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Mandla Mandela, grandson of Nelson Mandela, prepares to board a flight to Tunisia to join the Global Sumud Flotilla aiming to deliver humanitarian supplies to Gaza, at O.R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa, September 3, 2025. Image credit: Reuters/Siyabonga Sishi/File Photo

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Global Sumud Flotilla: South African detainees arrive in Jordan

7 Oct 2025

Source: © First Post One of Al Jazeera’s most recognisable faces in Gaza, journalist Anas al-Sharif has died following a targeted Israeli attack on a tent housing journalists in Gaza City on Sunday evening

Media Freedom

Al Jazeera journalist Anas al-Sharif dies in Israeli attack

11 Aug 2025

Media

African journalists awarded grants to tackle critical health issues

8 Jul 2025

Healthcare

Living with multiple chronic conditions cuts lives short – but Africans are overlooked in research

Isaac Kisiangani, Michele Ramsay, and Michelle Kamp 8 Apr 2025

Source: © Marai Photo Award The Marai Photo Grant is back in honour of Shah Marai, former photo chief at AFP in Kabul

Film & Cinematography

Photojournalism competition the Marai Photo Grant returns

23 Oct 2024

Media

Global media tell only part of Africa’s story – new report shows which outlets perform best and worst

Wallace Chuma, University of Cape Town and Trust Matsilele, Birmingham City University 12 Sep 2024

Palestinian AFP photojournalist Mahmud Hams was awarded the Visa d’Or News prize for his coverage of the conflict in Gaza (Image supplied)

Media

Palestinian photojournalist Mahmud Hams awarded Visa d'Or for powerful Gaza war coverage

9 Sep 2024

Image supplied. Wan-Ifra announced the 2024 Digital Media Awards Worldwide winners with SA’s Food For Mzansi Group, wining the 2024 Digital Media Awards Worldwide Best Podcast category

Online Media

SA's Food For Mzansi Group wins Wan-Ifra 2024 Digital Media Awards Podcast category

28 May 2024

Media

Wan-Ifra Digital Media Awards Africa finalists

9 Apr 2024

Media

Media agencies pull Kate Middleton's photo amid manipulation allegations

11 Mar 2024

Eric Macheru plays Leeto Maputla on Skeem Saam. Source: Courtesy SABC1.

SABC announces new timeslot for Skeem Saam

17 Jan 2024

Source: © SABC SABC2, in partnership with the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) department, is launching a 13-part Advertiser Funded Programme (AFP) Citizens Connect

SABC 2 and GCIS launches AFP social reality programme for citizens

16 Jan 2024

Research & Development

How agriculture can make the most of one of the world’s biggest carbon sink, soil

Rémi Cardinael, Armwell Shumba and Vira Leng 7 Dec 2023

Changing the channel on traditional TV marketing

Candy Dempers, Issued by MediaHeads 360 16 Nov 2023

Media

Seasoned media professionals join K and K Media Group

Issued by Inside Education 17 Apr 2023

Publishing

AFP joins five new hubs to fight disinformation in Europe

5 Dec 2022

Fashion & Homeware

Adidas severs ties with Kanye West following antisemitic comments

25 Oct 2022

Yeezy Gap Round Jacket floating projection in Los Angeles. Source: Gap

Fashion & Homeware

Kanye West pulls plug on Yeezy Gap partnership

16 Sep 2022

Dealers

Mercedes-Benz to recall almost a million vehicles worldwide

7 Jun 2022

Media

Canon Student Development Programme launches for 2022

1 Apr 2022

Technology

Microsoft in Africa, Middle East is corrupted, whistleblower alleges

28 Mar 2022

Media

Getty Images, Agence France-Presse renews multi-year partnership

15 Feb 2022

Media

AFP joins project to create code of conduct for European fact-checkers

10 Dec 2021

Media

AFP's Marlowe Hood wins top climate journalism award

11 Oct 2021

Media

Josh Edelson won the 2021 Covering Climate Now photography prize

7 Oct 2021

PR & Communications

AFP launches MediaConnect, a subsidiary serving communication professionals

27 May 2021

Kenya and South Africa have a high exposure to disinformation. shutterstock

Covid-19

Social media users in Kenya and South Africa trust science, but still share Covid-19 hoaxes

Herman Wasserman & Dani Madrid-Morales 7 Apr 2021

Media

Sarah Stewart elected as AFP's marketing director for Asia-Pacific region

18 Mar 2021

Media

Report shows western sources dominate how the Africa story is told

26 Jan 2021

Advertising

AFP extends global content partnership with Getty Images

13 Jan 2021

Sustainable Development

Green buildings can bring fresh air to design, but they can also bring pests

Norman Day 4 Jan 2021

Marketing

AFP-Services rebrands as Factstory

19 Nov 2020

Does product integration on TV work or not?

Virginia Hollis 4 Nov 2020

Automotive

Audi offers peace-of-mind

7 Apr 2020

Marketing & Media

Luis Sequeira wins Rory Peck video award

8 Nov 2019

Social Media

Facebook expands fact-checking to further countries in Africa

8 Oct 2019

Infectious Diseases

South Africa certified polio free

26 Sep 2019

Central African Republic gendarmes and police officers are seen on January 2, 2016, in Bangui. Police in Bangui allegedly assaulted two French reporters from AFP recently. Credit: CPJ/AFP/Issouf Sanogo.

Media Freedom

Police arrest, assault 2 AFP journalists in Central African Republic

3 Jul 2019

Media

AFP appoints Sylvain Estibal as director of MENA region

24 May 2019

Fashion & Homeware

Virginie Viard to succeed Karl Lagerfeld at Chanel

20 Feb 2019

Social Media

Reducing fake news during elections in Africa

Akua Gyekye 13 Feb 2019

Media

AFP has a new global editor-in-chief

23 Jan 2019

Media Freedom

Pakistan reporter wins AFP Kate Webb Prize

14 Jan 2019

Gabonese soldiers stand in front of the headquarters of the national broadcaster in Libreville on January 7, 2019, after a failed coup. Gabon shut down the internet and broadcasting services following the coup attempt. Credit: CPJ/AFP/Steve Jordan.

Media Freedom

Gabon internet blackout after coup attempt

11 Jan 2019

Media

AFP appoints Phil Chetwynd as global news director

10 Jan 2019

FMCG

Prada shelves 'blackface' figurines decried as racist

19 Dec 2018

Media

Patrice Monti gets promotion at AFP

12 Nov 2018

Online Media

Facebook Africa launches third-party fact-checking w/ Africa Check, AFP

4 Oct 2018

Environment & Natural Resources

Why Botswana is no longer a safe haven for elephants

Ross Harvey 10 Sep 2018

Media

Amasa Award entries open

Issued by AMASA 14 Aug 2018

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