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The Marketing + Media Alliance (MMA) Smarties South African winners for 2026 were announced last night. Picture: Ogilvy was awarded Best in Show for Audi TikTok Test Drive (Image supplied)

Marketing

MMA Smarties South Africa 2026 winners announced

2 days

Dove and Fifa are teaming up to champion the next generation of female sports commentators through the Girl Talk movement (Image generated by AI)

Promotions & Activations

Girl Talk: Finding the next female voice in sports

19 May 2026

Ogilvy South Africa Cape Town is the 2026 One Show ME & Africa Agency of the Year, and Promise Johannesburg ME & Africa Independent Agency of the Year (Image supplied)

The One Club for Creativity

Ogilvy and Promise top One Show ME & Africa rankings

19 May 2026

Palesa Moloi, new director of people and culture at Philip Morris South Africa

Talent Acquisition

New director of people and culture for Philip Morris SA

18 May 2026

Why spaza shops matter more than South Africa realises

Entrepreneurship

Why spaza shops matter more than South Africa realises

Annele Dippenaar 14 May 2026

From AI to affordability: The trends redefining foodservice in 2026

Trends

From AI to affordability: The trends redefining foodservice in 2026

14 May 2026

The awards recognise marketing and supply talent in South Africa. Source: Supplied.

Marketing

IMM Institute names SA's top marketers and supply chain leaders

12 May 2026

Retail and FMCG brands strengthen SA’s recycling ecosystem through Petco initiatives

ESG

Retail and FMCG brands strengthen SA’s recycling ecosystem through Petco initiatives

11 May 2026

Food & bev. services

What McDonald’s SA’s new CMO plans next: A customer-first, digitally-driven brand

Evan-Lee Courie 6 May 2026

Dove launches a nationwide search for South Africa’s most inspiring creators. Pictured left to right: Mpoomy Ledwaba, Coachella Randy, Lwandile Makhaza, and Thickleeyonce are members of the Dove Creator Council (Image supplied)

Social Media

#SkinThatDoves | Dove launches nationwide search for SA’s most inspiring creators

4 May 2026

(Image: @ Lesley Svenson, Bizcommunity)

Advertising

Clio Awards | SA agencies showcase how local can land internationally

Danette Breitenbach & Karabo Ledwaba 24 Apr 2026

SA PR agencies bring home 17 EMEA 2026 IN2 Sabre Awards

PR & Communications

SA PR agencies bring home 17 EMEA 2026 IN2 Sabre Awards

22 Apr 2026

The most expensive lie in marketing

OOH

The most expensive lie in marketing

Dustin Martin, Issued by Tractor Outdoor 21 Apr 2026

You're spending more to be heard less. That's not a growth strategy

Digital

You're spending more to be heard less. That's not a growth strategy

Musa Kalenga, Issued by Brave Group 21 Apr 2026

The Sabre Awards EMEA shortlist includes top SA and African PR agencies (Image source: © Provoke Media

PR & Communications

SA and African agencies feature on Sabre Awards EMEA shortlist

20 Apr 2026

New era for McDonald’s SA as Keegan Alicks named new CMO

Retail Marketing

New era for McDonald’s SA as Keegan Alicks named new CMO

15 Apr 2026

X3M Ideas created a Nollywood series called Don’t Burn Their Future. Source: X3M Ideas.

Advertising

X3M Ideas leads Africa as a top force in sustainable creative campaigns

15 Apr 2026

Vaseline has created a new authentication tool and enlisted the help of a Nigerian Prince to launch a fight back against fake versions of Vaseline Body Oils in Nigeria. Source: Unilever.

Advertising

#BehindtheCampaign: Nigerian prince busts fake body oils for Vaseline

10 Apr 2026

Hostex 2026 records 16.5% growth in visitor numbers and 60% increase in exhibitors

Hospitality

Hostex 2026 records 16.5% growth in visitor numbers and 60% increase in exhibitors

Issued by Hostex 2026 31 Mar 2026

This is the inaugural list for the CMO 100 recognition. Source: Supplied.

