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CNBC Africa launches Forbes Africa TV

CNBC Africa is bringing the pages of Forbes Africa magazine to its viewers through the shows My Worst Day and Forbes Cover Story on the recently launched Forbes Africa TV. (video)

13 Jun 2014

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Osahon Akpata, CEO, Canex Creations Incorporated (CCInc)

Marketing & MediaOsahon Akpata named CEO of Canex Creations Inc.

7 minutes

Alberto Canteli leads Havas’ ambitious African strategy

Marketing & MediaAlberto Canteli leads Havas’ ambitious African strategy

2 days

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ESG & SustainabilitySudan's Emergency Response Rooms win Norwegian human rights award

1 day

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HealthcareSouth Africa's AI Diagnostics and hearX Foundation selected for Turn.io’s 2025 Chat for Health & AI Accelerator

2 days

People walk next to a Standard Chartered banner, on the first day of the annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, 15 January 2024. Reuters/Denis Balibouse/File Photo

LegalStandard Chartered ordered to pay costs, not damages, in Chinese bond saga

Marc Jones and Chris Mfula 11 Sep 2025

Promoted

AI Expo Africa 2025 opens media and press accreditation

Marketing & MediaAI Expo Africa 2025 opens media and press accreditation

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Marketing & Media

Osahon Akpata, CEO, Canex Creations Incorporated (CCInc)

Osahon Akpata named CEO of Canex Creations Inc.

7 minutes

Alberto Canteli leads Havas’ ambitious African strategy

Alberto Canteli leads Havas’ ambitious African strategy

2 days

AI Expo Africa 2025 opens media and press accreditation

AI Expo Africa 2025 opens media and press accreditation

2 days

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Lesotho Times editor wrongfully arrested, admits anti-corruption agency

12 Sep 2025

Retail

Fanta partners with horror icons for Halloween campaign

Fanta partners with horror icons for Halloween campaign

29 Aug 2025

Scan Display shines at the Women in Mice 2025 awards

Scan Display shines at the Women in Mice 2025 awards

20 Aug 2025

Kionna Moodley is the shopper marketing lead for PepsiCo. Source: Supplied.

#WomensMonth: Kionna Moodley's shopper marketing vision for PepsiCo in Africa

11 Aug 2025

All 13 Pick n Pay stores in Botswana now under full corporate ownership

All 13 Pick n Pay stores in Botswana now under full corporate ownership

7 Aug 2025

Education

Source: © 123rf The African Marketing Confederation (AMC) has launched the Certified Professional Marketer (Africa) designation, a professional programme aimed at equipping marketers with the skills required to address the specific demands of Africa’s diverse business environments

AMC launches Certified Professional Marketer for Africa specific to the continent

26 Aug 2025

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African universities urged to spearhead climate research

19 Aug 2025

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Petrofund's new scholarship to boost Namibian youth in the oil and gas sector

5 Aug 2025

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Africa's finalists for the 2025 World’s Best School Prizes

29 Jul 2025

ICT

Google launches AI Mode in search for users in Africa

Google launches AI Mode in search for users in Africa

21 Aug 2025

AI and data are reshaping Africa's retail sector

AI and data are reshaping Africa's retail sector

11 Aug 2025

Google commits R670m to AI in Africa

Google commits R670m to AI in Africa

28 Jul 2025

Vodacom's first-quarter service revenue rises 11.4% on Egypt growth

Vodacom's first-quarter service revenue rises 11.4% on Egypt growth

23 Jul 2025

Finance

People walk next to a Standard Chartered banner, on the first day of the annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, 15 January 2024. Reuters/Denis Balibouse/File Photo

Standard Chartered ordered to pay costs, not damages, in Chinese bond saga

11 Sep 2025

A traffic jam is seen at an express highway in Lagos, Nigeria, 6 August 2024. Reuters/ Francis Kokoroko/File Photo

Nigeria postpones controversial fuel tax to 2026 to mitigate cost-of-living crisis

10 Sep 2025

Shoprite nears Africa consolidation finish line, with Mozambique under possible review

Shoprite nears Africa consolidation finish line, with Mozambique under possible review

