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Biased media coverage costs Africa $4.2bn on debt servicing

Biased media coverage costs Africa $4.2bn on debt servicing

Source: © 123rf Warc research found that while 71% of marketers agreed that their business was ambitious about delivering creative excellence, only 37% of respondents felt their business had the right capabilities to deliver ground-breaking ideas

Warc: Gap between ambition and ability a hurdle to creative effectiveness

11 Sep 2024

Kantar’s Media Reactions 2024 - Marketers pull back on X ad spend

Kantar’s Media Reactions 2024 - Marketers pull back on X ad spend

5 Sep 2024

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Dangote urges deepening of African economy through free trade

Dangote urges deepening of African economy through free trade

10 Oct 2018

AI Summit launches at AfricaCom 2018

AI Summit launches at AfricaCom 2018

10 Oct 2018

This Mozambican startup is plotting an African data revolution

This Mozambican startup is plotting an African data revolution

Tom Jackson 9 Oct 2018

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Social media: is it really to blame for young people being lonelier than any other age group?

Rebecca Nowland 5 Oct 2018

Mimi Kalinda, CEO Africommunications Group.

It's time for Africa to tell a new story

Mimi Kalinda 27 Sep 2018

AfDB-Cananda trade mission.

'Africa cannot be ignored'

27 Sep 2018

Parental Control report reveals children's online activities in Nigeria

Parental Control report reveals children's online activities in Nigeria

25 Sep 2018

AfCFTA will spur industrialisation

AfCFTA will spur industrialisation

24 Sep 2018

Five roots to Central Africa's industrialisation

Five roots to Central Africa's industrialisation

Antonio Pedro and Julian Slotman 21 Sep 2018

The African innovation ecosystem

The African innovation ecosystem

20 Sep 2018

Eritrean flag. © Mikhail Mishchenko via

Peace agreements signed across Horn of Africa

20 Sep 2018

Vicki Myburgh, entertainment and media leader for PwC SA and

#PwCOutlook: Africa's entertainment, media industry experiencing Convergence 3.0

19 Sep 2018

How resilient are African countries?

How resilient are African countries?

18 Sep 2018

Progressive companies should turn CX into a competitive advantage

Progressive companies should turn CX into a competitive advantage

Chantel Troskie 17 Sep 2018

How digital is driving media growth in Africa

How digital is driving media growth in Africa

14 Sep 2018

AfricaCom 2018 takes place in Cape Town, 13-15 November 2018.

Celebrating Africa's digital heroes in 2018

14 Sep 2018

Give your brand the space to grow on Bizcommunity

Bizcommunity.com 14 Sep 2018

Michael Wokorach races towards the try line. Credit: APO.

Writing the story of the rise of African rugby

13 Sep 2018

Image from WE Communications.

Results from WE Communications' Brands in Motion 2018 global study released

13 Sep 2018

SA's growing appetite for convenience an opportunity for retailers, manufacturers

SA's growing appetite for convenience an opportunity for retailers, manufacturers

12 Sep 2018

Slide 161 of Youth Report (2018). UCT Unilever Institute of Strategic Marketing & Instant Grass International.

#YouthReport2018: The SA jobseeker's catch-22, micro-privileges and the rise of 'adulting'

Leigh Andrews 10 Sep 2018

Parade of world leaders court Africa

Parade of world leaders court Africa

Souhir Mzali 6 Sep 2018

data/ © dolgachov via

African research dominated by mobile, social media

Danette Breitenbach 6 Sep 2018

Cover image of Youth Report (2018). UCT Unilever Institute of Strategic Marketing & Instant Grass International.

#YouthReport2018: Who are those 'SA millennials' you're marketing to?

Leigh Andrews 6 Sep 2018

NPS co-creator, Richard Owen.

mSurvey makes key board appointment

4 Sep 2018

Africacom, Cape Town.

The spread of digital connectivity in Africa

3 Sep 2018

Beijing has lent $90bn to African governments, SEOs

Beijing has lent $90bn to African governments, SEOs

Said Aboubaker & Savious Kwinika 31 Aug 2018

Dr Mukhisa Kituyi, UNCTAD Secretary-General.

Africa has phenomenal potential for intra-continental trade

Zipporah Musau 30 Aug 2018

Kenyan data collection startup Bamba acquired by UK firm

Kenyan data collection startup Bamba acquired by UK firm

Tom Jackson 30 Aug 2018

Nielsen Smartstore: Keeping up with shoppers today and tomorrow

Nielsen Smartstore: Keeping up with shoppers today and tomorrow

Danette Breitenbach 29 Aug 2018

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AI Summit launches at AfricaCom 2018

AI Summit launches at AfricaCom 2018

10 Oct 2018

This Mozambican startup is plotting an African data revolution

This Mozambican startup is plotting an African data revolution

Tom Jackson 9 Oct 2018

(c) Erik Reis -

Social media: is it really to blame for young people being lonelier than any other age group?

