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Several South African agencies have been shortlisted at Cannes Lions (Image source: @ Media Marketing )

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Advertising veteran Dr Peter Vundla backs new Drum Magazine movie

This year marks PRovoke Media's 11th annual Innovator 25 class in EMEA. Source: PRovoke Media.

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The Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Solly Malatsi, will deliver the keynote address for the 2026 Social Media Summit for Government (Image supplied)

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The first Cannes 2026 winners have been announced (Image source: @ union )

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The UK government announced that it will ban social media platforms from offering services to under-16s (Image source: © 123rf )

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EXCLUSIVE: 90% of FMCG suppliers operate blind during promotions, forfeiting sales daily

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$African creatives discuss the importance of Cannes to Africa. Picture l to r: Yusuf Adejumo, creative director, TBWA\Concept Nigeria, Audrey Quaye creative director Innova DDB Ghana, Alex van Niekerk, executive creative director at TBWA\Ascent, Graham Cruikshanks, director of Africa operations at TBWA, Eric Mununuzi, chief creative Officer at TBWA\Uganda (Images supplied, composite by Ruth Cooper @ Bizcommunity)$

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