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

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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

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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WPP results beat analyst forecasts, sees shares jump up

6 Aug 2026

Africa is not the next digital opportunity. It is the current one.

Africa is not the next digital opportunity. It is the current one.

Dentsu 5 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

Ascent Africa advances African expansion through strategic Clarence AI engagement in Namibia

Ascent Africa advances African expansion through strategic Clarence AI engagement in Namibia

Ascent Africa 16 Jul 2026

The WPP staff cuts are part of CEO Cindy Rose's Elevate28 strategy

WPP £500m savings drive sees hundreds of employees let go

15 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

WPP Enterprise Solutions has signed a strategic collaboration agreement with AWS to operationalise agentic AI for brands (Image source: © 123rf )

Delivering AI systems at the speed and scale to meet consumer demand

25 Jun 2026

Publicity For Good founder Heather Holmes has been named the PRNews 2026 Top Women in PR & Communications Honouree (Image supplied)

PR award recognises PFG CEO

17 Jun 2026

WPP has launched Hex, the company’s frontier studio built for the era of AI. The talent for Hex is sourced from WPP’s Creative Tech Apprenticeship programme (Source@ WPP

WPP launches Hex, the frontier studio built for the era of AI

11 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

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With generative AI surging, Africa’s agile creators narrow Hollywood’s gap

Garon Campbell 26 May 2026

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#AfricaMonth: The Case for Africanising AI in public relations

Phozisa Mkele 20 May 2026

Perion, Mediamark and McSorely Media launch exclusive AI advertising partnership across Africa

Perion, Mediamark and McSorely Media launch exclusive AI advertising partnership across Africa

Mediamark 15 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

CMO Council's Marketing’s Power Partners: AI and the Human Essence report explains why AI alone doesn’t deliver growth (Image source: © 123rf )

Why AI alone doesn’t deliver growth - it needs human marketers

29 Apr 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

Google Earth AI integration bridges the gap between digital marketing and physical reality

Google Earth AI integration bridges the gap between digital marketing and physical reality

23 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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RAPTBizTrendsTV | 54 Magazine's Phindile Khoza: African culture on the global stage

Danette Breitenbach 31 Mar 2026

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