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French Montana to headline inaugural AfroTrax festival

Events

French Montana to headline inaugural AfroTrax festival

15 hours

So Interactive delivers strategic digital realignment for FAM

Digital

So Interactive delivers strategic digital realignment for FAM

Issued by So Interactive 17 hours

(Image source: @ PR Week UK

Advertising

WPP results beat analyst forecasts, sees shares jump up

17 hours

The Johannesburg High Court has ruled that public office bearers in Chapter Nine institutions are not “workers” entitled to benefits beyond what is laid down in the relevant statutes. Illustration: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Labour Law

Chapter 9 commissioners are not workers, High Court rules

Tania Broughton 19 hours

Research

Social marketing faces 3 limits, latest Warc research finds

18 hours

Funding your future starts before you apply

Higher Education

Funding your future starts before you apply

Earle Holmes, Issued by Afda 15 hours

Tough takes centre stage in the new Toyota Hilux campaign (Image supplied)

Advertising

#BehindtheCampaign | Toyota celebrates the different ways South Africans use the Hilux

20 hours

Cape Town’s Inner City becomes a living canvas as Heat Arts Festival returns

Events

Cape Town’s Inner City becomes a living canvas as Heat Arts Festival returns

1 day

Four women from Digitas share their career stories and leadership lessons. L to r: Nomika Singh Govender - GM, Bonita Christie - BUD, Zakona Mlaba - digital copy lead and Chelsea-Summer Lodewyk - strategy director at Digitas (Image composite: Lesley Svenson @ Bizcommunity)

Women's Month

#WomensMonth | Every woman has a story: 4 leadership lessons

1 day

Zuru brings viral Starbox blind box craze to SA

Trends

Zuru brings viral Starbox blind box craze to SA

1 day

Possibility in play earns Effie and Bookmark finalist recognition

Marketing

Possibility in play earns Effie and Bookmark finalist recognition

Issued by Mscsports 1 day

Image source: Suzy Hazelwood from

Primary & Secondary Education

Why children learn English more easily with the help of their home language – Namibian study

Nhlanhla Mpofu and Clement Simuja 1 day

DXD brings Design by Disruption to life through TBWA’s new identity

Design

DXD brings Design by Disruption to life through TBWA’s new identity

Issued by TBWA 1 day

#WomensMonth | Lerato Agency's Tshegofatso Stone - From creator to communicator

Women's Month

#WomensMonth | Lerato Agency's Tshegofatso Stone - From creator to communicator

Karabo Ledwaba 1 day

Make less, do more

Digital

Make less, do more

Rory MacRobert, Issued by M+C Saatchi Abel 1 day

#Orchids&Onions: How Volkswagen mended my broken heart – and why its new ad hits home

#OrchidsandOnions

#Orchids&Onions: How Volkswagen mended my broken heart – and why its new ad hits home

Brendan Seery 1 day

An acting judge in the Johannesburg High Court will have to explain himself to the Legal Practice Council over the use of fictitious and incorrect legal citations in their judgment. Illustration: Bronwyn Webb / GroundUp

Law Practice

Acting judge told to explain possible AI ‘hallucinations’ in judgment

Tania Broughton 1 day

Louis Vuitton unveils new flagship boutique at V&A Waterfront

Fashion & Homeware

Louis Vuitton unveils new flagship boutique at V&A Waterfront

2 days

Marketing

Award-winning gin brand Ginologist appoints Penquin

Issued by Penquin 2 days

Limu co-founders Sifiso Danisa, CEO, and Sphumelelo Sibeko, chief marketing officer, with Claire Mawisa (Image supplied)

Women's Month

MultiChoice launches #SheCanBe: Celebrating Her Being. Defining Her Potential. Writing Her Future.

2 days

Marketing

AMC Conference: Exploring the influence of AI and AfCFTA on African marketing

3 days

Lights, camera, action! The films defining August

Film

Lights, camera, action! The films defining August

Daniel Dercksen 3 days

Wearing his creative direction hat, South African designer Wanda Lephoto recently worked on a project for Soccer Bible and Adidas, showcasing Bafana Bafana’s 2026 World Cup kit in a three-chapter visual narrative mirroring the adidas three stripes, moving from street and Zulu heritage to everyday community life. Image credit:

ESG & Sustainability

#AfricaTextileTalks: Africa’s not new to sustainable fashion; it’s true to it

Maroefah Smith 3 days

Roblox game format for branded live tournaments launches

Digital

Roblox game format for branded live tournaments launches

3 days

Behind the scenes image from the set of the 2026 fall global campaign. Tyla carries the Duo Mini shoulder bag in Laurel Leaf. Photo credit: Courtesy of Kate Spade New York

Branding

Tyla joins Kate Spade NY as global brand ambassador

3 days

#WomensMonth | Sheralle Maclou on building businesses where creativity, culture and impact converge

Retail Marketing

#WomensMonth | Sheralle Maclou on building businesses where creativity, culture and impact converge

Evan-Lee Courie 3 days

Lay’s and Techsys Digital joined forces to bring the FIFA World Cup 26 Fan-on-Pack experience to life!

