Mastercard has welcomed its 2026 Youth Employment Service (YES) cohort, aimed at reinforcing its commitment to unlocking opportunities for young South Africans and strengthening the country's future talent pipeline as part of the YES initiative.

Independent South African agency Boomtown has announced the appointment of Zahra Mirza as Group Managing Director and Nigel Matthews as Executive Creative Director (ECD), marking a significant leadership milestone as the agency enters its next phase of growth, creative ambition and continental expansion.

At the end of 2025, the Clover Mama Afrika project stepped in and replaced Mama Zakhe's borehole as well as the pump and it has had a huge impact on her food garden. This food garden is essential in providing food and nutrition to her community in Princess.

Learners from Bokamoso Secondary School and Lithuli Combined School have been awarded certificates for successfully completing the Communities and Justice Programme (CJP), implemented by the Safer South Africa Foundation.

The global Art Directors Club has announced the jury for the inaugural free ADC AI Visual Design-Dreamina AI category, dedicated to honouring the frontier of generative craft in the 2026 ADC 105^th Annual Awards. 

The Sovereign Art Foundation (SAF) has announced the launch of the 2026 Sovereign African Art Prize, the fifth edition of its award for contemporary artists from Africa and its diaspora. 

Uber Eats and the Gauteng Department of Economic Development have joined township entrepreneurs, delivery people and senior public and private sector leaders to celebrate a partnership that has aimed to deliver meaningful economic impact across Gauteng's township economies.

Since its introduction in 2025, Woolworths' MyDifference loyalty programme has aimed to mark a significant shift in how the retailer rewards, engages and builds long-term relationships with its customers, moving beyond traditional points-based loyalty to a more personalised, transparent and insight-led model.

BIC, the global leader in essential writing products, has launched a heartwarming new 'Back-to-School' (BTS) film and campaign titled, Let Your Ink-Side Out, created in collaboration with creative agency Boundless. 

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