M-Net's Mzansi Magic (DStv 161) will be rolling out 10 new mini-series starting from May, several of which are helmed by youth-led South African production companies. The plan is to strip these new mini-series from Mondays to Wednesdays, over a 10-week period, from 11 May and into July, three nights a week.

This proactive approach helped us defend against bad actors. In 2025, we blocked or removed over 8.3-billion ads and suspended 24.9-million accounts, including 602-million ads and 4-million accounts associated with scams.

South African Public Relations (PR) agencies racked up 17 Provoke Media EMEA IN2 Sabre Awards, with five winners and 12 Certificates of Excellence.

Six million South Africans walked into a cinema in 2025. They switched their phones off, sat down, and paid attention. In what other medium can you say the same? With cinema you get your vodka martini shaken, not stirred and served with an olive. The brief deserves more than a casual pour.

Approval recognises the role of locally produced marketing insight in advancing professional standards and continuous learning across the industry

Nelson Mandela University, Media Development & Diversity Agency (MDDA) and the Economic Development Fund (EDF) have launched a student-driven Creative Media Lab aimed at bridging the gap between academic training and the demands of the media and marketing industries.

Between 2 and 5 seconds*. That’s the sweet spot for capturing attention today. But not merely on a single advert – multiple exposures to messaging, where each one grabs fleeting glances of attention, have been shown to break through the attention barrier that marketers find themselves currently battling

ESPN Africa has confirmed the acquisition of broadcast rights to France’s iconic Top 14, widening the range of elite club rugby for fans across sub-Saharan Africa.

The global tech giant’s president, Brad Smith, announced in March 2025 that Microsoft would invest R5.4 billion to expand data centre capacity in South Africa and train South Africans with AI skills.

Johnny Davids, the beloved TV presenter of programmes like Landbouweekliks on VIA (DStv 147) and Kwêla and Ysters op die Landgoed on kykNET (DStv 144) who was also a sports commentator on SuperSport in Afrikaans died on Thursday morning after a heart attack. He was 48.