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 | DANETTE BREITENBACH Razor PR and Retroviral are the top agencies at the Sabre EMEA 2024 Awards...read |
|  | | Pepsi has introduced a fresh new logo and visual identity, taking a step into its next era of innovation, creativity, and cultural resonance...read |
|  | ISSUED BY M&C SAATCHI ABEL Local media agency Connect, an M&C Saatchi Group South Africa company, has been appointed as the media agency of choice for Woolworths...read |
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 | ISSUED BY HOORAH DIGITAL Itumeleng Sethebe's journey into the creative realm began in Soweto, a place marked by storytelling and visual expression... Read |
 | ISSUED BY PRIMEDIA BROADCASTING Leading media company, Primedia Broadcasting, announces the appointment of Nisa Allie as the new editor-in-chief of Eyewitness News (EWN), effective immediately... Read |
 | ISSUED BY DENTSU iProspect South Africa proudly announces the promotion of Chantel Harrison to the position of managing director, effective June 2024. With a background in media spanning over a decade, Chantel’s journey within the industry has been nothing short of remarkable... Read |
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| Advertising |
 | KARABO LEDWABA The complaint raised concerns about the misleading nature of the advertising, particularly regarding the availability of items at the advertised price... Read |
 | ISSUED BY JOE PUBLIC The Family Full House meal is one of Chicken Licken’s popular sharing meals, so Joe Public was briefed to create and launch a campaign for the offering on Family Day... Read |
 | ISSUED BY OGILVY SOUTH AFRICA For the second consecutive year, Ogilvy was announced as the most awarded South African agency at this year’s prestigious Clio Awards Show... Read |
 | ISSUED BY MANN MADE SingularityU South Africa Summit to take place in collaboration with Old Mutual in October 2024... Read |
 | KARABO LEDWABA The Directorate of the Advertising Regulatory Board (ARB) has cleared MultiChoice and DStv of racial stereotyping after a consumer filed a complaint against it regarding a television advertisement promoting its streaming service... Read |
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 | KARABO LEDWABA Amid a rise in AI in creativity, Dove has released a campaign pledging they will not use the technology to distort images of women in campaigns... Read |
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| Branding |
 | Freedom of Movement (FOM) has announced its latest collaboration with South African rugby icon Siya Kolisi - the FOM x Kolisi AW24 Collection... Read |
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| Digital |
 | With Google's announcement to discontinue cookies, marketers need to leverage first-party data... Read |
 | LINDSEY SCHUTTERS Marketers are facing a reality without third-party cookies that many brands are not prepared... Read |
 | A self-taught artist with no academic qualifications, Mahlangu is known for her bold large-scale contemporary paintings that reference her Ndebele heritage... Read |
 | Deputy President Paul Mashatile will launch South Africa Connect project phase 2... Read |
 | JOHAN WALTERS AND CALVIN VAN RENSBURG, ISSUED BY INCUBETA Forward-thinking brands are leaning into data-driven creative (DDC), where companies can create digital assets that offer an almost limitless amount of variations, and which can be changed up quickly and cost effectively depending on the consumer’s circumstances... Read |
 | ISSUED BY TOPCO MEDIA Join industry leaders, pitch your startup and experience innovation... Read |
 | ISSUED BY BROAD MEDIA The 5G connectivity industry in South Africa is fiercely competitive. Advertising on MyBroadband gives you an advantage over your competition... Read |
 | Amazon Live has introduced an interactive and shoppable channel on Prime Video and Amazon Freevee... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY LANGUAGE CENTRE Spiderman hit the nail on the head when he said something like “with great power comes great responsibility”... Read |
 | The Academy of Digital Arts' Game Production Incubator Programme 2024 will bridge the gap between academic achievements and professional readiness... Read |
| ESG |
