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The top young creatives who won the chance to represent Kenya globally at Cannes Lions 2026 (Image supplied)

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How are leading brands harnessing trust and AI to drive growth, create value, and deliver meaningful impact? (Image source: © 123rf )

5 lessons: How leading brands are harnessing trust and AI

6 Feb 2026

Next Narrative Africa Fund (NNAF) has partnered with Parrot Analytics to leverage world-class analytics to prove that African narratives are a globally undervalued asset class (Image source: © 123rf )

Study to prove African narratives are a globally undervalued asset

5 Feb 2026

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Consumers face climate burnout as fears over global conflicts increase

Kantar Consumers face climate burnout as fears over global conflicts increase

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Africa leads boldly as dentsu welcomes new global CEO

Dentsu Africa leads boldly as dentsu welcomes new global CEO

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Kantar announces senior appointments in South Africa and Africa

Kantar Kantar announces senior appointments in South Africa and Africa

20 Jan 2026

Hidden truths, hunting treasure and heroes on the History Channel

Hearst Networks Africa Hidden truths, hunting treasure and heroes on the History Channel

2 Dec 2025

Resilience, creativity, and impact: The dentsu Africa story

Dentsu Resilience, creativity, and impact: The dentsu Africa story

2 Dec 2025

Urban Brew Studios’ Young, Famous & African takes Best Non-Scripted Series at NFTAs 2025

Urban Brew Studios Urban Brew Studios’ Young, Famous & African takes Best Non-Scripted Series at NFTAs 2025

27 Nov 2025

Dentsu Zambia sparks national conversation on heart health with new partnership

Dentsu Dentsu Zambia sparks national conversation on heart health with new partnership

24 Nov 2025

Africa's constraints can be beautiful opportunities for growth

eatbigfish Africa's constraints can be beautiful opportunities for growth

21 Nov 2025

10 marketing trends for 2026

Kantar 10 marketing trends for 2026

18 Nov 2025

One Gospel turns 18 – A journey of faith, music and connection

Urban Brew Studios One Gospel turns 18 – A journey of faith, music and connection

13 Nov 2025

Publicis West Africa, Moving Walls launch Ghana's first advanced OOH measurement platform

Publicis Groupe Africa Publicis West Africa, Moving Walls launch Ghana's first advanced OOH measurement platform

6 Nov 2025

The non-human consumer: How AI is transforming everyday buying decisions

Kantar The non-human consumer: How AI is transforming everyday buying decisions

5 Nov 2025

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The Loeries Official Rankings 2025 have been announced with Joe Public dominating the top spots (Image source: © Loeries)

The Loeries Official Rankings 2025, Joe Public dominates top spots

2 Feb 2026

CES, an eclectic mix of conceptual dreams and consumer-ready tech that shows where the world might be heading (Source: © Zamani Sahudi )

#BizTrends2026 | CES 2026: 8 shifts opening new ideas, experience and growth

27 Jan 2026

WPP has launched WPP Production, which brings together all its creative producers into a single global platform (Image source: © WPP )

WPP launches world’s largest content production powerhouse

23 Jan 2026

US tech brands dominate Brand Finance’s 2026 Global 500

22 Jan 2026

Bananas CCO Safaraaz Sindhi on inaugural One Show Indies Jury

Bananas CCO Safaraaz Sindhi on inaugural One Show Indies Jury

20 Jan 2026

On Thursday, 15 January, the world's largest online information resource turned 25 (Image supplied)

Global information resource Wikipedia celebrates 25 years

16 Jan 2026

A Burson study has revealed that companies with the strongest reputations earned nearly five percent ‘Reputation Return’ in shareholder value (Image source: © 123rf )

Burson: The value of reputation reveals a $7tr global economy

14 Jan 2026

The brands that win in 2026 will be the ones who view this seasonal moment not as a post-holiday filler, but as the launchpad for behaviour-driven (Image source: © 123rf )

January is an opportunity for brands: 11 social media marketing ideas

Keith Kakadia 7 Jan 2026

As social media giant Meta continues to pivot aggressively toward artificial intelligence, its acquisition of Manus represents an ambition to redefine how AI interacts with everyday users and enterprises around the world (Image source: © 123rf )

