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The Investec zebra in front of Nelson Mandela Square. Image: Supplied.

Branding

#BehindtheBrand | Inside Investec’s global brand strategy

Karabo Ledwaba 1 day

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Aviation

Harith to acquire FlySafair as airline maintains operations

11 Feb 2026

Higher Education

African brand guru Thebe Ikalafeng appointed chancellor of Sol Plaatje University

21 Jan 2026

Effie Worldwide announces Iridium Jury for 2025 Global Best of the Best

Effie Awards

Effie Worldwide announces Iridium Jury for 2025 Global Best of the Best

14 Jan 2026

Dale Hefer, CEO of the Nedbank IMC on stage at this year's Nedbank IMC. The official 2025 Nedbank IMC White Paper has been released (Image source: © IMC)

IMC Conference

2025 Nedbank IMC White Paper: 5 calls to action for marketers

18 Nov 2025

All the 2025 WesBank New Generation Awards finalists

Digital

All the 2025 WesBank New Generation Awards finalists

29 Aug 2025

The future is female (to the power of AI)

Women's Month

The future is female (to the power of AI)

Issued by icandi CQ 25 Aug 2025

Effie Awards South Africa announces 2025 jury panel

Marketing

Effie Awards South Africa announces 2025 jury panel

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 6 Jun 2025

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Higher Education

The IIE launches postgrad research centres

13 May 2025

Branding

15th Brand Africa 100: Africa’s Best Brands most comprehensive to date

8 May 2025

Nike restructures its leadership team

Retail

Nike restructures its leadership team

7 May 2025

Advertising

Bravado uses AI to supercharge Nedbank’s brand

Bongani Chinkanda, Issued by Brave Group 19 Nov 2024

The 2024 New Generation Awards took place recently on Thursday 26 September in Sandton (Image supplied)

Digital

SA Rugby steals the show at the 2024 New Generation Awards

1 Oct 2024

The appointment is effective from September 2024. Source: Supplied.

Media

SABC appoints Themba Gwejela as new group executive for corporate affairs and marketing

3 Sep 2024

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Digital

All the New Generation Awards 2024 finalists

30 Aug 2024

Musa Kalenga, group CEO of Brave Group. Image supplied.

IMC Conference

#BehindtheIMC: Musa Kalenga - "Opting into leadership, putting yourself second in service of others"

29 Jul 2024

D&AD Awards

Vega Durban and Red & Yellow School win D&AD New Blood Awards Pencils

5 Jul 2024

Branding

Brand South Africa's Today I woke up in South Africa most loved campaign in SA's 30 years

Danette Breitenbach 13 Jun 2024

Understanding marketing vs advertising: Why businesses need both

Marketing

Understanding marketing vs advertising: Why businesses need both

Issued by AAA School of Advertising 24 May 2024

New appointments at The Odd Number set to further elevate creative output

Advertising

New appointments at The Odd Number set to further elevate creative output

4 Apr 2024

#Cannes2024: Vodacom’s Andisa Ntsubane: Making Africa's voice heard

Cannes Lions

#Cannes2024: Vodacom’s Andisa Ntsubane: Making Africa's voice heard

Danette Breitenbach 24 Jan 2024

#BehindtheBrandManager: Sizwe Mdladla from soccer to a passion for branding

Branding

#BehindtheBrandManager: Sizwe Mdladla from soccer to a passion for branding

Danette Breitenbach 5 Sep 2023

Source ©Marcela Ruth Romero African brands slip to 14% of the Top 100 most admired brands in Africa

Branding

European and US brands grow in Africa at the expense of African brands

26 May 2023

Branding

Brand Africa | South Africa's Best Brands: Bathu and MTN top the rankings

6 Mar 2023

Sewela Sebola. Source: Supplied.

#BehindTheBrandManager

#BehindtheBrandManager: Sewela Sebola, marketing manager for 5FM and Good Hope FM

Karabo Ledwaba 27 Feb 2023

Dr Carla Enslin is Head of Postgraduate Studies & Research at The Independent Institute of Education’s Vega School

Marketing

#BizTrends2023: Embracing the messiness of brand in 2023

Dr Carla Enslin 18 Jan 2023

Source: © Twitter Recently named the 2022 Loeries Young Creative of the Year, Raphael Janan Kuppasamy is an art director at Joe Public

Loeries Creative Week

Raphael Janan Kuppasamy: a quiet success story

Danette Breitenbach 27 Oct 2022

Woolworths names Brian Mtongana as executive creative director

Retail Marketing

Woolworths names Brian Mtongana as executive creative director

3 Oct 2022

Source: © UJ Musa Kalenga new group CEO of the Brave Group

Advertising

Musa Kalenga new group CEO for Brave Group

2 Jun 2022

Nominations now open for 2021/2 Marketing Achievement Awards' Rising Star and Marketer of the Year

Marketing

Nominations now open for 2021/2 Marketing Achievement Awards' Rising Star and Marketer of the Year

Issued by Marketing Achievement Awards 2 Dec 2021

Judges announced for very first Effie Awards South Africa

Advertising

Judges announced for very first Effie Awards South Africa

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 13 Aug 2021

Anton Grutzmacher, cofounder and chief revenue officer and Jon Jacobson, cofounder and chief executive and technical officer of Omnisient

Awards

Omnisient scoops global award

30 Jul 2021

#BehindTheBrandManager

#BehindtheBrandManager: Itumeleng Matlare, brand manager at Tiger Brands

Jessica Tennant 7 Jun 2021

#BehindtheBrandManager: Dr Carla Enslin - Vega School

Higher Education

#BehindtheBrandManager: Dr Carla Enslin - Vega School

Shan Radcliffe 11 May 2021

#Newsmaker: Khangelani Dziba to head up Rapt Creative's new PR and influencer marketing division

PR & Communications

#Newsmaker: Khangelani Dziba to head up Rapt Creative's new PR and influencer marketing division

Jessica Tennant 23 Apr 2021

Advertising

Khangelani Dziba to lead Rapt Creative's new public relation division

19 Apr 2021

Six Challengers who made things happen in 2020 - against the odds!

Marketing

Six Challengers who made things happen in 2020 - against the odds!

Rhiannon Rees, Issued by eatbigfish 8 Dec 2020

Higher Education

IIE launches first ever brand leadership Doctorate in South Africa

Issued by Vega School 30 Oct 2020

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Women's Month

Beyond Women's Month (Part 1)

Solani Hlayisi & Babalwa Nyembezi 14 Aug 2020

Photo by Oladimeji Ajegbile from .

Branding

Why brands need to be more inclusive

Khangelani Dziba 6 Aug 2020

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Branding

Do we suffer from late bloomer syndrome?

Khangelani Dziba 28 Jul 2020

Amasa Ignite Webinar Forum - Purpose-driven conscious marketing

Marketing

Amasa Ignite Webinar Forum - Purpose-driven conscious marketing

Issued by AMASA 28 Jul 2020

A day in the lockdown life of Ogilvy SA chief strategy officer Neo Makhele

Advertising

A day in the lockdown life of Ogilvy SA chief strategy officer Neo Makhele

Jessica Tennant 6 May 2020

SACSC Congress 2019 to zero in on the evolution of retail

Exhibitions & Events

SACSC Congress 2019 to zero in on the evolution of retail

10 Oct 2019