Picture this: a corporate giant, desperate for fresh PR firepower, fires off a glossy RFP. Agencies scramble, pouring blood, sweat and late nights into bespoke pitches, says Bernadine Coles, Meropa Communications Deputy Divisional Head of Corporate.

Every June, the South African marketing industry does something curious. It sets aside an entire month to talk about youth, and then spends most of it talking about age, says Marilize Jacobs, Founder of VocalCord PR & Reputation Management, and Thabani Mnyakeni, Chief Creative Officer at TM Relations.

For decades, the instinctive answer to business growth and influence was marketing. That made sense in a world where brands could largely define themselves through campaigns, buying attention through select channels at scale, says Sharleen James, Managing Director of Razor PR.

Venelize de Lange from media update talks to Nicky McArthur about the decision to launch a new print magazine in 2026 and how this move challenges industry assumptions about print's decline in value. 

Cape Town Tourism (CTT) has announced that it has won three Gold Awards at the International Tourism Film Festival Africa (ITFFA). 

FNB, together with the University of Johannesburg's Business School (JBS), have announced a landmark collaboration for the 2026 FNB App Academy programme, aimed at expanding access to credible, future-ready digital education and strengthening pathways for youth into South Africa's digital future.

The South African travelogue series, Breaking Down Borders Africa, has been awarded a Silver international Telly Award in the Best Travel and Tourism Television Series category. The announcement was as the Telly Awards has celebrated their 47^th year.

Ogilvy Namibia has concluded a three-month creative mentorship programme with the College of the Arts (COTA). On Wednesday, 10 June, eight students presented full marketing campaigns to representatives from Paratus Namibia at the agency's Windhoek offices.

Tasked with creating a brand for a generation that lives a large portion of its life online, M+C Saatchi Abel has partnered with MTN to launch 'Pi by MTN', a digital-first brand built to reshape how modern South Africans manage their mobile and home connectivity.

This World Oceans Day, four South African beaches have earned a place among the world's most celebrated coastal destinations, with Wilderness Beach joining an annual global list that celebrates the places where living calls loudest.