South Africa's advertising industry is buzzing with originality in 2025. Venelize de Lange from media update unpacks the must-know campaigns of the year, revealing how brands are redefining connection and impact.

Discover Sport™, the recently launched sport-tech social media platform, has announced that it is rapidly accelerating its reach and mandate thanks to its 'Discover Sport™ Foundation'.

The Jewellery and Gemstone Association of Africa (JGAA) has announced the launch of its second major competition, 'The Design Dynamic'.  Its official media partner in Africa is Jewellery Afrika, publishers of the hybrid B2B2C 'J-ZINE Edit'.

Clover, one of South Africa's most trusted and loved household brands, has reaffirmed its commitment to health and cancer awareness with a R500 000 donation to PinkDrive NPC — South Africa's leading non-profit organisation promoting early detection of gender-related cancers.

Gift of the Givers has announced the launch of Team Gift, a new monthly giving programme powered by BackaBuddy, designed to generate steady and sustainable support for their life-saving humanitarian work both locally and across the globe.

What's the point of using an agency? It's a provocative question, but one that every organisation and agency needs to grapple with. The traditional model — where agencies operated as siloed service providers, responding to briefs and delivering outputs — is being disrupted, says Tara Turkington, CEO of Flow Communications.

WARC has unveiled The Marketer's Toolkit 2026 and has revealed five critical trends set to disrupt global marketing practices and reshape brand strategies in the year ahead.

Netflix Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has won multiple awards at the 2025 Global Entertainment Marketing Academy Awards (GEMA), aimed at celebrating its creativity and marketing prowess across the region. 

Milpark Education has announced the launch of its Immersive Online (IO) Learning, a new approach designed to reshape the way higher education is delivered and experienced in South Africa.

Delegates at the Singularity South Africa Summit 2025 have described their experience as, "exceptionally well-organised and insightful from start to finish".