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Warc and TikTok's connect media report tells brands to focus on relevance

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Instagram's @shop a curated showcase of shoppable products

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Scenes from the overall Best in Show (Dream Crazy) as well as SA's Pencil-winning work from the final night of #OneShow2019 (Breaking Ballet and Return to Chapman's Peak).

#OneShow2019: Final night's results!

11 May 2019

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Tiffany Markman 6 May 2019

Facebook chatbot world first for Heineken South Africa

Facebook chatbot world first for Heineken South Africa

Techsys Digital 3 May 2019

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Reporting on China in Africa is too binary

Yu-Shan Wu 30 Apr 2019

#CNILux: Creating Noonoouri - high fashion's virtual darling

#CNILux: Creating Noonoouri - high fashion's virtual darling

Lauren Hartzenberg 29 Apr 2019

When brands get social media engagement right

When brands get social media engagement right

Sheila Afari 26 Apr 2019

Owning the moment: Techsys gives HALLS millennial momentum

Owning the moment: Techsys gives HALLS millennial momentum

Techsys Digital 26 Apr 2019

WhatsApp news: Tafel Lager launches groundbreaking campaign

WhatsApp news: Tafel Lager launches groundbreaking campaign

Techsys Digital 24 Apr 2019

#WTMA19: Keith Jenkins on how best to harness influencer marketing in travel

#WTMA19: Keith Jenkins on how best to harness influencer marketing in travel

Ruth Cooper 23 Apr 2019

4 best practices for making mobile video work for your brand

Elizma Nolte 15 Apr 2019

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How online activism is shaping the way we do business

Lynn Erasmus 15 Apr 2019

#WTMA19: Keith Jenkins on what travel influencers are getting right and wrong

#WTMA19: Keith Jenkins on what travel influencers are getting right and wrong

Maroefah Smith 15 Apr 2019

Mozambique rescue mission after devastating Cyclone Idai, March 2019.

Facebook uses big data to aid humanitarian efforts in Africa

10 Apr 2019

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Twitter increases its premium video content in MENA

10 Apr 2019

Bizcommunity sends a clear message that Africa is open for business

Bizcommunity sends a clear message that Africa is open for business

dotAfrica 9 Apr 2019

Bizcommunity launches BIZ | Daily top story headlines

Bizcommunity launches BIZ | Daily top story headlines

Bizcommunity.com 8 Apr 2019

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Social media: Promising arena for public debate

Rirhandzu Shengwenyana 5 Apr 2019

PwC releases consumer insights survey for 2019

PwC releases consumer insights survey for 2019

3 Apr 2019

Khumo Theko, trend spotter at Flux Trends.

Brands, pay attention to these new urban tribes

Juanita Pienaar 3 Apr 2019

The real reason millennials venture into freelancing

The real reason millennials venture into freelancing

Ra-ees Moerat 3 Apr 2019

Africa rising as Bizcommunity launches .Africa domain

Africa rising as Bizcommunity launches .Africa domain

Bizcommunity.com 2 Apr 2019

Ime Archibong, Facebook's vice president of product partnerships.

Facebook to launch content Oversight Board

Ime Archibong 26 Mar 2019

Why science matters so much in the era of fake news and fallacies

Why science matters so much in the era of fake news and fallacies

Tawana Kupe 25 Mar 2019

Warc predicts that Google and Facebook will make $176bn from advertising this year

Warc predicts that Google and Facebook will make $176bn from advertising this year

22 Mar 2019

#HumanRightsDay: The human cost of journalism globally

#HumanRightsDay: The human cost of journalism globally

19 Mar 2019

#SeamlessSA: Ink Eze's 5 actionable tips to grow an online community

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Maroefah Smith 19 Mar 2019

Chad's year-long social media blackout continues

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15 Mar 2019

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Scenes from the overall Best in Show (Dream Crazy) as well as SA's Pencil-winning work from the final night of #OneShow2019 (Breaking Ballet and Return to Chapman's Peak).

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Screen grab from ADC 98th Annual Awards' Black Cube for Best of Show winner, “The Truth Is Worth It,” on behalf of The New York Times, awarded to Final Cut New York and Furlined Santa Monica with Droga5 New York.

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Photo by Jon Flobrant on

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Tiffany Markman 6 May 2019

Facebook chatbot world first for Heineken South Africa

Facebook chatbot world first for Heineken South Africa

Techsys Digital 3 May 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty.

