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"The Golden Age of Strategic PR" is the World PR Day’s (WPRD) official theme for 2026 (Image supplied)

World PR Day 2026 | "The Golden Age of Strategic PR”

#Newsmaker | The man behind Africa's first AI-powered media monitoring network

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Lorraine Landon is the head of advertising solutions for Google in sub-Saharan Africa. Source: Supplied.

Google’s Lorraine Landon: 3 growth blockers holding back ROI in Africa

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The Oscars, the most coveted awards in movies, took place last night, 15 March (Image source: © NPR )

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AdHive Group introduces the Honeycomb: A smarter model for modern marketing

AdHive Group introduces the Honeycomb: A smarter model for modern marketing

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On 29 January 2025 in Kolda, Senegal, Khaby Lame joins a workshop for out-of-school girls organized as part of the ‘Salmaitou’ programme, an initiative engaging girls aged 15 to 19 in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics), innovation and leadership. Source: Unicef.

Khaby Lame is the world’s most followed TikToker: the story of a Senegalese‑born star who sold his identity

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#Newsmaker | The man behind Africa's first AI-powered media monitoring network

#Newsmaker | The man behind Africa's first AI-powered media monitoring network

Danette Breitenbach 13 Mar 2026

South Africa's Deputy Minister of the Presidency, Kenny Morolong, opened the TikTok Safer Internet Summit in Nairobi (Image supplied)

TikTok provides $200,000 in ad credits to expand AI media literacy in sub-Saharan Africa

11 Mar 2026

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Rebrand Africa releases its top country brands

11 Mar 2026

The 1997 film Wag the Dog has aged into modern-day crisis communications reality, writes PR Powerhouse's Lebo Madiba (Image source @ TV Insider

Wag the Dog ages into a modern day crisis communications reality

Lebo Madiba 10 Mar 2026

Dustin Chick will be awarded two Outstanding Individual Achievement awards while Provoke Media’s top African PR agencies for 2025 are Retroviral and the South African operation of global public relations agency We. Communications (Image @ Provoke Media

SA PR specialist awarded Sabre; 2 African agencies receive top award

9 Mar 2026

Liat Madinane is the founder of Ascent Africa. Source: Supplied.

#Newsmaker: The next ascent for agency founder Liat Madinane

Karabo Ledwaba 9 Mar 2026

Deep trust, strong brands: 9 South African banks in Brand Finance’s global top 500

5 Mar 2026

Showmax original Die Kantoor recently started showing on the streaming service. Source: Showmax.

Showmax to discontinue as part of strategic overhaul

Karabo Ledwaba 5 Mar 2026

The Gerety Awards full global executive jury for its 2026 edition has been announced (Image source @The All Industry Club )

Gerety Awards announces 2026 global executive jury

3 Mar 2026

Wpp's One Southwark Bridge campus in London (Image source @ WPP

Elevate 28: WPP's strategy to transition into a single company

27 Feb 2026

5 African creators on TikTok's Discover List 2026

5 African creators on TikTok's Discover List 2026

26 Feb 2026

Kantar appoints Ndeye Diagne as chief strategy and transformation officer, MEA & Türkiye

Kantar appoints Ndeye Diagne as chief strategy and transformation officer, MEA & Türkiye

Kantar 26 Feb 2026

PRCA Africa expands sustainability committee

25 Feb 2026

4 stands, 1 sustainable philosophy

4 stands, 1 sustainable philosophy

Scan Display 24 Feb 2026

(L to r:) Glenda Venn, global design curation director, JLL Design, Andrew Mageto, photographer, cinematographer, INKA Creative, and Yaa Boateng, CCO, managing director, The Storytellers (Image source: Lesley Svenson @ Bizcommunity)

ADC 105 African jury members on creativity and judging

19 Feb 2026

Sven Huberts (left) has been appointed LePub global president, with (right) Bruno Bertelli, CEO and CCO, LePub Worldwide (Image supplied)

Sven Huberts’ appointed LePub global president

19 Feb 2026

France is the Cannes Lions 2026 Creative Country of the Year Award (Image source: © 123rf )

#CannesLions2026: Creative Country 2026 awarded to France

18 Feb 2026

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AI slop hits Africa - Insights from Namibia

Patricia Hoeksema 18 Feb 2026

Consumers face climate burnout as fears over global conflicts increase

Consumers face climate burnout as fears over global conflicts increase

Kantar 17 Feb 2026

Africa leads boldly as dentsu welcomes new global CEO

Africa leads boldly as dentsu welcomes new global CEO

Dentsu 16 Feb 2026

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

#CannesLions2026 Young Kenyan creatives set for Young Lions competition

11 Feb 2026

New report highlights visibility gap among African SMEs

New report highlights visibility gap among African SMEs

9 Feb 2026

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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African journalists encouraged to apply to Wikipedia's Open Knowledge Awards

3 Feb 2026

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"The Golden Age of Strategic PR" is the World PR Day’s (WPRD) official theme for 2026 (Image supplied)

World PR Day 2026 | "The Golden Age of Strategic PR”

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The Oscars, the most coveted awards in movies, took place last night, 15 March (Image source: © NPR )

One Battle After Another dominates the 98th Academy Awards

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