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…
Ghana will host this year’s Pan African AI Summit to drive youth-focused digital innovation and position the country as a hub for AI-led economic growth. The summit, slated for September 22–23, will take place at the Kempinski Hotel Gold Coast City Accra, as part of a collaboration between the Pan African AI Summit and the…
South African marketers are still often forced to rely on global reports to guide their digital strategies. However, international data rarely reflects the realities of local platforms, audience behaviour, and market-specific challenges. That gap is exactly what the Social Media Landscape Report (SMLR) aims to address. Produced annually by Ornico in partnership with World Wide…
Wan-Ifra, the World Association of News Publishers, has announced the finalists for the Digital Media Awards 2026, a global competition celebrating excellence in news publishing — with South African news organisations dominating the African list. The winners will be announced in June. Source: Supplied. From 811 entries received across APAC, South Asia, the Middle East,…
Phungela, an African digital transformation company, has entered into a strategic partnership with AeroCloud, a global provider of cloud-native airport operations technology. The partnership marks a significant step in advancing Africa’s aviation digital infrastructure, combining Phungela’s deep regional expertise and delivery capability with AeroCloud’s proven, cloud-native airport operations platform. Together, Phungela and AeroCloud will enable…
