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TikTok hits one billion users

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Burkina Faso restricts social media

Burkina Faso restricts social media

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D&AD 2021 social media trends

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Wan-Ifra's World Digital Media Awards 2020 winners announced

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#PeoplesChoiceAwards: E! Entertainment announces nominees for African Social Star of 2020

#PeoplesChoiceAwards: E! Entertainment announces nominees for African Social Star of 2020

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Influencer compensation: How money moves within the Nigerian influencer industry

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Warc releases the 2020 Effective Social Strategy Report

Warc releases the 2020 Effective Social Strategy Report

21 Jul 2020

Bon Appétit editor Adam Rapoport resigns over offensive picture

Bon Appétit editor Adam Rapoport resigns over offensive picture

9 Jun 2020

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Africans are concerned about ills of social media but oppose government restrictions

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#LockdownLessons: Companies putting the grit in integrity

#LockdownLessons: Companies putting the grit in integrity

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#StartupStory: Christopher, the future of AI in Africa

#StartupStory: Christopher, the future of AI in Africa

Evan-Lee Courie 20 May 2020

What people really get up to in self-isolation

What people really get up to in self-isolation

Izzy Pugh, Kantar 25 Mar 2020

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The Best of Biz: Marketing & Media 2019

#BestofBiz 2019: Marketing & Media

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The Best of Biz: Marketing & Media Africa 2019

#BestofBiz 2019: Marketing & Media Africa

17 Dec 2019

New monetisation models for media are needed

New monetisation models for media are needed

Louise Burgers 16 Dec 2019

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2020: Building the emotive link between customers and our brands

Alan Radmall 12 Dec 2019

Journalist Nazli Ilicak is embraced after her release from prison in Istanbul in November 2019, after a court ordered her free on time served at a retrial. Two of her colleagues remain in prison on terrorism related charges, among the 47 journalists jailed in Turkey. Credit: CPJ/Reuters/Huseyin Aldemir.

The world's worst jailers of journalists

Elana Beiser 11 Dec 2019

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Social media crisis management

Gosi Legoale 3 Dec 2019

Facebook gathers developers for Kenya summit

Facebook gathers developers for Kenya summit

25 Nov 2019

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SA's VMLY&R wins Silver at 2019 Epica Awards

22 Nov 2019

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DHL Express launches live chat to enhance customer experience

20 Nov 2019

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Community developers gather with Facebook in Kenya

19 Nov 2019

Study examines engagement boosting on platforms

Study examines engagement boosting on platforms

19 Nov 2019

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#AfricaCom: Chat commerce leapfrogs in Africa

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