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Publishing

African publishing is being revolutionised – report explores trends in 6 countries

Tinashe Mushakavanhu 5 Nov 2024

Source: © 123rf The 10 most banned apps in the world, with Facebook the number one most banned app globally

Digital

Top 10 most banned apps globally - Facebook at no1

26 Aug 2024

Meta is making full use of its GPU investment by rapidly developing its AI offering in WhatsApp.

Mobile & Apps

WhatsApp taking the AI lead while Google and Apple stall on devices

Lindsey Schutters 5 Jul 2024

RCS interoperability will open the marketing messaging floodgates. Source: DALL-E 3

Mobile & Apps

Generative AI promises a mobile messaging revolution

Lindsey Schutters 11 Apr 2024

A2P messaging set to receive 500% boost when Apple brings RCS to the iPhone.

Mobile & Apps

Apple’s decision to bring RCS to the iPhone is big boost to business revenue

Lindsey Schutters 8 Jan 2024

Social Media

Somalia bans TikTok, Telegram and 1XBet over 'horrific' content, misinformation

Abdi Sheikh 21 Aug 2023

Joseph Neusu says WhatsApp is going to be one of the hottest digital marketing trends in 2023

Mobile

#BizTrends2023: The rise of the WhatsApp economy

Joseph Neusu 17 Jan 2023

Untapping talent with Takealot's Heritage Day design challenge

Digital

Untapping talent with Takealot's Heritage Day design challenge

Issued by Techsys Digital 11 Nov 2022

New WhatsApp update includes Communities feature for groups

Mobile & Apps

New WhatsApp update includes Communities feature for groups

3 Nov 2022

Hacker group RansomHouse threatens to sell Shoprite data

Cybersecurity

Hacker group RansomHouse threatens to sell Shoprite data

21 Jun 2022

3 trends that will dominate African mobile apps in 2022

Mobile & Apps

3 trends that will dominate African mobile apps in 2022

18 Jan 2022

WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton joins Signal as interim CEO

Services

WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton joins Signal as interim CEO

11 Jan 2022

MTN announces Burak Akinci as Ayoba's new CEO

Mobile & Apps

MTN announces Burak Akinci as Ayoba's new CEO

24 Aug 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

How business communication can be enhanced by WhatsApp

Services

How business communication can be enhanced by WhatsApp

17 Aug 2021

Social Media

What is the future of Facebook?

Kyle Oosthuizen 27 Jul 2021

The WhatsApp messaging application is seen on a phone screen August 3, 2017. Reuters/Thomas White//File Photo

Legislation & Regulation

South African regulator seeking legal advice on WhatsApp's new privacy policy

Nqobile Dludla 14 May 2021

Here's what WhatsApp's upcoming privacy policy update means for brands

Services

Here's what WhatsApp's upcoming privacy policy update means for brands

Kyle Oosthuizen 20 Apr 2021

Information Regulator engages Facebook SA over privacy policy

Cyber Law

Information Regulator engages Facebook SA over privacy policy

14 Jan 2021

Telecoms & Networks

Telkom launches digital payments platform

3 Dec 2020

Lancewood Cheese unlocks the power of WhatsApp with Techsys Digital

Digital

Lancewood Cheese unlocks the power of WhatsApp with Techsys Digital

Issued by Techsys Digital 20 Mar 2020

OFM chooses Telegram for main messaging platform

Radio & Audio

OFM chooses Telegram for main messaging platform

Issued by OFM Radio 28 Feb 2020

#BizTrends2020: What does the African mobile consumer really want for the new decade?

Trends

#BizTrends2020: What does the African mobile consumer really want for the new decade?

Lynette Hundermark 3 Feb 2020

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Social Media

Facebook Pay: a game-changer for payments, brands and social media

Thomas Pays 24 Dec 2019

WhatsApp trends for 2020

Mobile

WhatsApp trends for 2020

Issued by Techsys Digital 13 Dec 2019

Lisa MacLeod, head of digital, Tiso Blackstar Group.

Trends

#BizTrends2020: End of an era as the 3rd party cookie crumbles

Lisa Macleod 14 Jan 2020

People take part in a parade to mark the 24th self-declared independence day for the breakaway region of Somaliland in the capital Hargeisa on May 18, 2015. On November 18, 2019, Somaliland police shut down a TV station and arrested its editor. Credit: CPJ/Reuters/Feisal Omar.

