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|  | | The 2023 national Vodacom Journalist of the Year Awards (VJOY) were announced at a ceremony in Johannesburg...read |
|  | | Checkers has released a new festive season TV commercial and mini-documentary to celebrate the remarkable resilience of this Western Cape community following the Stanford floods...read |
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 | Pick n Pay Smart Shopper has introduced ‘Smart Hopper’ – an exciting game in its relaunched app that customers can play daily to win vouchers, helping them save even more... Read |
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| Advertising |
 | BRENDAN SEERY One of the Christmas traditions we don’t seem to have in this country is the big bucks TV ad for a major brand – one which goes beyond mere marketing and into story telling... Read |
 | ISSUED BY JOE PUBLIC Joe Public was awarded Overall Agency of the Year, Large Agency of the Year as well as the Transformation Award at this year’s 2023 Financial Mail AdFocus Awards... Read |
 | ISSUED BY LEVERGY Levergy, South Africa’s leading passion marketing agency, has closed off 2023 in style, walking away with the coveted Specialised Agency of the Year at the Financial Mail AdFocus Awards... Read |
 | ISSUED BY TRIPLE EIGHT Since its inception in 2012, well before it became fashionable, Triple Eight has been a creative force for good company... Read |
 | ISSUED BY GREY AFRICA Grey Group announced today the appointment of Tlali Taoana as president of Grey South Africa... Read |
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 | Liberty shifts focus to younger clients, addressing underinsurance and financial challenges... Read |
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 | ADRIAN WHINES Adrian Whines of Brand DNA Brandspace Activation, says fuel stations are brand temples that play pivotal roles in defining the customer experience... Read |
 | Research reveals that out of the main crises currently affecting the country, such as load shedding, the supply chain crisis, and water issues, it’s the cost of living (COL) crisis that is hitting businesses the hardest... Read |
 | ISSUED BY HELM Intelligent assistant built by South African partnership recognised by Mobile Marketing Association... Read |
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| Design |
 | Twyg, an independent media non-profit organisation working at the intersection of fashion and sustainability, announced the winners the 5th annual Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards... Read |
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 | LINDSEY SCHUTTERS Cristiano Ronaldo is facing a lawsuit over his promotion of Binance NFTs, it's the latest crypto drama facing the world's biggest exchange... Read |
 | IBM has announced an expansion of its partnership with AWS to help more clients derive value from generative AI... Read |
 | KERUSHAN GOVENDER Africa is not just ready to join the AI conversation, it is poised to lead it says Kerushan Govender, founder and CEO of Blacfox... Read |
 | CHARL FOUCHé, ISSUED BY AFRIGIS In the rapidly evolving landscape of financial services, the integration of geospatial data is marking a new era of efficiency and precision... Read |
 | LINDSEY SCHUTTERS Salesforce analysed the online shopping behaviour of over 1.5 billion shoppers across Cyber Week... Read |
 | Salesforce and AWS deepen strategic partnership heralds a new era of integrated data and AI… Read |
 | ISSUED BY TDMC UGC has enormous marketing potential for your brand – here’s how to lean into this resource as an effective amplifier on social media and why it should be an important part of your strategy... Read |
 | The report is based on a survey by the DigiBiz Programme, conducted during September 2023 with 442 respondents... Read |
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| ESG |
 | Carling Black Label reaffirms its commitment to tackle gender-based violence head-on with the launch of its #NoExcuse 2023 campaign... Read |
 | Shoprite Group has almost doubled the amount of renewable energy used in its operations... Read |
 | ISSUED BY SAPPI Sappi Southern Africa has been awarded the Trialogue Strategic CSI Award in recognition of its 40-year old flagship Khulisa Enterprise Supplier Development programme... Read |
| Film & Cinematography |
 | Of Soul and Joy (OSJ) has announced a collaboration with cinema education collective, CinemaTAKE, which will involve the group becoming the first in Africa to take part in the prestigious Cinéma Cent Ans De Jeunesse (CCAJ) programme... Read |
