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Samro opens applications for the Music Creation Support Fund

Radio & Audio

Samro opens applications for the Music Creation Support Fund

Issued by SAMRO 1 hour

From visibility to clinic visits: What IPPF’s results reveal about healthcare communication

Media

From visibility to clinic visits: What IPPF’s results reveal about healthcare communication

Issued by Bohemian 2 hours

The invisible safety net – South Africans are redefining who counts as family

Research

The invisible safety net – South Africans are redefining who counts as family

Issued by KLA 1 day

WesBank New Generation Awards announces 2026 finalists

Digital

WesBank New Generation Awards announces 2026 finalists

Issued by WesBank New Generation Awards 1 day

#WomensMonth | The most important women in sport may never wear a jersey

Women's Month

#WomensMonth | The most important women in sport may never wear a jersey

Carrie Delaney, Issued by Mscsports 1 day

The National Bargaining Council for the Clothing Manufacturing Industry says the labour department has unlawfully granted “amnesty” to certain non-compliant clothing factories. Illustration: Bronwyn Webb / GroundUp

Labour Law & Unions

Labour department accused of shielding sweatshops

Tania Broughton 1 day

Advertising isn't really about creativity. It's about people

Marketing

Advertising isn't really about creativity. It's about people

Yvonne Acheampong, Issued by Publicis Groupe Africa 1 day

Turning constraints into commercial advantage in Mozambique

Media

Turning constraints into commercial advantage in Mozambique

Catia de Sousa, Issued by Dentsu 1 day

Farming can help drive southern Africa’s growth if countries in the region make trade easier

Agriculture

Farming can help drive southern Africa’s growth if countries in the region make trade easier

Wandile Sihlobo 1 day

Cape Town takes double honours at World Travel Awards Africa 2026

Tourism

Cape Town takes double honours at World Travel Awards Africa 2026

Issued by Cape Town Tourism 2 days

Lifestyle

Global brand Time Out launches Durban guide for local discovery

2 days

The Lead Creative | Marketing needs humanity, not more noise

The Lead Creative

The Lead Creative | Marketing needs humanity, not more noise

Danette Breitenbach 1 day

#WomensMonth | Women shouldn't just adapt to AI. They should shape it

Women's Month

#WomensMonth | Women shouldn't just adapt to AI. They should shape it

Tanya Lilley, Issued by Brandtech+ 2 days

Kyla Booysen, head of client service at Special Effects Media, asks, "We fought for a seat at the table, but what happens now that we’re sitting at it?" (Image supplied)

Women's Month

#WomensMonth | What happens after we get a seat at the table?

Kyla Booysen 2 days

For years the industry conversation has swung between two extremes: bring everything in-house, or trust it all to an agency, but now most marketers have quietly stopped having that argument (Image source: © 123rf )

Marketing

Marketers and agencies: Building hybrid set-ups, not choosing sides

2 days

Glenlivet apologises after Women’s March campaign sparks backlash

Social Media

Glenlivet apologises after Women’s March campaign sparks backlash

2 days

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Higher Education

WorldSkills SA opens 2027 competition applications in September

28 Aug 2026

Ogilvy South Africa opens applications for the 2027 Ogilvy Giants Graduate Programme

Education

Ogilvy South Africa opens applications for the 2027 Ogilvy Giants Graduate Programme

Issued by Ogilvy South Africa 28 Aug 2026

D-school Afrika at UCT’s 'Design Thinking Week' equips students for real-world challenges

Design

D-school Afrika at UCT’s 'Design Thinking Week' equips students for real-world challenges

Issued by Hasso Plattner d-school Afrika 28 Aug 2026

Beyond the scroll: Creating meaningful digital connections

Social Media

Beyond the scroll: Creating meaningful digital connections

Issued by Motherland OMNi 28 Aug 2026

The Odd Number and Previdar celebrate 4 Bookmark Award wins

IAB Bookmarks Awards

The Odd Number and Previdar celebrate 4 Bookmark Award wins

Issued by The Odd Number 28 Aug 2026

Hemelhuijs jam wins 2026 South African Preserve Championships

Agriculture

Hemelhuijs jam wins 2026 South African Preserve Championships

28 Aug 2026

Fanta creates new horror universe for Halloween campaign

Marketing

Fanta creates new horror universe for Halloween campaign

28 Aug 2026

Aabeed Adullatief, a Fairbridges Attorneys director, examines five legal lessons from production disputes (Image source: © 123rf )

