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Top 16 Youth-Owned Brands Awards announce 2024 nominees

Image supplied. Carlos Fernando Chamorro, editor-in-chief of Confidencial (Photo: Mick Friis)

Nicaraguan journalist Carlos Fernando Chamorro awarded Wan-Ifra's Golden Pen of Freedom

Source: © 123rf Ann Nurock, partner: Relationship audits and management, Radar, examines what a strong client-agency relationship entails

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Vodacom said that it has exhausted other options and is pursuing court action.

Vodacom goes to war against spectrum poolingLindsey Schutters

Courtney Williams is part of the cohort. Source: LinkedIN.

Lions announces 2024 scholarship recipients, SA on the list

Inclusive Lens Awards to recognise diverse narratives in film and series

Inclusive Lens Awards to recognise diverse narratives in film and series

Source: © 123rf The Sanef has once again partnered with the SADAG) to help journalists deal with the many traumatic stories they cover.

Sanef partners with SADAG to help journalists cope with trauma

Source: © Pixabay The BRC will release the Q4 2023 Rams dataset spanning January 2022 to December 2023 in the coming weeks

The Q4 2023 Rams dataset set for release

A man walks past the Woolworths truck entrance in Cape Town, South Africa, 26 February 2024. Source: REUTERS/Esa Alexander/file photo.

Woolworths sees over 20% drop in annual earningsAby Jose Koilparambil

#BehindtheCampaign: Make it KFC!

#BehindtheCampaign: Make it KFC!

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Wan-Ifra and OpenAI launch accelerator to boost AI adoption in newsrooms

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#BehindtheSelfie: Anke Nel, head of group media strategy at Rapt CreativeAa-isha Hassiem

Woolies recalls Country Road Two-Tone Demm mugs

Woolies recalls Country Road Two-Tone Demm mugs

ThotBox: Redefining community radio for township bonding and communication

ThotBox: Redefining community radio for township bonding and communicationThotBox

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Salesforce report: 85% of South African marketers use AI

Effie Worldwide Report shows humanity lies at the heart of effectiveness

Effie Worldwide Report shows humanity lies at the heart of effectivenessAssociation for Communication and Advertising

$TBWA\Hunt Lascaris finishes ‘stronger’ at D&AD Awards$

TBWA\Hunt Lascaris finishes ‘stronger’ at D&AD AwardsTBWA

Image supplied. Wan-Ifra announced the 2024 Digital Media Awards Worldwide winners with SA’s Food For Mzansi Group, wining the 2024 Digital Media Awards Worldwide Best Podcast category

SA's Food For Mzansi Group wins Wan-Ifra 2024 Digital Media Awards Podcast category

Ladina Heimgartner elected new President of WAN-IFRA on May 27. Source: Supplied.

Ladina Heimgartner elected president at World News Media Congress in Copenhagen

Image supplied. Carlos Fernando Chamorro, editor-in-chief of Confidencial (Photo: Mick Friis)

Nicaraguan journalist Carlos Fernando Chamorro awarded Wan-Ifra's Golden Pen of Freedom

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Source: © 123rf Ann Nurock, partner: Relationship audits and management, Radar, examines what a strong client-agency relationship entails

Cultivating creativity through strong client-agency trust

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Source: © KNILT Business growth strategies and technological developments are driving audience, advertising, and newsrooms at African news media companies.

Inma highlights African news media companies' growth

4 Aug 2022

Media inflation drives up ad cost

3 Aug 2022

Growth of SA's Most Valuable Brands outpaces the economy, increasing 21% in value to $34.9bn

Growth of SA's Most Valuable Brands outpaces the economy, increasing 21% in value to $34.9bn

Kantar 3 Aug 2022

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#BehindtheSelfie: Communications specialist Koni Magatshavha

Emily Stander 3 Aug 2022

Source: © john-schnobrich The Covid-19 pandemic fostered the explosion of influencer marketing, catapulting it into the mainstream

Influencer Marketing: a boom or bubble about to burst?

