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An AI that mentions chicken randomly whenever interacted with has been revealed to be an all-new South African artificial intelligence (AI) platform created by KFC, the Kentucky AI Integrated Assistant (Image supplied)

Advertising

The Kentucky AI Integrated Assistant: Going to extraordinary lengths for the taste of KFC

19 Jun 2025

Finalists announced for the 2025 Marketing Achievement Awards' Marketer of the Year

Marketing

Finalists announced for the 2025 Marketing Achievement Awards' Marketer of the Year

Issued by Marketing Achievement Awards 26 May 2025

Ogilvy launches an iconic Bottomless Bucket for KFC this Easter

Advertising

Ogilvy launches an iconic Bottomless Bucket for KFC this Easter

Issued by Ogilvy South Africa 17 Apr 2025

Inaugural Africa Rising Leadership Summit and Awards ignites movement for transformative leadership

Awards

Inaugural Africa Rising Leadership Summit and Awards ignites movement for transformative leadership

Issued by DNA Brand Architects 2 Apr 2025

Inaugural Women in Franchising Africa breakfast aims to tackle inequality

Franchising

Inaugural Women in Franchising Africa breakfast aims to tackle inequality

11 Mar 2025

To mark International Women’s Day this past Saturday, 8 March, KFC Africa collected the stories of 54 women in its KFC Africa’s list, one for each year the company has been in Africa. (Image supplied)

DEI

The KFC List celebrates women in Africa - despite the SSA gender gap hardly closing

12 Mar 2025

Advertising

KFC’s Streetwise brand joins forces with Khuli Chana, Blxckie and 25K for Original Feeds Original campaign

21 Feb 2025

An industry first – KFC transforms fast food career paths through its Streetwise Academy

FMCG

An industry first – KFC transforms fast food career paths through its Streetwise Academy

Nolo Thobejane, Issued by KFC 5 Nov 2024

KFC empowers staff with nationally recognised qualifications

Higher Education

KFC empowers staff with nationally recognised qualifications

25 Oct 2024

Kolisi Foundation and Add Hope partnership turns hunger into play

ESG

Kolisi Foundation and Add Hope partnership turns hunger into play

4 Jul 2024

#BehindtheCampaign: Make it KFC!

Promotions & Activations

#BehindtheCampaign: Make it KFC!

30 May 2024

Image supplied. Chilly Marion Island is the rugged setting for KFC’s integrated Beyond the Sea campaign

Advertising

[Updated] #BehindtheCampaign: KFC’s Beyond the Sea leads to 25k donation to NSRI

15 Apr 2024

Doug Place has won marketer of the year. Source: Supplied.

Marketing

Nando's CMO Doug Place crowned 2024 MAA Marketer of the Year

27 Mar 2024

Four made the final list. Source: Supplied.

Marketing

Marketing Achievement Awards release finalists for Marketer of the Year

19 Mar 2024

Something's brewing in KFC kitchens

FMCG

Something's brewing in KFC kitchens

10 Jan 2024

The countdown to the annual Standard Bank Top Women Conference 2023 begins

Events & Conferencing

The countdown to the annual Standard Bank Top Women Conference 2023 begins

Issued by Topco Media 16 Oct 2023

Ogilvy wins Agency of the Year and Most Effective Agency at Loeries 2023

Loeries Creative Week

Ogilvy wins Agency of the Year and Most Effective Agency at Loeries 2023

Issued by Ogilvy South Africa 11 Oct 2023

Fuelling the global gender empowerment movement: Standard Bank Top Women Conference 2023

Events & Conferencing

Fuelling the global gender empowerment movement: Standard Bank Top Women Conference 2023

Issued by Topco Media 29 Sep 2023

Ogilvy maintains no 1 position as Most Effective Agency for 2023

Marketing

Ogilvy maintains no 1 position as Most Effective Agency for 2023

Issued by Ogilvy South Africa 20 Sep 2023

KFC delivers first ever order by drone in SA

Marketing

KFC delivers first ever order by drone in SA

Issued by Playmakers Sponsorship and Marketing 5 Sep 2023

#AfricaMonth: KFC's Akhona Qengqe talks QSR in Africa and building the continent's talent engine

Food & bev. services

#AfricaMonth: KFC's Akhona Qengqe talks QSR in Africa and building the continent's talent engine

Lauren Hartzenberg 15 May 2023

Ogilvy was the most awarded agency at the 2023 International Clio Awards

Advertising

Ogilvy was the most awarded agency at the 2023 International Clio Awards

Issued by Ogilvy South Africa 3 May 2023

Akhona Qengqe, KFC's new general manager for Africa. SOurce: Supplied

Food & bev. services

KFC promotes Akhona Qengqe to general manager for Africa

16 Mar 2023

Ogilvy South Africa wins Agency Of The Year!

