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Image supplied. The final and full shortlist for the D&AD Awards has been released and the 62nd D&AD Awards ceremony takes place tomorrow, Wednesday 22 May in London

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Source: © The Food for Mzansi Group won three Wan-Ifra Digital Media Africa 2024 Awards

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Source: © 123rf The Wan-Ifra Digital Media Awards Africa finalists have been announced

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Source: © ZNBC This year marks the tenth anniversary the death of the BBC News Komla Dumor

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Image supplied. John Obot's attempt to shatter the 124-hour reading marathon record by reading for 145 hours.

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Image supplied. The final and full shortlist for the D&AD Awards has been released and the 62nd D&AD Awards ceremony takes place tomorrow, Wednesday 22 May in London

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Source: © 123rf The Wan-Ifra Digital Media Awards Africa finalists have been announced

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Source: © ZNBC This year marks the tenth anniversary the death of the BBC News Komla Dumor

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100 Most Influential African Women 2023 announced

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Image supplied. John Obot's attempt to shatter the 124-hour reading marathon record by reading for 145 hours.

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Source: © 123rf Deutsche Welle (DW) launches digital literacy video and radio series for African Gen Z

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Kenya judge finds Meta is not in contempt of court

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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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Source: © 123rf TrustList is a home-grown new digital initiative that aims to protect media buyers and brands by providing real-time warnings against placing programmatic advertising on 'red-listed' online media

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Image supplied. The inaugural Africa’s Business Heroes Entrepreneurship Journalism Excellence Award have been announced

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Lola Ogunnaike, Yvonne Orji and Danai Gurira in Cape Town. Source: Supplied.

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First place award recipient - Carlos Mureithi. Source: Supplied.

Kenyan journalist wins the first Open the Knowledge Journalism Awards

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Bloomberg Television adds new programming for African audience

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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

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

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Image supplied: Top left to right: Stefan Supplice (Morocco), Adja Mariam Soro (Côte d’Ivoire), Anouk Shad (Austria), Misha Maseka (Zambia), Nomusa Nkabinde (South Africa), Middle left to right: Chloé Ortolé (Senegal), Dantagos Jimmy-Melani (Namibia), Dhia Jerbi (Tunisia), Sherien Barsoum (Canada)., Tapiwa Chipfupa (Zimbabwe), Bottom left to right: Godisamang Khunou (South Africa), Kudakwashe Maradzika (South Africa), Marie Ka (Canada), Rhea Plangg (Switzerland), Yolanda Barroso (Brazil)

10 African producers take up 3rd Creative Producer Indaba opportunity

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Mediation fails between Meta and Kenyan moderators, rights group says

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Source: CNBA Africa In a first for the African continent, CNBC Africa has launched its AI newsreader

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Source: © 123rf The annual Africa Business Media Innovators (ABMI) Forum 2023 will take place from 30 October to 1 November in Cape Town

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Netflix to end Kenyan free access plan after 2 years

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Senegal seeks regulation deal with TikTok after ban

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Image supplied. The Durban FilmMart has selected 35 participants from 22 countries across the continent for the third edition of its DFMI Business Lab

35 participants from 22 countries from Africa selected to DFMI Business Lab

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