3 Aug 2022

Ogilvy wins Digital Agency of the Year, at IAB Bookmark awards

Ogilvy wins Digital Agency of the Year, at IAB Bookmark awards

Ogilvy South Africa 3 Aug 2022

Only 25% of advertisers happy with agency roster structures

3 Aug 2022

Afda student film wins at Durban International Film Festival

Afda student film wins at Durban International Film Festival

Earle Holmes, AFDA 3 Aug 2022

Gender equality: How woke (or broke) is your internal comms?

Gender equality: How woke (or broke) is your internal comms?

icandi CQ 3 Aug 2022

New Media x Swipe iX win gold for content and tech excellence in New York

New Media x Swipe iX win gold for content and tech excellence in New York

New Media 3 Aug 2022

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Business and Arts South Africa 3 Aug 2022

Moya app reaches mass-market consumers with data-free engagement

Moya app reaches mass-market consumers with data-free engagement

Adclick Africa 3 Aug 2022

Greater heights at Primedia for leading political journalist Matshidiso 'Tshidi' Madia

Greater heights at Primedia for leading political journalist Matshidiso 'Tshidi' Madia

Primedia Broadcasting 3 Aug 2022

How to produce great - and winning - digital work

Danette Breitenbach 2 Aug 2022

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Behind the scenes with SA All-Star Lisa Black

Emily Stander 2 Aug 2022

How to compete with the e-commerce giants this Black Friday

James Bayhack 2 Aug 2022

Cast your vote for this year's Saftas

2 Aug 2022

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Durban International Film Festival announces award winners

2 Aug 2022

Adidas debuts collection designed with SA's Thebe Magugu

Adidas debuts collection designed with SA's Thebe Magugu

2 Aug 2022

Source: © Photography The One Screen 2022 jury includes South African Simone Bosman, OSU Creative Production and Linda Notelovitz, LifeDesign

One Screen 2022 jury names 2 South Africans

2 Aug 2022

Uber Eats and MotionAds team up to advertise on bikes

2 Aug 2022

National Geographic Photo Competition 2022 now open for entries

National Geographic Photo Competition 2022 now open for entries

The Walt Disney Company Africa 2 Aug 2022

Should I be insourcing or outsourcing my digital marketing?

Jacques Du Bruyn 2 Aug 2022

Kfm Best of the Cape 2021 campaign wins bronze at Bookmarks

Kfm Best of the Cape 2021 campaign wins bronze at Bookmarks

Primedia Broadcasting 2 Aug 2022

#OrchidsandOnions: The thing about brand consciousness

Brendan Seery 1 Aug 2022

Biz Most Read Award winners July 2022

Biz Most Read Award winners July 2022

Bizcommunity.com 1 Aug 2022

Woolworths partners with Loeries for Student Portfolio Bootcamp

Woolworths partners with Loeries for Student Portfolio Bootcamp

1 Aug 2022

Meta has 7 days to comply with Kenya's cohesion watchdog

1 Aug 2022

Image supplied. Cinema buffs, action afficionados and casual viewers alike will be spoilt for choice when a new movie channel, Movie Room, goes live

Movie Room to launch on DStv

1 Aug 2022

Celebrating female tech leaders in Rocketseed

Celebrating female tech leaders in Rocketseed

Rocketseed 1 Aug 2022

Africa news

Meta has 7 days to comply with Kenya's cohesion watchdog

1 Aug 2022

Source: © Africa Feeds A Kenyan trading center in Nairobi

New partnership to provide smart data-driven marketing for Africa

27 Jul 2022

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World Data Lab partners with africarare metaverse

25 Jul 2022

Source: © Matthias Ziegler The State of the African PR Landscape 2022 findings show the agility and credibility of the public relations

PR is an agent for change in Africa says new report

25 Jul 2022

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Katja Hamilton 2 Aug 2022

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Sama Lifetime and International Achievement recipients announced

2 Aug 2022

Source: Supplied. Chief executive officer of FNB and WesBank's asset-based finance Khantse Radebe.

