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Africa Tech Festival 2024 saw some pushback against the traditional beliefs around affordable connectivity.

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New Meta EMEA VP looks to unlock region’s potential

New Meta EMEA VP looks to unlock region’s potential

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LVMH awards SA's Lukhanyo Mdingi coveted Karl Lagerfeld Prize

LVMH awards SA's Lukhanyo Mdingi coveted Karl Lagerfeld Prize

8 Sep 2021

Dentsu Africa launches 'Entertainment like never before'

Dentsu Africa launches 'Entertainment like never before'

dentsu 8 Sep 2021

Revealed: The top-ranking media channels and brands in 2021

Revealed: The top-ranking media channels and brands in 2021

Duncan Southgate, Kantar 7 Sep 2021

You plan your event, we'll promote it to the right business audience!

You plan your event, we'll promote it to the right business audience!

Bizcommunity.com 6 Sep 2021

Gallo Music Investments with shareholder Black Coffee closes deal on Content Connect Africa

Gallo Music Investments with shareholder Black Coffee closes deal on Content Connect Africa

6 Sep 2021

#Newsmaker: Gareth Kemp to lead Ares Group as new CEO

#Newsmaker: Gareth Kemp to lead Ares Group as new CEO

Lauren Hartzenberg 3 Sep 2021

Total number of mobile phone users hit nearly 5.3 billion

Total number of mobile phone users hit nearly 5.3 billion

2 Sep 2021

Ivory Coast TV presenter convicted of glorifying rape

Aaron Ross 2 Sep 2021

WarnerMedia and AzamTV strengthen East African partnership

WarnerMedia and AzamTV strengthen East African partnership

2 Sep 2021

#Fasa21: KFC's Akhona Qengqe on business survival and innovating for the future

#Fasa21: KFC's Akhona Qengqe on business survival and innovating for the future

Lauren Hartzenberg 1 Sep 2021

Why livestreamers should sell their products with a poker face - not a smile

Why livestreamers should sell their products with a poker face - not a smile

Michel Ballings and Neeraj Bharadwaj 30 Aug 2021

SA brand Erre Fashion invited to showcase in Paris

26 Aug 2021

Edutainment through comedy; a social experiment

Edutainment through comedy; a social experiment

Edward Shila, Dentsu 26 Aug 2021

Facebook Marketplace rolls out across sub-Saharan Africa

25 Aug 2021

Ethiopia to build local rival to Facebook and other platforms

Ethiopia to build local rival to Facebook and other platforms

23 Aug 2021

Adidas to sell Reebok to Authentic Brands Group for €2,1bn

13 Aug 2021

One size doesn't fit all: Advice for brands seeking to access the African market

One size doesn't fit all: Advice for brands seeking to access the African market

Candice Robertson, Wavemaker 12 Aug 2021

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Food & Drink 2021 rankings: Coca-Cola and Nestlé continue to dominate

11 Aug 2021

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Vaccine denialism kills: Mail & Guardian has let down its readers

Nathan Geffen and Mia Malan 10 Aug 2021

The evolving Afro-Feminine: how to win with African women to unlock brand growth #WhatAfricanWomenWant

Nicole Shapiro, Kantar 6 Aug 2021

Barbie debuts dolls in likeness of Covid-19 frontline workers

Barbie debuts dolls in likeness of Covid-19 frontline workers

5 Aug 2021

Caltex rebrands to Astron Energy

4 Aug 2021

Voice assistant transaction values to hit $19,4bn by 2023

3 Aug 2021

Advancing gender equality in the workplace: African Universities Gender Equality Forum - Register now!

Advancing gender equality in the workplace: African Universities Gender Equality Forum - Register now!

Shift Social Africa 30 Jul 2021

Why business can no longer ignore gaming in Africa

Barry Louzada 30 Jul 2021

Tommy Hilfiger collabs with Indya Moore on gender-fluid fashion

Tommy Hilfiger collabs with Indya Moore on gender-fluid fashion

28 Jul 2021

Nigerian Women in PR counts down to its inaugural Reverse Mentorship Workshop for senior PR professionals

Nigerian Women in PR counts down to its inaugural Reverse Mentorship Workshop for senior PR professionals

Meltwater 27 Jul 2021

Scan Display focuses on shopfitting and brand activations

Scan Display 27 Jul 2021

Africa continues to be hard hit by mobile fraud

Africa continues to be hard hit by mobile fraud

26 Jul 2021

August #WomensMonth made possible by the Intercare Group

August #WomensMonth made possible by the Intercare Group

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Zanzibar Domino Commercial Tower to become Africa's second tallest tower

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Zanzibar Domino Commercial Tower to become Africa's second tallest tower

8 Sep 2021

Renewable energy projects in rural Ghana have some built-in limitations

Energy & Mining

Renewable energy projects in rural Ghana have some built-in limitations

Dr Basil Amuzu-Sefordzi 8 Sep 2021

MTN dominance forces Africell to exit Uganda operations

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MTN dominance forces Africell to exit Uganda operations

8 Sep 2021

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Finance

Double-digit growth for SA asset management industry

7 Sep 2021

Standard Chartered arranges $1.1bn financing for Angola water project

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Standard Chartered arranges $1.1bn financing for Angola water project

