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Leaders from Google, Havas, and VML join AME Awards advisory board

Advertising

Leaders from Google, Havas, and VML join AME Awards advisory board

1 day

Wellness

Local haircare brand, Afrolecia gains global interest

3 days

Launch of Havas Play in Africa empowers brands across the continent to play in culture

Marketing

Launch of Havas Play in Africa empowers brands across the continent to play in culture

Issued by Havas Johannesburg 18 Feb 2025

Will South Africa's 2025 budget speech fulfil tourism's potential?

Tourism

Will South Africa's 2025 budget speech fulfil tourism's potential?

18 Feb 2025

Source: © DFlat Madrid https://blog.dflatmadrid.com/ DFlat Mardid]] Scopen's Agency Scope has found that among the marketing professionals interviewed, 65% work in Madrid.

Marketing

Scopen's Agency Scope Spain Part 1: Marketers prefer specialist agencies across different disciplines

18 Feb 2025

Department of Home Affairs launches phase one of Trusted Tour Operator Scheme

Tourism

Department of Home Affairs launches phase one of Trusted Tour Operator Scheme

13 Feb 2025

Havas Media Network launches data and technology practice in Africa

Media

Havas Media Network launches data and technology practice in Africa

Issued by Havas Johannesburg 12 Feb 2025

Happy Sandpit announces Culture Bus giveaway for HR students and junior HR associates

Skills Development & Training

Happy Sandpit announces Culture Bus giveaway for HR students and junior HR associates

Issued by Happy Sandpit 10 Feb 2025

Economy

"Trump’s aid review is a win for Africa"

NJ Ayuk 6 Feb 2025

SA sees tourism rebound with 8.92 million arrivals in 2024

Tourism

SA sees tourism rebound with 8.92 million arrivals in 2024

6 Feb 2025

Global air travel rebounds with record demand in 2024

Travel

Global air travel rebounds with record demand in 2024

31 Jan 2025

Dr Shay Ganesh, Medshield's new CMO.

Healthcare

Medshield names new CMO

28 Jan 2025

Toyota SA’s big plans for 2025: Key cars and market trends to watch

Events & Shows

Toyota SA’s big plans for 2025: Key cars and market trends to watch

Imran Salie 28 Jan 2025

Happy Sandpit launches Delta Echo India – a gamified approach to diversity, equity, and inclusion

Skills Development & Training

Happy Sandpit launches Delta Echo India – a gamified approach to diversity, equity, and inclusion

Issued by Happy Sandpit 1 Jul 2024

Jane Andropoulos, Partner, Bowmans

Trends

#BizTrends2025: Expect more corporate corruption crackdowns in 2025

Jane Andropoulos 27 Jan 2025

Source: © 123rf In 2024, 258,000 apps for iOS and Android operating systems were downloaded per minute for all types of publishers, with in-app purchase revenue up 12.5% to $150bn

Digital

2024 in-app purchase revenue up to $150bn, but app downloads decrease

23 Jan 2025

Source: Supplied. Marc Ashton, chief executive officer of Decusatio.

Markets & Investment

#BizTrends2025: 6 investor relations trends to watch in 2025

Marc Ashton 24 Jan 2025

Cannes Lions

#Cannes2025: 3 top creatives from continent named jury presidents

Danette Breitenbach 17 Jan 2025

Source: Donald J. Trump/Facebook.

Markets & Investment

Citizens of global powers are upbeat about a second Trump presidency – but this is by no means universal

17 Jan 2025

5 key focuses global CMOs have prioritised for 2025 relevant for local CMOs

Marketing

5 key focuses global CMOs have prioritised for 2025 relevant for local CMOs

Jessica Jacobs 14 Jan 2025

LG CEO unveils 2025 strategy focusing on smart solutions and B2B growth

Technology

LG CEO unveils 2025 strategy focusing on smart solutions and B2B growth

10 Jan 2025

Source: Reuters.

Economy

UN predicts world economic growth to remain at 2.8% in 2025

Michelle Nichols and Manoj Kumar 10 Jan 2025

Medical Research

MARS Awards: South African researcher wins first place

Katja Hamilton 9 Jan 2025

Source: Reuters.

