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The 2025 Tabbie Awards competition for B2B online and print publications is open (Image supplied)

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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Delivering distinctive experiences imperative for FMCG brand growth

24 Mar 2023

Kenyan judge temporarily blocks mass layoff of Facebook moderators

Aaron Ross, Hereward Holland, Sandra Maler, Emelia Si 22 Mar 2023

French journalist Dubois freed in Mali

Lucien Libert, Elizabeth Pineau, John Irish, GV De Clercq and Kevin Liffey 22 Mar 2023

Content moderators sue Meta over alleged 'union-busting' in Kenya

Content moderators sue Meta over alleged 'union-busting' in Kenya

22 Mar 2023

Kellogg names global snack business Kellanova ahead of company split

Kellogg names global snack business Kellanova ahead of company split

16 Mar 2023

Ogilvy EMEA CEO Patou Nuytemans: Creating impact is my ultimate objective

Ogilvy EMEA CEO Patou Nuytemans: Creating impact is my ultimate objective

Danette Breitenbach 16 Mar 2023

Dumisa TV honours the true spirit of Easter

Dumisa TV honours the true spirit of Easter

Urban Brew Studios 16 Mar 2023

Source: Loeries Last year's Loeries Awards event was a recovery event. This year the event will be bolder and bigger

The Loeries 2023 - bigger and bolder, expect swagger

Danette Breitenbach 15 Mar 2023

Global Vans x Mami Wata collaboration spotlights African surf culture

Global Vans x Mami Wata collaboration spotlights African surf culture

Lauren Hartzenberg 14 Mar 2023

Look who's come to Kuier!

Look who's come to Kuier!

Media24 Lifestyle 13 Mar 2023

R40bn Heineken-Distell merger gets the green light

10 Mar 2023

Big changes coming to Toblerone's iconic packaging

Big changes coming to Toblerone's iconic packaging

9 Mar 2023

Locally made, globally loved: How Rogz became a household name in pet gear

Locally made, globally loved: How Rogz became a household name in pet gear

Lauren Hartzenberg 8 Mar 2023

Joe Biden takes further steps to ban TikTok in US

8 Mar 2023

Outdoor Network is flipping the switch on load shedding

Outdoor Network is flipping the switch on load shedding

Twiga Communications 7 Mar 2023

Brand Africa | South Africa's Best Brands: Bathu and MTN top the rankings

6 Mar 2023

MultiChoice signs agreement with Comcast to create streaming service

2 Mar 2023

East Coast Radio launches magical 'African Story Magic' podcast with Dr Gcina Mhlophe

East Coast Radio launches magical 'African Story Magic' podcast with Dr Gcina Mhlophe

East Coast Radio 2 Mar 2023

On the rise: Africa's WhatsApp economy

On the rise: Africa's WhatsApp economy

Heidi Badenhorst 1 Mar 2023

Reporters from independent Egyptian news outlet referred to trial

Aidan Lewis, Marguerita Choy 1 Mar 2023

MultiChoice shortlists 11 small businesses to pitch for international funding

MultiChoice shortlists 11 small businesses to pitch for international funding

27 Feb 2023

Advantage Group names Lauren Filen as customer director for Africa

Advantage Group names Lauren Filen as customer director for Africa

23 Feb 2023

Image supplied. South African Sihle Hlophe, graduate of the 2022 online Film Impact Screening Facilitation course, is an executive producer at Passion Seed Communications and produced the recent award-winning film Lobola, A Bride's True Price?

2023 online Film Impact Screening Facilitation course open for applications

23 Feb 2023

Meta appeals Kenyan court's decision it can be sued in Kenya

Humphrey Malalo and Ayenat Mersie 21 Feb 2023

Source © Adobo Magazine Moving Walls and Dentsu Africa have formed a partnership to launch a full-stack Out of Home (OOH) advertising technology platform across multiple markets in the continent

OOH and DOOH solution for Africa launches

20 Feb 2023

Jan Middendorp. Source: Supplied.

Jan Middendorp set to receive TDC Medal

17 Feb 2023

Bathweels can be watched on Cartoonito. Source: Supplied.

Boomerang Africa rebrands to Cartoonito Africa

17 Feb 2023

MTN commits to $1bn Ghana investment after government scraps tax claim

MTN commits to $1bn Ghana investment after government scraps tax claim

16 Feb 2023

Bogosi Motshegwa. Source: Instagram.

Advertising Week Africa kicks off

Karabo Ledwaba 15 Feb 2023

Pharrell Williams takes the reins as Louis Vuitton's new men's creative director

Pharrell Williams takes the reins as Louis Vuitton's new men's creative director

15 Feb 2023

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#MusicExchange: Nothing sounds quite like Mango Groove

Lifestyle

#MusicExchange: Nothing sounds quite like Mango Groove

Martin Myers 23 Mar 2023

Huayou starts trial production at Zimbabwe lithium mine, invests in Namibian project

Energy & Mining

Huayou starts trial production at Zimbabwe lithium mine, invests in Namibian project

Nelson Banya 23 Mar 2023

Healthcare

Tanzania detects its first-ever cases of the highly fatal Marburg viral disease

Elias Biryabarema 22 Mar 2023

Zimbabwe's new 300MW coal-fired plant starts feeding into grid

Energy & Mining

Zimbabwe's new 300MW coal-fired plant starts feeding into grid

Nyasha Chingono 22 Mar 2023

Ugandan legislators participate in the debate of the Anti-Homosexuality bill, which proposes tough new penalties for same-sex relations during a sitting at the Parliament building in Kampala, Uganda 21 March 2023. Reuters/Abubaker Lubowa

