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#Loeries2025: Loeries Young Creatives Showcase opens for entries

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

The CMO Council Marketing Vitality Index points to a defining, milestone year ahead

19 Feb 2025

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Banking

African Development Bank to commit $10bn to end hunger on the continent

30 Jan 2023

Source: Supplied. Jules Ngankam, AGF group chief executive officer and Olga Dickmann,chief financial officer, manager business development Africa.

Venture Capital

African Guarantee Fund partners with Bettervest

30 Jan 2023

Source: Supplied. Andile Ngcaba, chairman and founding partner at Convergence Partners

Venture Capital

Private equity firm raises $296m to drive digital inclusion across Africa

30 Jan 2023

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Packaging

Henkel SA expands into Zimbabwe through new distribution partnership

30 Jan 2023

Key trends shaking up Africa's lucrative informal retail sector in 2023

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Key trends shaking up Africa's lucrative informal retail sector in 2023

27 Jan 2023

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Healthcare

Steady rise in demand for contraception among women, study shows

27 Jan 2023

Climate change: Africa has a major new carbon market initiative - what you need to know

Climate Change

Climate change: Africa has a major new carbon market initiative - what you need to know

Jonathan Colmer 27 Jan 2023

Ivory Coast to boost cocoa grinding capacity with new plants

Agro-processing

Ivory Coast to boost cocoa grinding capacity with new plants

Ange Aboa 27 Jan 2023

Source: Reuters/Thomas Mukoya

FMCG

Diageo gets approval to buy 14.97% stake in Kenya's EABL

George Obulutsa 27 Jan 2023

Creating futures that matter to people and planet

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Creating futures that matter to people and planet

Human8 27 Jan 2023

ESG integration is required to promote a just energy transition in Africa

Energy

ESG integration is required to promote a just energy transition in Africa

Vincent Obisie-Orlu 26 Jan 2023

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Public Health

Cholera death toll passes 1,000 in Malawi as outbreak spreads

Frank Phiri 25 Jan 2023

Source: Supplied. Lesetja Kganyago, the South African Reserve Bank governor.

Banking

Davos 2023: How much longer before the Reserve Bank rolls out retail digital currency?

Katja Hamilton 25 Jan 2023

African tech ecosystem still growing with $6.5bn raised in 2022 - Report

Technology

African tech ecosystem still growing with $6.5bn raised in 2022 - Report

25 Jan 2023

Source: Reuters. A health worker prepares a dose of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine in Dakar, Senegal February 23, 2021.

Public Health

Senegal institute wins $50m in boost to Africa's vaccine capacity

Nellie Peyton 25 Jan 2023

Yellen calls for urgent action to improve food security, climate resilience in Africa

Food, Water & Energy Security

Yellen calls for urgent action to improve food security, climate resilience in Africa

Andrea Shalal 25 Jan 2023

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Social Media

Meta urged to boost Africa content moderation as contractor quits

Nita Bhalla 25 Jan 2023

Global protein alternatives market to hit $73.9bn by 2031

Research

Global protein alternatives market to hit $73.9bn by 2031

25 Jan 2023

Source: Supplied. David de Coning, Crossgate Technologies' chief executive officer.

Banking

Goodbye magstripe; hello EMV mobile... and paying for your coffee in crypto and gold

Katja Hamilton 24 Jan 2023

5 ways retail will double-down on digital in 2023

Technology

5 ways retail will double-down on digital in 2023

24 Jan 2023

Source: Supplied. Jaco Nel, chief technology officer of Deimos.

Trends

#BizTrends2023: 5 top cybersecurity predictions for African businesses in 2023

Jaco Nel 24 Jan 2023

Nigeria opens 'game changer' billion-dollar deep seaport

Logistics & Transport

Nigeria opens 'game changer' billion-dollar deep seaport

Seun Sanni 24 Jan 2023

Source: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Retailers

TFG sales leap with Black Friday and festive boost

Nqobile Dludla 24 Jan 2023

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Media

Prominent Cameroon journalist found dead after abduction

Amindeh Blaise Atabong, Edward McAllister, William Maclean 24 Jan 2023

Herbalife recognised as one of South Africa's Top Employers for 4th consecutive year

Nutrition

Herbalife recognised as one of South Africa's Top Employers for 4th consecutive year

Clockwork Digital 23 Jan 2023

11 disruptive startups selected for AfriTech's accelerator programme

SMEs

11 disruptive startups selected for AfriTech's accelerator programme

23 Jan 2023

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Advertising

Africa needs to do campaigns like Lesso Lessons again and again

Danette Breitenbach 23 Jan 2023

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Media

John Williams Ntwali, Rwandan journalist critical of government has died

23 Jan 2023

5 e-commerce trends for 2023

Trends

5 e-commerce trends for 2023

Bennet Otoo 23 Jan 2023

Source: Reuters/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

FMCG

Founder of Egypt's Juhayna Food Industries and his son released from prison

Farah Saafan, Haithem Ahmed, Ahmed Mohamed Hassan 23 Jan 2023