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Source: © Omnicom Group The Omnicom Group announced its results for the quarter ended June 30 this week

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SA journalist named Best Thought Leadership Speaker

SA journalist named Best Thought Leadership Speaker

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#WPRD2025 | Razor PR's Dustin Chick: PR promotes and protects brands and reputationDanette Breitenbach

#WPRD2025 | Tribeca PR, Nicky James: Great PR isn’t spin, it’s honest work

#WPRD2025 | Tribeca PR, Nicky James: Great PR isn’t spin, it’s honest workDanette Breitenbach

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SABC2's new look celebrates modern South African families

#WPRD2025 | Butter Knife PR's Zara Lindsay-Bowman: PR is all about people

#WPRD2025 | Butter Knife PR's Zara Lindsay-Bowman: PR is all about peopleEvan-Lee Courie

#WPRD2025 | MSL Group's Luto Nyoka: Build and maintain a strong relationship with media

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How will AI shape African film storytelling

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Overwhelming marketing contracts, agencies quietly exploit the gaps

The art of impact: How Kena Outdoor reimagined a national icon

The art of impact: How Kena Outdoor reimagined a national iconKena Outdoor

#WPRD2025 | Flow Comms Caroline Smith's 4 smart steps for PR graduates

#WPRD2025 | Flow Comms Caroline Smith's 4 smart steps for PR graduatesCaroline Smith

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#WPRD2025 | Prisa president, Bradly Howland, on professionalising PRBradly Howland

#WPRD2025 | The Bread's Abulele Ndamase: PR is about creating authentic narratives

#WPRD2025 | The Bread's Abulele Ndamase: PR is about creating authentic narrativesEvan-Lee Courie

Record entries drive expansion of 2025 Effie Awards South Africa jury

Record entries drive expansion of 2025 Effie Awards South Africa juryAssociation for Communication and Advertising

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100th Woolworths Foodstop opens in Sandton

Musa Kalenga says effectiveness is under pressure.

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Ugandan journalist Gloria Laker Adiiki Aciro is pictured on the left. Source: Peace News.

Ugandan journalist wins 2025 Luxembourg Peace Prize

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SA journalist named Best Thought Leadership Speaker

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

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Momentum Consult rebrands to Consult with new identity

Momentum Consult rebrands to Consult with new identity

Evan-Lee Courie 11 Mar 2022

Entries officially open for 2022 Bookmark Awards

Entries officially open for 2022 Bookmark Awards

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Colleen DeCourcy, former CCO of Wieden+Kennedy named 2022 Lion of St. Mark

Colleen DeCourcy, former CCO of Wieden+Kennedy named 2022 Lion of St. Mark

11 Mar 2022

The Global Citizen Fellowship Program 2022/23 powered by BeyGood, expands for the first time into Kenya

The Global Citizen Fellowship Program 2022/23 powered by BeyGood, expands for the first time into Kenya

OnPoint PR 11 Mar 2022

Roanna Williams, the first woman to chair the Creative Circle

Roanna Williams, the first woman to chair the Creative Circle

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

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10 Mar 2022

Prisa extends Prism Awards 2022 entry deadline

Prisa extends Prism Awards 2022 entry deadline

10 Mar 2022

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Winners announced at Forbes Woman Africa Awards

10 Mar 2022

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Google Arts and Culture launches Mali Magic

10 Mar 2022

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MultiChoice expects end of $4.4bn Nigeria tax row soon

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Coopetition between Dialdirect and Discovery Insure for the greater good

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Duma Collective and M&N Brands in share exchange deal

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Joe Public United named Best Agency to Work For in South Africa

Joe Public United named Best Agency to Work For in South Africa

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Production, sale and advertising of Heineken beer halted in Russia

10 Mar 2022

PepsiCo appoints M&C Saatchi Abel as lead agency

PepsiCo appoints M&C Saatchi Abel as lead agency

M&C Saatchi Abel 9 Mar 2022

New Virgin Active CEO named, as company merges with Kauai parent

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Lavello 9 Mar 2022

ECOM Africa back in Cape Town in May as e-commerce sector continues to benefit from pandemic-led e-business boom

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Mathe Okaba, bringing over two decades of deep-diving relevance to Nedbank IMC 2022

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More than just a shoe - Illovo Sugar SA partners with agri ministers to donate school shoes

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The Global Citizen Fellowship Program 2022/23 powered by BeyGood, expands for the first time into Kenya

The Global Citizen Fellowship Program 2022/23 powered by BeyGood, expands for the first time into Kenya

OnPoint PR 11 Mar 2022

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

Lauren Hartzenberg 11 Mar 2022

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Google Arts and Culture launches Mali Magic

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