Alexander Winning 7 Sep 2021

#Newsmaker: Meet new Builders vice president Herman Venter

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#Newsmaker: Meet new Builders vice president Herman Venter

Lauren Hartzenberg 7 Sep 2021

NGOs seek to halt proposed mining activities in Zambia's Lower Zambezi National Park

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NGOs seek to halt proposed mining activities in Zambia's Lower Zambezi National Park

6 Sep 2021

Gallo Music Investments with shareholder Black Coffee closes deal on Content Connect Africa

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Gallo Music Investments with shareholder Black Coffee closes deal on Content Connect Africa

6 Sep 2021

Travel and tourism can play a key role in resuscitating economies

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Travel and tourism can play a key role in resuscitating economies

6 Sep 2021

#Newsmaker: Gareth Kemp to lead Ares Group as new CEO

Retail

#Newsmaker: Gareth Kemp to lead Ares Group as new CEO

Lauren Hartzenberg 3 Sep 2021

Finance

'You have it' launches in Africa

3 Sep 2021

Nestlé opens its largest R+D Accelerator

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Nestlé opens its largest R+D Accelerator

2 Sep 2021

Total number of mobile phone users hit nearly 5.3 billion

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Total number of mobile phone users hit nearly 5.3 billion

2 Sep 2021

COP26: How the world will measure progress on the Paris climate agreement and keep countries accountable

ESG & Sustainability

COP26: How the world will measure progress on the Paris climate agreement and keep countries accountable

Steven Lam, Sherilee Harper and Warren Dodd 2 Sep 2021

Global food commodity prices rebound in August

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Global food commodity prices rebound in August

2 Sep 2021

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Africa's GBS sector on the rise

2 Sep 2021

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Healthcare

Quality of care poor in Africa

2 Sep 2021

#Fasa21: KFC's Akhona Qengqe on business survival and innovating for the future

Retail

#Fasa21: KFC's Akhona Qengqe on business survival and innovating for the future

Lauren Hartzenberg 1 Sep 2021

African Union crafts guidelines for GM crops, activists raise alarm

Agriculture

African Union crafts guidelines for GM crops, activists raise alarm

Wendell Roelf 1 Sep 2021

Startups are the way to a new Namibia

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Startups are the way to a new Namibia

Joshua Romisher 1 Sep 2021

Use of leaded petrol eliminated in 'milestone' for health and environment, UN says

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Use of leaded petrol eliminated in 'milestone' for health and environment, UN says

Emma Rumney 31 Aug 2021

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B2B cross-border transaction value to exceed $42,7tn in 2026

31 Aug 2021

Afrima receives record number of 8,880 entries for 2021 edition

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Afrima receives record number of 8,880 entries for 2021 edition

30 Aug 2021

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Tiger Brands exits Nigeria with sale of UAC Foods shareholding

30 Aug 2021

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Massmart to sell 14 Game stores in East and West Africa

27 Aug 2021

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Energy & Mining

Egypt key energy supplier for Africa

27 Aug 2021

50+ NGOs call on COP26 to acknowledge climate impacts of animal agriculture

ESG & Sustainability

50+ NGOs call on COP26 to acknowledge climate impacts of animal agriculture

27 Aug 2021

A child gets a dose of the oral polio vaccine. Simon Maina/AFP via Getty Images

Healthcare

It's been a year since Africa was declared polio free. But a threat remains

Wayne Howard & Melinda Suchard 27 Aug 2021

Retail

SA brand Erre Fashion invited to showcase in Paris

26 Aug 2021

Ordinary people, extraordinary change: Addressing the climate emergency through 'quiet activism'

ESG & Sustainability

Ordinary people, extraordinary change: Addressing the climate emergency through 'quiet activism'

Wendy Steele, Diana MacCallum, Donna Houston, Jason Byrne and Jean Hillier 26 Aug 2021

Arçelik brings Beko appliances to SA as it advances African expansion

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Arçelik brings Beko appliances to SA as it advances African expansion

26 Aug 2021

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Kenya is moving aggressively to tax digital business. What next?

Mercy Muendo 25 Aug 2021

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Energy & Mining

Waste from Angola's Catoca diamond mine leaked into waterways last month

25 Aug 2021

Ethiopia to build local rival to Facebook and other platforms

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Ethiopia to build local rival to Facebook and other platforms

23 Aug 2021

Shoprite to exit Uganda and Madagascar after review

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Shoprite to exit Uganda and Madagascar after review

Nqobile Dludla 23 Aug 2021

Namibia's Chanique Rabe crowned Miss Supranational 2021, SA's Thato Mosehle crowned second runner-up

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Namibia's Chanique Rabe crowned Miss Supranational 2021, SA's Thato Mosehle crowned second runner-up

23 Aug 2021

World leaders out of excuses on climate change, Thunberg, youth activists say

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World leaders out of excuses on climate change, Thunberg, youth activists say

Emma Rumney 23 Aug 2021

Building collapses in Lagos are a frequent occurence. US UTOMI EKPEI/AFP via Getty Images

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Building collapses are all too common in Lagos. Here's why

Olasunkanmi Habeeb Okunola 23 Aug 2021

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