Marketing

Lay’s and Techsys Digital joined forces to bring the FIFA World Cup 26 Fan-on-Pack experience to life!

Issued by Techsys Digital 31 Jul 2026

Pick n Pay Clothing backs Mazhar's design dream in Futurewear programme

Fashion & Homeware

Pick n Pay Clothing backs Mazhar's design dream in Futurewear programme

31 Jul 2026

The Odd Number appoints Andreas Shifotoka as executive lead: digital, growth and enablement

Advertising

The Odd Number appoints Andreas Shifotoka as executive lead: digital, growth and enablement

Issued by The Odd Number 31 Jul 2026

Why South Africa's plastic problem, not fizzy water, sold more Sodastream

Marketing

Why South Africa's plastic problem, not fizzy water, sold more Sodastream

Issued by Brave Group 31 Jul 2026

Image credit: on Pexels

Noncommunicable diseases

Alcohol’s hidden calories: product labels could help fight obesity in South Africa

Siphiwe Dlamini 31 Jul 2026

#WomensMonth | Nadia Jaftha on pushing SA’s creator economy from influence to ownership

Women's Month

#WomensMonth | Nadia Jaftha on pushing SA’s creator economy from influence to ownership

Evan-Lee Courie 1 day

Public university vs private college: Which should you choose?

Higher Education

Public university vs private college: Which should you choose?

Issued by FundiConnect 30 Jul 2026

Sony World Photography Awards exhibition to debut in Johannesburg

Art

Sony World Photography Awards exhibition to debut in Johannesburg

31 Jul 2026

Stellenbosch Academy of Design & Photography's Nico Jardim named 2026 Young Ones Awards juror

Higher Education

Stellenbosch Academy of Design & Photography's Nico Jardim named 2026 Young Ones Awards juror

Issued by Stellenbosch Academy of Design & Photography 5 Feb 2026

Stellenbosch Academy invites South Africa's young artists to enter 2026 SAVAC competition

Higher Education

Stellenbosch Academy invites South Africa's young artists to enter 2026 SAVAC competition

Issued by Stellenbosch Academy of Design & Photography 25 Jun 2026

Stellenbosch Academy of Design & Photography lecturers take the global stage at Cumulus 2025

Higher Education

Stellenbosch Academy of Design & Photography lecturers take the global stage at Cumulus 2025

Issued by Stellenbosch Academy of Design & Photography 13 Nov 2025

Stellenbosch Academy of Design & Photography honours students head to Zimbabwe for creative exchange

Higher Education

Stellenbosch Academy of Design & Photography honours students head to Zimbabwe for creative exchange

Issued by Stellenbosch Academy of Design & Photography 26 Feb 2026

Springbok legend and head coach of the Toyota Cheetahs, Francois Steyn, tests the Toyota bZ4X in its It Just Got Real campaign (Image supplied)

Advertising

#BehindtheCampaign | It Just Got Real with a Springbok legend and Toyota SA's new bZ4X

30 Jul 2026

Companies where finance trusts marketing grow nearly twice as fast

Marketing

Companies where finance trusts marketing grow nearly twice as fast

Musa Kalenga, Issued by Brave Group 30 Jul 2026

Social first is not a marketing tactic anymore

Marketing

Social first is not a marketing tactic anymore

Issued by Dentsu 30 Jul 2026

From Fairytale to a new global chapter: Liquideep signs with Africori/Warner Music

Music

From Fairytale to a new global chapter: Liquideep signs with Africori/Warner Music

29 Jul 2026

Boundless celebrates “The Best of Us” with Kilimanjaro Lager

Advertising

Boundless celebrates “The Best of Us” with Kilimanjaro Lager

Issued by Boundless 29 Jul 2026

Profitable growth has a measurement problem

Marketing

Profitable growth has a measurement problem

Issued by Incubeta 29 Jul 2026

#WoolworthsYouthMakers2026: Phiwe Mareka’s journey from learner to leather entrepreneur

Design & Manufacturing

#WoolworthsYouthMakers2026: Phiwe Mareka’s journey from learner to leather entrepreneur

Evan-Lee Courie 29 Jul 2026

Bafana Bafana's send-off at Standard Bank's headquarters in Rosebank, Johannesburg, on 27 May 2026 (Image supplied)

Sponsorship

A sports sponsorship evolution... from a logo to being part of the conversation

Dominique Baxewanos, Chabi Setsubi and Kavish Harisanker 30 Jul 2026

BMW M's latest campaign puts everyday furniture corners in the dock, turning stubbed toes, bruised shins and household mishaps into a deadpan noir courtroom drama.

Advertising

#BehindtheCampaign: BMW M pitches driving pleasure with a noir corner trial

29 Jul 2026