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2025 Tabbie Awards competition open

The One Club’s ADC 104th Annual Awards global jury has been announced. It includes 10 creatives from the Middle East and Africa region (Image by © Bizcommunity)

One Club ADC 104th Annual Awards global jury includes 10 creatives from the Middle East and Africa

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Burkina Faso restricts social media

Burkina Faso restricts social media

23 Nov 2021

The creative industry is a major tool for Africa's GDP growth

The creative industry is a major tool for Africa's GDP growth

23 Nov 2021

Marco acquires majority stake in Africa Communications Media Group

Marco acquires majority stake in Africa Communications Media Group

22 Nov 2021

Dreamworks Trolls, UN launch campaign for healthier eating and sustainable living

Dreamworks Trolls, UN launch campaign for healthier eating and sustainable living

22 Nov 2021

Source: Tiger Brands

4th Absa Business Day Supplier Development Awards winners revealed

19 Nov 2021

#Loeries2021: Grand Prix winner Joe Public United's 'Unity Laces' for Converse

#Loeries2021: Grand Prix winner Joe Public United's 'Unity Laces' for Converse

Jessica Tennant 19 Nov 2021

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#CEM21: Managing customer needs - Humans vs tech or human and tech?

Danette Breitenbach 19 Nov 2021

Afda, as part of Stadio Holdings, sets to award its postgraduate students with shares in the business

Afda, as part of Stadio Holdings, sets to award its postgraduate students with shares in the business

AFDA 18 Nov 2021

'Inside intelligence' is the future of advertising

'Inside intelligence' is the future of advertising

17 Nov 2021

Source: Distell

Heineken to buy SA drinks maker Distell, along with Namibia Breweries

15 Nov 2021

How retailers are going digital-first this holiday season

How retailers are going digital-first this holiday season

Robbie Kearns 15 Nov 2021

Wan-Ifra Women in News Editorial Leadership Award names laureates

Wan-Ifra Women in News Editorial Leadership Award names laureates

12 Nov 2021

What is Africa's youth hearing about Africa?

11 Nov 2021

#LetsTalkDigital: The Convergence of Creative and Media: Ryan Sauer, King James Group

#LetsTalkDigital: The Convergence of Creative and Media: Ryan Sauer, King James Group

11 Nov 2021

Africa's digital media disruptors 'punching above their weight'

Africa's digital media disruptors 'punching above their weight'

11 Nov 2021

Where your backstory is a front page story

Where your backstory is a front page story

Bizcommunity.com 10 Nov 2021

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

How to stand out in a challenging market

How to stand out in a challenging market

Mike de Charmoy 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

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Retail

Just 40% of shoppers trust retailers to fulfill orders as promised

22 Nov 2021

African nations mend and make do as China tightens Belt and Road

Construction & Engineering

African nations mend and make do as China tightens Belt and Road

Duncan Miriri 22 Nov 2021

IWiM releases inaugural report detailing achievements, societal impact

Energy & Mining

IWiM releases inaugural report detailing achievements, societal impact

22 Nov 2021

Dreamworks Trolls, UN launch campaign for healthier eating and sustainable living

Agriculture

Dreamworks Trolls, UN launch campaign for healthier eating and sustainable living

22 Nov 2021

Congo president demands audit of mining registry to fight fraud

Energy & Mining

Congo president demands audit of mining registry to fight fraud

Stanis Bujakera 22 Nov 2021

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Healthcare

Technology: healthcare enabler or disrupter?

Danette Breitenbach 19 Nov 2021

Namibia to host virtual 2021 Africa Water and Sanitation Week

Construction & Engineering

Namibia to host virtual 2021 Africa Water and Sanitation Week

19 Nov 2021

Source: Tiger Brands

Retail

4th Absa Business Day Supplier Development Awards winners revealed

19 Nov 2021

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Retail

#CEM21: Managing customer needs - Humans vs tech or human and tech?

