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Transformation in South Africa's advertising industry: Moving beyond compliance to genuine change

Transformation in South Africa's advertising industry: Moving beyond compliance to genuine changeSharleen James, Association for Communication and Advertising

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MultiChoice and law enforcement crack down on streaming device piracy rings

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Why seamless digital experiences are crucial for South African retailers

Why seamless digital experiences are crucial for South African retailers

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Source: © 123rf Vincent Maher, CEO at True I/O, gives seven lessons from AI creative optimisation

AI in Advertising Part 2 of 3: Seven lessons from AI creative optimisation in SAVincent Maher

Source: © 123rf This month VML's strategy director Antonio Petra gives a practical guide to using AI to improve the way your agency operates with your clients and internally

AI in Advertising Part 1 of 3: How to transform agency workflows with AIAntonio Petra

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Global triumphs as LIA 2024 honours Middle Eastern agencies

Global triumphs as LIA 2024 honours Middle Eastern agencies

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Re/Max SA wins international property award

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Is AI guilty of unfairly discriminating against certain job applicants?Mehnaaz Bux, Karl Blom, Caitlin Leahy, and Daniel Philipps

Source: Supplied. Albertinah Kekana chief executive officer of RBH; Nana Phiri head corporate client groups at RMB, and Colleen Larson, chief executive officer at Business Engage.

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KZN South Coast set for tourism surge with record Blue Flag beaches

Middle East tension spoils petrol party in SA for November

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Redefine Properties unveils newly expanded Pan Africa Mall

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Public-private collaboration: The key to South Africa's logistics transformation

Public-private collaboration: The key to South Africa's logistics transformation

All the 2024 South African Music Awards winners

All the 2024 South African Music Awards winners

Why seamless digital experiences are crucial for South African retailers

Why seamless digital experiences are crucial for South African retailers

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Steinhoff gains court approval for debt restructure, shares tumble

Tannur Anders 22 Jun 2023

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4 startups receive funding from Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa

22 Jun 2023

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May 2023 sees decline in salaries amid economic woes

22 Jun 2023

2 SA schools shortlisted for World's Best School Prizes 2023

Primary & Secondary Education

2 SA schools shortlisted for World's Best School Prizes 2023

22 Jun 2023

Nigeria is Africa's leading rice producer, but still needs more - reusing wastewater for irrigation would boost farming

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Nigeria is Africa's leading rice producer, but still needs more - reusing wastewater for irrigation would boost farming

Christopher Oluwakunmi Akinbile 22 Jun 2023

#BehindtheSelfie: Tinashe Manyanya, digital marketing manager at Wonga

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#BehindtheSelfie: Tinashe Manyanya, digital marketing manager at Wonga

Karabo Ledwaba 22 Jun 2023

#Cannes2023: SA's Promise, Kenya's ScanAd and Dubai's FP7 McCann bring home Silver Lions

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#Cannes2023: SA's Promise, Kenya's ScanAd and Dubai's FP7 McCann bring home Silver Lions

Danette Breitenbach 22 Jun 2023

Sasol, Topsoe plan sustainable aviation fuel venture

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Sasol, Topsoe plan sustainable aviation fuel venture

Nelson Banya 22 Jun 2023

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Mr Price posts 6% fall in annual profit

Tannur Anders 22 Jun 2023

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4 key trends driving branded merchandise

22 Jun 2023

Pick n Pay's 56th birthday celebration with Roblox a game-changer for local Robloxians

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Pick n Pay's 56th birthday celebration with Roblox a game-changer for local Robloxians

22 Jun 2023

Source: Mirko Vitali Overall, South African millennials, who make up nearly half of South African adults, manifest differently from the global cohort

Youth Month

SA millennials different from the global cohort

22 Jun 2023

Witness the Next23 export showcase at Decorex Cape Town

Art

Witness the Next23 export showcase at Decorex Cape Town

22 Jun 2023

Boomtown delivers refreshed CI for Mertech Marine

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Boomtown delivers refreshed CI for Mertech Marine

Boomtown 22 Jun 2023

Basa call for board nominations

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Basa call for board nominations

Business and Arts South Africa 22 Jun 2023

Raked seating at Gallagher!

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Raked seating at Gallagher!

Gallagher Convention Centre 22 Jun 2023

Life-changing wins: Deal or No Deal SA impacts ordinary South Africans with R2m in winnings

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Life-changing wins: Deal or No Deal SA impacts ordinary South Africans with R2m in winnings

Primedia Broadcasting 22 Jun 2023

With AI on the rise, do we still need to teach math at school?

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With AI on the rise, do we still need to teach math at school?

