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 | ISSUED BY DENTSU Dentsu South Africa is thrilled to announce the appointment of TJ Njozela as our new executive creative director, effective 1 February 2025...read |
|  | MADELENE CRONJE Madelene Cronje, midnight's digital campaign lead, examines digital channels' power and effectiveness in building brand awareness...read |
|  | CYNTHIA VEGA AND PIERS LINDSAY-TAYLOR, ISSUED BY KANTAR In an increasingly volatile world, brands must understand what makes them unique to develop effective strategies for growth. Discover the right path for your brand...read |
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 | ISSUED BY CTRACK Ctrack, supported by Convergence Partners, completes the Inseego telematics acquisition, marking a new era of data-driven solutions and strengthening its global presence in key markets... Read |
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| |  | ISSUED BY IAB SOUTH AFRICA The IAB South Africa is pleased to announce Elizabeth Mokwena as the new jury president for the 2025 Bookmark Awards... Read |
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 | Innovation in powering and cooling AI racks, management of energy consumption and emissions all to be a focus in new year… Read |
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 | LUCA GALLARELLI AND CARL WILLOUGHBY, ISSUED BY ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUNICATION AND ADVERTISING South Africa’s poor showing at international awards reflects a notable drop in standards. It’s not too late to change direction... Read |
 | ISSUED BY INVIBES ADVERTISING Invibes Advertising (Invibes), a leader in digital advertising innovation, is amplifying its commitment to the travel and tourism industries... Read |
 | KARABO LEDWABA In an effort to strengthen the integrity of advertising practices in South Africa, the Advertising Regulatory Board (ARB) has introduced a new gambling appendix to its Code of Advertising Practice.... Read |
 | In celebration of its 40th anniversary, LegalWise has launched a brand campaign that boldly positions the brand for a forward-thinking future... Read |
 | ISSUED BY OGILVY SOUTH AFRICA It is therefore with great pride that Ogilvy received the top honours of ‘Agency Group of the Year’ in recognition of its eight operating companies (Retail, Advertising, PR, Influence, Digital, Social, Design, Health and Offshoring) and the market strength they have created over 2024... Read |
 | The African continent has five jury members represented on the Gerety Awards Grand Jury for 2025... Read |
 | BRENDAN SEERY Brendan Seery discusses Jaguar's rebrand, KFC's take on Black Friday, and Checkers' "little shop" success... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY PUBLICIS GROUPE AFRICA Publicis Groupe Africa is proud to celebrate Katherine Jones, chair of the ACA Producers Forum and a pivotal force in redefining advertising production... Read |
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 | MUSA KALENGA, ISSUED BY BRAVE GROUP Artificial Intelligence (AI) presents our country with an unprecedented opportunity to stimulate development and promote rapid technological advancement... Read |
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| Branding |
 | Produced by SoccerBible, and directed by Keane Pearce Shaw, Under The Tongue documents the rise of the adidas Predator football boot... Read |
 | ISSUED BY DNA BRAND ARCHITECTS Doritos' innovative moves in culinary and culture get the ultimate recognition at GenNext Awards... Read |
| CRM, CX, UX |
 | ISSUED BY ASK AFRIKA The Ask Afrika Orange Index stands as South Africa’s premier independent benchmark study on customer experience (CX)... Read |
 | DANIELLA GRAHAM, ISSUED BY EVERLYTIC Everlytic is making it easier than ever before to streamline customer touchpoints by delivering automated messages across multiple channels... Read |
| Digital |
 | LINDSEY SCHUTTERS Amazon launches Nova, its most comprehensive AI model suite to disrupt the market… Read |
 | ISSUED BY HAVAS JOHANNESBURG Havas Africa has announced the launch of Havas Market, Havas’ strategic full-service e-commerce offering... Read |
 | OpenAI, the $150bn AI powerhouse behind ChatGPT, is considering integrating advertising into its products as part of its transition to a for-profit structure... Read |
