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Machine, a creative agency within Publicis Groupe Africa, has appointed Lesego Kotane as its new national managing director (Image supplied)

Advertising

Machine appoints Lesego Kotane as managing director

1 hour

Cape Union Mart and pro-Palestine activists gear up for court battle

Legal

Cape Union Mart and pro-Palestine activists gear up for court battle

Matthew Hirsch and Daniel Steyn 5 hours

Commanding space, crafting impact: Thato Motloung on power moves and purpose in OOH

Women's Month

Commanding space, crafting impact: Thato Motloung on power moves and purpose in OOH

Issued by Kena Outdoor 7 hours

Kionna Moodley is the shopper marketing lead for PepsiCo. Source: Supplied.

Women's Month

#WomensMonth: Kionna Moodley's shopper marketing vision for PepsiCo in Africa

Karabo Ledwaba 8 hours

2025 Shiraz SA Challenge reveals top SA wines

Viticulture & Oenology

2025 Shiraz SA Challenge reveals top SA wines

7 hours

Penquin named among top creative agencies in Africa in Smarties 2024 Business Impact Index

Marketing

Penquin named among top creative agencies in Africa in Smarties 2024 Business Impact Index

Issued by Penquin 3 days

Africa Film Finance Forum unlocks path to $20bn film economy

Film & Cinematography

Africa Film Finance Forum unlocks path to $20bn film economy

Issued by Africa Film Finance Forum 3 days

Staying Odd, leading forward: The Odd Number appoints new MD and ECD

Advertising

Staying Odd, leading forward: The Odd Number appoints new MD and ECD

3 days

What do women and billboards have in common?

OOH

What do women and billboards have in common?

Issued by Kena Outdoor 3 days

Five ways digital nomads can have a positive impact on the places they travel to for work

Travel

Five ways digital nomads can have a positive impact on the places they travel to for work

Veselina Stoyanova 7 hours

Technology has fuelled overtourism – now it could also help to stem the tide

Tourism

Technology has fuelled overtourism – now it could also help to stem the tide

Adrian Palmer 3 days

(L to r: )Deborah Whitlock, marketing director at The Up&Up Group, Sharleen James, MD at Razor, Uyanda Manana, head of account management at Levergy and Lindsey Rayner, MD at Levergy (Images supplied, image composite by Lesley Svenson ©Bizcommunity)

Women's Month

#WomensMonth: The Up&Up Group's female leadership on women's issues in advertising

3 days

Fame Week's 2025 Inclusive Lens Awards finalists revealed

Film

Fame Week's 2025 Inclusive Lens Awards finalists revealed

7 Aug 2025

#WomensMonth: Superbalist's creative director Bronwyn Day says leadership is rooted in collaboration

E-commerce

#WomensMonth: Superbalist's creative director Bronwyn Day says leadership is rooted in collaboration

Evan-Lee Courie 3 days

#CreativeCircle | Neo Mashigo: The difference between a cherry and goat dung

Cannes Lions

#CreativeCircle | Neo Mashigo: The difference between a cherry and goat dung

Danette Breitenbach 7 Aug 2025

Embassies Business Fair and Conference 2025 to fast-track Africa’s global economic integration

Economy

Embassies Business Fair and Conference 2025 to fast-track Africa’s global economic integration

Issued by Tishala Communications 7 Aug 2025

Image credit: Photo by Mathurin NAPOLY / matnapo on Unsplash

Public Health

The global health system can build back better after US aid cuts – here’s how

Jonathan E. Cohen 3 days

Effie South Africa announces 2025 grand jury in record-breaking entry year

Marketing

Effie South Africa announces 2025 grand jury in record-breaking entry year

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 7 Aug 2025

MediaHeads 360 marks 7 years of changing lives with the 2025 Women’s Month Bursary Competition

Women's Month

MediaHeads 360 marks 7 years of changing lives with the 2025 Women’s Month Bursary Competition

Issued by MediaHeads 360 7 Aug 2025

Julius Malema took Kenny Kunene to court, accusing Kunene of hate speech. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Human Rights Law

Kunene committed hate speech by calling Malema a cockroach, court rules

Ohene Yaw Ampofo-Anti 7 Aug 2025

McCann Joburg has appointed (left) Thandeka Gilbert as creative director and (right) Toni Hughes as executive creative director (Images supplied. Image composite by Lesley Svenson © Bizcommunity)

Marketing & Media

McCann Joburg appoints diverse leadership

7 Aug 2025

Source: © 123rf The power of Creative Problem Solving is what Eve Pennington has come to believe in, and what she will spend the rest of her career persuing