 | Beast Philanthropy’s We Adopted an Orphanage has won awards at the 8th Annual Shorty Impact Awards... Read |
| Marketing |
 | Ogilvy SA, Carat SA and Promise Agency are the first recipients of the newly introduced Agency Scope trophies in South Africa ... Read |
 | DANETTE BREITENBACH President & CEO at Scopen, Cesar Vacchiano shared insights from the latest Agency Scope in South Africa... Read |
 | ISSUED BY DENTSU Dentsu started as a collection of entrepreneurs that envisioned a different type of agency. Diversity was critical and accountability was key... Read |
 | ISSUED BY OGILVY SOUTH AFRICA Every year the AdFocus Awards celebrate a strong and enduring partnership between a brand and agency. This year the accolade went to Ogilvy’s long term partnership with Carling Black Label... Read |
 | The 2023/4 Marketing Achievement Awards (MAA) has released the qualifiers’ list for the 12 main award categories... Read |
 | DANETTE BREITENBACH Pesident & CEO at Scopen, Cesar Vacchiano shares insights from the latest Agency Scope in South Africa... Read |
 | ISSUED BY BRAVE GROUP The Brave Group is proud to announce its outstanding achievements in the 2023 SCOPEN evaluations, earning the title of one of the most awarded agencies in South Africa... Read |
| Media |
 | Authentic is Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Year for 2023... Read |
 | Gianluca Costantini has drawn all the journalists and media workers killed in the Hamas-Israeli conflict since 7 October... Read |
 | KATHERINE MCINNES, ISSUED BY MELTWATER Meltwater, a global leader in media, social and consumer intelligence, used media monitoring and social listening to derive data surrounding the conversations pertaining to Black Friday and Cyber Monday over online and social media in South Africa... Read |
 | ISSUED BY NEW MEDIA Ready for action: South Africa’s newest 25-year-old video agency has flipped the script on affordable, story-driven video content... Read |
 | ISSUED BY ADVERTISING MEDIA FORUM In the ever-evolving landscape of media and consumer behaviour, 2024 brings a paradigm shift that challenges the traditional approaches to reaching audiences... Read |
 | Former journalist and government spokesperson, Jeffrey Zikhali, was gunned down on Friday night in Ndabayakhe in the Mpangeni, KwaZulu-Natal... Read |
| Online Media |
 | A Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change report found the volume of mentions in online anti-immigrant conversations on X in SA increased... Read |
| OOH |
 | ISSUED BY ADVERTISING MEDIA FORUM In the dynamic landscape of OOH advertising, an alarming issue has been quietly spreading, and it poses a significant risk to brands, clients, and media agencies alike... Read |
 | ISSUED BY JCDECAUX JCDecaux, the world's leading outdoor advertising company, today announced the launch of its programmatic digital out-of-home (prDOOH) offer in South Africa, in partnership with VIOOH, the leading premium global DOOH home supply-side platform... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY ORNICO Ornico launched the second edition of the annual the SA PR Measurement Landscape Report on 24 November 2023 during a webinar featuring local and global public relations and communication experts... Read |
| Radio |
 | SONIA A. RAO Community and rural radio stations across South Africa have expressed their frustration because many of them are struggling to obtain a broadcasting licence which will allow them to get advertising and expand their reach... Read |
 | The New York Festivals 2024 Radio Awards competition has announced that Rina Broomberg, director at Cliff Central will be ..one of the grand jurors at the awards. Read |
 | Nine of Radio Workshop's South African youth reporters each produced a podcast episode that captured personal experiences about mental health... Read |
 | ISSUED BY SMILE 90.4FM Santa's on air: Smile FM unwraps the ultimate holiday radio experience with curated playlists and tons of festive fun!... Read |
 | ISSUED BY PRIMEDIA BROADCASTING Primedia Broadcasting, a leader in the South African radio landscape, celebrated a night of triumph at the 13th annual Radio Awards, held at the prestigious Sandton Convention Centre on Saturday, 2 December... Read |
 | ISSUED BY EAST COAST RADIO East Coast Radio's (ECR) 'The Big Favour – Season of Sharing' campaign has successfully raised R1.6m for KZN families during the 12-hour telethon... Read |
| Recruitment |
