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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’

By Lindsey Schutters 1 day

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Biz Most Read Award winners November 2022

Biz Most Read Award winners November 2022

Bizcommunity.com 1 Dec 2022

Meta launches #FlexNaija metaverse campaign for content creators in Nigeria

29 Nov 2022

What's topping shopper wish lists this festive season? Discounts!

What's topping shopper wish lists this festive season? Discounts!

28 Nov 2022

Grant Macpherson. Source: Supplied.

#Newsmaker: Grant Macpherson, CMO for KFC Africa

Karabo Ledwaba 28 Nov 2022

Source: Massmart

Walmart's R6.4bn buyout of Massmart a done deal

23 Nov 2022

Mattel launches NFT marketplace

Mattel launches NFT marketplace

22 Nov 2022

African super app Yassir to launch its on-demand grocery delivery services in SA

African super app Yassir to launch its on-demand grocery delivery services in SA

15 Nov 2022

Vodacom hit by Ethiopia network roll-out

Vodacom hit by Ethiopia network roll-out

14 Nov 2022

Ye and Adidas break up: Why brand marriages sometimes go bad

Pankhuri Malhotra 10 Nov 2022

Levi's appoints Michelle Gass as president and CEO-in-waiting

10 Nov 2022

Puma boss Bjørn Gulden named new Adidas CEO

9 Nov 2022

Senior research hires for Verve in Chicago, Sydney and London

VERVE 9 Nov 2022

PMI event sponsorship "tantamount to tobacco advertising" - civil society orgs

PMI event sponsorship "tantamount to tobacco advertising" - civil society orgs

7 Nov 2022

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Trends paving the way for the future of retail in Africa

Lauren Hartzenberg 4 Nov 2022

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Legal dos and dont's: Influencers' guide to Comesa regulations

Reece May 3 Nov 2022

Major brands failing to meet plastic sustainability goals

3 Nov 2022

Source: © Joy Online Johnnie Walker’span-African The Ones Who…Keep Walking has won a Grand Prix and a Gold at the World Media Awards

Johnnie Walker's The Ones Who...Keep Walking wins Grand Prix and Gold

3 Nov 2022

Smart Africa, MTN sign MoU to advance digital skills in Africa

Smart Africa, MTN sign MoU to advance digital skills in Africa

1 Nov 2022

Biz Most Read Award winners October 2022

Biz Most Read Award winners October 2022

Bizcommunity.com 1 Nov 2022

Big impact for BizTrends2023!

Big impact for BizTrends2023!

Bizcommunity.com 1 Nov 2022

P&G and Global Citizen partner to eradicate period poverty in Africa!

P&G and Global Citizen partner to eradicate period poverty in Africa!

Triple Eight 31 Oct 2022

4 South African podcasts selected for Africa Podcast Fund

4 South African podcasts selected for Africa Podcast Fund

26 Oct 2022

Image supplied. The inaugural Keep Walking: Africa Top 30 List have been announced

Africa's Next-Gen cultural shapeshifters announced

26 Oct 2022

How digital tech, ambience and sustainability drive in-store shopper behaviour

How digital tech, ambience and sustainability drive in-store shopper behaviour

25 Oct 2022

Source: © Terje Sollie Netflix is offering training sessions in South Africa and Nigeria, led by SCA’s Award-winning faculty

Netflix and SCA at USC present training sessions in SA and Nigeria

25 Oct 2022

Kitale Film Week opens call for submissions

21 Oct 2022

Nestlé names Nicole Roos first female MD for East and Southern Africa

Nestlé names Nicole Roos first female MD for East and Southern Africa

19 Oct 2022

Source: © Blue Ox Studio A third of advertisers plan to cut their EMEA media budgets in 2023

Third of advertisers plan to cut EMEA budgets next year

18 Oct 2022

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Media groups ask Uganda's top court to scrap law over free speech fears

Elias Biryabarema 18 Oct 2022

Entravision and Meta partner in Ghana

Entravision and Meta partner in Ghana

365 Digital 17 Oct 2022

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5 ways drones will change the way buildings are designed

Construction & Engineering

5 ways drones will change the way buildings are designed

Paul Cureton and Ole B. Jensen 2 Dec 2022

Microsoft to accelerate the growth of 10,000 African startups

Entrepreneurship

Microsoft to accelerate the growth of 10,000 African startups

Imran Salie 2 Dec 2022

More finance needed for Africa's energy transition opportunities

Energy & Mining

More finance needed for Africa's energy transition opportunities

Bate Felix 2 Dec 2022

Pre-loved fashion platform Yaga raises €2.2m to fuel growth

Retail

Pre-loved fashion platform Yaga raises €2.2m to fuel growth

1 Dec 2022

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Finance

Swiss Re Foundation's $500,000 grant set to boost Africa's insurance sector

1 Dec 2022

UK-listed Contango plans thermal coal exports from Zimbabwe in 2023

Energy & Mining

UK-listed Contango plans thermal coal exports from Zimbabwe in 2023

Nelson Banya 1 Dec 2022

Exxon to exit Equatorial Guinea amid wider Africa crude phaseout

Energy & Mining

Exxon to exit Equatorial Guinea amid wider Africa crude phaseout

Sabrina Valle 30 Nov 2022

Retail

5 retail predictions ahead of the holiday season

29 Nov 2022

What's topping shopper wish lists this festive season? Discounts!

