Social Media news

Subscribe & Follow

Recruit Image

Advertise your job vacancies

(image supplied)

Warc and TikTok's connect media report tells brands to focus on relevance

Source: © 123rf The number of people living alone has grown steadily over the past few decades. Brands have a real opportunity to target this audience

Marketers optimistic as Warc forecasts global ad spend of $1.15tr in 2025

13 Nov 2024

Source: © Cottonbro Studio There is uncertainty for advertisers on TikTok as the platform's future hangs in the balance with Trump’s return to power

Uncertainty for TikTok advertisers with Trump’s return to power

8 Nov 2024

More news

On a scale of Coca-Cola to Pepsi: How to make your brand pop on social media

Babalwa Nyembezi 13 Sep 2017

Social media recorded drop in Kenyatta support

Social media recorded drop in Kenyatta support

8 Sep 2017

Marcel de Grijs ©

Five fast stats about social media

Iza Grek 6 Sep 2017

Capitalising on Twitter trends to amplify your brand

Amahle Madlala 5 Sep 2017

Weera Saad
Gallo Images

#Loeries2017: Be the popes, the geeks and the rock and rollers, says Creative Shop's Weera Saad

Jessica Tennant 18 Aug 2017

Five rookie marketing mistakes that could impact your brand's credibility

Shae Leigh 28 Jul 2017

How brands can fight the negative impact of fake news

How brands can fight the negative impact of fake news

Oresti Patricios 25 Jul 2017

Planning: The key ingredient to avoid a social media crisis

Planning: The key ingredient to avoid a social media crisis

Suzanne van Aswegen 24 Jul 2017

Facebook launches Developer Circles Harare

Facebook launches Developer Circles Harare

13 Jul 2017

Safrea unravels the fake news phenomenon

Safrea unravels the fake news phenomenon

Leigh Andrews 13 Apr 2017

TBWA launches virtual entrepreneurship academy in Tanzania

7 Mar 2017

Facebook heads to Nigeria for a social call

Facebook heads to Nigeria for a social call

1 Mar 2017

#AfricaCom Kirusa's InstaVoice service surpasses 100 million monthly active users

16 Nov 2016

Mark Zuckerberg live streamed address

Facebook CEO aims to connect the world

Danette Breitenbach

Eric Thimba and Porgie Gachui, co-founders of Mookh; Wandia Gichuru, CEO, and Makena Mutwiri, Head of Marketing of Vivo Active Wear; Mark Zuckerberg, Ime Archibong, Emeka Afigbo of Facebook; Edna Kwinga, Human Resource Officer, and Marie Amuti, UX designer of Twiga Foods.

Facebook CEO visits Nairobi to see Kenyan innovation in action

2 Sep 2016

Mark Zuckerberg meets Nigerian digital entrepreneurs

Facebook CEO in Nigeria to witness Africa's tech revolution

31 Aug 2016

Zimbabwe threatens social media activists, after protests

17 Aug 2016

Three tips to help your brand avoid getting eaten for breakfast on Twitter

Skhumbuzo Tuswa 11 Aug 2016

Zimbabwe government controls over social media criticised

11 Aug 2016

Leading brands in Africa compete for top social media spot

Leading brands in Africa compete for top social media spot

Ornico 11 Jul 2016

Six lessons in storytelling

Nicole Biondi 28 Jun 2016

Facebook 'hackathon' announced

Facebook 'hackathon' announced

13 Jun 2016

World leaders on Twitter

Best connected African leaders on Twitter

2 Jun 2016

Facebook expands video ads support

23 May 2016

WhatsApp slur against Mugabe gets Zim man arrested - report

WhatsApp slur against Mugabe gets Zim man arrested - report

News24 Correspondent 5 Oct 2015

Zimbabwe: 'Social media a threat to newspapers'

Zimbabwe: 'Social media a threat to newspapers'

Abigail Mawonde 18 May 2015

Zim launches own social media network

Zim launches own social media network

16 Apr 2015

Development Diaries launches The Social Media Awards Africa

Development Diaries launches The Social Media Awards Africa

22 Oct 2014

New laws to control social media on the cards

New laws to control social media on the cards

28 Aug 2014

More news

Social media recorded drop in Kenyatta support

Social media recorded drop in Kenyatta support

8 Sep 2017

Marcel de Grijs ©

Five fast stats about social media

Iza Grek 6 Sep 2017

Capitalising on Twitter trends to amplify your brand

Amahle Madlala 5 Sep 2017

Weera Saad
Gallo Images

#Loeries2017: Be the popes, the geeks and the rock and rollers, says Creative Shop's Weera Saad

Jessica Tennant 18 Aug 2017

Five rookie marketing mistakes that could impact your brand's credibility

Shae Leigh 28 Jul 2017

How brands can fight the negative impact of fake news

How brands can fight the negative impact of fake news

Oresti Patricios 25 Jul 2017

Planning: The key ingredient to avoid a social media crisis

Planning: The key ingredient to avoid a social media crisis

Suzanne van Aswegen 24 Jul 2017

Facebook launches Developer Circles Harare

Facebook launches Developer Circles Harare

13 Jul 2017

Safrea unravels the fake news phenomenon

Safrea unravels the fake news phenomenon

Leigh Andrews 13 Apr 2017

TBWA launches virtual entrepreneurship academy in Tanzania

7 Mar 2017

Facebook heads to Nigeria for a social call

Facebook heads to Nigeria for a social call

1 Mar 2017

#AfricaCom Kirusa's InstaVoice service surpasses 100 million monthly active users

16 Nov 2016

Mark Zuckerberg live streamed address

Facebook CEO aims to connect the world

Eric Thimba and Porgie Gachui, co-founders of Mookh; Wandia Gichuru, CEO, and Makena Mutwiri, Head of Marketing of Vivo Active Wear; Mark Zuckerberg, Ime Archibong, Emeka Afigbo of Facebook; Edna Kwinga, Human Resource Officer, and Marie Amuti, UX designer of Twiga Foods.

Facebook CEO visits Nairobi to see Kenyan innovation in action

2 Sep 2016

Mark Zuckerberg meets Nigerian digital entrepreneurs

Facebook CEO in Nigeria to witness Africa's tech revolution

31 Aug 2016

Zimbabwe threatens social media activists, after protests

17 Aug 2016

Three tips to help your brand avoid getting eaten for breakfast on Twitter

Skhumbuzo Tuswa 11 Aug 2016

Zimbabwe government controls over social media criticised

11 Aug 2016

Leading brands in Africa compete for top social media spot

Leading brands in Africa compete for top social media spot

Ornico 11 Jul 2016

Six lessons in storytelling

Nicole Biondi 28 Jun 2016

Facebook 'hackathon' announced

Facebook 'hackathon' announced

13 Jun 2016

World leaders on Twitter

Best connected African leaders on Twitter

2 Jun 2016

Facebook expands video ads support

23 May 2016

WhatsApp slur against Mugabe gets Zim man arrested - report

WhatsApp slur against Mugabe gets Zim man arrested - report

News24 Correspondent 5 Oct 2015

Zimbabwe: 'Social media a threat to newspapers'

Zimbabwe: 'Social media a threat to newspapers'

Abigail Mawonde 18 May 2015

Zim launches own social media network

Zim launches own social media network

16 Apr 2015

Development Diaries launches The Social Media Awards Africa

Development Diaries launches The Social Media Awards Africa

22 Oct 2014

New laws to control social media on the cards

New laws to control social media on the cards

28 Aug 2014

Let's do Biz