Finance

Indonesia joins Brics bloc as full member, Brazil says

Gabriel Araujo and Stanley Widianto 8 Jan 2025

Image source: Markus Spiske from

Climate Change

Repression of climate and environmental protest is intensifying across the world

Oscar Berglund and Tie Franco Brotto 7 Jan 2025

Source: © Campaign Asia Tiktok’s North American general manager, Sameer Singh has announced his resignation at a critical time for the platform in the US

Social Media

TikTok’s US GM, Sameer Singh resigns at key time, raises advertising stability concerns

Danette Breitenbach 6 Jan 2025

Icon of Indian advertising, Walter Saldanha, leaves a lasting legacy at 93

Advertising

Icon of Indian advertising, Walter Saldanha, leaves a lasting legacy at 93

3 Jan 2025

A worker assembles an EV car inside BYD's first electric vehicle (EV) factory in Southeast Asia, a fast-growing regional EV market where it has become the dominant player, in Rayong, Thailand. Source: Reuters/Chalinee Thirasupa

Manufacturing & Parts

EU and Asia manufacturing spooked by boogeyman Trump

Sam Holmes and Indradip Ghosh 2 Jan 2025

SA red meat producers target Algeria to expand exports

Agro-processing

SA red meat producers target Algeria to expand exports

2 Jan 2025

Source: © The Economic Times President-elect Donald Trump is making a U-turn on banning TikTok in the US

Media Freedom

Trump's U-turn on the banning of TikTok

Danette Breitenbach 2 Jan 2025

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Brace! Risks stack up for the global economy in 2025

Mark John 24 Dec 2024

Huawei rides high as wearables market shifts gears

Technology

Huawei rides high as wearables market shifts gears

Lindsey Schutters 23 Dec 2024

Zambia opens doors to 53 countries with new visa waiver

Travel

Zambia opens doors to 53 countries with new visa waiver

20 Dec 2024

Source: © Fernando Dantas The 10th edition of the Agency Scope Brazil 2024/25 study has identified an increase in the use of a pitch as a method of selecting agencies

Marketing & Media

Part 2: Agency Scope Brazil 2024/25 study: Pitch the number one method for agency selection

17 Dec 2024

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Marketing & Media

Part 1: Agency Scope Brazil 2024/25 study: Brazilian advertiser companies revenue reaches R$ 3.6bn

13 Dec 2024

Igor Sechin went from Putin's deputy to a CEO position at Rosneft

Coal, Oil & Gas

Russian oligarch says we haven’t yet reached peak oil

12 Dec 2024

Source: Microsoft Designer

Mining

‘Gold rush’ driven by geopolitics and consumer anxiety

Lindsey Schutters 12 Dec 2024

All the 2025 Golden Globe nominations

Film

All the 2025 Golden Globe nominations

11 Dec 2024

Source: ©Oleksandr Boiko via

Commodities & Fairtrade

FAO reports spike in food prices as vegetable oils soar

10 Dec 2024

Image source: Md Mudassir Hossain from

Circular Economy & Waste Management

5 fairness flaws the UN’s new plastics treaty must change

Anna Barford and Jakob T. Pruess 9 Dec 2024

Direct flights, visa improvements key to enhancing SA-India tourism

Travel

Direct flights, visa improvements key to enhancing SA-India tourism

6 Dec 2024

Back to the future: Reviving sorghum in South Africa

Agriculture

Back to the future: Reviving sorghum in South Africa

Christin Hunter 4 Dec 2024

Havas Media network launches global e-commerce offering in Africa

Digital

Havas Media network launches global e-commerce offering in Africa

Issued by Havas Johannesburg 3 Dec 2024

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

Financial Services

SA takes a stance on unified Brics currency as Trump threatens 100% tariffs

2 Dec 2024

Healthcare

Tragedy strikes WHO Africa: Leadership transition uncertain

Katja Hamilton 28 Nov 2024

A new era for the South African agricultural sector in 2025

Agribusiness

A new era for the South African agricultural sector in 2025

John Hudson and Wandile Sihlobo 27 Nov 2024