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Primary & Secondary Education

What’s stopping kids from learning useful skills? Short answer: exams

Frank Quansah 13 hours

The Odd Number secures 2 Bronze at 2026 Clio Awards

Advertising

The Odd Number secures 2 Bronze at 2026 Clio Awards

Issued by The Odd Number 16 hours

The 2026 Cannes Lions Shortlisting Jury includes increased representation from Africa (Image supplied)

Cannes Lions

#CannesLions2026 | Increased representation from Africa on shortlisting juries

16 hours

What clients really want from agencies in 2026 (and what they won’t pay for)

Advertising

What clients really want from agencies in 2026 (and what they won’t pay for)

Issued by Penquin 20 Apr 2026

Nedbank turns travel mishaps into storytelling-led radio campaign for travel insurance

Advertising

Nedbank turns travel mishaps into storytelling-led radio campaign for travel insurance

Issued by Joe Public 15 hours

TV

Propaganda machine to public good: a brief history of 50 years of TV in South Africa

Sisanda Nkoala 19 hours

The CSIR’s 2024 power generation statistics found that the power Eskom sells to South Africans is more than three times as expensive, on average, as what new wind and solar can deliver (R1.95 per kWh vs 50-60 cents per kWh). Above: Eskom’s Lethabo power station in the Free State. Photo: Simisa Bearbeitung (Auschnitt, Farben): Pechristener via

Coal, Oil & Gas

The Israel/US-Iran war is hitting South Africa hard – our oil dependency is why

Jo-Anne Smetherham and Yanga Malotana 19 hours

Boundless wins Stella Artois and Corona, raises a perfectly poured chalice to the sunset

Advertising

Boundless wins Stella Artois and Corona, raises a perfectly poured chalice to the sunset

Issued by Boundless 20 hours

Media

Warc warns CMOs: 3 shifts will redefine measurement in 2026

20 hours

Attraction remains advertising’s most powerful currency. David Edworthy gives insight into how brands position themselves in our imaginations long before we’re ever ready to buy. (Image supplied)

Advertising

What The Alchemist can teach us about advertising

David edworthy 20 hours

Samro announces 120 recipients of the 2026 Music Creation Support Fund

Music

Samro announces 120 recipients of the 2026 Music Creation Support Fund

Issued by SAMRO 1 day

Childline Gauteng and Net#work BBDO call for the preservation of what matters most

Marketing

Childline Gauteng and Net#work BBDO call for the preservation of what matters most

Issued by TBWA 1 day

South Africa’s AI policy cited fake research, created by AI: what lessons need to be learned

4th Industrial Revolution

South Africa’s AI policy cited fake research, created by AI: what lessons need to be learned

Nomalanga Mashinini 2 days

Even the most awkward or competitive humans are welcome at Liberty

Marketing

Even the most awkward or competitive humans are welcome at Liberty

Issued by TBWA 2 days

Food & bev. services

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

Evan-Lee Courie 2 days

The awards are now open for entries. Source: Supplied.

Pendoring

iPendoring 2026 opens: Indigenous-language work gets a direct One Show shot

2 days

Celeste Whitaker, founder and director of Fizz Marketing says the balance between technology and human insight will continue to define exceptional event experiences (Image source: © 123rf )

Events & Conferencing

Exceptional event experiences: Balancing AI and human insight

Celeste Whitaker, 2 days

How pirate boxes and illegal IPTV devices are fuelling South Africa’s content theft crisis

TV

How pirate boxes and illegal IPTV devices are fuelling South Africa’s content theft crisis

Issued by MultiChoice 2 days

Attention agency Connect is named number 2 top media agency to work for in South Africa

Media

Attention agency Connect is named number 2 top media agency to work for in South Africa

Issued by The Up&Up Group 2 days

SU’s website earns global acclaim with prestigious Gold Quill Award

Digital

SU’s website earns global acclaim with prestigious Gold Quill Award

Issued by Stellenbosch University 2 days

Retroviral’s Find Your Fire, a trilogy of films for the Eastern European market, is an example of local talent and creativity overcoming geography (Image supplied)

Advertising

#BehindtheCampaign | Bic’s Find Your Fire: A South African-born idea for the global market

2 days

Big laughs with Savanna at comedy’s biggest night

Events

Big laughs with Savanna at comedy’s biggest night

Issued by OnPoint PR 3 days

Career Advice

10 AI-proof careers... and what they pay

3 days

The Achievement Zone: Where confidence meets capability

Primary & Secondary Education

The Achievement Zone: Where confidence meets capability

Issued by Tutor Doctor 3 days

Safta winner, Alex Xolo on finding his voice in South African drama

Film & Cinematography

Safta winner, Alex Xolo on finding his voice in South African drama

Issued by MultiChoice 3 days

The ad shines a spotlight on the stadium workers. Source: YouTube.

