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The Motion Creative Summit 2026, which took place recently in Nairobi, Kenya, addressed creators from Kenya, South Africa, and Nigeria (Image supplied)

Summit explores how African creatives can monetise their work

At the recent Nedbank IMC conference, country director for Google South Africa, Kabelo Makwane, examines how marketers can transform from how they used to do marketing to how they now need to, to reach consumers in a digital space (Image source: @Lesely Svenson, Bizcommunity)

#IMC2026 | Google SA's Kabelo Makwane: In Africa a phone is a pocket PC

By Danette Breitenbach 26 Oct 2026

Provoke Media’s African, Australia & New Zealand and MENAT region Sabre Awards competitions’ early deadline is 16 October 2026 (Image source: @ Provoke Meida)

Provoke Media Sabre Awards close for entries this week

14 Oct 2026

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Africa’s noise could hold the next big business idea

Omnicom Advertising South Africa Africa’s noise could hold the next big business idea

5 Nov 2026

Brands don't compete in categories. They compete in culture

Kantar Brands don't compete in categories. They compete in culture

28 Oct 2026

Smair Foundation and Faithful Ajah building a legacy for Nigeria’s next-gen innovators

ALX Smair Foundation and Faithful Ajah building a legacy for Nigeria’s next-gen innovators

27 Oct 2026

Zambian authors bring local classrooms into new curriculum textbooks

Oxford University Press Zambian authors bring local classrooms into new curriculum textbooks

22 Oct 2026

Dentsu Africa and Blitz formalise partnership after years of collaboration

Dentsu Dentsu Africa and Blitz formalise partnership after years of collaboration

6 Oct 2026

Net 75% of marketers plan to increase investment in AI visibility, including ads

Kantar Net 75% of marketers plan to increase investment in AI visibility, including ads

29 Sep 2026

While others talk, dentsu builds creators

Dentsu While others talk, dentsu builds creators

17 Sep 2026

Rocket Creative unveils ‘Rocket 2.0’ with stunning new Linbro Park facility

Rocket Creative Design & Display Rocket Creative unveils ‘Rocket 2.0’ with stunning new Linbro Park facility

14 Sep 2026

Zambia's cultural confidence is becoming its greatest creative asset

Dentsu Zambia's cultural confidence is becoming its greatest creative asset

10 Sep 2026

Kantar announces leadership changes for its West, East and Central Africa business

Kantar Kantar announces leadership changes for its West, East and Central Africa business

2 Sep 2026

The digital shifts every African marketer should be watching

Dentsu The digital shifts every African marketer should be watching

2 Sep 2026

Turning constraints into commercial advantage in Mozambique

Dentsu Turning constraints into commercial advantage in Mozambique

1 Sep 2026

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There has been a call for greater regulation and enforcement of TikTok following two incidents of the so-called “wrong-way” driving trend (Image source: © 123rf )

“Wrong-way” driving trend deaths see calls for greater regulation of TikTok

25 Aug 2026

Social media companies are increasingly coming under fire for violations of children's privacy (Image source: © 123rf )

Social media companies increasingly under fire for violations of children's privacy

24 Aug 2026

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Senegal court jails 3 TikTok influencers for insulting president

Reuters 7 Aug 2026

Sound On Africa (SOA) has launched an
intercontinental network built to connect brands with vetted creators across Africa, starting in Kenya (Image source: © 123rf )

Africa's first dedicated creator intercontinental network launches in Kenya

7 Aug 2026

(Image source: @ PR Week UK

WPP results beat analyst forecasts, sees shares jump up

6 Aug 2026

AMC Conference: Exploring the influence of AI and AfCFTA on African marketing

3 Aug 2026

Only one in four chief marketers report being highly advanced, adaptable and agile in embracing emerging martech solutions and innovations (Image source: © 123rf )

CMOs struggle with fragmented “Frankenstack” environments and integration challenges

22 Jul 2026

The Africa Declaration will be formally signed and launched at the World PR Forum (WPRF) in Abuja, Nigeria, in November 2026 (Image @ Guardian Nigeria )

Africa declaration to PR professionalisation launches

20 Jul 2026

Non-official Fifa brands score with reverse ambush marketing

Non-official Fifa brands score with reverse ambush marketing

Terry Levin 20 Jul 2026

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Nigeria to investigate tech firms over news content use

MacDonald Dzirutwe 8 Jul 2026

Adidas has shifted its $512m global media agency business to the Omnicom Media Group (Image@ Think Marketing )

Adidas shifts $512m global media account to new agency

6 Jul 2026

Publicis Groupe Africa has announced the appointment of Gideon Khobane as managing director: Rest of Africa (excluding West Africa) (Image supplied)

Publicis Groupe Africa appoints managing director: Rest of Africa

2 Jul 2026

Effie Worldwide has released the 2025 Effie Index (Image supplied)

Global Effie Index: 2025’s most effective marketers, brands and agencies

17 Jun 2026

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One Club Creative Hall of Fame 2026 inductees named

9 Jun 2026

Nedbank IMC speaker group chief strategy officer & film director, Publicis Groupe (UAE) Tahaab Rais says the biggest shift coming is that human depth is about to become more valuable than technological sophistication (Image supplied)

#BehindtheIMC | MENAT Publicis Groupe’s Tahaab Rais: Marketers are the observers of humanity

Danette Breitenbach 5 Jun 2026

The Pitcher Awards 2026 winners have been announced, with agencies from Kenya and Mozambique winning Grands Prix (Image source: © The Nation Online

The Pitcher Awards celebrate African creativity with inaugural success for Mozambique

1 Jun 2026

INMA has announced 41 recipients of 2026 Africa Elevate Scholarship (Image supplied)

2026 Africa Elevate Scholarship recipients announced

29 May 2026

Ogilvy South Africa Cape Town is the 2026 One Show ME & Africa Agency of the Year, and Promise Johannesburg ME & Africa Independent Agency of the Year (Image supplied)

Ogilvy and Promise top One Show ME & Africa rankings

19 May 2026

SuperSport’s new advertising campaign will launch to coincide with the start of the Fifa World Cup 2026 (Image supplied)

Supersport's Fifa World Cup Sleep can wait campaign launches

11 May 2026

The 2026 Cannes Lions Shortlisting Jury includes increased representation from Africa (Image supplied)

#CannesLions2026 | Increased representation from Africa on shortlisting juries

8 May 2026

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Social media overtakes TV as Kenya’s top news source

5 May 2026

"Consistent organic growth remains our North Star. While it will take time to outpace historical losses, our Q1 results are in line with expectations and ahead of Q4 2025," says Cindy Rose, WPP CEO (Image source: @ WPP

No surprises in WPP Q1 results

28 Apr 2026

The Sabre Awards EMEA shortlist includes top SA and African PR agencies (Image source: © Provoke Media

SA and African agencies feature on Sabre Awards EMEA shortlist

20 Apr 2026

(Source: @Meet Frank Publicis has announced its Q1 2026 results

Publicis outperforms industry, confirms growth guidance for 2026

14 Apr 2026

Bizcommunity repositions for the future

Bizcommunity repositions for the future

Bizcommunity.com 1 Apr 2026

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