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Source: © 123rf The number of people living alone has grown steadily over the past few decades. Brands have a real opportunity to target this audience

Marketers optimistic as Warc forecasts global ad spend of $1.15tr in 2025

New Meta EMEA VP looks to unlock region’s potential

New Meta EMEA VP looks to unlock region’s potential

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Angela Wamola, head of GSMA for sub-Saharan Africa presents the latest GSMA report.

GSMA report spotlights Africa’s ‘billion strong digital divide’

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Ethical fashion: How transparent are the world's biggest brands?

Ethical fashion: How transparent are the world's biggest brands?

15 Jul 2022

Entravision 365 Digital brings mobile app performance solutions to African markets

Entravision 365 Digital brings mobile app performance solutions to African markets

365 Digital 14 Jul 2022

$3m investment to power expansion of African spirits maker Spearhead

$3m investment to power expansion of African spirits maker Spearhead

13 Jul 2022

Lagos gains a new roadside LED that delivers exceptional impact and reach for advertisers

Lagos gains a new roadside LED that delivers exceptional impact and reach for advertisers

Primedia Out-of-Home 12 Jul 2022

Brewing brands to be Africa fit

Brewing brands to be Africa fit

M&C Saatchi Abel 8 Jul 2022

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Diageo buys flavour-matching AI tech company Vivanda

7 Jul 2022

AfriGIS has Africa's only verified and validated administrative boundary data

AfriGIS has Africa's only verified and validated administrative boundary data

AfriGIS 6 Jul 2022

Alternative youth culture finds a home at Google

Alternative youth culture finds a home at Google

Irvine Partners 5 Jul 2022

Source: © dolgachov The WAN-IFRA African Digital Media Awards 2022 finalists have been announced

SA online media dominate Wan-Ifra's African Digital Media Awards finalists' list

4 Jul 2022

Biz Most Read Award winners June 2022

Biz Most Read Award winners June 2022

Bizcommunity.com 1 Jul 2022

Unlocking South Africa's next level of e-commerce growth

Unlocking South Africa's next level of e-commerce growth

Lauren Hartzenberg 29 Jun 2022

Drop in optimism among Africa's youth - report

27 Jun 2022

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Pernod Ricard to sell Tormore Scotch Whisky brand and distillery

23 Jun 2022

Mars CEO Grant Reid to retire, Poul Weihrauch named successor

Mars CEO Grant Reid to retire, Poul Weihrauch named successor

23 Jun 2022

Liquid Intelligent Technologies renews APO Group's contract as Pan-African public relations agency after award-winning first year

Liquid Intelligent Technologies renews APO Group's contract as Pan-African public relations agency after award-winning first year

APO Group 22 Jun 2022

Jacques Celliers, CEO of FNB. Source: Supplied

FNB eBucks recognised as loyalty champion in global awards

20 Jun 2022

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Revlon files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

17 Jun 2022

Source: REUTERS. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO).

WHO ranked the most influential UN-recognised body on Twitter

17 Jun 2022

Uncertainty ahead: The state of African consumer sentiment

15 Jun 2022

Apple regains world's Most Valuable Brand status

Kantar 15 Jun 2022

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Nigeria to regulate online platforms

15 Jun 2022

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Zimbabwe court convicts, fines New York Times freelancer

Nyasha Chingono and Nelson Banya 14 Jun 2022

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Zalando acquires majority stake in Highsnobiety, merging content and commerce

14 Jun 2022

Revlon on the verge of Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing

13 Jun 2022

Source: © Campaign The Guardian has committed to be net zero carbon emissions by 2030.

Print recognises its carbon footprint impact

13 Jun 2022

Kantar announces South Africa's Top 20 Best Liked Ads of 2021

Kantar announces South Africa's Top 20 Best Liked Ads of 2021

Kantar 9 Jun 2022

Image suppied: Rohit Dosi, general manager, Microsoft Advertising business at InMobi.

InMobi expands Microsoft partnership to Africa

7 Jun 2022

Join the revolution as we change the narrative: From Africa to the world

Join the revolution as we change the narrative: From Africa to the world

Durban FilmMart 3 Jun 2022

Rocketseed named a 2022 Top Email Signature Performer by SourceForge

Rocketseed named a 2022 Top Email Signature Performer by SourceForge

Rocketseed 3 Jun 2022

Truly Destroyed initiative hijacks luxury brand campaign

1 Jun 2022

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Ethical fashion: How transparent are the world's biggest brands?

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Ethical fashion: How transparent are the world's biggest brands?

15 Jul 2022

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Pan-African trade enabling Africa's Fourth Industrial Revolution

Sisonke Mgwebi 15 Jul 2022

Diageo to sell Guinness Cameroon to Castel Group for $459m

Retail

Diageo to sell Guinness Cameroon to Castel Group for $459m

14 Jul 2022

Finance

African Development Bank's new agreement that's set to reduce Africa's trade finance gap

14 Jul 2022

Finance

Standard Bank launches free virtual internships

14 Jul 2022

Can we build net-zero data centres in Africa?

Construction & Engineering

Can we build net-zero data centres in Africa?

