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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

Source: © Cottonbro Studio There is uncertainty for advertisers on TikTok as the platform's future hangs in the balance with Trump’s return to power

Uncertainty for TikTok advertisers with Trump’s return to power

Derya Matras was announced as Meta’s vice president of Europe, the Middle East and Africa (Image supplied)

New Meta EMEA VP looks to unlock region’s potential

49 minutes

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 21 hours

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MTN Ghana hit with bill of $773m for back taxes

MTN Ghana hit with bill of $773m for back taxes

16 Jan 2023

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Top 10 global consumer trends revealed for 2023 - Euromonitor

16 Jan 2023

P&G to acquire textured haircare brand Mielle Organics

16 Jan 2023

#BizTrends2023: Changing the narrative and language used around climate finance

#BizTrends2023: Changing the narrative and language used around climate finance

Rendani Nenguda 12 Jan 2023

Pietro Beccari named Louis Vuitton CEO in major LVMH management shakeup

Pietro Beccari named Louis Vuitton CEO in major LVMH management shakeup

11 Jan 2023

Flick Live launches - the first live shopping app in Africa

Flick Live launches - the first live shopping app in Africa

11 Jan 2023

Hot 102.7FM goes global with Joburg Super Kings partnership

Hot 102.7FM goes global with Joburg Super Kings partnership

HOT 102.7FM 11 Jan 2023

#BizTrends2023: Retail's future is the 'Theatre of Dreams'

#BizTrends2023: Retail's future is the 'Theatre of Dreams'

Jonathan Cherry 10 Jan 2023

Sound Connects Fund opens final call

10 Jan 2023

#BizTrends2023: Africa real estate trends to watch out for in 2023

#BizTrends2023: Africa real estate trends to watch out for in 2023

Tilda Mwai 10 Jan 2023

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Tech convergence a disruptive trend for retail in 2023

10 Jan 2023

Source: Supplied. Brian Smith, technical consultant at Datacentrix.

#BizTrends2023: The rise of operational technology in the healthcare arena

Brian Smith 9 Jan 2023

#BizTrends2023: How to win in sub-Saharan Africa's retailing landscape

#BizTrends2023: How to win in sub-Saharan Africa's retailing landscape

Christele Chokossa 9 Jan 2023

Scan Display up and running after Cape Town fire

Scan Display up and running after Cape Town fire

Scan Display 9 Jan 2023

Africa's changing shopping trends allow e-tailers to meet evolving expectations

Africa's changing shopping trends allow e-tailers to meet evolving expectations

Darijan Boškovic 5 Jan 2023

Victoria's Secret concludes acquisition of intimates retailer Adore Me

Victoria's Secret concludes acquisition of intimates retailer Adore Me

5 Jan 2023

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The metaverse offers challenges and possibilities for the future of the retail industry

Omar H. Fares 4 Jan 2023

Biz Most Read Award winners December 2022

Biz Most Read Award winners December 2022

Bizcommunity.com 4 Jan 2023

Algerian journalist in custody ahead of trial, lawyers say

Lamine Chikhi 3 Jan 2023

Image supplied. Felix Abely (L) and Joseph Sandu (R), Best Fintech Journalists of the Year

First African journalists graduate from fintech-focused journalism programme

19 Dec 2022

Source: © Oleksandr Pidvalnyi The digital switchover process from analogue to digital TV has marooned in Africa

Analogue to digital switchover in Africa process marooned

15 Dec 2022

Luisa Ortega named new president of Cola-Cola's Africa business

Luisa Ortega named new president of Cola-Cola's Africa business

14 Dec 2022

“The Missing Chapter” by Leo Burnett (India) for Procter & Gamble won one of the PR Grand Prix Awards in 2022

Epica Awards 2022 results announced!

