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“If you’re broke, you can’t be boring.”: Mariska Oosthuizen, chief marketing officer at Sanlam

Financial Services

“If you’re broke, you can’t be boring.”: Mariska Oosthuizen, chief marketing officer at Sanlam

Issued by Sanlam Fintech 1 day

Most South African farmers are Black: Why Trump got it so wrong

Agriculture

Most South African farmers are Black: Why Trump got it so wrong

Johann Kirsten and Wandile Sihlobo 1 day

M&C Saatchi Abel’s latest campaign for client Standard Bank reflects the bank’s target customers’ evolving perspective on wealth as multifaceted (Image supplied)

Advertising

#BehindtheCampaign: Standard Bank's These are a few of my favourite things

1 day

Nedbank's Khensani Nobanda was named the 2025 Marketing Achievement Awards' Marketer of the Year Award (Image supplied)

Marketing

2025 MAA's Marketer of the Year Award: Nedbank's Khensani Nobanda

1 day

Social isn’t a billboard: branding in the age of algorithms

Social Media

Social isn’t a billboard: branding in the age of algorithms

Aishwarya Bedessy, Issued by Ignition Group 1 day

The AI-resilient professional: Future careers in the age of automation

Higher Education

The AI-resilient professional: Future careers in the age of automation

Hoosen Essof and Deepti Govind, Issued by Regent Business School 2 days

Netflix's Queue magazine marks 20th issue

Magazines

Netflix's Queue magazine marks 20th issue

2 days

Source: © Vogue Business It has been confirmed that Dior artistic director Maria Grazia Chiuri steps down

Fashion & Homeware

Dior artistic director steps down

2 days

Media24 unveils unified advertising and content team

Advertising

Media24 unveils unified advertising and content team

Issued by Media24 2 days

Sunshinegun awards UX/UI Design scholarship to Masego Matlotleng

CRM, CX, UX

Sunshinegun awards UX/UI Design scholarship to Masego Matlotleng

Issued by Sunshinegun 2 days

Source: © D&AD The Odd Number has won a Wood Pencil

D&AD Awards

The Odd Number wins at D&AD Awards

2 days

Six Middle East & Africa creatives have been selected for the Next Creative Leaders 2025 jury, part of the One Club for Creativity. L to R: Nnenna Onyewuchi - founder, The Barefoot Strategist, Lagos, Ali Rez - CCO, Impact BBDO, Dubai, Nayaab Rais - ECD, FP7 McCann, Dubai, Enas Rashwan - founder, CEO, Cairo Ad School and Saudi Ad School; president, The One Club-Cairo chapter, Cairo/Riyadh, Sands Mathura - ACD, Accenture Song South Africa, Cape Town, Rana Sadek, creative director, IMPACT BBDO, Dubai (Picture by Lesley Svenson, Bizcommunity)

The One Club for Creativity

The Next Creative Leaders 2025 jury includes six MEA creatives

2 days

The hidden cost of content chaos – and why we need to start wrangling it

Production

The hidden cost of content chaos – and why we need to start wrangling it

Sam Antoncich, Issued by Greatstock 3 days

Music

What every musician needs to know about copyright

Nick Matzukis 3 days

Malls unite to showcase the Your Cancer Counts campaign

Exhibitions & Events

Malls unite to showcase the Your Cancer Counts campaign

Issued by Taryn Louch Creative 3 days

An online travel company just collapsed. Here’s how to avoid being left stranded by an online deal

Travel

An online travel company just collapsed. Here’s how to avoid being left stranded by an online deal

Madalyn Scerri and Anita Manfreda 3 days

Source: © Magzter Novus Media has acquired rooi rose

Magazines

Novus Media acquires rooi rose

3 days

Zuzu the Hermit Crab: Where animation meets activism

Film & Cinematography

Zuzu the Hermit Crab: Where animation meets activism

Issued by Scholars Film 3 days

Sinamuva Crèche has not received subsidy payments for two months. Photo: Joseph Bracken / GroundUp

Early Childhood Development

KwaZulu-Natal government ordered to pay crèches

Joseph Bracken and Tsoanelo Sefoloko 3 days

Danilo Acquisto, CEO and co-founder of video specialist digital agency, Special Effects Media South Africa gives the case for the untapped intra-African trade opportunity in media and marketing (Image supplied)

Africa Month

#AfricaMonth: Danilo Acquisto - Nurturing Africa’s creative economy

Danilo Acquisto 3 days

Media

Galliova Awards embrace social media influencers in new revamp

3 days

Homeschooling as a lifeline

Distance Learning

Homeschooling as a lifeline

Issued by Impaq 27 May 2025

Branding

15th Annual Brand Africa 100 | Africa’s Best Brands: African optimism vs declining brand loyalty

27 May 2025

Call for participation: 2025 Social Media Landscape survey opens to South African marketers