 | ISSUED BY DNA BRAND ARCHITECTS On Friday, 29 November 2024, Platform45 hosted an intimate and thought-provoking gathering at Workshop17 in Johannesburg. This exclusive event marked the first in a series of boutique discussions designed to tackle the most pressing trends in technology and corporate innovation... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY SUNSHINEGUN SensoryFX is a developer and manufacturer of fragrances and flavours, serving a diverse range of clients in the food and beverage, personal care, and home care industries... Read |
| Education |
 | ISSUED BY MULTICHOICE MultiChoice is excited to announce that applications are now open for its 2025 Bursary Programme... Read |
| Events & Conferencing |
 | ISSUED BY TOPCO MEDIA As we mark the 21st anniversary of the Standard Bank Top Women Awards, we are thrilled to unveil the exceptional finalists... Read |
 | ISSUED BY RAND SHOW This year marks an extraordinary double milestone as the Johannesburg Expo Centre (JEC), NASREC, celebrates 40 years of bringing world-class service to South Africa’s events and exhibitions industry... Read |
| Film & Cinematography |
 | South African short film, The Last Ranger, has garnered widespread international recognition, earning numerous awards at prestigious film festivals... Read |
| Marketing |
 | ISSUED BY YOUKNOW TECHNOLOGIES For the first time, South Africa’s influencer marketing landscape has been mapped in a comprehensive benchmark report designed to empower both brands and influencers... Read |
 | New SUV brand Jetour has recruited five inspiring South African influencers... Read |
 | WENDY TEMBEDZA & BERNADETE VERSFELD Wendy Tembedza & Bernadete Versfeld, partners at Webber Wentzel, discuss the risks of personalised marketing in the context of the PoPIA... Read |
 | ISSUED BY STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY Communication and marketing specialists from Stellenbosch University shone once again at the annual Marketing, Advancement and Communication in Education (MACE) Excellence Awards, scooping 36 awards – the most given to one institution... Read |
 | SUWI KABWE, ISSUED BY WETPAINT ADVERTISING Let’s face it: the influencer industry is starting to feel like a never-ending episode of Friends. Sure, we all love seeing the same familiar faces pop up everywhere, but does every brand really need to feature the influencer equivalent of Ross and Rachel?... Read |
 | ISSUED BY PUBLICIS GROUPE AFRICA As Publicis Groupe ends the year in pole position to be the largest holding company in the industry, Snoop Dogg takes over the Wishes and gives his commentary on the race... Read |
 | The inaugural sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) MMA Smarties' winners have been announced with The Foschini Group named Brand of the Year... Read |
 | Optimism for business in 2025 seems to be on the rise, with two out of three (65%) marketers anticipating better trading conditions... Read |
| Media |
 | DONVé FORBES Donvé Forbes, audit partner in technology, media, and telecommunications, BDO South Africa examines how media houses can navigate the digital shift... Read |
 | This collaboration is aimed at addressing the digital skills gap in Africa by offering access to specialised education in fields... Read |
 | ISSUED BY DAILY MAVERICK It’s that time of the year again! For the fourth year in a row, Daily Maverick is calling on their readers to join forces with its newsroom in choosing the winners of the highly anticipated People of the Year... Read |
 | AHMORE BURGER-SMIDT AND DALE ADAMS There is a complex interplay between privacy and freedom of expression, two rights enshrined in the South African Constitution... Read |
| Online Media |
 | ISSUED BY MDNTV MDNTV, a leading South African-based digital media platform, has been awarded the coveted title of Most Informative Online Publication at the 2024 Behind The Scenes Awards (BTSAs)... Read |
| PR & Communications |
 | ISSUED BY ORNICO Ornico, a leader in media analysis and evaluation, is proud to announce the release of its latest PR Measurement Landscape Report 2024... Read |
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| Printing |
 | ISSUED BY SAPPI Sappi is proud to announce that our 2023 Annual Report and 2023 and 2024 Corporate Calendars have been awarded gold for print excellence at the recent prestigious GAPP Awards... Read |
| Promotions & Activations |
 | ISSUED BY DNA BRAND ARCHITECTS It’s summertime and South Africans are ready to let their hair down and embrace the warmer months... Read |
 | ISSUED BY SWITCH ENERGY DRINK It’s fun, quirky and packs a serious punch, all the qualities which underpin the new partnership between Betway SA20 and Switch Energy Drink... Read |
| Radio |
 | The Metro FM Music Awards (MMA) opened for entries for the 2025 edition... Read |