Production

What most filmmakers overlook: 5 lessons to avoid a production dispute

Aabeed Adullatief 28 Aug 2026

Beyond the 3-year degree: Rethinking pathways into the creative economy

Higher Education

Beyond the 3-year degree: Rethinking pathways into the creative economy

Issued by Afda 28 Aug 2026

Etwatwa Crossing brings community-focused retail to Daveyton and surrounds

Retailers

Etwatwa Crossing brings community-focused retail to Daveyton and surrounds

28 Aug 2026

MultiChoice Talent Factory’s Cleveland Hopp takes on 4 films at Silwerskerm

Film

MultiChoice Talent Factory’s Cleveland Hopp takes on 4 films at Silwerskerm

Issued by MultiChoice 27 Aug 2026

Maybe we should stop celebrating Women's Day

Women's Month

Maybe we should stop celebrating Women's Day

Melanie Campbell, Issued by Hoorah Digital 27 Aug 2026

The era of creative builders: Rethinking the role of design

Design

The era of creative builders: Rethinking the role of design

Grant Campbell, Issued by MakeReign 27 Aug 2026

Pressure Cooker Studios built eight instruments from wire, scrap metal and found materials for The Philipstown WireCar Grand Prix documentary (Image supplied)

Radio & Audio

The Philipstown WireCar Grand Prix: Creating sound from wire, scrap metal and found materials

27 Aug 2026

MAK Plastics scoops top honours at 12th annual Sapro Awards

ESG

MAK Plastics scoops top honours at 12th annual Sapro Awards

27 Aug 2026

Air traffic control is becoming more automated. Is regulation keeping up?

Aviation

Air traffic control is becoming more automated. Is regulation keeping up?

Cindy Hendrikse 27 Aug 2026

Why the best marketing leaders don't always start in marketing

Women's Month

Why the best marketing leaders don't always start in marketing

Issued by Penquin 12 Aug 2026

Women's Month

Triple Eight puts women’s sports at the heart of brand growth

Issued by Triple Eight 27 Aug 2026

An attorney has been sentenced to 12 months in prison or a R10,000 fine, half suspended, for delaying a major murder trial by more than a year. Illustration: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Criminal Law

Lawyer sentenced for delaying murder trial

Tania Broughton 27 Aug 2026

Stella Artois and Netflix have announced an integrated global partnership built around the highly anticipated second season of The Gentlemen (Image supplied)

Promotions & Activations

The Gentlemen’s Serve: First brand partnership between Netflix and AB InBev

27 Aug 2026

Publicis West Africa celebrates back-to-back Gong Gong wins

Marketing

Publicis West Africa celebrates back-to-back Gong Gong wins

Issued by Publicis Groupe Africa 26 Aug 2026

Dalro opens 2026 Visual Arts Merit Award for South African artists

Art

Dalro opens 2026 Visual Arts Merit Award for South African artists

27 Aug 2026

Innovation becomes meaningful when it moves people forward

IAB Bookmarks Awards

Innovation becomes meaningful when it moves people forward

Issued by MakeReign 26 Aug 2026

Siwelile Thusi (left), Lotang Mokoena (middle) and Mbali Mchunu (right).

Marketing & Media

#WomensMonth | The young women changing the game in strategy

Karabo Ledwaba 26 Aug 2026

Search helped people find brands. ChatGPT Ads will help them choose

Advertising

Search helped people find brands. ChatGPT Ads will help them choose

Issued by RedSeptember 26 Aug 2026

Penquin has announced the appointment of Albert De Andrade as chief creative officer (right)and Lerato Moleko as strategy director (left)b(Image supplied)

Advertising

Brand and communications agency Penquin appoints CCO and strategy director

26 Aug 2026

Musa Kalenga, CEO, Brave Group asks what happens to agency fees when AI halves the hours? (Image source: © 123rf )

Marketing & Media

How AI is challenging traditional agency billing models and defining value

Musa Kalenga 26 Aug 2026

Competing with giants: How local brands can win in a high-budget digital landscape

Digital

Competing with giants: How local brands can win in a high-budget digital landscape

Issued by Traffic Brand 25 Aug 2026

Zuru’s Minnee brings blind-box collectibles to South African toy aisles

Design & Manufacturing

Zuru’s Minnee brings blind-box collectibles to South African toy aisles

25 Aug 2026

#WomensMonth | From waitress to GM: Jessica Redinger on leading people and building careers

Tourism & Travel

#WomensMonth | From waitress to GM: Jessica Redinger on leading people and building careers

Robin Fredericks 25 Aug 2026

Women shaping AI global creative work from South Africa

Women's Month

Women shaping AI global creative work from South Africa

Issued by Brandtech+ 25 Aug 2026