Africa's marketing and media sectors are shifting from outdated CV-based hiring to talent assessment tools. These tools address the limitations of resumes in evaluating crucial soft skills, offering skills-based tests and real-work simulations for accurate candidate assessment.

Empact Group has taken a step forward in celebrating Women's Day by turning attention to health and wellbeing in an event that challenges convention on Friday, 8 August.

The Climate Media Awards have announced that entries have opened, this year with a total of R130 000 in prizes for the top climate stories across Africa.

In a continued effort to meet children when they watch to learn, Sesame Workshop International South Africa (SWISA) has announced that it is expanding its partnership with eTV, with season 15 of Takalani Sesame now screening on both eTV and eExtra, with season 16 following soon thereafter.

Time Out, the global brand dedicated to inspiring and enabling people to experience the best of the city, has announced its official launch in Johannesburg.

Slikour OnLife, a trailblazer in African music culture and innovation, has announced the launch of SOL Distro, a ground-breaking full-service music platform designed to give artists the tools, resources and opportunities they need to build and grow their careers while keeping 100% of their royalties.

Scroll through South African timelines and a pattern emerges. Township skits and hustle videos tally up thousands of shares. Luxury lifestyles, designer labels, and soft-life brunches dominate aspirational feeds, says Nompumelelo Nhlengethwa, PR consultant and communications strategist.

In a world where professional conversations often feel overly polished or performative, we felt something was missing: a space for honest, grounded dialogue about what really shapes our industry — the messy, meaningful and sometimes uncomfortable realities of building brands, businesses and people, says Tracy Jones, Founder and MD of Dialogue.

Life Healthcare, one of South Africa's private hospital groups, has appointed 2Stories to lead their integrated, patient-first communications strategy. The scope of work spans content-led initiatives, community building, stakeholder engagement, internal communications and proactive media relations across the Life Healthcare Group.

The Digital News Transformation Fund (DNTF) has announced that it will open its first application window on Monday, 25 August, offering small, medium and community-based independent news publishers an opportunity to secure funding for projects that drive digital transformation and long-term sustainability in a rapidly evolving media landscape.