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Celeste Whitaker, founder and director of Fizz Marketing says the balance between technology and human insight will continue to define exceptional event experiences (Image source: © 123rf )

Events & Conferencing

Exceptional event experiences: Balancing AI and human insight

Celeste Whitaker, 3 days

Ogilvy tops the creative agencies. Source: Supplied.

Advertising

These are South Africa’s best agencies to work for, according to Scopen

23 Apr 2026

(Image source: © Firece Pharma Ten South Africans have been named to the Cannes Lions awarding juries

Cannes Lions

#CannesLions2026 | Awarding juries feature top South Africans

17 Apr 2026

Advertising

Agency ends success speculation by winning awards

26 Mar 2026

The Oscars, the most coveted awards in movies, took place last night, 15 March (Image source: © NPR )

Film & Cinematography

One Battle After Another dominates the 98th Academy Awards

16 Mar 2026

Creative Circle Best of the Year 2025 winners

Advertising

Creative Circle Best of the Year 2025 winners

6 Mar 2026

SME Funding Summit speakers announced

SMEs

SME Funding Summit speakers announced

Issued by SME South Africa 13 Feb 2026

Seasoned communications professionals Melissa Attree (left) and Keri-Ann Stanton (right) have launched a new type of agency that doesn’t follow the rules, it makes them (Image Lesley Svenson @Bizcommunity)

PR & Communications

A new agency open from Thursday to Monday, with a twist

12 Feb 2026

Advertising

Avatar appoints MD, promotes from within

10 Feb 2026

The Loeries Official Rankings 2025 have been announced with Joe Public dominating the top spots (Image source: © Loeries)

Loeries Creative Week

The Loeries Official Rankings 2025, Joe Public dominates top spots

2 Feb 2026

Film

Avatar: Fire and Ash pushes the franchise past the $6bn mark

5 Jan 2026

Joe Public was the standout winner.

Pendoring

All the 2025 iPendoring Awards winners

8 Dec 2025

Film

Avatar leads December's kaleidoscope of cinematic experiences

Daniel Dercksen 2 Dec 2025

E-learning

African NPO wins T4's inaugural Global EdTech Prize

17 Nov 2025

Loeries Agency of the Year Joe Public (Image: Loeries, ER Lombard, Gallo Images)

Loeries Creative Week

#Loeries2025 Night 2 | All the winners

11 Oct 2025

The finalists for the iPendoring Awards 2025 have officially been announced (Image supplied)

Pendoring

iPendoring Awards 2025 finalists announced

10 Oct 2025

ICT

Africa gets its spotlight in global gaming with PubG Mobile 4.0 version launch

7 Oct 2025

Image credit: on

Public Health

Vaccines and motherhood: Are AI-generated health messages working in Kenya and Nigeria?

Yewande O. Addie 8 Oct 2025

Ethel Ramos. Source: Supplied.

Artificial Intelligence

Ethel Ramos | What ChatGPT’s instant checkout means for brand storytelling

Ethel Ramos 7 Oct 2025

Reel Truths & Twisted Tales: October’s Genre Feast

Film

Reel Truths & Twisted Tales: October’s Genre Feast

Daniel Dercksen 29 Sep 2025

Tavaziva Madzinga, the Santam Group CEO, says the executive appointments to the Santam Syndicate 1918 are an important step in operationalising the syndicate (Image supplied)

Insurance & Actuarial

Senior leadership appointed to Santam Syndicate 1918

8 Sep 2025

Advertising

Nash Koosialee appointed Avatar managing partner

29 Aug 2025

All the 2025 WesBank New Generation Awards finalists

Digital

All the 2025 WesBank New Generation Awards finalists

29 Aug 2025

Advertising

Absa unveils groundbreaking brand TVC exploring AI, identity, and the story behind the numbers

Issued by OnPoint PR 7 Jul 2025

Nedbank's Khensani Nobanda was named the 2025 Marketing Achievement Awards' Marketer of the Year Award (Image supplied)

Marketing

2025 MAA's Marketer of the Year Award: Nedbank's Khensani Nobanda

30 May 2025

Merging gaming and virtual play with real world commerce

Media

Merging gaming and virtual play with real world commerce

Issued by Advertising Media Forum 26 May 2025

The awards were held on Thursday. Source: Supplied.

Advertising

TFG and VML triumph at the Smarties 2025 Awards

9 May 2025

What does South Africa sound like? Behind the scenes for SA Tourism

Production

What does South Africa sound like? Behind the scenes for SA Tourism

Issued by Howard Audio 14 Apr 2025

#OrchidsandOnions: SA Tourism swaps celebrity power for storytelling in new ad

#OrchidsandOnions

#OrchidsandOnions: SA Tourism swaps celebrity power for storytelling in new ad

Brendan Seery 14 Apr 2025

Thembisle Sehloho, Chief Marketing Officer of South African Tourism, launches its latest global brands campaign, South Africa Awaits — Come Find Your Joy!(Image by Danette Breitenbach)

Marketing

South Africa Awaits — Come Find Your Joy!

Danette Breitenbach 1 Apr 2025

The Marketing Achievement Awards has unveiled the 2025 qualifiers (Image supplied)

Marketing

Marketing Achievement Awards unveils 2025 qualifiers

3 Feb 2025

Integrate to innovate

Radio & Audio

Integrate to innovate

Issued by Motherland OMNi 13 Dec 2024

Advertising

#BehindtheCampaign: LegalWise balances legacy with future promise

4 Dec 2024

IMC Conference

#NedbankIMC2024: Mzamo Xala – building a better world through the lens of marketing

Danette Breitenbach 3 Oct 2024

Digital

George Chen joins Avatar as head of strategy

4 Sep 2024

The Loeries unveils diverse 2024 youth committee from Africa and the Middle East

Loeries Creative Week

The Loeries unveils diverse 2024 youth committee from Africa and the Middle East

27 Aug 2024

Epic 6-part underwater adventure series, OceanXplorers premieres 21 August on National Geographic

TV

Epic 6-part underwater adventure series, OceanXplorers premieres 21 August on National Geographic

Issued by The Walt Disney Company Africa 6 Aug 2024

PR & Communications

#WPRD2024: The role of AI in PR: Augmenting human judgment, not replacing it

Ethel Ramos 16 Jul 2024

2024 Effie Awards South Africa judges announced

Events & Conferencing

2024 Effie Awards South Africa judges announced

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 3 Jul 2024

Artificial Intelligence

Meet the virtual influencers inspiring climate action

Maximilian Gerrath 2 Jul 2024

Apple is bringing generative AI to emojis

Software

‘AI’ is for Apple Intelligence at WWDC

Lindsey Schutters 11 Jun 2024

Marketing

Avatar appoints Mohlalefi Lentsoane as executive creative director

6 Jun 2024

Marketing

Robertsons Spices appoints Avatar as strategic and creative lead agency

28 May 2024

Leap into the Futureverse with Reebok

Technology

Leap into the Futureverse with Reebok

15 May 2024

3rd Annual New Gen Awards Conference: Learn from the best in the business

Marketing

3rd Annual New Gen Awards Conference: Learn from the best in the business

19 Mar 2024

Marketing

OpenAI’s new generative tool Sora could revolutionise marketing and content creation

Omar H. Fares 27 Feb 2024

Image supplied. The World Out of Home Organization’s first in-person Regional Forum in Africa will take place in Cape Town from 11 to 13 March

OOH

WOO Regional Forum in Africa: A great opportunity, for a great medium, on a great continent

19 Feb 2024