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#MeetingsAfrica: All that Africa has to offer

Danette Breitenbach 7 Feb 2018

Charles Murito, country manager of Google Kenya |

Google Kenya's Charles Murito on digital advertising and the age of assistance

Jessica Tennant 7 Feb 2018

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21st Time of the Writer International Festival taking place in March

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Jade Amic - Native VML’s creative group head and chair of the Bookmarks 2018's ‘innovative engineers’ jury panel.

#Bookmarks2018: Digital jury jabber with... Jade Amic

Leigh Andrews 30 Jan 2018

Ajaz Ahmed is the new jury president of Lisbon International Advertising Festival's executive jury panel. Image supplied.

Registration opens for Lisbon Advertising Festival and jury president announced

29 Jan 2018

Francisco Condorelli

Entries now open for first-ever African edition of international festival of craft, Ciclope

Ninety9cents 26 Jan 2018

The One Show's new Mobile-First Video Advertising category

The One Show's new Mobile-First Video Advertising category

25 Jan 2018

ADC Advertising, Interactive and Motion/Film Craft juries announced

ADC Advertising, Interactive and Motion/Film Craft juries announced

18 Jan 2018

Entries open for first African edition of Ciclope

Entries open for first African edition of Ciclope

18 Jan 2018

ADC juries for four design categories announced

ADC juries for four design categories announced

16 Jan 2018

Consumer Electronics Show introduces Africa Tech Now

Consumer Electronics Show introduces Africa Tech Now

11 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: Transformation, agency consolidation and real consumer insights

#BizTrends2018: Transformation, agency consolidation and real consumer insights

Kgaugelo Maphai 8 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: E-sports in South Africa - it's only just begun

#BizTrends2018: E-sports in South Africa - it's only just begun

Barry Louzada 8 Jan 2018

DoingSoon platform. Source: Disrupt Africa.

Nigerian startup DoingSoon launches event discovery platform

Tom Jackson 2 Jan 2018

Maditla is relishing her new role as Design Indaba editor-in-chief.

#DesignIndaba2018: Telling stories about purpose-led design

Leigh Andrews 15 Dec 2017

Mela Events owners,Enelra Booth (L) and Tiziana Tucci (R) with M&N Brands Group CEO, Zibusiso Mkhwanazi.

M&N Brands: Building an SA-owned ad network, for Africans, by Africans

Leigh Andrews 13 Dec 2017

Winners of the Digital Media Awards in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Winners announced for Wan-Ifra's African Digital Media Awards

13 Dec 2017

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#BCXDisrupt2017: "Social instability will get us long before AI does."

Mike Stopforth 5 Dec 2017

ATIGS 2018 and the Sustainable Development Goals

ATIGS 2018 and the Sustainable Development Goals

4 Dec 2017

African expansion "massive focus" for SA's Quicket in 2018

African expansion "massive focus" for SA's Quicket in 2018

Tom Jackson 4 Dec 2017

TBWA Africa Conference kicks off, telling African stories

TBWA Africa Conference kicks off, telling African stories

TBWA 28 Nov 2017

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Migrant slavery casts shadow over EU-Africa summit

28 Nov 2017

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23 Nov 2017

One Source by Khuli Chana/Directed by Egg Films' Sunu Gonera/Produced by Native VML for Absolut.

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14 Nov 2017

Trevor Stuurman was a speaker at WGSN's Futures Cape Town.

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Leigh Andrews 10 Nov 2017

The Liquorice team with Enver Groenewald from Unilever.

#MMASASmarties17: Sexy, practical and successful

Danette Breitenbach 3 Nov 2017

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First speaker for Design Indaba Festival 2018 announced

1 Nov 2017

MMA EMEA Smarties 2017 winners announced

MMA EMEA Smarties 2017 winners announced

26 Oct 2017

Addressing Africa's challenges through innovation

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Strategies arising from AWIEF Conference to impact African business landscape

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#MeetingsAfrica: All that Africa has to offer

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Charles Murito, country manager of Google Kenya |

Google Kenya's Charles Murito on digital advertising and the age of assistance

Jessica Tennant 7 Feb 2018

Time of the Writer 2017 participants, Image credit:

21st Time of the Writer International Festival taking place in March

5 Feb 2018

Jade Amic - Native VML’s creative group head and chair of the Bookmarks 2018's ‘innovative engineers’ jury panel.

#Bookmarks2018: Digital jury jabber with... Jade Amic

Leigh Andrews 30 Jan 2018

Ajaz Ahmed is the new jury president of Lisbon International Advertising Festival's executive jury panel. Image supplied.

