Tiger Brands has announced it has reached a milestone in its renewable energy journey, with solar power now operational at seven of its manufacturing sites across South Africa, aimed at helping to reduce the company's reliance on non-renewable energy sources while lowering its carbon footprint.

Today consumers have endless market options — and brands are finding that customer loyalty cannot be taken for granted. media update's Venelize de Lange considers how retail businesses are adapting their strategies to stay top of mind. 

South Africa is no longer an emerging loyalty market. It is a mature one. The 2025 / 6 Truth and BrandMapp Loyalty Whitepaper found that 85% of economically active South Africans use loyalty programmes, up from 82% in the previous year, says Len Lubbe, CEO at LoyaltyPlus.

The One Club for Creativity has announced the latest group of inductees in advertising, design and education to be named in the 2026 Creative Hall of Fame in September.

The World Out of Home Organization (WOO) has announced the results of the first ever independently aggregated global study of programmatic Digital Out-of-Home (pDOOH) advertising spend, revealing that the channel generated approximately USD$1.4-billion in revenue globally in 2025 — equivalent to 7% of total DOOH expenditure.

Allan Gray and Accenture Song's, 'A Seat at the Table', has won a D&AD Wood Pencil in Spatial Design, the only South African work to receive a Pencil at the 2026 D&AD Awards.

Network X OOH, a specialist in premium, township, transit and digital advertising solutions, has officially relaunched its brand, unveiling a refreshed identity, renewed market positioning and a campaign platform that aims to capture the company's belief that the street remains one of South Africa's most powerful media environments.

Musa Kalenga, Chief Executive Officer of The Brave Group, one of Africa's independent marketing and communications groups, has been confirmed as a panellist at the Daily Maverick Marketing Masterclass, Season 3.

The World Out of Home Organization has announced the award winners for Individuals, Digital, Classic and Special Build Creative, Sustainability and Technical Innovation, at its annual Global Congress in London on the fourth of June.

L'Oréal South Africa has welcomed the recent decision by the Advertising Regulatory Board (ARB), to uphold the company's claim that La Roche Posay is the No. 1 Most Recommended Brand by Dermatologists in South Africa.