Reporting on China in Africa is too binary

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#CNILux: Creating Noonoouri - high fashion's virtual darling

#CNILux: Creating Noonoouri - high fashion's virtual darling

Lauren Hartzenberg 29 Apr 2019

When brands get social media engagement right

When brands get social media engagement right

Sheila Afari 26 Apr 2019

Owning the moment: Techsys gives HALLS millennial momentum

Owning the moment: Techsys gives HALLS millennial momentum

Techsys Digital 26 Apr 2019

WhatsApp news: Tafel Lager launches groundbreaking campaign

WhatsApp news: Tafel Lager launches groundbreaking campaign

Techsys Digital 24 Apr 2019

#WTMA19: Keith Jenkins on how best to harness influencer marketing in travel

#WTMA19: Keith Jenkins on how best to harness influencer marketing in travel

Ruth Cooper 23 Apr 2019

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Elizma Nolte 15 Apr 2019

Image source: Getty/Gallo Images.

How online activism is shaping the way we do business

Lynn Erasmus 15 Apr 2019

#WTMA19: Keith Jenkins on what travel influencers are getting right and wrong

#WTMA19: Keith Jenkins on what travel influencers are getting right and wrong

Maroefah Smith 15 Apr 2019

Mozambique rescue mission after devastating Cyclone Idai, March 2019.

Facebook uses big data to aid humanitarian efforts in Africa

10 Apr 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty.

Twitter increases its premium video content in MENA

10 Apr 2019

Bizcommunity sends a clear message that Africa is open for business

Bizcommunity sends a clear message that Africa is open for business

dotAfrica 9 Apr 2019

Bizcommunity launches BIZ | Daily top story headlines

Bizcommunity launches BIZ | Daily top story headlines

Bizcommunity.com 8 Apr 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty.

Social media: Promising arena for public debate

Rirhandzu Shengwenyana 5 Apr 2019

PwC releases consumer insights survey for 2019

PwC releases consumer insights survey for 2019

3 Apr 2019

Khumo Theko, trend spotter at Flux Trends.

Brands, pay attention to these new urban tribes

Juanita Pienaar 3 Apr 2019

The real reason millennials venture into freelancing

The real reason millennials venture into freelancing

Ra-ees Moerat 3 Apr 2019

Africa rising as Bizcommunity launches .Africa domain

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Bizcommunity.com 2 Apr 2019

Ime Archibong, Facebook's vice president of product partnerships.

Facebook to launch content Oversight Board

Ime Archibong 26 Mar 2019

Why science matters so much in the era of fake news and fallacies

Why science matters so much in the era of fake news and fallacies

Tawana Kupe 25 Mar 2019

Warc predicts that Google and Facebook will make $176bn from advertising this year

Warc predicts that Google and Facebook will make $176bn from advertising this year

22 Mar 2019

#HumanRightsDay: The human cost of journalism globally

#HumanRightsDay: The human cost of journalism globally

19 Mar 2019

#SeamlessSA: Ink Eze's 5 actionable tips to grow an online community

#SeamlessSA: Ink Eze's 5 actionable tips to grow an online community

Maroefah Smith 19 Mar 2019

Chad's year-long social media blackout continues

Chad's year-long social media blackout continues

15 Mar 2019

Nigerian elections. Credit: CPJ Africa.

Journalists in Nigeria detained, harassed, and assaulted

14 Mar 2019

Facebook wants to stop spreading fake news about vaccines

Facebook wants to stop spreading fake news about vaccines

Shereesa Moodley 11 Mar 2019

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#FairnessFirst: #BalanceforBetter beyond Women's Day 2019 as the global gender pay gap widens

Leigh Andrews 11 Mar 2019

Deutsche Welle profiles women empowerment and achievement

Deutsche Welle profiles women empowerment and achievement

8 Mar 2019

How to crack social media and digital marketing in a rigid business context

How to crack social media and digital marketing in a rigid business context

Rirhandzu Shengwenyana 8 Mar 2019

Gen Z requires new thinking, fresh approach

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Walter van der Merwe 7 Mar 2019

WhatsApp to get its own Facebook-made cryptocurrency, report suggests

WhatsApp to get its own Facebook-made cryptocurrency, report suggests

Andy Walker 5 Mar 2019

Influencer marketing in South Africa - By the numbers

Influencer marketing in South Africa - By the numbers

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YouTube pulls ads on anti-vax channels

YouTube pulls ads on anti-vax channels

26 Feb 2019

The new Advertising Regulatory Board governance regarding influencers

The new Advertising Regulatory Board governance regarding influencers

Wayne Flemming and Zubeida Goolam 18 Feb 2019

An electoral worker prepares identity card and biometric verification readers, at the offices of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Kano, northern Nigeria, on February 14, 2019. CPJ joined a call for Nigeria to ensure that internet and social media services remain connected during the upcoming elections. Credit: CPJ/AP Photo/Ben Curtis.

Nigeria urged not to cut social media during elections

15 Feb 2019

Reducing fake news during elections in Africa

Reducing fake news during elections in Africa

Akua Gyekye 13 Feb 2019

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