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The Pitcher Awards 2026 winners have been announced, with agencies from Kenya and Mozambique winning Grands Prix (Image source: © The Nation Online

The Pitcher Awards celebrate African creativity with inaugural success for Mozambique

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2026 Africa Elevate Scholarship recipients announced

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Startups winners at AppsAfrica.com Innovation Awards

Startups winners at AppsAfrica.com Innovation Awards

Tom Jackson 8 Nov 2017

Add value before self-promoting on social media

Add value before self-promoting on social media

Yolandi Allen 7 Nov 2017

US journalist in jail on charges of trying to topple Mugabe

US journalist in jail on charges of trying to topple Mugabe

6 Nov 2017

Generation C - It's about connectivity and community rather than age

Generation C - It's about connectivity and community rather than age

Werner Lindemann 3 Nov 2017

To succeed with youth on social media, let them be part of the brand's story

Ernst Wittmann 2 Nov 2017

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Make it digital

Jeanette Grove 26 Oct 2017

Your brand should be telling Stories

Babalwa Nyembezi 25 Oct 2017

Facebook strengthens its ecosystem in Africa

Facebook strengthens its ecosystem in Africa

13 Oct 2017

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Black model in Dove video says ad 'misinterpreted'

12 Oct 2017

Dove apologises for 'racist' whitewashing ad, social media won't accept

Dove apologises for 'racist' whitewashing ad, social media won't accept

Jessica Tennant 9 Oct 2017

Facebook sponsors TechCrunch's Startup Battlefield Africa

Facebook sponsors TechCrunch's Startup Battlefield Africa

9 Oct 2017

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Facebook 'context' button is latest effort to fight fake news

6 Oct 2017

A model walks the runway during the St. Sava Fundraising Fashion Show at Domenico Vacca Club New York on April 24, 2017 in New York City. Photo:

Fashion world shaken by #NoFreePhotos row

2 Oct 2017

Deutsche Welle broadcasts live to Africa via Facebook

Deutsche Welle broadcasts live to Africa via Facebook

28 Sep 2017

Twitter is doubling the length of tweets to 280 characters

Twitter is doubling the length of tweets to 280 characters

Andy Walker 27 Sep 2017

Tanzania tightens noose on social media

Tanzania tightens noose on social media

27 Sep 2017

Advertising in the age of mobile, social and AI

Advertising in the age of mobile, social and AI

Lisa Steingold 26 Sep 2017

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Top African business leaders to follow on Twitter

22 Sep 2017

How will you speed through the digital trough of disillusionment?

How will you speed through the digital trough of disillusionment?

Ilse van den Berg 22 Sep 2017

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Pinterest growth quickens with international appeal

15 Sep 2017

Facebook runs Africa Safety Tour in South Africa, Zimbabwe

Facebook runs Africa Safety Tour in South Africa, Zimbabwe

15 Sep 2017

On a scale of Coca-Cola to Pepsi: How to make your brand pop on social media

Babalwa Nyembezi 13 Sep 2017

Social media recorded drop in Kenyatta support

Social media recorded drop in Kenyatta support

8 Sep 2017

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Radisson Blu Super Breakfast prompts creative social media video campaign

7 Sep 2017

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Five fast stats about social media

Iza Grek 6 Sep 2017

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Capitalising on Twitter trends to amplify your brand

Amahle Madlala 5 Sep 2017

YouTube's new logo and layout annoys creators

Julia Breakey 1 Sep 2017

Instagram, Facebook can help change the narrative of Africa as a tourist destination

Instagram, Facebook can help change the narrative of Africa as a tourist destination

1 Sep 2017

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#HappyBirthday! Hashtag turns 10

25 Aug 2017

Fastjet Facebook community larger than any other airline brand in Africa

24 Aug 2017

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