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Source: © Provoke Media Razor PR, Clockwork and Magna Carta excelled at the recent 2024 Global Sabre Awards

Elite of the elite: SA's Razor PR, Clockwork and Magna Carta excel at Global Sabre AwardsDanette Breitenbach

Source: © 123rf According to the research participants the disconnect between CCOs and the executive suite is significantly impacting media relations strategies

Communications and C-Suite disconnect impacts negatively on media

25 Oct 2024

Source: © WPP Despite third-quarter results showing a strong performance from GroupM and WPP's winning of the Amazon media account, the network's expectations for the full year remain unchanged

Strong Q3 performance for WPP; full year expectations remain unchanged

23 Oct 2024

Wish rolls out shoppable video feature Wish Clips

Wish rolls out shoppable video feature Wish Clips

18 Feb 2022

Outlook for Africa's snack foods industry in 2022 and beyond

Outlook for Africa's snack foods industry in 2022 and beyond

Francois Robertson 15 Feb 2022

5 ways Africa can prepare for COP27

5 ways Africa can prepare for COP27

Jean-Paul Adam 15 Feb 2022

Newspapers are pictured after Nigeria government announced the lifting of Twitter ban in Abuja, Nigeria, 13 January 2022. Reuters/Afolabi Sotunde

Rights group goes to court to get Nigeria to publish agreement with Twitter

14 Feb 2022

Realness African Screenwriters' Residency calls for applications

Realness African Screenwriters' Residency calls for applications

14 Feb 2022

Finalists announced for Henrike Grohs Art Award 2022

Finalists announced for Henrike Grohs Art Award 2022

11 Feb 2022

Source: © Provantege Financial services giant Old Mutual's massive building wrap on a strategic OOH site in the heart of the capital city of Accra, Ghana

Unlocking the potential of Out of Home in Africa

Danette Breitenbach 9 Feb 2022

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Retail and the metaverse: A new world of consumer connection

9 Feb 2022

#BizTrends2022: Afrobeats, the new frontier for marketers

#BizTrends2022: Afrobeats, the new frontier for marketers

Danette Breitenbach 8 Feb 2022

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South Africans prolific internet users says study

Juliet Gillies 8 Feb 2022

Hugo Boss rebrands, partners with African TikToker Khaby Lame

Hugo Boss rebrands, partners with African TikToker Khaby Lame

2 Feb 2022

Source: New York Times

New York Times acquires Wordle

2 Feb 2022

Source: © fabio formaggio OOH is one of the mediums leading the recovery in 2021

2021: Year of recovery for marketing budgets globally

1 Feb 2022

2022 MultiChoice Talent Factory Academy calls for entries

2022 MultiChoice Talent Factory Academy calls for entries

1 Feb 2022

Luxury giant invites startups to enter LVMH Innovation Award 2022

Luxury giant invites startups to enter LVMH Innovation Award 2022

31 Jan 2022

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Unilever to cull 1,500 jobs in major restructuring

26 Jan 2022

No African brands in Brand Finance Global 500 2022 Report

26 Jan 2022

KFC names Nolo Thobejane as new head for rest of sub-Saharan Africa

KFC names Nolo Thobejane as new head for rest of sub-Saharan Africa

25 Jan 2022

Iconic fashion designer Thierry Mugler dies

Iconic fashion designer Thierry Mugler dies

24 Jan 2022

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Intl company acquires local media sales company, Ad Dynamo

20 Jan 2022

2022 Pan-African (Re)Insurance Journalism Awards opens entries

2022 Pan-African (Re)Insurance Journalism Awards opens entries

20 Jan 2022

Source: Wunderman Thompson

Wunderman Thompson reveals The Future 100: 2022

19 Jan 2022

Source: Twitter: @IAMFASHION

Trailblazer fashion journalist André Leon Talley dies

19 Jan 2022

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Top 10 global consumer trends revealed for 2022 - Euromonitor

17 Jan 2022

MultiChoice launches two new TV channels in Mozambique and Angola

MultiChoice launches two new TV channels in Mozambique and Angola

17 Jan 2022

Source: ©Brett Jordan

Twitter buys minority stake in Aleph

13 Jan 2022

Shoppers spent $1.14tn online globally over 2021 holiday season - Salesforce

Shoppers spent $1.14tn online globally over 2021 holiday season - Salesforce

13 Jan 2022

Subscription economy to hit $275bn in 2022: Where's the growth coming from?