 | ADWOA OWUSUAA BOBIE Every few weeks, global fast fashion brands mass produce their latest clothing, pumping out garments to be sold around the world. There is growing criticism that it’s socially irresponsible to produce such large volumes of clothes so often... Read |
 | Unilever scales back environmental and social initiatives... Read |
| Events & Conferencing |
 | Century City Conference Centre & Hotels wins Silver for Positive Climate Impact at WTM Responsible Tourism Awards in Cape Town... Read |
 | ISSUED BY MZANSI FOOD & DRINK SHOW The Mzansi Food & Drink Show brings you an unparalleled opportunity to elevate your brand through strategic activations at this culinary extravaganza... Read |
| Film & Cinematography |
 | Just two years after exiting business rescue, Ster-Kinekor plans to lay off 236 employees... Read |
| Marketing |
 | JUSTINE DRAKE, ISSUED BY DENTSU What is content anyway? Well, other than being the most overtraded word in marketing history, it also appears to mean different things to different people most of the time... Read |
 | BRENDAN SEERY Old-school storytelling is not commonplace today, in SA or globally. So it’s refreshing to see that not only can it still be done, it can be done well... Read |
 | ROXANNE GRABER, ISSUED BY OMNICOM MEDIA GROUP Africa finds itself at the nexus of transformational shifts, propelled by technological advancements, socio-political dynamics, and a rise in Afro Optimism... Read |
 | ISSUED BY NINETY9CENTS 99c, the independent, integrated advertising and communications agency, is thrilled to announce the outstanding success of its clients at the 10th annual MMA South Africa Smarties Awards... Read |
 | South Africa’s The Animation School and Fastgro Investment Holdings win at the New York Festivals (NYF) 2024 TV & Film Awards Read |
 | In 2024, the phase-out of cookies and the emergence of new measurement techniques will usher in a year marked by disruption, uncertainty, and experimentation... Read |
 | ISSUED BY TBWA Founded in 2004, the GenNext study remains the industry's most comprehensive survey of consumer behaviour and brand preference among young people... Read |
 | ISSUED BY DENTSU iProspect dentsu South Africa (SA) proudly announces its remarkable achievement at the Smarties Gala Awards Ceremony, where the company was were honoured for its exceptional contributions to modern marketing in South Africa... Read |
 | ISSUED BY POINT Customer experience architects, Point Iconic, has won two golds and one silver for its Ultra Liquors ‘Black Friday Like Never Before’ campaign at the Smarties Awards... Read |
| Media |
 | In February, the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) released an Amendment to the National and Provincial Party Elections Broadcasts and Political Advertisements Regulations, 2014... Read |
 | The Springboks Rugby Team is the National Press Club's (NPC) Newsmaker of the Year for 2023... Read |
 | SA digital publishers make a clean sweep of Wan-Ifra Digital Media Awards Africa 2024... Read |
 | JOE HAMMAN Joe Hamman, director of Novus Group, outlines steps to choosing the correct media monitoring tools for your business or agency… Read |
 | ISSUED BY THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY AFRICA The Walt Disney Company and National Geographic have announced a new global cross-platform campaign, ourHOME... Read |
 | ISSUED BY DAILY MAVERICK Daily Maverick, an independent South African-based news and investigative journalism publisher, has been honoured with four prestigious wins at the 2024 WAN-IFRA Digital Media Awards Africa... Read |
 | TAREK AMARA A Tunisian court on Wednesday sentenced prominent journalist Mohamed Boughalleb, a fierce critic of President Kais Saied, to six months in prison on charges of insulting a public official, his lawyer told Reuters... Read |
 | ISSUED BY NORTH-WEST UNIVERSITY (NWU) The World Cup-winning Springboks were named the 2023 Newsmaker of the Year by the National Press Club on Wednesday 17 April... Read |
| Media Freedom |
 | Why the Daily Maverick shut down for a day... Read |
 | Icasa will allocate Party Election Broadcast (PEB) slots to political parties and independent candidates... Read |
 | The BBC World Service has filed an urgent appeal to UN over abuse of national security and counter-terrorism laws against BBC News Persian journalists... Read |
| Mobile |
