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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

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22 Oct 2024

In-app programmatic exchange for Africa launched

Advertising

In-app programmatic exchange for Africa launched

12 Sep 2018

Final call for entries to AppsAfrica Innovation Awards

Mobile

Final call for entries to AppsAfrica Innovation Awards

Gabriella Mulligan 10 Sep 2018

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Research

African research dominated by mobile, social media

Danette Breitenbach 6 Sep 2018

Africacom, Cape Town.

Digital

The spread of digital connectivity in Africa

3 Sep 2018

Vicinity Media extends African footprint

Mobile

Vicinity Media extends African footprint

Vicinity Media 30 Aug 2018

Google Launchpad Accelerator Africa.

Marketing & Media

Google Launchpad Accelerator Africa 2nd cohort announced

Gabriella Mulligan 29 Aug 2018

Tidal launch.

Streaming

Content partnership brings iconic music, videos to Africa

28 Aug 2018

Twitter Lite.

Social Media

Twitter Lite now available in over 45 countries

16 Aug 2018

Toussaint Alain, African Daily Voice CEO.

Media

New pan-African news agency launched

14 Aug 2018

Video games from Africa go global

Digital

Video games from Africa go global

7 Aug 2018

Analysis of Zimbabwe's "online propaganda war"

Social Media

Analysis of Zimbabwe's "online propaganda war"

Dumisani Moyo 2 Aug 2018

Chinese President Xi Jinping, BRICS Summit, South Africa.

Research

The next decade of BRICS

30 Jul 2018

Is your site mobile-friendly?

Mobile

Is your site mobile-friendly?

JG Bezuidenhout 27 Jul 2018

Nelson Mandela image from

Online Media

#Mandela100: Using the spirit of Ubuntu to address knowledge gaps on Wikipedia

Leigh Andrews 20 Jul 2018

Startups invited to apply for AppsAfrica Innovation Awards

Mobile & Apps

Startups invited to apply for AppsAfrica Innovation Awards

Tom Jackson 16 Jul 2018

Building a digital continent

Digital

Building a digital continent

Michael Pittelkow 5 Jul 2018

Mobile video service for Nigeria launched by media partners

Streaming

Mobile video service for Nigeria launched by media partners

21 Jun 2018

Truecaller eyes out sub-Saharan Africa's mobile payment space

Banking

Truecaller eyes out sub-Saharan Africa's mobile payment space

19 Jun 2018

LinkedIn Sales Navigator via .

Digital

Mobility to rule video in 2018

Priscilla Kennedy 1 Jun 2018

GDPR: ground zero for a more trusted, secure internet

Data & Analytics

GDPR: ground zero for a more trusted, secure internet

Bill Buchanan 28 May 2018

AfricaCom 2017, Cape Town.

Streaming

AfricaCom 2018 launches the Africa Video Forum

14 May 2018

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

Mobile & Apps

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

Sherry Zameer 25 Apr 2018

Kenyan mobile consumer feedback company secures $3.5m investment

Research

Kenyan mobile consumer feedback company secures $3.5m investment

24 Apr 2018

Sebastian Kaulitzki ©

Prism Awards

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

Robyn de Villiers 23 Apr 2018

CRM

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).

Mobile

Tigo mobile money receives certification

16 Apr 2018

Classifieds app raises funding to expand in Africa

Mobile

Classifieds app raises funding to expand in Africa

13 Apr 2018

Broadband connectivity to expand throughout West Africa

Telecoms & Networks

Broadband connectivity to expand throughout West Africa

13 Apr 2018

Faithie © –

Social Media

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Leigh Andrews 12 Apr 2018

Google Go now available locally

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Ilse van den Berg 12 Apr 2018

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14 Aug 2018

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Michael Pittelkow 5 Jul 2018

Mobile video service for Nigeria launched by media partners

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21 Jun 2018

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19 Jun 2018

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Priscilla Kennedy 1 Jun 2018

GDPR: ground zero for a more trusted, secure internet

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Bill Buchanan 28 May 2018

AfricaCom 2017, Cape Town.

Marketing & MediaAfricaCom 2018 launches the Africa Video Forum

14 May 2018

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

Sherry Zameer 25 Apr 2018

Kenyan mobile consumer feedback company secures $3.5m investment

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24 Apr 2018

Sebastian Kaulitzki ©

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Robyn de Villiers 23 Apr 2018

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Nicholas Bednall 16 Apr 2018

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Marketing & MediaTigo mobile money receives certification

16 Apr 2018

Classifieds app raises funding to expand in Africa

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13 Apr 2018

Broadband connectivity to expand throughout West Africa

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13 Apr 2018

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Leigh Andrews 12 Apr 2018

Google Go now available locally

ICTGoogle Go now available locally

Ilse van den Berg 12 Apr 2018

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

Marketing & MediaThese 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.

ICTTigo and Uber partner up in East Africa

23 Mar 2018

Africa's smartphone market expected to reverse declines

ICTAfrica's smartphone market expected to reverse declines

14 Mar 2018

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

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8 Mar 2018

Dustin Homer is director of client solutions, Fraym.

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

Dustin Homer 6 Mar 2018

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Jessica Tennant 5 Mar 2018

Kenya's mSurvey expands into Nigeria

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1 Mar 2018

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Sue Disler 22 Feb 2018

Don't overlook consumers in Africa's rural areas

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Ben Leo 20 Feb 2018

Thomson Reuters launches Eikon mobile app in Africa

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20 Feb 2018