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The cost of chocolate is soaring, but blaming cocoa prices doesn’t give the whole picture

Agro-processing

The cost of chocolate is soaring, but blaming cocoa prices doesn’t give the whole picture

Peter Alexander 23 Dec 2025

Chief executive officer of WPP, Cindy Rose, has acknowledged the network’s poor performance as Q3 revenue dropped by 8.4% YoY (Image source: © The Drum )

Marketing & Media

WPP Cindy Rose on Q3 performance: “There is a lot to do”

30 Oct 2025

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Food, Water & Energy Security

From Cape Town to Durban: A national effort to tackle hunger

20 Oct 2025

Retailers unite in support of World Animal Day 2025

ESG

Retailers unite in support of World Animal Day 2025

7 Oct 2025

Human8 named finalist in three global research awards

Research

Human8 named finalist in three global research awards

Issued by Human8 26 Sep 2025

Source: © 123rf Ntokozo Nhlanhla, executive creative director at Digitas, describes the agency’s rebrand as a bold integration of creativity, data, and technology

Advertising

Exclusive: Digitas's connected ecosystem way of thinking

8 Sep 2025

#WomensMonth: Woodlands Dairy's CEO Helen McDougall on leading with strength and compassion

FMCG

#WomensMonth: Woodlands Dairy's CEO Helen McDougall on leading with strength and compassion

Evan-Lee Courie 6 Aug 2025

An employee shows a Hershey's chocolate bar made in USA in the "American lifestyle" store in Berlin, Germany, 13 August 2018. Reuters/Fabrizio Bensch/File Photo

Human Rights Law

Hershey, Nestle, other cocoa companies defeat appeal of child slavery lawsuit

Jonathan Stempel 24 Jul 2025

Advertising

$13.5bn Omnicom-IPG merger approved by FTC

Karabo Ledwaba 26 Jun 2025

Image: Diane Serik on Unsplash

Medical Research

African Bioinformatics Institute looks to revolutionise continent’s research, infrastructure

13 Jun 2025

Advertising

Publicis unseats WPP on Mars’ $1.7bn media account

11 Jun 2025

Source: © The 2025 EMEA Sabre Awards saw South Africa’s public relations and communications agencies, Retroviral and Razor PR, fly the flag high

PR & Communications

Retroviral and Razor PR fly the flag at the Sabre EMEA Awards

Danette Breitenbach 3 Apr 2025

Source: © 123rf The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity has announced Apple as the 2025 Creative Marketer of the Year

Cannes Lions

#Cannes2025: Apple named 2025 Creative Marketer of the Year

24 Mar 2025

Is Tesla’s sales slump down to Elon Musk?

Dealers

Is Tesla’s sales slump down to Elon Musk?

James Obiegbu, Gretchen Larsen 18 Mar 2025

Kfm 94.5 bolsters its Western Cape #1 position with the addition of legendary Stan Mars

Radio & Audio

Kfm 94.5 bolsters its Western Cape #1 position with the addition of legendary Stan Mars

Issued by Primedia Broadcasting 17 Mar 2025

Sheer Publishing, Sintonia Publishing partner to strengthen presence in Africa

Music

Sheer Publishing, Sintonia Publishing partner to strengthen presence in Africa

7 Mar 2025

All the major 2025 Grammy Award winners!

Music

All the major 2025 Grammy Award winners!

3 Feb 2025

Source: gettrumpmemes.com

Financial Services

Trump's $TRUMP meme coin spikes 4,500% ahead of inauguration

Katja Hamilton 20 Jan 2025

Medical Research

MARS Awards: South African researcher wins first place

Katja Hamilton 9 Jan 2025

2023's Station of Year 94.7

Radio & Audio

2024 Telkom Radio Awards Station of Year and category finalists announced

25 Nov 2024

Source: © 123rf WPP has brought T&Pm fully within its global network, placing AI at the heart of the agency’s agile marketing solutions

Artificial Intelligence

WPP acquires minority shareholdings in T&Pm, places AI at heart of agency

14 Nov 2024

Fortune favours the bold

Design

Fortune favours the bold

Issued by Just Design 11 Nov 2024

Geared for greatness

Higher Education

Geared for greatness

Earle Holmes, Issued by Afda 24 Oct 2024

Source: © PRVWeek Arthur Sadoun, chairman and CEO of Publicis Groupe says the Group has had a very busy and very strong Q3

