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Drive 959’s Pledge and Plunge raises R200k for community causes
What began as a light-hearted Spring Day challenge in September has grown into a powerful moment of community generosity. On Monday, 1 December 2025, Drive 959 successfully hosted its first-ever […]
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2025 comms trends and the rise of the fractional communications leader
By Laura Rapson, PR and Communications Lead at Stardust Global In recent years, fractional executives have become a familiar part of the business landscape. Fractional CMOs, CFOs and CTOs offer […]
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VML South Africa acquires Yonder
South African brands have a problem: consumers are spending more time in games, on TikTok, with influencers, on WhatsApp and in immersive digital experiences than they are watching traditional media. […]
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New Toyota Urban Cruiser ad dares you to be boldly curious
The new Toyota Urban Cruiser advertising campaign takes a light-hearted look at how this compact SUV allows you to be boldly curious and take every opportunity to go out there […]
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Black Friday retail records
As South Africa’s e-commerce landscape reached new heights during Black Friday 2025, TDMC (The Digital Media Collective) has released exclusive performance data and shown collective 18.7% growth from a control group […]
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Is December South Africa’s new prime time?
By Leslie Adams, Sales Director at Reach Africa For years, the industry has repeated the same old December cliché: Come the unofficial start of the summer holidays with the long […]
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Le Club Marketing Avis+ joins the African Marketing Confederation
Le Club Marketing Avis+, the pan-regional marketing community developed by PVRM (Plus Value Research and Marketing), has formally joined the African Marketing Confederation (AMC) as its first Associate Member. The […]
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The secret to scaling business starts with you
How many times have we been told to work harder, grind longer and chase success? Yet even with all that effort, many still hit invisible walls, plateau or burn out. […]
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Nivea & inDrive power TikTok’s 2025 Sub-Saharan Africa Awards as Title Sponsors
Coca-Cola, Dis-Chem and PEP Stores come on board as Category Sponsors Proving the growth of the Awards in Sub-Saharan Africa, TikTok has announced NIVEA (Beiersdorf) and inDrive as the official […]
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Looking back to move forward – Lessons from 2025 and ambitions for 2026
By Ray Langa, Group Chief Executive of Leagas Delaney South Africa and Dark Arts Studio As the year edges to a close, this piece offers a sharp reflection on how […]
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Instinctif Partners Africa completes management buyout and rebrands as Narrate
Instinctif Partners Africa announced the completion of a management buyout from the group and the launch of its new brand, Narrate. After over 25 years as part of Instinctif’s international […]
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Mike Abel wins the 2025 Financial Mail AdFocus Lifetime Achievement Award
The Up&Up Group’s Chairman and Founder, Mike Abel, has been awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at this year’s AdFocus Awards ceremony held in Johannesburg. Published author, columnist and podcaster Abel […]
As artificial intelligence reshapes industries across the world, a recent World Economic Forum article highlights Advertisers are planning TV for a consumer that no longer exists
By Leslie Adams, Sales Director at Reach Africa Switch on the TV at home and Is African creativity the world’s most undervalued asset?
By Anthea Whitehead, Cape Town Campus Manager at AAA School of Advertising Africa does not BOO! Campus Media generates more than R25 million in alternative income for partner South African universities
A commercially proven partnership model developed by Campus Media, a South African business operating at Africa’s leading communications association announces landmark AU partnership for its 2026 Africa conference
The International Association of Business Communicators Africa Region (IABC Africa), Africa’s leading business communication association, Why great ideas don’t necessarily translate into great businesses
Entrepreneurs often believe that success starts with a great idea. It doesn’t. Ideas are plentiful. Basetsana Kumalo, Bryan Habana and more to speak at the MANCOSA Jacaranda FM Business Breakfast
Some of South Africa’s most respected business leaders, entrepreneurs and high-performance achievers will take to “This is madness”: The honest strategy behind Distrikt 9’s partnership with the Loeries
It’s a complex time to be in the creative business. So when independent creative agency The MediaShop strengthens leadership team
The MediaShop has announced the promotion of Jedd Cokayne from Business Unit Head to Deputy Uniting for purposeful action to alleviate homelessness in Johannesburg
