As we close out 2025, South Africa's film and television industry finds itself in a strange, uneasy place. Not collapsing, not thriving, but suspended somewhere in between, says Alastair Orr, The Refinery CEO.

Jeni-Anne Campbell, Founder of JAW Advertising and Author of Feeding Unicorns, has announced that she is inviting South Africans to nominate purpose-driven women who are changing lives through business.

Anglo American's enterprise and supplier development programme, Zimele, together with its implementation partner Sigma, have been named amongst six global winners at the 2025 PUM Impact Awards for their collaboration with PUM in the Northern Cape Solar and Energy Transition Programme.

Salesforce has hosted its 2025 Trailblazer Awards in Johannesburg, recognising the South African organisations using Salesforce's platform and partner ecosystem to cut costs, accelerate sales cycles and improve operational performance.

Established in 1995, the iPendoring Awards has aimed to celebrate excellence in creative communication across South Africa's indigenous languages. By promoting multilingualism, the awards have aimed to play a vital role in fostering the growth of the country's diverse cultural and linguistic heritage. 

Time Out South Africa has launched the local edition of Time Out's, The Joy Revolution insight series, a community-led study that calls on brands to prioritise real, meaningful joy in their advertising, content and experiences.

Every generation inherits a different kind of economy. For my generation in South Africa, we're witnessing something remarkable: The birth of a platform-driven digital economy that could do for today's entrepreneurs what factories once did for previous generations, says André de Wet, CEO and Co-Founder of Flood.

This piece calls for safer South African roads through AI and smart technology — smart infrastructure, in-vehicle safety tools and proactive systems. By uniting government, private sector and communities, we can prevent accidents, save lives, and ensure safer journeys, especially during festive peaks, says Tendai Joe, CEO and Founder of RoadMind AI.

Netflix buying Warner Bros Discovery is one of those moments that rewrites the rulebook for global entertainment, says Leslie Adams, Sales Director at Reach Africa.

South Africa's digital out of home (DOOH) industry has entered a new phase, driven by growing advertiser demand for transparent, independently validated delivery data.