9 Dec 2022

Fikile Sokhulu: A rising creative talent in African fashion

Fikile Sokhulu: A rising creative talent in African fashion

Lauren Hartzenberg 8 Dec 2022

Image supplied: The Sunlife rebrand was announced at a celebration on Sugar Beach

Sun Resorts announces rebrand

8 Dec 2022

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UniWorld Group puts Africa in its expansion plans

Karabo Ledwaba 7 Dec 2022

Source: Reuters.

Pakistani court to oversee investigation into death of journalist in Kenya

Asif Shahzad 6 Dec 2022

Balenciaga's controversial new campaign and the long history of 'shockvertising'

Balenciaga's controversial new campaign and the long history of 'shockvertising'

Carl W Jones 6 Dec 2022

AFP joins five new hubs to fight disinformation in Europe

5 Dec 2022

Source © Matthias Ziegler The third annual Elevate Scholarship class of 50 media professionals includes 20 media professionals from Africa from a total of 31 countries and a record-breaking 432 applications

20 African media professionals receive Elevate Scholarship

5 Dec 2022

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Retail

Top 10 global consumer trends revealed for 2023 - Euromonitor

16 Jan 2023

UK's $1.15bn funding for Mozambique LNG project is lawful - court

Energy & Mining

UK's $1.15bn funding for Mozambique LNG project is lawful - court

Sam Tobin 16 Jan 2023

Retail

P&G to acquire textured haircare brand Mielle Organics

16 Jan 2023

Climate change action could set off a copper mining boom: how Zambia can make the most of it

Energy & Mining

Climate change action could set off a copper mining boom: how Zambia can make the most of it

Twivwe Siwale and Eric Werker 13 Jan 2023

Tanzania's tomato harvest goes to waste: Solar-powered cold storage could be a sustainable solution

Agriculture

Tanzania's tomato harvest goes to waste: Solar-powered cold storage could be a sustainable solution

Evodius Waziri Rutta 13 Jan 2023

How African organisations can use AI to accelerate sustainability in 2023

ICT

How African organisations can use AI to accelerate sustainability in 2023

Ria Pinto 12 Jan 2023

Chinese workers on Africa's infrastructure projects: the link with host political regimes

Construction & Engineering

Chinese workers on Africa's infrastructure projects: the link with host political regimes

Pippa Morgan and Andrea Ghiselli 12 Jan 2023

#BizTrends2023: Changing the narrative and language used around climate finance

ESG & Sustainability

#BizTrends2023: Changing the narrative and language used around climate finance

Rendani Nenguda 12 Jan 2023

Source: Reuters. China's foreign minister, Qin Gang addresses delegates at the inauguration of the new Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters, which China is building and equipping in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, January 11, 2023.

Finance

Africa should not be arena for international competition, says Chinese foreign minister

12 Jan 2023

Source: Supplied. Kent Marais, head of Platform Domain at Standard Bank.

Finance

Standard Bank's Kent Marais unpacks the acceleration of Africa's thriving platform economy

Katja Hamilton 11 Jan 2023

Source: Supplied. Alice Tomdio, chief financial officer at Yellow Card Financial.

Finance

#BizTrends2023: The future of crypto in Africa

Alice Tomdio 11 Jan 2023

Pietro Beccari named Louis Vuitton CEO in major LVMH management shakeup

Retail

Pietro Beccari named Louis Vuitton CEO in major LVMH management shakeup

11 Jan 2023

Source: Reuters. Uganda health minister Jane Ruth Aceng addresses the media after receiving a shipment of 1,200 doses for Ebola vaccine candidates set to be used in a clinical trial at the National Medical Stores in Entebbe, Uganda, 8 December, 2022.

