Checkers has announced that it has won four awards at the 2020 / 21 Marketing Achievement Awards (MAAs). The retailer won three awards for the Sixty60 delivery service and one for the Xtra Savings rewards programme.  

Debonairs has announced that it partnered with FCB Joburg and has launched its new TVC. The Debonairs Pizza Cram-Decker^® TVC celebrates South Africa's passion for food, soccer and family. The TVC was launched on Tuesday, 16 March.

CMS, an international law and tax firm, has announced that it has taken on the brand configuration of 'CMS: Law. Tax. Future.' The rebrand represents a new and dynamic development and positioning in the top league of global legal brands in key international markets. As part of the rebranding, the local arm of the firm CMS South Africa also takes on this new brand expression. 

Digitas Liquorice has announced that Travelstart, Africa's leading online travel agency, has appointed the agency as its digital partner. 

Smollan has announced that it was awarded a PMR.africa Diamond Award. The PMR.africa Awards, which was held annually, are intended to enhance and set a benchmark for excellence and to celebrate the success of teams doing a great job. 

South African safety footwear brand Maxeco is celebrating 30 years of protecting the country’s hardworking workforce. To honour the occasion, the brand has launched a new campaign conceptualised by Nelson Mandela Bay agency Boomtown.

On the back of new business won in Europe at the end of 2020, RAPT Creative has opened satellite offices in the United Kingdom (London) and Ukraine (Kiev). RAPT’s presence in Europe will be overseen by the agency’s head of strategy and consumer insight, Genevieve van Vuuren, who is based in London.

Bridgestone South Africa has welcomed its new head of marketing Sara Didiza, who took on the role in March. Didiza has already begun leading a multi-disciplinary team that includes product management and brand marketing, public relations, corporate communications and trade marketing.

The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has announced a partnership with the Marketing Achievement Awards (MAAs) as the presenting partner until 2023. The SABC's involvement in the MAAs programme places it at the forefront of the transformation of marketing in South Africa in supporting the communication, advertising and marketing sectors. 

Union Swiss, makers of skin product brand Bio-Oil, has partnered with Bluegrass Digital to design and develop a new Instagram-style mobile app to provide distributors across 154 countries the ability to access brand content, news and information to support their marketing and sales initiatives.