SA creatives secure 8 spots on The One Show 2026 Jury

Bongiwe Neema Nouse, creative director, The Odd Number.

This year’s jury members from the region, by country, are as follows:

South Africa

• Rita Coetzer, ECD, Publicis Groupe, Johannesburg (Design Advertising)
• Xolisa Dyeshana, CCO, Joe Public, Johannesburg (Film & Video)
• Snooze Kambuwa, ECD, Ogilvy South Africa, Johannesburg (Integrated + Experiential & Immersive)
• Steph van Niekerk, ECD, TBWA, Johannesburg (Radio & Audio)
• Lubabalo Mtati, ECD, M&C Saatchi & Abel, Johannesburg (Moving Image Craft & Production)
• TJ Njozela, ECD, Dentsu Creative, Johannesburg (Out of Home + Print & Promotional)
• Bongiwe Neema Nouse, creative director, The Odd Number, Midrand (Interactive, Online & Mobile)
• Tseliso Rangaka, CCO, Accenture Song, Johannesburg (Interactive, Online & Mobile, Jury President)

Ghana

• Benjamin Anyan, Group Creative & Strategy Director, Publicis Groupe, Accra (Fusion + Green + SDG)

Kenya

• Yash Deb, co-founder and creative partner, The Bar Africa, Nairobi (Music & Sound Craft)
• Chesang’ Koech, associate creative director, Ogilvy Africa, Nairobi (Gaming)
• Teresa Makori, creative director, Ogilvy Africa, Nairobi (Out of Home + Print & Promotional)

Mozambique

• Mitchell Collinson, ECD, Dentsu Mozambique, Maputo (Cultural Driver)

Nigeria

• Oluwasola Obagbemi, head of comms, Sub-Saharan Africa, Meta, Lagos (Public Relations)

Saudi Arabia

• Hessa Alsudairy, ECD, Publicis Groupe, Riyadh (Radio & Audio)

United Arab Emirates

• Noor Akar, group creative director, TBWA\Raas, Dubai (Integrated + Experiential & Immersive)
• Joao Camacho, regional ECD, Saatchi Wellness, Dubai (Health & Wellness + Pharma)
• Serra Chehade, head of production, ‿ and us, Dubai (Moving Image Craft & Production)
• Rita Harbie, senior creative director, Saatchi & Saatchi, Dubai (Interactive, Online & Mobile)
• Hadeel Hmaidi, integrated marketing lead, TikTok, Dubai (Direct Marketing)
• Marie Claire Maalouf, CCO, Edelman EMEA, Dubai (Fusion, Jury President)
• Vidya Manmohan, founder, CCO, V4GOOD, Dubai (Fusion + Green + SDG)
• Prerna Mehra, ECD, MullenLowe MENA, Dubai (Design Advertising)
• Aneri Patel, associate design director, No.one (AndUs Group), Dubai (Design & Branding)
• Nayaan Rais, executive creative director, FP7 McCann, Dubai (Branded Entertainment)
• Dani Richa, chairman and CEO, Impact BBDO, Dubai (Creative Effectiveness)
• Dana Tahir, CEO, Havas Red Middle East, Dubai (Public Relations)
• Neda Zag, editor, Cold Cuts, Dubai (Film & Video)

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