Advertising

Publicis Groupe raises revenue forecast for the second time in 2024 with 5.8% organic growth in Q3

18 Oct 2024

Source: © Avid Following a settlement, the details of which have not been disclosed, Unilever has been dropped from the lawsuit by X

Advertising

Is Elon Musk winning the legal war or losing the ad battle as Unilever and X settle

Danette Breitenbach 16 Oct 2024

Tourism

#Artemis2025: First woman on the moon? SA's epic tourism venture

Katja Hamilton 2 Oct 2024

Verve recruits 4, expanding Johannesburg centre of research excellence

Research

Verve recruits 4, expanding Johannesburg centre of research excellence

Issued by VERVE 13 Sep 2024

Image by Terry Levin @Bizcommunity.com. AI in Advertising is brought to you by the Association for Communication and Advertising. It examines AI and how it is changing the industry

AI in Advertising

AI in Advertising: AI - The most pressing challenge to the future of our industry

Jarred Cinman 30 Aug 2024

Verve promotes 14 globally to support growth

Advertising

Verve promotes 14 globally to support growth

Issued by VERVE 13 Aug 2024

Advertising

Elon Musk says "it's war" - sues brands who refuse to advertise on X

8 Aug 2024

2024 Creative Strategy and Transformative Business Impact jury.

Events & Conferencing

LIA announces 2024 Creative Strategy and Transformative Business Impact jury

27 Jun 2024

Breaking budgetary shackles: Unpopular opinion by a production director

Advertising

Breaking budgetary shackles: Unpopular opinion by a production director

Lucille Eve, Issued by Wetpaint Advertising 5 Jun 2024

Apple Music unveils 100 Best Albums of all time

Music

Apple Music unveils 100 Best Albums of all time

22 May 2024

Cannes Lions

#Cannes2024: Unilever crowned Cannes 2024 Creative Marketer of the Year

14 May 2024

Starship mounted on the Super Heavy first stage booster ahead of its recent test launch. Source: SpaceX/Flickr

Materials & Equipment

SpaceX's Starship launch offered a glimpse into the future

Lindsey Schutters 26 Mar 2024

Source: Supplied.

Property

Art’s impact on public spaces and developments

Anton Smit 18 Mar 2024

#BehindtheSelfie: Unati Moalusi, new chief people officer at VML SA

Behind the Selfie

#BehindtheSelfie: Unati Moalusi, new chief people officer at VML SA

Karabo Ledwaba 14 Feb 2024

Source: © Unesco Today radio celebrates 100 years

Radio & Audio

#WorldRadioDay: Celebrating a century of informing, entertaining and educating

Danette Breitenbach 13 Feb 2024

From L-R: Shriya Luckraj, Maude Modise and Saesha Rautsunker

Education & Skills Development

Shoprite Foundation donates robotics labs worth R1.6m to KZN schools

2 Feb 2024

Healthcare

Merck Foundation honours outstanding African researchers at 2023 MARS Awards

3 Jan 2024

100 Most Influential African Women 2023 announced

Media

100 Most Influential African Women 2023 announced

22 Dec 2023

#BizTrends2024: A closer look at SA's 2024 consumer brands and retail landscape

Trends

#BizTrends2024: A closer look at SA's 2024 consumer brands and retail landscape

Suraya Hamdulay 8 Jan 2024

South Africa's Retroviral the world's most creative agency

PR & Communications

South Africa's Retroviral the world's most creative agency

19 Dec 2023

Source: © 123rf In 2024, in the PR industry, ESG is the area in which most investment is expected, AI tools mastery is the most important skill says a new ICCO report

PR & Communications

ESG investment, AI tools mastery and other top trends for the PR industry

11 Dec 2023

Comfort Fabric Softener sponsors young emerging designers at AFI Joburg Fashion Week

Fashion & Homeware

Comfort Fabric Softener sponsors young emerging designers at AFI Joburg Fashion Week

Issued by OnPoint PR 10 Nov 2023

Space biology will be a first for Africa

Higher Education

Space biology will be a first for Africa

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 1 Nov 2023

New-look Whiskas Dry Food gives your favourite feline more reasons to purr

FMCG

New-look Whiskas Dry Food gives your favourite feline more reasons to purr

Issued by Actorvate 5 Oct 2023

Ally Young was declared winner of the award. Source: Supplied.

The One Club for Creativity

Ally Young, CMO at SKinny NZ declared winner of The One Show 2023 CMO Pencil

26 Sep 2023