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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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IoT innovation helping to mould Africa's stores of the future

IoT innovation helping to mould Africa's stores of the future

10 Nov 2021

#PAMRO2021 Sticky media trends post-2020: How to rethink media planning in Africa

#PAMRO2021 Sticky media trends post-2020: How to rethink media planning in Africa

Monique Claassen, Kantar 9 Nov 2021

How creative industries could boost the economies of small islands crippled by Covid

How creative industries could boost the economies of small islands crippled by Covid

Peter Rudge 9 Nov 2021

Danilo Acquisto and Twala Ng'ambi

Special Effects Media rolls out programme to support diverse creators

4 Nov 2021

Using data to inform customer journey planning from a cultural perspective

Using data to inform customer journey planning from a cultural perspective

Virginia Alvarez 4 Nov 2021

Isobar-Dentsu Kenya's Teresa Nyamorambo Makori, regional winner for Africa in Next Creative Leaders 2021

Isobar-Dentsu Kenya's Teresa Nyamorambo Makori, regional winner for Africa in Next Creative Leaders 2021

3 Nov 2021

#Loeries2021: Tyler Lambert and Kevin Radebe named Loeries 2021 Young Creatives

#Loeries2021: Tyler Lambert and Kevin Radebe named Loeries 2021 Young Creatives

Evan-Lee Courie 2 Nov 2021

Building a growth-centred digital marketing budget for 2022

Building a growth-centred digital marketing budget for 2022

2 Nov 2021

How to align your brand with purpose-driven consumers

2 Nov 2021

Google, Unesco to support digital journalism training in Africa

Google, Unesco to support digital journalism training in Africa

26 Oct 2021

Eight African artists join #YouTubeBlack Voices Music Class of 2022

Eight African artists join #YouTubeBlack Voices Music Class of 2022

22 Oct 2021

#Loeries2021: ALL THE LOERIE AWARDS DAY 2 WINNERS!

#Loeries2021: ALL THE LOERIE AWARDS DAY 2 WINNERS!

21 Oct 2021

V&A's festive campaign to spotlight African design and sustainability

V&A's festive campaign to spotlight African design and sustainability

19 Oct 2021

Coca-Cola's Bruno Pietracci talks African optimism and new ways of working

Coca-Cola's Bruno Pietracci talks African optimism and new ways of working

Lauren Hartzenberg 15 Oct 2021

Netflix and Unesco launch short film competition for African filmmakers

Netflix and Unesco launch short film competition for African filmmakers

14 Oct 2021

Smart TV voice assistant transactions to hit nearly $500m in 2023

14 Oct 2021

TLC celebrates its 10th birthday of entertaining South Africa

TLC celebrates its 10th birthday of entertaining South Africa

DSTV Media Sales 14 Oct 2021

Ex-Cannes Lions chairman Terry Savage appointed as LIA's new chairperson

Ex-Cannes Lions chairman Terry Savage appointed as LIA's new chairperson

14 Oct 2021

#EcomAfrica: Building a digital brand experience for winning customers

Danette Breitenbach 13 Oct 2021

LMX and Primedia Outdoor launch study to measure audiences across 7 African markets

LMX and Primedia Outdoor launch study to measure audiences across 7 African markets

Primedia Out-of-Home 13 Oct 2021

ThirdEyeMedia to expand to the sub-Saharan African market

ThirdEyeMedia to expand to the sub-Saharan African market

13 Oct 2021

Music streamers turn to telcos to make Africa pay

Music streamers turn to telcos to make Africa pay

12 Oct 2021

#EcomAfrica: How to build a successful e-commerce business

Lauren Hartzenberg 11 Oct 2021

Dillon Khan, vice president of Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, Viacom International Studios and Creative Service Africa at ViacomCBS

Dillon Khan speaks to celebrating African heritage with comedy and music

Emily Stander 11 Oct 2021

Google to invest $1bn in digital transformation in Africa

Google to invest $1bn in digital transformation in Africa

6 Oct 2021

Laduma Ngxokolo, Imane Ayissi named African Luxury Heritage Awards winners

Laduma Ngxokolo, Imane Ayissi named African Luxury Heritage Awards winners

6 Oct 2021

15 ways email signature branding can boost your brand

Rocketseed 6 Oct 2021

Loeries partners with Facebook Africa to support diversity and inclusion initiatives

Loeries partners with Facebook Africa to support diversity and inclusion initiatives

5 Oct 2021

EXCLUSIVE: Sid Wahi, director at Forbes Africa celebrates 10 years of growth

EXCLUSIVE: Sid Wahi, director at Forbes Africa celebrates 10 years of growth

Evan-Lee Courie 30 Sep 2021

First Africa Book and Design Festival to launch in November

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Ghana sees need for energy transition, still sees gas as key - deputy minister

Energy & Mining

Ghana sees need for energy transition, still sees gas as key - deputy minister

Yousef Saba 9 Nov 2021

DP World launches e-commerce platform Dubuy.com in Kenya

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DP World launches e-commerce platform Dubuy.com in Kenya