Retail

What's topping shopper wish lists this festive season? Discounts!

28 Nov 2022

Zimbabwe power shortage to worsen as hydro plant halts generation

Energy & Mining

Zimbabwe power shortage to worsen as hydro plant halts generation

Nyasha Chingono 28 Nov 2022

Lagos shortlists consortium to build $2.5bn bridge

Construction & Engineering

Lagos shortlists consortium to build $2.5bn bridge

MacDonald Dzirutwe 28 Nov 2022

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Legal

Malawi vice president arrested over corruption, says graft watchdog

Frank Phiri and Bhargav Acharya 25 Nov 2022

NNPC starts oil drilling in northern Nigeria

Energy & Mining

NNPC starts oil drilling in northern Nigeria

Felix Onuah and MacDonald Dzirutwe 25 Nov 2022

Source: Reuters.

Finance

Nigeria unveils new bank notes in bid to control liquidity

25 Nov 2022

Tanzania's Ramani announces $32m Series A funding

Entrepreneurship

Tanzania's Ramani announces $32m Series A funding

24 Nov 2022

Tanzanians sue Barrick Gold in Canada over alleged mine shootings by police

Energy & Mining

Tanzanians sue Barrick Gold in Canada over alleged mine shootings by police

Helen Reid and Clara Denina 24 Nov 2022

MultiChoice Africa Accelerator Programme expands to 8 more African countries

Entrepreneurship

MultiChoice Africa Accelerator Programme expands to 8 more African countries

24 Nov 2022

Kenyan building collapses spark alarm as cities swell

Construction & Engineering

Kenyan building collapses spark alarm as cities swell

Tommy Wilkes 23 Nov 2022

COP27: An historic deal was made, but what comes next?

ESG & Sustainability

COP27: An historic deal was made, but what comes next?

Irene Lauro 23 Nov 2022

Source: Massmart

Retail

Walmart's R6.4bn buyout of Massmart a done deal

23 Nov 2022

Shoprite to shut operations in Democratic Republic of Congo

Retail

Shoprite to shut operations in Democratic Republic of Congo

Stanis Bujakera 23 Nov 2022

India's Jindal wins bid to build Botswana's 300MW coal power plant

Energy & Mining

India's Jindal wins bid to build Botswana's 300MW coal power plant

Brian Benza 22 Nov 2022

Source: Supplied. Ethos' chief executive officer, Peter Hayward-Butt will continue in his role.

Finance

Ethos Private Equity announces its imminent buyout

22 Nov 2022

Mattel launches NFT marketplace

Retail

Mattel launches NFT marketplace

22 Nov 2022

New desalination plant points towards Morocco's drought response

Construction & Engineering

New desalination plant points towards Morocco's drought response

Ahmed Eljechtimi 22 Nov 2022

COP27 will be remembered as a failure - here's what went wrong

ESG & Sustainability

COP27 will be remembered as a failure - here's what went wrong

Mark Maslin, Priti Parikh, Richard Taylor, Simon Chin-Yee 22 Nov 2022

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Education

Apply for Play Africa Design Thinking with Children Fellowship 2023

18 Nov 2022

Source: Pula Advisors.

Finance

Closing the gender gap in digital microinsurance among women smallholders in Africa

Katja Hamilton 18 Nov 2022

Russian grain could be exported as flour to Africa via Turkey - Erdogan

Agriculture

Russian grain could be exported as flour to Africa via Turkey - Erdogan

Yesim Dikmen and Ece Toksabay 18 Nov 2022

Gates Foundation pledges $7bn for Africa as Ukraine war diverts donor cash

ESG & Sustainability

Gates Foundation pledges $7bn for Africa as Ukraine war diverts donor cash

Ayenat Mersie 18 Nov 2022

EU, 4 member countries to provide over €1bn for climate adaptation in Africa - official

ESG & Sustainability

EU, 4 member countries to provide over €1bn for climate adaptation in Africa - official

Kate Abnett and Yasmin Hussein 17 Nov 2022

Africa deserves right to use natural gas reserves - AfDB president

Energy & Mining

Africa deserves right to use natural gas reserves - AfDB president

Simon Jessop and Emilie Madi 16 Nov 2022

Saipem wins $800m offshore deals in Middle East and Africa

Energy & Mining

Saipem wins $800m offshore deals in Middle East and Africa

Alvise Armellini 15 Nov 2022

African super app Yassir to launch its on-demand grocery delivery services in SA

Entrepreneurship

African super app Yassir to launch its on-demand grocery delivery services in SA

15 Nov 2022

An armful of scientific evidence underpins Africa's case at COP27

ESG & Sustainability

An armful of scientific evidence underpins Africa's case at COP27

Duncan MacFadyen and Rendani Nenguda 15 Nov 2022

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Healthcare

AstraZeneca and partners act for equitable cancer care across Africa

14 Nov 2022

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Finance

The Egyptian Banking Institute launches executive programme for the African banking sector

14 Nov 2022

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