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Dumisani Tshabalala, head of Academics at the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls

Primary & Secondary Education

#WomensMonth: Your voice matters, loudly, clearly, and without apology - Dumisani Tshabalala, Owlag

Shan Radcliffe 46 minutes

Juno ranked no. 1 attractive media agency according to SCOPEN

Media

Juno ranked no. 1 attractive media agency according to SCOPEN

Issued by Juno Media 10 Apr 2024

Innovator Trust Women In Tech Awards 2025: A decade of powering progress

SMEs

Innovator Trust Women In Tech Awards 2025: A decade of powering progress

Issued by The Innovator Trust 4 hours

Ogilvy wins Best Digital Agency at 2025 Bookmarks Awards

IAB Bookmarks Awards

Ogilvy wins Best Digital Agency at 2025 Bookmarks Awards

Issued by Ogilvy South Africa 6 hours

Source: Kogae Rainbow Investment Holdings.

Infrastructure & Utilities

Kogae Rainbow’s majority stake in Boomgate: a new era for African security infrastructure

6 hours

Lungile Manganyi is a seasoned public relations practitioner. Source: Supplied.

Branding

Lungile Manganyi | When leadership change becomes disruption - lessons from Orlando Pirates

Lungile Manganyi 1 day

The Gathering 2025: Changemakers | The Impact Edition – agenda released

Online Media

The Gathering 2025: Changemakers | The Impact Edition – agenda released

Issued by Daily Maverick 1 day

Humans + AI: The new creative powerhouse in digital marketing

Digital

Humans + AI: The new creative powerhouse in digital marketing

Issued by We Do Digital 1 day

Infrastructure & Utilities

AIIM partners in R1bn Black women-led infrastructure initiative

1 day

Jessica Babsy, senior art director at VML South Africa, was living the dream when she earned a Young Lions Pass to the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity through the Open Chair community. Source: Supplied.

Women's Month

#WomensMonth | Open Chair's lioness: Jessica Babsy - I carry the stories of Cannes women with me

Jessica Babsy 1 day

Image supplied.

Environment & Natural Resources

#WomensMonth: Ener-G-Africa’s Louise Williamson on why people are central to conservation

Maroefah Smith 1 day

The Lead Creative: Unpacking Cannes 2025 with Xolisa Dyeshana and Saf Sindhi

The Lead Creative

The Lead Creative: Unpacking Cannes 2025 with Xolisa Dyeshana and Saf Sindhi

2 days

Stop overestimating AI and get the most out of your creative efforts

Digital

Stop overestimating AI and get the most out of your creative efforts

Issued by Incubeta 2 days

Where business dreams become reality: The Business Show Africa 2025 takes centre stage

SMEs

Where business dreams become reality: The Business Show Africa 2025 takes centre stage

Issued by NSBC.Africa 3 days

Behind the Selfie

#BehindtheSelfie: Haydn Henning, brand manager at Lift

Karabo Ledwaba 3 days

Source: © 123rf Industry leader Ann Nurock delivered a thought-provoking keynote, sharing her perspectives on some of the defining themes from the 2025 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity

Cannes Lions

#CreativeCircle | Ann Nurock: 3 key trends shaping the future of marketing and creativity

Ann Nurock 3 days

Source: Supplied. Surette Drew, a senior equity trader at Prescient Securities.

Finance

#WomensMonth: Lessons from seasoned equity trader Surette Drew

Katja Hamilton 3 days

#WomensMonth: Leonie Andereya on leading with heart in luxury hospitality

Hospitality

#WomensMonth: Leonie Andereya on leading with heart in luxury hospitality

Robin Fredericks 18 Aug 2025

#WomensMonth: Shannon Gahagan on driving Omoda, Jaecoo's growth in SA

Dealers

#WomensMonth: Shannon Gahagan on driving Omoda, Jaecoo's growth in SA

Imran Salie 18 Aug 2025

Image supplied.

Energy

#WomensMonth: TotalEnergies' Jacinta Francisco puts the power in empowerment

Maroefah Smith 2 days

Source: © 123rf Paul Reynell, vice-president of Prisa and founder of Paddington Station PR says Women’s Month invites us to reflect

Women's Month

#WomensMonth | Prisa's Paul Reynell: “I Ask—Who Is She?”

