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The Marketing + Media Alliance (MMA) Smarties South African 2026 were announced last night. Picture: Ogilvy was awarded Best in Show for Audi TikTok Test Drive (Image supplied)

Marketing

MMA Smarties South Africa 2026 winners announced

15 minutes

Portfolio power: The key to thriving in a brutal economy

Higher Education

Portfolio power: The key to thriving in a brutal economy

Issued by Waterfall School of Business 16 hours

Queues at the Department of Labour office in Cape Town. Some people claining unemployment benefits online may be sending their files to an old system. Archive photo: Qaqamba Falithenjwa / GroundUp

Remuneration & Payroll

You may be sending your UIF claim to a dead website

Marecia Damons 19 hours

Why South African Music creators are losing money: What Samro is doing about it

Music

Why South African Music creators are losing money: What Samro is doing about it

Issued by SAMRO 20 hours

KZN showed up big for the 22nd Suncoast East Coast Radio Big Walk

Radio & Audio

KZN showed up big for the 22nd Suncoast East Coast Radio Big Walk

Issued by East Coast Radio 21 hours

Design voices brought into focus at Future Talks at Decorex Cape Town 2026

Exhibitions & Events

Design voices brought into focus at Future Talks at Decorex Cape Town 2026

22 hours

UP academics receive National Orders for reshaping South Africa’s future

Higher Education

UP academics receive National Orders for reshaping South Africa’s future

Issued by University of Pretoria 1 day

From setback to strength: How Asus is empowering SA women’s potential

Technology

From setback to strength: How Asus is empowering SA women’s potential

Issued by ASUS 1 day

AAA School of Advertising’s Team So’ Réal made up of Zaiba Goolam (21), Joel Areington (22), and John Garside (21) recently won the South African leg of the L'Oréal Brandstorm 2026 competition (Image supplied)

Advertising

AAA School of Advertising’s students qualify for Paris L'Oréal Brandstorm 2026 competition

1 day

Singularity Summit returns to inspire Africa’s future this October

Artificial Intelligence

Singularity Summit returns to inspire Africa’s future this October

Issued by Mann Made 1 day

South African student selected as inaugural 2026 Effie Lions Foundation Voices of the Future fellow

Effie Awards

South African student selected as inaugural 2026 Effie Lions Foundation Voices of the Future fellow

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 1 day

Why creativity still matters when algorithms are marketing’s first audience

Advertising

Why creativity still matters when algorithms are marketing’s first audience

1 day

Why we get in the way of our best ideas

Advertising

Why we get in the way of our best ideas

Issued by M+C Saatchi Abel 1 day

Media

TikTok’s popular microdramas shrink TV into bite‑sized chunks

Jessica Maddox and Krysten Stein 1 day

The launch commercial for the all-new Kia Tasman bakkie creates an entire world out of one problem (image supplied)

Advertising

#BehindtheCampaign | Kia Tasman bakkie TVC takes up the bakkie challenge

2 days

Get Fame Week Africa ready: Key dates the creative industry needs to know

Film & Cinematography

Get Fame Week Africa ready: Key dates the creative industry needs to know

Issued by The Publicity Workshop 2 days

The human paradox: The faster AI advances, the more human connection matters

Artificial Intelligence

The human paradox: The faster AI advances, the more human connection matters

Charne Munien, Issued by Rogerwilco 2 days

An immersive Table Mountain experience by Chaos Theory and the Millat Group has won a global event award (Image supplied)

Events & Conferencing

African-led events worldclass as Table Mountain immersive experience wins global award

2 days

Global survey highlights the balance between human experience and AI innovation

PR & Communications

Global survey highlights the balance between human experience and AI innovation

Nicole Capper, Issued by MANGO-OMC 2 days

Zolani Mahola signs global partnership with Virgin Music Group

Music

Zolani Mahola signs global partnership with Virgin Music Group

2 days

South Africa will be the country in focus, pictured is stakeholders at the signing of the agreement. Source: Supplied.

