The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity has announced its 2025 Young Lions winners. Turkey has taken home its first-ever Gold in Marketers, and Guatemala has won for the first time with a Gold in Film.

The first pairs of donated running shoes from Discovery Vitality's 'Give2Move' initiative has been handed over to verified beneficiaries aged between 13 to 30 at an event hosted at the Afrika Tikkun Wings of Life Centre in Diepsloot. 

The City of Johannesburg, in collaboration with Breathe Cities, has launched an initiative that supports 14 cities in reducing air pollution. The #PauseAndBreathe activation aims to inspire public support and bridge the gap between concern and awareness. 

Motsepe Advertising has announced that it has been awarded Top Media Agency at the 2025 Top 16 Youth-Owned Brands Awards (YOBA), an honour that celebrates South Africa's most impactful youth-led brands across 16 industries.

We're living through a seismic shift in how people search — and how brands get seen. Search engines no longer just deliver links. Increasingly, they generate direct answers. And the real disruptor here isn't just generative AI, says Ronelle Bester, Founder and Account Director at Red Ribbon Communications.

The South African Breweries (SAB) and the South African Rugby Union (SA Rugby) have announced a long-term Event Partnership Agreement, which sees SAB become the official and exclusive event delivery partner for all SA Rugby events.

In celebration of Youth Day, CODE has introduced 'iCourt Yethu (Our Court)' — a campaign focused on community upliftment and youth empowerment. As part of this initiative, CODE has refurbished the basketball court at Isaac Morrison School in Soweto.

Curious how legacy brands stay relevant in a rapidly changing market? media update's Venelize de Lange spoke with Vaughn Croeser, Vice President of Marketing at South African Breweries (SAB), to unpack what it takes to lead marketing at one of the country's most iconic companies. 

The Moti Cares Foundation has visited Soweto to distribute 2 000 blankets and bread loaves to residents in Dlamini and Orlando East, bringing comfort and dignity to families facing the bitter cold with limited resources.

Kagiso Media Radio's 'A Million & Change' campaign proves empirically that radio and associated platforms deliver increased reach, real-time engagement, defined actions and robust insights, says Nick Grubb, Chief Executive Officer of Kagiso Media Radio.