Craig Blankers 14 Jul 2022

Turner & Townsend releases International Construction Market Survey for 2022

Construction & Engineering

Turner & Townsend releases International Construction Market Survey for 2022

13 Jul 2022

$3m investment to power expansion of African spirits maker Spearhead

Retail

$3m investment to power expansion of African spirits maker Spearhead

13 Jul 2022

Nigerian businesses turn to solar as diesel costs bite

Energy & Mining

Nigerian businesses turn to solar as diesel costs bite

MacDonald Dzirutwe 12 Jul 2022

5 digital innovation trends enabling better customer journeys

Retail

5 digital innovation trends enabling better customer journeys

Leon Jacobs 12 Jul 2022

#FOS22: How women, Africa play a central role in realising a sustainable future for all

ESG & Sustainability

#FOS22: How women, Africa play a central role in realising a sustainable future for all

Sindy Peters 12 Jul 2022

Source: Reuters.

Healthcare

Africa CDC says it has signed MOU with Pfizer for Covid pill

Anait Miridzhanian, James Macharia Chege and Estelle Shirbon 12 Jul 2022

Southern Africa in prime position to become major green hydrogen exporter

Energy & Mining

Southern Africa in prime position to become major green hydrogen exporter

11 Jul 2022

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Finance

African Development Bank extends €121m food-production loan to Senegal to cushion impacts of war in Ukraine

11 Jul 2022

Source: Supplied. Emma Shand, the new managing director and chief executive officer of EML Payments.

Finance

EML Payments announces new MD and CEO appointment

11 Jul 2022

Source: Reuters.

Finance

Flutterwave's accounts frozen in Kenya over money laundering claims

8 Jul 2022

Senegal sees growing support for African gas amid Ukraine war

Energy & Mining

Senegal sees growing support for African gas amid Ukraine war

Aaron Ross 8 Jul 2022

Egypt reclaims Suez Canal mudflat for industrial hub

Construction & Engineering

Egypt reclaims Suez Canal mudflat for industrial hub

Patrick Werr 8 Jul 2022

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Diageo buys flavour-matching AI tech company Vivanda

7 Jul 2022

AEC releases State of African Energy Q2, 2022 report

Energy & Mining

AEC releases State of African Energy Q2, 2022 report

7 Jul 2022

AfDB calls for more climate finance for Africa to support global goals

ESG & Sustainability

AfDB calls for more climate finance for Africa to support global goals

Ahmed Eljechtimi 7 Jul 2022

Finance

Volt, Australia's first online-only bank, shuts down due to fundraising woes

Byron Kaye and Alun John 6 Jul 2022

Nigerian oil industry veteran Mohammad Barkindo dies aged 63

Energy & Mining

Nigerian oil industry veteran Mohammad Barkindo dies aged 63

MacDonald Dzirutwe 6 Jul 2022

Nigeria lost $1bn in Q1 revenue to crude oil theft

Energy & Mining

Nigeria lost $1bn in Q1 revenue to crude oil theft

Camillus Eboh 5 Jul 2022

Zimbabwe to introduce gold coins as local currency tumbles

Finance

Zimbabwe to introduce gold coins as local currency tumbles

Nyasha Chingono 5 Jul 2022

An Ebola survivor who works as a nurse, waits to receive tubes for taking blood samples at the Ebola treatment centre in Katwa, near Butembo, in the DRC, 3 October 2019. Reuters/Zohra Bensemra

Healthcare

DRC declares end to Ebola outbreak

Nellie Peyton 4 Jul 2022

After 40 years of extinction, rhinos return to Mozambique

ESG & Sustainability

After 40 years of extinction, rhinos return to Mozambique

Sisipho Skweyiya 4 Jul 2022

World's 1000 largest banks' Tier 1 capital exceeds $10tn for first time

Finance

World's 1000 largest banks' Tier 1 capital exceeds $10tn for first time

4 Jul 2022

Salmonella halts production at world's biggest chocolate plant

Retail

Salmonella halts production at world's biggest chocolate plant

1 Jul 2022

How nanotechnology can revive Nigeria's textile industry

Retail

How nanotechnology can revive Nigeria's textile industry

Agbaje Lateef 1 Jul 2022

Nigeria spent $3bn on petrol subsidies in first five months of 2022 - NNPC

Energy & Mining

Nigeria spent $3bn on petrol subsidies in first five months of 2022 - NNPC

Camillus Eboh and Chijioke Ohuocha 1 Jul 2022

De Beers, Botswana extend diamond sales deal by a year

Energy & Mining

De Beers, Botswana extend diamond sales deal by a year

Bhargav Acharya and Aby Jose Koilparambil 30 Jun 2022

Source: Reuters.

Healthcare

Africa officials urge readiness for monkeypox vaccinations, fair access

30 Jun 2022

Unlocking South Africa's next level of e-commerce growth

Retail

Unlocking South Africa's next level of e-commerce growth

Lauren Hartzenberg 29 Jun 2022

Finance

Kenya and South Africa offer insights into digital economy challenges and alternatives

Stephan Manning 29 Jun 2022

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Retail

New app simplifies inventory management for Africa's informal retailers

28 Jun 2022

Source: Freepik.

Finance

Raise Africa Investments deal part of FNB's R200m transformational equity pact

28 Jun 2022

Numbers don't lie: Statistics are teaching African retailers lessons about warehouse automation

Logistics & Transport

Numbers don't lie: Statistics are teaching African retailers lessons about warehouse automation

Neil Gouveia 28 Jun 2022

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