South Africans have a talent for laughing through the chaos. It's part coping mechanism, part national art form — and when brands manage to bottle that irreverence, the results can be magic.

The Parkview Charity Christmas Market has returned to George Hay Park from Friday, 21 to Sunday, 23 November that aimed to promis a festive weekend filled with cheer, community and giving.

Automated systems have transformed every aspect of marketing operations over the past few years, from how we run email campaigns and schedule social media posting to lead scoring and AB / testing, says Tanika Corneleus, Digital Campaign Lead at midnight, the agency of iqbusiness.

As South Africa gears up for another Black Friday, Mathabo Sekhonyana, Marketing Specialist, has warned that consumer loyalty is vanishing fast.

In an era where a single negative review can trend across social media platforms within hours, South African brands have discovered a harsh truth: exceptional products and clever marketing campaigns mean little if customer support fails to deliver.

From digital-first insights to ethical leadership, Venelize de Lange from media update unpacks how McDonald's South Africa blends global strategy with local storytelling to stay relevant, responsible and loved by fast-food fans nationwide.

It began as a bold idea from DOOH.co.za — South Africa's leading Out-of-Home (OOH) news and industry platform — to remind the world that before hashtags, filters and sponsored content, there was OOH: the original influencer.

Lawyers for the Arts South Africa (LASA), in partnership with the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA), has hosted the 2025 Creative Economy and IP Protection Youth Workshop on Thursday, 20 November, at the NYDA Offices in Sunninghill.

While this annual shopping day has become a fixture in the South African retail calendar, Salem Nyati, Consumer Financial Specialist at Momentum Group has found that it brings with it a darker side that threatens household financial stability; impulse buying and reckless overspending.

One strong definition of culture comes from UNESCO, which defines it as "the set of distinctive spiritual, material, intellectual and emotional features of society or a social group," encompassing not only art and literature but also lifestyles, ways of living together, value systems, traditions and beliefs, says Niko Kougioumtzi, Strategist at RAPT Creative.