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Cultural shifts impact on digital design

Rogan Jansen

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

ARB ruling | Should alcohol brands advertise on the beach?

Karabo Ledwaba

Global food prices see decline as January index drops

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8 payment providers join forces to launch cutting-edge industry association

Katja Hamilton

Western Cape Export Competitiveness Enhancement Programme Fund applications open

UCT students sleep in SRC offices and lecture halls as university faces housing crisis

Takudzwa Pongweni

USAID workforce reduced by 97%

Katja Hamilton

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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Source: The Good Things Guy Re.Bag.Re.Use was the only winner from Africa in the Global Alliance World Public Relations and Communication Awards 2024

Re.Bag.Re.Use: Africa's only winner at the Global Alliance World PR and Communication Awards 2024

28 Nov 2024

AB InBev is the official beer partner of Fifa Club World Cup 2025 (Image supplied)

AB InBev extends Fifa sponsorship to Fifa Club World Cup 2025

27 Nov 2024

Orange calls on Meta and OpenAI for African language models

Gianluca Lo Nostro and Mathias de Rozario 27 Nov 2024

Source: © LinkedIn Petal Ads at DMEXCO in 2023. In China, its footprint includes 530 million MAU

Huawei's Petal Ads and Futuretech collaborate to provide digital advertising solutions across Africa

26 Nov 2024

Source: © Showmax MultiChoice SA and Showmax CEO, Marc Jury has resigned

Marc Jury, MultiChoice SA and Showmax CEO, resigns

22 Nov 2024

Coca-Cola's iconic Holiday Magic advert created by AI leaves fans feeling sick

22 Nov 2024

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

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

Bizcommunity.com 21 Nov 2024

Source: © 123rf PRCA Africa’s Internship Charter has been launched

PRCA Africa's Internship Charter drives best practices across Africa’s PR Industry

20 Nov 2024

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

20 Nov 2024

Positive portrayals of men in ads boost brand equity and sales

Kantar 19 Nov 2024

YouTube is already the dominant steaming content platform, and it doesn't plan on slowing down.

YouTube is coming for the TV room #AfricaTechFestival

Lindsey Schutters 18 Nov 2024

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 success

Dentsu 15 Nov 2024

Africa Tech Festival 2024 saw some pushback against the traditional beliefs around affordable connectivity.

How our leaders are solving Africa's smartphone struggle #AfricaTechFestival

Lindsey Schutters 14 Nov 2024

New Meta EMEA VP looks to unlock region’s potential

New Meta EMEA VP looks to unlock region’s potential

13 Nov 2024

Source: © 123rf The number of people living alone has grown steadily over the past few decades. Brands have a real opportunity to target this audience

Marketers optimistic as Warc forecasts global ad spend of $1.15tr in 2025

13 Nov 2024

Angela Wamola, head of GSMA for sub-Saharan Africa presents the latest GSMA report.

GSMA report spotlights Africa’s ‘billion strong digital divide’

Lindsey Schutters 12 Nov 2024

Africa's affordable smartphone dilemma is the biggest facing the medium since Kelly tried to text Nelly on an Excel sheet. Source: Youtube/Vevo

Africa faces revenue dilemma in push for affordable smartphones #AfricaTechFestival2024

Lindsey Schutters 12 Nov 2024

Source: © Cottonbro Studio There is uncertainty for advertisers on TikTok as the platform's future hangs in the balance with Trump’s return to power

Uncertainty for TikTok advertisers with Trump’s return to power

8 Nov 2024

Lidl's global holiday campaign was created by BBDO Germany and its chief creative officer, South African-born Jonathan Deeb and Academy Award-winning filmmaker Tom Hooper (Image supplied)

BBDO Germany's 6 minute brand film for Lidl's global holiday campaign

6 Nov 2024

SA’s MellowVans brings mobile EV stores to African telcos

SA’s MellowVans brings mobile EV stores to African telcos

6 Nov 2024

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Property

SAOTA's masterpiece: Noom Hotel Abidjan blends luxury with African heritage

27 Nov 2024

ICT

Orange calls on Meta and OpenAI for African language models

Gianluca Lo Nostro and Mathias de Rozario 27 Nov 2024

Source: Pexels.

