biggest TV channel in South Africa... Read |
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 | Alex Wachira, principal secretary in the Kenyan Ministry of Energy & Petroleum, said Africans need to do the energy transition for themselves... Read |
 | TAREK AMARA A Tunisian judge on Monday sentenced in absentia opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi, a fierce critic of President Kais Saied, to a year in prison on charges of incitement, his lawyer Monia Bouali said... Read |
 | The Center for World University Rankings released its 2023 Global 2000 list and the University of Cape Town (UCT) retains the top spot in Africa... Read |
 | NYASHA CHINGONO Zimbabwe agreed in 2020 to compensate local White farmers whose land was taken by the government from 2000 onwards... Read |
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 | WENDELL ROELF Karpowership has in the past faced numerous challenges from environmental activists and small-scale fishermen... Read |
 | The energy crisis crippling South Africa's economy was the key focus of the minister of finance, Enoch Godongwana's national treasury budget vote. The 2023/24 total allocated budget for the national treasury amounts to R34.9bn... Read |
 | NELLIE PEYTON AND CARIEN DU PLESSIS Stage 8 would require up to 8,000 megawatts to be shed from the grid... Read |
 | Acting GCE Calib Cassim said at Enlit Africa that controls are in place as well as staff who have the competence to manage the tight system... Read |
 | Speaking during the opening session of this year's Enlit Africa conference, Calib Cassim admitted that Eskom was "starting the winter on the backfoot"... Read |
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