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PRCA Africa's Internship Charter drives best practices across Africa’s PR Industry

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Marc Jury, MultiChoice SA and Showmax CEO, resigns

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

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Global shopper confidence surging as consumers return to stores - study

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#YouthMatters: KFC's Trivern Chetty on nurturing tomorrow's talent

#YouthMatters: KFC's Trivern Chetty on nurturing tomorrow's talent

Lauren Hartzenberg 29 Jun 2021

Facebook announces ad transparency expansion

29 Jun 2021

Entries now open for All African Music Awards (Afrima) 2021

Entries now open for All African Music Awards (Afrima) 2021

28 Jun 2021

Why a competitive local fashion industry needs the creativity of designers

Lauren Hartzenberg 25 Jun 2021

The One Club announces jury for Young Guns 19

24 Jun 2021

Triggerfish launches pan-African Story Artist Lab sponsored by Netflix

Triggerfish launches pan-African Story Artist Lab sponsored by Netflix

24 Jun 2021

#YouthMatters: Chidi Nwaogu, nominee for Techpreneur of the Year at 2021 FOYA Awards

#YouthMatters: Chidi Nwaogu, nominee for Techpreneur of the Year at 2021 FOYA Awards

Evan-Lee Courie 23 Jun 2021

'SeeHer Lens' Award aims to honour work which amplifies gender equality

'SeeHer Lens' Award aims to honour work which amplifies gender equality

23 Jun 2021

Banning African films like Rafiki and Inxeba doesn't diminish their influence

Banning African films like Rafiki and Inxeba doesn't diminish their influence

Gibson Ncube 23 Jun 2021

Aïcha Macky's Zinder wins the Adiaha Award at Encounters 2021

Aïcha Macky's Zinder wins the Adiaha Award at Encounters 2021

22 Jun 2021

Sound Connects Fund calls for applications

Sound Connects Fund calls for applications

22 Jun 2021

Dillon Khan, vice president of Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, Viacom International Studios and Creative Services (Africa) ViacomCBS

Empowerment through storytelling: in conversation with Dillon Khan

Emily Stander 21 Jun 2021

The Culture Squad

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Monde Twala 21 Jun 2021

Kantar BrandZ Most Valuable Global Brands 2021

Kantar BrandZ Most Valuable Global Brands 2021

Kantar 21 Jun 2021

Segmenting for the future: 5 emerging consumer types

Segmenting for the future: 5 emerging consumer types

John Watling 21 Jun 2021

Posterscope reboots to Dentsu Location Services

Posterscope reboots to Dentsu Location Services

Dentsu 21 Jun 2021

#CreativeWeek2021: Games in physical reality

Emily Stander 21 Jun 2021

Triggerfish-led African-created anthology animated series Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire to premiere on Disney+ in 2022

Triggerfish-led African-created anthology animated series Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire to premiere on Disney+ in 2022

18 Jun 2021

Golden Drum Festival opens entries for competition

Golden Drum Festival opens entries for competition

18 Jun 2021

D&AD Shift NY 2021 open for applications

D&AD Shift NY 2021 open for applications

16 Jun 2021

Nigeria's Twitter ban leaves some businesses in the lurch

Nigeria's Twitter ban leaves some businesses in the lurch

Nneka Chile 14 Jun 2021

D&AD 2021 social media trends

Ashleigh Burton 14 Jun 2021

Cannes Lions Live 2021 launches full content agenda

11 Jun 2021

New Barbie collection made using recycled ocean-bound plastic

New Barbie collection made using recycled ocean-bound plastic

11 Jun 2021

APO Group and Getty Images agreement offers global platform for African press releases and images

APO Group and Getty Images agreement offers global platform for African press releases and images

10 Jun 2021

YouTube Music opens 2022 applications for #YouTubeBlack Voices Fund

10 Jun 2021

#CreativeWeek2021: The importance of cultural nuance in advertising

Emily Stander 9 Jun 2021

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The One Club Board elects new leadership

9 Jun 2021

Century-old CNA enters business rescue

Century-old CNA enters business rescue

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Africa to start receiving US Covid-19 vaccine doses next week

1 Jul 2021

Gates Foundation makes $2.1bn commitment at Generation Equality Forum

ESG & Sustainability

Gates Foundation makes $2.1bn commitment at Generation Equality Forum

1 Jul 2021

Healthcare

Africa has few vaccines: Here's what can still be done to minimise the impact of Covid-19

Deoraj Caussy 30 Jun 2021

Retail

Global shopper confidence surging as consumers return to stores - study

30 Jun 2021

Ethio Telecom's mobile money lures 4 million in first month

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Ethio Telecom's mobile money lures 4 million in first month

30 Jun 2021

Ecomimicry: the nature-inspired approach to design that could be the antidote to urban 'blandscapes'

