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Why edutainment may be the future of consumer financial education

Education & Training

Why edutainment may be the future of consumer financial education

Dr Reaan Immelman, Issued by OnPoint PR 2 days

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 2 days

Top Click is a Google Premier Partner in South Africa for 2026

Digital

Top Click is a Google Premier Partner in South Africa for 2026

Issued by Top Click 2 days

Social Media

Meta agrees to pay R287bn in child safety settlement

3 days

Pick n Pay Inspire brings social commerce into the grocery aisle with shoppable video

E-commerce

Pick n Pay Inspire brings social commerce into the grocery aisle with shoppable video

26 Aug 2026

Local Fashion Police empowers Durban’s next generation of fashion entrepreneurs

Fashion

Local Fashion Police empowers Durban’s next generation of fashion entrepreneurs

Issued by Proudly SA 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

There has been a call for greater regulation and enforcement of TikTok following two incidents of the so-called “wrong-way” driving trend (Image source: © 123rf )

Social Media

“Wrong-way” driving trend deaths see calls for greater regulation of TikTok

25 Aug 2026

Social media companies are increasingly coming under fire for violations of children's privacy (Image source: © 123rf )

Social Media

Social media companies increasingly under fire for violations of children's privacy

24 Aug 2026

Herman Moloi interviewed by SABC. Source: YouTube.

Media Freedom

Sanef condemns alleged intimidation of Sowetan journalist at Madlanga Commission

21 Aug 2026

#WomensMonth | Meet Esmie, the bargain-hunter behind The Fab Cheapskate

Fashion

#WomensMonth | Meet Esmie, the bargain-hunter behind The Fab Cheapskate

Chloe Posthumus 21 Aug 2026

Ogilvy wins its 10th Bookmarks Agency of the Year title

IAB Bookmarks Awards

Ogilvy wins its 10th Bookmarks Agency of the Year title

Issued by Ogilvy South Africa 20 Aug 2026

Ster-Kinekor opens SK Squad search for movie-loving content creators

Film

Ster-Kinekor opens SK Squad search for movie-loving content creators

18 Aug 2026

Tourism Month puts domestic travel and digital growth in focus

Tourism & Travel

Tourism Month puts domestic travel and digital growth in focus

14 Aug 2026

In a first, the Best Digital agency Award at Bookmarks was shared between two agencies: Accenture Song (pictured) and Ogilvy (Image: @Bizcommunity)

IAB Bookmarks Awards

#Bookmarks2026 | It's a first! Best Digital Agency awarded to two agencies

14 Aug 2026

Tyla brings her A*Pop era to Gold Reef City takeover

Events

Tyla brings her APop* era to Gold Reef City takeover

13 Aug 2026

5 valuable leadership lessons from the female directors of award-winning digital agency TDMC

Digital

5 valuable leadership lessons from the female directors of award-winning digital agency TDMC

Issued by TDMC 13 Aug 2026

Mary Waters High School in Makhanda has insufficient tablets for its matrics. “Overall, the project was a complete failure for the school,” a teacher said. “Building a computer lab would have been better and would have given our learners more skills. The computer lab would be for everyone, and it would be strictly monitored.” The school has zero ICT infrastructure. Archive photo: Lucas Nowicki / GroundUp

Primary & Secondary Education

Lost or locked in cupboards: Inside the R686m Eastern Cape matric tablet programme

Gcina Ntsaluba, Zipho Ndwayana and Rod Amner 13 Aug 2026

Bolt seeks women entrepreneurs for new SA initiative

Funding

Bolt seeks women entrepreneurs for new SA initiative

12 Aug 2026

Image credit: on Pexels

Mental health

Can doomscrolling on Reddit and X deepen depression?

11 Aug 2026

South Africa’s consumer-class women are rewriting the rules of modern womanhood

Women's Month

South Africa’s consumer-class women are rewriting the rules of modern womanhood

Issued by BrandMapp 7 Aug 2026

Social Media

Senegal court jails 3 TikTok influencers for insulting president

Reuters 7 Aug 2026

Johannesburg named one of the world's top 10 cities for street food

Food & Wine

Johannesburg named one of the world's top 10 cities for street food

7 Aug 2026

Absa launches South Africa’s first bank-led micro-drama series to help people talk about money

Advertising

Absa launches South Africa’s first bank-led micro-drama series to help people talk about money

