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Bo-Kaap, known for its colourful houses and cobble-stone streets, is a popular area for tourists. But residents say the rise in short-term rentals is a threat to their heritage. Photo: Riyadh Karodia

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Bo-Kaap residents call for Airbnb to be regulated

Riyadh Karodia 17 minutes

Regine le Roux, founder and managing director, Reputation Matters, says the trend of brands issuing tongue-in-cheek “apology” notices written in the style of crisis communication misses the mark (Source: © 123rf )

PR & Communications

The “Mock Apology” trend: A case of brands crying wolf

Regine le Roux 51 minutes

The journey of sound artist Nkateko Shilowa aka Clxrity

Music

The journey of sound artist Nkateko Shilowa aka Clxrity

18 hours

Dale Hefer, CEO of the Nedbank IMC on stage at this year's Nedbank IMC. The official 2025 Nedbank IMC White Paper has been released (Image source: © IMC)

IMC Conference

2025 Nedbank IMC White Paper: 5 calls to action for marketers

20 hours

Radio veteran Tholi B joins Jacaranda FM as integration specialist, Programming

Radio & Audio

Radio veteran Tholi B joins Jacaranda FM as integration specialist, Programming

Issued by Jacaranda FM 20 hours

Windhoek Beer’s new campaign, Real Beer, Real Food and Nothing Else has hit the streets with the arrival of the Windhoek Beer Hops Truck (image supplied)

Promotions & Activations

#BehindtheCampaign: Real Beer, Real Food and Nothing Else

20 hours

Influence or illusion

Marketing

Influence or illusion

Jonty Fisher, Issued by Publicis Groupe Africa 21 hours

Leadership lessons from building an agency: How the Key brothers are shaping Moonsport

Marketing

Leadership lessons from building an agency: How the Key brothers are shaping Moonsport

Issued by Moonsport 22 hours

Image credit: on Pexels

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Why children must shape Africa’s digital future

Refilwe Mokoena and Anzio Jacobs 22 hours

10 marketing trends for 2026

Marketing

10 marketing trends for 2026

Issued by Kantar 23 hours

Advertising

Why people trust influencers more than brands – and what that means for the future of marketing

Kelley Cours Anderson 23 hours

Ogilvy takes top honours at 2025 IAS Agency Credentials Award

Direct Marketing

Ogilvy takes top honours at 2025 IAS Agency Credentials Award

Issued by DMASA 21 hours

Rogerwilco sweeps 2025 Assegai Awards with 16 wins, including coveted Best in Class honour

Direct Marketing

Rogerwilco sweeps 2025 Assegai Awards with 16 wins, including coveted Best in Class honour

Issued by Rogerwilco 21 hours

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Property Development

Hundreds of incomplete homes stand empty in KwaZulu-Natal housing project

Joseph Bracken and Tsoanelo Sefoloko 1 day

Daily Maverick’s new ‘Friyay’ gig guide celebrates Joburg’s creative soul

Events

Daily Maverick’s new ‘Friyay’ gig guide celebrates Joburg’s creative soul

Issued by Daily Maverick 1 day

Smartphones, women’s rights and coupons: New trends that can boost insurance for African farmers

Agriculture

Smartphones, women’s rights and coupons: New trends that can boost insurance for African farmers

Berber Kramer and Ruth Vargas Hill 1 day

Lessons from the Runway: What advertising can learn from the fashion industry

FMCG

Lessons from the Runway: What advertising can learn from the fashion industry

Issued by Ebony+Ivory 1 day

Advertising

ComStrat - The bridge between brand strategy and media strategy

Issued by Advertising Media Forum 1 day

Nescafé Espresso Concentrate to transform SA’s coffee culture

FMCG

Nescafé Espresso Concentrate to transform SA’s coffee culture

1 day

Media

South Africa needs to rethink its community media policy - 4 ways to close the gaps

Franz Krüger 1 day

Offernet wins 4 Assegai Awards for Innovation in South African Performance Marketing

Direct Marketing

Offernet wins 4 Assegai Awards for Innovation in South African Performance Marketing

Issued by Offernet 14 Nov 2025

Movember and Men’s Health: Why awareness matters in South Africa

Oncology

Movember and Men’s Health: Why awareness matters in South Africa

Issued by Securitas® Financial Group 14 Nov 2025

Source: GroundUp/Sechaba Mokhethi. A Qingjian Group Company plant in Qacha’s Nek during construction of the Makhaola Lerotholi Highway.

