A court case in the US over allegations that Google collected app-based activity and other information about users, even when they had opted out, has spread to SA, raising privacy concerns about how the search giant used South Africans’ activity.

Seeff Open House – a premium lifestyle magazine that redefines what a property publication can be, and establishes itself as Africa’s largest property lifestyle title will launch in Spring with a print order of 50,000 copies.

Tractor Outdoor has expanded its digital footprint with the addition of several new sites across Cape Town and Johannesburg, further strengthening its national network while reinforcing its dominance in the Western Cape.

South Africans are visiting shopping malls less than they did, staying for shorter periods, and their trips are more deliberate. Online shopping and lifestyle changes have fuelled South Africa’s changing shopping habits, and shopping malls are reimagining their purpose to keep customers coming through its doors.

The newly redesigned platform has been built with the industry in mind, offering an improved user experience and expanded functionality that makes it easier than ever to stay connected, informed, and engaged.

As media channels multiply, consumer behaviour evolves and accountability expectations grow, South Africa’s media industry faces a new challenge: ensuring that talent development keeps pace with the realities of modern media planning.

Naspers, which claims to be the largest primary listed company on the JSE, has completed its transformation from a traditional holding company into an active operator of AI-driven lifestyle ecosystems across Latin America, Europe and India. “Every one of our ecosystems is now profitable, and our free cash flow – excluding Tencent – continues to grow,” Naspers says in a trading statement released this morning.

AAA School of Advertising has launched a new brand positioning, "Where the Best Get Better", underpinned by the guiding principle of the institution: "AAA is where legends are born". The positioning aims to reflect both the school's heritage and its future direction.

A fragmented measurement landscape. Currently, each RMN operates within its own measurement framework. Comparing performance across platforms like Takealot, Amazon, and Sixty60 becomes complex without a consistent approach to how metrics are defined and applied. Metrics such as ROAS, conversion rate, and even 'sales' are often defined differently depending on the platform.

The Academy makes its global debut at the Social Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC) Summit in Panama City, where Mediology’s media-led thinking will be shared with an international audience of behaviour-change professionals from around the world. The launch comes at a time when media and marketing are evolving at unprecedented speed.df