4 Sep 2025

(L to r:) Mark Elliott, division president, Africa at Mastercard and Kenyan ambassador, Philip Thigo (Image supplied)

The transformative power of AI to create jobs in Africa

13 Aug 2025

ESG & Sustainability

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Sudan's Emergency Response Rooms win Norwegian human rights award

1 day

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African leaders unite to fund $50bn yearly climate initiative despite global setbacks

11 Sep 2025

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Designers Hugo Dumas and Carla Zhang bring fresh solutions to fashion’s growing waste problem

9 Sep 2025

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Landslide devastates village in Darfur, over 1,000 feared dead

3 Sep 2025

HR & Management

Nike CEO completes C-Suite makeover with former McDonald’s executive

Nike CEO completes C-Suite makeover with former McDonald’s executive

4 Jun 2025

Nike restructures its leadership team

Nike restructures its leadership team

7 May 2025

Workforce Staffing expands its African operations amid rising demand

Workforce Staffing expands its African operations amid rising demand

29 Apr 2025

AI firm Anthropic announces 100 roles in Europe, new EMEA head

9 Apr 2025

Property

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SAOTA's masterpiece: Noom Hotel Abidjan blends luxury with African heritage

27 Nov 2024

#BizTrends2025 Sponsors announced and categories still open for Curating the Future

#BizTrends2025 Sponsors announced and categories still open for Curating the Future

21 Nov 2024

PG Bison unveils new SupaWood Medium-Density Fibreboard (MDF) line in Mkhondo

PG Bison unveils new SupaWood Medium-Density Fibreboard (MDF) line in Mkhondo

14 Oct 2024

Why over 350 organisations share their news via a Biz Press Office

Why over 350 organisations share their news via a Biz Press Office

19 Aug 2024

Agriculture

An employee shows a Hershey's chocolate bar made in USA in the "American lifestyle" store in Berlin, Germany, 13 August 2018. Reuters/Fabrizio Bensch/File Photo

Hershey, Nestle, other cocoa companies defeat appeal of child slavery lawsuit

24 Jul 2025

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

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

20 May 2025

South Africa clarifies position on Tanzanian banana imports

South Africa clarifies position on Tanzanian banana imports

19 May 2025

Google launches 2025 Africa startup accelerator, focusing on AI

Google launches 2025 Africa startup accelerator, focusing on AI

22 Apr 2025

Tourism & Travel

From left to right: Julia Kleber, CEO and Lexi Hall, director Africa. Source: Supplied.

Lexi Hall leads Kleber Group’s new Cape Town office

5 Aug 2025

Chad's President General Mahamat Idriss Deby arrives before a dinner with several heads of state and government and leaders of international organisations at the Elysee Palace, as part of the 19th Francophonie Summit, in Paris, France, 4 October 2024. Reuters/Benoit Tessier/File Photo

Chad suspends visas issuance to US citizens over travel ban

6 Jun 2025

US President Donald Trump speaks as he attends a "Summer Soiree" held on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, US, 4 June 2025. Reuters/Leah Millis

Trump reinstates US travel ban, bars citizens of 12 countries

5 Jun 2025

Jazz legends line up with young trailblazers for Diamond City Jazz Festival

Jazz legends line up with young trailblazers for Diamond City Jazz Festival

20 Mar 2025

Automotive

Facing global headwinds, Chinese automakers make a play for Africa

Facing global headwinds, Chinese automakers make a play for Africa

27 Jun 2025

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Rolls-Royce's new Johannesburg hub to boost power systems support

18 Jun 2025

New research reveals Africa’s favourite car brands — and low ownership rates

New research reveals Africa’s favourite car brands — and low ownership rates

23 Apr 2025

Local EV startup Zimi gets R6m backing to pioneer vehicle-to-grid tech in SA

Local EV startup Zimi gets R6m backing to pioneer vehicle-to-grid tech in SA

15 Apr 2025

Entrepreneurship

AWIEF announces 2025 finalists celebrating Africa’s women entrepreneurs

AWIEF announces 2025 finalists celebrating Africa’s women entrepreneurs

4 Sep 2025

SA travel startup TurnStay raises R34m to expand across Africa

SA travel startup TurnStay raises R34m to expand across Africa

5 Aug 2025

Pan-African challenge opens for fintech entrepreneurs

Pan-African challenge opens for fintech entrepreneurs

4 Aug 2025

UNDP launches creative-tech incubator for early-stage African founders

UNDP launches creative-tech incubator for early-stage African founders

5 Jun 2025

Construction & Engineering

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Ethiopia’s mega dam has taken 14 years to build: what it means for the Nile’s 11 river states and why it’s so controversial