Paul Reynell 3 days

Chantelle dos Santos, a freelance creative director, advises women who want to enter the industry to trust their gut and keep showing up (Image supplied)

Women's Month

#WomensMonth | Open Chair's lioness: Chantelle dos Santos - Trust your gut and keep showing up

Danette Breitenbach 3 days

Branding

Playing it safe is killing your brand

Issued by eatbigfish 18 Aug 2025

A decade of growing talent: Ogilvy’s Graduate Programme is open for applicants

Education

A decade of growing talent: Ogilvy’s Graduate Programme is open for applicants

Issued by Ogilvy South Africa 15 Aug 2025

Mirriam Fonang: Breaking barriers and redefining enterprise in rural South Africa

SMEs

Mirriam Fonang: Breaking barriers and redefining enterprise in rural South Africa

Issued by BrandScapers 15 Aug 2025

Entries open for 2025 Furniture Design Competition

Design & Manufacturing

Entries open for 2025 Furniture Design Competition

15 Aug 2025

Source: © 123rf Derek Coles, president and MD of McCann Joburg says ‘digital-first’ isn’t enough and make a case for idea-first thinking in modern advertising

Marketing & Media

McCann Joburg's Derek Coles: Stand out, don't fit in

Derek Coles 15 Aug 2025

#WomensMonth | VML's Sihle Delport-Wetselaar: Acknowledging women’s strength

Women's Month

#WomensMonth | VML's Sihle Delport-Wetselaar: Acknowledging women’s strength

Danette Breitenbach 14 Aug 2025

Warc has revealed insights from the winners of the Cannes Creative Effectiveness Lions 2025 (Image supplied)

Marketing & Media

Warc: 3 themes from Cannes Lions for commercial success

14 Aug 2025

Marketing effectiveness is broken

Marketing

Marketing effectiveness is broken

Musa Kalenga, Issued by Brave Group 15 Aug 2025

Top devs gear up for BET Software’s high-stakes hackathon on the future of payments

Software

Top devs gear up for BET Software’s high-stakes hackathon on the future of payments

Issued by BET Software 14 Aug 2025

From billboards to big brands: How Lesedi Mnisi is redefining OOH advertising at Kena Outdoor

Women's Month

From billboards to big brands: How Lesedi Mnisi is redefining OOH advertising at Kena Outdoor

Issued by Kena Outdoor 14 Aug 2025

IAB SA's Front Row delegates for 2025 announced

Digital

IAB SA's Front Row delegates for 2025 announced

13 Aug 2025

Happy new year, Adland!

Cannes Lions

Happy new year, Adland!

Issued by M&C Saatchi Abel 13 Aug 2025

The Business Show Africa is back – Only 3 weeks to go

SMEs

The Business Show Africa is back – Only 3 weeks to go

Issued by NSBC.Africa 13 Aug 2025

One of the Open Chair Lionesses, Carla Ehlers, a digital designer at Ogilvy Social.Lab, says the Cannes experience showed her the value of being bold (Image supplied)

Women's Month

#WomensMonth | Open Chair Lioness Carla Ehlers: Be bold

Danette Breitenbach 12 Aug 2025

Checklist for women entrepreneurs turning side hustles into startups

Entrepreneurship

Checklist for women entrepreneurs turning side hustles into startups

12 Aug 2025

Retail

Status, service, and brand values: Key shopping trends in Africa

Issued by Google 12 Aug 2025

#WomensMonth: Regina Naicker on leading supply chain innovation and championing women in logistics

Logistics & Transport

#WomensMonth: Regina Naicker on leading supply chain innovation and championing women in logistics

Robin Fredericks 12 Aug 2025

2025 Effie Awards South Africa finalists announced

Marketing

2025 Effie Awards South Africa finalists announced

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 12 Aug 2025

Machine, a creative agency within Publicis Groupe Africa, has appointed Lesego Kotane as its new national managing director (Image supplied)

Advertising

Machine appoints Lesego Kotane as managing director

11 Aug 2025

Creativity on the clock: Making deadlines work for you

Digital

Creativity on the clock: Making deadlines work for you

Monique Vrey, Issued by Moonsport 12 Aug 2025

Source: Nedbank IMC

IMC Conference

#BehindtheIMC | Dr Gillian Hammah on the human edge in an AI-driven marketing world

Chloe Posthumus 14 Aug 2025

Only the brave make impact: Africa’s wake-up call from Cannes

Advertising

Only the brave make impact: Africa’s wake-up call from Cannes

Joseph Temitope, Issued by Dentsu 12 Aug 2025

#WomensMonth: Fibre Circle's Edith Leeuta champions the circular economy

Circular Economy & Waste Management

#WomensMonth: Fibre Circle's Edith Leeuta champions the circular economy

Maroefah Smith 13 Aug 2025

André Kritzinger named Eastern Cape Young Farmer of the Year

Agriculture

André Kritzinger named Eastern Cape Young Farmer of the Year

11 Aug 2025

#BehindtheIMC | Zubair Timol: AI and culture as catalysts for African growth

IMC Conference

#BehindtheIMC | Zubair Timol: AI and culture as catalysts for African growth

Chloe Posthumus 11 Aug 2025

Image credit: Lara Lepic on Dupe Photos

Energy

Women's empowerment is fundamental to the future of energy

13 Aug 2025

What do women and billboards have in common?

OOH

What do women and billboards have in common?

Issued by Kena Outdoor 8 Aug 2025