Executive creative director

Youth Month

#YouthMonth | Walk in the footsteps of SA schoolchildren and get them school shoes

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EXCLUSIVE: Alex Goldberg joins Halo Cape Town as ECD

24 Jun 2026

$African creatives discuss the importance of Cannes to Africa. Picture l to r: Yusuf Adejumo, creative director, TBWA\Concept Nigeria, Audrey Quaye creative director Innova DDB Ghana, Alex van Niekerk, executive creative director at TBWA\Ascent, Graham Cruikshanks, director of Africa operations at TBWA, Eric Mununuzi, chief creative Officer at TBWA\Uganda (Images supplied, composite by Ruth Cooper @ Bizcommunity)$

Cannes Lions

#Cannes2026 | Should Africa care about the Cannes Lions?

Danette Breitenbach 22 Jun 2026

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Chicken Licken's 'Anything for a soul sister' does blockbuster action, Mzansi style

Issued by Joe Public 10 Jun 2026

FMCG

McDonald's launches Sing Loud Sing Proud to help South Africans learn their national anthem

Issued by McDonald’s South Africa 9 Jun 2026

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The Odd Number secures 2 Bronze at 2026 Clio Awards

Issued by The Odd Number 8 May 2026

Cannes Lions

#CannesLions2026 | Increased representation from Africa on shortlisting juries

8 May 2026

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Clio Awards | SA agencies showcase how local can land internationally

Danette Breitenbach & Karabo Ledwaba 24 Apr 2026

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Blades of our lives: How Philips Series 3000 won by speaking to South Africans in their tongue

Issued by TBWA 23 Apr 2026

Cannes Lions

#CannesLions2026 | Awarding juries feature top South Africans

17 Apr 2026

Fumani Khumalo (left) and Zinhle Mbatha (righht) are stepping into creative leadership roles at VML South Africa after being promoted to creative director positions.

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VML South Africa bolsters creative leadership team with two internal promotions

16 Apr 2026

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The Pitcher Awards 2026 unveils dynamic jury

14 Apr 2026

Design & Manufacturing

Morocco-based LRNCE crowned Decorex Africa's Designer of the Year 2026

13 Apr 2026

Vaseline has created a new authentication tool and enlisted the help of a Nigerian Prince to launch a fight back against fake versions of Vaseline Body Oils in Nigeria. Source: Unilever.

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#BehindtheCampaign: Nigerian prince busts fake body oils for Vaseline

10 Apr 2026

Guinness Extra brings Guinness’ official beer partnership with the Premier League to life in key markets, including Africa and Asia (Image supplied)

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#BehindtheCampaign | Guinness Extra: Inspired by fans

26 Mar 2026

4 South African creatives have been chosen to sit on the NYF International Shortlisting Jury (L to r:) Zainab Mitha, art director,Joe Public, Robyn Campbell, senior vice president, Publicis Groupe, Martin Schlumpf, executive creative director and Jasmin Vandersteen, mid-weight copywriter, Joe Public (Image by Lesely Svenson @ Bizcommunity)

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4 South African creatives on 2026 NYF Advertising Awards' International Shortlist Jury

25 Mar 2026

The creepy King has officially been retired. Source: Burger King.

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Burger King says goodbye to mascot, hello to better service

Karabo Ledwaba 17 Mar 2026

The Gerety Awards full global executive jury for its 2026 edition has been announced (Image source @The All Industry Club )

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Gerety Awards announces 2026 global executive jury

3 Mar 2026

The official deadline to enter is 23 April 2026. Source: Supplied.

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New York Festivals names 2026 Executive Jury

27 Feb 2026

The One Club for Creativity

Countdown to TDC72: Jurors share type insights before Friday deadline

26 Feb 2026

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#BizTrends2026 | Boom Group’s Nigel Matthews: Advertising to humans requires humanity

Nigel Matthews 24 Feb 2026

Will AI see empty agencies with no humans? (Image Source: @ Space OS )

Artificial Intelligence

How AI could be the great equaliser in creative agencies

Melusi Tshabalala 18 Feb 2026

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Africa’s creative future is now: Maxwell Ngari named CCO East Africa at Dentsu Creative

Issued by Dentsu 17 Feb 2026

Gen Z isn’t cancelling brands loudly anymore they’re muting them. Nicole Glover, executive creative director of digital at Penquin shows how brands that don’t follow through risk disappearing from relevance. (Image supplied)

Marketing

7 ways brands can avoid being quietly muted by Gen Z in 2026

Nicole Glover 10 Feb 2026

Zahra Mirza (left) has been appointed group managing director and Nigel Matthews (right) as executive creative director for Boomtown (Image supplied)

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Dual leadership appointments sets agency up for its most ambitious chapter yet

6 Feb 2026

Bibi Bonnecwe, Executive Creative Director at Brave Group looks at why in 2026 human truths matter more than marketing trends (Image supplied)

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#BizTrends2026 | Brave Group’s Bibi Bonnecwe: Why human truths matter more than marketing trends

Bibi Bonnecwe 5 Feb 2026

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Bic and Boundless launch impactful back-to-school campaign honouring children’s creativity

Issued by Boundless 2 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

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Gerety Awards 2026 reveals influential leaders for cross-continental jury sessions

27 Jan 2026

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KFC's home-home campaign highlights urban vs rural life in Africa

24 Dec 2025

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The Odd Number named Financial Mail AdFocus Mid-Sized Agency of the Year

Issued by The Odd Number 19 Dec 2025

Branding

#BehindtheCampaign: MTN SA celebrates with Do not disturb the Season campaign

Issued by The Up&Up Group 11 Dec 2025

Pendoring

Machine celebrates major wins at the 2025 Pendoring Awards for Spotify

Issued by Machine_ 11 Dec 2025

IAB Bookmarks Awards

EXCLUSIVE: IAB South Africa releases the first Bookmarks Digital Rankings 2025

11 Dec 2025

The One Club for Creativity

SA creatives secure 8 spots on The One Show 2026 Jury

10 Dec 2025

Marketing

The age of adjustment

TJ Njozela, Issued by Dentsu 9 Dec 2025

Advertising

The Toyota Urban Cruiser dares you to be boldly curious in the new ad

Issued by Publicis Groupe Africa 3 Dec 2025

Effie Awards

#Effies2025 | TBWA's City Lodge's SOS Grand Effie campaign

Danette Breitenbach 26 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)

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#BehindtheCampaign: The Undercover Ad

13 Nov 2025

The International Andy Awards Africa regional jurors have been announced (Image by Lesely Svenson © Bizcommunity)

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The International Andy Awards Africa regional jurors announced

10 Nov 2025

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#BehindtheCampaign: Daily Sun style campaign busts cancer myths

7 Nov 2025

$The TBWA\Hunt Lascaris Save Our Stay campaign takes aim at the unpredictable world of short-term rentals and is an example of how funny isn’t frivolous, it’s effective (Image supplied)$

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