Branding

Women lead the way: Inside the female-majority Africa CMO 100 list

30 Mar 2026

The IAB South Africa has announced full jury panel for The 2026 Bookmark Awards (Image supplied)

IAB Bookmarks Awards

#Bookmarks2026 | Jury chairs and jury members announced

26 Mar 2026

South African Tourism appoints new CMO and COO

Tourism

South African Tourism appoints new CMO and COO

25 Mar 2026

New Gen 2026: The architecture of marketing and tech leadership

Marketing

New Gen 2026: The architecture of marketing and tech leadership

Issued by New Gen Awards 23 Mar 2026

R1bn investment unveiled to fuel SA's localisation efforts

Design & Manufacturing

R1bn investment unveiled to fuel SA's localisation efforts

19 Mar 2026

Advertising

Warc Effective 100: Unilever and Ogilvy Top 2025 Rankings

18 Mar 2026

Media

WPP maintains dominance in annual Warc Media 100 rankings

13 Mar 2026

Spur Corporation welcomes Vuyo Henda as new executive director

Marketing

Spur Corporation welcomes Vuyo Henda as new executive director

Issued by OnPoint PR 11 Mar 2026

Smartfill open-sources refill technology to accelerate reuse across Global South markets

ESG

Smartfill open-sources refill technology to accelerate reuse across Global South markets

Issued by DY/DX 10 Mar 2026

The US is the most creative country in the world. Source: Warc.

Advertising

Warc's Creative 100 rankings released

10 Mar 2026

Yassin Aberra, founder and CEO of Social Market Way, breaks down what social listening actually means, why legacy brands are moving now, and what the competitive stakes look like for those who don't (Image source: © 123rf )

Digital

What is social listening and why it is important

Yassin Aberra 9 Mar 2026

Unilever supports 315 SA youth with employment through Yes partnership

CSI & Philanthropy

Unilever supports 315 SA youth with employment through Yes partnership

Issued by Unilever South Africa 3 Mar 2026

Hostex 2026 brings the industry together for 3 days of food, drink and hospitality in action

Events

Hostex 2026 brings the industry together for 3 days of food, drink and hospitality in action

Issued by Hostex 2026 2 Mar 2026

The power of creative side quests: From personal creative outlet to global Canva partnership

Advertising

The power of creative side quests: From personal creative outlet to global Canva partnership

Issued by Oliver 2 Mar 2026

Advertising

ARB bursts consumer bubble in Sunlight complaint

Karabo Ledwaba 25 Feb 2026

Sherylee Shaik (left) and Mmaphuti Rankapole-Tshifularo (right).

Branding

New CMO and CFO for Brand SA

17 Feb 2026

Cape Union Mart and Offernet turn real-time weather into revenue

Advertising

Cape Union Mart and Offernet turn real-time weather into revenue

Issued by Offernet 26 Feb 2026

Dis-Chem widens Million Comforts to back learner empowerment

ESG & Sustainability

Dis-Chem widens Million Comforts to back learner empowerment

2 Feb 2026

#BizTrends2026 | Field Force GM, Ged Nooy: 4 trends shaping the next phase of FMCG and retail in SA

Media

#BizTrends2026 | Field Force GM, Ged Nooy: 4 trends shaping the next phase of FMCG and retail in SA

Ged Nooy 29 Jan 2026

Employee Experience 2.0: the cross-functional super team every company needs in 2026

Management & Leadership

Employee Experience 2.0: the cross-functional super team every company needs in 2026

Issued by icandi CQ 20 Jan 2026

Branding

How to articulate your brand purpose into a lived experience

Nadia Hearn 13 Jan 2026

Source: Netflix.

Marketing

How close marketing executives can get to the Emily in Paris lifestyle

22 Dec 2025

Leandro Barreto, currently chief marketing officer for Unilever’s Beauty & Wellbeing Business Group.

Marketing

Unilever announces global marketing leadership change

19 Dec 2025

Branding

Brand moves we loved, loathed and learned from in 2025

Issued by icandi CQ 18 Dec 2025

#BestofBiz 2025: Logistics & Transport

Logistics & Transport

#BestofBiz 2025: Logistics & Transport

17 Dec 2025

Scopen reveals South Africa's top campaigns and companies for 2025 (Image supplied)

Marketing

Scopen’s SA's top campaigns and companies 2025: Checkers dominates

4 Dec 2025

Domestos celebrates World Toilet Day by fostering lifelong hygiene habits among learners

Health & Safety

Domestos celebrates World Toilet Day by fostering lifelong hygiene habits among learners

Issued by Domestos 27 Nov 2025

Unilever Food Solutions empowers township chefs with culinary masterclasses

Training

Unilever Food Solutions empowers township chefs with culinary masterclasses

21 Nov 2025

Influence or illusion

Marketing

Influence or illusion

Jonty Fisher, Issued by Publicis Groupe Africa 18 Nov 2025