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Private capital powers cleaner steel as Coega Steels unveils R500m expansion

Financial Services

Private capital powers cleaner steel as Coega Steels unveils R500m expansion

Issued by Fedgroup 22 hours

Advertising

ChatGPT ads are live in SA

Caleb Shepard, Issued by TDMC 23 hours

Hyprop appoints Primedia Malls and The Media Factory as digital media co-sales partners

OOH

Hyprop appoints Primedia Malls and The Media Factory as digital media co-sales partners

Issued by Primedia Out-of-Home 23 hours

Nedbank IMC white paper: Why African marketers must think beyond marketing

IMC Conference

Nedbank IMC white paper: Why African marketers must think beyond marketing

Issued by IMC Conference 1 day

The Prisms Awards winners were announced on 24 October (Image supplied)

Prism Awards

#PrismsAwards 2026 | All the winners: Tribeca and DNA Brand Architects take top honours

1 day

Me&B makes its kidswear debut in Ackermans collaboration

Fashion & Homeware

Me&B makes its kidswear debut in Ackermans collaboration

1 day

Accenture Song continues its strong awards season with Best Digital Agency win at Bookmarks

Digital

Accenture Song continues its strong awards season with Best Digital Agency win at Bookmarks

Issued by Accenture Song 1 day

Bizcommunity – where business connects with the companies shaping news

Online Media

Bizcommunity – where business connects with the companies shaping news

Issued by Bizcommunity.com 1 day

Biz CVs – make the right impression in the right place

Career Advice

Biz CVs – make the right impression in the right place

Issued by Bizcommunity.com 1 day

Rooibos seeds head to US ahead of planned space mission

Agriculture

Rooibos seeds head to US ahead of planned space mission

2 days

“Our third quarter results show further sequential improvement in LFL growth, in line with our expectations," says Cindy Rose, CEO WPP (Image source@ WPP

Advertising

WPP's Q3 results: Disciplined execution to return to growth in 2027

1 day

Advertising

#BehindtheCampaign | KFC: An awkward family dinner and a bucket of chicken - perfect!

1 day

Leratong City: Soweto’s R5bn new stage is ready to rise

Mixed-Use Property

Leratong City: Soweto’s R5bn new stage is ready to rise

Issued by Mamela Media 1 day

Fashion & Homeware

Relay Jeans turns 40 by keeping denim culture anything but blue

2 days

Built for peak: What it takes to keep the customer promise when volumes rise

E-commerce

Built for peak: What it takes to keep the customer promise when volumes rise

Issued by Takealot Fulfilment Solutions 2 days

Image supplied.

FMCG

Oreo gets a Mzansi twist with new limited-edition biscuit

2 days

Chicken Licken’s Rock My Soul shows SA flames

Advertising

Chicken Licken’s Rock My Soul shows SA flames

Issued by Joe Public 2 days

Ford puts South African-built Ranger to work for 24 non-profits

Automotive

Ford puts South African-built Ranger to work for 24 non-profits

2 days

What happens between the ad and the till?

Retail

What happens between the ad and the till?

Daryl van Arkel, Issued by Vicinity Media 2 days

People walk past a Dis-Chem Pharmacy outlet in Cape Town. Image credit: Reuters/Esa Alexander

Aesthetic Medicine

Dis-Chem brings the World of Beauty to Cape Town

Maroefah Smith 18 hours

Mscsports strikes Gold for Innovation at the 2026 Prism Awards

Prism Awards

Mscsports strikes Gold for Innovation at the 2026 Prism Awards

Issued by Mscsports 2 days

Ogilvy wins the highest number of awards at Effies 2026

Effie Awards

Ogilvy wins the highest number of awards at Effies 2026

Issued by Ogilvy South Africa 2 days

Source: Reuters.

Finance

South Africa risks return to money-laundering grey list

Colleen Goko 2 days

Cybercrime surge highlights urgent need for digital skills

Cybersecurity

Cybercrime surge highlights urgent need for digital skills

Issued by Bullion PR & Communication 2 days

Advertising

Sanlam appoints strategic partners for relevance, not cosmetic change

2 days

Image supplied.

