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5 Super Bowl commercials that deserve places in the advertising hall of shame

Matthew Pittman

#Sona2025: How asset management can unlock the potential of SA's R940bn infrastructure plan

Rick Ross teams up with Pick n Pay for Cape Town Smart Shopper campaign

Western Cape Export Competitiveness Enhancement Programme Fund applications open

3 big emerging commerce developments South African brands need to know about right now

Lebo Moerrane

Court ruling on joint mandates: Who gets the commission when a buyer is introduced by both agents?

Anja Bothma

Forvis Mazars disputes PetroSA deal allegations

Lindsey Schutters

CPUT students protest against their “dire” accommodation

Marecia Damons

Hollard Insure's new CEO at the helm

Innovative startup secures funding to boost growth and drive EV adoption in South Africa

GenAI in marketing: Fear or FOMO?

GenAI in marketing: Fear or FOMO?Kantar

Dentsu Zambia and University of Lusaka launch Talent Incubator for global experience

Dentsu Zambia and University of Lusaka launch Talent Incubator for global experienceDentsu

#BizTrends2025 Sponsors announced and categories still open for Curating the Future

#BizTrends2025 Sponsors announced and categories still open for Curating the FutureBizcommunity.com

Positive portrayals of men in ads boost brand equity and salesKantar

Dentsu Kenya CEO Chris Madison steps down after a decade of growth, innovation, and success

Dentsu Kenya CEO Chris Madison steps down after a decade of growth, innovation, and successDentsu

The surprising revolution of voiceover: How hybrid voiceovers keep brands authentic in new markets

The surprising revolution of voiceover: How hybrid voiceovers keep brands authentic in new marketsVoiceArchive

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

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

How to build meaningful iconic brands that are connected to culture

How to build meaningful iconic brands that are connected to cultureYasmin Kathoria and Lerato Kgatla, Kantar

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Huawei's Watch Fit 3 is a very well packaged and priced fitness wearable

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Lindsey Schutters 12 Sep 2024

New leadership announcements as WPP acquires NCA. Ogilvy global CEO Devika Bulchandani and James Murphy CEO Ogilvy Group UK (Image supplied)

New Commercial Arts joins Ogilvy as WPP announces leadership shakeup

11 Sep 2024

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

Africa's next big storytellers: 4 screenwriters selected for AuthenticA Series Lab

Africa's next big storytellers: 4 screenwriters selected for AuthenticA Series Lab

10 Sep 2024

Palestinian AFP photojournalist Mahmud Hams was awarded the Visa d’Or News prize for his coverage of the conflict in Gaza (Image supplied)

Palestinian photojournalist Mahmud Hams awarded Visa d'Or for powerful Gaza war coverage

9 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

Kantar 5 Sep 2024

How to build meaningful iconic brands that are connected to culture

How to build meaningful iconic brands that are connected to culture

Yasmin Kathoria and Lerato Kgatla, Kantar 4 Sep 2024

CANEX WKND: Afreximbank Deal Room applications now open

CANEX WKND: Afreximbank Deal Room applications now open

CANEX WKND 4 Sep 2024

African marketers gear up for AMC’s 3rd annual awards in Mombasa

4 Sep 2024

Showcase your excellence: Enter The Warc Awards 2025

3 Sep 2024

Image supplied. All the Tabbi Awards 2024 winners

Global excellence in B2B journalism: All the 2024 Tabbie Awards winners

2 Sep 2024

Kantar appoints new chief commercial officer, Middle East and Africa

Kantar appoints new chief commercial officer, Middle East and Africa

Kantar 2 Sep 2024

Hollard reveals rebranding as it expands into Africa

Hollard reveals rebranding as it expands into Africa

30 Aug 2024

Source: © Campaign Live Troy Ruhanen is the global CEO of the newly formed Omnicom Advertising Group (OAG)

Omnicom forms OAG with Troy Ruhanen as global CEO

29 Aug 2024

Brand Finance 2024: Apple leads, Microsoft’s value surges to $340bn on back of AI innovations

29 Aug 2024

Simply Black appoints first COO, Stephanie Thomas

Simply Black appoints first COO, Stephanie Thomas

29 Aug 2024

The Loeries unveils diverse 2024 youth committee from Africa and the Middle East

The Loeries unveils diverse 2024 youth committee from Africa and the Middle East

27 Aug 2024

Miss Universe Nigeria: When seizing the moment turns into a PR nightmare

Tlhogi Ngwato 26 Aug 2024

Source: © 123rf AI is a driving force behind the evolutions of myriad industries, including marketing, and to keep up with this change, MMA Global recently launched the MMA Academy.

AI, the new competitive battlefield, leads to MMA Academy launch

23 Aug 2024

Source: © 123rf TikTok has launched its inaugural Safety Advisory Council and the expansion of its #SaferTogether community education campaign

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Huawei's Watch Fit 3 is a very well packaged and priced fitness wearable

ICT

Huawei dominates global wearable market

Lindsey Schutters 12 Sep 2024

Legal

African Legal Award winners 2024

10 Sep 2024

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ESG & Sustainability

Bird species are disappearing at an alarming rate in Kenya – new study

Joseph Ogutu 6 Sep 2024

Stepping up youth employability for jobs and better life chances

Education

Stepping up youth employability for jobs and better life chances

Vera Ng’oma, British Council 4 Sep 2024

Hollard reveals rebranding as it expands into Africa

Finance

Hollard reveals rebranding as it expands into Africa

30 Aug 2024

A farmer tends to dried cannabis bundle in Ketama, in the northern Rif mountains, Morocco, 12 March 2021. Reuters/Stringer/File Photo

Legal

Morocco pardons nearly 5,000 cannabis farming convicts

Ahmed Eljechtimi 21 Aug 2024

F1 heading to Africa, but not South Africa

Automotive

F1 heading to Africa, but not South Africa

20 Aug 2024

Kenyan carmaker Mobius accepts bid from undisclosed buyer

Automotive

Kenyan carmaker Mobius accepts bid from undisclosed buyer

19 Aug 2024

South African education leaders among finalists for 2024 Africa Education Medal

Education

South African education leaders among finalists for 2024 Africa Education Medal

14 Aug 2024

A bird perches on an elephant as it walks at the Amboseli National Park in Kajiado County, Kenya,4 April 2024. Reuters/Monicah Mwangi/File Photo

ESG & Sustainability

Conservationists ask Tanzania to ban sport hunting of elephants

Elias Biryabarema 14 Aug 2024

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Legal

Impact of Malawi's new competition law on mergers - Part 2

Tamara Dini and Nazeera Mia 14 Aug 2024

TikTok's inaugural Visionary Voices Africa List 2024

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TikTok's inaugural Visionary Voices Africa List 2024

8 Aug 2024

Kenya's Mobius, maker of rugged cars for African roads, calls it a day

Automotive

Kenya's Mobius, maker of rugged cars for African roads, calls it a day

6 Aug 2024

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