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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

Suhana Gordhan of LoveSong to lead Radio & Audio at The One Show 2025

Suhana Gordhan of LoveSong to lead Radio & Audio at The One Show 2025

23 Oct 2024

Source: © 123rf People are increasingly seeking depth, authenticity, and sensory richness in their experiences, aiming to engage with the world in meaningful ways. this is one of five macro trends identified by the Accenture Life Trends 2025 report

5 global macro trends and consumer insights from the Accenture Song's Life Trends 2025 report

22 Oct 2024

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Loeries Creative Week

Blood, Sweat and Tears: 45 years of The Loeries

31 Mar 2023

Content moderators sue Meta over alleged 'union-busting' in Kenya

Technology

Content moderators sue Meta over alleged 'union-busting' in Kenya

22 Mar 2023

Labour Law

Meta appeals Kenyan court's decision it can be sued in Kenya

Humphrey Malalo and Ayenat Mersie 21 Feb 2023

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Media & Entertainment Law

Legal dos and dont's: Influencers' guide to Comesa regulations

Reece May 3 Nov 2022

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni attends a news conference following talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Entebbe, Uganda 26 July 2022. Russian Foreign Ministry/Handout via Reuters

Media & Entertainment Law

Ugandan president signs law critics say will stifle free speech

Elias Biryabarema 14 Oct 2022

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Media Freedom

William Ruto vs Kenya's media: democracy is at stake

19 Sep 2022

Facebook puts an end to live shopping feature

E-commerce

Facebook puts an end to live shopping feature

5 Aug 2022

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Media Freedom

Meta has 7 days to comply with Kenya's cohesion watchdog

1 Aug 2022

Source: REUTERS. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO).

Healthcare

WHO ranked the most influential UN-recognised body on Twitter

17 Jun 2022

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

Social Media

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

Martin N Ndlela 5 Apr 2022

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

Social Media

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

Evan-Lee Courie 24 Mar 2022

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

Social Media

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

21 Feb 2022

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Social Media

Twitter buys minority stake in Aleph

13 Jan 2022

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Social Media

$617m ad value makes Nike most marketed sports brand on social media

5 Jan 2022

Instagram global VP of Marketing, Melissa Water

Social Media

Melissa Waters latest exec to exit Meta

17 Dec 2021

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Social Media

TikTok hits one billion users

9 Dec 2021

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Social Media

2 Twitter executives step down as restructuring starts

6 Dec 2021

Burkina Faso restricts social media

Social Media

Burkina Faso restricts social media

23 Nov 2021

Ethiopia to build local rival to Facebook and other platforms

Services

Ethiopia to build local rival to Facebook and other platforms

23 Aug 2021

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D&AD Awards

D&AD 2021 social media trends

Ashleigh Burton 14 Jun 2021

Meltwater announces agreement to acquire Klear

Social Media

Meltwater announces agreement to acquire Klear

Meltwater 7 May 2021

Applications open for the 2021 Facebook Community Accelerator Program

Marketing & Media

Applications open for the 2021 Facebook Community Accelerator Program

5 May 2021

Kenya and South Africa have a high exposure to disinformation. shutterstock

Covid-19

Social media users in Kenya and South Africa trust science, but still share Covid-19 hoaxes

Herman Wasserman & Dani Madrid-Morales 7 Apr 2021

Africa's #YouTubeBlackVoices Creator Class of 2021 named

Social Media

Africa's #YouTubeBlackVoices Creator Class of 2021 named

14 Jan 2021

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Media

Wan-Ifra's World Digital Media Awards 2020 winners announced

22 Oct 2020

#PeoplesChoiceAwards: E! Entertainment announces nominees for African Social Star of 2020

Events

#PeoplesChoiceAwards: E! Entertainment announces nominees for African Social Star of 2020

2 Oct 2020

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Social Media

Influencer compensation: How money moves within the Nigerian influencer industry

Gbenga Sogbaike 4 Sep 2020

Warc releases the 2020 Effective Social Strategy Report

Research

Warc releases the 2020 Effective Social Strategy Report

21 Jul 2020

Julia Sudnitskaya/Shutterstock via The Conversation.

Social Media

Africans are concerned about ills of social media but oppose government restrictions

Jeffrey Conroy-Krutz 3 Jun 2020

#LockdownLessons: Companies putting the grit in integrity

Online Media

#LockdownLessons: Companies putting the grit in integrity

Bizcommunity.com 26 May 2020

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22 Mar 2023

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19 Sep 2022

Facebook puts an end to live shopping feature

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5 Aug 2022

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1 Aug 2022

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Evan-Lee Courie 24 Mar 2022

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

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21 Feb 2022

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Marketing & MediaTwitter buys minority stake in Aleph

13 Jan 2022

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Marketing & Media$617m ad value makes Nike most marketed sports brand on social media

5 Jan 2022

Instagram global VP of Marketing, Melissa Water

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17 Dec 2021

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Marketing & MediaTikTok hits one billion users

9 Dec 2021

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6 Dec 2021

Burkina Faso restricts social media

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23 Nov 2021

Ethiopia to build local rival to Facebook and other platforms

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23 Aug 2021

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Marketing & MediaD&AD 2021 social media trends

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Meltwater announces agreement to acquire Klear

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Applications open for the 2021 Facebook Community Accelerator Program

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5 May 2021

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HealthcareSocial media users in Kenya and South Africa trust science, but still share Covid-19 hoaxes

Herman Wasserman & Dani Madrid-Morales 7 Apr 2021

Africa's #YouTubeBlackVoices Creator Class of 2021 named

Marketing & MediaAfrica's #YouTubeBlackVoices Creator Class of 2021 named

14 Jan 2021

Image by from .

Marketing & MediaWan-Ifra's World Digital Media Awards 2020 winners announced

22 Oct 2020

#PeoplesChoiceAwards: E! Entertainment announces nominees for African Social Star of 2020

Lifestyle#PeoplesChoiceAwards: E! Entertainment announces nominees for African Social Star of 2020

2 Oct 2020

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Marketing & MediaInfluencer compensation: How money moves within the Nigerian influencer industry

Gbenga Sogbaike 4 Sep 2020

Warc releases the 2020 Effective Social Strategy Report

Marketing & MediaWarc releases the 2020 Effective Social Strategy Report

21 Jul 2020

Julia Sudnitskaya/Shutterstock via The Conversation.

Marketing & MediaAfricans are concerned about ills of social media but oppose government restrictions

Jeffrey Conroy-Krutz 3 Jun 2020

#LockdownLessons: Companies putting the grit in integrity

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Izzy Pugh, Kantar 25 Mar 2020

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The Best of Biz: Marketing & Media Africa 2019

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17 Dec 2019

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17 Dec 2019

New monetisation models for media are needed

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Louise Burgers 16 Dec 2019

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Marketing & Media2020: Building the emotive link between customers and our brands

Alan Radmall 12 Dec 2019

Journalist Nazli Ilicak is embraced after her release from prison in Istanbul in November 2019, after a court ordered her free on time served at a retrial. Two of her colleagues remain in prison on terrorism related charges, among the 47 journalists jailed in Turkey. Credit: CPJ/Reuters/Huseyin Aldemir.

Marketing & MediaThe world's worst jailers of journalists

Elana Beiser 11 Dec 2019

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Marketing & MediaSocial media crisis management

Gosi Legoale 3 Dec 2019