Zero-click search, where people get what they need on Google’s results page and never visit a website, now has South African numbers. Algorithm’s study of 1.43 billion Google appearances across 110 South African websites finds the typical business now earns about three clicks for every 100 times it appears, down from almost five a year…
African broadcasters have been urged to strengthen collaboration and pursue collective strategies to address the growing influence of global technology platforms, artificial intelligence (AI) and digital distribution, as the second day of the Broadcasters Convention – Southern Africa 2026 continued in Seychelles. Day Two brought together broadcasting leaders and industry experts to examine how African…
Digital transformation is reshaping scholarly publishing, but meaningful transformation requires more than new technology. It requires an integrated publishing environment. To simplify workflows, strengthen publication quality and help research reach the audiences it was created to serve. A journal article can be published and still remain invisible and undiscoverable. Today a scholarly publications’ impact depends…
The Fak’ugesi African Digital Innovation Festival gets underway in Johannesburg, South Africa (SA) on Tuesday, bringing together artists, technologists, researchers and innovators from across Africa and beyond for five days of conversations and creative experiences exploring the continent’s digital future. Running from October 13 – 17 the Tshimologong Digital Innovation Precinct, this year’s festival is…
Steve Babaeko, Group CEO and Chief Creative Officer of X3M Ideas X3M Media CEO Steve Babaeko has urged brands, agencies and policymakers to move beyond superficial cultural references and build marketing strategies rooted in authentic African experiences, warning that the continent risks losing the economic value of its heritage if its custodians are excluded. Speaking…
Industrial Transformation Africa (ITAF) 2026, taking place from September 29th to October 1st, 2026, at the OFEC venue in Casablanca, marks the historic debut of a premier international industrial trade platform in Morocco. Dedicated to driving industrial transformation, advanced automation, and smart manufacturing across the continent, ITAF connects global technology expertise directly with the expanding…
For creators who have been looking for an opportunity that brings together music, video, gaming and artificial intelligence, CANEX Create Thon 2026 comes with a prize pool that is difficult to overlook. The competition is built around a different kind of creative challenge, with participants expected to take an original idea and turn it into…
As AI search now answers questions before users click, the Pretoria full-service agency expands its digital marketing offering to make local businesses the source AI engines quote, not the footnote they skip. Pretoria, South Africa, June 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Juicy Designs, a full-service digital marketing and design agency operating since 2012, has launched…
Owame Mapedi named among 12 global fellows selected from hundreds of applicants across 10 countries. The ACA and Effie South Africa are proud to announce that Owame Mapedi, a 3rd and final year BCom Marketing Management student at University of Johannesburg (UJ), has been selected as a Effie Lions Foundation 2026 Voices of the Future…
WAN-IFRA has congratulated the esteemed winners of this year’s 11th edition of the Africa Digital Media Awards. We commend the news media organisations across Africa for their creativity and dedication shown in these groundbreaking projects. Our sincere appreciation to the publishers who shared their work, as well as our distinguished jury for their invaluable time…