Healthcare

Uganda declares itself Ebola-free after swiftly turning tide on outbreak

11 Jan 2023

Zambia extends electricity rationing to mining firms

Energy & Mining

Zambia extends electricity rationing to mining firms

Chris Mfula 11 Jan 2023

Why Ghana relies heavily on used cars

Automotive

Why Ghana relies heavily on used cars

Festival Godwin Boateng, Jacqueline M Klopp 11 Jan 2023

10 African startups get $2m investment for accelerating the continent's adaptation to climate change

Entrepreneurship

10 African startups get $2m investment for accelerating the continent's adaptation to climate change

11 Jan 2023

Flick Live launches - the first live shopping app in Africa

ICT

Flick Live launches - the first live shopping app in Africa

11 Jan 2023

AfDB names 25 finalists in AgriPitch competition

Agriculture

AfDB names 25 finalists in AgriPitch competition

11 Jan 2023

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Legal

Uganda court quashes part of law used against government critics

Elias Biryabarema 11 Jan 2023

#BizTrends2023: Retail's future is the 'Theatre of Dreams'

Retail

#BizTrends2023: Retail's future is the 'Theatre of Dreams'

Jonathan Cherry 10 Jan 2023

Lifestyle

Sound Connects Fund opens final call

10 Jan 2023

#BizTrends2023: Africa real estate trends to watch out for in 2023

Property

#BizTrends2023: Africa real estate trends to watch out for in 2023

Tilda Mwai 10 Jan 2023

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Retail

Tech convergence a disruptive trend for retail in 2023

10 Jan 2023

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Agriculture

World food prices dip by 1.9% in December

10 Jan 2023

Source: Supplied. Brian Smith, technical consultant at Datacentrix.

Healthcare

#BizTrends2023: The rise of operational technology in the healthcare arena

Brian Smith 9 Jan 2023

#BizTrends2023: How to win in sub-Saharan Africa's retailing landscape

Retail

#BizTrends2023: How to win in sub-Saharan Africa's retailing landscape

Christele Chokossa 9 Jan 2023

Amazon to eliminate just over 18,000 roles

ICT

Amazon to eliminate just over 18,000 roles

6 Jan 2023

Botswana's former President Ian Khama returns to his seat after giving a speech during the Botswana-South Africa Bi-National Commission (BNC) in Pretoria, South Africa, 11 November 2016. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Legal

Botswana's ex-president Khama asks court to set aside arrest warrant

Brian Benza 6 Jan 2023

Africa's changing shopping trends allow e-tailers to meet evolving expectations

Retail

Africa's changing shopping trends allow e-tailers to meet evolving expectations

Darijan Boškovic 5 Jan 2023

Angolan oil firm Sonangol to keep stakes in Galp, Millennium bcp

Energy & Mining

Angolan oil firm Sonangol to keep stakes in Galp, Millennium bcp

Sergio Goncalves 5 Jan 2023

COP27 in review: climate talks delivered big gains for Africa, but also several challenges

ESG & Sustainability

COP27 in review: climate talks delivered big gains for Africa, but also several challenges

Saskia Werners and Olasunkanmi Habeeb Okunola 5 Jan 2023

Victoria's Secret concludes acquisition of intimates retailer Adore Me

Retail

Victoria's Secret concludes acquisition of intimates retailer Adore Me

5 Jan 2023

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Retail

The metaverse offers challenges and possibilities for the future of the retail industry

Omar H. Fares 4 Jan 2023

Finance

DFC and Mastercard collaborate to drive digitisation and financial inclusion in Africa

3 Jan 2023

Image: Tunisia's President Kais Saied attends the China-Arab summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 9 December 2022. Saudi Press Agency/Handout via Reuters

Legal

Three prominent opponents of Tunisian president say they are under investigation

Tarek Amara 3 Jan 2023

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Energy & Mining

Fundraising to develop mining projects in West Africa announced

30 Dec 2022

Healthcare

Hypertension, diabetes, stroke: they kill more people than infectious diseases and should get a Global Fund

Kaushik Ramaiya 30 Dec 2022

ESG & Sustainability

African Union member states pledge to improve nutrition and food security in Africa

29 Dec 2022

YouTube partners with All-Africa Music Awards

Lifestyle

YouTube partners with All-Africa Music Awards

29 Dec 2022

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