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#BizTrends2026 | Love Song’s Suhana Gordhan: Back to the future

Advertising

#BizTrends2026 | Love Song’s Suhana Gordhan: Back to the future

Suhana Gordhan 23 Feb 2026

Ko.Kreate will host a year-end gathering that recognises women of colour driving South Africa’s creative industries

DEI

Celebrating Women Shaping 2025

29 Oct 2025

Sixty (60) young women in advertising and marketing connected with industry leaders in the sky on the iconic Cape Wheel at the V&A Waterfront during Loeries Creative Week 2025 as part of Open Chair’s Friends in High Places in partnership with KFC Africa (Image supplied)

DEI

Open Chair's Friends in High Places connects emerging talent with women leaders

17 Oct 2025

6 lessons I have learnt as a woman leading an agency

DEI

6 lessons I have learnt as a woman leading an agency

Katlego Mahura 18 Sep 2025

Building a career in marketing

Marketing

Building a career in marketing

Issued by eatbigfish 18 Sep 2025

Open Chair: Stepping beyond the isolation of women in leadership

DEI

Open Chair: Stepping beyond the isolation of women in leadership

5 Sep 2025

(L to r: )Deborah Whitlock, marketing director at The Up&Up Group, Sharleen James, MD at Razor, Uyanda Manana, head of account management at Levergy and Lindsey Rayner, MD at Levergy (Images supplied, image composite by Lesley Svenson ©Bizcommunity)

Women's Month

#WomensMonth: The Up&Up Group's female leadership on women's issues in advertising

Issued by The Up&Up Group 8 Aug 2025

McCann Joburg's Modjadji Mashatola on AME WE Champion jury

Advertising

McCann Joburg's Modjadji Mashatola on AME WE Champion jury

14 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

Image supplied.

Advertising

NYF launches the Lady Liberty Leadership Programme

12 Feb 2025

The African continent has five jury members represented on the Gerety Awards Grand Jury for 2025 - two from SA, and one each from Nigeria, Kenya and the Côte D'Ivoire (Image supplied)

Advertising

5 Gerety Awards Grand Jury members for 2025 from the African continent

3 Dec 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

MediaHeads 360 celebrates 6 years of empowering women in marketing with its 2024 bursary competition!

Media

MediaHeads 360 celebrates 6 years of empowering women in marketing with its 2024 bursary competition!

Issued by MediaHeads 360 5 Aug 2024

The Future is Female: Reframing the future, recognising women's impact on society and the economy

Marketing

The Future is Female: Reframing the future, recognising women's impact on society and the economy

Khensani Nobanda 2 Apr 2024

Image supplied. Fran Luckin is the CCO of VML

Marketing

#WomensDay: Opening the glass door, embracing the sisterhood

Danette Breitenbach 8 Mar 2024

#WomensDay: A cyclical change to the glass ceiling

Marketing

#WomensDay: A cyclical change to the glass ceiling

Danette Breitenbach 8 Mar 2024

Image supplied. Mohlalefi Lentsoane, executive creative director of M&C Saatchi Abel; Makosha Maja-Rasethaba, chief diversity officer of the M&C Saatchi Group SA, and head of strategy in Johannesburg; Masego Motsogi, incoming managing director of M&C Saatchi Abel Johannesburg; and Neo Mashigo, chief creative officer of M&C Saatchi Group SA

Advertising

EXCLUSIVE: Masego Motsogi to lead M&C Saatchi Abel Johannesburg

18 Aug 2023

Inverroche Gin presents the inaugural Advertising Week Africa's 'Future is Female Awards'

Advertising

Inverroche Gin presents the inaugural Advertising Week Africa's 'Future is Female Awards'

Issued by OnPoint PR 16 Feb 2023

#LetsTalkDigital: Lana Strydom from Vodacom talks digital marketing

Let's Talk Digital

#LetsTalkDigital: Lana Strydom from Vodacom talks digital marketing

18 Aug 2022

Advertising

#Newsmaker: Kumari Moodley steps into new COO role at Avatar

Danette Breitenbach 29 Mar 2022

Left to right: Zibusiso Mkhwanazi; Sibu Mabena and Veli Ngubane.