Media Freedom

Somaliland police shut down Horn Cable TV, arrest its editor

21 Nov 2019

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Media Freedom

Media: How to protect your phone from spyware

11 Nov 2019

Police officers are seen in Freetown, Sierra Leone, on March 26, 2018. Presidential bodyguards recently attacked a group of journalists in Freetown. Credit: CPJ/Reuters/Olivia Acland.

Media Freedom

Three journalists beaten by Sierra Leone presidential bodyguards

8 Nov 2019

Can we communicate better in a digital era?

ICT

Can we communicate better in a digital era?

Michael Klopper 7 Nov 2019

Image credit: Vinicius Amano on Unsplash.

Social Media

Beyond the usual suspects: 6 alternative digital media platforms for South African brands

Grant Lapping 28 Oct 2019

Bringing diversity to messaging app

Mobile & Apps

Bringing diversity to messaging app

15 Oct 2019

One app to rule them all: Rise of the super app

Mobile & Apps

One app to rule them all: Rise of the super app

Lee Naik 8 Oct 2019

A police officer is seen in N'Djamena, Chad, on July 11, 2015. A N'Djamena court recently charged two Chadian journalists with criminal defamation and sentenced one to jail. Credit: CPJ/Reuters/Moumine Ngarmbassa.

Media Freedom

Journalists fined, one jailed over criminal defamation complaint in Chad

26 Sep 2019

Police officers are seen in Cairo, Egypt, on September 21, 2019. Police recently arrested several journalists covering protests in Cairo and other cities, and authorities blocked news websites and Facebook Messenger. Credit: CPJ/AFP/Mohamed el-Shahed.

Media

Egypt authorities arrest 3 journalists, block websites, amid protests

25 Sep 2019

4 ways brands can incorporate chat messaging into their marketing strategy

CRM, CX, UX

4 ways brands can incorporate chat messaging into their marketing strategy

Wayne Flemming 19 Sep 2019

How to make the most of WhatsApp Business

SMEs

How to make the most of WhatsApp Business

2 Sep 2019

A Cameroonian elite Rapid Intervention Battalion member walks along an empty street in the city of Buea in Cameroon's Anglophone southwest region on October 4, 2018. Cameroon’s military detained pidgin news anchor Samuel Wazizi on August 2, 2019, in Buea. Credit: CPJ/Reuters/Zohra Bensemra.

Media Freedom

Cameroon's military detains pidgin news anchor Samuel Wazizi

15 Aug 2019

A man looks at newspaper front pages in Dakar, on February 25, 2019, one day after Senegal's presidential elections. Senegalese authorities arrested critical journalist Adama Gaye on July 29. Credit: CPJ/AFP/Seyllou.

Media

Senegalese authorities arrest critical journalist Adama Gaye

14 Aug 2019

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Online Media

Cape Town's Metrorail train updates are now available on Telegram

Andy Walker 14 Aug 2019

Taazima Kala-Essack is lead PR consultant, FCB Wired Botswana.

PR & Communications

The way in which we communicate is evolving

1 Aug 2019

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Social Media

WhatsApp played a big role in the Nigerian election. Not all of it was bad

Nic Cheeseman 29 Jul 2019

Burkina Faso's presidential palace is seen in Ouagadougou on March 20, 2019. The president and Constitutional Council have the power to prevent the enactment of revisions of the country's penal code that could result in jail time for reporters. Credit: CPJ/AFP/Olympia de Maismont.

Media Freedom

Burkina Faso parliament criminalises false news, reporting on terrorism

4 Jul 2019

6 pivotal moments in mobile marketing

Mobile

6 pivotal moments in mobile marketing

Greg Chen 2 Jul 2019

Media Freedom

Somaliland bans two privately owned TV stations

1 Jul 2019

The Uganda High Court is in Kampala on May 14, 2018. CPJ today called for Ugandan authorities to intervene and end the criminal case against editor Pidson Kareire. Credit: CPJ/AFP/Isaac Kasamani.

Media Freedom

Ugandan editor charged with criminal libel

18 Jun 2019