 | LINDSEY SCHUTTERS South Korean giant tops Apple in Q1 shipments, but Chinese competition intensifies... Read |
| Newspapers |
 | ISSUED BY THE CITIZEN The Citizen has emerged as the English daily newspaper with the highest circulation in South Africa, in the last quarter of 2023; 22,914. Our content is powerful, relevant, current, entertaining, and most importantly, trusted... Read |
| Promotions & Activations |
 | Knorr's #ModTheVeg campaign with Tyler Ninja’ Blevins, a world-famous gamer and streamer, to promote healthier eating choices in the gaming world... Read |
| Publishing |
 | South African rappers, Lucas Raps and Reason have joined the Sheer Publishing Africa family in a mutually beneficial partnership... Read |
| Radio |
 | Proverb and Lootlove will host the upcoming MetroFM Music Awards 2024... Read |
 | ISSUED BY EAST COAST RADIO East Coast Radio [ECR] has recently appointed Mzuvele Mthethwa as its new managing director effective 1 April 2024, succeeding Bonisiwe Mchunu who left at the end of 2023... Read |
 | ELZETTE BOUCHER-KRüGER, ISSUED BY OFM RADIO With radio still being the most intimate of broadcast mediums, the industry knows all too well of the close bonds that are formed between presenters and listeners... Read |
| Research |
 | ISSUED BY SAMRA On 22 and 23 May, the research industry will once again shine a light on its insights excellence at the prestigious SAMRA Annual Conference... Read |
| Retail |
 | LINDSEY SCHUTTERS Curve Gear was born out of the mining industry as merch for a uniquely South African slurry pump... Read |
 | Roberto Cavalli, the Italian designer who infused the print-led boho look with sex appeal, died at 83 in Florence, Italy, on 12 April 2024... Read |
 | Swanson, an international brand specialising in vitamins, supplements, and natural health products, has announced its official launch in South Africa... Read |
 | Strategic partnerships have emerged as influential drivers, reshaping the operational landscape of companies and fostering growth. Read |
| Social Media |
 | NICK CORBETT Amidst mounting privacy concerns and a preexisting ban on music usage, TikTok finds itself under scrutiny... Read |
| TV |
 | ISSUED BY EMEDIA In October 2023, eMedia lodged a complaint with the Competition Commission and filed papers before the Competition Tribunal regarding a provision in the sub-licensing agreements concluded between Multichoice and the SABC that prevents the SABC from utilising third-party-owned platforms to transmit SABC channels, which broadcast national sporting events... Read |
| Youth Marketing |
 | The great German philosopher, Immanuel Kant has been brought back to life using AI to appeal to a Gen Z audience... Read |
 | Nedbank's Roblox Chow Town campaign utilised influencers to promote the game to improve financial literacy for the youth... Read |
 | Find out why Gen Z is not interested in voting with The 30/30/30 Project, from Flux Trends and Student Village... Read |
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 | BOUREIMA BALIMA AND ABDEL-KADER MAZOU In late March and early April, days and nights of extreme heat above 40° Celsius (104°F) gripped many West African countries. Temperatures soared so high in Mali and Burkina Faso, they equated to a once in 200-year event... Read |
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 | Dubai faced record rainfall on 16 April 2024, flooding malls, subways, and roads. Cloud-seeding's role is debated amid ongoing cleanup efforts... Read |
 | LINDSEY SCHUTTERS Sibanye-Stillwater has decided to permanently close its 4 Belt shaft at the Marikana operation after failing to restore profitability at the ageing mine... Read |
 | Despite economic challenges, South African ztokvels show resilience with a 15% increase in net deposits, surpassing R9.6bn. FNB's digital solutions aid savings, reducing fees, and fostering growth opportunities... Read |
 | South Africa's inflation softens to 5.3% in March from 5.6% in February, amid relative stability... Read |
 | The Easter bunny normally does its rounds in April, but with Easter falling in March this year, car sales – both new and used – took a back seat... Read |
 | LINDSEY SCHUTTERS The Western Cape Provincial Government has launched a programme to shield SMMEs from the effects of load shedding... Read |
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