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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

17 Jun 2026

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

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

17 Jun 2026

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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

iME appoints Carol Tshabalala as CEO, Africa

iME appoints Carol Tshabalala as CEO, Africa

17 Apr 2026

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Death of Burundi's communications minister raises questions

Vincent Mumo Nzilani 17 Apr 2026

(Source: @Meet Frank Publicis has announced its Q1 2026 results

Publicis outperforms industry, confirms growth guidance for 2026

14 Apr 2026

The two journalists will be given training at The Economist in London. Source: ICFJ.

Kenyan and Zambian journalists win Michael Elliott Award

14 Apr 2026

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2026 applications open for MTN’s Pan-African journalism programme

8 Apr 2026

The Animation School is shortlisted for three student films at the New York Festivals Television and Film Awards (Image supplied)

New York Film Awards: SA school shortlisted

2 Apr 2026

Bizcommunity repositions for the future

Bizcommunity repositions for the future

Bizcommunity.com 1 Apr 2026

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Tunisian journalist sentenced amid union outcry over media repression

1 Apr 2026

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

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

Danette Breitenbach 31 Mar 2026

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

26 Mar 2026

Guinness Extra brings Guinness’ official beer partnership with the Premier League to life in key markets, including Africa and Asia (Image supplied)

#BehindtheCampaign | Guinness Extra: Inspired by fans

26 Mar 2026

Team Conviviality powers Pernod Ricard’s African growth with tech, data, and market-first media from Dentsu

Team Conviviality powers Pernod Ricard’s African growth with tech, data, and market-first media from Dentsu

Dentsu 24 Mar 2026

The winners will be announced in June. Source: Supplied.

African finalists shine in Wan-Ifra's 2026 Digital Media Awards

20 Mar 2026

"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”

17 Mar 2026

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

Fanny Georges 16 Mar 2026

#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

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

(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

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

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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