Advertising

#BehindtheCampaign: Stadium staff get their World Cup spotlight with Carling Black Label

3 days

Future-proof your career with transferable skills

Career Advice

Future-proof your career with transferable skills

Nolundi Matomane, Issued by Pnet 4 May 2026

Airlines are facing higher fuel costs and cutting fares at the same time. How does that work?

Travel

Airlines are facing higher fuel costs and cutting fares at the same time. How does that work?

Anita Manfreda, Antoine Bisson, Catheryn Khoo and Cindy Lee 4 May 2026

New funding round targets job creation, local storytelling and industry growth across Cape Town’s film sector. (Source: )

Film & Cinematography

Cape Town film fund reopens, backing next wave of local productions

4 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

Berenice Paulsen (left foreground) at the Bellville Sassa office in November 2025. We then that she had been trying for five months to help her sister Desiree Fredericks (right foreground), to get an Older Persons Grant. Archive photo: Marecia Damons

Health & Social Welfare

New Sassa system piloted in Bellville office

Marecia Damons 4 May 2026

Warc global ad outlook. Source: Warc.

Advertising

Warc Media: Meta outperforms, YouTube misses as AI reshapes online ad growth

4 May 2026

Marketers and agencies need to ensure their values align (Image source: © 123rf )

Marketing & Media

Part 2: Less noise, more nerve | Marketers: Focus on headline earnings, not awards

4 May 2026

Artificial Intelligence

Meta expands parental controls with teen AI visibility, joining rivals

Karabo Ledwaba 30 Apr 2026

Entries open for 702 Jozi My Jozi Walk the Talk 2026

Radio & Audio

Entries open for 702 Jozi My Jozi Walk the Talk 2026

Issued by Primedia Broadcasting 4 May 2026

With more channels, more data, more expectations and less room for waste, marketers are under increasing pressure (Image source: © 123rf )

Marketing & Media

Part 1: Less noise, more nerve | How South African marketers are spending smarter; creating braver

30 Apr 2026

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Mental health

Why do so many African women bleach their skin? Study looks beyond what they tell researchers

Oyenike Balogun 4 May 2026

Kena Outdoor CEO Lerumo Maisela on CNBC Africa: Redefining OOH growth

OOH

Kena Outdoor CEO Lerumo Maisela on CNBC Africa: Redefining OOH growth

Issued by Kena Outdoor 29 Apr 2026

Advertising

Volkswagen refreshed iconic VW You and Me TVC as part of their 75th anniversary in SA

28 Apr 2026

Attorney and Prasa whistleblower Martha Ngoye addresses the audience at the launch of the Courage Hub SA. Photo: Ihsaan Haffejee / GroundUp

Law Practice

New centre to support whistleblowers

Ihsaan Haffejee 28 Apr 2026

"Consistent organic growth remains our North Star. While it will take time to outpace historical losses, our Q1 results are in line with expectations and ahead of Q4 2025," says Cindy Rose, WPP CEO (Image source: @ WPP

Advertising

No surprises in WPP Q1 results

28 Apr 2026

Bic announces SDC partnership at Ponelopele Secondary School edutainment roadshow

Primary & Secondary Education

Bic announces SDC partnership at Ponelopele Secondary School edutainment roadshow

Issued by OLC Through The Line Communications 28 Apr 2026

The hidden bill – how piracy is draining South Africa’s creative economy

Film & Cinematography

The hidden bill – how piracy is draining South Africa’s creative economy

Issued by MultiChoice 28 Apr 2026

(L to r:) Kabelo Makwane, ICT executive, Ricky Hendricks, Google Marketing Strategy & Partnerships in SSA, Alex Okosi, managing director, Africa, Google, Janet Booysen,Massmart marketing VP (acting) and Anwar Jappie, chair @ Effie Awards (Image source: LinkedIn

Education

First- of-its-kind training bridges gap between digital content and physical commerce

28 Apr 2026

Advertising

You probably wouldn’t notice if an AI chatbot slipped ads into its responses

Brian Jay Tang and Kang G. Shin 28 Apr 2026

FAO expands Wikipedia partnership to boost agrifood knowledge access

Agriculture

FAO expands Wikipedia partnership to boost agrifood knowledge access

28 Apr 2026

Team Western Cape crowned national athletics champions

Higher Education

Team Western Cape crowned national athletics champions

Issued by Northlink College 24 Apr 2026

Media

The new role of the editor: Shaping work before it’s shot

Garon Campbell 24 Apr 2026

Pep is one of the best marketers to work for according to Scopen. Source: Pep.

Marketing

Scopen: SA agencies want to work with Pep, Nedbank

24 Apr 2026

Marketing

From AI companionship to brand trust, Warc outlines 2026's key trends

24 Apr 2026