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Made by humans: How to break in and thrive in advertising

Advertising

Made by humans: How to break in and thrive in advertising

Karabo Ledwaba 1 day

Bold ideas and global voices: Bathabile Xaba at Cannes Lions

Cannes Lions

Bold ideas and global voices: Bathabile Xaba at Cannes Lions

Issued by Sunshinegun 11 Jul 2025

Zanele Kabane to represent South Africa at Cannes Young Lions Festival through Open Chair

Cannes Lions

Zanele Kabane to represent South Africa at Cannes Young Lions Festival through Open Chair

Issued by M&C Saatchi Abel 17 Jun 2025

Representation in action: ACA and Open Chair back 15 lionesses attending Cannes Lions Festival

Cannes Lions

Representation in action: ACA and Open Chair back 15 lionesses attending Cannes Lions Festival

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 11 Jun 2025

Michelle Lourens is headed to Cannes. Source: Supplied.

Youth Month

#YouthMonth: Michelle Lourens, IMA’s ‘Swiss army knife’, joins Cannes Lions Open Chair Programme

Karabo Ledwaba 5 Jun 2025

$The Creative Circle Best of the Year awards took place recently with TBWA\Hunt Lascaris taking Overall Agency of the Year (Image supplied)$

Advertising

Creative Circle Best of the Year awards: Honouring the Class of 76’ and 24’

Alex Goldberg 10 Mar 2025

As we celebrate International Women’s Day, Publicis Groupe Africa (PGA) reaffirms its commitment to advancing women in advertising, with its first female CEO, Koo Govender leading way (Image supplied)

DEI

#InternationalWomensDay2025: PGA's first female CEO, Koo Govender leads the way in DEI in advertising

7 Mar 2025

Open Chair has 12 free Cannes Lions for young women; asks industry to help with costs

Cannes Lions

Open Chair has 12 free Cannes Lions for young women; asks industry to help with costs

17 Feb 2025

Nedbank lifts silence on financial abuse with warnings on its adverts, partners with POWA

ESG

Nedbank lifts silence on financial abuse with warnings on its adverts, partners with POWA

26 Nov 2024

Source: © Gallo Images The Open Chair event,Friends in High Places in partnership with Nedbank, hosted 65 young women in mentoring session on the Cape Wheel

Loeries Creative Week

#Loeries: Young women soar at the Open Chair Cape Wheel mentoring event

Danette Breitenbach 11 Oct 2024

Source: © Gallo Images Numerous events are taking place today at the Homecoming Centre including Masterclasses

Loeries Creative Week

#Loeries Creative Week: First Awards evening beckons

10 Oct 2024

Open Chair, with Nedbank, presents Friends in High Places at Loeries Creative Week

DEI

Open Chair, with Nedbank, presents Friends in High Places at Loeries Creative Week

7 Oct 2024

#WomensMonth: Claudelle Naidoo, GroupM SSA CEO: From inclusion to involvement

Women's Month

#WomensMonth: Claudelle Naidoo, GroupM SSA CEO: From inclusion to involvement

Claudelle Naidoo 23 Aug 2024

Reflecting on the journey of a woman in communications

Women's Month

Reflecting on the journey of a woman in communications

Mikateko Maswanganyi 6 Aug 2024

#WomensMonth: VML SA's Ana Rocha - "Women need to take up and own their own space"

Women's Month

#WomensMonth: VML SA's Ana Rocha - "Women need to take up and own their own space"

Danette Breitenbach 1 Aug 2024

#Cannes2024: Creative Circle's Full Circle Johannesburg and Cape Town events announced

Cannes Lions

#Cannes2024: Creative Circle's Full Circle Johannesburg and Cape Town events announced

5 Jul 2024

#YouthMonth: The Open Chair revived to create more senior seats for women in the industry

Youth Month

#YouthMonth: The Open Chair revived to create more senior seats for women in the industry

Danette Breitenbach 11 Jun 2024

Unpacking SA rankings with Creative Circle chair Neo Mashigo

Advertising

Unpacking SA rankings with Creative Circle chair Neo Mashigo

19 Aug 2021

More than lip service: Stand in the way of equality and you stand in the way of innovation, progress and profit

Women's Month

More than lip service: Stand in the way of equality and you stand in the way of innovation, progress and profit

Issued by Kantar 27 Aug 2020

Onilude and Opoku at the 2018 Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity.

Loeries Creative Week

Wave goodbye to stale industry events with WiM Africa

Leigh Andrews 16 Aug 2018

Suhana Gordhan, outgoing Loeries chairperson.

Loeries Creative Week

#Loeries2018: "Step into your power, find your voice" - Suhana Gordhan

Leigh Andrews 16 Aug 2018

Think Creative Hub's cofounders and creative directors Nkgabiseng 'Nkgabi' Motau and Mukondi Ralushayi.

#BizUnity

#Mandela100: The Madiba magic of mentoring

Leigh Andrews 5 Jul 2018

#Loeries2018: Suhana Gordhan's advertising journey (Part 2)

Advertising

#Loeries2018: Suhana Gordhan's advertising journey (Part 2)

Jessica Tennant 14 Jun 2018

Think Creative Hub’s cofounders and creative directors Nkgabiseng ‘Nkgabi’ Motau and Mukondi Ralushayi.

Youth Month

#YouthMonth: Think like these young, creative African females...

Leigh Andrews 12 Jun 2018

Neo Segola, creative director at FCB – one of SA’s only black female creative directors.

Women's Month

#LadiesofLoeries: “SA's bizarre advertising industry demographic” - Neo Segola

Leigh Andrews 29 Aug 2017

All images: FCB graduates Papi Raborife and NJ Minyuku followed Gordhan around during Loeries 2017 weekend to document the event.

Loeries Creative Week

#LadiesofLoeries: Chair aunty Suhana Gordhan on the mayhem and magic

Leigh Andrews 25 Aug 2017

#Loeries2017: What the hell happened to women in leadership? Facebook's Nunu Ntshingila

Advertising

#Loeries2017: What the hell happened to women in leadership? Facebook's Nunu Ntshingila

Jessica Tennant 10 Aug 2017

#Loeries2017: Open Chair starts a movement amongst women in advertising

Advertising

#Loeries2017: Open Chair starts a movement amongst women in advertising

Jessica Tennant 10 Aug 2017