Effie Awards South Africa has announced 45 finalists for the 2026 programme, following the first round of judging. The 2026 Effie Awards South Africa edition has recorded a 29% increase in entries, reflecting growing participation from agencies, clients and specialist partners and reinforcing the value placed on marketing effectiveness across the industry. We speak more on this with…

GUEST: Gillian Rightford - Association for Communication and Advertising

Effie Awards South Africa has announced 45 finalists for the 2026 programme, following the first round of judging. The 2026 Effie Awards South Africa edition has recorded a 29% increase in entries, reflecting growing participation from agencies, clients and specialist partners and reinforcing the value placed on marketing effectiveness across the industry. We speak more on this with&hellip;
GUEST: Gillian Rightford - Association for Communication and Advertising

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Effie Awards South Africa announces 2026 finalists

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GUEST: Isaac Mangena, City Power Spokesperson

Yesterday I spoke to Zainab Aboo, a Constantia Kloof resident about electricity issues they have been having in their neighbourhood. According to Zainab, they sometime don&rsquo;t have power for up to 50 hours in a week in the Westrand. If you missed that conversation, please go listen to the podcast on our website. For now, we are joined on the line by&hellip;
GUEST: Isaac Mangena, City Power Spokesperson

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GUEST: Professor Andre Duvenhage, Political Analyst from the North West University

Former Free State Premier and ANC Secretary-General, Ace Magashule, seems to be standing as the African Congress for Transformation&rsquo;s mayoral candidate in multiple Free State municipalities, including Matjhabeng and Ngwathe. To help us make sense of this, I am joined on the line by&hellip;
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GUEST: Sibongile Ndashe - Feminist Lawyer and Founding Director of ISLA

Following the declaration of Gender-based violence as a national disaster, President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed a new National Council on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide to lead South Africa's response over the next three years. But after years of strategies, summits and promises, will this new council deliver meaningful change, or will it become another well-intentioned structure with little impact on the ground?
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