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When Local Language Meets Global Default

5 Weeks ago Media

South Africa's multilingual reality can get lost when local languages present a challenge for developing language technology. media update considers what it means when the language we use does not fit the systems built to understand it.

South African languages and AI AI and African languages Code-switching Vernaculars South African vernaculars Code-switching South Africa South African language technology Language technology African language AI datasets Indigenous languages in AI

The Cost of Disconnected Marketing and Operations

4 Weeks ago Marketing

media update considers what happens when businesses experience misalignment in marketing and operations by looking at the recent SPAR Chairman and Deputy Chair's resignations as case study.

SPAR SAP implementation failure SPAR leadership crisis SPAR share price decline SPAR retailer profitability SPAR supply chain problems SPAR litigation SPAR independent retailers SPAR Chairman Mike Bosman resignations SPAR Chairman resignations

The Human Edge in an Automated Communications Industry: A Q&A With Kevin Welman

4 Weeks ago Publicity

media update talks to Kevin Welman about how agencies can balance integration with specialist knowledge, creativity with commercial value and technological efficiency with human relationships to build lasting credibility.

AI in communications AI in public relations External communications strategy Storytelling in communications Human relationships in PR Measuring communications ROI Kevin Welman Director of ByDesign Communications Co-founder of ByDesign Communications

Taste as an Editorial Skill

4 Weeks ago Media

media update considers how technology and trend culture shape our relationship with taste, and why developing discernment and an independent perspective remains essential to editorial judgement.

Taste Culture Cultural trends Tech’s influence on culture AI influencing culture Pierre Bourdieu Consumer culture Social media trends Editorial judgement

When Literacy Development Meets Easy Answers: A Deeper Look at South Africa’s Literacy Crisis

2 Weeks ago Media

media update considers how our relationship with AI and the decline in reading for pleasure fit into South Africa's literacy crisis.

South Africa literacy crisis AI and reading comprehension International Literacy Day 2026 Next Chapter Jozi literacy initiative Reading for pleasure South Africa 60th anniversary of International Literacy Day

Taking Local Global — What Durban FilmMart 2026 Asks of African Storytellers

Yesterday Media

Africa's leading film finance market returns this coming October under the theme Shifting Worlds: Turning Towards Ourselves. media update looks at how local stories reach global audiences without losing what makes them local.

Durban FilmMart 2026 African film finance market Shifting Worlds Turning Towards Ourselves Talents Durban 2026 African cinema storytelling cultural context in storytelling decentering the single story African filmmakers global audience

Roots to Reinvention — The Editor's Note

3 Weeks ago Publicity

Spring notoriously signals new beginnings, meaning most industries lean on this symbolism for their own gain. media update considers how publicity campaigns can offer an edge to an overdone story by rooting a brand's future in its own history.

Brand heritage Brand storytelling Publicity campaigns Brand history Brand reputation Heritage marketing Spring day Spring publicity Public relation strategies Brand identity Heritage marketing

When Purpose Meets People — A Q&A With Tarri Parfitt

5 Weeks ago Publicity

media update talks to Tarri Parffit about how the Smile Foundation communicates humanitarian influence and keeps people at the heart of the cause.

Tarri Parfitt Smile Foundation Smile Foundation CEO Tarri Parfitt CEO Smile Foundation South Africa Women’s Day Smile Foundation Women’s Day Breakfast NGO communication NGO

How Spaces Shape the Stories We Tell About Them

2 Days ago Publicity

media update considers how the way we experience our surroundings can influence what we believe about them, and why changing that perception requires more than a fresh coat of paint.

Johannesburg inner city Johannesburg public spaces inner-city regeneration urban regeneration Johannesburg Johannesburg heritage buildings community development Johannesburg socio-spatial divides Ponte Tower challenge The Barbican

Building a Data Profile: A Q&A With Melissa Mc Nally — Part One

22 Hours ago Marketing

media update talks to Melissa McNally about the assumptions behind audience research, from the limits of consumer personas to the risks of AI-led targeting, and how research can keep pace with changing needs and motivations.

Audience research Consumer behaviour Audience segmentation Consumer personas AI audience targeting Marketing data analytics Consumer insights Audience targeting strategy Melissa Mc Nally SoundInsights Kagiso Connect Kagiso Media Radio

Financial Times Weekend Is Now Printed and Delivered Locally in South Africa

2 Hours ago Media

Financial Times Weekend (FT Weekend), the Financial Times' flagship weekend edition, has announced that it is now being printed and distributed locally in South Africa for the first time, cutting the wait between London's presses and a Sandton breakfast table from days to hours.

Paul Reynell Steps Down from PRISA Leadership to Focus on Strengthening Africa's Global Voice

3 Hours ago Publicity

Paul Reynell, Founder of Paddington Station PR, has formally stepped down from his roles within the Public Relations Institute of Southern Africa (PRISA).

Interrail Launches Travel Campaign and Brand Platform

4 Hours ago Marketing

Interrail B.V., the Dutch company behind the Interrail rail Pass, has launched a new global brand platform aimed at showing that travel does more than take people somewhere new — it changes how they see the world, and themselves.

Building a Data Profile: A Q&A With Melissa Mc Nally — Part One

22 Hours ago Marketing

TEARS Animal Rescue Encourages Public to Consider Their Pets When Drafting Their Wills

23 Hours ago Publicity

From Monday, 14 to Friday, 18 September, participating legal practitioners across the country will draft basic wills for free. In honour of National Wills Week, TEARS Animal Rescue has encouraged the public to consider their pets during this process.

From Philipstown to Formula 1: How a Small Karoo Town Captured the World's Attention

Yesterday Publicity

In a small Northern Cape town where the most recent recorded unemployment rate stood at 34.49% in 2021, two handmade wire cars have achieved something extraordinary.

EBM Group's Winning Streak Continues With 42 Footprint Awards

Yesterday Marketing

The EBM Group (EBM) has reinforced its position as one of South Africa's retail marketing agencies, securing 42 awards at the 2026 South African Council of Shopping Centres (SACSC) Footprint Marketing Awards this week.

Growth Agency and Adclick Africa Put Performance Marketing First

Yesterday Marketing

Growth Agency, a specialist digital marketing agency, has been established alongside Adclick Africa as part of an expanded group offering with the goal of bringing performance marketing growth and success to brands and businesses in South Africa.

Menlyn Park Shopping Centre Wins 14 Awards at 2026 SACSC Footprint Marketing Awards

Yesterday Marketing

Menlyn Park Shopping Centre has taken home 14 awards — including one Gold, nine Silver and four Bronze awards at the 2026 South African Council of Shopping Centres (SACSC) Footprint Marketing Awards, held on Wednesday, 9 September at The Polo Room, Inanda Polo Club.

Tiger Brands Reaches Zero Waste Target

Yesterday Publicity

Three Tiger Brands manufacturing facilities has announced that it has achieved zero waste to landfill for three consecutive months: the Beverages plant and Home and Personal Care plant in Gauteng and the Jungle cereals plant in Cape Town.