Local retail sales rise 5.1% year on year in April
Retail trade sales rose 5.1% year-on-year in April 2025, driven mainly by general dealers (+5.3%) and clothing and footwear retailers (+12.5%).
SA social media users face highest risk of finance ad scams
South Africa ranks highest for exposure to scam and high-risk financial ads on social media, with a study finding 37.5% of finance ads on Meta platforms are scams and 62.5% are risky.
Daily Sun joins SA’s most trusted news brands on prestigious global list
Daily Sun, the ‘Voice of the People’ since 2002, speaks directly to South Africa’s vibrant working-class communities with bold, unfiltered stories. With a free website and a WhatsApp community boasting 600,000+ followers and 71% engagement, it continues to innovate to meet its audience where they are.
Ten trends shaping the future of digital out-of-home
https://themediaonline.co.za/2025/06/ten-trends-shaping-the-future-of-digital-out-of-home/
Naspers lifts core earnings by 46% as e-commerce profitability surges
Group core headline earnings rose 46% to $3.1bn, while adjusted earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) turned positive at $130m, compared to a $154m loss in the prior year. Revenues increased 20% year-on-year to $7.2bn.
Valuable and credible: MOST Awards survey is live
The MOST survey was released on Friday … and researcher Brad Aigner from Freshly Ground Insights already has 50 completed surveys in hand.
Comscore reveals differences between mythical, possible programmatic
The myth that advertisers must choose between scale and quality persists, but Proximic’s Rachel Gantz aims to prove they can have both.
Microsoft Advertising launches reporting overhaul & Performance Max updates
Microsoft Advertising’s latest updates bring smarter reporting, more flexible campaign controls, and streamlined cross-platform tools.
UK launches formal probe of Omnicom-IPG merger
After soliciting comments last month from “interested parties,†the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority today launched an official investigation into whether the proposed Omnicom-IPG combination would stifle industry competition in the country.
WPP partners with TikTok to integrate Symphony into WPP Open
The Symphony integration enhances WPP Open with AI tools for content strategy, giving teams early access to new features to help clients stay ahead.