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Koo Govender, Publicis Groupe Africa, CEO, champions the need for an integrated approach in today’s evolving advertising landscape (Image supplied)

Marketing & Media

EXCLUSIVE: Publicis Groupe Africa's Koo Govender - Integrating media back to a unified offering

Koo Govender 26 May 2025

Media

Deadline today: Final hours to apply for INMA’s Africa Elevate Scholarship

16 Apr 2025

Source: © 123rf The Digital Media Awards Africa 2025 finalists have been announced, with SA and Daily Maverick dominating the list

Publishing

SA and Daily Maverick dominate Wan-Ifra Digital Awards Africa 2025 finalists

2 Apr 2025

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Marketing

Entries are open for Loeries 2025

6 Mar 2025

Gibs launches executive programme to strengthen media leadership in Africa

Higher Education

Gibs launches executive programme to strengthen media leadership in Africa

Issued by Gordon Institute of Business Science 3 Mar 2025

Source: © Bizcommunity The inaugural SSA MMA Smarties Awards awarded 51 Awards, with 19 Gold, 19 Silver and 13 Bronze Awards

Marketing

Inaugural SSA MMA Smarties' winners announced, the TFG named Brand of the Year

9 Dec 2024

Ezra Eeman. Source: Supplied.

Artificial Intelligence

Ezra Eeman joins Wan-Ifra to steer AI initiatives in the media industry

29 Nov 2024

Joe Public named Agency of the Year at The Loerie Awards 2024

Loeries Creative Week

Joe Public named Agency of the Year at The Loerie Awards 2024

Issued by Joe Public 18 Oct 2024

Dentsu SSA makes a strong impact at Loeries 2024: Leading in Creative, Media, and Performance

Loeries Creative Week

Dentsu SSA makes a strong impact at Loeries 2024: Leading in Creative, Media, and Performance

Issued by Dentsu 15 Oct 2024

Loeries night two

Loeries Creative Week

Loeries night two

Issued by Loeries 14 Oct 2024

Roanna Williams, chief creative officer and co-founder of Boundless with Ben Wagner

Loeries Creative Week

Birdwatching at The Loeries Episode 3: The Energy Episode

12 Oct 2024

Source: © Gallo Images Joe Public is the Loeries Awards Agency of the Year

Loeries Creative Week

#Loeries All the winners, Agency of the Year is Joe Public

11 Oct 2024

Source: © Gallo Images the excitement is real as Loeries Creative week kicks off

Loeries Creative Week

#Loeries: “The most fun you can have and still call it work*”

10 Oct 2024

Loeries Creative Week 2024 honours unyielding creative spirit across Africa and the Middle East

Loeries Creative Week

Loeries Creative Week 2024 honours unyielding creative spirit across Africa and the Middle East

Issued by Loeries 8 Oct 2024

Loeries Creative Week

#Loeries2024: The countdown begins—Here’s what to expect

19 Sep 2024

Ishmet Davidson is retiring as Media 24 group CEO and will also step down as a board member (Image supplied)

Media

Media24 CEO Ishmet Davidson retires, Raj Lalbahadur, current group CFO, appointed interim CEO

6 Sep 2024

$Source: The Bookmarks The IAB SA Bookmark Awards' winners have been announced with TBWA \ Hunt Lascaris being the big winner on the night$

IAB Bookmarks Awards

#Bookmarks2024: All the IAB SA Bookmark Awards 2024 winners

Danette Breitenbach 16 Aug 2024

Marketing

Tourism Marketing Conference to highlight new trends and strategies

2 Aug 2024

Brian Lesser will take on the role in September. Source: Supplied.

Advertising

WPP announces Brian Lesser as new global CEO of GroupM, succeeding Christian Juhl

18 Jul 2024

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IAB Bookmarks Awards

All the IAB 2024 Bookmark Awards' finalists

12 Jul 2024

Advertima, PADS4 introduce in-store media player featuring full AI capabilities

Technology

Advertima, PADS4 introduce in-store media player featuring full AI capabilities

27 Jun 2024

Ladina Heimgartner elected new President of WAN-IFRA on May 27. Source: Supplied.