Danette Breitenbach 19 Nov 2021

2021 Accountability Music Awards: Online voting open

Lifestyle

2021 Accountability Music Awards: Online voting open

18 Nov 2021

Russia's Nornickel resolves dispute with Botswana, gets compensation

Energy & Mining

Russia's Nornickel resolves dispute with Botswana, gets compensation

Polina Devitt 18 Nov 2021

Ivory Coast Abidjan commuters turn to boats to escape traffic jams

Logistics & Transport

Ivory Coast Abidjan commuters turn to boats to escape traffic jams

Loucoumane Coulibaly 18 Nov 2021

Source: Deloitte

Finance

Redfearn first female CEO for Deloitte Africa

18 Nov 2021

develoPPP Ventures calls for Kenyan entrepreneurs to apply for €100,000 grant

Entrepreneurship

develoPPP Ventures calls for Kenyan entrepreneurs to apply for €100,000 grant

18 Nov 2021

2021 PwC Africa Energy Review: Will Africa realise a just transition?

Energy & Mining

2021 PwC Africa Energy Review: Will Africa realise a just transition?

17 Nov 2021

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Healthcare

Africa's overall well-being lower than global average as stress level rises

17 Nov 2021

Electric cars alone won't save the planet. We'll need to design cities so people can walk and cycle safely

Logistics & Transport

Electric cars alone won't save the planet. We'll need to design cities so people can walk and cycle safely

Timothy Welch 17 Nov 2021

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Retail

PepsiCo expands partnerships to advance food security in sub-Saharan Africa

17 Nov 2021

Paragon Architects to tackle commercial core design of Kenya's Tatu City

Construction & Engineering

Paragon Architects to tackle commercial core design of Kenya's Tatu City

16 Nov 2021

In-vehicle payment transaction volumes to exceed 4.7 billion by 2026

Automotive

In-vehicle payment transaction volumes to exceed 4.7 billion by 2026

15 Nov 2021

Source: Distell

Retail

Heineken to buy SA drinks maker Distell, along with Namibia Breweries

15 Nov 2021

Africa-focused Lekela plans to spend $2bn to double renewables capacity

Energy & Mining

Africa-focused Lekela plans to spend $2bn to double renewables capacity

Marwa Rashad 15 Nov 2021

How retailers are going digital-first this holiday season

Retail

How retailers are going digital-first this holiday season

Robbie Kearns 15 Nov 2021

Social enterprises could hold the key to a prosperous, equitable future for Africa

ESG & Sustainability

Social enterprises could hold the key to a prosperous, equitable future for Africa

Cathy Smith 12 Nov 2021

Julia Selman Ayetey, lawyer for the 21 people, who where detained by police and accused of unlawful assembly and promoting an LGBTQ agenda, speaks to journalists at the Ho Circuit Court in Ho, Volta Region, Ghana 4 June 2021. Reuter/Francis Kokoroko/File Photo

Legal

Supporters and opponents face off over Ghana's anti-LGBT law

Christian Akorlie 12 Nov 2021

Companies must advocate for LGBT rights everywhere in the world, not just where it's easy

ESG & Sustainability

Companies must advocate for LGBT rights everywhere in the world, not just where it's easy

Ken Chan 12 Nov 2021

Egypt's Sawiris looks to battery metals, awaits nod on gold concessions

Energy & Mining

Egypt's Sawiris looks to battery metals, awaits nod on gold concessions

Yousef Saba 12 Nov 2021

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Finance

New financial tribes in banking identified

12 Nov 2021

Ethiopia's mega dam to start producing 700MW electricity next year - official

Construction & Engineering

Ethiopia's mega dam to start producing 700MW electricity next year - official

George Obulutsa 11 Nov 2021

Congo lawmakers tell Barrick to secure mine perimeter after deadly protest

Energy & Mining

Congo lawmakers tell Barrick to secure mine perimeter after deadly protest

Hereward Holland 11 Nov 2021

TFG returns to profit, resumes dividend

Retail

TFG returns to profit, resumes dividend

Nqobile Dludla 11 Nov 2021

Beyond 2021: Broll looks at the trends shaping the African property market

Property

Beyond 2021: Broll looks at the trends shaping the African property market

11 Nov 2021

We can't afford to just build greener. We must build less

Construction & Engineering

We can't afford to just build greener. We must build less

Johannes Novy 11 Nov 2021

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Healthcare

New nanomedicine delivers improved outcome for prostate cancer

11 Nov 2021

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