Legal

Uganda passes a law making it a crime to identify as LGBTQ

Elias Biryabarema 22 Mar 2023

Direct selling e-commerce company QNet expands to South Africa

Retail

Direct selling e-commerce company QNet expands to South Africa

22 Mar 2023

Flexible power technologies will make Africa's energy leapfrogging a reality

Energy & Mining

Flexible power technologies will make Africa's energy leapfrogging a reality

Marc Thiriet 22 Mar 2023

Content moderators sue Meta over alleged 'union-busting' in Kenya

ICT

Content moderators sue Meta over alleged 'union-busting' in Kenya

22 Mar 2023

Lukoil-backed Congo project to begin LNG output in December - media

Energy & Mining

Lukoil-backed Congo project to begin LNG output in December - media

20 Mar 2023

Nigeria launches $618m tech fund for young investors

ICT

Nigeria launches $618m tech fund for young investors

20 Mar 2023

Source: Marie Stopes

Healthcare

New coalition to increase access to cervical screening in sub-Saharan Africa

20 Mar 2023

Akhona Qengqe, KFC's new general manager for Africa. SOurce: Supplied

Retail

KFC promotes Akhona Qengqe to general manager for Africa

16 Mar 2023

Gold Fields, AngloGold Ghana JV to create Africa's biggest gold mine

Energy & Mining

Gold Fields, AngloGold Ghana JV to create Africa's biggest gold mine

Nelson Banya 16 Mar 2023

Kellogg names global snack business Kellanova ahead of company split

Retail

Kellogg names global snack business Kellanova ahead of company split

16 Mar 2023

BlackRock-managed fund buys stake in Kenyan wind farm

Energy & Mining

BlackRock-managed fund buys stake in Kenyan wind farm

Duncan Miriri 15 Mar 2023

CEO of Angola's new $1bn Cabinda refinery sees 2024 startup

Energy & Mining

CEO of Angola's new $1bn Cabinda refinery sees 2024 startup

Wendell Roelf 15 Mar 2023

Global Vans x Mami Wata collaboration spotlights African surf culture

Retail

Global Vans x Mami Wata collaboration spotlights African surf culture

Lauren Hartzenberg 14 Mar 2023

Vehicles move amid dense smog in Lahore, Pakistan 24 November 2021. Reuters/Mohsin Raza/File Photo

ESG & Sustainability

Lahore is most polluted city, Chad worst among countries - survey

Krishn Kaushik 14 Mar 2023

Source: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Retail

Energy crisis likely to hit TFG Africa sales by R1bn

Nqobile Dludla 13 Mar 2023

Botswana intent on selling more diamonds without De Beers

Energy & Mining

Botswana intent on selling more diamonds without De Beers

Brian Benza 13 Mar 2023

Côte d'Ivoire signs deal for 50-70MW solar plant with UAE's Masdar

Energy & Mining

Côte d'Ivoire signs deal for 50-70MW solar plant with UAE's Masdar

Bate Felix 10 Mar 2023

Uganda plans to start nuclear power generation by 2031 - minister

Energy & Mining

Uganda plans to start nuclear power generation by 2031 - minister

Elias Biryabarema 10 Mar 2023

Retail

R40bn Heineken-Distell merger gets the green light

10 Mar 2023

15 startups revealed for Google's accelerator programme for women in Africa

Entrepreneurship

15 startups revealed for Google's accelerator programme for women in Africa

9 Mar 2023

Big changes coming to Toblerone's iconic packaging

Retail

Big changes coming to Toblerone's iconic packaging

9 Mar 2023

Botswana's Minergy seeks govt bailout after halting coal mining ops

Energy & Mining

Botswana's Minergy seeks govt bailout after halting coal mining ops

Brian Benza 9 Mar 2023

Opec does not need to make up for Russia oil output cut - Angola oil minister

Energy & Mining

Opec does not need to make up for Russia oil output cut - Angola oil minister

Stephanie Kelly 9 Mar 2023

Youth travel stable and poised for growth

Tourism & Travel

Youth travel stable and poised for growth

9 Mar 2023

Consortium signs $34bn MoU for hydrogen project in Mauritania

Energy & Mining

Consortium signs $34bn MoU for hydrogen project in Mauritania

Riham Alkousaa and Friederike Heine 8 Mar 2023

Locally made, globally loved: How Rogz became a household name in pet gear

Retail

Locally made, globally loved: How Rogz became a household name in pet gear

Lauren Hartzenberg 8 Mar 2023

Othman Benjelloun-Touimi appointed CEO of Saint-Gobain Africa

Construction & Engineering

Othman Benjelloun-Touimi appointed CEO of Saint-Gobain Africa

8 Mar 2023

Namibia makes third oil discovery in the Orange Basin

Energy & Mining

Namibia makes third oil discovery in the Orange Basin

Nyasha Nyaungwa 6 Mar 2023

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ESG & Sustainability

Call for applications - Green Entrepreneurship Awards 2023

6 Mar 2023

Exxon seeks to unblock stalled sale in 'challenging' Nigeria - top executive

Energy & Mining

Exxon seeks to unblock stalled sale in 'challenging' Nigeria - top executive

Sabrina Valle 6 Mar 2023

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