Media

Ladina Heimgartner elected president at World News Media Congress in Copenhagen

28 May 2024

Daily Maverick sweeps WAN-IFRA Digital Media Awards Africa 2024 with 4 top honours

Media

Daily Maverick sweeps WAN-IFRA Digital Media Awards Africa 2024 with 4 top honours

Issued by Daily Maverick 17 Apr 2024

Events & Conferencing

Entries are now open for the 2024 Loeries

7 Mar 2024

Smart Media clinches triple victory at the Shop! Awards

In-store Media

Smart Media clinches triple victory at the Shop! Awards

Issued by Smart Media 23 Nov 2023

Source: © Twitter The South African National Editors' Forum (Sanef) commemorated Black Wednesday (19 October 1977) with a fundraising dinner addressed by Mpho Makwana, outgoing Eskom Board chairman and sponsored by Absa

Media Freedom

Sanef commemorates Black Wednesday, raises R2m for media freedom

23 Oct 2023

Source: © 123rf The annual Africa Business Media Innovators (ABMI) Forum 2023 will take place from 30 October to 1 November in Cape Town

Media

Bloomberg's Annual Africa Business Media Innovators Forum 2023 set for Cape Town

16 Oct 2023

Source: Gallo Images Ogilvy won a total of 16 Loeries at the 45 Loeries

Loeries Creative Week

#Loeries2023: 232 Loeries awarded

Danette Breitenbach 9 Oct 2023

Source: Gallo Images Ogilvy SA was named Loeries Agency of the Year and Ogilvy was named Regional Agency of the Year

Loeries Creative Week

#Loeries2023: Ogilvy SA named Agency of the Year

7 Oct 2023

Image supplied. Promise agency has been named the IAB South Africa Bookmark Awards, in partnership with Accenture Song, best digital agency

IAB Bookmarks Awards

#Bookmarks2023: All the 2023 Bookmark Awards winners

28 Jul 2023

Techsys Digital and Takealot grab 12 Bookmarks finalists

IAB Bookmarks Awards

Techsys Digital and Takealot grab 12 Bookmarks finalists

Issued by Techsys Digital 29 Jun 2023

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IAB Bookmarks Awards

#Bookmarks2023: IAB SA Bookmark Awards 2023 finalists announced

22 Jun 2023

The Gerety Awards are open for entries. Source: Supplied.

Advertising

Gerety Awards open for 2023 entries

10 Jan 2023

Ogilvy South Africa breaks records at 2022 Assegai Awards

Marketing & Media

Ogilvy South Africa breaks records at 2022 Assegai Awards

Issued by Ogilvy South Africa 30 Nov 2022

Ogilvy South Africa voted the Most Effective Agency of 2022

Advertising

Ogilvy South Africa voted the Most Effective Agency of 2022

Issued by Ogilvy South Africa 3 Nov 2022

#Unplugged22 conference invites media and civic tech innovation community in Johannesburg

Events & Conferencing

#Unplugged22 conference invites media and civic tech innovation community in Johannesburg

Issued by Wits Centre for Journalism 21 Oct 2022

Ogilvy wins 25 awards at the 2022 Loeries

Advertising

Ogilvy wins 25 awards at the 2022 Loeries

Issued by Ogilvy South Africa 11 Oct 2022

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Loeries Creative Week

Loeries announces finalists

28 Sep 2022

Loeries Creative Week

Loeries Creative Week to be held in vibrant District Six, Cape Town

6 Sep 2022

Source © Valentina Todorova Wan-Ifra's media pilot project will assess how Web3 can be used to help build ongoing trust and develop new sources of revenue for news publishers and content producers

Media

Web3 Foundation supports media pilot project to develop new sources of revenue

30 Aug 2022

Machine_ notches up 15 finalist spots at this year's Bookmark Awards

Digital

Machine_ notches up 15 finalist spots at this year's Bookmark Awards

Issued by Machine_ 12 Jul 2022

Supplied. All the 2022 Bookmark Awards finalists

IAB Bookmarks Awards

All the Bookmarks 2022 finalists: Did you make the cut?

17 Jun 2022

Source: © africanarguments Developing journalism skills on the continent is a key priority for the newly launched AMA Academy

Media

AMA Academy: A key resource for African journalists

Danette Breitenbach 16 Mar 2022

Media

SAMIP expands media innovation support to Southern African countries

29 Nov 2021

Nissan and TBWA 'innovate to excite' South Africa - taking home a Loerie's Grand Prix

Media

Nissan and TBWA 'innovate to excite' South Africa - taking home a Loerie's Grand Prix

Issued by TBWA 2 Nov 2021

Loeries and TikTok partner to support creative excellence

Loeries Creative Week

Loeries and TikTok partner to support creative excellence

19 Oct 2021

Loeries announces finalists for 2021

Loeries Creative Week

Loeries announces finalists for 2021

12 Oct 2021