The One Club for Creativity has announced creative leaders in Africa who will serve on the global jury for The One Show 2026, including a large South African representation.
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 and 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).
The 2026 jury for the newly launched One Show Indies, dedicated to celebrating the work of independent agencies, design firms, production houses, and creators, will be announced in early January 2026.
The initial group of Jury Presidents for The One Show 2026 were announced in October. Recently confirmed Jury Presidents include Helen Pak, Senior Vice President of Creative – Marketing, Design and Content, The Walt Disney Company, Los Angeles for Brand-Side, and Thanh Dao, CEO, Jung von Matt NERD GmbH, Hamburg, for Gaming.
Entries to The One Show 2026 can be submitted now, with fees increasing after each deadline period. Early entry deadline is December 12, 2025, with the regular deadline January 23, 2026. The extended deadline is February 6, 2026, and final deadline February 20, 2026.
Early judging starts in January 2026, and finalists will be announced in May 2026. Crystal, Gold, Silver and Bronze Pencil and Merit winners will be announced in May during Creative Week 2026 in New York.
All winning entries are showcased in the archive, and viewable for free for one year. All One Show winners also receive a complimentary one-year membership to The One Club, as well as full access to the complete One Show archive, made up of more than 250,000 award-winning entries from the past 25 years.
Agencies, brands, production companies, and individuals responsible for winning work each year are highlighted in The One Show Creative Rankings, as well as The One Club’s Global Creative Rankings, which combines points won at The One Show, ADC Annual Awards, Type Directors Club TDC competition, Art Directors Club of Europe (ADCE) Awards, and ONE Asia Creative Awards. Winners are ranked globally, regionally, and by country.
As a nonprofit organisation whose mission is to support the global creative community, The One Club puts revenue generated from The One Show entries back into the industry to fund programming focused on a wide range of creative education and professional development.
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