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Zahra Mirza (left) has been appointed group managing director and Nigel Matthews (right) as executive creative director for Boomtown (Image by Lesey Svenson @ Bizcommunity)

Advertising

Dual leadership appointments sets agency up for its most ambitious chapter yet

2 days

South Africa’s Gugu Mthembu, the chief marketing officer for Telkom, has been named Cannes jury president for Creative Business Transformation (Image source: © Forbes Africa )

Cannes Lions

#CannesLions2026 | Gugu Mthembu named jury president

4 Feb 2026

Openfield/Baby George partnership rewrites the sponsorship and experiential playbook

Sponsorship

Openfield/Baby George partnership rewrites the sponsorship and experiential playbook

Issued by Openfield 2 Feb 2026

The Creative Circle Africa has been invited to nominate two emerging creatives to take part in the Creative LIAisons Virtual Coaching Program (Image source: © 123rf )

Advertising

High-impact global opportunity for emerging SA talent with LIA

2 Feb 2026

Supplied image: Artist's rendering of Seaton House

Primary & Secondary Education

New independent school breaks ground in KZN

30 Jan 2026

Meet the 2025 Portfolio Night All-Stars

The One Club for Creativity

Meet the 2025 Portfolio Night All-Stars

30 Jan 2026

Working and living with AI - Masterclass Summit comes to Johannesburg and Cape Town

Technology

Working and living with AI - Masterclass Summit comes to Johannesburg and Cape Town

Issued by Future School AI 29 Jan 2026

#BizTrends2026 | Brandtech+’s Gabrielle Gray: AI isn’t taking creative jobs - it’s creating better ones

Advertising

#BizTrends2026 | Brandtech+’s Gabrielle Gray: AI isn’t taking creative jobs - it’s creating better ones

Gabrielle Gray 30 Jan 2026

Garon Campbell is the founder and director of Breadbin Productions.

Media

#BizTrends2026 | Breadbin Productions' Garon Campbell: Africa will lead the AI creative revolution

Garon Campbell 29 Jan 2026

#BizTrends2026 | Provantage CEO Jacques du Preez: 5 key (D)OOH / DOOH trends to watch

Media

#BizTrends2026 | Provantage CEO Jacques du Preez: 5 key (D)OOH / DOOH trends to watch

Jacques du Preez 22 Jan 2026

MakeReign appoints creative technology director to drive AI-led growth

Artificial Intelligence

MakeReign appoints creative technology director to drive AI-led growth

Issued by MakeReign 22 Jan 2026

Kevin Swanepoel, CEO at The One Club for Creativity. Source: Supplied.

The One Club for Creativity

#EXCLUSIVE: The One Club’s Kevin Swanepoel on why talent, not currency, should win awards

Kevin Swanepoel 22 Jan 2026

Bananas CCO Safaraaz Sindhi on inaugural One Show Indies Jury

Advertising

Bananas CCO Safaraaz Sindhi on inaugural One Show Indies Jury

20 Jan 2026

Start your career in creative technology with Ogilvy: Applications now open!

Education

Start your career in creative technology with Ogilvy: Applications now open!

Issued by Ogilvy South Africa 16 Jan 2026

Own your space online with a .space domain name

Services

Own your space online with a .space domain name

Issued by Domains.co.za 15 Jan 2026

How Crypto–TradFi convergence unlocks growth opportunities for trading partners in South Africa

Fintech

How Crypto–TradFi convergence unlocks growth opportunities for trading partners in South Africa

Issued by PrimeXBT 15 Jan 2026

New York Festivals has opened entries for its 2026 Advertising Awards with a new campaign from Grey New York that calls out awards gimmicks and puts the focus back on the work. (Image supplied)

Advertising

NYF Advertising Awards open for 2026 with a sharp “no BS” message

14 Jan 2026

The One Club for Creativity reveals 2025 Global Rankings

The One Club for Creativity

The One Club for Creativity reveals 2025 Global Rankings

5 Jan 2026

Johannesburg's inner city is alive with creative and cultural small entrepreneurs. Pictured: Victoria Yards (Image source: © Urban Jozi

Entrepreneurship

Johannesburg’s creative hubs are booming: how artists are rejuvenating a failing inner city

2 Jan 2026

MultiChoice Talent Factory opens 2026 applications

Education

MultiChoice Talent Factory opens 2026 applications

Issued by MultiChoice 17 Dec 2025

A look back at a big year

Production

A look back at a big year

Issued by Howard Audio 17 Dec 2025

Absa partners with DTA and Legend Barbershop to empower creative youth

How To Start Up

Absa partners with DTA and Legend Barbershop to empower creative youth

Issued by OnPoint PR 15 Dec 2025

Ben Woolfe directed the film. Source: Supplied.

