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The case was dismissed by the ARB.

Marketing & Media

Fair Cape Dairies advertising complaint dismissed by ARB

Karabo Ledwaba 1 day

Advertising Appeals Committee clears Netflorist's Valentines Day ad of sexism

Marketing & Media

Advertising Appeals Committee clears Netflorist's Valentines Day ad of sexism

Karabo Ledwaba 3 Jul 2024

The ARB ruled that children should not be exposed to the ad. Source: Supplied.

Marketing & Media

ARB says Fear F*kol billboard must be changed or taken down

Karabo Ledwaba 5 Oct 2023

Retail

Comp Commission challenges Takealot, Google, Uber Eats and Mr D Food

Karabo Ledwaba 1 Aug 2023

Image source: George Milton –

Legal

Under the influencer: Trade mark and copyright infringement

Amani Patel 23 Mar 2023

Image source: Michal Bednarek –

Legal

Parodies in advertising: Addressing the hippo in the room

Jani Cronjé and Jared de Canha 12 Sep 2022

ARB to appeal High Court ruling - what the judgment could mean for its authority

Legal

ARB to appeal High Court ruling - what the judgment could mean for its authority

Bernadette Versfeld, Ziyanda Ngcobo and Lerato Niklaas 17 Jun 2021

Do non-members of the Advertising Regulatory Board have to comply with its code?

Legal

Do non-members of the Advertising Regulatory Board have to comply with its code?

Tammi Pretorius 15 Sep 2020

PoPI, social media and influencers

Marketing & Media

PoPI, social media and influencers

Johanna McDowell 1 Apr 2019

Marketing & Media

IAB SA wants feedback on social media practice guidelines

21 Feb 2019

Rightford captions this selfie: “Just take the pic already!"

Marketing & Media

#BehindtheSelfie with... Gillian Rightford

Leigh Andrews 23 Jan 2019

Advertising Code of Practice Social Media Guidelines open for feedback

Marketing & Media

Advertising Code of Practice Social Media Guidelines open for feedback

2 Nov 2018

Advertising code of conduct for social media being drafted

Marketing & Media

Advertising code of conduct for social media being drafted

20 Aug 2018

Marketing & Media

ASA conducting code review

29 Jan 2018

Sergey Nivens ©

Marketing & Media

ASA seeks permanent CEO, offers BEE points for industry support

1 Sep 2017

Telkom spokesperson Jacqui O'Sullivan.

Marketing & Media

Telkom's restructure and marketing RFP tangle

Leigh Andrews 5 Jun 2017

Konstantynov © –

Marketing & Media

Another step backwards for the ad industry

Chris Brewer 5 Jun 2017

Mokgatswane, Luckin and Rightford.

Marketing & Media

#IMC2017: Creatives on effective storytelling

Leigh Andrews 1 Jun 2017

Andrew Allison, head of IAB SA Regulatory Affairs Council
(IAB SA) and Elizabeth de Stadler, consumer rights expert.

Marketing & Media

ASA in crisis - seeks industry support at AGM next week

19 Apr 2017

BAT feels return of ASA's power

Legal

BAT feels return of ASA's power

Andrew Papadopoulos 23 Mar 2017

The price of advertising vs the VAT Act

Legal

The price of advertising vs the VAT Act

Louis Botha 28 Nov 2016

Marketing & Media

Maputo International Advertising Festival postponed

22 Aug 2016

Advert vetting - Old problems, new challenges

Marketing & Media

Advert vetting - Old problems, new challenges

2 Sep 2014

ASA slams door on Sanral's 'misleading' e-tags claims

Marketing & Media

ASA slams door on Sanral's 'misleading' e-tags claims

3 Jun 2014

Advertising Standards Authority cans 'best steak' claim

Marketing & Media

Advertising Standards Authority cans 'best steak' claim

29 Jan 2014

Court urged to restrain implementation of advertising code

Marketing & Media

Court urged to restrain implementation of advertising code

5 Aug 2013

Health product advertising and the Marketing Code

Marketing & Media

Health product advertising and the Marketing Code

27 Feb 2013

DBE adverts: DBE 'dishonest', 'misleading'

Marketing & Media

DBE adverts: DBE 'dishonest', 'misleading'

Rod Baker 10 Oct 2012

Advertising code now applicable to Facebook in Australia

Marketing & Media

Advertising code now applicable to Facebook in Australia

16 Aug 2012

DA's complaints against info bill 'absurd'

Government

DA's complaints against info bill 'absurd'

Paul Vecchiatto 10 Apr 2012

Marketing & Media

Framing the alcohol advertising regulation debate

Herman Manson: @marklives 9 Dec 2011

Legal

Conflict in provisions of the ASA code and advertising practice?

Nick Altini 12 Oct 2011

HeyDays turn to dark days for Checkers

Marketing & Media

HeyDays turn to dark days for Checkers

Eben van Wyk & Regardt Botes 12 Jul 2011

Marketing & Media

CPA could negatively impact market research

5 May 2011

ASA announces changes to advertising code

Marketing & Media

ASA announces changes to advertising code

2 Dec 2010

Samsung caught green washing

Marketing & Media

Samsung caught green washing

Herman Manson 23 Mar 2010

Marketing & Media

MISA-Mozambique conducts media study

15 Feb 2010

Marketing & Media

Second ad standards code workshop for Marketing Association

9 Feb 2010

MASA to hold critical Advertising Code workshops

Marketing & Media

MASA to hold critical Advertising Code workshops

18 Jan 2010

Retail

Glomail loses ad appeal

1 Jun 2009

Marketing & Media

Call for input on amending Advertising Code

21 Jan 2009

Marketing & Media

Call to revise advertising code of practice

17 Nov 2008

Marketing & Media

New children's advertising code welcomed

15 Sep 2008

Marketing & Media

Was MTN chicken in seeking ban on Nando's ad?

15 Jan 2008

Marketing & Media

Watchdog rules against Nando's ad

Tshepiso Seopa 21 Dec 2007

Marketing & Media

ACA introduces HR forum

3 Oct 2006