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Wesbank appoints new CEO of asset based finance

2 Aug 2022

AWIEF Awards 2022 finalists announced

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AWIEF Awards 2022 finalists announced

2 Aug 2022

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SA's new vehicle sales remain buoyant despite high fuel price, interest rates

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SA's new vehicle sales remain buoyant despite high fuel price, interest rates

2 Aug 2022

Source: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Retail

Shares in Massmart drop after retailer warns of wider H1 loss

Nqobile Dludla 2 Aug 2022

Digital Realty completes Teraco acquisition

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Digital Realty completes Teraco acquisition

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#WomensMonth: 'See failures as opportunities to learn' - Andrea Tucker, director, MortgageMe

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#WomensMonth: 'See failures as opportunities to learn' - Andrea Tucker, director, MortgageMe

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James Bayhack 2 Aug 2022

Source: Supplied. Damian McHugh executive at Momentum Health Solutions.

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Predicting South Africa's healthcare of tomorrow against the backdrop of the NHI

Damian McHugh 2 Aug 2022

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Sierra Leone doctors strike over pay, fuel allowances

Umaru Fofana, Nellie Peyton and Grant McCool 2 Aug 2022

Lifestyle

Cast your vote for this year's Saftas

2 Aug 2022

'Diversity brings strength' - Tshegofatso Sibambato, civil engineer, Zutari

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'Diversity brings strength' - Tshegofatso Sibambato, civil engineer, Zutari

2 Aug 2022

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Legal

Minister suspends anti-dumping duties for frozen chicken imports

2 Aug 2022

Adidas debuts collection designed with SA's Thebe Magugu

Retail

Adidas debuts collection designed with SA's Thebe Magugu

2 Aug 2022

Government to take on Eskom debt, but unclear how much

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Government to take on Eskom debt, but unclear how much

Alexander Winning and Bhargav Acharya 2 Aug 2022

Suspension of chicken tariffs a win for SA consumers - AMIE

Agriculture

Suspension of chicken tariffs a win for SA consumers - AMIE

2 Aug 2022

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#MusicExchange: The storyteller in music

Martin Myers 2 Aug 2022

Poachers kill more rhinos in SA to meet Asian demand

ESG & Sustainability

Poachers kill more rhinos in SA to meet Asian demand

Bhargav Acharya 2 Aug 2022

Gauteng welcomes commencement of e-hailing mediation process

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Gauteng welcomes commencement of e-hailing mediation process

2 Aug 2022

Wellness entrepreneur Lisa Raleigh expands into physical retail

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Wellness entrepreneur Lisa Raleigh expands into physical retail

1 Aug 2022

Rebuilding telecoms for digitally-driven, integrated operations

ICT

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Schneider Electric's new interactive course to spark youth interest in electricity

Education

Schneider Electric's new interactive course to spark youth interest in electricity

1 Aug 2022

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HR & Management

How to ensure your employer brand remains recession-proof

Celeste Sirin 1 Aug 2022

On test: The Mitsubishi Pajero Sport

Automotive

On test: The Mitsubishi Pajero Sport

Naresh Maharaj 1 Aug 2022

Good news for motorists as fuel price drops for August 2022

Automotive

Good news for motorists as fuel price drops for August 2022

1 Aug 2022

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Legal

The role of King IV in good corporate governance

Justine Krige 1 Aug 2022

Algeria, Niger and Nigeria sign MoU for Saharan gas pipeline

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Algeria, Niger and Nigeria sign MoU for Saharan gas pipeline

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Health issues affecting women

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Intercare 1 Aug 2022

SA factory activity shrinks in July during power crisis - Absa PMI

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SA factory activity shrinks in July during power crisis - Absa PMI

Alexander Winning 1 Aug 2022

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