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Artificial Intelligence

With generative AI surging, Africa’s agile creators narrow Hollywood’s gap

Garon Campbell 26 May 2026

#Cannes2026 | Cannes Young Lions South Africa 2026 winners

Cannes Lions

#Cannes2026 | Cannes Young Lions South Africa 2026 winners

1 Apr 2026

Entries to the Cannes Young Lions South Africa 2026 competition are officially open (Image source: @ Cannes Lions )

Cannes Lions

#CannesLions 2026 | South Africa opens entries for Young Lions 2026

4 Mar 2026

Meet the 2025 Portfolio Night All-Stars

The One Club for Creativity

Meet the 2025 Portfolio Night All-Stars

30 Jan 2026

Joe Public's creatives in Young Guns 23 finals

The One Club for Creativity

Joe Public's creatives in Young Guns 23 finals

24 Oct 2025

VML Birdwatching at The Loeries | Episode 7: Meet the award winning young creatives

Loeries Creative Week

VML Birdwatching at The Loeries | Episode 7: Meet the award winning young creatives

Karabo Ledwaba 13 Oct 2025

#PrismYoungVoices | Themba Msibi on looking beyond the profit line

Prism Awards

#PrismYoungVoices | Themba Msibi on looking beyond the profit line

9 Oct 2025

From rural KZN to global acclaim: Melusi Mhlungu's We Are Bizarre

Marketing

From rural KZN to global acclaim: Melusi Mhlungu's We Are Bizarre

Issued by IMC Conference 13 Aug 2025

(L to r:) Adetutu Laditan, founder, creative director, Woof Studios, Lagos, Bongiwe Neema Nouse, creative director, The Odd Number, Alison Hingle, senior creative, Joe Public United, have been chosen to sit on the One Club’s Young Guns 23 Jury (IOmage by Lesley, Svenson © Bizcommunity)

The One Club for Creativity

Joe Public and The Odd Number's young creatives on Young Guns 23 jury

9 Jul 2025

#YouthMonth: Mandisa Jakavula blends TikTok fame with a budding music career in SA

Music

#YouthMonth: Mandisa Jakavula blends TikTok fame with a budding music career in SA

Evan-Lee Courie 30 Jun 2025

$#YouthMonth: TBWA\Hunt\Lascaris’ Sydney Rheeder - Young people’s humanity, the key to their magic$

Youth Month

#YouthMonth: TBWA\Hunt\Lascaris’ Sydney Rheeder - Young people’s humanity, the key to their magic

Danette Breitenbach 24 Jun 2025

The winners of the South African Young Lions Competition have been announced

Cannes Lions

SA Cannes Young Lions 2025 Competition winners

22 Apr 2025

Ster-Kinekor Cannes Young Lions Competition 2025 opens, hosts live Masterclass for young creatives

Cannes Lions

Ster-Kinekor Cannes Young Lions Competition 2025 opens, hosts live Masterclass for young creatives

18 Feb 2025

The Young Ones 2025 jury includes two South Africans, (left) Verusha Maharaj, managing director, Red & Yellow Creative School of Business and (Right) Nontokozo Tshabalala, multidisciplinary artist and creative director, Creative Shall Govern. (Image by Lesley Svenson, Bizcommunity)

Advertising

2 South Africans on Young Ones 2025 jury

15 Jan 2025

Teach your creatives to think: Unpopular opinion by a copywriter

Marketing

Teach your creatives to think: Unpopular opinion by a copywriter

Athi Sokutu, Issued by Wetpaint Advertising 7 Nov 2024

Joe Public named Agency of the Year at The Loerie Awards 2024

Loeries Creative Week

Joe Public named Agency of the Year at The Loerie Awards 2024

Issued by Joe Public 18 Oct 2024

The Loeries Young Creative Award winner

Loeries Creative Week

The Loeries Young Creative Award winner

Issued by Loeries 15 Oct 2024

Loeries night two

Loeries Creative Week

Loeries night two

Issued by Loeries 14 Oct 2024

Loeries night one

Loeries Creative Week

Loeries night one

Issued by Loeries 14 Oct 2024

Source: © Gallo Images The Mayor of the City of Cape Town welcomes Africa and the Middle East’s best creatives and agencies to the City as well as international jury presidents from around the world to the City at the Mayor's Brunch

Loeries Creative Week

#Loeries and Cape Town: A perfect fit says Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis

Danette Breitenbach 10 Oct 2024

Publicis Groupe Africa partners with the Loeries Student Expo

Marketing

Publicis Groupe Africa partners with the Loeries Student Expo

Issued by Publicis Groupe Africa 30 Aug 2024

Publicis Groupe’s Le Cubs Programme creates real career opportunities for youth throughout Africa

Youth Month

Publicis Groupe’s Le Cubs Programme creates real career opportunities for youth throughout Africa

Issued by Publicis Groupe Africa 24 Jun 2024

From Soweto to the Super Bowl... and back home to Jozi

Advertising

From Soweto to the Super Bowl... and back home to Jozi

Issued by aHead Marketing Services 18 Jun 2024

Eleven mentees have been chosen.

