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Mall of Africa sweeps top honours at 2025 industry awards

Retail Marketing

Mall of Africa sweeps top honours at 2025 industry awards

Issued by Mall of Africa 21 hours

Image source: Dmitriy Shpilko –

IP Law

Fighting for the royalty treatment: IP disputes in SA's music scene

Fathima Ismail and Sara-Jane Pluke 2 days

Warc’s The Future of Commerce Media 2025 examines trends, advertising investment and the impact of AI on retail media (Image source: © 123rf )

Media

Retail media: Agentic AI commerce arrives, estimated value of $136bn in 2025

5 Nov 2025

Ko.Kreate will host a year-end gathering that recognises women of colour driving South Africa’s creative industries

DEI

Celebrating Women Shaping 2025

29 Oct 2025

BizTrends2026 | Heralding the holidays

Trends

BizTrends2026 | Heralding the holidays

Issued by Bizcommunity.com 27 Oct 2025

Source: © 123rf Warc Media’s latest Platform Insights by WARC Media provides comprehensive data-driven intelligence on LinkedIn’s advertising landscape

Research

LinkedIn's advertising bigger than other mid-size social platforms

21 Oct 2025

Publicis Groupe wins Loeries Regional Agency of the Year for the second consecutive year

Loeries Creative Week

Publicis Groupe wins Loeries Regional Agency of the Year for the second consecutive year

Issued by Publicis Groupe Africa 15 Oct 2025

Source: © Elice Moore Podcasts have quietly moved from the margins of South African media to become a serious force

Podcasts

Once a niche media format, now a mainstream habit

13 Oct 2025

Loeries Agency of the Year Joe Public (Image: Loeries, ER Lombard, Gallo Images)

Loeries Creative Week

#Loeries2025 Night 2 | All the winners

11 Oct 2025

The finalists for the iPendoring Awards 2025 have officially been announced (Image supplied)

Pendoring

iPendoring Awards 2025 finalists announced

10 Oct 2025

Machine to host masterclass at Loeries 2025 Creative Week

Loeries Creative Week

Machine to host masterclass at Loeries 2025 Creative Week

Issued by Publicis Groupe Africa 8 Oct 2025

Youth Marketing

Why Francophone Africa's youth are rewriting the rules of brand engagement

Passy Nopoudem 3 Oct 2025

Philani Mokoena wants to bring human insight to the judging process. Source: Supplied.

Prism Awards

#PrismYoungVoices | DNA Brand Architects' Philani Mokoena on raising the standard

2 Oct 2025

Daniel Ek to exit CEO role at Spotify

Mobile & Apps

Daniel Ek to exit CEO role at Spotify

1 Oct 2025

Charl Bassil is a big proponent of thinking like a challenger. Source: Nedbank IMC.

IMC Conference

#NedbankIMC2025: Charl Bassil — Ban “iconic”, think challenger, farm for the long game

Karabo Ledwaba 1 Oct 2025

Kantar Media Reactions 2025: The great divide

Research

Kantar Media Reactions 2025: The great divide

Issued by Kantar 23 Sep 2025

Fischermanns Orchestra announces South African tour – September to October 2025

Music

Fischermanns Orchestra announces South African tour – September to October 2025

Issued by The Publicity Workshop 4 Sep 2025

Source: Supplied

Tourism

New podcast I Am Tourism Stories gives voice to Africa’s travel sector

3 Sep 2025

Social Media

Africa Creator Festival to tackle creator economy growth beyond brand deals

1 Sep 2025

Radio & Audio

TikTok for Artists launches in South Africa

28 Aug 2025

From ads to entertainment: How brands can win the attention war

Research

From ads to entertainment: How brands can win the attention war

Senamile Zungu, Issued by Kantar 27 Aug 2025

South Africa’s music scene can transform into the 'World’s Official Party Nation'

Lifestyle

South Africa’s music scene can transform into the 'World’s Official Party Nation'

Andile Mathobela 21 Aug 2025

The Township Marketing Podcast: Stories and strategies for marketing success in kasi commerce

Podcasts

The Township Marketing Podcast: Stories and strategies for marketing success in kasi commerce

Issued by Rogerwilco 20 Aug 2025

The Lead Creative: Unpacking Cannes 2025 with Xolisa Dyeshana and Saf Sindhi

The Lead Creative

The Lead Creative: Unpacking Cannes 2025 with Xolisa Dyeshana and Saf Sindhi

20 Aug 2025

Source: © 123rf Derek Coles, president and MD of McCann Joburg says ‘digital-first’ isn’t enough and make a case for idea-first thinking in modern advertising

