Jacaranda FM has announced the appointment of Vuyani Dombo as its new Managing Director, effective Tuesday, 1 April. Dombo, a seasoned Chartered Accountant, steps into the role after serving as Acting Managing Director since March 2025, following Deirdre King's departure. 

Open LinkedIn right now and you'll quickly spot the indisputable signs of AI-generated marketing content. You know the type: those perfectly polished paragraphs peppered with "unwavering commitment" paired with terms like "resilience" and "support" that somehow say everything and nothing at once, says Thelma Ngoma-Mavhunga, writer at Flow Communications.

PRLab has announced that the SaaS PR Summit 2025, an industry event uniting global experts in SaaS public relations, communications and content, will be conducted virtually on Tuesday, 15 April, ensuring comprehensive access to leading global authorities within the sector.

TikTok has hosted its second Annual Africa Safer Internet Summit in Cape Town, bringing together government officials, regulators and industry leaders. Delegates from South Africa, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Kenya and other countries convened to discuss critical issues on online safety, content moderation and digital policy development.

WARC has released the Global Ad Spend Outlook 2025 / 26 — Quarter 1 Update. The study has found that global advertising spend is now on course to grow 6.7% this year to USD$1.15-trillion, a downgrade of almost one percentage point (pp) from WARC's November forecast due to growing market volatility. A further cut of 0.7pp has been applied to 2026, downrating growth to 6.3%.

Jacaranda FM has announced that its Good Morning Angels has raised R310 000 to support seven-year-old Johandré Blom, who suffered a devastating crocodile attack at a dam near Brits on Friday, 21 March.

Salesforce has released its latest Connected Shoppers Report. According to the report, Gen Z is fueling a social shopping explosion, with 39% now having purchased and 76% having discovered products on social media platforms.

Ster-Kinekor, as the official representative to Cannes Lions, has announced Heineken as the official sponsor of the Cannes Young Lions Competition for South Africa. For the first time, two briefs will be shared across two categories: Film and the new category, Digital.

First National Bank, a partner of SA Rugby and the Springboks since 2017, has announced the deepening of its relationship by becoming the principal partner of the Springbok teams, with the FNB logo taking front and centre of the teams' jerseys.

Angus Hamilton-Morris, Client Services Director at DarkMatter, provides a behind-the-scenes look at what 100 workshops with CEOs, CMOs and Brand Managers have taught him and why this might just change the way individuals play the 'advertising board game'.