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Ogilvy Africa Network launches Ogilvy One in SSA with Jason Smit as managing partner

Ogilvy Africa Network launches Ogilvy One in SSA with Jason Smit as managing partner

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African design showcased at Bloomingdale's The Lion King pop-up

African design showcased at Bloomingdale's The Lion King pop-up

Lauren Hartzenberg 22 Jul 2019

Design and repair must work together to undo our legacy of waste

Design and repair must work together to undo our legacy of waste

Tom Lee, Alexandra Crosby, Clare Cooper, Jesse Adams Stein and Katherine Scardifield 17 Jul 2019

Image credit: Mein Deal on Unsplash.

How to use design thinking to build the next Amazon

Anne-marie le Roux 15 Jul 2019

Ubuntu sustainability - a necessity in the design process

Ubuntu sustainability - a necessity in the design process

Bouwer Serfontein 3 Jul 2019

This year’s jury president is Fiona Rogers, chief operating officer of Magnum Photos. Image source: .

Epica Awards announces new website and ad campaign

24 Jun 2019

How social media has become a breeding ground for counterfeit sales

How social media has become a breeding ground for counterfeit sales

7 Jun 2019

The APO-Getty strategic partnership was acknowledged with a photo of Lee Martin, Senior Vice President, Global Strategic Development at Getty Images, and Lionel Reina, CEO of APO Group, displayed on the NASDAQ Tower in New York's Time Square. The NASDAQ Tower is considered the most visible LED video display in Times Square and is one of the most valuable advertising spaces in the world.

APO partners with Getty Images to raise profile of Africa's story

4 Jun 2019

From left to right Michael Kennedy, James Hedley and James Tagg.

#AfricaMonth: Quicket striving to become first pan-African ticketing company

Juanita Pienaar 3 Jun 2019

Wina announces shortlist for 2019

Wina announces shortlist for 2019

31 May 2019

#AWE2019: Highlights from Day 1

#AWE2019: Highlights from Day 1

Johan Walters 30 May 2019

#AfricaMonth: The rise of Afrocentrism and its impact on the luxury business

#AfricaMonth: The rise of Afrocentrism and its impact on the luxury business

Lauren Hartzenberg 29 May 2019

Call for applications: Impact Fund for African Creatives' accelerator programme

Call for applications: Impact Fund for African Creatives' accelerator programme

21 May 2019

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Entries open for Global Young Guns 17

17 May 2019

Credit: Just Imagine.

#AfricaMonth: Africa's revival - foretelling or fairy tale?

Salona Naidoo and Gabi Wojtowitz 15 May 2019

Katja Thielen, creative director and founder of the UK’s Together Design and this year's Loeries design jury president...

#Loeries2019: "Discover how different cultures are reflected through their creativity and ideas" - Katja Thielen

Leigh Andrews 10 May 2019

Screen grab from ADC 98th Annual Awards' Black Cube for Best of Show winner, “The Truth Is Worth It,” on behalf of The New York Times, awarded to Final Cut New York and Furlined Santa Monica with Droga5 New York.

#OneShow2019: All the ADC 2019 winners!

7 May 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty.

All the winners from Digital Lab Africa Pitch

6 May 2019

Loeries CEO Andrew Human encourages everyone to tell better stories.

#AfricaMonth: Advertising's shift beyond 'selling stuff' to tell better regional stories

Leigh Andrews 3 May 2019

Meshack Mulaudzi is giving African children positive representation through toys

Meshack Mulaudzi is giving African children positive representation through toys

3 May 2019

David Tshabalala and Sarah Waiswa. Photo credit for Waiswa: Osborne Macharia.

