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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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Perion, Mediamark and McSorely Media launch exclusive AI advertising partnership across Africa

Mediamark Perion, Mediamark and McSorely Media launch exclusive AI advertising partnership across Africa

15 May 2026

Protecting African stories from the threat of piracy

MultiChoice Protecting African stories from the threat of piracy

15 May 2026

The Kantar BrandZ Most Valuable Global Brands 2026

Kantar The Kantar BrandZ Most Valuable Global Brands 2026

14 May 2026

Bizcommunity repositions for the future

Bizcommunity.com Bizcommunity repositions for the future

1 Apr 2026

Africa is not just chatting; it is closing deals

Dentsu Africa is not just chatting; it is closing deals

26 Mar 2026

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

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

24 Mar 2026

AdHive Group introduces the Honeycomb: A smarter model for modern marketing

AdHive Group AdHive Group introduces the Honeycomb: A smarter model for modern marketing

16 Mar 2026

Kantar appoints Ndeye Diagne as chief strategy and transformation officer, MEA & Türkiye

Kantar Kantar appoints Ndeye Diagne as chief strategy and transformation officer, MEA & Türkiye

26 Feb 2026

4 stands, 1 sustainable philosophy

Scan Display 4 stands, 1 sustainable philosophy

24 Feb 2026

Consumers face climate burnout as fears over global conflicts increase

Kantar Consumers face climate burnout as fears over global conflicts increase

17 Feb 2026

Africa leads boldly as dentsu welcomes new global CEO

Dentsu Africa leads boldly as dentsu welcomes new global CEO

16 Feb 2026

Kantar announces senior appointments in South Africa and Africa

Kantar Kantar announces senior appointments in South Africa and Africa

20 Jan 2026

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KelTex founders Laetus Buberwa and Emeliana Said. Image supplied.

Tanzanian duo win H&M Foundation’s 2026 Global Change Award

18 Jun 2026

WPP has launched Hex, the company’s frontier studio built for the era of AI. The talent for Hex is sourced from WPP’s Creative Tech Apprenticeship programme (Source@ WPP

WPP launches Hex, the frontier studio built for the era of AI

11 Jun 2026

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One Club Creative Hall of Fame 2026 inductees named

9 Jun 2026

#Newsmaker | Murat Gebeceli: Sony MEA's new marketing director

#Newsmaker | Murat Gebeceli: Sony MEA's new marketing director

Karabo Ledwaba 5 Jun 2026

#BehindtheIMC | MENAT Publicis Groupe’s Tahaab Rais: Marketers are the observers of humanity

#BehindtheIMC | MENAT Publicis Groupe’s Tahaab Rais: Marketers are the observers of humanity

Danette Breitenbach 5 Jun 2026

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

1 Jun 2026

2026 Africa Elevate Scholarship recipients announced

2026 Africa Elevate Scholarship recipients announced

29 May 2026

Dentsu SA is on the shortlist for its First Beach campaign for Corona. Source: YouTube.

Nigeria dominates Pitcher Awards 2026 shortlist, Dentsu Creative SA recognised

Karabo Ledwaba 28 May 2026

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With generative AI surging, Africa’s agile creators narrow Hollywood’s gap

Garon Campbell 26 May 2026

Africa 200 ranking reflects growing confidence of Pan-African brands

26 May 2026

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#AfricaMonth: The Case for Africanising AI in public relations

Phozisa Mkele 20 May 2026

Ogilvy South Africa Cape Town is the 2026 One Show ME & Africa Agency of the Year, and Promise Johannesburg ME & Africa Independent Agency of the Year (Image supplied)

Ogilvy and Promise top One Show ME & Africa rankings

19 May 2026

Isu Elihle Awards open for entries with R30,000 for first place

Isu Elihle Awards open for entries with R30,000 for first place

18 May 2026

SuperSport’s new advertising campaign will launch to coincide with the start of the Fifa World Cup 2026 (Image supplied)

Supersport's Fifa World Cup Sleep can wait campaign launches

11 May 2026

International

The UK government announced that it will ban social media platforms from offering services to under-16s (Image source: © 123rf )

UK government draws a line in the sand with social media ban

17 Jun 2026

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

17 Jun 2026

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

#CannesLions2026 | Increased representation from Africa on shortlisting juries

8 May 2026

Alliance Media expands in Uganda with Brandit Outdoor deal

7 May 2026

Botswana public broadcaster opens airwaves to international ads

6 May 2026

Social media overtakes TV as Kenya’s top news source

5 May 2026

Why AI alone doesn’t deliver growth - it needs human marketers

29 Apr 2026

No surprises in WPP Q1 results

28 Apr 2026

African retail’s future hinges on tech-driven consumer insights

Blessed Hwaire 23 Apr 2026

Google Earth AI integration bridges the gap between digital marketing and physical reality

23 Apr 2026

SA and African agencies feature on Sabre Awards EMEA shortlist

20 Apr 2026

iME appoints Carol Tshabalala as CEO, Africa

17 Apr 2026

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