9 Nov 2021

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Education

Personalised education platform receives investment, expands to Kenya

8 Nov 2021

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Healthcare

First oral Covid-19 medicine authorised in the UK

8 Nov 2021

Work set to start on Botswana coal mine in 2022 despite pressure

Energy & Mining

Work set to start on Botswana coal mine in 2022 despite pressure

Brian Benza 8 Nov 2021

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Finance

Alliance Banking appoints new head

8 Nov 2021

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Healthcare

New global drug policy index finds most countries fail drug policy

8 Nov 2021

Source: ©Newcrest Mining Lisa Ali

Energy & Mining

AngloGold Ashanti appoints chief people officer

5 Nov 2021

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Healthcare

Pharmaceutical companies collaborate against climate change

5 Nov 2021

Retail

The rise of fake e-commerce sites around Black Friday - and how to spot them

5 Nov 2021

Applications open for Google for Startups Accelerator Africa

Entrepreneurship

Applications open for Google for Startups Accelerator Africa

4 Nov 2021

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Healthcare

Telehealth app bridges gap in healthcare in Africa

4 Nov 2021

Air travel demand in Africa down by 62.2%

Tourism & Travel

Air travel demand in Africa down by 62.2%

4 Nov 2021

Air cargo volumes soar by 34.6% for African carriers against 9.1% rise globally

Logistics & Transport

Air cargo volumes soar by 34.6% for African carriers against 9.1% rise globally

4 Nov 2021

African mobility fintech to drive affordable financing for Africa's trucking, logistics industry

Logistics & Transport

African mobility fintech to drive affordable financing for Africa's trucking, logistics industry

3 Nov 2021

2021 AWIEF Awards finalists announced

Entrepreneurship

2021 AWIEF Awards finalists announced

3 Nov 2021

Ambitious commitments and a just transition: COP26 and Africa

ESG & Sustainability

Ambitious commitments and a just transition: COP26 and Africa

Dion Shango 3 Nov 2021

Nigeria races to find survivors as 22 die in building collapse

Construction & Engineering

Nigeria races to find survivors as 22 die in building collapse

Lanre Ola 3 Nov 2021

Why tackling deforestation is so important for slowing climate change

Agriculture

Why tackling deforestation is so important for slowing climate change

Tom Pugh 3 Nov 2021

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Healthcare

Medtech sector key to SA's economic recovery

2 Nov 2021

We mapped every large solar plant on the planet using satellites and machine learning

Energy & Mining

We mapped every large solar plant on the planet using satellites and machine learning

Lucas Kruitwagen 2 Nov 2021

#COP26: With funds short, Africans weigh green energy switch and fossil fuel cash

Energy & Mining

#COP26: With funds short, Africans weigh green energy switch and fossil fuel cash

Kim Harrisberg and Nita Bhalla 2 Nov 2021

6 die, scores feared missing in Nigeria after collapse of high-rise

Construction & Engineering

6 die, scores feared missing in Nigeria after collapse of high-rise

Chijioke Ohuocha 2 Nov 2021

Canex at IATF2021 to include some of Africa's superstars

Lifestyle

Canex at IATF2021 to include some of Africa's superstars

29 Oct 2021

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Healthcare

Covid-19: shaping Africa's future healthcare systems

29 Oct 2021

Source: ©Dmitry Kalinovsky

Healthcare

First Covid-19 oral antiviral medicine in submission stage

29 Oct 2021

FBW Group completes Rwanda's University of Global Health Equity masterplan

Construction & Engineering

FBW Group completes Rwanda's University of Global Health Equity masterplan

28 Oct 2021

Manni Group Design Award: Ghana Innovation Farm open for entries

Construction & Engineering

Manni Group Design Award: Ghana Innovation Farm open for entries

28 Oct 2021

Cities and climate change: why low-rise buildings are the future - not skyscrapers

Construction & Engineering

Cities and climate change: why low-rise buildings are the future - not skyscrapers

Ruth Saint and Francesco Pomponi 28 Oct 2021

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Healthcare

Africa's healthcare systems under pressure

27 Oct 2021

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Finance

Access Bank Zambia & Atlas Mara Zambia combine entities

27 Oct 2021

Healthcare

G20 leaders called on to correct Covid-19 vaccine discrepencies

26 Oct 2021

More jobs to be gained by energy transition than lost - Irena, ILO

Energy & Mining

More jobs to be gained by energy transition than lost - Irena, ILO

26 Oct 2021

Source: ©franco volpato

Healthcare

Bringing quality and safety to Africa's healthcare

26 Oct 2021

How to turn confrontation about Africa's biggest hydropower dam to cooperation

Construction & Engineering

How to turn confrontation about Africa's biggest hydropower dam to cooperation

Hisham Eldardiry 26 Oct 2021

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Finance

Sello Moloko appointed Absa Group Board chairperson-designate

26 Oct 2021

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