Meta’s Manus acquisition: A strategic play for advanced AI agents

7 Jan 2026

According to Sociallyin CEO Keith Kakadia, the next phase of digital retail rewards efficiency, conversion, and retention—not spray-and-pray advertising or unchecked scale (Image source: © 123rf )

2026: The year e-commerce gets ruthless

Keith Kakadia 5 Jan 2026

The Walt Disney Company announced a landmark $1bn investment in OpenAI (Image source: © Facebook

AI to unlock new possibilities in imaginative storytelling

5 Jan 2026

Canal+ signs new multi-year deal with Warner Bros. Discovery to keep 12 TV channels on DStv (Image source: © 123rf )

Canal+'s last minute deal rescues Warner Bros. Discovery channels

2 Jan 2026

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Who to watch: Africa's Top 10 PR professionals

19 Dec 2025

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Global ad market growth to accelerate, Big Tech takes market share

18 Dec 2025

The 2025 TikTok Awards sub-Saharan Africa were recently announced. Picture: Creator of the Year, Raja’atu Muhammed Ibrahim, @diaryofanortherncook (Image supplied)

TikTok SSA top creators crowned

9 Dec 2025

The Creative Producer Indaba brought together saw15 filmmakers. Top left to right: Aswathi Naduthodi (India), David Franciscus (South Africa), Iman Djionne (Senegal), Ique Langa (Mozambique), Lova Nantenaina (La Réunion/Madagascar).
Middle left to right: Linda Qibaa (Morocco/France), Mahelet Gezachew (Ethiopia /USA), Mo Harawe (Austria/Somalia), Shveta Naidoo (South Africa), Soko Negash (Canada), Stefan Eichenberger (Switzerland).
Bottom left to right: Talita Arruda (Brazil), Wame Otshepe Merafhe (Botswana), Xolani Nhlapho (South Africa), Yasmin Hassan Mohamed (Kenya/Somalia) (Image supplied)

Creative Producer Indaba provides filmmakers with future-facing skills

8 Dec 2025

Omnicom's global restructure and new leadership (Image source: © Creative Salon

Omnicom's restructure: Who's in and who's out

3 Dec 2025

Mark Read, former CEO of WPP, has been announced as the chairman of Kantar’s newly formed Board of Directors (Image source: © Kantar Media )

Mark Read's next move announced

24 Nov 2025

Blackweek has announced Johannesburg as the location for the inaugural African Edition in November 2026 (Image source: © Blackweek )

Inaugural Blackweek Africa edition location announced

24 Nov 2025

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New awards highlight top MICE social media performers in Africa

19 Nov 2025

Source: © 123rf The No-Nonsense Guide to Getting Cited by AI is a white paper that introduces a comprehensive framework for adapting content strategies to AI assistants

How to stop being invisible to AI assistants

12 Nov 2025

Sola Oke is the managing director for Pernod Ricard Africa. Source: Supplied.

#AfricaTechFestival: Sola Oke on technology, innovation and Africa’s cultural future

Karabo Ledwaba 12 Nov 2025

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Vodacom inks Africa internet deal with Musk's Starlink

Pushkala Aripaka, Nqobile Dludla 12 Nov 2025

Warc’s The Future of Commerce Media 2025 examines trends, advertising investment and the impact of AI on retail media (Image source: © 123rf )

Retail media: Agentic AI commerce arrives, estimated value of $136bn in 2025

5 Nov 2025

Chief executive officer of WPP, Cindy Rose, has acknowledged the network’s poor performance as Q3 revenue dropped by 8.4% YoY (Image source: © The Drum )

WPP Cindy Rose on Q3 performance: “There is a lot to do”

30 Oct 2025

One in five (21%) creatively awarded ideas are also awarded for effectiveness, says Warc’s Health of Creativity 2025 report based on Warc Rankings analysis. (Image supplied)

Warc: The correlation between creativity and effectiveness

28 Oct 2025

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