 | ISSUED BY ONE DEGREE In a world grappling with a perceived global shortage of tech skills and a burgeoning demand for flexible tech contractors, a ground-breaking solution has been launched... Read |
| Research |
 | ISSUED BY ORNICO Ornico, a leading player in brand intelligence and insights, is thrilled to announce its triumph at the 2023 Global AMEC Awards... Read |
| Retail |
 | Drawing on the Black Friday weekend spending behaviours of its over 21 million clients, Capitec has identified key shopping trends that reflect the evolving habits of the nation... Read |
 | Small suppliers Hope Sonic, Jacobs Jam and Crispe Cookies are among the suppliers honoured at the Shoprite Group's 2023 Supplier of the Year Awards... Read |
 | Takealot.com has had yet another record-breaking Black Friday. Shopping trends point toward purchasing household essentials, specifically grocery items, indicating that an appetite for ‘luxuries’ goods is lower owing economic pressures... Read |
 | Retail businesses are facing an all-out race to meet the demands of the upcoming Black Friday weekend (Friday, 24 November - Monday, 27 November) and festive season surge... Read |
 | CRAIG SCHWABE South African townships represent a unique blend of challenges and opportunities, with a rich history and potential for economic growth. Read |
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 | THERESA TERBLANCHE South Africa sets its own trends and is experiencing a boom in luxury shopping, while luxury brand retailers are thriving, writes Theresa Terblanche, divisional executive property management and retail leasing at Broll Property Management.... Read |
| Streaming |
 | Spotify Wrapped 2023 demonstrated that South Africans are consuming more local songs, compared to 2022 with artists like Makhadzi, Tyler ICU and Kabza De Small in the top streaming data... Read |
 | The SABC has announced that it is making some changes to its SABC+ app which may result in a temporary pause of services... Read |
 | ISSUED BY EMEDIA Clean Job is the story of a grief-stricken, broken young woman that grows up to be the mastermind behind a criminal syndicate of women from the township who disguise themselves as domestic workers... Read |
| Behind the Selfie |
 | KARABO LEDWABA Meet Devlin Lakay, who has recently joined Sesame Workshop International South Africa to develop a new marketing strategy aimed at rejuvenating the brand in the market... Read |
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 | RACHEL SAVAGE Africa's economic growth will slow in 2023, recovering partially in 2024, says African Development Bank. Factors include political instability, global weakness, high interest rates, and pandemic aftermath... Read |
 | NADJA HAAKANSSON Record-breaking global emissions intensify climate crisis and put Africa’s energy plans at risk… Read |
 | DAWIT ENDESHWA Ethiopia signs $600m wind farm deal with UAE's AMEA Power to expand the Aysha project started in partnership with China... Read |
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 | IMRAN SALIE "We are actually moving into a position where it's actually more expensive to produce a vehicle in South Africa as opposed to Thailand," said Neale Hill... Read |
 | Busa/B4SA calls on NCOP and deputy president to defer Bill, for NCOP to properly consider concerns raised by provinces and many stakeholders... Read |
 | In 2024, Grindrod Bank, acquired by African Bank in 2022 for R1.5bn, plans a new business account, expanding services for SMEs, targeting larger deals, and geographical growth... Read |
 | TRACY VAN DER COLFF The Employment Equity Amendment Act (EEAA) introduced significant changes to the Employment Equity Act (EEA), including the removal of the annual turnover threshold for designated employers and the empowerment of the Minister of Employment and Labour to set numerical employment equity targets for each national economic sector... Read |
 | TANNUR ANDERS Stanlib launches Khanyisa Energy Transition Fund, targeting $1bn by 2028 for eco-friendly projects across Africa... Read |
 | UNFCCC COP28, hosted by the UAE, inaugurates the Cop28 Business and Philanthropy Climate Forum, uniting CEOs and philanthropists globally for private-sector-led climate action and sustainable transitions... Read |
 | MUSA KALENGA Well talk about a swift swivel. Sam Altman's return as CEO of OpenAI signifies a pivotal moment in organisational governance, echoing a global cry for decentralised decision-making – one that resonates deeply in South Africa's rapidly evolving tech landscape... Read |
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