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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

Africa's affordable smartphone dilemma is the biggest facing the medium since Kelly tried to text Nelly on an Excel sheet. Source: Youtube/Vevo

#ATF24: Africa faces revenue dilemma in push for affordable smartphones

By Lindsey Schutters 22 hours

Lidl's global holiday campaign was created by BBDO Germany and its chief creative officer, South African-born Jonathan Deeb and Academy Award-winning filmmaker Tom Hooper (Image supplied)

BBDO Germany's 6 minute brand film for Lidl's global holiday campaign

6 Nov 2024

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Burkina Faso suspends France 24 broadcasts in the country after al Qaeda interview

Hereward Holland, Gareth Jones 27 Mar 2023

DW Akademie Film Development Fund announces fund recipients

24 Mar 2023

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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

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Libya signs South Refinery contract with Honeywell

Energy & Mining

Libya signs South Refinery contract with Honeywell

27 Mar 2023

Source: Reuters.

Finance

US Vice President Harris promises greater investment for Africa

Cooper Inveen and Edward McAllister 27 Mar 2023

Chad says it has nationalised all assets owned by Exxon Mobil

Energy & Mining

Chad says it has nationalised all assets owned by Exxon Mobil

Mahamat Ramadane 24 Mar 2023

Healthcare

Equatorial Guinea confirms eight more Marburg cases - WHO

Sofia Christensen and Nellie Peyton 24 Mar 2023

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Retail

Delivering distinctive experiences imperative for FMCG brand growth

24 Mar 2023

Ghana's power producers urge government to pay $1.4bn debt

Energy & Mining

Ghana's power producers urge government to pay $1.4bn debt

Christian Akorlie 24 Mar 2023

Applications open for inaugural AWS FinTech Africa Accelerator

Entrepreneurship

Applications open for inaugural AWS FinTech Africa Accelerator

23 Mar 2023

Supplied image: Nestlé and Chilanga Cement signing partnership agreement during the launch event. Pictured (from left to right): Chibuye Mbesuma Ngulube, general counsel & company secretary at Chilanga Cement, Honorable Gary Nkombo, Minister of Local Government and Rural Development and Zubayer Davids, country manager, Nestlé Zambia and Malawi.

ESG & Sustainability

Nestlé, Chilanga Cement partner in plastic neutrality initiative

23 Mar 2023

#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

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