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The Loeries Young Creatives Showcase is opens for entries. The winners will not only gain bragging rights but will also secure a spot as finalists for the Loeries Young Creatives Award, to be presented at the annual Loerie Awards (Image supplied)

#Loeries2025: Loeries Young Creatives Showcase opens for entries

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By Terry Mwango, Quinter Okuta, Charles Omondi Oyeng and Kelsey Naluende 20 Feb 2025

Source: © 123rf The CMO Council’s inaugural Marketing Vitality Index forecasts waves of vitality, volatility and velocity in 2025

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Kenyan court drops $60m corruption case against deputy president

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Insurance & Actuarial

African insurers take up climate change fight with $14bn pledge

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Retail Marketing

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Zimbabwe miners say costs, power shortages dampen 2023 growth prospects

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Nyasha Chingono 10 Nov 2022

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Fashion & Homeware

Levi's appoints Michelle Gass as president and CEO-in-waiting

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Transparency International seeks probe of Madagascar's lychee market

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Financial Services

Yabx enters Nigeria market, aims to double its growth in Africa

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Namibia secures €540m in climate finance at COP27

Climate Change

Namibia secures €540m in climate finance at COP27

Nyasha Nyaungwa 9 Nov 2022

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Financial Services

Prudential appoints new chief executive officer for Africa

9 Nov 2022

#COP27: 3 reasons rich countries can no longer ignore calls to pay developing world for climate havoc

Climate Change

#COP27: 3 reasons rich countries can no longer ignore calls to pay developing world for climate havoc

Lisa Vanhala 9 Nov 2022

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Fashion & Homeware

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Zimbabwe's new mineral royalty policy comes into force

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Court asks striking Kenya Airways pilots to resume work

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Court asks striking Kenya Airways pilots to resume work

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#COP27: UAE, Egypt agree to build one of the world's biggest wind farms

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#COP27: UAE, Egypt agree to build one of the world's biggest wind farms

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Senegal to host All Africa Music Awards

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Music

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Martin Myers 8 Nov 2022

ExxonMobil makes new offshore hydrocarbon discovery off Angolan coast

Coal, Oil & Gas

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Wendell Roelf 8 Nov 2022

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