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Branding

Beauty brand updates iconic 35-year-old tagline

1 hour

Spike Lee, Black Coffee part of creative collaboration for SA animated film

Film & Cinematography

Spike Lee, Black Coffee part of creative collaboration for SA animated film

4 hours

Trusts are not 'setup and forget': New filing, penalty and transparency risks

Taxation & Regulation

Trusts are not 'setup and forget': New filing, penalty and transparency risks

Bashier Adam, Issued by Nexia SAB&T 1 day

Warc's Marketer's Toolkit 2027 gives five trends set to reshape global marketing in the year ahead (Image supplied)

Marketing & Media

5 big shifts flagged as marketers face a tougher 2027

1 day

3 years at the top: Publicis Groupe Africa builds a new era of African creative excellence

Advertising

3 years at the top: Publicis Groupe Africa builds a new era of African creative excellence

Issued by Publicis Groupe Africa 2 days

Air cargo strengthens SA’s position in a changing global economy

Aviation

Air cargo strengthens SA’s position in a changing global economy

Ricardo Isaac 3 days

The Black Friday crunch is no time to be battling a bot to get your email marketing moving

Everlytic Communication Insights

The Black Friday crunch is no time to be battling a bot to get your email marketing moving

Issued by Everlytic 3 days

The new discipline of leadership

Management & Leadership

The new discipline of leadership

Brian Eagar, Issued by MANGO-OMC 3 Nov 2026

Medical Research

South Africa’s HPV vaccination drive to protect girls from cervical cancer is working – what we know after 10 years

Dorothy Nyemba-Machemedze and Sinead Delany-Moretlwe 5 Nov 2026

The future of creativity starts with protecting the people behind the ideas

Artificial Intelligence

The future of creativity starts with protecting the people behind the ideas

Issued by Penquin 3 Nov 2026

November Unleashed: A month of big-screen thrills, drama and adventure

Film

November Unleashed: A month of big-screen thrills, drama and adventure

Daniel Dercksen 2 Nov 2026

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Labour Law & Unions

7 changes to CCMA Rules and what they mean for employers

AmandlakaThixo Magubane and Chloë Loubser 28 Oct 2026

Brands don't compete in categories. They compete in culture

Marketing

Brands don't compete in categories. They compete in culture

Yasmin Kathoria and Marilyn Munga Dutlow, Issued by Kantar 28 Oct 2026

Innovator Trust’s 2026 Women in Tech Awards nominees demonstrate what endurance makes possible

Technology

Innovator Trust’s 2026 Women in Tech Awards nominees demonstrate what endurance makes possible

Issued by The Innovator Trust 27 Oct 2026

Kantar appoints Yasmin Kathoria as managing partner, Kantar Consulting, South Africa

Advertising

Kantar appoints Yasmin Kathoria as managing partner, Kantar Consulting, South Africa

Issued by Kantar 27 Oct 2026

Pick n Pay has announced its interim financial results for the 26 weeks ended 30 August 2026. Pick n Pay CEO Sean Summers (pictured) says, “We have put the fundamentals in place, and they are delivering, despite the constrained trading environment" (Image supplied)

Retailers

Pick n Pay interim results show progress, despite constrained trading conditions

26 Oct 2026

Singularity Summit South Africa 2026: Day 1 round up

Events & Conferencing

Singularity Summit South Africa 2026: Day 1 round up

Issued by Mann Made 23 Oct 2026

Omnicom’s results for the quarter ended September 20206, posted yesterday, 22 October, show revenue of $6.4bn, a 7.2% organic growth. Pictured: John Wren, chairman and chief executive officer of Omnicom. (Image source: @ PR Week UK

Advertising

Omnicom Q3 2026 results reflect benefits of IPG acquisition

23 Oct 2026

Sinead Samputh presenting certificates to the delighted students | Image supplied

Primary & Secondary Education

Teen robotics champion launches free coding lab for underserved youth

22 Oct 2026

TBWA’s Backslash: Being hard to influence is the new cultural flex

Research

TBWA’s Backslash: Being hard to influence is the new cultural flex

Issued by Omnicom Advertising South Africa 22 Oct 2026

Cape Town boating conference targets growth for Africa’s marine industry

Shipping

Cape Town boating conference targets growth for Africa’s marine industry

21 Oct 2026

Eliminating the 'Toggle Tax': How CRM integration transforms your customer experience

CRM, CX, UX

Eliminating the 'Toggle Tax': How CRM integration transforms your customer experience

