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Vaughan Croeser, VP: Marketing at South African Breweries, says responsibility is not a constraint; it is a creative catalyst (Image supplied)

Marketing

Vaughan Croeser: Responsibility not a constraint, it's a creative catalyst

Vaughan Croeser 2 days

Image supplied.

Travel

What does an affordable South African holiday actually look like?

3 days

Source: Supplied. Swiffy co-founders Neil Schwartzman, Jadie Naicker and Christian Di Zio.

Fintech

Swiffy’s Premier League leap puts African fintech in the spotlight

17 Sep 2026

Sundowns defender Khuliso Mudau joins Chappies

Branding

Sundowns defender Khuliso Mudau joins Chappies

3 Sep 2026

Influence begins within: The women helping move Kena Outdoor forward

Women's Month

Influence begins within: The women helping move Kena Outdoor forward

Karabo Chauke, Issued by Kena Outdoor 28 Aug 2026

Women's Month

Triple Eight puts women’s sports at the heart of brand growth

Issued by Triple Eight 27 Aug 2026

Baadaye and BAE Agency appointed exclusive commercial sales partner for iDiski Media

Marketing & Media

Baadaye and BAE Agency appointed exclusive commercial sales partner for iDiski Media

Issued by Branded African Entertainment 24 Aug 2026

Caxton Cup keeps SA’s marketers locked in throughout Fifa World Cup

Marketing

Caxton Cup keeps SA’s marketers locked in throughout Fifa World Cup

Issued by Caxton Media 24 Aug 2026

Orlando Pirates Reserves take historic DStv Diski Challenge triumph to Netherlands

Sport

Orlando Pirates Reserves take historic DStv Diski Challenge triumph to Netherlands

Issued by MultiChoice 19 Aug 2026

In a first, the Best Digital agency Award at Bookmarks was shared between two agencies: Accenture Song (pictured) and Ogilvy (Image: @Bizcommunity)

IAB Bookmarks Awards

#Bookmarks2026 | It's a first! Best Digital Agency awarded to two agencies

14 Aug 2026

Uber Eats' campaign Football is for food did well in the Cannes Creative Effectiveness category. Source: YouTube.

Cannes Lions

Warc says cultural relevance and creators drive Cannes effectiveness wins

13 Aug 2026

Sponsorship

Sponsorships | From ritual to ROI, fans create loyalty, brand advocacy and commercial value

Uyanda Manana 13 Aug 2026

Major sporting events: SA's high-yield tourism investment

Tourism & Travel

Major sporting events: SA's high-yield tourism investment

Martin Wiest 12 Aug 2026

Multichoice will be launching four new Supersport channels, one of which is SuperSport Football Plus for premium football content, including selected UEFA Champions League matches (Source: @ Proximus )

TV

MultiChoice increases sports channels, cuts local content

12 Aug 2026

Canal+ secures broadcast rights to all UEFA club competitions

TV

Canal+ secures broadcast rights to all UEFA club competitions

Issued by MultiChoice 5 Aug 2026

Banyana Banyana beat Burkina Faso to reach Wafcon quarterfinals

Sport

Banyana Banyana beat Burkina Faso to reach Wafcon quarterfinals

5 Aug 2026

Sport

Temba Bavuma joins Skechers as brand ambassador in South Africa

5 Aug 2026

From ‘iDiski’, DStv Diski Challenge to the World Cup: The rise of Mbekezeli Mbokazi

Sport

From ‘iDiski’, DStv Diski Challenge to the World Cup: The rise of Mbekezeli Mbokazi

Issued by MultiChoice 31 Jul 2026

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

Effie Awards South Africa announces 2026 finalists

Effie Awards

Effie Awards South Africa announces 2026 finalists

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 30 Jul 2026

Bafana Bafana drove South Africa’s World Cup media coverage before daily volumes fell 44.9% (Source image @ NovaNews )

Media

Fifa World Cup | Global in scale, but media attention remains intensely local

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

Nostalgia is a powerful commerce lever, says Bonita Christie, business unit director, Digitas (Image source: @The Walt Disney Company )

Branding

Nostalgia: The catalyst for relevance, connection and growth in the brand archive

Bonita Christie 29 Jul 2026

Brewing Growth: How competition is transforming South Africa's coffee market

Research

Brewing Growth: How competition is transforming South Africa's coffee market

Issued by Insight Survey 27 Jul 2026

To make an idea newsworthy, it must be worthy of the news, says Mike Sharman, CCO, Retroviral (Image: @ Bizcommunity)

World PR Day

#WPRD2026 | What's the story that deserves to exist?

