M&C Saatchi Abel
Brutal Simplicity of thought.
Cape Town & Johannesburg
CEO: Mike Abel / CCO: Neo Mashigo
ECD: Jake Bester (CPT) & Adam Weber (JHB)
Creative Partner: Gordon Ray
M&C Saatchi Abel’s overriding philosophy of Brutal Simplicity of Thought, and the spirit of entrepreneurship that was entrenched from the start, means that today there are 23 M&C Saatchi offices globally. Making us the largest independent agency network in the world.
Media Quarter, 5th Floor,
Cnr Somerset & De Smit Street
De Waterkant
8001
021 421 1024
Neo Mashigo | CCO
neo@mcsaatchigroup.co.za
084 901 9691
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A Bulletproof park for kids; M&C Saatchi Abel and Gun Free SA forces a nation to look twice
In South Africa, gun violence is so normalised it hardly makes the news. That’s why M&C Saatchi Abel and Gun Free South Africa decided to do something radical: propose a bulletproof playground. Biometric access. Panic buttons. 24/7 surveillance. All to protect kids from stray bullets while they try to, you know, play.
M&C Saatchi Abel and MTN’s ‘Today We Make Moves’ signals return to story-led South African telco work
South Africa’s telco advertising is having a moment. M&C Saatchi Abel’s new brand platform for MTN, ‘Today We Make Moves’, is a rallying cry for more authentic, emotionally resonant work in the sector and it launches with an ad that does exactly that.
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Playlists to pitches: choosing directors, earning trust and making memorable work
In this conversation, Zanele Kabane, M&C Saatchi Abel Associate Creative Director, shares what she looks for in directors, why trust between agencies and marketers changes everything, the ads she wishes she'd written, her complicated relationship with AI, and the unexpected hobby that's teaching her a surprising amount about creativity. Don't miss her shout-out to some of her favourite creatives doing work in our industry right now.
IDIDTHAT & ACA team up for the first-ever South African Creative Showcase
More than 200 people gathered for the first-ever South African Creative Showcase where 14 agencies and their clients presented the work they hope will make South Africa proud at Cannes Lions 2026. It was a rare and wonderful sight: competitors and clients all in one room, cheering each other's work on. A rare chance for the industry to come together and get behind Team South Africa.
IDIDTHAT reveals South Africa’s Cannes Lions Predictions 2026
Last night, at a packed Cannes Predictions Dinner hosted by IDIDTHAT in Johannesburg, South Africa’s 2026 Cannes Contenders were revealed live to the industry. And now you can view that work right here.
South Africa wins big at One Show. Here’s the work.
South Africa came out punching at The One Show Awards 2026, with local agencies, production companies, creatives, marketers, and brands picking up Gold, Silver, Bronze, and Merit recognition across a wide spread of categories. Go team SA! Congratulations to all the South African Pencil and Merit winners. Here’s the work that brought it home.