Advertising

Duma Collective and M&N Brands in share exchange deal

10 Mar 2022

The power of 2: Motau reflects on Think Creative Africa's journey

Advertising

The power of 2: Motau reflects on Think Creative Africa's journey

Danette Breitenbach 9 Mar 2022

Loeries partners with Facebook Africa to support diversity and inclusion initiatives

Loeries Creative Week

Loeries partners with Facebook Africa to support diversity and inclusion initiatives

5 Oct 2021

Women's Month

#WomensMonth: Lindsay Manuel on diversity as success

Emily Stander 30 Aug 2021

Unpacking SA rankings with Creative Circle chair Neo Mashigo

Advertising

Unpacking SA rankings with Creative Circle chair Neo Mashigo

19 Aug 2021

#WomensMonth: Devashnie Singh, chief people officer at Grey SA

Women's Month

#WomensMonth: Devashnie Singh, chief people officer at Grey SA

Emily Stander 2 Aug 2021

Events & Conferencing

The power of inclusive portrayal in advertising

Emily Stander 28 May 2021

Aileen Sauerman rises to the top as Duke Advertising's newly appointed MD

Advertising

Aileen Sauerman rises to the top as Duke Advertising's newly appointed MD

Evan-Lee Courie 9 Dec 2020

#WomensMonth: Loli Bishop, "There needs to be an open playing field for all"

Women's Month

#WomensMonth: Loli Bishop, "There needs to be an open playing field for all"

Jessica Tennant 31 Aug 2020

#WomensMonth: Dr Liezel Bygate, "We have women talking to other women via men. What's wrong with this picture?"

Women's Month

#WomensMonth: Dr Liezel Bygate, "We have women talking to other women via men. What's wrong with this picture?"

Jessica Tennant 30 Aug 2020

#WomensMonth: Linda Notelovitz, embrace the difference between man and woman

Women's Month

#WomensMonth: Linda Notelovitz, embrace the difference between man and woman

Jessica Tennant 29 Aug 2020

#WomensMonth: Sarah Dexter, "True diversity across the board is key"

Women's Month

#WomensMonth: Sarah Dexter, "True diversity across the board is key"

Jessica Tennant 27 Aug 2020

#WomensMonth: Monalisa Sibongile Zwambila, 'It's about access to opportunity'

Women's Month

#WomensMonth: Monalisa Sibongile Zwambila, 'It's about access to opportunity'

Jessica Tennant 25 Aug 2020

#WomensMonth: Suhana Gordhan, "Stay... we need you."

Women's Month

#WomensMonth: Suhana Gordhan, "Stay... we need you."

Jessica Tennant 24 Aug 2020

#WomensMonth: Fiona O'Connor; "Keep the flag flying"

Women's Month

#WomensMonth: Fiona O'Connor; "Keep the flag flying"

Jessica Tennant 21 Aug 2020

Steph van Niekerk, creative director at Grey/WPP Liquid.

Women's Month

#WomensMonth: Steph van Niekerk; 'we should celebrate each woman's victories as if it were our own'

Juanita Pienaar 20 Aug 2020

#WomensMonth: Nadia Mohamed; "We lift and others rise"

Women's Month

#WomensMonth: Nadia Mohamed; "We lift and others rise"

Jessica Tennant 14 Aug 2020

Juliet Honey, freelance creative director.

Women's Month

#WomensMonth: Juliet Honey; "Let's work together with the good men in the industry"

Jessica Tennant 6 Aug 2020

SheSays held its first event of the year last week

Advertising

SheSays held its first event of the year last week

19 Mar 2020

Image credit: ErikaWittlieb from Pixabay.

Women's Month

The importance of showing up

Aileen Sauerman 30 Aug 2019

Nedal Ahmed, senior copywriter at 72andSunny, Amsterdam and this year's Loeries Film and Radio jury president.

Loeries Creative Week

#Loeries2019: "Celebrate creativity that touches on everyday culture" - Nedal Ahmed

Leigh Andrews 5 Jul 2019

Kantar unveils predictions for the 2019 media landscape

Media

Kantar unveils predictions for the 2019 media landscape

Issued by Kantar 5 Dec 2018

A history of women in advertising

Women's Month

A history of women in advertising

Keshia Patchiappen 24 Aug 2018