Film & Cinematography

Berlinale EFM names South Africa 2027 country in focus

2 days

Ogilvy South Africa Cape Town is the 2026 One Show ME & Africa Agency of the Year, and Promise Johannesburg ME & Africa Independent Agency of the Year (Image supplied)

The One Club for Creativity

Ogilvy and Promise top One Show ME & Africa rankings

3 days

Repair of the present

Art

Repair of the present

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 3 days

Cannes Lions

#CannesLions2026 | Creative Marketer of the Year named

3 days

The growing role of data and AI in media buying

Digital

The growing role of data and AI in media buying

Issued by TDMC 3 days

The Agency Scope China has found the biggest challenges that marketers face relate to the economic context (Image supplied)

Marketing & Media

Agency Scope China | Economic context the biggest challenge

3 days

The Racket Club's music studio. Source: Supplied.

Advertising

The Racket Club launches music strategy agency

3 days

Transformation pays off as Brave Group recognised as a top employer

Artificial Intelligence

Transformation pays off as Brave Group recognised as a top employer

Issued by Brave Group 3 days

Protesters outside the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition’s offices in Cape Town in August 2025. Archive photo: Matthew Hirsch

Coal, Oil & Gas

No plan to review SA’s coal exports to Israel, says Parks Tau

Matthew Hirsch 3 days

How business owners find calm on the road ahead

Insurance & Actuarial

How business owners find calm on the road ahead

Issued by Dotsure 3 days

Maria McCloy is pictured in her Johannesburg apartment which is often used for film and television productions like Kings of Joburg. Source: Supplied.

PR & Communications

Tributes pour in for Maria McCloy ahead of Joburg Theatre memorial

Karabo Ledwaba 3 days

Ga ke se bope, Ga se ipope: Fragments of what we carry

Art

Ga ke se bope, Ga se ipope: Fragments of what we carry

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 15 May 2026

The multi-skilled workforce advantage and rethinking talent in the specialist age

Skills Development & Training

The multi-skilled workforce advantage and rethinking talent in the specialist age

Dhatchani Naidoo, Issued by eatbigfish 15 May 2026

Source: Image supplied

Social Media

Calling SA’s creators: 2026 Content Creator Awards now open

15 May 2026

Cannes Lions

#CannesLions2026: Ad law and self-regulation summit debuts at Cannes Lions

15 May 2026

Protecting African stories from the threat of piracy

TV

Protecting African stories from the threat of piracy

Issued by MultiChoice 15 May 2026

MEA region has done well at The One Show. Source: Supplied.

The One Club for Creativity

Accenture Song SA dominates One Show MEA with 3 Golds

15 May 2026

The Constitutional Court has ruled that rejected asylum seekers cannot reapply. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Immigration & Citizenship Law

Constitutional Court rules asylum seekers once rejected cannot reapply

Ohene Yaw Ampofo-Anti 14 May 2026

Cape Town Tourism launches new domestic campaign

Tourism

Cape Town Tourism launches new domestic campaign

Issued by Cape Town Tourism 14 May 2026

Afda Alumni take South African micro drama to the global stage at ABFF 2026

Higher Education

Afda Alumni take South African micro drama to the global stage at ABFF 2026

Earle Holmes, Issued by Afda 15 May 2026

#Orchids&Onions: Carling carries, Faf fumbles in World Cup ad chaos

#OrchidsandOnions

#Orchids&Onions: Carling carries, Faf fumbles in World Cup ad chaos

Brendan Seery 14 May 2026

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Agriculture

Agriculture in Africa: Science and research can’t make an impact without investment and good policies

Pape Abdoulaye Seck 14 May 2026

Marketing

Why the full-time CMO is a luxury most SA businesses can’t afford

Bernard Jansen 14 May 2026

Google launches new AI-focused Hustle Academy for African SMEs

Entrepreneurship

Google launches new AI-focused Hustle Academy for African SMEs

13 May 2026

Artscape celebrates its 55-year legacy

Events

Artscape celebrates its 55-year legacy

13 May 2026

Movieroom on DStv commences production on first original feature film

TV

Movieroom on DStv commences production on first original feature film

Issued by The Rooms Network 13 May 2026

Maria McCloy has passed away. Source: Supplied.

PR & Communications

Publicist, DJ & fashion designer Maria McCloy has died at 50

Karabo Ledwaba 13 May 2026

Happiness Primary School is one of three no-fee-paying schools in Nigel that have had their electricity cut off for months. Photo: Kimberly Mutandiro / GroundUp

Primary & Secondary Education

Schools left in darkness as municipal bills mount

Kimberly Mutandiro 12 May 2026

The awards recognise marketing and supply talent in South Africa. Source: Supplied.

Marketing

IMM Institute names SA's top marketers and supply chain leaders

12 May 2026