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IMC Conference

#IMC2026 | Tarryn Knight: Building on a legacy brand

Danette Breitenbach 16 minutes

FNB hit with R1m fine over customer data security

Cybersecurity

FNB hit with R1m fine over customer data security

16 hours

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Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

Last chance to submit NSFAS applications

18 hours

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 19 hours

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 20 hours

McDonald’s exits Fifa World Cup

Sponsorship

McDonald’s exits Fifa World Cup

23 hours

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 1 day

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 23 hours

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 23 hours

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 23 hours

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 1 day

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 1 day

Retailers

#BlackFriday push as TFG launches Shopfest

1 day

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 1 day

OOH

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

Issued by The Scoin Shop 2 days

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

Expert paid advertising agency now offers ChatGPT ads for South African brands

Advertising

Expert paid advertising agency now offers ChatGPT ads for South African brands

Issued by Woww 23 Oct 2026

Access is no longer the advantage

Marketing

Access is no longer the advantage

Issued by Dentsu 23 Oct 2026

Omnicom’s results for the quarter ended September 20206, posted yesterday, 22 October, show revenue of $6.4bn, a 7.2% organic growth. Pictured: John Wren, chairman and chief executive officer of Omnicom. (Image source: @ PR Week UK

Advertising

Omnicom Q3 2026 results reflect benefits of IPG acquisition

23 Oct 2026

Tenofovir, lamivudine and dolutegravir are arguably the three most important medicines in South Africa. Archive photo: GroundUp Staff

HIV/AIDS

Cipla wins court fight over HIV pill tender

Tania Broughton 23 Oct 2026

Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

Over 70% female applicants as NSFAS 2027 applications surge past 868,000

23 Oct 2026

Advertising

#BehindtheCampaign | Coronation revisits its long-standing Trust is earned

23 Oct 2026

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Law Practice

3 bad days you can see coming... and how to handle them

Rachelle Bricout 22 Oct 2026

Branding

Brand belongs in the boardroom... the important reason why

Nadia Ellis 22 Oct 2026

Image by Casey Pratt

Events & Shows

How Defender and Bryan Habana are helping The Litterboom Project tackle plastic pollution

Chloe Posthumus 22 Oct 2026

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Aesthetic Medicine

Sweet as Huneyyy: Maria Masiu’s got the wellness market buzzing

Maroefah Smith 22 Oct 2026

Banff Mountain Film Festival lands at Ster-Kinekor

Film

Banff Mountain Film Festival lands at Ster-Kinekor

22 Oct 2026

Not just pizza: Roman’s Pizza launches limited-edition streetwear

Fashion & Homeware

Not just pizza: Roman’s Pizza launches limited-edition streetwear

21 Oct 2026

South Africa’s seventh edition of Agency Scope is set to start fieldwork in May 2027 (Image source: © 123rf )

Marketing & Media

Agency Scope 2027/28 to kick off in May 2027 with new additions

21 Oct 2026

Building workforce learning pathways that leave no one behind

Higher Education

Building workforce learning pathways that leave no one behind

Issued by College SA 21 Oct 2026

A still from Aau's Song, part of the Star Wars: Visions anthology. Courtesy of Lucasfilm (Image supplied)

Film & Cinematography

UNDP accelerator programme gives animations studios access to finance and support

21 Oct 2026

From Avengers to Formula E: Disney reveals what’s coming to Africa

Film

From Avengers to Formula E: Disney reveals what’s coming to Africa

21 Oct 2026

Marketing

Absa celebrates life’s defining moments with new brand campaign and Eliud Kipchoge partnership

Issued by OnPoint PR 21 Oct 2026

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Media & Entertainment Law

AI, fake news, and free elections: How SA is tackling digital disinformation

Vanessa Jacklin-Levin 21 Oct 2026

What KZN consumers are telling us about festive spending

Radio & Audio

What KZN consumers are telling us about festive spending

Issued by East Coast Radio 21 Oct 2026

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Fashion & Homeware

Who made the cut? LFP reveals Top 30 competing for R50,000

22 Oct 2026

6 emerging bakers win business support as Rising Stars expands into KwaZulu-Natal

SMEs

6 emerging bakers win business support as Rising Stars expands into KwaZulu-Natal

Issued by dotGOOD 21 Oct 2026

Entries open for 2026 South African Startup Awards

Awards

Entries open for 2026 South African Startup Awards

20 Oct 2026

Tech Believers: Women shaping who builds, buys and benefits

Technology

Tech Believers: Women shaping who builds, buys and benefits

Issued by The Innovator Trust 20 Oct 2026

The in-house versus agency debate is becoming less useful as the research doesn’t point to a one-way trip (Image source: @Brendan Church, UnSplash

Marketing & Media

Research shows the in-house versus agency debate is becoming less useful

20 Oct 2026

Keamogetswe Matsho, author, entrepreneur and founder of the Maru Maphiri Group

Education

#WoolworthsYouthMakers2026: How Keamogetswe Matsho is reimagining children's financial literacy with Maphiri

Shan Radcliffe 20 Oct 2026

South Africa’s Entrepreneurs Take Centre Stage on 12 November

SMEs

South Africa’s Entrepreneurs Take Centre Stage on 12 November

Issued by NSBC.Africa 20 Oct 2026

The Grand Effie, the highest honour recognising South Africa’s most effective campaign of the year, was awarded to Edelman South Africa and Women for Change for “The Unburied Casket” in the Non-Profit category (Image: @Bizcommunity)

Advertising

2026 Effie Awards SA celebrate inaugural Marketer of the Year and Agency of the Year

20 Oct 2026

iZinga Assist co-founders Henk Swanepoel and Derek Lubner. Image supplied.

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Backed by Shoprite and Primedia, iZinga Assist keeps SA’s NPOs trustworthy

Maroefah Smith 20 Oct 2026