Marketing & Media

McCann Joburg's Derek Coles: Stand out, don't fit in

Derek Coles 15 Aug 2025

The cost of data

Digital

The cost of data

Issued by Advertising Media Forum 11 Aug 2025

Primedia Sport hosts Entertainment Masterclass with Harvard Business School Professor

Media

Primedia Sport hosts Entertainment Masterclass with Harvard Business School Professor

Issued by Primedia Broadcasting 7 Aug 2025

Terry Levin looks at campaigns presented at the recent Creative Circle Full Circle event in Cape Town. Pictured: The Sounds Right campaign

Cannes Lions

#CreativeCircle2025: Influencing real cultural, societal and economic change

Terry Levin 4 Aug 2025

Leadership and AI shaping the future

Management & Leadership

Leadership and AI shaping the future

Issued by Mann Made 29 Jul 2025

CSA Global debuts SA Chart Pulse: a new era for tracking music influence

Music

CSA Global debuts SA Chart Pulse: a new era for tracking music influence

28 Jul 2025

MIC is rewriting the rules of marketing and culture, giving access to all

Marketing

MIC is rewriting the rules of marketing and culture, giving access to all

Issued by Dentsu 17 Jul 2025

Machine wins 8 finalist spots across diverse categories at the 2025 Bookmark Awards

Marketing

Machine wins 8 finalist spots across diverse categories at the 2025 Bookmark Awards

Issued by Machine_ 16 Jul 2025

Black Crown’s 'Afrobeatanicals' track, Be Sure’, featuring Ama Gaisie (Image supplied)

Promotions & Activations

Black Crown launches Afrobeatanical track

11 Jul 2025

Source: © 123rf Sam Swaine, founder of Audibly, says podcasts have moved beyond a content trend to become a necessary growth engine for brands

Radio & Audio

Podcasts: From content trend to growth engine for brands

Sam Swaine 10 Jul 2025

The finalists were announced on 9 July 2025. Source: Supplied

IAB Bookmarks Awards

All the 2025 Bookmark Awards finalists

9 Jul 2025

#Orchids&Onions: Spotify's ode to Zulu traditions

#OrchidsandOnions

#Orchids&Onions: Spotify's ode to Zulu traditions

Brendan Seery 2 Jul 2025

Education and AI in the spotlight

Youth Month

Education and AI in the spotlight

Issued by Mann Made 27 Jun 2025

#MusicExchange: Local pop-rock band, Cinema returns with latest single, Elephant In The Room

Music

#MusicExchange: Local pop-rock band, Cinema returns with latest single, Elephant In The Room

Martin Myers 27 Jun 2025

Mall of Africa wins top global award

Retailers

Mall of Africa wins top global award

Issued by Mall of Africa 19 Jun 2025

Business Talk Season 13 – coming soon

Podcasts

Business Talk Season 13 – coming soon

Issued by Broad Media 19 Jun 2025

Until Until Management Team: [From Left to right] co-founder and creative director: Charles Lusengo, chief executive officer (CEO): Thithi Nteta and co-founder and event strategist: Thulani Dandala

Youth Month

#YouthMonth: Until Until's Thithi Nteta on leveraging youth culture

Karabo Ledwaba 18 Jun 2025

#BehindtheCampaign: Zulu beats take center stage with Spotify

Marketing

#BehindtheCampaign: Zulu beats take center stage with Spotify

10 Jun 2025

Music

What every musician needs to know about copyright

Nick Matzukis 28 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

The incredible guests interviewed on What’s Next – and how to join the podcast line-up

Podcasts

The incredible guests interviewed on What’s Next – and how to join the podcast line-up

Issued by Broad Media 22 May 2025

Impact BBDO Dubai is the Middle East & Africa Agency of the Year in The One Show Global Creative Rankings (Image supplied)

Advertising

One Show 2025: ME & Africa Agency of the Year - Impact BBDO Dubai

20 May 2025

#BizTrends2025: 555 Media Hub’s Tapelo Zama | The challenge for brands - LLM disrupting the consumer journey

Digital

#BizTrends2025: 555 Media Hub’s Tapelo Zama | The challenge for brands - LLM disrupting the consumer journey

Tapelo Zama 16 May 2025

$Joe Public, Promise and TBWA\Hunt Lascaris are among the South African agencies that are Pencil and Merit winners in the One Show (Image supplied)$

The One Club for Creativity

One Show winners: Joe Public, Promise and TBWA\Hunt Lascaris

16 May 2025

Research

Charting 20 years of brand value: Kantar BrandZ 2025 ranking reveals the world’s most valuable brands

Issued by Kantar 15 May 2025