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Coca-Cola's iconic Holiday Magic advert created by AI leaves fans feeling sick

Source: © 123rf PRCA Africa’s Internship Charter has been launched

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

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The role of media in a Kenyan election: what you should know

5 Aug 2022

Facebook puts an end to live shopping feature

Facebook puts an end to live shopping feature

5 Aug 2022

Growth of SA's Most Valuable Brands outpaces the economy, increasing 21% in value to $34.9bn

Growth of SA's Most Valuable Brands outpaces the economy, increasing 21% in value to $34.9bn

Kantar 3 Aug 2022

Biz Most Read Award winners July 2022

Biz Most Read Award winners July 2022

Bizcommunity.com 1 Aug 2022

Meta has 7 days to comply with Kenya's cohesion watchdog

1 Aug 2022

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New partnership to provide smart data-driven marketing for Africa

27 Jul 2022

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World Data Lab partners with africarare metaverse

25 Jul 2022

Source: © Matthias Ziegler The State of the African PR Landscape 2022 findings show the agility and credibility of the public relations

PR is an agent for change in Africa says new report

25 Jul 2022

Africa No Filter launches African journalism handbook

22 Jul 2022

Why the V&A's new Africa Fashion exhibition is important - and long overdue

Why the V&A's new Africa Fashion exhibition is important - and long overdue

Benita Odogwu-Atkinson 20 Jul 2022

Nike's new retail concept has gender-agnostic zones and a content studio

Nike's new retail concept has gender-agnostic zones and a content studio

19 Jul 2022

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

Source: Tormore Scotch Whisky

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

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LNG traders absorb huge losses after supply outages

Energy & Mining

LNG traders absorb huge losses after supply outages

Ron Bousso and Marwa Rashad 10 Aug 2022

Retail

'Buy now pay later' users to exceed 900 million by 2027

8 Aug 2022

Retail

Amazon to buy Roomba maker iRobot in $1.7bn deal

8 Aug 2022

Nigeria asks Google to block banned groups from YouTube

ICT

Nigeria asks Google to block banned groups from YouTube

5 Aug 2022

Senegal faces key technology decisions in its search for the optimal gas-to-power strategy

Energy & Mining

Senegal faces key technology decisions in its search for the optimal gas-to-power strategy

Joonatan Huhdanmäki 5 Aug 2022

Facebook puts an end to live shopping feature

Retail

Facebook puts an end to live shopping feature

5 Aug 2022

New report notes 263% growth in Lagos short-let market following pandemic

Property

New report notes 263% growth in Lagos short-let market following pandemic

4 Aug 2022

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Healthcare

Sierra Leone doctors strike over pay, fuel allowances

Umaru Fofana, Nellie Peyton and Grant McCool 2 Aug 2022

Algeria, Niger and Nigeria sign MoU for Saharan gas pipeline

Energy & Mining

Algeria, Niger and Nigeria sign MoU for Saharan gas pipeline

Lamine Chikhi 1 Aug 2022

Source: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Retail

TFG reports first-quarter sales jump, shares rise

Nqobile Dludla 29 Jul 2022

Zimbabwe to double royalty rate on platinum group metals

Energy & Mining

Zimbabwe to double royalty rate on platinum group metals

Nelson Banya 29 Jul 2022

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Legal

US and Kenya sign strategic trade and investment partnership

Virusha Subban 29 Jul 2022

DRC oil-blocks auction draws warnings of environmental catastrophe

Energy & Mining

DRC oil-blocks auction draws warnings of environmental catastrophe

Benoit Nyemba and Aaron Ross 29 Jul 2022

Is Africa being left behind in the push for a net-zero world?

ESG & Sustainability

Is Africa being left behind in the push for a net-zero world?

Brondwyn Douglas 27 Jul 2022

Kenyan electricity producer KenGen adds 86MW to grid from geothermal plant

Energy & Mining

Kenyan electricity producer KenGen adds 86MW to grid from geothermal plant

27 Jul 2022

Source: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Retail

Shoprite chalks up 9.6% annual sales rise

Nqobile Dludla 26 Jul 2022

EU looks to replace gas from Russia with Nigerian supplies

Energy & Mining

EU looks to replace gas from Russia with Nigerian supplies

MacDonald Dzirutwe 25 Jul 2022

BCG launches African centre to accelerate progress toward net-zero

ESG & Sustainability

BCG launches African centre to accelerate progress toward net-zero

22 Jul 2022

Nigeria considers suspending mining to tackle insecurity

Energy & Mining

Nigeria considers suspending mining to tackle insecurity

Felix Onuah 22 Jul 2022

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ICT

Africa's Cassava Technologies secures $50m to fund growth

22 Jul 2022

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Legal

Kenya: Country-by-country reporting thresholds introduced from 1 January 2023

Francis Mayebe 21 Jul 2022

Source: Reuters. A nurse administers the malaria vaccine to an infant at the Lumumba sub-county hospital in Kisumu, Kenya.

Healthcare

Vaccine group invites African states to apply for malaria shot support

Jennifer Rigby and Mark Heinrich 21 Jul 2022

Nigeria hasn't been able to produce steel: remanufacturing could be the solution

Construction & Engineering

Nigeria hasn't been able to produce steel: remanufacturing could be the solution

Okechukwu Okorie and Nnaemeka Vincent Emodi 21 Jul 2022

Source: Supplied. Mark Dankworth, president of business development Africa at leading pan-African fintech enablement partner, Ukheshe Technologies.

Finance

Fintechs are set to transform cross-border payments in Africa

20 Jul 2022

Why the V&A's new Africa Fashion exhibition is important - and long overdue

Retail

Why the V&A's new Africa Fashion exhibition is important - and long overdue

Benita Odogwu-Atkinson 20 Jul 2022

Algeria inks $4bn Italy gas supply deal

Energy & Mining

Algeria inks $4bn Italy gas supply deal

Lamine Chikhi and Giulia Segreti 20 Jul 2022

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Retail

H&M to cease operations in Russia

19 Jul 2022

Nike's new retail concept has gender-agnostic zones and a content studio

Retail

Nike's new retail concept has gender-agnostic zones and a content studio

19 Jul 2022

The United Bank of Africa's building is seen from a bridge at the central business district in Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos.

Finance

Nigeria's United Bank for Africa expands into Middle East

Joe Bavier and Susan Fenton 18 Jul 2022

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Finance

Ecobank wins coveted awards

18 Jul 2022

New WWF report makes case for circular plastics economy in Africa

ESG & Sustainability

New WWF report makes case for circular plastics economy in Africa

18 Jul 2022

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

Retail

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

15 Jul 2022

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