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The Loeries Young Creatives Showcase is opens for entries. The winners will not only gain bragging rights but will also secure a spot as finalists for the Loeries Young Creatives Award, to be presented at the annual Loerie Awards (Image supplied)

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Source: © 123rf For the first time journalists can now submit entries in any category of the Sanlam Group Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism

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Bloomberg Africa Business Media Innovators Forum 2023 explores media opportunities in Africa

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Mediation fails between Meta and Kenyan moderators, rights group says

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Google Africa Internet Academy to focus on AI for Africa

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Entravision and Match Media Group partner across Africa

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Young Zimbabweans are using YouTube to ridicule politicians and educate voters

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Kenyan court orders mediation in Meta labour dispute

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Iraqi man arrested for broadcasting pornography on major advertising screen

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Somalia bans TikTok, Telegram and 1XBet over 'horrific' content, misinformation

Abdi Sheikh 21 Aug 2023

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Senegal blocks TikTok in widening clampdown on dissent

Ngouda Dione and Joel Kouam 3 Aug 2023

Image supplied. Cathy Gathu has joined Ogilvy Africa as managing partner

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Image supplied. Ogilvy Africa officially launched InfluenceO, its end-to-end influence solution for businesses, brands, and creators in Africa for influencer marketing recently.

Ogilvy Africa launches InfluenceO, an end-to-end influence solution for Africa

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TikTok for Business partners with Loeries digital category

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Siblings present first locally produced digital series from Disney Africa

Siblings present first locally produced digital series from Disney Africa

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Vincent Viviers, omnichannel retail executive at Pick n Pay, at Ecom Africa. Source: Lauren Hartzenberg

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Court rules Meta can be sued in Kenya over alleged unlawful redundancies

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Image supplied. Ogilvy Africa has been shortlisted in the New York Festivals (NYF) 2023 Health Awards.

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Kenyan judge temporarily blocks mass layoff of Facebook moderators

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Content moderators sue Meta over alleged 'union-busting' in Kenya

Content moderators sue Meta over alleged 'union-busting' in Kenya

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Source: Loeries Last year's Loeries Awards event was a recovery event. This year the event will be bolder and bigger

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Joe Biden takes further steps to ban TikTok in US

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Meta appeals Kenyan court's decision it can be sued in Kenya

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Meta can be sued in Kenya by ex-content moderator, the country's court rules

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Meta urged to boost Africa content moderation as contractor quits

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Source: © 123rf For the first time journalists can now submit entries in any category of the Sanlam Group Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism

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27 Nov 2023

Image supplied. Media, business, government, technology, and community leaders from across Africa and internationally have gathered in Cape Town, South Africa for this year’s annual Africa Business Media Innovators (ABMI) forum which ends today

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George Obulutsa 17 Oct 2023

Google Africa Internet Academy to focus on AI for Africa

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Entravision and Match Media Group partner across Africa

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Marketing & MediaYoung Zimbabweans are using YouTube to ridicule politicians and educate voters

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HR & ManagementKenyan court orders mediation in Meta labour dispute

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Marketing & MediaIraqi man arrested for broadcasting pornography on major advertising screen

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Marketing & MediaSomalia bans TikTok, Telegram and 1XBet over 'horrific' content, misinformation

Abdi Sheikh 21 Aug 2023

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Marketing & MediaSenegal blocks TikTok in widening clampdown on dissent

Ngouda Dione and Joel Kouam 3 Aug 2023

Image supplied. Cathy Gathu has joined Ogilvy Africa as managing partner

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Image supplied. Ogilvy Africa officially launched InfluenceO, its end-to-end influence solution for businesses, brands, and creators in Africa for influencer marketing recently.

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Image supplied. Greg Bailie, sales lead, global business solutions, TikTok - sub-Saharan Africa. Tiktok is the official Loeries digital cateogry partner

Marketing & MediaTikTok for Business partners with Loeries digital category

9 May 2023

Siblings present first locally produced digital series from Disney Africa

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Content moderators sue Meta over alleged 'union-busting' in Kenya

ICTContent moderators sue Meta over alleged 'union-busting' in Kenya

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