Mike Sharman 27 Jul 2026

Sales

South Africans splashed out on sport, food and streaming during World Cup

27 Jul 2026

Puma launches Mamelodi Sundowns’ two-star kit for 2026/27 season

Sport

Puma launches Mamelodi Sundowns’ two-star kit for 2026/27 season

23 Jul 2026

Hisense SA backs youth football with Hands on the Future campaign

Sport

Hisense SA backs youth football with Hands on the Future campaign

23 Jul 2026

The World Cup is over. Spain won the trophy. But Adidas may have won the marketing battle, says marketing strategist, Matthew Nkala (Image supplied)

Marketing

Spain won the World Cup. But who won the battle for brand relevance

Matthew Nkala 21 Jul 2026

Ntswembu, Namanje celebrates Banyana Banyana’s journey ahead of Wafcon 2026

Sport

Ntswembu, Namanje celebrates Banyana Banyana’s journey ahead of Wafcon 2026

20 Jul 2026

Branding

Lamine Yamal and his little bro gave Spain the kind of PR money can't buy

Karabo Ledwaba 20 Jul 2026

Non-official Fifa brands score with reverse ambush marketing

Marketing

Non-official Fifa brands score with reverse ambush marketing

Terry Levin 20 Jul 2026

Bafana Bafana’s Thapelo Maseko, with teammates, celebrating scoring their first goal in the Fifa World Cup 2026 match against South Korea at the Estadio Monterrey in Monterrey, Mexico. Image credit: Reuters/Eloisa Sanchez

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Racism at the World Cup is an ugly reality. How to understand where it comes from

Christian Ungruhe 17 Jul 2026

The Interactive Advertising Bureau South Africa (IAB SA) has announced the finalists for the 2026 Bookmark Awards (Image supplied)

Digital

#Bookmarks2026 | All the IAB South Africa 2026 Bookmark Awards finalists

17 Jul 2026

Adidas launches official Fifa World Cup 2026 Final match ball in SA

Sport

Adidas launches official Fifa World Cup 2026 Final match ball in SA

16 Jul 2026

Branding

What football taught me about purposeful procurement

Vicki Scheffel 16 Jul 2026

Beyond borders: Why 2026 should be remembered as Africa's World Cup

Marketing

Beyond borders: Why 2026 should be remembered as Africa's World Cup

Seseki Itsweng, Issued by Octagon 14 Jul 2026

We've been measuring football success wrong

Sport

We've been measuring football success wrong

Issued by SAB Corporate Fifa World Cup Campaign 13 Jul 2026

Heineken helped South African fans beat World Cup beer prices with the return of Bar De Change

Travel

Heineken helped South African fans beat World Cup beer prices with the return of Bar De Change

Issued by MSL Group 13 Jul 2026

IShowSpeed to lead YouTube-Fifa creator match

Streaming

IShowSpeed to lead YouTube-Fifa creator match

10 Jul 2026

France's Kylian Mbappé celebrates scoring their first goal in the round-of-16 Fifa World Cup match between Paraguay and France. Image credit: Reuters/Kyle Ross

Sports Science

How Messi, Mbappé and Haaland use their brains (as well as feet) to gain a psychological edge at the World Cup

Eric Zillmer 10 Jul 2026

#Orchids&Onions: Pick n Pay eats like a champ… and markets like one too

#OrchidsandOnions

#Orchids&Onions: Pick n Pay eats like a champ… and markets like one too

Brendan Seery 9 Jul 2026

Powerade partners with Bafana Bafana captain for limited Fifa World Cup edition

Promotions & Activations

Powerade partners with Bafana Bafana captain for limited Fifa World Cup edition

9 Jul 2026

Source: Supplied. King David Mowbray Golf Club faces an uncertain future under Cape Town's proposed high-density redevelopment plans.

Property Development

Pinelands residents get more time to fight controversial 6,700-home plan

7 Jul 2026

Adidas has shifted its $512m global media agency business to the Omnicom Media Group (Image@ Think Marketing )

Marketing & Media

Adidas shifts $512m global media account to new agency

6 Jul 2026

Promotions & Activations

Lego and McDonald’s tap into collectable culture to win the 2026 Fifa World Cup

Maroefah Smith 2 Jul 2026