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Source: © CIPESA TThe African Academy of AI and the MMA have announced a strategic partnership to champion AI-first solutions in marketing across Africa

African Academy of AI & MMA partnership champions AI-first solutions in marketing across Africa

Source: © 123rf In 2024, 258,000 apps for iOS and Android operating systems were downloaded per minute for all types of publishers, with in-app purchase revenue up 12.5% to $150bn

2024 in-app purchase revenue up to $150bn, but app downloads decrease

23 Jan 2025

Source: © LinkedIn In 2025 AI will transform advertising, signalling a fundamental shift in how advertisers approach digital marketing

AI to transform advertising in fundamental shift in digital marketing in 2025

3 Jan 2025

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Cape Town-based gaming startup Carry1st raises $20m from Google and A16z

20 Jan 2022

Source: Wunderman Thompson

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19 Jan 2022

Oracle opens its first African data centre in Johannesburg

Oracle opens its first African data centre in Johannesburg

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3 trends that will dominate African mobile apps in 2022

18 Jan 2022

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Marko Salic, CEO, Argility Technology Group. Source: Supplied

Smollan buys Argility Technology Group from Capital Eye Investments

12 Jan 2022

Source: Getty

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#BizTrends2022: 4 predictions for tech's role in Africa

#BizTrends2022: 4 predictions for tech's role in Africa

Cathy Smith 11 Jan 2022

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AI shop assistants: Get ready for a world where you can't tell humans and chatbots apart

Shweta Singh 7 Jan 2022

#BizTrends2022: 5 mobile trends we're watching in 2022

#BizTrends2022: 5 mobile trends we're watching in 2022

Nick Durrant 5 Jan 2022

#BizTrends2022: Africa's business revolution powered by technology

#BizTrends2022: Africa's business revolution powered by technology

Mathew Weiss 5 Jan 2022

Source: © monsit jangariyawong

AI: technology to help the creative process

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SweepSouth buys Egyptian startup Filkhedma

SweepSouth buys Egyptian startup Filkhedma

20 Dec 2021

Nigeria moves a step closer to rolling out its landmark Startup Bill

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17 Dec 2021

#FestiveTogether: Joining in wishing you all a blessed festive season

#FestiveTogether: Joining in wishing you all a blessed festive season

Bizcommunity.com 15 Dec 2021

Virtual sneakers produced by RTFKT. Source: RTFKT

Nike buys NFT fashion and collectibles startup RTFKT

14 Dec 2021

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TikTok hits one billion users

9 Dec 2021

Meta, Africa No Filter partner to boost VR content creators in Africa

Meta, Africa No Filter partner to boost VR content creators in Africa

6 Dec 2021

Google delays return to office in Africa, Europe, Middle East

Google delays return to office in Africa, Europe, Middle East

3 Dec 2021

Data centre volume growth set to brighten Africa's future

Data centre volume growth set to brighten Africa's future

Jonathan Duncan 30 Nov 2021

Defining what's ethical in artificial intelligence needs input from Africans

Defining what's ethical in artificial intelligence needs input from Africans

Mary Carman, Benjamin Rosman 29 Nov 2021

Burkina Faso restricts social media

Burkina Faso restricts social media

23 Nov 2021

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#CEM21: Managing customer needs - Humans vs tech or human and tech?

Danette Breitenbach 19 Nov 2021

Winners of the 2021 Africa Tech Festival Awards announced

Winners of the 2021 Africa Tech Festival Awards announced

15 Nov 2021

IoT innovation helping to mould Africa's stores of the future

IoT innovation helping to mould Africa's stores of the future

10 Nov 2021

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The rise of fake e-commerce sites around Black Friday - and how to spot them

5 Nov 2021

Applications open for Google for Startups Accelerator Africa

Applications open for Google for Startups Accelerator Africa

4 Nov 2021

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Telehealth app bridges gap in healthcare in Africa

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Medtech sector key to SA's economic recovery

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19 Jan 2022

Oracle opens its first African data centre in Johannesburg

ICTOracle opens its first African data centre in Johannesburg

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ICT3 trends that will dominate African mobile apps in 2022

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Source: © monsit jangariyawong

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9 Dec 2021

Meta, Africa No Filter partner to boost VR content creators in Africa

ICTMeta, Africa No Filter partner to boost VR content creators in Africa

6 Dec 2021

Google delays return to office in Africa, Europe, Middle East

ICTGoogle delays return to office in Africa, Europe, Middle East

3 Dec 2021

Data centre volume growth set to brighten Africa's future

ICTData centre volume growth set to brighten Africa's future

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ICTDefining what's ethical in artificial intelligence needs input from Africans

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Source: © Dmitry Kalinovsky

HealthcareMedtech sector key to SA's economic recovery

2 Nov 2021

Source: ©supplied. Marko Reis, regional manager, Infobip East Africa

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Patrick Lecomte 19 Oct 2021

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Sendbox raises $1.8m to digitise deliveries for African SMEs

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