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4 Jul 2025

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13 Jun 2025

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23 May 2025

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8 Sep 2025

WPP's new leadership appointmetns include Laurent Ezekiel as global CEO of Ogilvy, Devika Bulchandani as COO and Laurent Ezekiel as Global CEO of Ogilvy
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5 Sep 2025

Retail

Fanta partners with horror icons for Halloween campaign

Fanta partners with horror icons for Halloween campaign

29 Aug 2025

Kionna Moodley is the shopper marketing lead for PepsiCo. Source: Supplied.

#WomensMonth: Kionna Moodley's shopper marketing vision for PepsiCo in Africa

11 Aug 2025

The limited edition ice-cream launched in the UK.

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1 Aug 2025

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Why CSI has to evolve beyond charity in Africa

2 Jul 2025

Finance

Shoprite nears Africa consolidation finish line, with Mozambique under possible review

Shoprite nears Africa consolidation finish line, with Mozambique under possible review

4 Sep 2025

Maria Sharapova joins Lewis Hamilton as global ambassador for CFI

24 Jul 2025

Afreximbank launches African Trade Report 2025

Afreximbank launches African Trade Report 2025

27 Jun 2025

Kenya's President William Ruto speaks at a press conference after police officers shot protesters demonstrating against Kenya's proposed finance bill 2024/2025 in Nairobi, Kenya, 25 June 2024. Reuters/Monicah Mwangi/File Photo

Kenya parliament passes proposed 2025 finance law

20 Jun 2025

ICT

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AI and data are reshaping Africa's retail sector

11 Aug 2025

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Renewable energy to power 500mw data centre in Morocco

10 Jul 2025

Meta launches open-source AI accelerator across sub-Saharan Africa

Meta launches open-source AI accelerator across sub-Saharan Africa

17 Jun 2025

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Kenya launches national strategy for responsible AI development

3 Apr 2025

ESG & Sustainability

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African leaders unite to fund $50bn yearly climate initiative despite global setbacks

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Designers Hugo Dumas and Carla Zhang bring fresh solutions to fashion’s growing waste problem

9 Sep 2025

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Landslide devastates village in Darfur, over 1,000 feared dead

3 Sep 2025

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Cholera in northwest Nigeria: Limited healthcare access leaves communities at risk

28 Aug 2025

Education

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African universities urged to spearhead climate research

19 Aug 2025

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Workshops train Africa’s aspiring health professionals

7 Jul 2025

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African Bioinformatics Institute looks to revolutionise continent’s research, infrastructure

13 Jun 2025

Stepping up youth employability for jobs and better life chances

Stepping up youth employability for jobs and better life chances

4 Sep 2024

HR & Management

Nike CEO completes C-Suite makeover with former McDonald’s executive

Nike CEO completes C-Suite makeover with former McDonald’s executive

4 Jun 2025

Nike restructures its leadership team

Nike restructures its leadership team

7 May 2025

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20 Feb 2025

Nike shakes up leadership in efforts to revive sales

Nike shakes up leadership in efforts to revive sales

20 Sep 2024

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20 May 2025

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21 Nov 2024

Kenyan eco-entrepreneur tackles food waste with sustainable solutions

Kenyan eco-entrepreneur tackles food waste with sustainable solutions

28 Oct 2024

Australia’s shot-hole borer beetle invasion has begun, but we don’t need to chop down every tree under attack

Australia’s shot-hole borer beetle invasion has begun, but we don’t need to chop down every tree under attack

16 Feb 2024

Tourism & Travel

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Lexi Hall leads Kleber Group’s new Cape Town office

5 Aug 2025

US President Donald Trump speaks as he attends a "Summer Soiree" held on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, US, 4 June 2025. Reuters/Leah Millis

Trump reinstates US travel ban, bars citizens of 12 countries

5 Jun 2025

Cape Town crowned best city in the world by Time Out

Cape Town crowned best city in the world by Time Out

16 Jan 2025

CrowdStrike Falcon glitch disrupts global services across sectors

CrowdStrike Falcon glitch disrupts global services across sectors

19 Jul 2024

Entrepreneurship

#AfricaMonth: How Sarah Collins, founder of Wonderbag, is changing lives globally

#AfricaMonth: How Sarah Collins, founder of Wonderbag, is changing lives globally

13 May 2025

Google’s 2025 Hustle Academy applications now open

Google’s 2025 Hustle Academy applications now open

12 Mar 2025

Source: Islamic Development Bank Institute (IsDBI).