Media

In pursuit of the power of Creative Problem Solving

Eve Pennington 7 Aug 2025

Economy

Lesotho aims for 10% tariff on exports to US

Sechaba Mokhethi 6 Aug 2025

#WomensMonth: The story of My Beauty Luv's founder, Toni Carroll

Wellness

#WomensMonth: The story of My Beauty Luv's founder, Toni Carroll

Evan-Lee Courie 7 Aug 2025

34,000 local jobs threatened by Shein and Temu’s growth in SA

Retail

34,000 local jobs threatened by Shein and Temu’s growth in SA

6 Aug 2025

Law Practice

AI hallucinations and bogus citations: Attorneys, you've been warned

Tim Laurens 6 Aug 2025

Assegai Awards 2025: It’s about hitting the mark

Direct Marketing

Assegai Awards 2025: It’s about hitting the mark

Issued by DMASA 6 Aug 2025

Tourism & Travel

How South Africa’s new film visa is rewriting the script for tourism

Thembi Sehloho 6 Aug 2025

The Up&Up Group, together with key clients, has partnered with Dr Karen Nelson-Field (pictured) to deliver South Africa’s first-ever data on digital media attention metrics (Image supplied)

Research

Attention is the new currency: SA's first human data study

6 Aug 2025

Maybelline went Epic at Nelson Mandela Square

OOH

Maybelline went Epic at Nelson Mandela Square

Issued by Epic Outdoor 6 Aug 2025

Xolisa Dyeshana, chief creative officer and partner at Joe Public, gives lessons from his experience as 2025’s Cannes Audio & Radio jury president (Image by Danette Bretienbach © Bizcommunity)

Cannes Lions

#CreativeCircle2025: South African audio needs to evolve | Xolisa Dyeshana's key takeaways

Danette Breitenbach 5 Aug 2025

PnP Clothing teams up with Thabiso Musi for a tribute to African women

Fashion & Homeware

PnP Clothing teams up with Thabiso Musi for a tribute to African women

5 Aug 2025

Fashion & Homeware

Shein X partners with local brand House of One for capsule collection

5 Aug 2025

#WomensMonth: How Accenture's Meaghan and Tennessee keep up with the goal posts

Women's Month

#WomensMonth: How Accenture's Meaghan and Tennessee keep up with the goal posts

Karabo Ledwaba 5 Aug 2025

Basa board nominations now open

Media

Basa board nominations now open

Issued by Business and Arts South Africa 5 Aug 2025

Cattle graze in Brakpan while a shepherd looks after them. Archive photo: Kimberly Mutandiro / GroundUp

Land & Property Law

ConCourt confirms stopping people from letting their cattle graze amounts to eviction

Tania Broughton 4 Aug 2025

Terry Levin looks at campaigns presented at the recent Creative Circle Full Circle event in Cape Town. Pictured: The Sounds Right campaign

Cannes Lions

#CreativeCircle2025: Influencing real cultural, societal and economic change

Terry Levin 4 Aug 2025

Image credit: Cora Pursley on Dupe Photos

Aesthetic Medicine

From raw garlic cloves to cayenne pepper: why ‘natural’ DIY skincare can leave you burnt, itchy – or worse

Adam Taylor 5 Aug 2025

Kendrick Lamar and Dave Free launch Project 3, a global creative agency

Advertising

Kendrick Lamar and Dave Free launch Project 3, a global creative agency

4 Aug 2025

#WomensMonth: Pele Energy Group's Melissa Wilkinson is redefining female leadership

Energy

#WomensMonth: Pele Energy Group's Melissa Wilkinson is redefining female leadership

Maroefah Smith 4 Aug 2025

Kamers/Makers: A new look, rooted in legacy

Branding

Kamers/Makers: A new look, rooted in legacy

4 Aug 2025

Women in martech: Inspiring the next generation of creative female techies

Women's Month

Women in martech: Inspiring the next generation of creative female techies

Issued by Everlytic 4 Aug 2025

Medalla is one of the standout creative strategy campaigns.

Cannes Lions

#CreativeCircle2025: How a thief, a tennis racket, and Cannes reminded me why strategy matters

Karabo Ledwaba 4 Aug 2025

Driving attention and sustainability through media

Media

Driving attention and sustainability through media

Issued by Dentsu 4 Aug 2025

From interns to future industry leaders

Media

From interns to future industry leaders

Issued by MultiChoice 4 Aug 2025

Infrastructure & Utilities

Repairs to crumbling clinic delayed

Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik 4 Aug 2025