#OneShow2019: David Tshabalala and Sarah Waiswa's online judging panel insights

Leigh Andrews 2 May 2019

2019 Dezeen Awards open for entries

2019 Dezeen Awards open for entries

2 May 2019

Online marketplace Thola Africa shines a light on local artisans

Online marketplace Thola Africa shines a light on local artisans

26 Apr 2019

#OneShow2019: What to expect from Creative Week in New York

#OneShow2019: What to expect from Creative Week in New York

25 Apr 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty.

Vote for your favourite African creative

18 Apr 2019

#CNILux: The creative cultural legacy of MaXhosa by Laduma

#CNILux: The creative cultural legacy of MaXhosa by Laduma

Lauren Hartzenberg 16 Apr 2019

#CNILux: Models of colour are not a trend, we are here to stay - Naomi Campbell

#CNILux: Models of colour are not a trend, we are here to stay - Naomi Campbell

Liam Freeman 15 Apr 2019

#CNILux: Global luxury industry shifts gaze to Africa

#CNILux: Global luxury industry shifts gaze to Africa

Lauren Hartzenberg 11 Apr 2019

Bizcommunity sends a clear message that Africa is open for business

Bizcommunity sends a clear message that Africa is open for business

dotAfrica 9 Apr 2019

Beyoncé teams up with Adidas in "partnership of a lifetime"

Beyoncé teams up with Adidas in "partnership of a lifetime"

8 Apr 2019

Bizcommunity launches BIZ | Daily top story headlines

Bizcommunity launches BIZ | Daily top story headlines

Bizcommunity.com 8 Apr 2019

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African design showcased at Bloomingdale's The Lion King pop-up

African design showcased at Bloomingdale's The Lion King pop-up

Lauren Hartzenberg 22 Jul 2019

Design and repair must work together to undo our legacy of waste

Design and repair must work together to undo our legacy of waste

Tom Lee, Alexandra Crosby, Clare Cooper, Jesse Adams Stein and Katherine Scardifield 17 Jul 2019

Image credit: Mein Deal on Unsplash.

How to use design thinking to build the next Amazon

Anne-marie le Roux 15 Jul 2019

Ubuntu sustainability - a necessity in the design process

Ubuntu sustainability - a necessity in the design process

Bouwer Serfontein 3 Jul 2019

This year’s jury president is Fiona Rogers, chief operating officer of Magnum Photos. Image source: .

Epica Awards announces new website and ad campaign

24 Jun 2019

How social media has become a breeding ground for counterfeit sales

How social media has become a breeding ground for counterfeit sales

7 Jun 2019

The APO-Getty strategic partnership was acknowledged with a photo of Lee Martin, Senior Vice President, Global Strategic Development at Getty Images, and Lionel Reina, CEO of APO Group, displayed on the NASDAQ Tower in New York's Time Square. The NASDAQ Tower is considered the most visible LED video display in Times Square and is one of the most valuable advertising spaces in the world.

APO partners with Getty Images to raise profile of Africa's story

4 Jun 2019

From left to right Michael Kennedy, James Hedley and James Tagg.

#AfricaMonth: Quicket striving to become first pan-African ticketing company

Juanita Pienaar 3 Jun 2019

Wina announces shortlist for 2019

Wina announces shortlist for 2019

31 May 2019

#AWE2019: Highlights from Day 1

#AWE2019: Highlights from Day 1

Johan Walters 30 May 2019

#AfricaMonth: The rise of Afrocentrism and its impact on the luxury business

#AfricaMonth: The rise of Afrocentrism and its impact on the luxury business

Lauren Hartzenberg 29 May 2019

Call for applications: Impact Fund for African Creatives' accelerator programme

Call for applications: Impact Fund for African Creatives' accelerator programme

21 May 2019

Image supplied.

Entries open for Global Young Guns 17

17 May 2019

Credit: Just Imagine.

#AfricaMonth: Africa's revival - foretelling or fairy tale?

Salona Naidoo and Gabi Wojtowitz 15 May 2019

Katja Thielen, creative director and founder of the UK’s Together Design and this year's Loeries design jury president...

#Loeries2019: "Discover how different cultures are reflected through their creativity and ideas" - Katja Thielen

Leigh Andrews 10 May 2019

Screen grab from ADC 98th Annual Awards' Black Cube for Best of Show winner, “The Truth Is Worth It,” on behalf of The New York Times, awarded to Final Cut New York and Furlined Santa Monica with Droga5 New York.