11 Jan 2022

Source: © cocozero003 New York is one of the 10 cities where the Gerety Awards executive jury will be meeting

Locations for the Gerety 2022 executive juries announced

10 Jan 2022

Source: © federico rostagno

2022 Tabbies open for submissions

10 Jan 2022

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Outlook for Africa's snack foods industry in 2022 and beyond

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Francois Robertson 15 Feb 2022

5 ways Africa can prepare for COP27

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Jean-Paul Adam 15 Feb 2022

Coca-Cola sets goal to make 25% of packaging reusable by 2030

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Coca-Cola sets goal to make 25% of packaging reusable by 2030

14 Feb 2022

Newspapers are pictured after Nigeria government announced the lifting of Twitter ban in Abuja, Nigeria, 13 January 2022. Reuters/Afolabi Sotunde

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Rights group goes to court to get Nigeria to publish agreement with Twitter

14 Feb 2022

New Rio Tinto chair to weigh CEO's future amid toxic culture crisis - sources

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New Rio Tinto chair to weigh CEO's future amid toxic culture crisis - sources

Clara Denina and Helen Reid 14 Feb 2022

Nigeria's Oando says it did not import substandard gasoline

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Nigeria's Oando says it did not import substandard gasoline

11 Feb 2022

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Retail

Bounty Apparel becomes exclusive distributor of Reebok in SA, SADC

11 Feb 2022

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Retail

ADM grows reach in Africa with takeover of SA's Comhan

9 Feb 2022

Chinese funding of sub-Saharan African infrastructure dwarfs that of West, says think tank

Construction & Engineering

Chinese funding of sub-Saharan African infrastructure dwarfs that of West, says think tank

Andrea Shalal 9 Feb 2022

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Retail

Retail and the metaverse: A new world of consumer connection

9 Feb 2022

Residential overtook offices in 2021 as largest sector for property investment

Property

Residential overtook offices in 2021 as largest sector for property investment

7 Feb 2022

No perfect solution: Africa's smallholder farmers must use both traditional and new practices

Agriculture

No perfect solution: Africa's smallholder farmers must use both traditional and new practices

Ratemo Michieka 7 Feb 2022

Exploded Nigerian oil storage vessel had up to 60,000 barrels before incident

Energy & Mining

Exploded Nigerian oil storage vessel had up to 60,000 barrels before incident

7 Feb 2022

Ethiopian Airlines' B737 Max returns to the skies

Tourism & Travel

Ethiopian Airlines' B737 Max returns to the skies

4 Feb 2022

Oil vessel Trinity Spirit explodes off coast of Nigeria

Energy & Mining

Oil vessel Trinity Spirit explodes off coast of Nigeria

Tife Owolabi 4 Feb 2022

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Agriculture

Global food prices rise in January

3 Feb 2022

Green buildings can boost productivity, wellbeing and health of workers

Construction & Engineering

Green buildings can boost productivity, wellbeing and health of workers

Md Sazan Rahman 3 Feb 2022

Hugo Boss rebrands, partners with African TikToker Khaby Lame

Retail

Hugo Boss rebrands, partners with African TikToker Khaby Lame

2 Feb 2022

Moove secures $10m funding from NBK

Automotive

Moove secures $10m funding from NBK

2 Feb 2022

How a humble mushroom could save forests and fight climate change

Agriculture

How a humble mushroom could save forests and fight climate change

Paul W Thomas 2 Feb 2022

Open call for startups to join ImpactAim SDGs Tech pre-accelerator

Entrepreneurship

Open call for startups to join ImpactAim SDGs Tech pre-accelerator

2 Feb 2022

Nearly 40% of people in Ethiopia's Tigray lack adequate food - UN WFP

ESG & Sustainability

Nearly 40% of people in Ethiopia's Tigray lack adequate food - UN WFP

Giulia Paravicini 31 Jan 2022

Luxury giant invites startups to enter LVMH Innovation Award 2022

Retail

Luxury giant invites startups to enter LVMH Innovation Award 2022

31 Jan 2022

Why SEZs will play a major role in Africa's mining industry future

Energy & Mining

Why SEZs will play a major role in Africa's mining industry future

Thibault Serlet 31 Jan 2022

Coffee may become more scarce and expensive thanks to climate change - new research

Agriculture

Coffee may become more scarce and expensive thanks to climate change - new research

Denis J Murphy 31 Jan 2022

Adidas embarks on global hiring spree

Retail

Adidas embarks on global hiring spree

31 Jan 2022

Global air cargo demand up 6.9%, capacity remains constrained

Logistics & Transport

Global air cargo demand up 6.9%, capacity remains constrained

27 Jan 2022

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Retail

Unilever to cull 1,500 jobs in major restructuring

26 Jan 2022

Healthcare

FIRST: Johns Hopkins receives grant for psilocybin research

26 Jan 2022

Diageo to sell Ethiopian brewery Meta Abo to BGI

Retail

Diageo to sell Ethiopian brewery Meta Abo to BGI

26 Jan 2022

Here are the world's top 5 smart cities for 2022 - Juniper Research study

Construction & Engineering

Here are the world's top 5 smart cities for 2022 - Juniper Research study

25 Jan 2022

KFC names Nolo Thobejane as new head for rest of sub-Saharan Africa

Retail

KFC names Nolo Thobejane as new head for rest of sub-Saharan Africa

25 Jan 2022

Iconic fashion designer Thierry Mugler dies

Retail

Iconic fashion designer Thierry Mugler dies

24 Jan 2022

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