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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

Farfetch to invest up to $200m in Neiman Marcus Group in strategic luxury tie-up

Farfetch to invest up to $200m in Neiman Marcus Group in strategic luxury tie-up

5 Apr 2022

Algorithms, bots and elections in Africa: how social media influences political choices

Algorithms, bots and elections in Africa: how social media influences political choices

Martin N Ndlela 5 Apr 2022

Cast members of the locally produced Netflix series Blood & Water

Why Netflix believes Africa is a good investment

Danette Breitenbach 30 Mar 2022

EXCLUSIVE: Meta's Moon Baz on the rise of Facebook Reels

EXCLUSIVE: Meta's Moon Baz on the rise of Facebook Reels

Evan-Lee Courie 24 Mar 2022

Choose the right media partner to reach Africa

Choose the right media partner to reach Africa

23 Mar 2022

Business Insider Africa Awards launches to honour influential entrepreneurs

Business Insider Africa Awards launches to honour influential entrepreneurs

18 Mar 2022

Source: Reuters/Dado Ruvic

CPG giants Nestlé, Mars and Mondelez scale back business in Russia

11 Mar 2022

Growing list of retail brands suspend business in Russia [updated]

Lauren Hartzenberg 11 Mar 2022

Major food companies curb business activity in Russia

Major food companies curb business activity in Russia

9 Mar 2022

Entries open for Google News Initiative Innovation Challenge

Entries open for Google News Initiative Innovation Challenge

23 Feb 2022

What is YouTube doing for the creator economy in Africa in 2022?

What is YouTube doing for the creator economy in Africa in 2022?

21 Feb 2022

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

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

Source: © William Fortunato

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

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Farfetch to invest up to $200m in Neiman Marcus Group in strategic luxury tie-up

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Farfetch to invest up to $200m in Neiman Marcus Group in strategic luxury tie-up

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5 Apr 2022

Clean energy transition must be fast and fair, IPCC scientists say

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Clean energy transition must be fast and fair, IPCC scientists say

Laurie Goering 5 Apr 2022

Rising hunger looms in Sudan, with little aid in sight

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Rising hunger looms in Sudan, with little aid in sight

Nafisa Eltahir and Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah 4 Apr 2022

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4 Apr 2022

Africa's rural communities will be the hardest hit by plastic pollution

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Africa's rural communities will be the hardest hit by plastic pollution

Joshua Amponsem 1 Apr 2022

$5.7tn investment in energy transition needed per year until 2030 - Irena outlook

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$5.7tn investment in energy transition needed per year until 2030 - Irena outlook

29 Mar 2022

Biofuel: How new microalgae technologies can hasten the end of our reliance on oil

Energy & Mining

Biofuel: How new microalgae technologies can hasten the end of our reliance on oil

Callum Russell 29 Mar 2022

Global smart building deployments to see growth of over 150% by 2026

Construction & Engineering

Global smart building deployments to see growth of over 150% by 2026

28 Mar 2022

Wanjira Mathai: Africa's water security depends on an all-of-society paradigm

ESG & Sustainability

Wanjira Mathai: Africa's water security depends on an all-of-society paradigm

Sindy Peters 25 Mar 2022

Retail

Boycotting Russian products might feel right, but can individual consumers really make a difference?

Mike Lee 24 Mar 2022

The inspiring architect from Burkina Faso who lifted the world's biggest prize

Construction & Engineering

The inspiring architect from Burkina Faso who lifted the world's biggest prize

Paulo Moreira 23 Mar 2022

ThriveAgric secures $56.4m funding, accelerates expansion plans

Entrepreneurship

ThriveAgric secures $56.4m funding, accelerates expansion plans

23 Mar 2022

African Development Bank secures $32.8bn for projects in Africa

Construction & Engineering

African Development Bank secures $32.8bn for projects in Africa

Bate Felix 22 Mar 2022

Business Insider Africa Awards launches to honour influential entrepreneurs

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Business Insider Africa Awards launches to honour influential entrepreneurs

