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Preetesh Sawraj, Loeries CEO, welcomes jury presidents and members, and industry leaders to the Mayor's Brunch (Image: @ Danette Breitenbach, Bizcommunity)

Loeries Creative Week

#Loeries2026 | Embrace the Madness, find the courage

Danette Breitenbach 6 hours

Remuneration & Payroll

The cost of great talent: Inside the 2026 Ad Talent Salary Survey

8 hours

The fallacy of the fragile asset

OOH

The fallacy of the fragile asset

Kabelo Kale, Issued by The Media Krate 7 hours

FMCG

Local hard seltzer brand Nawty Water hits Pick n Pay shelves

8 hours

Source: Image supplied

Technology

Inside Hisense’s Atlantis factory: 30 years of building with purpose

Chloe Posthumus 6 hours

How BusinessTech sponsored articles help South African companies thrive

Online Media

How BusinessTech sponsored articles help South African companies thrive

Issued by Broad Media 10 hours

The smartest digital out-of-home plans combine share of voice and programmatic buying

OOH

The smartest digital out-of-home plans combine share of voice and programmatic buying

Issued by Tractor Outdoor 10 hours

AI can automate the podcast business. It can’t automate trust

Podcasts

AI can automate the podcast business. It can’t automate trust

Jon Savage 7 hours

Source: Reuters.

Finance

African Union first: A new chapter in Africa’s debt battle

Katja Hamilton 12 hours

From fabric to stone: Gert-Johan Coetzee redefines luxury retail with marble and porcelain

Shopfitting & Merchandising

From fabric to stone: Gert-Johan Coetzee redefines luxury retail with marble and porcelain

13 hours

Qualified artisans across South Africa have been waiting years for Red Seal certificates from the Quality Council for Trades and Occupations. Photos: Ihsaan Haffejee / GroundUp

Higher Education

Artisans forced to wait years for Red Seal certificates

Alice Scott 1 day

Source: Supplied

Tourism & Travel

Club Med celebrates The Art of Free Time in new global travel campaign

1 day

OFM presenter recognised at South African 40 Under 40 Awards

Radio & Audio

OFM presenter recognised at South African 40 Under 40 Awards

Issued by OFM Radio 1 day

You've done the work. Now claim your space on stage.

Events & Conferencing

You've done the work. Now claim your space on stage.

Issued by Topco Media 1 day

Dentsu Africa and Blitz formalise partnership after years of collaboration

Marketing

Dentsu Africa and Blitz formalise partnership after years of collaboration

Issued by Dentsu 1 day

Two engines at Primedia Broadcasting – Co-CEO leadership to power next era of media transformation

Media

Two engines at Primedia Broadcasting – Co-CEO leadership to power next era of media transformation

Issued by Primedia Broadcasting 11 hours

Gun Free South Africa’s powerful portrait campaign ‘If I Grow Up’ hits home

Advertising

Gun Free South Africa’s powerful portrait campaign ‘If I Grow Up’ hits home

Issued by M+C Saatchi Abel 1 day

SA Fashion Awards 2026 spotlight Woolworths, Foschini and local brands

Fashion

SA Fashion Awards 2026 spotlight Woolworths, Foschini and local brands

1 day

Warc’s The Future of Strategy 2026, shows a cautious optimism returns to agency-side strategy as influence with clients grows (Image supplied)

Marketing & Media

AI adoption moves strategy into the spotlight for human insight

1 day

#ATMDubai | Middle East hotel boom shifts focus from rooms to profitability

Hospitality

#ATMDubai | Middle East hotel boom shifts focus from rooms to profitability

Evan-Lee Courie 1 day

500 braai grids, 1 bottle: Sunlight's ultimate Heritage Day clean-up

Promotions & Activations

500 braai grids, 1 bottle: Sunlight's ultimate Heritage Day clean-up

1 day

Why your AI vendor contract is probably a liability - 7 hard truths from the front lines

Corporate & Commercial Law

Why your AI vendor contract is probably a liability - 7 hard truths from the front lines

Nicolene Schoeman-Louw, Issued by SchoemanLaw 2 days

Cape Ballet Africa comes of age in Elysium

Theatre

Cape Ballet Africa comes of age in Elysium

Debbie Hathway 2 days

This October, Spar’s water bottles carry a hidden breast cancer message

Retail Marketing

This October, Spar’s water bottles carry a hidden breast cancer message

2 days

MDNtv earns 2 nominations at the North West Media Awards 2026

Media

MDNtv earns 2 nominations at the North West Media Awards 2026

Issued by MDNTV 2 days

(Image supplied)

Branding

AI slop & the death of identity: Designing for instant brand recognition

Muqminah Pontac 2 days

Why should millions in client media spend depend on a personal Facebook account?

Social Media

Why should millions in client media spend depend on a personal Facebook account?

