Flow Communications, an independent South African integrated communications agency, has celebrated winning a total of 11 awards at two of the industry's most prestigious events: the Assegai Integrated Marketing Awards and the MMA SA Smarties Awards.

Buco, together with digital partners Algorithm and Mobiclicks, has taken home a Bronze Assegai Award at the 2025 Assegai Awards, that aimed to celebrate excellence in integrated marketing across South Africa.

The Mampeule Foundation, a South African non-profit organisation has committed to advancing property education, global health, community upliftment and tertiary bursary support, has edhost an exclusive social event with a Qatari delegation on Monday, 17 November ahead of the 2025 G20 Johannesburg Summit.

The Marketing + Media Alliance (MMA) has announced the winners of the SMARTIES® Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) 2025 Awards, following a gala dinner held in Cape Town. Now in its second year, SMARTIES SSA has aimed to continue to cement its position as a platform for recognising marketing innovation and effectiveness across the region.

Shopper marketing — where brand strategy meets retail reality — has now been formally recognised as a specialist skillset in South Africa with the launch of the country's first accredited shopper marketing short course.

Now in its seventh year, the Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards has returned to celebrate the designers, makers and changemakers shaping a more sustainable, inclusive and creative fashion ecosystem in South Africa and across the continent.

SPAR South Africa has aimed to redefine value this shopping season with its biggest Black Friday campaign to date — 'Black Friday with SuperSized Savings'. The nationwide sale has taken a dual-phased approach designed with the aim to deliver maximum relief to South African consumers by increasing basket size and offering competitive pricing across grocery and liquor products.

The International News Media Association (INMA) has released, How News Advertising Reclaims the Brand Safety Narrative, a report aimed at exposing how flawed brand-safety systems have drained billions from quality journalism — and offering a data-backed road map for recovery.

The WomenIN Festival has successfully hosted the Good Hope FM Warrior Woman Awards 2025 at the Newlands Cricket Ground as Cape Town.

Gerom Media has announced the launch of the inaugural TourismX MICE Social Media Awards and the annual MICE Social Media Report, aimed to feature a Hotlist with the top MICE brands on social media.