Registration opens for Lisbon Advertising Festival and jury president announced

29 Jan 2018

Francisco Condorelli

Entries now open for first-ever African edition of international festival of craft, Ciclope

Ninety9cents 26 Jan 2018

The One Show's new Mobile-First Video Advertising category

The One Show's new Mobile-First Video Advertising category

25 Jan 2018

ADC Advertising, Interactive and Motion/Film Craft juries announced

ADC Advertising, Interactive and Motion/Film Craft juries announced

18 Jan 2018

Entries open for first African edition of Ciclope

Entries open for first African edition of Ciclope

18 Jan 2018

ADC juries for four design categories announced

ADC juries for four design categories announced

16 Jan 2018

Consumer Electronics Show introduces Africa Tech Now

Consumer Electronics Show introduces Africa Tech Now

11 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: E-sports in South Africa - it's only just begun

#BizTrends2018: E-sports in South Africa - it's only just begun

Barry Louzada 8 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: Transformation, agency consolidation and real consumer insights

#BizTrends2018: Transformation, agency consolidation and real consumer insights

Kgaugelo Maphai 8 Jan 2018

DoingSoon platform. Source: Disrupt Africa.

Nigerian startup DoingSoon launches event discovery platform

Tom Jackson 2 Jan 2018

Maditla is relishing her new role as Design Indaba editor-in-chief.

#DesignIndaba2018: Telling stories about purpose-led design

Leigh Andrews 15 Dec 2017

Mela Events owners,Enelra Booth (L) and Tiziana Tucci (R) with M&N Brands Group CEO, Zibusiso Mkhwanazi.

M&N Brands: Building an SA-owned ad network, for Africans, by Africans

Leigh Andrews 13 Dec 2017

Winners of the Digital Media Awards in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Winners announced for Wan-Ifra's African Digital Media Awards

13 Dec 2017

All the BCX Disrupt speakers. Images from

#BCXDisrupt2017: "Social instability will get us long before AI does."

Mike Stopforth 5 Dec 2017

ATIGS 2018 and the Sustainable Development Goals

ATIGS 2018 and the Sustainable Development Goals

4 Dec 2017

African expansion "massive focus" for SA's Quicket in 2018

African expansion "massive focus" for SA's Quicket in 2018

Tom Jackson 4 Dec 2017

TBWA Africa Conference kicks off, telling African stories

TBWA Africa Conference kicks off, telling African stories

TBWA 28 Nov 2017

Protestors attend a demonstration against slavery in Libya, at Sergels torg in Stockholm, Sweden, on November 25, 2017 |

Migrant slavery casts shadow over EU-Africa summit

28 Nov 2017

Design Indaba 2016.

Design Indaba Conference, a multi-sensory event

23 Nov 2017

One Source by Khuli Chana/Directed by Egg Films' Sunu Gonera/Produced by Native VML for Absolut.

Sunu Gonera announced as speaker at Design Indaba 2018

14 Nov 2017

Trevor Stuurman was a speaker at WGSN's Futures Cape Town.

#EntrepreneurMonth: Talking African inspiration with Trevor Stuurman

Leigh Andrews 10 Nov 2017

The Liquorice team with Enver Groenewald from Unilever.

#MMASASmarties17: Sexy, practical and successful

Danette Breitenbach 3 Nov 2017

Morag Myerscough © .

First speaker for Design Indaba Festival 2018 announced

1 Nov 2017

MMA EMEA Smarties 2017 winners announced

MMA EMEA Smarties 2017 winners announced

26 Oct 2017

Addressing Africa's challenges through innovation

Addressing Africa's challenges through innovation

25 Oct 2017

Strategies arising from AWIEF Conference to impact African business landscape

Strategies arising from AWIEF Conference to impact African business landscape

ICO Conferences & Events 23 Oct 2017

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#EntrepreneurMonth: Starting up the Girl Boss Hustle with Akro Capital

Leigh Andrews 19 Oct 2017

Morris and Mtongana.

#BODCT: Redesigning the world one business at a time, to surprise and delight customers

Leigh Andrews 16 Oct 2017

#EntrepreneurMonth: Handcrafting bespoke luxury experiences across Africa with the Holts

#EntrepreneurMonth: Handcrafting bespoke luxury experiences across Africa with the Holts

Cari Coetzee 16 Oct 2017

Ethiopia launches e-visa service for African and international MICE participants

Ethiopia launches e-visa service for African and international MICE participants

13 Oct 2017

Unpacking the future for technology, media and telecoms in Africa

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12 Oct 2017

Business of Design speaker Q&A: Jonathan Deeb

Business of Design speaker Q&A: Jonathan Deeb

Jessica Tennant 11 Oct 2017

BREAKING: Ireland/Davenport changes its name

BREAKING: Ireland/Davenport changes its name

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Business-leisure market in Africa grows

Business-leisure market in Africa grows

Elzaan van Rhyn 9 Oct 2017

Business of Design speaker Q&A: Yehuda Raff

Business of Design speaker Q&A: Yehuda Raff

Jessica Tennant 6 Oct 2017

Business of Design speaker Q&A: Mduduzi Simelane

Business of Design speaker Q&A: Mduduzi Simelane

Jessica Tennant 4 Oct 2017

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