12 Sep 2025

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Africa's water investment pledge faces skills gap challenge

29 Aug 2025

Lesotho Palace of Justice in Maseru. The Lesotho Highlands Development Authority wants a case against it dismissed. Photo: Sechaba Mokhethi / GroundUp

Lesotho dams authority fights back in “legally baseless” court case

16 Jul 2025

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African Mining Week: Role of infrastructure to unlock mining potential

25 Apr 2025

Healthcare

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South Africa's AI Diagnostics and hearX Foundation selected for Turn.io’s 2025 Chat for Health & AI Accelerator

2 days

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Nigerian doctors take up strike action over wages and welfare

3 days

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#WHXCapeTown: Why aren't more African women offered IR for fibroid treatment?

8 Sep 2025

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Breast cancer: new study finds genetic risk in African women

5 Sep 2025

Legal

African Law Firm of the Year – Webber Wentzel

Winners of the 2025 African Legal Awards

8 Sep 2025

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Burkina Faso outlaws LGBTQ practices

2 Sep 2025

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New merger regulations by EACCA to change East African transactional landscape

1 Sep 2025

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When does goodwill qualify as property? Kenya Supreme Court clarifies

22 Jul 2025

Manufacturing

#AfricaMonth: How Sarah Collins, founder of Wonderbag, is changing lives globally

#AfricaMonth: How Sarah Collins, founder of Wonderbag, is changing lives globally

13 May 2025

Coca-Cola Beverages Africa invests $14.9m in Malawi production capacity

Coca-Cola Beverages Africa invests $14.9m in Malawi production capacity

22 Apr 2025

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Botswana and De Beers’ marketing push to revive diamond demand

26 Feb 2025

#MiningIndaba: The value of synergy between Africa's mining and automotive sectors

#MiningIndaba: The value of synergy between Africa's mining and automotive sectors

3 Feb 2025

Logistics & Transport

Unlocking Africa’s $180bn digital trade economy

Unlocking Africa’s $180bn digital trade economy

19 May 2025

Kenya Airways planes are seen through a window at the Jomo Kenyatta international airport in Nairobi, Kenya, 1 August 2020. Reuters/Njeri Mwangi/File Photo

Kenya Airways records profit after more than a decade of losses

26 Mar 2025

Egypt Suez Canal monthly revenue losses at around $800m, Sisi says

Egypt Suez Canal monthly revenue losses at around $800m, Sisi says

19 Mar 2025

Ships are seen from a plane window, passing through the Suez Canal, Egypt. Source: Reuters/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

Egypt completes trial run of new Suez Canal channel extension

30 Dec 2024

Energy & Mining

Equipment, apparently provided by a Chinese company, for mining at Sensele mine. Photo supplied

The Zambian minister, the mysterious businesswoman and illegal mining

3 days

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BP to expand footprint in Egypt with new gas drilling deals

9 Sep 2025

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Republic of Congo grants TotalEnergies exploration permit

1 Sep 2025

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Can Africa's critical minerals power the next industrial boom?

26 Aug 2025

Lifestyle

The channel officially launched during South Africa's Women's Month. Source: Supplied.

SuperSport pioneers Africa's first 24-hour women's sports channel

8 Aug 2025

2025 Anna Award finalists announced

2025 Anna Award finalists announced

31 Jul 2025

16th Durban FilmMart celebrates African cinema: Meet the 2025 Award Winners

16th Durban FilmMart celebrates African cinema: Meet the 2025 Award Winners

24 Jul 2025

Roc Nation Sports Intl signs Africa's top football talents

Roc Nation Sports Intl signs Africa's top football talents

21 Jul 2025

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