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Healthcare

Imagination vs. screens: Toy Story 5 sparks global conversation

2 days

Absa Cape Epic injects close to 11 billion into the Western Cape economy in 20 years

Events

Absa Cape Epic injects close to 11 billion into the Western Cape economy in 20 years

Issued by OnPoint PR 2 days

School is preparing your child for a world that no longer exists

E-learning

School is preparing your child for a world that no longer exists

Issued by Think Digital Academy 2 days

Bonita Christie, business unit director, Publicis Commerce Experiential, explores the changing role experiential marketing for brands (Image supplied)

Magazines

The new job of experiential as the basket comes under pressure

Bonita Christie 2 days

Marketing

CMOs must bridge the gap between the spreadsheet and the story… or become extinct

Pieter Geyser 2 days

Sustainable fashion partnership between UK and Africa launched by British Council

Training

Sustainable fashion partnership between UK and Africa launched by British Council

2 days

Eleven global strategy leaders join Ellie Bamford to define the year’s best in creative effectiveness. Source: Supplied.

Advertising

Meet the global leaders guiding NYF's 2026 Creative Effectiveness Awards

2 days

Source: GroundUp/Matthew Hirsch.

Construction & Engineering

Cape Town affordable housing projects inch forward

Matthew Hirsch 3 days

Afda alumni triumph at the 2026 Saftas with multiple Golden Horn wins

Higher Education

Afda alumni triumph at the 2026 Saftas with multiple Golden Horn wins

Earle Holmes, Issued by Afda 2 days

Hot 102.7FM MD Lloyd Madurai reappointed to global grand jury of the New York Festivals Radio Awards

Radio & Audio

Hot 102.7FM MD Lloyd Madurai reappointed to global grand jury of the New York Festivals Radio Awards

Issued by HOT 102.7FM 3 days

New York Festivals Lady Liberty will host a global virtual panel, Rewriting the Creative Playbook from the Middle East and the Role Women Play (Image source: © Bluffteon Today )

Advertising

NYF spotlights women shaping the Middle East’s creative future

3 days

Dua Lipa named Nespresso ambassador, igniting a new era in coffee culture

Lifestyle

Dua Lipa named Nespresso ambassador, igniting a new era in coffee culture

3 days

Metropolitan’s Gogo Vivian and the Fam campaign explores financial planning conversations through the insight of family drama (Image supplied)

Advertising

#BehindtheCampaign | Metropolitan’s Gogo Vivian sparks financial planning conversations

3 days

The Constitutional Court has ruled that the primary responsibility for managing local disasters in terms of the Disaster Management Act rests with the district municipality, but the local municipality and relevant provincial departments are not absolved of responsibility. Illustration: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Human Rights Law

Constitutional Court slams government over treatment of disaster victims

Tania Broughton 18 Mar 2026

The 2026 Africa SABRE Awards took place on March 17 at The Venue Melrose Arch in South Africa (Image source: © Provoke Media )

PR & Communications

All the 2026 Africa Sabre Awards winners

18 Mar 2026

Podcast with MacG is widely popular in South Africa with hundreds of thousands of views per episode. Source: YouTube.

Podcasts

Government takes baby steps to regulate podcast industry

Karabo Ledwaba 18 Mar 2026

Submissions are now open for the inaugural Africa Consultancy Performance Index, EArned Media's data-driven benchmark that recognises PR consultancies across a range of key industry metrics (Image supplied)

PR & Communications

Inaugural Africa Consultancy Performance Index opens for PR agencies

18 Mar 2026

Advertising

Warc Effective 100: Unilever and Ogilvy Top 2025 Rankings

18 Mar 2026

Most social grant fraud involves officials, not beneficiaries, report says

Health & Social Welfare

Most social grant fraud involves officials, not beneficiaries, report says

Marecia Damons 3 days

Kim Kardashian’s new caffeine‑free energy drink relies on paraxanthine – here’s what the science says

Nutrition

Kim Kardashian’s new caffeine‑free energy drink relies on paraxanthine – here’s what the science says

Colin Davidson 18 Mar 2026

Africa’s first NVIDIA RTX PRO GPU Servers have landed

Internet

Africa’s first NVIDIA RTX PRO GPU Servers have landed

Issued by HOSTAFRICA 17 Mar 2026

Moscow Fashion Week spotlights emerging designers and global collaboration

Fashion

Moscow Fashion Week spotlights emerging designers and global collaboration

17 Mar 2026

Brave Group has announced four strategic leadership appointments. Left to right: Vimbainashe Macheka – head of finance, Monica Gomes – group managing director, Nkateko Khosa – business unit director, Bold, Robyn Jones – group client service director (Image supplied)

Advertising

Brave Group's strategic leadership appointments gear the group for growth

17 Mar 2026

Countdown to Comic Con Cape Town 2026 kicks off

Events

Countdown to Comic Con Cape Town 2026 kicks off

17 Mar 2026

Dr Pepe Marais launches One Word: The Power of Simplicity in a Complex Business World

Marketing

Dr Pepe Marais launches One Word: The Power of Simplicity in a Complex Business World

Issued by Joe Public 17 Mar 2026

PR & Communications

Volvo SA appoints Retroviral as its media agency

17 Mar 2026

The creepy King has officially been retired. Source: Burger King.