 | Warc Advisory and the multiplatform audio media and entertainment company Audacy have released a new white paper today... Read |
 | ISSUED BY OFM RADIO OFM, the Sound of Your Life’s 2023 Winter Drive campaign has been awarded the best Community Project in the Commercial Radio category at the Telkom Radio Awards... Read |
| Radio & Podcasts |
 | ISSUED BY BROAD MEDIA Liberty is hosting this podcast series to educate the South African public on everything they need to know about life insurance... Read |
| Research |
 | ISSUED BY BRANDMAPP As we head into the holiday season, after a tough year filled with water shortages, elections and global crises, the big question for retailers and brands must surely be whether there is light at the end of the tunnel... Read |
 | JON JACOBSON, ISSUED BY OMNISIENT Jon Jacobson, CEO of Omnisient, writes in Forbes.com about the predictive power of grocery shopping data as alternative data for risk management in credit scoring and underwriting... Read |
 | ISSUED BY AFRICAN RESPONSE As we observed International Day of Persons with Disabilities on 3 December, African Response, a leading market research company, announces its commitment to inclusivity and a deeper understanding of consumers living with disabilities... Read |
| Retail |
 | Comessa Food Services and Pasta & Me were among the standout suppliers at the Shoprite Group's 2024 Supplier of the Year Awards... Read |
 | Decathlon officially unveiled its newest store in South Africa at the Mall of Africa and it is now open and trading to the public... Read |
 | Members of the public can contact the National Consumer Commission free of charge and facilitate the seamless registration of complaints and tip-offs related to the sale of fake or expired foodstuffs... Read |
 | Builders has introduced a new range of products specially aimed at customers with babies and toddlers in their lives... Read |
 | ISSUED BY SACAP As the December holidays and festive season approaches, spending tends to increase dramatically... Read |
 | Shoprite has marked another milestone with the opening of its 150th supermarket in Gauteng, at the Carlton Centre in Johannesburg’s central business district... Read |
| Sales |
 | South African consumers bounced back during this year’s Black Friday week, clocking up massive year-on-year increases in spend on every day of the week, peaking at a 112% increase... Read |
| Social Media |
 | In a landmark ruling, the Johannesburg High Court recently awarded R3.5m to a woman who was suing a couple for the distribution of intimate images of her in a manner that is commonly referred to as 'revenge porn'... Read |
 | TikTok celebrates 2024's most memorable trends, moments, and creators on the continent... Read |
| TV |
 | ISSUED BY THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY AFRICA 2024 marks 30 years since the release of Disney’s The Lion King, the epic cinema animation... Read |
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 | KATJA HAMILTON Over 130 meetings will be held, culminating in the G20 Leaders' Summit in Johannesburg, November 2025... Read |
 | SIMON JESSOP Multilateral lender Climate Investment Funds will back a $500m plan to help drought-prone Ethiopia restore degraded land, protect its forests and bolster food security, it said on Wednesday... Read |
 | The International Air Transport Association (Iata) has reported strong growth in global air cargo markets for October 2024... Read |
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 | President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed the Deeds Registries Amendment Bill into law, introducing reforms aimed at streamlining and modernising South Africa's deeds registration system... Read |
 | Euromonitor's 2024 Top 100 City Destinations Index unveils key trends reshaping global urban markets, highlighting the cities set to thrive in tourism and business... Read |
 | PRESCIOUS MOGALE AND ZAAKIR MOHAMED In a time where technology is front and centre, there is no question that AI is transforming the world, especially in the insurance industry... Read |
 | Woolworths has boosted its support for small and medium enterprises by 42%... Read |
 | LINDSEY SCHUTTERS The government has reinforced its commitment to nuclear energy and technology over the last week… Read |
 | PAUL MAKUBE South Africa's agriculture sector saw a sharp -28.8% drop in Q3, further dragging down the country’s GDP. This follows a positive 4% rise in agriculture employment, driven by gains in livestock and horticulture... Read |
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