Construction & Engineering

Lesotho community left in ruins by highway project

Sechaba Mokhethi 14 Nov 2025

Advertising

Nando’s Oh What a Place!: From category noise to cultural signal

14 Nov 2025

Image credit: on Pexels

Energy

Secret electricity price hikes in South Africa to be curbed in a game-changing court ruling

Felix Dube 1 day

Assegai Awards 2025 shine in a sold-out celebration of excellence

Direct Marketing

Assegai Awards 2025 shine in a sold-out celebration of excellence

Issued by DMASA 14 Nov 2025

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Circular Economy & Waste Management

2025 Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards: Check out the 24 finalists

14 Nov 2025

Ogilvy South Africa and Yum! took the top industry honours at the Marketing and Media Alliance sub-Saharan Africa's 2025 Smarties (image supplied)

Marketing

Ogilvy and Yum! take top honours at MMA SSA Smarties

14 Nov 2025

Some learners have given up hope that their promised new school will ever be built. Photos: Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik / GroundUp

Primary & Secondary Education

Promises, promises but still no school

Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik 13 Nov 2025

Revlon and Champion team up to launch first-ever signature fragrance

Health & Beauty

Revlon and Champion team up to launch first-ever signature fragrance

14 Nov 2025

Ntebaleng Twala crowned Overall Winner of Saica’s Top-35-Under-35 Awards 2025

Accounting & Auditing

Ntebaleng Twala crowned Overall Winner of Saica’s Top-35-Under-35 Awards 2025

Issued by SAICA 13 Nov 2025

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Hospitality

Glamour vs reality: Preparing young professionals for hospitality's demands

Casper Coetzee 13 Nov 2025

The Undercover Ad is a campaign of AI-generated songs which are secretly advertisements that don’t sound like advertisements at all (Image supplied)

Advertising

#BehindtheCampaign: The Undercover Ad

13 Nov 2025

Click2Cook. A recipe for success: Turn shopping intent into action

E-commerce

Click2Cook. A recipe for success: Turn shopping intent into action

Issued by Vicinity Media 13 Nov 2025

Can the Sunlight bar become a youth icon through #RaiseTheBar?

Marketing

Can the Sunlight bar become a youth icon through #RaiseTheBar?

Karabo Ledwaba 13 Nov 2025

$South Africa’s first accredited shopper marketing course has launched. Iamge: From left to right: Ted Miller - corporate learning design team lead, Red & Yellow, Mary-Leigh Abramson - head of corporate relations, Red & Yellow, Kirsty Peters - senior business relationship manager, Red & Yellow, Di Wilson - managing director of Integer\Hotspot and founder of SHOP! SA (Image supplied)$

Education

SA’s first accredited shopper marketing course launches

13 Nov 2025

Atzaró Cape Town achieves 831% return on Google Ads investment with Cape Marketing Agency

Marketing

Atzaró Cape Town achieves 831% return on Google Ads investment with Cape Marketing Agency

Issued by Cape Marketing Agency 13 Nov 2025

In 2026, there will be changes to the Cannes Lions Awards (Image source: © Bizcommunity)

Cannes Lions

#CannesLions2026: A new Creative Brand Lions and other changes

13 Nov 2025

Play and project-based learning: cultivating future leaders through innovative education

Education

Play and project-based learning: cultivating future leaders through innovative education

Issued by Sifiso Learning Group 11 Jun 2025

Workers protested outside this project site in Illitha Park, Khayelitsha, since Monday over their unpaid wages. Photo: Vincent Lali / GroundUp

Labour Law & Unions

Workers shut down Cape Town construction project over unpaid wages

13 Nov 2025

Création Africa returns to support cultural entrepreneurs in Southern Africa

SMEs

Création Africa returns to support cultural entrepreneurs in Southern Africa

12 Nov 2025

Mall of Africa sweeps top honours at 2025 industry awards

Retail Marketing

Mall of Africa sweeps top honours at 2025 industry awards

Issued by Mall of Africa 12 Nov 2025

Top 53 Debut Programme participants advance to the Catalyst Phase

Media

Top 53 Debut Programme participants advance to the Catalyst Phase

Issued by Business and Arts South Africa 12 Nov 2025

Rethinking AI-Generated advertising: How real people really react

Artificial Intelligence

Rethinking AI-Generated advertising: How real people really react

Ecem Erdem and Věra Šídlová, Issued by Kantar 12 Nov 2025

Disney releases heartwarming new holiday short from acclaimed director Taika Waititi

TV

Disney releases heartwarming new holiday short from acclaimed director Taika Waititi

Issued by The Walt Disney Company Africa 12 Nov 2025

Sola Oke is the managing director for Pernod Ricard Africa. Source: Supplied.

Advertising

#AfricaTechFestival: Sola Oke on technology, innovation and Africa’s cultural future

Karabo Ledwaba 12 Nov 2025

Watch: Mother London releases KFC x Stranger Things 5 hero film

Advertising

Watch: Mother London releases KFC x Stranger Things 5 hero film

12 Nov 2025

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Human Rights Law

Transgender prisoner wins right to hormone therapy

11 Nov 2025

Clinton Brink stars in Kings of Joburg. Source: YouTube.

Marketing

All the African GEMA Award winners

Karabo Ledwaba 11 Nov 2025