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Source: © Bizcommunity The inaugural SSA MMA Smarties Awards awarded 51 Awards, with 19 Gold, 19 Silver and 13 Bronze Awards

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Source: The Good Things Guy Re.Bag.Re.Use was the only winner from Africa in the Global Alliance World Public Relations and Communication Awards 2024

Re.Bag.Re.Use: Africa's only winner at the Global Alliance World PR and Communication Awards 2024

28 Nov 2024

AB InBev is the official beer partner of Fifa Club World Cup 2025 (Image supplied)

AB InBev extends Fifa sponsorship to Fifa Club World Cup 2025

27 Nov 2024

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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

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

23 Nov 2022

Shoprite to shut operations in Democratic Republic of Congo

Shoprite to shut operations in Democratic Republic of Congo

Stanis Bujakera 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

TFG CEO Anthony Thunstrom. Source: Supplied

TFG upbeat about growth despite load shedding, economic pressures

11 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

How to win in the African retail market

How to win in the African retail market

Trade Intelligence 8 Nov 2022

Botswana wins bid to host anti-conflict diamond watchdog

Botswana wins bid to host anti-conflict diamond watchdog

Brian Benza 7 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

Major brands failing to meet plastic sustainability goals

3 Nov 2022

Biz Most Read Award winners October 2022

Biz Most Read Award winners October 2022

Bizcommunity.com 1 Nov 2022

PepsiCo to invest $40m to expand business in Ethiopia

PepsiCo to invest $40m to expand business in Ethiopia

1 Nov 2022

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Cadbury-maker Mondelez pumps another $600m into cocoa sustainability programme

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

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Buy now pay later spend to soar, fuelled by macro-economic pressures

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

Cotton exporter Benin developing home-grown textile industry

Cotton exporter Benin developing home-grown textile industry

Alison Williams 24 Oct 2022

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H&M Foundation on the lookout for sustainable fashion innovators

24 Oct 2022

Source: Reuters/Francis Kokoroko

Ghana traders close shops to protest worsening economy

Francis Kokoroko and Cooper Inveen 20 Oct 2022

Uganda says coffee exports down 14% year-on-year due to drought

Uganda says coffee exports down 14% year-on-year due to drought

Elias Biryabarema 20 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

Diageo seeks to raise its stake in Kenyan brewer EABL, to keep listing

Diageo seeks to raise its stake in Kenyan brewer EABL, to keep listing

Duncan Miriri 17 Oct 2022

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Africa's luxury resale shoppers flock to Louis Vuitton

13 Oct 2022

Fast fashion giant Shein commits to cutting emissions

Fast fashion giant Shein commits to cutting emissions

13 Oct 2022

An employee inserts lithium-ion cells from old laptop battery packs into a solar lantern at the Quadloop recycling facility in Lagos, Nigeria. Source: Reuters/Temilade Adelaja

Nigerian company turns e-waste into solar-powered lanterns

Angela Ukomadu 13 Oct 2022

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Source: Massmart

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

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Shoprite to shut operations in Democratic Republic of Congo

Shoprite to shut operations in Democratic Republic of Congo

Stanis Bujakera 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

TFG CEO Anthony Thunstrom. Source: Supplied

TFG upbeat about growth despite load shedding, economic pressures

11 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

How to win in the African retail market

How to win in the African retail market

Trade Intelligence 8 Nov 2022

Botswana wins bid to host anti-conflict diamond watchdog

Botswana wins bid to host anti-conflict diamond watchdog

Brian Benza 7 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

Major brands failing to meet plastic sustainability goals

3 Nov 2022

Biz Most Read Award winners October 2022

Biz Most Read Award winners October 2022

Bizcommunity.com 1 Nov 2022

PepsiCo to invest $40m to expand business in Ethiopia

PepsiCo to invest $40m to expand business in Ethiopia

1 Nov 2022

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Cadbury-maker Mondelez pumps another $600m into cocoa sustainability programme

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

Source: Supplied

Buy now pay later spend to soar, fuelled by macro-economic pressures

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

Cotton exporter Benin developing home-grown textile industry

Cotton exporter Benin developing home-grown textile industry

Alison Williams 24 Oct 2022

Source: Supplied

H&M Foundation on the lookout for sustainable fashion innovators

24 Oct 2022

Source: Reuters/Francis Kokoroko

Ghana traders close shops to protest worsening economy

Francis Kokoroko and Cooper Inveen 20 Oct 2022

Uganda says coffee exports down 14% year-on-year due to drought

Uganda says coffee exports down 14% year-on-year due to drought

Elias Biryabarema 20 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

Diageo seeks to raise its stake in Kenyan brewer EABL, to keep listing

Diageo seeks to raise its stake in Kenyan brewer EABL, to keep listing

Duncan Miriri 17 Oct 2022

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Africa's luxury resale shoppers flock to Louis Vuitton

13 Oct 2022

Fast fashion giant Shein commits to cutting emissions

Fast fashion giant Shein commits to cutting emissions

13 Oct 2022

Cameroon, Nigeria request to join Ivory-Ghana cocoa initiative

Cameroon, Nigeria request to join Ivory-Ghana cocoa initiative

Ange Aboa 13 Oct 2022

An employee inserts lithium-ion cells from old laptop battery packs into a solar lantern at the Quadloop recycling facility in Lagos, Nigeria. Source: Reuters/Temilade Adelaja

Nigerian company turns e-waste into solar-powered lanterns

Angela Ukomadu 13 Oct 2022

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Cost of e-commerce fraud to exceed $48bn in 2023 - BNPL poses major risk

12 Oct 2022

Lindt's chocolate bunny trade mark win shows shape matters to consumers

Enrico Bonadio and Alina Trapova 12 Oct 2022

Exeo Capital acquires Vital Health Foods

10 Oct 2022

Can we right-size inventory for hyperlocal shopping?

David Lancefield 6 Oct 2022

Source: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Massmart prepares to shut Game stores in East and West Africa

5 Oct 2022

New Lego store in Joburg first of its kind in Africa

New Lego store in Joburg first of its kind in Africa

5 Oct 2022

Catch the EuroShop 2023 roadshow in Joburg and Cape Town

Catch the EuroShop 2023 roadshow in Joburg and Cape Town

Scan Display 5 Oct 2022

Biz Most Read Award winners September 2022

Biz Most Read Award winners September 2022

Bizcommunity.com 3 Oct 2022

Dr Precious Moloi-Motsepe, founder and executive chair of African Fashion International and Lucilla Booyzen, director of South African Fashion Week. Source: Supplied

South Africans selected for BoF 500 Global Fashion Leader Index

3 Oct 2022

Prosper Cashew hosts event to address challenges in Nigeria's cashew processing industry

Prosper Cashew hosts event to address challenges in Nigeria's cashew processing industry

30 Sep 2022

Botswana resumes beef exports from areas free of FMD outbreak

Botswana resumes beef exports from areas free of FMD outbreak

28 Sep 2022

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