Advertising

#BehindtheCampaign: A cinematic Christmas with Samsung UK

15 Dec 2025

Branding

Vega reveals new brand identity

15 Dec 2025

SA creatives secure 8 spots on The One Show 2026 Jury

The One Club for Creativity

SA creatives secure 8 spots on The One Show 2026 Jury

10 Dec 2025

30 years of iPendoring: Celebrating language, culture, and creativity in South Africa

Pendoring

30 years of iPendoring: Celebrating language, culture, and creativity in South Africa

27 Nov 2025

Following last month’s ACA Effie Awards, Gillian Rightford, executive director, shares her thoughts on the Awards (Image: Bizcommunity)

Effie Awards

#EffieAwards2025 | Gillian Rightford: The Alchemy of Effectiveness

27 Nov 2025

Garon Campbell is the founder and AI director at Breadbin Productions. Source: Supplied.

Artificial Intelligence

AI allows filmmakers to push creative limits

Garon Campbell 26 Nov 2025

One Show 2026 reduces entry fees for 8 countries

The One Club for Creativity

One Show 2026 reduces entry fees for 8 countries

25 Nov 2025

Source: Supplied.

Office Property

Why the design of your workspace could make or break your creative process

Paul Keursten 25 Nov 2025

Food For Mzansi launches ‘Stand up, be counted’ for SA farmers

Agriculture

Food For Mzansi launches ‘Stand up, be counted’ for SA farmers

Issued by YehBaby Marketing Creatives 24 Nov 2025

Blackweek has announced Johannesburg as the location for the inaugural African Edition in November 2026 (Image source: © Blackweek )

Advertising

Inaugural Blackweek Africa edition location announced

24 Nov 2025

Creative Futures Africa Summit: From unseen to unstoppable

Marketing & Media

Creative Futures Africa Summit: From unseen to unstoppable

Issued by Business and Arts South Africa 19 Nov 2025

Early-bird tickets now live for the 2026 Mzansi Young Farmers Indaba

Agriculture

Early-bird tickets now live for the 2026 Mzansi Young Farmers Indaba

Issued by YehBaby Marketing Creatives 14 Nov 2025

Image supplied.

Circular Economy & Waste Management

2025 Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards: Check out the 24 finalists

14 Nov 2025

YOU FM marks historic milestone: Half a million listeners reached

Radio & Audio

YOU FM marks historic milestone: Half a million listeners reached

Issued by YOU FM 14 Nov 2025

Top 53 Debut Programme participants advance to the Catalyst Phase

Media

Top 53 Debut Programme participants advance to the Catalyst Phase

Issued by Business and Arts South Africa 12 Nov 2025

Creative legend John Hunt retires

Advertising

Creative legend John Hunt retires

11 Nov 2025

Social Media

The comedy economy: Nigeria’s online video skits are making millions

Nnamdi O. Madichie 11 Nov 2025

The International Andy Awards Africa regional jurors have been announced (Image by Lesely Svenson © Bizcommunity)

Advertising

The International Andy Awards Africa regional jurors announced

10 Nov 2025

Thule Ngcese, creative partner & co-founder at Distrikt 9, a supplier development partner of VML South Africa, has watched from the jury room as work out of the Middle East increasingly dominates the Loeries. The South African creative industry, he says, needs to up its game (Image supplied)

Advertising

Thule Ngcese: "Time to lead, not follow. SA needs to up its game."

Thule Ngcese 7 Nov 2025

The team of (left) Zainab Mitha, art director and (right) Jasmin Vandersteen, copywriter, at Joe Public, Durban (Image supplied)

DEI

6 ME and Africa creatives named in Next Creative Leaders

6 Nov 2025

The Afda Graduation Festival 2025

Higher Education

The Afda Graduation Festival 2025

Earle Holmes, Issued by Afda 6 Nov 2025

Artificial intelligence (AI) is everywhere, but understanding is scarce, says Garon Campbell, founder and AI director at Breadbin Productions (Image source: © 123rf )

Artificial Intelligence

AI literacy to define Africa’s next creative boom

Garon Campbell 4 Nov 2025

Stationery giant Hamelin expands into Southern Africa with ErgoKonzept acquisition

FMCG

Stationery giant Hamelin expands into Southern Africa with ErgoKonzept acquisition

3 Nov 2025

Alon Lits, CEO of October.health, a partner of Academy of Sound Engineering, says partnerships can close the distance between people and the mental help they need (Image supplied)

Wellness

#MentalHealthMonth: Partnerships to close the mental health gap

Alon Lits 31 Oct 2025

The Lead Creative: "More creative freedom, less money"

The Lead Creative

The Lead Creative: "More creative freedom, less money"

29 Oct 2025