Social Media

Call for participation: 2025 Social Media Landscape survey opens to South African marketers

Issued by Ornico 27 May 2025

White paper: Precision planning – how to build high-intent location-based campaigns

Media

White paper: Precision planning – how to build high-intent location-based campaigns

Issued by Vicinity Media 27 May 2025

Penquin powers Suzuki South Africa to new heights with high-impact Simola Hillclimb campaign

Branding

Penquin powers Suzuki South Africa to new heights with high-impact Simola Hillclimb campaign

Issued by Penquin 27 May 2025

Welcome Tomorrow and YOUKNOW tackle Africa’s app retention gap at App Growth Summit Africa

Mobile

Welcome Tomorrow and YOUKNOW tackle Africa’s app retention gap at App Growth Summit Africa

Issued by YOUKNOW Technologies 27 May 2025

World’s most awarded strategist to open conference

Marketing

World’s most awarded strategist to open conference

Issued by IMC Conference 27 May 2025

#Orchids&Onions: Local entrepreneur takes the spotlight in Capitec ad

#OrchidsandOnions

#Orchids&Onions: Local entrepreneur takes the spotlight in Capitec ad

Brendan Seery 27 May 2025

RAPT BizTrendsTV: Student Village's Ronen Aires - Gen Z's disruption of the world

BizTrendsTV

RAPT BizTrendsTV: Student Village's Ronen Aires - Gen Z's disruption of the world

Danette Breitenbach 27 May 2025

Scientists at the University of Pretoria have found that fresh vegetables are being contaminated by disease-causing bacteria through irrigation from polluted rivers and boreholes. Photos: Steve Kretzmann / GroundUp

Food, Water & Energy Security

South Africa’s polluted rivers pose food contamination risk

Steve Kretzmann 26 May 2025

Source: © 123rf Johanna McDowell, CEO of the Independent Agency Search & Selection Company, looks at the secret weapon to winning pitches

Advertising

What's your secret weapon in winning pitches?

2 days

Lisa Naa Quama Darko captured by Gilbert Asante.

Africa Month

#AfricaDay: Africa's trailblazing creatives in Facebook's latest campaign

26 May 2025

Koo Govender, Publicis Groupe Africa, CEO, champions the need for an integrated approach in today’s evolving advertising landscape (Image supplied)

Marketing & Media

EXCLUSIVE: Publicis Groupe Africa's Koo Govender - Integrating media back to a unified offering

Koo Govender 26 May 2025

Source: © 123rf Maphefo Mphaho, VML strategist says as we celebrate Africa Day, it’s time to start looking at how we reshape the global narrative around our continent – and there’s plenty to work with

Africa Month

#AfricaMonth: Reshaping the global narrative around our continent

Maphefo Mphaho 26 May 2025

Mathebe Ngwenya's bold leap from corporate banking to beauty entrepreneurship

Accounting & Auditing

Mathebe Ngwenya's bold leap from corporate banking to beauty entrepreneurship

Issued by SAICA 23 May 2025

ButtaNutt secures a 54% equity investment from PSG Group

FMCG

ButtaNutt secures a 54% equity investment from PSG Group

23 May 2025

New York Festivals (NYF) Storytellers Gala have announced the 2025 TV & Film Awards award winners and the 2025 Radio Awards winners, with South Africa winning six awards, three for TV & Film and three for Radio (Image supplied)

Film & Cinematography

6 awards for SA at New York Festivals 2025 TV & Film and Radio Awards

23 May 2025

Consumers prefer relevant local advertising – new research

Media

Consumers prefer relevant local advertising – new research

Issued by Spark Media 23 May 2025

Dentsu Africa crowned media network of the year; Nigeria, Kenya win big at Pitcher Awards 2025

Media

Dentsu Africa crowned media network of the year; Nigeria, Kenya win big at Pitcher Awards 2025

Issued by Dentsu 23 May 2025

Social Media

Why Meta is in trouble in Nigeria and what this means for Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp users

23 May 2025

SA radio stories strike global chord at the New York Festivals Radio Awards

Radio & Audio

SA radio stories strike global chord at the New York Festivals Radio Awards

Issued by HOT 102.7FM 26 May 2025

ANEW clinches 2nd consecutive gold for sustainability stand at Africa’s Travel Indaba

Hospitality

ANEW clinches 2nd consecutive gold for sustainability stand at Africa’s Travel Indaba

Issued by ANEW Hotels & Resorts 22 May 2025

Chef Sanele’s journey from home kitchen to hotel hero celebrating Africa Day at Town Lodge Umhlanga

Hospitality

Chef Sanele’s journey from home kitchen to hotel hero celebrating Africa Day at Town Lodge Umhlanga

Issued by City Lodge Hotels 22 May 2025

Butterfly House: Unfolding hope

Health & Social Welfare

Butterfly House: Unfolding hope

Marilyn Keegan, Issued by COHSASA 22 May 2025