22 Jun 2023

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FirstRand sees bad loan ratio below target range

Promit Mukherjee 21 Jun 2023

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Economy

SA central bank tweaks interest-rate decision model

Promit Mukherjee 21 Jun 2023

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Economy

Ramaphosa to join Global Financing Pact Summit in Paris

21 Jun 2023

Eskom, the Netherlands to collaborate on Grootvlei Power Station transition

Sustainability

Eskom, the Netherlands to collaborate on Grootvlei Power Station transition

21 Jun 2023

Charis Nicholas, head of high touch end user video collaboration - South and Southern Africa at Logitech

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The impact of video conferencing on recruitment

21 Jun 2023

CT secures over R2bn in infrastructure financing from French development bank

Infrastructure & Utilities

CT secures over R2bn in infrastructure financing from French development bank

21 Jun 2023

Researchers to investigate plastic ingestion in Kenya's livestock, working animals

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Researchers to investigate plastic ingestion in Kenya's livestock, working animals

21 Jun 2023

Test review: The all-new Citroen C3

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Test review: The all-new Citroen C3

Naresh Maharaj 21 Jun 2023

Get on top of your finances with this free budgeting course

Higher Education

Get on top of your finances with this free budgeting course

Milpark Education 21 Jun 2023

Dantanio Goodman brings the spirit of Michael Jackson to Cape Town this July

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Dantanio Goodman brings the spirit of Michael Jackson to Cape Town this July

21 Jun 2023

Vodacom Youth Academy on track with 2025 goal

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Vodacom Youth Academy on track with 2025 goal

21 Jun 2023

The MBA journey - sacrifice and incredible transformation

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Milpark Education 21 Jun 2023

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#YouthMonth: Redefining creative direction with Shilo Maloney

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#YouthMonth: Redefining creative direction with Shilo Maloney

Karabo Ledwaba 21 Jun 2023

Pharrell Williams sparks joy with his first Louis Vuitton Men's Wear Collection

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Pharrell Williams sparks joy with his first Louis Vuitton Men's Wear Collection

21 Jun 2023

Image supplied. Jameson Irish Whiskey’s Jameson Distillery on Tour (JDOT), has returned to Johannesburg from Cape Town

Retail

Jameson Irish Whiskey's Jameson Distillery on Tour returns to Joburg

21 Jun 2023

Image by Fran Luckin. Kevin Hart, Entertainment Person of the Year talks about Hartbeat, his entertainment and content creation company

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#Cannes2023: The diary of Creative Circle: Fran Luckin: "Talent goes where the fun is"

21 Jun 2023

Source: Mark Bowden To see young creatives fly, the industry must foster an environment of learning through internships, mentorships, and workshops

Marketing & Media

4 steps to identify, nurture, and fuel creative talent

koo govender 21 Jun 2023

Source: @ SABC The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) Board has appointed Nada Wotshela as acting group chief executive officer

Marketing & Media

SABC appoints acting Group CEO

20 Jun 2023

Trevor Noah announced the news in Cannes, France. Source: Spotify.

Marketing & Media

Trevor Noah and Spotify announce new deal

20 Jun 2023

Delivering more mobile innovation powerfully on Samsung Foldables

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Delivering more mobile innovation powerfully on Samsung Foldables

Samsung 30 Oct 2024

Source: © Anawat sudchanham Customer empathy and good service are still more likely to sway shoppers than having the lowest price tag, snap poll finds

Retail

Excellent customer service, not price, wins over consumers

20 Jun 2023

Marketing & Media

4 burning questions clients ask about digital campaigns

Natascha Torres 20 Jun 2023

Source: Barmalini This year’s Galliova Food and Health Writers’ Awards returns with an exciting new category: the Galliova Egg Hero

Retail

Galliova Food and Health Writers' Awards: Making egg the hero

20 Jun 2023

Team working at the Paarl distribution centre

ESG & Sustainability

Cape flood victims receive ForAfrika food hampers, more supplies needed

21 Jun 2023

Huawei launches new young women in tech programme

ICT

Huawei launches new young women in tech programme

20 Jun 2023

File photo: A vehicle carries untreated phosphate after being dropped off on a mountain at a phosphate mine at Boucraa factory of the National Moroccan phosphate company (OCP) situated in the southern provinces, 100km southwest of the town of Laayoune 18 February 2016. Reuters/Youssef Boudlal/File Photo

ESG & Sustainability

Morocco's OCP plans $7bn green ammonia plant to avert supply problems

20 Jun 2023

3 SA startups receive R2.7m from Google for Startups' Black Founders Fund

Entrepreneurship

3 SA startups receive R2.7m from Google for Startups' Black Founders Fund

20 Jun 2023

Isabella Makhura, candidate attorney at Adams and Adams

Legal

#YouthMonth: Isabella Makhura is a voice for her people

Shan Radcliffe 20 Jun 2023

Healthcare

Sanofi fully embraces AI and data science for patient breakthroughs

20 Jun 2023

Tourism & Travel

Marriott to unveil first JW Marriott luxury safari lodge in Tanzania's Serengeti

20 Jun 2023

Tourism & Travel

Competition Tribunal commences hearing on SAA-Takatso merger

20 Jun 2023

Driving licence card machine back in full production

Automotive

Driving licence card machine back in full production

20 Jun 2023

Leading the healthcare revolution ethically

Healthcare

Leading the healthcare revolution ethically

Dr Nivisha Parag, Regent Business School 20 Jun 2023

Agribusiness confidence remains subdued in Q2

Agriculture

Agribusiness confidence remains subdued in Q2

Wandile Sihlobo 20 Jun 2023

Engie, Meridiam to acquire 100% of BTE Renewables

Energy & Mining

Engie, Meridiam to acquire 100% of BTE Renewables

21 Jun 2023

SA partners Dutch, Danish govts on green hydrogen fund

Energy & Mining

SA partners Dutch, Danish govts on green hydrogen fund

Promit Mukherjee and Carien du Plessis 21 Jun 2023

US should accelerate funding of Nigeria's energy transition, says Tinubu

Energy & Mining

US should accelerate funding of Nigeria's energy transition, says Tinubu

Felix Onuah 20 Jun 2023