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Jim Stengel has been named as the Cannes inaugural Lions Laureate for Marketing. (Image source: @ Lia )

#Cannes2026 | Former P&G marketing officer named inaugural Lions Laureate for Marketing

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Promoting African storytelling to the world with book app

3 Apr 2019

Congratulations to the 2019 Pan African Re/Insurance Journalism Awards winners! Katya Stead @katyalebeque (South Africa), @TheAlushula (Kenya) @BSarabetty (Morocco).

Pan African Re/Insurance Journalism award winners

2 Apr 2019

European Digital Media Awards: Winners announced!

European Digital Media Awards: Winners announced!

2 Apr 2019

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First 24-hour Kenyan TV business channel launches

2 Apr 2019

A Tanzanian shoe-shiner conducts his business underneath an election poster for then ruling party presidential candidate, and later president, John Magufuli, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on October 27, 2015. On March 28, 2019, the East African Court of Justice found that multiple sections of Tanzania's Media Services Act restrict press freedom. Credit: CPJ/AP Photo/Khalfan Said.

Tanzania media laws violate press freedom

1 Apr 2019

"We are what we see" - Marian Salzman

"We are what we see" - Marian Salzman

Juanita Pienaar 1 Apr 2019

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Zambezi Magic to roll out Date My Family Botswana

1 Apr 2019

Africa's potential as a global leader in the world's digital economy

Africa's potential as a global leader in the world's digital economy

1 Apr 2019

An idea of what you'll find in the #ShowUs image library.

#FairnessFirst: Stock images that finally reflect real women in Africa

Leigh Andrews 1 Apr 2019

Addis Abba, Ethiopia. Image source: Gallo/Getty.

Deutsche Welle expands broadcast services in Ethiopia

29 Mar 2019

Canal+ rolls out new African TV show 'Sakho & Mangane'

Canal+ rolls out new African TV show 'Sakho & Mangane'

29 Mar 2019

Report examines impact of technology on society and communication industry

Report examines impact of technology on society and communication industry

29 Mar 2019

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Forget buzzwords, embrace trends

29 Mar 2019

Why 'brands using brands' get it wrong. The 'win a prize' dilemma

Why 'brands using brands' get it wrong. The 'win a prize' dilemma

Sarah Dexter 28 Mar 2019

Dove partners with Getty Images and Girlgaze and launches Project #ShowUs

Dove partners with Getty Images and Girlgaze and launches Project #ShowUs

28 Mar 2019

A man walks down a street in central Lusaka, the capital of Zambia, on November 12, 2014. Prime TV, an independent station in Zambia, was recently suspended by the country's media regulator. Credit: CPJ/Gianluigi Guercia/AFP.

Zambia suspends independent TV broadcaster for 30 days

28 Mar 2019

Consumer demand at the forefront of African business priorities

Consumer demand at the forefront of African business priorities

28 Mar 2019

Mozambique rescue effort. Credit:
IPSS Medical Rescue, South Africa.

Poor coverage of floods in southern Africa? Blame the media bosses

Glenda Daniels 27 Mar 2019

#Propak19: Propak Africa 2019 embraces sustainability

#Propak19: Propak Africa 2019 embraces sustainability

Danette Breitenbach 27 Mar 2019

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Sports writers from around the world gather in Ghana

27 Mar 2019

#OneShow2019: Matthew Curry's judging pick of the day

#OneShow2019: Matthew Curry's judging pick of the day

27 Mar 2019

Study shows women drive between 70% and 80% of all consumer purchasing

Study shows women drive between 70% and 80% of all consumer purchasing

27 Mar 2019

Education in Nigeria is in a mess from top to bottom. Five things can fix it

Education in Nigeria is in a mess from top to bottom. Five things can fix it

Omowumi Olabode Steven Ekundayo 27 Mar 2019

Ime Archibong, Facebook's vice president of product partnerships.

Facebook to launch content Oversight Board

Ime Archibong 26 Mar 2019

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New travel show for Vox Africa

26 Mar 2019

Top: Sabine Heckman (creative director, FCB Africa) and Molefi Thulo (creative director at Ogilvy). Bottom: Meja Shoba (director at Ola! Films), Lourens van Rensburg (director at 7 Films) and Darrin Hofmeyr (CG supervisor at BlackGinger).

Clio Awards announces 2019 jury that includes five judges from SA

26 Mar 2019

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Mauritius Telecom Launches my.t 4k smart box

26 Mar 2019

Boeing is doing crisis management all wrong

Boeing is doing crisis management all wrong

Kelli Matthews 26 Mar 2019

Police officers are seen in Ghana's capital, Accra, on March 28, 2018. Several officers were recently suspended in Accra after allegedly assaulting reporters from the local Ghanaian Times. Credit: CPJ/Francis Kokoroko/Reuters.

Ghanaian police beat, arrest journalist Malik Sullemana

26 Mar 2019

#OneShow2019: Cam Blackley's judging pick of the day

#OneShow2019: Cam Blackley's judging pick of the day

26 Mar 2019

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