Marketing & Media

Ogilvy South Africa wins Agency Of The Year!

Issued by Ogilvy South Africa 16 Mar 2023

Grant Macpherson. Source: Supplied.

Marketing

#Newsmaker: Grant Macpherson, CMO for KFC Africa

Karabo Ledwaba 28 Nov 2022

Grant Macpherson. Source: Supplied.

Marketing

KFC Africa appoints Grant Macpherson as CMO

16 Nov 2022

KFC reveals new high-tech restaurant in Cape Town

Food & bev. services

KFC reveals new high-tech restaurant in Cape Town

21 Jul 2022

Ogilvy wins KFC's Youth pitch

Marketing

Ogilvy wins KFC's Youth pitch

Issued by Ogilvy South Africa 9 Feb 2022

KFC names Nolo Thobejane as new head for rest of sub-Saharan Africa

Food & bev. services

KFC names Nolo Thobejane as new head for rest of sub-Saharan Africa

25 Jan 2022

#Fasa21: KFC's Akhona Qengqe on business survival and innovating for the future

Franchising

#Fasa21: KFC's Akhona Qengqe on business survival and innovating for the future

Lauren Hartzenberg 1 Sep 2021

Financial Services

TransUnion Africa appoints Sharon Naidoo as new CFO

19 Jan 2021

Letlhogonolo Thobejane

Food & bev. services

#WomensMonth: KFC's Nolo Thobejane on achieving QSR success in Africa

Lauren Hartzenberg 31 Aug 2020

KFC pilots kerbside collection in SA

Food & bev. services

KFC pilots kerbside collection in SA

1 Jun 2020

A recipe for success from KFC's top franchisee Burt Gunning

Franchising

A recipe for success from KFC's top franchisee Burt Gunning

Lauren Hartzenberg 2 Mar 2020

KFC reveals new modern Sandton flagship

Food & bev. services

KFC reveals new modern Sandton flagship

6 Nov 2019

Yonder did extremely well being the first South African agency to win in the EMEA categories. Image supplied.

Mobile

2019 MMA SA Smarties winners announced!

31 Oct 2019

Image credit: MMA.

Mobile

See who made the 2019 SA MMA Smarties shortlist

2 Oct 2019

Thabisa Mkhwanazi, KFC Africa's public affairs director with Amanda Esterhuysen, Origins museum director. Image supplied.

ESG

KFC to remove plastic straws from 900 restaurants by 1 July

21 Jun 2019

KFC Newmarket awarded LEED Retail certification

Sustainable Development

KFC Newmarket awarded LEED Retail certification

10 Jun 2019

KFC commits to 100% recoverable or reusable plastic packaging by 2025

ESG

KFC commits to 100% recoverable or reusable plastic packaging by 2025

25 Jan 2019

A screen grab from the ad.

Advertising

Why the ASA told KFC car ad to spin off the air

7 Sep 2018

300,000kg of surplus food donated through KFC Harvest programme

ESG

300,000kg of surplus food donated through KFC Harvest programme

5 Sep 2018

New green-rated HQ for Pizza Hut and KFC Africa

Food & bev. services

New green-rated HQ for Pizza Hut and KFC Africa

21 Aug 2018

Collaboration and changing role of lead agencies

Marketing

Collaboration and changing role of lead agencies

Johanna McDowell 3 Aug 2018

iDidTht.com Craft Awards June 2018: "It makes me shiver to see where we are going as a country" - Stuart Stobbs

Advertising

iDidTht.com Craft Awards June 2018: "It makes me shiver to see where we are going as a country" - Stuart Stobbs

12 Jul 2018

The Cape Town TV ad that has the soccer world rolling with laughter

Advertising

The Cape Town TV ad that has the soccer world rolling with laughter

Issued by Ogilvy South Africa 5 Jul 2018

Côte d'Ivoire gets its first taste of KFC

Food & bev. services

Côte d'Ivoire gets its first taste of KFC

Lauren Hartzenberg 6 Jun 2018

Schoderer randomly running into one of his idols, German coach Jürgen Klopp, at the Facebook head office in Menlo Park, California.

Behind the Selfie

#BehindtheSelfie with... Ben Schoderer

Leigh Andrews 30 May 2018