Issued by Dentsu 2 days

(Left) Dominique Baxewanos, creative director at VML South Africa, and her colleague senior conceptual art director (right) Hanro Manefeldt worked on a Loeries finalist breast cancer awareness campaign for Dove, and share how it brought a sense of purpose to their careers (Image supplied)

Loeries Creative Week

#Loeries2026 | The Dove Real TLC campaign: Not a pdf, but a life-saving impact

2 days

Wall mural advertising needs intelligence before placement

OOH

Wall mural advertising needs intelligence before placement

Tebogo Motshwene, Issued by Nor Digital Communications 2 days

Musa Kalenga, CEO of the Brave Group says AI filters now sideline up to 40% of emails before customers see them (Image supplied)

Marketing

AI changes inbox visibility; marketers need to rethink strategy

Musa Kalenga 2 days

#TikTok360Event | TikTok expands trust and safety infrastructure as creator base grows in SA

Social Media

#TikTok360Event | TikTok expands trust and safety infrastructure as creator base grows in SA

Evan-Lee Courie 2 days

Brands can now search, hire, and manage Snapchat creators on Collabstr, with over 25% of its one million plus creators ready to work (Image source: © 123rf )

Social Media

Platform gives brands direct route to Gen Z and millennials

2 days

The National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) has appointed Dr Shadrack Bokaba as chief executive officer,(Image supplied)

Film & Cinematography

A new chapter for the NFVF with CEO appointment

2 Oct 2026

#12OfficialSandwichesOfSA: Sasko wants South Africans to settle the sandwich fight

Retail Marketing

#12OfficialSandwichesOfSA: Sasko wants South Africans to settle the sandwich fight

2 Oct 2026

FCB Africa and Meta Media join to form a new independent Africa agency

Advertising

FCB Africa and Meta Media join to form a new independent Africa agency

2 Oct 2026

Checkers to roll out smart trolleys in Gauteng with new Centurion store

Retailers

Checkers to roll out smart trolleys in Gauteng with new Centurion store

2 Oct 2026

From heritage to luxury: 5 marketing lessons shaping South African luxury

Retail Marketing

From heritage to luxury: 5 marketing lessons shaping South African luxury

Dr Lebogang Mathole, Issued by University of Johannesburg - Marketing Management 2 Oct 2026

UJ students win R10,000 in Telkom Plug’d Challenge at Nedbank IMC

IMC Conference

UJ students win R10,000 in Telkom Plug’d Challenge at Nedbank IMC

Issued by IMC Conference 2 days

The next phase of gaming marketing won't be about building more games

Marketing

The next phase of gaming marketing won't be about building more games

Issued by Reach Players 2 Oct 2026

Ogilvy and Volkswagen South Africa take top honours at the 2026 New Generation Awards

Digital

Ogilvy and Volkswagen South Africa take top honours at the 2026 New Generation Awards

Issued by Ogilvy South Africa 2 Oct 2026

What if you could just ask? Conversational analytics and the end of the static report

Marketing

What if you could just ask? Conversational analytics and the end of the static report

Wayne Tigere, Issued by Dentsu 2 Oct 2026

The iPendoring Awards finalists have been announced. Pictured: Promise: Pendoring 2024 Umpetha winners )

Pendoring

All the iPendoring 2026 finalists

2 Oct 2026

According to Cape Town’s Inner City Local Spatial Development Framework, only 30% of apartments or houses in the inner city are available for long-term leases, or occupied by their owners. The remainder “are either hotel managed or Airbnb”. Archive photo: Brent Meersman / GroundUp

Residential Property

Airbnb by-law doesn’t do enough to address Cape Town’s housing crisis

Leila Kidson 1 Oct 2026

Men in Heels returns for 4th walkathon as Daily Sun joins as media partner

CSI & Philanthropy

Men in Heels returns for 4th walkathon as Daily Sun joins as media partner

Issued by Media24 1 Oct 2026

The Rand Show wins PR Campaign of the Year

PR & Communications

The Rand Show wins PR Campaign of the Year

Issued by The Lime Envelope 30 Mar 2026

Merissa Himraj will take over from Bonita Bachmann as managing director, MediaShop Cape Town from 1 January 2026 (Image source: @Modern Marketing

Media

Merissa Himraj to take over the reins at The MediaShop

1 Oct 2026

Outsmart rising fuel prices with hyperlocal targeting and in-store solutions

Retailers

Outsmart rising fuel prices with hyperlocal targeting and in-store solutions

Olav Westphal, Issued by Vicinity Media 1 Oct 2026

From gym to game day: How sports nutrition is expanding beyond traditional fitness

Research

From gym to game day: How sports nutrition is expanding beyond traditional fitness

Issued by Insight Survey 1 Oct 2026

iPendoring has appointed Brenda Khumalo, founder and Managing Director of Lobengula Advertising, chairperson of its board (Image supplied)

Pendoring

Brenda Khumalo takes up Pendoring chair role with bold new course for the awards

1 Oct 2026