Issued by OnPoint PR 6 Aug 2026

Research

Social marketing faces 3 limits, latest Warc research finds

6 Aug 2026

Zuru brings viral Starbox blind box craze to SA

Trends

Zuru brings viral Starbox blind box craze to SA

5 Aug 2026

DXD brings Design by Disruption to life through TBWA’s new identity

Design

DXD brings Design by Disruption to life through TBWA’s new identity

Issued by TBWA 5 Aug 2026

What Spider-Man just taught marketers about digital strategy

Marketing

What Spider-Man just taught marketers about digital strategy

Japhet Manda, Issued by Brave Group 5 Aug 2026

TikTok creates exclusive A*Pop hub for Tyla fans

Social Media

TikTok creates exclusive APop* hub for Tyla fans

31 Jul 2026

Casey Mantle, head of digital at Special Effects Media South Africa looks at what marketers need to know now that Google Search Console tracks social content (Image supplied)

Digital

Google Search Console now tracks social content: What South African marketers need to know

Casey Mantle 31 Jul 2026

In-game branded content is not what most marketers think it is

Digital

In-game branded content is not what most marketers think it is

Issued by Reach Players 31 Jul 2026

#WomensMonth | Nadia Jaftha on pushing SA’s creator economy from influence to ownership

Women's Month

#WomensMonth | Nadia Jaftha on pushing SA’s creator economy from influence to ownership

Evan-Lee Courie 5 Aug 2026

Effie Awards South Africa announces 2026 finalists

Effie Awards

Effie Awards South Africa announces 2026 finalists

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 30 Jul 2026

Stellenbosch Academy of Design & Photography's Nico Jardim named 2026 Young Ones Awards juror

Higher Education

Stellenbosch Academy of Design & Photography's Nico Jardim named 2026 Young Ones Awards juror

Issued by Stellenbosch Academy of Design & Photography 5 Feb 2026

Bafana Bafana's send-off at Standard Bank's headquarters in Rosebank, Johannesburg, on 27 May 2026 (Image supplied)

Sponsorship

A sports sponsorship evolution... from a logo to being part of the conversation

Dominique Baxewanos, Chabi Setsubi and Kavish Harisanker 30 Jul 2026

All the data. None of the answers

Marketing

All the data. None of the answers

Ryan Sauer, Issued by Redwood Analytics 29 Jul 2026

K-Beauty goes global: Sales surge 53% as Korean innovation reshapes beauty growth

Health & Beauty

K-Beauty goes global: Sales surge 53% as Korean innovation reshapes beauty growth

Issued by NielsenIQ 28 Jul 2026

Veli Ngubane has resigned from Avator following a TikTok video that shows inappropriate behaviour from the creative

Advertising

TikTok video shows inapproprite behaviour; sees Veli Ngubane's immediate resignation - industry reacts

23 Jul 2026

Stories of aspiration, friendship and determination take centre stage at the upcoming Proudly South African Local Wine Expo

Food & Wine

Stories of aspiration, friendship and determination take centre stage at the upcoming Proudly South African Local Wine Expo

Issued by Proudly SA 23 Jul 2026

Artificial Intelligence

AI agents could influence $3.35tn in consumer spending by 2030

22 Jul 2026

Sound, stillness and self-reflection: Inside Cape Town’s Mind Matters launch

Wellness

Sound, stillness and self-reflection: Inside Cape Town’s Mind Matters launch

Chloe Posthumus 21 Jul 2026

The Interactive Advertising Bureau South Africa (IAB SA) has announced the finalists for the 2026 Bookmark Awards (Image supplied)

Digital

#Bookmarks2026 | All the IAB South Africa 2026 Bookmark Awards finalists

17 Jul 2026

Warren Masemola and Prince Grootboom face off in 180. Source: Netflix.

Streaming

Netflix says South Africa is breaking through with the hits

Karabo Ledwaba 17 Jul 2026

How South Africa's youth are rewriting the marketing playbook

Marketing

How South Africa's youth are rewriting the marketing playbook

Sthando Msweli, Issued by Matte BLK 16 Jul 2026

The model did not fail. You applied it in the wrong market.

Marketing

The model did not fail. You applied it in the wrong market.

Wayne Tigere, Issued by Dentsu 16 Jul 2026

Warc and TikTok say brands need community intelligence to win with AI

Advertising

Warc and TikTok say brands need community intelligence to win with AI

15 Jul 2026

Dentsu School of Influence graduates new wave of business-ready creators

Social Media

Dentsu School of Influence graduates new wave of business-ready creators

Issued by Dentsu 14 Jul 2026

The skincare line The Ordinary leads all beauty brands with a 7% AI citation share, followed by CeraVe (6%), Sephora (5.5%), La Roche-Posay (5%), and Charlotte Tilbury (4.5%). Image credit:

Aesthetic Medicine

The Ordinary leads AI beauty rankings as Chanel and other legacy brands lose ground

7 Jul 2026

Zuru brings viral global toy sensation Slime Mart collection to SA

Retailers

Zuru brings viral global toy sensation Slime Mart collection to SA

7 Jul 2026