Rebecca Nowland 5 Oct 2018

Mimi Kalinda, CEO Africommunications Group.

It's time for Africa to tell a new story

Mimi Kalinda 27 Sep 2018

AfDB-Cananda trade mission.

'Africa cannot be ignored'

27 Sep 2018

Parental Control report reveals children's online activities in Nigeria

Parental Control report reveals children's online activities in Nigeria

25 Sep 2018

AfCFTA will spur industrialisation

AfCFTA will spur industrialisation

24 Sep 2018

Five roots to Central Africa's industrialisation

Five roots to Central Africa's industrialisation

Antonio Pedro and Julian Slotman 21 Sep 2018

The African innovation ecosystem

The African innovation ecosystem

20 Sep 2018

Eritrean flag. © Mikhail Mishchenko via

Peace agreements signed across Horn of Africa

20 Sep 2018

Vicki Myburgh, entertainment and media leader for PwC SA and

#PwCOutlook: Africa's entertainment, media industry experiencing Convergence 3.0

19 Sep 2018

How resilient are African countries?

How resilient are African countries?

18 Sep 2018

Progressive companies should turn CX into a competitive advantage

Progressive companies should turn CX into a competitive advantage

Chantel Troskie 17 Sep 2018

How digital is driving media growth in Africa

How digital is driving media growth in Africa

14 Sep 2018

AfricaCom 2018 takes place in Cape Town, 13-15 November 2018.

Celebrating Africa's digital heroes in 2018

14 Sep 2018

Give your brand the space to grow on Bizcommunity

Bizcommunity.com 14 Sep 2018

Michael Wokorach races towards the try line. Credit: APO.

Writing the story of the rise of African rugby

13 Sep 2018

Image from WE Communications.

Results from WE Communications' Brands in Motion 2018 global study released

13 Sep 2018

SA's growing appetite for convenience an opportunity for retailers, manufacturers

SA's growing appetite for convenience an opportunity for retailers, manufacturers

12 Sep 2018

Slide 161 of Youth Report (2018). UCT Unilever Institute of Strategic Marketing & Instant Grass International.

#YouthReport2018: The SA jobseeker's catch-22, micro-privileges and the rise of 'adulting'

Leigh Andrews 10 Sep 2018

Parade of world leaders court Africa

Parade of world leaders court Africa

Souhir Mzali 6 Sep 2018

data/ © dolgachov via

African research dominated by mobile, social media

Danette Breitenbach 6 Sep 2018

Cover image of Youth Report (2018). UCT Unilever Institute of Strategic Marketing & Instant Grass International.

#YouthReport2018: Who are those 'SA millennials' you're marketing to?

Leigh Andrews 6 Sep 2018

NPS co-creator, Richard Owen.

mSurvey makes key board appointment

4 Sep 2018

Africacom, Cape Town.

The spread of digital connectivity in Africa

3 Sep 2018

Beijing has lent $90bn to African governments, SEOs

Beijing has lent $90bn to African governments, SEOs

Said Aboubaker & Savious Kwinika 31 Aug 2018

Dr Mukhisa Kituyi, UNCTAD Secretary-General.

Africa has phenomenal potential for intra-continental trade

Zipporah Musau 30 Aug 2018

Kenyan data collection startup Bamba acquired by UK firm

Kenyan data collection startup Bamba acquired by UK firm

Tom Jackson 30 Aug 2018

Nielsen Smartstore: Keeping up with shoppers today and tomorrow

Nielsen Smartstore: Keeping up with shoppers today and tomorrow

Danette Breitenbach 29 Aug 2018

Africa is transitioning towards the on-demand economy

Africa is transitioning towards the on-demand economy

Tom Jackson 23 Aug 2018

Latest Warc trends report shifts focus to online video advertising

Latest Warc trends report shifts focus to online video advertising

23 Aug 2018

Increasing Africa-India trade

Increasing Africa-India trade

21 Aug 2018

How mobile, the internet has changed Africa's truth

How mobile, the internet has changed Africa's truth

20 Aug 2018

Social media strategies beyond content plans: Nurture advocacy

Social media strategies beyond content plans: Nurture advocacy

Mike Saunders 20 Aug 2018

The biggest PR fails and brand disasters of the last decade

Ade Lewis 17 Aug 2018

ECA launches 5 country profiles in Southern Africa

ECA launches 5 country profiles in Southern Africa

17 Aug 2018

Fak'ugesi Digital Africa Residency expanded

Fak'ugesi Digital Africa Residency expanded

15 Aug 2018

Data science talent accelerator launched in Ghana

Data science talent accelerator launched in Ghana

Tom Jackson 6 Aug 2018

Fernando Machado, global chief marketing officer, Burger King. Screengrab from .

Warc reveals insights from the Cannes Lions Creative Effectiveness campaigns 2018

1 Aug 2018

Chinese President Xi Jinping, BRICS Summit, South Africa.

The next decade of BRICS

30 Jul 2018

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