What does successful brand leadership look like today? media update's Venelize de Lange chats to Koji Sekiguchi about the lessons he learnt from a global career in marketing leadership.

Red and Yellow Creative School of Business (Red & Yellow) has been titled the number one educational institution in across Africa and the Middle East in the 2025 Loeries Official Rankings, marking a milestone for South African creative education on a continental stage.

Classics on Turf, a South African fusion of classical music, and sport-inspired elegance, has arrived in Durban for the first time on Thursday, 26 February, aimed at marking a significant new chapter in the evolution of one of the country's most prestigious cultural.

The global Art Directors Club has announced the jury for the inaugural free ADC AI Visual Design-Dreamina AI category, dedicated to honouring the frontier of generative craft in the 2026 ADC 105th Annual Awards. 

Mastercard has welcomed its 2026 Youth Employment Service (YES) cohort, aimed at reinforcing its commitment to unlocking opportunities for young South Africans and strengthening the country's future talent pipeline as part of the YES initiative.

Venelize de Lange from media update considers how audience insight can guide Valentine's Day campaigns, showcasing why relevance and brand alignment matters more than simple participation in seasonal marketing.

Since its introduction in 2025, Woolworths' MyDifference loyalty programme has aimed to mark a significant shift in how the retailer rewards, engages and builds long-term relationships with its customers, moving beyond traditional points-based loyalty to a more personalised, transparent and insight-led model.

Uber Eats and the Gauteng Department of Economic Development have joined township entrepreneurs, delivery people and senior public and private sector leaders to celebrate a partnership that has aimed to deliver meaningful economic impact across Gauteng's township economies.

The legal industry has undergone a radical shift as traditional "prestige-based" marketing loses ground to "precision-based" digital strategies. Modern law firms have been moving away from corporate jargon to embrace human-centered content and data-driven visibility.

The Sovereign Art Foundation (SAF) has announced the launch of the 2026 Sovereign African Art Prize, the fifth edition of its award for contemporary artists from Africa and its diaspora.