Finance

How Ninety One is closing Africa’s infrastructure gap

25 Nov 2024

Share a gift, share a smile: The 2024 Safripol Toy Campaign is here!

ESG & Sustainability

Share a gift, share a smile: The 2024 Safripol Toy Campaign is here!

Safripol 20 Nov 2024

YouTube is already the dominant steaming content platform, and it doesn't plan on slowing down.

ICT

YouTube is coming for the TV room #AfricaTechFestival

Lindsey Schutters 18 Nov 2024

Africa Tech Festival 2024 saw some pushback against the traditional beliefs around affordable connectivity.

ICT

How our leaders are solving Africa's smartphone struggle #AfricaTechFestival

Lindsey Schutters 14 Nov 2024

Image: Supplied

ESG & Sustainability

Social impact innovations awarded at 2024 Orange Social Venture Prize

14 Nov 2024

Angela Wamola, head of GSMA for sub-Saharan Africa presents the latest GSMA report.

ICT

GSMA report spotlights Africa’s ‘billion strong digital divide’

Lindsey Schutters 12 Nov 2024

Africa's affordable smartphone dilemma is the biggest facing the medium since Kelly tried to text Nelly on an Excel sheet. Source: Youtube/Vevo

ICT

Africa faces revenue dilemma in push for affordable smartphones #AfricaTechFestival2024

Lindsey Schutters 12 Nov 2024

Doctor Philip Moreira, a gynaecologist and department head at Dalal Jamm Hospital, rides his electric bicycle while commuting to the hospital in Dakar, Senegal, 21 October 2024. Reuters/Zohra Bensemra/File Photo

ESG & Sustainability

Senegal's urban cycling trend offers chance to boost green transport

Sofia Christensen 8 Nov 2024

Fiyinfolu Okedare is director at Forvis Mazars in Nigeria

Energy & Mining

Big benefits of investing in Africa's upstream sector

Fiyinfolu Okedare 6 Nov 2024

SA’s MellowVans brings mobile EV stores to African telcos

Automotive

SA’s MellowVans brings mobile EV stores to African telcos

6 Nov 2024

Coca-Cola Beverages Africa invests $50m in Namibia, boosting production capacity by 30%

Retail

Coca-Cola Beverages Africa invests $50m in Namibia, boosting production capacity by 30%

5 Nov 2024

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Legal

Kenya's competition watchdog fines Mogo Auto for unfair practices

Joyce Karanja and Michelle Karimi Kimonye 1 Nov 2024

Kenyan President William Ruto speaks at a press conference where he announced spending cuts in government after protests against the proposed finance bill 2024/2025, in Nairobi, Kenya, 5 July 2024. Reuters/Monicah Mwangi/File Photo

Legal

Kenya's supreme court quashes ruling that voided 2023 finance law

Humphrey Malalo and Elias Biryabarema 30 Oct 2024

Source: Google.org

ICT

Google extends African commitment with new AI skills investment

Lindsey Schutters 29 Oct 2024

Pictures: Aida Diarra, senior vice president and head of sub-Saharan Africa at Visa with Clayton Hayward, group CEO of EFTCorp. Together they have formed a five year partnership to enhance financial inclusion in Africa (Image supplied)

Finance

Visa invests $1bn to grow financial inclusion in Africa, partners with EFTCorp

28 Oct 2024

Pick n Pay to exit Nigeria

Retail

Pick n Pay to exit Nigeria

Nqobile Dludla 28 Oct 2024

2024 AABLA Business Leader of the year: African Bank's CEO, Kennedy G Bungane

Finance

2024 AABLA Business Leader of the year: African Bank's CEO, Kennedy G Bungane

28 Oct 2024

Kenyan eco-entrepreneur tackles food waste with sustainable solutions

ESG & Sustainability

Kenyan eco-entrepreneur tackles food waste with sustainable solutions

MultiChoice 28 Oct 2024

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