Advertising

Burger King says goodbye to mascot, hello to better service

Karabo Ledwaba 17 Mar 2026

Source: GroundUp/Masixole Feni.

Property Development

Government sent back to the drawing board for Tafelberg site

Matthew Hirsch 16 Mar 2026

Source: GroundUp. Bulk services work on Botmaskop Estate at Helshoogte outside Stellenbosch before an April 2025 interdict prohibited any further construction.

Property Development

Judgment reserved in Stellenbosch luxury estate battle

John Yeld 16 Mar 2026

Review: The night a magician stole my watch at Zingara's La Dolce Royal

Theatre

Review: The night a magician stole my watch at Zingara's La Dolce Royal

Debbie Hathway 16 Mar 2026

After 13 years of litigation and R2.5-million in legal fees, a maintenance fitter who was found by arbitration and several courts to have been unfairly dismissed is a step closer to receiving compensation. Illustration: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Labour Law

Worker wins compensation case after 13 years of litigation

Tania Broughton 16 Mar 2026

As AI becomes the norm, humanity becomes the advantage

Artificial Intelligence

As AI becomes the norm, humanity becomes the advantage

Koo Govender, Issued by Advertising Media Forum 16 Mar 2026

On 29 January 2025 in Kolda, Senegal, Khaby Lame joins a workshop for out-of-school girls organized as part of the ‘Salmaitou’ programme, an initiative engaging girls aged 15 to 19 in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics), innovation and leadership. Source: Unicef.

Branding

Khaby Lame is the world’s most followed TikToker: the story of a Senegalese‑born star who sold his identity

Fanny Georges 16 Mar 2026

AdHive Group introduces the Honeycomb: A smarter model for modern marketing

Marketing

AdHive Group introduces the Honeycomb: A smarter model for modern marketing

Issued by AdHive Group 16 Mar 2026

The 19th Annual South African Film and Television Awards winners have been announced (Image source: © News24 )

Film & Cinematography

All the 19th Annual Safta winners

15 Mar 2026

Alwyn Strydom: Back to basics

Marketing

Alwyn Strydom: Back to basics

Issued by Lumico 13 Mar 2026

Tongaat: A ticking time bomb set to go off in April

Agro-processing

Tongaat: A ticking time bomb set to go off in April

Tania Broughton 13 Mar 2026

#Newsmaker: Time Out South Africa's newly appointed MD Aisha Mohamed on building the next chapter

Lifestyle

#Newsmaker: Time Out South Africa's newly appointed MD Aisha Mohamed on building the next chapter

Evan-Lee Courie 17 Mar 2026

Media

WPP maintains dominance in annual Warc Media 100 rankings

13 Mar 2026

#BizTrends2026 | Juno Media’s Tanya Schreuder: AI more scale, not more value

Media

#BizTrends2026 | Juno Media’s Tanya Schreuder: AI more scale, not more value

Tanya Schreuder 13 Mar 2026

Social Media

How Instagram addictiveness lawsuit could reshape social media – platform design meets product liability

Carolina Rossini 12 Mar 2026

Singer-songwriter Rosé partners with Levi’s in a multi-year global deal

Fashion

Singer-songwriter Rosé partners with Levi’s in a multi-year global deal

12 Mar 2026

Your campaign was dead before it launched

Marketing

Your campaign was dead before it launched

Mathabatha Sexwale, Issued by Brave Group 12 Mar 2026

Publicis' Pete Little appointed vice chairperson of the Creative Circle

Advertising

Publicis' Pete Little appointed vice chairperson of the Creative Circle

Issued by Publicis Groupe Africa 12 Mar 2026

Your digital agency’s Shopify and Google Partner status is crucial to your success

Digital

Your digital agency’s Shopify and Google Partner status is crucial to your success

Issued by TDMC 12 Mar 2026

Dentsu Creative SA’s content excellence sparks major ABC growth for TFG

Magazines

Dentsu Creative SA’s content excellence sparks major ABC growth for TFG

Issued by Dentsu 12 Mar 2026

The future of paint shopping: Olympic Paints opens immersive colour cafe experience

Design & Manufacturing

The future of paint shopping: Olympic Paints opens immersive colour cafe experience

12 Mar 2026

The quiet paradox: Media's lack of executive attention

Media

The quiet paradox: Media's lack of executive attention

Bongi Mvuyana 12 Mar 2026

Afda Alumnus Khaya Dube wins Young Voices Competition at Joburg Film Festival 2026

Higher Education

Afda Alumnus Khaya Dube wins Young Voices Competition at Joburg Film Festival 2026

Earle Holmes, Issued by Afda 12 Mar 2026

A roundtable of agency leaders and marketers discussed the evolution of the global agency model at the recent Scopen Africa Decade Awards (Image supplied)

Marketing & Media

The evolution of agencies from FTE* to...

11 Mar 2026