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Six Middle East & Africa creatives have been selected for the Next Creative Leaders 2025 jury, part of the One Club for Creativity. L to R: Nnenna Onyewuchi - founder, The Barefoot Strategist, Lagos, Ali Rez - CCO, Impact BBDO, Dubai, Nayaab Rais - ECD, FP7 McCann, Dubai, Enas Rashwan - founder, CEO, Cairo Ad School and Saudi Ad School; president, The One Club-Cairo chapter, Cairo/Riyadh, Sands Mathura - ACD, Accenture Song South Africa, Cape Town, Rana Sadek - creative director, FP7 McCann, Dubai (Picture by Lesley Svenson, Bizcommunity)

The Next Creative Leaders 2025 jury includes six MEA creatives

Zuzu the Hermit Crab: Where animation meets activism

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Presley Chweneyagae was recently known for his role as Cobra on The River. Source: Instagram.

The River actor Presley Chweneyagae has passed away

Finalists announced for the 2025 Marketing Achievement Awards' Marketer of the Year

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#AfricaDay: Africa's trailblazing creatives in Facebook's latest campaign

Zuzu the Hermit Crab: Where animation meets activism

Zuzu the Hermit Crab: Where animation meets activism

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Presley Chweneyagae was recently known for his role as Cobra on The River. Source: Instagram.

The River actor Presley Chweneyagae has passed away

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Media24 Media24 unveils unified advertising and content team

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Sunshinegun Sunshinegun awards UX/UI Design scholarship to Masego Matlotleng

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How top South African companies reach their target audience

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Motherland OMNi Dancing in concert: Reimagining brand impact

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So Interactive powers Fore Group’s next phase with a new digital experience

So Interactive So Interactive powers Fore Group’s next phase with a new digital experience

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White paper: Precision planning – how to build high-intent location-based campaigns

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Zapiro, SA’s most-awarded cartoonist, receives Honorary Doctorate in Education from University of Pretoria

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Finalists announced for the 2025 Marketing Achievement Awards' Marketer of the Year

Finalists announced for the 2025 Marketing Achievement Awards' Marketer of the Year

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Lisa Naa Quama Darko captured by Gilbert Asante.

#AfricaDay: Africa's trailblazing creatives in Facebook's latest campaign

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New York Festivals (NYF) Storytellers Gala have announced the 2025 TV & Film Awards award winners and the 2025 Radio Awards winners, with South Africa winning six awards, three for TV & Film and three for Radio (Image supplied)

6 awards for SA at New York Festivals 2025 TV & Film and Radio Awards

23 May 2025

Source: © 123rf US President Donald Trump’s proposed 100% tariffs on foreign films entering the US, have led the Directors Guild of South Africa (DGSA) to express concern

100% proposed tariffs on foreign films to US sends “chilling signal"

21 May 2025

All about YOU! Putting YOU in YOUth Month on Biz!

All about YOU! Putting YOU in YOUth Month on Biz!

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Impact BBDO Dubai is the Middle East & Africa Agency of the Year in The One Show Global Creative Rankings (Image supplied)

One Show 2025: ME & Africa Agency of the Year - Impact BBDO Dubai

20 May 2025

A legacy of faith: Scholars Film's Concacaf Champions Cup campaign

A legacy of faith: Scholars Film's Concacaf Champions Cup campaign

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Dan Mace's latest fim is a hard-hitting documentary that dives into the heart of Cape Town’s deadly taxi wars (Image supplied)

Filmmaker and YouTube creator Dan Mace's latest film, not for the faint-hearted

16 May 2025

Joe Public, Promise and TBWA\Hunt Lascaris are among the South African agencies that are Pencil and Merit winners in the One Show (Image supplied)

One Show winners: Joe Public, Promise and TBWA\Hunt Lascaris

16 May 2025

The 2025 Bookmark Awards Learner Jury features 18 promising early-career professionals already making an impact in their respective fields (Image supplied)

#Bookmarks2025 Awards Learner Jury: More than just a seat at the table

14 May 2025

Carl Willoughby chief creative officer, TBWA and chairman - Creative Circle Awards says Awards are a reminder that even in this age of algorithms, that brilliant, brave creativity still matters (Image supplied)

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M&C Saatchi Abel's Bulletproof Park campaign for Gun Free SA is a story about a “fake idea” that led to real change (Image supplied)

#BehindtheCampaign: Bullet Proof Park | A fake idea with real change

13 May 2025

These are the 2024 winners of the competition. Source: Supplied.

Short films, big dreams: Canex Shorts competition calls for entries

13 May 2025

Effie Academy launches in South Africa

Effie Academy launches in South Africa

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Elizabeth Mokwena believes she can serve as a catalyst in showcasing the creativity and excellence emerging from Africa, while amplifying the continent’s overall value (Image supplied)

#Bookmarks2025: Jury president, Elizabeth Mokwena - An acid test for world-class work

Danette Breitenbach 7 May 2025

Source: © 123rf The City of Cape Town’s Film Office invites filmmakers to apply for support through the City’s Film Fund for productions set for completion during the 2025/26 financial year

Cape Town’s City Film Fund open for applications

7 May 2025

Source: © 123rf The 2025 first half AdForum Summit will take place in New York between 12 and 16 May 2025 with one of the key meetings with the leadership of Omnicom Advertising Group

AdForum Summit includes key meeting with Omnicom Advertising Group leadership

6 May 2025

This year, the Gerety Awards 2025 South Africa Jury Insight panel includes Linda Kachingwe-Sisya, executive head of marketing and communications, Africa and International, RMB and FNB, and Koo Govender, CEO, Publicis Groupe Africa. Danette Breitenbach, Bizcommunity.com's Marketing and Media editor, will moderate the panel (Image supplied)

Publicis Groupe Africa's Koo Govender and RMB-FNB's Linda Kachingwe-Sisya on Gerety Awards 2025 SA jury insight panel

2 May 2025

May the 4th be with you!

May the 4th be with you!

The Walt Disney Company Africa 2 May 2025

The 2024 Inclusive Lens Award winners. Image supplied

Enter Fame Week Africa's 2025 Inclusive Lens Awards

29 Apr 2025

#Cannes2025 awarding juries include 20 creatives from Africa

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The winners of the South African Young Lions Competition have been announced

SA Cannes Young Lions 2025 Competition winners

22 Apr 2025

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15 Apr 2025

Source: © 123rf The Director’s Guild of South Africa (DGSA) has launched the first Annual DGSA Creatives Awards that will celebrate directors

First Annual DGSA Creative Awards for directors launches

11 Apr 2025

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Sony and Open Window partner to nurture emerging filmmakers

9 Apr 2025

Storyteller, creative leader, and confessed word nerd Melusi Tshabalala has joined the VML team as ECD (Image supplied)

New VML ECD: Melusi Tshabalala - “More solutions. Not just ads."

2 Apr 2025

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