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When Local Language Meets Global Default
South Africa's multilingual reality can get lost when local languages present a challenge for developing language technology. Venelize de Lange from media update considers what it means when the language we use does not fit the systems built to understand it.
Taste as an Editorial Skill
media update's Venelize de Lange considers how technology and trend culture shape our relationship with taste, and why developing discernment and an independent perspective remains essential to editorial judgement.
The Human Edge in an Automated Communications Industry: A Q&A With Kevin Welman
Venelize de Lange from media update talks to Kevin Welman about how agencies can balance integration with specialist knowledge, creativity with commercial value and technological efficiency with human relationships to build lasting credibility.
When Purpose Meets People — A Q&A With Tarri Parfitt
media update's Venelize de Lange talks to Tarri Parffit about how the Smile Foundation communicates humanitarian influence and keeps people at the heart of the cause.
The Cost of Disconnected Marketing and Operations
media update's Venelize de Lange considers what happens when businesses experience misalignment in marketing and operations by looking at the recent SPAR Chairman and Deputy Chair's resignations as case study.
This International Dog Day, celebrated annually on 26 August, FOUR PAWS has been encouraging the public to honour the unique human-canine bond while supporting the welfare of dogs in need.
Fifteen big cats rescued from the former Zoo Luján in Argentina have arrived safely at LIONSROCK Big Cat Sanctuary, aimed at marking a significant milestone in an international rescue mission led by global animal welfare organisation FOUR PAWS.
People love to use "jack of all trades, master of none" as a criticism, usually to suggest that someone should specialise rather than spread themselves too thin, says Yolisa Mkele, Senior Writer at Tribeca Public Relations.
Global animal welfare organisation FOUR PAWS has reached a milestone in its emergency mission at the former Zoo Luján in Argentina. Following months of preparation, 30 big cats began their journey to new homes on Monday, 17 August.
The partnership between Midlands Community College and Sesame Workshop International South Africa, funded by the Grindrod Family Centenary Trust, has aimed to put children's own experiences at the centre of the evidence.
Afrika Tikkun Services (ATS) has been renamed Africa Transformation Services (ATS) following its acquisition by CEO Dr Onyi Nwaneri and a team of investors, including Unicorn Factory — a permanent capital investment and advisory firm aimed at building and scaling businesses across Africa.
Sanofi and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) have partnered to improve access to childhood immunisation in three Eastern Cape districts, focusing on children who have not received, or not completed, their routine vaccines.
The Unlimited Child and Ackermans have marked a milestone in their long-standing partnership with the opening of The Unlimited Child's flagship satellite office and Centre of Excellence at the Ackermans Distribution Centre in Hammarsdale KZN.
D&AD, the global creative non-profit specialising in design and commercial creativity, has launched The D&AD AI and Creativity Report 2026: The Cost of the Shortcut.
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