Group revenue declined by 1.8% to R6.58 billion from R6.7 billion in the year to end-June. Holden said the decline was felt mainly in the group’s local newspaper publishing and printing operations, was partly offset by some growth in the packaging and stationery segment. He said the pressure on revenue, combined with new inflationary cost pressures.
Buyers now arrive better informed, so PPC structure should shift toward consolidation, stronger conversion values, and flexible assets that sell on any surface.
South Africa recommends BRICS establish an international mechanism for the independent scientific evaluation of artificial intelligence (AI), said president Cyril Ramaphosa. This, amid the accelerated pace of AI development, sometimes resulting in AI models escaping test environments to hack companies or blackmail people.
Rogerwilco’s 2026 Township Customer Experience Report, in collaboration with Field & Insights Africa, explores how shrinking budgets, infrastructure disruptions and changing consumer behaviour are reshaping South Africa’s township economy.
Nielsen has been measuring streaming ratings for nearly a decade, but that data has always taken a long time — nearly a month — to process and report. No more: Starting Thursday, the audience-measurement giant will begin posting its weekly streaming top-10 charts just 11 days after the close of each reporting period
Kagiso Musi, CEO WPP Media SSA, said, “This win is a powerful reminder of what happens when global relationships and local excellence come together. We are thrilled to partner with a brand so deeply rooted in African culture, beauty and everyday consumer lives. It makes this win particularly meaningful…”
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Rather than directing users immediately away from ChatGPT, Sponsored agents are designed to let them ask follow-up questions about an advertised product or service, explain what they are looking for and explore whether an offering suits their needs before visiting the advertiser’s website.
Six months into its first funding round of R10.5m, the Digital News Transformation Fund is helping community publishers launch online platforms, grow audiences and explore new sources of revenue.
SA are more anxious than they were five years ago, but they are also happier. Both of those things are true at the same time, and YouGov Profiles+ data accessed through consumer insights agency KLA, the exclusive partner for YouGov in Sub-Saharan Africa, suggests the reason lies in a quiet shift in how people relate to joy itself.