18 Mar 2022

Recycling grows in Africa, creating job and business opportunities

ESG & Sustainability

Recycling grows in Africa, creating job and business opportunities

18 Mar 2022

Anglo American reduces emissions by 10% in sea trial using biofuel, VLSFO blend

Energy & Mining

Anglo American reduces emissions by 10% in sea trial using biofuel, VLSFO blend

17 Mar 2022

How Africa can ride the green wave and lift itself out of energy poverty

Energy & Mining

How Africa can ride the green wave and lift itself out of energy poverty

Sindy Peters 16 Mar 2022

How Africa can adopt renewable energy on a massive scale and save billions along the way

Energy & Mining

How Africa can adopt renewable energy on a massive scale and save billions along the way

Kenneth Engblom 15 Mar 2022

Telecel Group names 10 African startups for "prestigious" acceleration programme

Entrepreneurship

Telecel Group names 10 African startups for "prestigious" acceleration programme

14 Mar 2022

Healthcare

Digital therapeutics revenue from health insurers to reach $8bn globally by 2026

14 Mar 2022

Finance

Multi-national investment banks announce exodus from Russia

Katja Hamilton 11 Mar 2022

Healthcare

Attacks on Ukrainian hospitals, ambulances increasing rapidly

11 Mar 2022

Source: Reuters/Dado Ruvic

Retail

CPG giants Nestlé, Mars and Mondelez scale back business in Russia

11 Mar 2022

Retail

Growing list of retail brands suspend business in Russia [updated]

Lauren Hartzenberg 11 Mar 2022

War in Ukraine is changing energy geopolitics

Energy & Mining

War in Ukraine is changing energy geopolitics

Scott L. Montgomery 11 Mar 2022

Ukraine: The good, bad and ideal refugees

ESG & Sustainability

Ukraine: The good, bad and ideal refugees

Yvonne Su 9 Mar 2022

Major food companies curb business activity in Russia

Retail

Major food companies curb business activity in Russia

9 Mar 2022

Recognising women's rights as human rights and breaking the bias

ESG & Sustainability

Recognising women's rights as human rights and breaking the bias

Valerie Traore 8 Mar 2022

Russia's nuclear power exports: Will they stand the strain of the war in Ukraine?

Energy & Mining

Russia's nuclear power exports: Will they stand the strain of the war in Ukraine?

Hartmut Winkler 7 Mar 2022

Shell, BP and ExxonMobil have done business in Russia for decades - here's why they're leaving now

Energy & Mining

Shell, BP and ExxonMobil have done business in Russia for decades - here's why they're leaving now

Yan Anthea Zhang 4 Mar 2022

Dubai tops Knight Frank PIRI 100 for 2021, luxury housing boom expected to endure

Property

Dubai tops Knight Frank PIRI 100 for 2021, luxury housing boom expected to endure

2 Mar 2022

Future cities could be 3D printed - using concrete made with recycled glass

Construction & Engineering

Future cities could be 3D printed - using concrete made with recycled glass

Seyed Ghaffar, Mehdi Chougan, Pawel Sikora 2 Mar 2022

#AfricaEnergyIndaba: 'Africa must define its own just energy transition' - Mantashe

Energy & Mining

#AfricaEnergyIndaba: 'Africa must define its own just energy transition' - Mantashe

1 Mar 2022

OPEC chief, African ministers defend oil and gas investments

Energy & Mining

OPEC chief, African ministers defend oil and gas investments

MacDonald Dzirutwe and Estelle Shirbon 1 Mar 2022

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Streamlining of intra-African trade gathers momentum

Virusha Subban 28 Feb 2022

Effective implementation of PPPs critical to address Africa's infrastructure deficit

Construction & Engineering

Effective implementation of PPPs critical to address Africa's infrastructure deficit

Teddy Daka 28 Feb 2022

Promising fintech solutions take the spotlight at Stitch hackathon

ICT

Promising fintech solutions take the spotlight at Stitch hackathon

28 Feb 2022

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