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Source: © 123rf A recent study by Public Desire ranked the most 'online shopping addicted' countries

Top 10 countries most addicated to online shopping | China tops the list, UK and US follow closely

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Source: © 9to5 mac Meta has introduced ads to Threads

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Key branding insights from the WEF, Davos 2025

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Johannesburg MD for M&C Saatchi Abel, Masego Motsogi says the pan-African energy and excitement have never been higher at the agency (Image supplied)

The Up&Up Group's M&C Saatchi Abel expands cross-border clients

7 Feb 2025

Four leaders from Africa ar eon the 2025 Gerety MEA jury. (L to r): Nnenna Onyewuchi, Koo Govender, Linda Kachingwe-Sisya,Nnenna Onyewuchi,Jeanine Gomes. (Source: © Bizcommunity, Image by Ruth Cooper)

4 creative and marketing leaders from Africa in Gerety 2025 MEA jury

4 Feb 2025

SuperSport earns rights to broadcast the 2025 FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup

SuperSport earns rights to broadcast the 2025 FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup

4 Feb 2025

GenAI in marketing: Fear or FOMO?

GenAI in marketing: Fear or FOMO?

Kantar 30 Jan 2025

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

29 Jan 2025

Ogilvy Africa Network launches Ogilvy One in SSA with Jason Smit as managing partner

Ogilvy Africa Network launches Ogilvy One in SSA with Jason Smit as managing partner

28 Jan 2025

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

Apple the world’s most valuable brand… again

22 Jan 2025

Inaugural Africa-focused Massmart Growth Summit set for April 2025

Inaugural Africa-focused Massmart Growth Summit set for April 2025

15 Jan 2025

Andy Awards The International Andy Awards has released its shortlist with SA heading up the Africa shortlist

Andys' Africa shortlist announced, Nigeria’s Steve Babaeko on Andy Awards Global Jury 20025

14 Jan 2025

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Source: © 123rf A recent study by Public Desire ranked the most 'online shopping addicted' countries

Top 10 countries most addicated to online shopping | China tops the list, UK and US follow closely

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Source: © 9to5 mac Meta has introduced ads to Threads

Ads on Threads | 4 factors marketers should consider

Saul Marquez 20 hours

Key branding insights from the WEF, Davos 2025

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Laurent Muschel, HERA Director General, and Jean Kaseya, Africa CDC Director General, stand near mpox vaccines as first batches arrive at N'Djili International Airport in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, 5 September 2024. Reuters/Justin Makangara/File Photo

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Jennifer Rigby 6 Feb 2025

SuperSport earns rights to broadcast the 2025 FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup

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SuperSport earns rights to broadcast the 2025 FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup

4 Feb 2025

#MiningIndaba: The value of synergy between Africa's mining and automotive sectors

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#MiningIndaba: The value of synergy between Africa's mining and automotive sectors

Lindsey Schutters 3 Feb 2025

#MiningIndaba: Mantashe classifies coal as critical mineral

Energy & Mining

#MiningIndaba: Mantashe classifies coal as critical mineral

Lindsey Schutters 3 Feb 2025

Magugua Hydro project in Eswatini

Energy & Mining

Financial close reached for 13.5MW Lower Maguduza Hydro Power Project in Eswatini

28 Jan 2025

AngloGold Ashanti's main sulphide treatment plant is seen in Obuasi. Source: Reuters/Kwasi Kpodo

Energy & Mining

At least seven killed at Ghana gold mine

Maxwell Akalaare Adombila and Christian Akorlie 20 Jan 2025

Energy & Mining

Chevron also comes up short in Namibia energy exploration

Ron Bousso 16 Jan 2025

Cape Town crowned best city in the world by Time Out

Tourism & Travel

Cape Town crowned best city in the world by Time Out

16 Jan 2025

Souvenir luggage tags are displayed at a Barrick Gold Corp at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) annual conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Source: Reuters/Chris Helgren

Energy & Mining

Barrick to suspend operations in Mali after gold seized

Portia Crowe, Divya Rajagopal, David Lewis and Giulia Paravicini 14 Jan 2025

Energy & Mining

Shell pulls out of Namibia oil discovery

Ron Bousso 9 Jan 2025

People walk past a booth of China Development Bank during the 2022 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) in Beijing. Source: Reuters/Tingshu Wang

Construction & Engineering

China Development Bank releases $255m for Nigeria rail project

MacDonald Dzirutwe 9 Jan 2025

Source: The Mauritius Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Finance

Mauritius' former central bank governor released on bail

Villen Anganan 6 Jan 2025

Legal

Zimbabwe scraps the death penalty – tracking the path to abolition

Carolyn Hoyle and Parvais Jabbar 3 Jan 2025

Trace Awards 2025 to showcase Africa's musical diversity

Lifestyle

Trace Awards 2025 to showcase Africa's musical diversity

3 Jan 2025

Source: Supplied. AfricArena celebrated 100 years of innovation with @totalenergies_za for the 100 Startupper of the Year Challenge at the AfricArena Cape Town Grand Summit 2024.

Entrepreneurship

Global cities compete to host AfricArena innovation summits in 2025

2 Jan 2025

SA red meat producers target Algeria to expand exports

Agriculture

SA red meat producers target Algeria to expand exports

2 Jan 2025

Ships are seen from a plane window, passing through the Suez Canal, Egypt. Source: Reuters/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

Construction & Engineering

Egypt completes trial run of new Suez Canal channel extension

Yusri Mohamed and Menna Alaa 30 Dec 2024

MoMo Coach empowers nearly one million SMEs in sub-Saharan Africa

Entrepreneurship

MoMo Coach empowers nearly one million SMEs in sub-Saharan Africa

20 Dec 2024

Schneider Electric lab lights up Malawi youth

Construction & Engineering

Schneider Electric lab lights up Malawi youth

19 Dec 2024

MTN shuffles management deck

ICT

MTN shuffles management deck

19 Dec 2024

An Anopheles stephensi mosquito obtains a blood meal from a human host through its pointed proboscis in this undated handout photo obtained by Reuters, 23 November 2015. Reuters/Jim Gathany/CDC/Handout via Reuters/File Photo

Healthcare

Mystery disease identified as severe malaria - DRC health ministry

Yassin Kombi and Anait Miridzhanian 18 Dec 2024

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