Martie de Beer, Issued by Telviva 21 Oct 2026

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Media & Entertainment Law

AI, fake news, and free elections: How SA is tackling digital disinformation

Vanessa Jacklin-Levin 21 Oct 2026

The Grand Effie, the highest honour recognising South Africa’s most effective campaign of the year, was awarded to Edelman South Africa and Women for Change for “The Unburied Casket” in the Non-Profit category (Image: @Bizcommunity)

Advertising

2026 Effie Awards SA celebrate inaugural Marketer of the Year and Agency of the Year

20 Oct 2026

Springbok Women join Pick n Pay’s Collectaboks

Retailers

Springbok Women join Pick n Pay’s Collectaboks

20 Oct 2026

Primedia merges content and technology, ushering in a new era of audience engagement

Radio & Audio

Primedia merges content and technology, ushering in a new era of audience engagement

Issued by Primedia Broadcasting 21 Oct 2026

Why smart businesses are prioritising customer retention over customer acquisition

SMEs

Why smart businesses are prioritising customer retention over customer acquisition

Jeremy Lang, Issued by Business Partners Limited 16 Oct 2026

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Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Your battery was never only for loadshedding

Lance Dickerson 16 Oct 2026

Barbie drops Celine Dion doll inspired by Titanic-era look

Music

Barbie drops Celine Dion doll inspired by Titanic-era look

15 Oct 2026

Massmart’s e-waste programme diverts more than 1,800 tonnes from landfill

ESG

Massmart’s e-waste programme diverts more than 1,800 tonnes from landfill

14 Oct 2026

Publicis’ third-quarter organic growth has topped market expectations, driven by client demand for AI-powered marketing. Pictures Publicis in Paris (Image source: © HDA )

Advertising

Publicis reaffirms outlook with 25th quarter of outperformance

14 Oct 2026

WPP has announced that Tyler Turnbull will join the company as CEO of WPP Creative in early 2027(Image source: @ WPP

Advertising

McCann global CEO appointed CEO of WPP Creative

13 Oct 2026

Fuel price hikes put pressure on South Africa's supply chains

Logistics & Transport

Fuel price hikes put pressure on South Africa's supply chains

13 Oct 2026

El Niño could test more than crops: What farmers need to know about contractual risk

Agriculture

El Niño could test more than crops: What farmers need to know about contractual risk

Lucinde Rhoodie, Director and Liëtte van Schalkwyk 13 Oct 2026

Miss SA 2026 unveils a new mandate

Film & Cinematography

Miss SA 2026 unveils a new mandate

Issued by OnPoint PR 9 Oct 2026

Dentsu Africa Pulse | The easy part is over

Marketing

Dentsu Africa Pulse | The easy part is over

Issued by Dentsu 9 Oct 2026

South Africa loses up to R12bn a year to ad fraud, yet the silence is deafening

Advertising

South Africa loses up to R12bn a year to ad fraud, yet the silence is deafening

Marc Dhalluin, Issued by TruthsetsOnline.com 9 Oct 2026

Job cuts at Jaguar Land Rover show how a sensible corporate strategy is not always enough

Commercial & Industrial

Job cuts at Jaguar Land Rover show how a sensible corporate strategy is not always enough

Lakshminarasimhan Vedanthachari 8 Oct 2026

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 7 Oct 2026

The fallacy of the fragile asset

OOH

The fallacy of the fragile asset

Kabelo Kale, Issued by The Media Krate 7 Oct 2026

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 Oct 2026

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 7 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

New NIQ report: South African tech brands can win in 2027 by helping shoppers justify the purchase

Research

New NIQ report: South African tech brands can win in 2027 by helping shoppers justify the purchase

Issued by NielsenIQ 1 Oct 2026

Film

October Unleashed: Big-screen thrills, romance, drama and horror

Daniel Dercksen 1 Oct 2026

The future creative: Human ingenuity in the age of AI

Marketing

The future creative: Human ingenuity in the age of AI

Issued by Dentsu 30 Sep 2026

Agriculture has been here before, but has it learnt its lesson?

Agriculture

Agriculture has been here before, but has it learnt its lesson?

Abrie Rautenbach 29 Sep 2026

Creative careers aren't linear - welcome to the era of skills velocity

Education

Creative careers aren't linear - welcome to the era of skills velocity

29 Sep 2026

Net 75% of marketers plan to increase investment in AI visibility, including ads

Media

Net 75% of marketers plan to increase investment in AI visibility, including ads

Issued by Kantar 29 Sep 2026