Construction & Engineering

Ecomimicry: the nature-inspired approach to design that could be the antidote to urban 'blandscapes'

Stuart Connop and Caroline Nash 30 Jun 2021

Volkswagen to produce petrol engines for Africa until 2050

Automotive

Volkswagen to produce petrol engines for Africa until 2050

29 Jun 2021

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Agriculture

Rooibos tea: EU protection is good news for South African agriculture

29 Jun 2021

A Zimbabwean miner works underground at Metallon Gold mine in Shamva, about 80 km north of the capital Harare, June 14, 2011. Reuters/Philimon Bulawayo/File Photo

Energy & Mining

Zimbabwe to allow miners to export portion of their gold

29 Jun 2021

#YouthMatters: KFC's Trivern Chetty on nurturing tomorrow's talent

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#YouthMatters: KFC's Trivern Chetty on nurturing tomorrow's talent

Lauren Hartzenberg 29 Jun 2021

Ghana to fund new highway stretch with loan from Standard Chartered

Construction & Engineering

Ghana to fund new highway stretch with loan from Standard Chartered

Christian Akorlie 29 Jun 2021

Entries now open for All African Music Awards (Afrima) 2021

Lifestyle

Entries now open for All African Music Awards (Afrima) 2021

28 Jun 2021

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Energy & Mining

SA, Mozambique state energy firms to increase shareholding in gas pipeline

28 Jun 2021

Sudan rejects Ethiopian plan to fill giant dam a second time - senior official

Construction & Engineering

Sudan rejects Ethiopian plan to fill giant dam a second time - senior official

Khalid Abdelaziz 28 Jun 2021

Tanzania considers reviving $10bn port project

Construction & Engineering

Tanzania considers reviving $10bn port project

Nuzulack Dausen 28 Jun 2021

Climate change threatens age-old indigenous food systems

ESG & Sustainability

Climate change threatens age-old indigenous food systems

Fabio Teixeira 25 Jun 2021

Inaugural Franchising for Africa conference set for August

Retail

Inaugural Franchising for Africa conference set for August

25 Jun 2021

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Construction & Engineering

How the private sector is shaping the future of Lake Chad and the Congo Basin

Nidhi Nagabhatla & Ramazan Caner Sayan 25 Jun 2021

Tourism & Travel

Global study investigates the state and impact of trust in travel, travel retailing

25 Jun 2021

Retail

Why a competitive local fashion industry needs the creativity of designers

Lauren Hartzenberg 25 Jun 2021

Thusang Mahlangu, CEO, Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty South Africa

Finance

Top 3 risks to businesses in 2021

Thusang Mahlangu 25 Jun 2021

Key areas of focus for youth development and entrepreneurship in Africa

Entrepreneurship

Key areas of focus for youth development and entrepreneurship in Africa

Terena Chetty 25 Jun 2021

Retail

Lego reveals first prototype brick made from recycled plastic bottles

24 Jun 2021

Billions in export revenue at risk if suppliers don't cut carbon emissions - study

Retail

Billions in export revenue at risk if suppliers don't cut carbon emissions - study

24 Jun 2021

Seychelles looking to diversity economy beyond tourism post-Covid

Tourism & Travel

Seychelles looking to diversity economy beyond tourism post-Covid

Omar Mohammed 24 Jun 2021

Should African SMEs revisit their business models post-Covid-19?

Entrepreneurship

Should African SMEs revisit their business models post-Covid-19?

Soromfe Uzomah 23 Jun 2021

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Energy & Mining

How mining survived the pandemic

Yaa Agyare-Dwomoh 23 Jun 2021

Banning African films like Rafiki and Inxeba doesn't diminish their influence

Lifestyle

Banning African films like Rafiki and Inxeba doesn't diminish their influence

Gibson Ncube 23 Jun 2021

Retail

To ban or not to ban plastic shopping bags? Implications and proposed solutions

Asphat Muposhi, Mercy Mpinganjira, Marius Wait 23 Jun 2021

Energy & Mining

Glencore says to restart Congo's Mutanda mine towards end of 2021

Hereward Holland 22 Jun 2021

Aïcha Macky's Zinder wins the Adiaha Award at Encounters 2021

Lifestyle

Aïcha Macky's Zinder wins the Adiaha Award at Encounters 2021

22 Jun 2021

Africa free trade agreement could provide necessary momentum for improving SA's port infrastructure

Logistics & Transport

Africa free trade agreement could provide necessary momentum for improving SA's port infrastructure

Chris Hattingh 22 Jun 2021

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Agriculture

US-based WPF releases video series to help Africa's farmers improve poultry production

22 Jun 2021

West African leaders and officials stand for a photo at the Ecowas extraordinary summit on terrorism in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Reuters/Anne Mimault

Finance

West African regional bloc adopts new plan to launch single currency in 2027

21 Jun 2021

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