The CMO Council has released initial findings from its 2026 Marketing Transformation Performance Audit and Scorecard, exposing widespread operational deficiencies that continue to prevent many marketing organisations from translating martech, AI and data investments into measurable business performance.

Toyota SA has launched the all-new bZ4X with the campaign, 'It Just Got Real', and an advert filmed in Bloemfontein in partnership with the Studio One team at Publicis Groupe Africa.

South Africa's fast-food and quick-service restaurant (QSR) conversation is back in full swing, but the brands consumers have been talking about, searching for and ultimately buying are no longer always the same.

AI search hasn’t only changed how people look for information. According to VML's 2026 AI Search Report, AI has also upended everything brands have been using to measure SEO effectiveness.

Venelize de Lange from media update talks to celebrity Chef Jenny Morris about audience attention and creator credibility in food media while considering what role storytelling plays in this industry. 

Venelize de Lange from media update considers what WeBuyCars' backlash over their latest advertisement reveals about topical advertising and brand publicity.

Here is a figure that ought to settle a thirty-year argument. Companies whose marketing and finance chiefs genuinely trust one another grow revenue nearly twice as fast as those where the CMO and CFO are at odds, says Musa Kalenga, CEO of Brave Group.

OFM listeners have proven the power of community — this time by raising R323 980.89 during 'The Big Cover-Up', which took place on Wednesday, 3 June. 

Kagiso Trust has announced the appointment of Zwoitwaho Nevhutalu as Chairperson of the organisation, effective Wednesday, 1 July. Nevhutalu succeeds Mankone Ntsaba, who has completed two consecutive terms and six years as Chairperson of the Board of Trustees. 

In celebration of Mandela Month,, Xiaomi South Africa has partnered with the Community to Career Career Fair to invest in the future of underprivileged learners from various schools across Gauteng.