IsDBI unveils flagship Islamic finance marketplace

3 Jan 2024

Seedstars, IOE launch 4th edition of The Migration Challenge

Seedstars, IOE launch 4th edition of The Migration Challenge

19 Sep 2023

Legal

African Law Firm of the Year – Webber Wentzel

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8 Sep 2025

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New merger regulations by EACCA to change East African transactional landscape

1 Sep 2025

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When does goodwill qualify as property? Kenya Supreme Court clarifies

22 Jul 2025

Nigerian executive joins ICC's global marketing commission leadership

Nigerian executive joins ICC's global marketing commission leadership

9 Jul 2025

Construction & Engineering

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Africa's water investment pledge faces skills gap challenge

29 Aug 2025

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Kenya’s devastating floods expose decades of poor urban planning and bad land management

6 May 2024

Edmund Wessels, Anatoli Kirigwajjo win 2023 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

Edmund Wessels, Anatoli Kirigwajjo win 2023 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

7 Jul 2023

ExxonMobil president Karen McKee named 2023 ICIS CEO of the Year

ExxonMobil president Karen McKee named 2023 ICIS CEO of the Year

21 Jun 2023

Healthcare

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#WHXCapeTown: Why aren't more African women offered IR for fibroid treatment?

8 Sep 2025

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Breast cancer: new study finds genetic risk in African women

5 Sep 2025

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Birth control in Africa: study tracks the use of long-acting contraception in 26 countries

4 Sep 2025

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Botswana's medical supply chain collapse triggers public health emergency

26 Aug 2025

Automotive

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Rolls-Royce's new Johannesburg hub to boost power systems support

18 Jun 2025

Martin Limpert appointed to steer Range Rover into an electric future

Martin Limpert appointed to steer Range Rover into an electric future

18 Feb 2025

Kenyan carmaker Mobius accepts bid from undisclosed buyer

Kenyan carmaker Mobius accepts bid from undisclosed buyer

19 Aug 2024

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Stokado expands portfolio with acquisition of self-storage facility

16 Nov 2023

Property

World Travel Awards reveal top Africa & Indian Ocean destinations

World Travel Awards reveal top Africa & Indian Ocean destinations

16 Oct 2023

IWG signs new Regus, Spaces and HQ partnerships in Kenya, as demand for hybrid working rises

IWG signs new Regus, Spaces and HQ partnerships in Kenya, as demand for hybrid working rises

18 Jul 2023

How coworking spaces can boost local economies

How coworking spaces can boost local economies

11 Jul 2023

Insights from Milan Design Week 2023: a journey towards light innovation

Insights from Milan Design Week 2023: a journey towards light innovation

21 Jun 2023

Manufacturing

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Dollar shrugs off Fitch's US credit rating downgrade

2 Aug 2023

Some US companies still failing to meet conflict minerals rules, GAO says

Some US companies still failing to meet conflict minerals rules, GAO says

24 Jul 2023

Source: Reuters.

Dollar teeters near one-year low; euro climbs to 17-month peak

18 Jul 2023

Source: Supplied. Sherilyn Kamga, senior strategic finance analyst at Talend.

#YouthMonth: Navigating the intersection of finance and tech in FinOps

23 Jun 2023

Energy & Mining

By PMO - Ethiopia - [1], Public Domain,

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Republic of Congo grants TotalEnergies exploration permit

1 Sep 2025

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Can Africa's critical minerals power the next industrial boom?

26 Aug 2025

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WWF calls on G20 to prioritise sustainable mining for green future in Africa

18 Aug 2025

Logistics & Transport

Kenya Airways planes are seen through a window at the Jomo Kenyatta international airport in Nairobi, Kenya, 1 August 2020. Reuters/Njeri Mwangi/File Photo

Kenya Airways records profit after more than a decade of losses

26 Mar 2025

Somali pirates' return adds to crisis for global shipping companies

Somali pirates' return adds to crisis for global shipping companies

22 Mar 2024

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Iata and The Weather Company join forces to enhance turbulence data for airlines

22 Feb 2024

Amazon delivery drones: How the sky could be the limit for market dominance

Amazon delivery drones: How the sky could be the limit for market dominance

22 Nov 2023

Lifestyle

The channel officially launched during South Africa's Women's Month. Source: Supplied.

SuperSport pioneers Africa's first 24-hour women's sports channel

8 Aug 2025

2025 Anna Award finalists announced

2025 Anna Award finalists announced

31 Jul 2025

16th Durban FilmMart celebrates African cinema: Meet the 2025 Award Winners

16th Durban FilmMart celebrates African cinema: Meet the 2025 Award Winners

24 Jul 2025

Roc Nation Sports Intl signs Africa's top football talents

Roc Nation Sports Intl signs Africa's top football talents

21 Jul 2025

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