Retail Marketing

NetFlorist refreshes brand with a campaign built around delivery

2 days

Great clients, great creativity: 2026 is Joe Public’s best Loeries year yet

Loeries Creative Week

Great clients, great creativity: 2026 is Joe Public’s best Loeries year yet

Issued by Joe Public 3 days

Travel demand is rising, but tourism ads are failing to break through

Tourism & Travel

Travel demand is rising, but tourism ads are failing to break through

3 days

Brands don't compete in categories. They compete in culture

Marketing

Brands don't compete in categories. They compete in culture

Yasmin Kathoria and Marilyn Munga Dutlow, Issued by Kantar 3 days

(Image: Lesley Svenson @ Bizcommunity)

IMC Conference

#IMC2026 | Tarryn Knight: Building on a legacy brand

Danette Breitenbach 3 days

The Motion Creative Summit 2026, which took place recently in Nairobi, Kenya, addressed creators from Kenya, South Africa, and Nigeria (Image supplied)

Digital

Summit explores how African creatives can monetise their work

2 days

Where people move, brands connect: Kena Outdoor on transport and OOH

OOH

Where people move, brands connect: Kena Outdoor on transport and OOH

Issued by Kena Outdoor 3 days

FNB hit with R1m fine over customer data security

Cybersecurity

FNB hit with R1m fine over customer data security

3 days

Image source: HONGQI ZHANG –

Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

Last chance to submit NSFAS applications

3 days

The Johannesburg Labour Court has set aside a CCMA ruling because the commissioner cited a non-existent judgment and failed to verify the source. Illustration: Bronwyn Webb / GroundUp

Labour Law

Labour Court slams CCMA commissioner for relying on AI hallucination

Tania Broughton 3 days

South Africa’s leading HR organisations crowned at the 2026 Future of HR Awards

Management & Leadership

South Africa’s leading HR organisations crowned at the 2026 Future of HR Awards

Issued by Topco Media 3 days

McDonald’s exits Fifa World Cup

Sponsorship

McDonald’s exits Fifa World Cup

27 Oct 2026

VML SA's Jarred Cinman and Tahaab Rais from Publicis Groupe Middle East discuss AI and its impact on humans (Image: Lesley Svenson @ Bizcommunity)

IMC Conference

#IMC2026 | The good and dark side of AI and its impact on humans

Danette Breitenbach 27 Oct 2026

AAA School of Advertising celebrates student success at leading creative industry awards

Advertising

AAA School of Advertising celebrates student success at leading creative industry awards

Issued by AAA School of Advertising 27 Oct 2026

MyBroadband review videos – Build trust in your products, solutions, and services

Online Media

MyBroadband review videos – Build trust in your products, solutions, and services

Issued by Broad Media 27 Oct 2026

AI saved us time. We appear to have spent it already

PR & Communications

AI saved us time. We appear to have spent it already

Nicole Capper, Issued by MANGO-OMC 27 Oct 2026

South Africa’s workforce at a crossroads: 500+ leaders confront AI, skills and the future of jobs

Management & Leadership

South Africa’s workforce at a crossroads: 500+ leaders confront AI, skills and the future of jobs

Issued by Topco Media 26 Oct 2026

How Offernet protects client media budgets from ad fraud through VeriNET

Digital

How Offernet protects client media budgets from ad fraud through VeriNET

JG Bezuidenhout, Issued by Offernet 26 Oct 2026

Retailers

#BlackFriday push as TFG launches Shopfest

26 Oct 2026

At the recent Nedbank IMC conference, country director for Google South Africa, Kabelo Makwane, examines how marketers can transform from how they used to do marketing to how they now need to, to reach consumers in a digital space (Image source: @Lesely Svenson, Bizcommunity)

IMC Conference

#IMC2026 | Google SA's Kabelo Makwane: In Africa a phone is a pocket PC

Danette Breitenbach 26 Oct 2026

OOH

60,000 kilometres of brand visibility: How The Scoin Shop is rethinking outdoor advertising

Issued by The Scoin Shop 26 Oct 2026

New choices weigh in: South Africa’s weight management market expands

Nutrition

New choices weigh in: South Africa’s weight management market expands

Issued by Insight Survey 23 Oct 2026

CANAL+ group revenue is up 37.5%, reflecting increased scale following its acquisition of MultiChoice (Image source: @TV with Thinus

Media

MultiChoice deal lifts Canal+ revenue 37.5% in Q3

23 Oct 2026

Olivia Dean is coming to South Africa in 2027

Music

Olivia Dean is coming to South Africa in 2027

Chloe Posthumus 23 Oct 2026

Joe Public wins inaugural Effie Awards Agency of the Year

Effie Awards

Joe Public wins inaugural Effie Awards Agency of the Year

Issued by Joe Public 23 Oct 2026