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Ogilvy SA won four Warc Awards 2025 - Middle East Africa including gold for its Bread of the Nation campaign for AB InBev SA

Ogilvy wins all SA’s Warc Awards 2025 - Middle East and Africa

#Cannes2025 awarding juries include 20 creatives from Africa

By Danette Breitenbach 23 Apr 2025

Warc research shows that globally, newsbrand ad spend is forecast to fall to $32.3bn this year, a 33.1% decrease from 2019, as hard news stories – from trade wars to armed conflicts – draw audiences but not ad dollars. (Image supplied)

Warc: News media struggles as brands favour softer content

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If the future in Africa is mobile, identity verification is paramount

If the future in Africa is mobile, identity verification is paramount

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SMEs to benefit from Google's "mobile-first indexing"

SMEs to benefit from Google's "mobile-first indexing"

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Kenyan mobile consumer feedback company secures $3.5m investment

Kenyan mobile consumer feedback company secures $3.5m investment

24 Apr 2018

MTN introduces music streaming service in Nigeria

MTN introduces music streaming service in Nigeria

23 Apr 2018

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#Prisms2018: Out of Africa - an insider's perspective

Robyn de Villiers 23 Apr 2018

CoinAfrique app makes its mark in francophone Africa

CoinAfrique app makes its mark in francophone Africa

19 Apr 2018

Jumia identifies five trends in Ghanaian mobile industry

Jumia identifies five trends in Ghanaian mobile industry

17 Apr 2018

The role of mobile in building brand loyalty

Nicholas Bednall 16 Apr 2018

Tigo Tanzania's chief officer for mobile financial services, Hussein Sayed (left), briefs journalists on the GSMA Mobile Money Certification. Flanking him is Tigo's corporate communications manager, Woinde Shisael (right).

Tigo mobile money receives certification

16 Apr 2018

Classifieds app raises funding to expand in Africa

Classifieds app raises funding to expand in Africa

13 Apr 2018

#OneShow2018: Mobile finalists revealed!

#OneShow2018: Mobile finalists revealed!

13 Apr 2018

Broadband connectivity to expand throughout West Africa

Broadband connectivity to expand throughout West Africa

13 Apr 2018

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Why and how to add ephemeral content to your marketing strategy

Leigh Andrews 12 Apr 2018

Google Go now available locally

Google Go now available locally

Ilse van den Berg 12 Apr 2018

African data analytics markets receive $5m injection

African data analytics markets receive $5m injection

4 Apr 2018

Caroline Kende-Robb is chief advisor to Rt. Hon. Gordon Brown, chair of the UK Education Commission.

These are the eight reasons why 2018 could be Africa's year

Caroline Kende-Robb 27 Mar 2018

Tigo managing director, Simon Karikari, (second left), and the general manager of Uber East Africa, Loic Amado, shake hands after announcing the partnership between Tigo and Uber Tanzania in Dar es Salaam. Others are: Uber country manager, Alfred Msemo and Tigo’s head of mobile financial services, Hussein Sayed. Source: Tigo.

Tigo and Uber partner up in East Africa

23 Mar 2018

Jumia report launch.

Social media prompts smartphone adoption in Nigeria

19 Mar 2018

Africa's smartphone market expected to reverse declines

Africa's smartphone market expected to reverse declines

14 Mar 2018

Rob Shuter, group president and CEO of the MTN Group.

Building a business for the long-term in Africa

8 Mar 2018

Dustin Homer is director of client solutions, Fraym.

Africa Rising: How Geospatial data analytics is transforming governance on the continent

Dustin Homer 6 Mar 2018

#DigitalSummit2018: Championing diversity in digital

#DigitalSummit2018: Championing diversity in digital

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Kenya's mSurvey expands into Nigeria

Kenya's mSurvey expands into Nigeria

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Mobile trends in Nigeria report

Mobile trends in Nigeria report

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Dr William Mapham.
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#Designindaba2018: SA's crowd-sourced solution for a global problem

Sue Disler 22 Feb 2018

Don't overlook consumers in Africa's rural areas

Don't overlook consumers in Africa's rural areas

Ben Leo 20 Feb 2018

Thomson Reuters launches Eikon mobile app in Africa

Thomson Reuters launches Eikon mobile app in Africa

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Mobile app fatigue - what is it and what can you do about it?

Mobile app fatigue - what is it and what can you do about it?

Lynette Hundermark 1 Feb 2018

WhatsApp launches business app

WhatsApp launches business app

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