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Legacy in action: The Mancosa East Coast Radio Business Breakfast returns for 2026!

East Coast Radio Legacy in action: The Mancosa East Coast Radio Business Breakfast returns for 2026!

25 Mar 2026

Fort Hare seeks exceptional media, PR and communications talent for 2 new strategic posts

Fort Hare seeks exceptional media, PR and communications talent for 2 new strategic posts

University of Fort Hare 23 Mar 2026

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The fifa World Cup 2026 is predicted to drive $10.5 billion surge in ad spend but ad impact has diminished amid a shifting media landscape (Image supplied)

Fifa World Cup 2026 drives $10.5bn ad surge, but with diminshed impact

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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

O&L BrandX MD Patricia Hoeksema.

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

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

The ninth edition of VML’s Tomorrow’s Commerce report looks to shopper behaviour in 2026 and far beyond. The big take-out? Technology isn’t slowing down, but the humans are rebelling (Image supplied)

#BizTrends2026 | VML’s Tomorrow’s Commerce: Technology isn’t slowing down but the humans are rebelling

VML 28 Jan 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

2026: The time for African communicators to lead

2026: The time for African communicators to lead

Nokuthula Khwela 26 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

Truworths expects half-year earnings around flat after African sales fall

Truworths expects half-year earnings around flat after African sales fall

23 Jan 2026

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Journalists’ sentencing in Tunisia seen as retaliation, claims family

23 Jan 2026

Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Salesforce chief executive Marc Benioff has stated that he wants AI regulated before more people die (Image source: © Salesforce

Salesforce CEO calls for AI regulation following “suicide coaches” deaths

22 Jan 2026

US tech brands dominate Brand Finance’s 2026 Global 500

22 Jan 2026

#BizTrends2026 | Tom Kaneshige on how CMOs seized strategy in an age of chaos

#BizTrends2026 | Tom Kaneshige on how CMOs seized strategy in an age of chaos

Tom Kaneshige 22 Jan 2026

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