#OneShow2019: All the ADC 2019 winners!

7 May 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty.

All the winners from Digital Lab Africa Pitch

6 May 2019

Loeries CEO Andrew Human encourages everyone to tell better stories.

#AfricaMonth: Advertising's shift beyond 'selling stuff' to tell better regional stories

Leigh Andrews 3 May 2019

Meshack Mulaudzi is giving African children positive representation through toys

Meshack Mulaudzi is giving African children positive representation through toys

3 May 2019

David Tshabalala and Sarah Waiswa. Photo credit for Waiswa: Osborne Macharia.

#OneShow2019: David Tshabalala and Sarah Waiswa's online judging panel insights

Leigh Andrews 2 May 2019

2019 Dezeen Awards open for entries

2019 Dezeen Awards open for entries

2 May 2019

Online marketplace Thola Africa shines a light on local artisans

Online marketplace Thola Africa shines a light on local artisans

26 Apr 2019

#OneShow2019: What to expect from Creative Week in New York

#OneShow2019: What to expect from Creative Week in New York

25 Apr 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty.

Vote for your favourite African creative

18 Apr 2019

#CNILux: The creative cultural legacy of MaXhosa by Laduma

#CNILux: The creative cultural legacy of MaXhosa by Laduma

Lauren Hartzenberg 16 Apr 2019

#CNILux: Models of colour are not a trend, we are here to stay - Naomi Campbell

#CNILux: Models of colour are not a trend, we are here to stay - Naomi Campbell

Liam Freeman 15 Apr 2019

#CNILux: Global luxury industry shifts gaze to Africa

#CNILux: Global luxury industry shifts gaze to Africa

Lauren Hartzenberg 11 Apr 2019

Bizcommunity sends a clear message that Africa is open for business

Bizcommunity sends a clear message that Africa is open for business

dotAfrica 9 Apr 2019

Beyoncé teams up with Adidas in "partnership of a lifetime"

Beyoncé teams up with Adidas in "partnership of a lifetime"

8 Apr 2019

Bizcommunity launches BIZ | Daily top story headlines

Bizcommunity launches BIZ | Daily top story headlines

Bizcommunity.com 8 Apr 2019

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Six local designers to boast afro-contempo designs at Milan Design Week

5 Apr 2019

Africa rising as Bizcommunity launches .Africa domain

Africa rising as Bizcommunity launches .Africa domain

Bizcommunity.com 2 Apr 2019

#ECO19: Is your mobile commerce strategy excluding the mass market?

#ECO19: Is your mobile commerce strategy excluding the mass market?

Lauren Hartzenberg 22 Mar 2019

Architect, Tshepo Mokholo.

#DesignIndaba2019: Creating architecture for the African continent for the next 100 years

Louise Marsland 4 Mar 2019

Kenyan filmmaker, Wanuri Kahiu, on the set of her film, Rafiki.

#DesignIndaba2019: We need to believe in African mermaids

Louise Marsland 4 Mar 2019

Design Indaba CEO and founder Ravi Naidoo with David Droga, founder and creative chairman, Droga5. © .

#DesignIndaba2019: Droga: Make advertising that people give a shit about

Terry Levin 4 Mar 2019

#DesignIndaba2019: Designing with dignity

#DesignIndaba2019: Designing with dignity

Louise Marsland 2 Mar 2019

Zipline drone distribution centre, Rwanda.

#DesignIndaba2019: Bringing 'Wakanda' to life with life-saving drones

Louise Marsland 1 Mar 2019

#DesignIndaba2019: Making packaging disappear

#DesignIndaba2019: Making packaging disappear

Angie White 28 Feb 2019

#DesignIndaba2019: From algorithms to Al Gore

#DesignIndaba2019: From algorithms to Al Gore

Terry Levin 28 Feb 2019

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