Advertising

11 African mentees join LIA creative coaching programme

12 Jun 2024

Koyal Singh promoted to partner at Migration

Marketing & Media

Koyal Singh promoted to partner at Migration

Issued by Migration Studios 22 May 2024

Nando's Hot Young Designer Talent Search 2024 is on

Design & Manufacturing

Nando's Hot Young Designer Talent Search 2024 is on

10 May 2024

Branding for Portfolio Night 2024 was created by Nana Rausch at Quick Honey, based in New York and Berlin.

The One Club for Creativity

The One Club announces date for Global Portfolio Night 2024

9 Apr 2024

(Left) Sands Mathura, associate creative director at Sands Mathura in Cape Town, and (right) Lauren Mitchell, group creative head at Accenture Song in Johannesburg have been named winners in the global Next Creative Leaders competition and The 3% Movement

The One Club for Creativity

Two South Africans named winners in global One Club's Young Creative competition

16 Feb 2024

Ster-Kinekor Cannes Young Lions competition 2024

Film & Cinematography

Ster-Kinekor Cannes Young Lions competition 2024

Issued by aHead Marketing Services 6 Feb 2024

Cannes Lions

#Cannes2024: Young Lions competition - Ster-Kinekor to sponsor film category again

2 Feb 2024

All the Standard Bank Young Artist Award winners for 2023

Art

All the Standard Bank Young Artist Award winners for 2023

22 Dec 2023

Image supplied. The 2023 Loeries Youth Committee have announced the Q4 Young Titans finalists

Loeries Creative Week

Loeries Youth Committee’s inaugural Young Titans Awards Q4 finalists announced

8 Dec 2023

Image supplied. the Creative Careers Acceleration Program (CCAP) has launched a new mentorship programme for young South African artists and creatives

Education

Creative Careers Acceleration Program launches new mentorship programme for young creative South Africans

30 Oct 2023

Loeries Creative Week

Chicken Licken wins Brand of the Year at the Loerie Awards for the 7th consecutive year

Issued by Joe Public 11 Oct 2023

The facilitators and the high school learners who attended the inaugural Loeries High Schools Programme (Image: Danette Breitenbach)

Loeries Creative Week

#Loeries2023: Inaugural Loeries High Schools Programme - Setting the foundation of the industry

Danette Breitenbach 10 Oct 2023

3 Grand Prix awarded at first round of Loeries 2023 awards

Loeries Creative Week

3 Grand Prix awarded at first round of Loeries 2023 awards

Issued by Loeries 10 Oct 2023

2023 Loeries Young Creatives Award goes to Bernice Puleng Mosala

Loeries Creative Week

2023 Loeries Young Creatives Award goes to Bernice Puleng Mosala

Issued by Loeries 9 Oct 2023

Source: Gallo Images Ogilvy SA won one of three Grand Prix at the Loeries last night

Loeries Creative Week

#Loeries2023: First 3 Grand Prix awarded

6 Oct 2023

Relay Jeans launches 'Relay Jeans Sound of Denim' campaign

Lifestyle

Relay Jeans launches 'Relay Jeans Sound of Denim' campaign

5 Sep 2023

Image: Danette Breitenbach (L to r:) 2022 AdFocus Awards students: Lisa Black, Angelina Faria (2022 AdFocus Awards Student of the Year winner) and Robyn Burger

Advertising

Park Advertising sponsors R30,000 for 2023 FM AdFocus Awards Student of the Year

29 Aug 2023

#WomensMonth: Bernice Puleng Mosala, Joe Public's shining star

Women's Month

#WomensMonth: Bernice Puleng Mosala, Joe Public's shining star

Karabo Ledwaba 24 Aug 2023

Support Machine_'s 2023 Mandela Day fundraiser!

ESG

Support Machine_'s 2023 Mandela Day fundraiser!

Issued by Machine_ 13 Jul 2023

Image supplied. A Black Pencil was awarded to Sky React by Sophie Ross of Norwich University of the Arts, responding to a brief set by Sky to transport entertainment to new digital experiences

D&AD Awards

D&AD 2023 awards 179 New Blood Awards

7 Jul 2023

Source: Mark Bowden To see young creatives fly, the industry must foster an environment of learning through internships, mentorships, and workshops

Youth Month

4 steps to identify, nurture, and fuel creative talent

koo govender 21 Jun 2023

#YouthMonth: Redefining creative direction with Shilo Maloney

Youth Month

#YouthMonth: Redefining creative direction with Shilo Maloney

Karabo Ledwaba 21 Jun 2023

Image supplied. Joe Public Johannesburg’s young creatives (left) Bernice Puleng Mosala and (right) Raphael Janan Kuppasamy are the 2023 Cannes Young Lions – Film Category competition for South Africa winners and will represent South Africa at the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity – Young Lions competition

Cannes Lions

Joe Public's Bernice Puleng Mosala & Raphael Janan Kuppasamy named SA Cannes Young Lions

28 Apr 2023

Design Indaba Emerging Creatives set to define SA's fashion industry

Fashion

Design Indaba Emerging Creatives set to define SA's fashion industry

14 Apr 2023

Image supplied. The Young Lions competition finds the country’s leading young creative talent for an opportunity to showcase local excellence on the global stage

Cannes Lions

Registrations now open for Cannes Young Lions 2023

22 Mar 2023