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Source ©Marcela Ruth Romero African brands slip to 14% of the Top 100 most admired brands in Africa
European and US brands grow in Africa at the expense of African brands2 days ago
#AfricaMonth: Nigerian social entrepreneur empowers women through sustainable fashion
#AfricaMonth: Nigerian social entrepreneur empowers women through sustainable fashion1 day ago
Unions reject Eskom's latest wage increase offer
Unions reject Eskom's latest wage increase offer1 day ago
Electricity minister given power procurement role
Electricity minister given power procurement role1 day ago
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Series of unfortunate events precipitate further repo rate hike
Series of unfortunate events precipitate further repo rate hike1 day ago
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How can small businesses thrive in volatile times?1 day ago
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Kevin Hart named Entertainment Person of the Year at Cannes Lions 2023
Kevin Hart named Entertainment Person of the Year at Cannes Lions 20231 day ago
Botswana president insists on bigger share of diamonds from De Beers venture
Botswana president insists on bigger share of diamonds from De Beers venture1 day ago
File Photo: The United Nations headquarters building is pictured with a UN logo in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, US, 1 March 2022. Reuters/Carlo Allegri
UN gets $2.4bn in pledges for Horn of Africa aid efforts1 day ago
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The One Club opens entries for Global Young Guns 21 competition2 days ago
Company News
SustainAFRICAbility: 5 action points from brands this Africa Day
KantarSustainAFRICAbility: 5 action points from brands this Africa Day2 days ago
Africa Day 2023: Our Africa, our future
Stellenbosch University Language CentreAfrica Day 2023: Our Africa, our future23 May 2023
Enlit Africa: Shedding light
Enlit AfricaEnlit Africa: Shedding light5 May 2023
Kantar's award-winning ads - the funny is back
KantarKantar's award-winning ads - the funny is back18 Apr 2023
TBWA\Hunt Lascaris sets a new course with appointment of Carl Willoughby as CCO
TBWATBWA\Hunt Lascaris sets a new course with appointment of Carl Willoughby as CCO14 Apr 2023
Kantar fuels growth in the Middle East & Africa through strategic appointments
KantarKantar fuels growth in the Middle East & Africa through strategic appointments12 Apr 2023
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Broad MediaPublish sponsored articles on BusinessTech for outstanding ROI11 Apr 2023
Saica urges government to promote transparency through public consultation
SAICASaica urges government to promote transparency through public consultation6 Apr 2023
Marketing & Media
Big senior leadership shakeup at Nike
Big senior leadership shakeup at Nike2 days ago
Luxury retail execs bullish about rising revenues
Luxury retail execs bullish about rising revenues2 days ago
SustainAFRICAbility: 5 action points from brands this Africa Day
KantarSustainAFRICAbility: 5 action points from brands this Africa Day2 days ago
Image supplied by Regine le Roux. Photographer: David Itumbi (Kenya). (L to r) Derick Chiweshe (Zambia), Hazel Zulu (Zambia), Davies Mupenda (Zambia), Pamela Mupoti (Zambia), Regine le Roux (South Africa) , Katasha Ponya (Zambia)
#AfricaMonth: Creative Africa - Exploring the PR potential of Africa as an emerging economic & reputation powerhouse3 days ago
Africa Day 2023: Our Africa, our future
Stellenbosch University Language CentreAfrica Day 2023: Our Africa, our future23 May 2023
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Pitcher Awards 2023: Nigeria brings it home for Africa22 May 2023
Retail
How innovative payment solutions are reshaping SA retail
How innovative payment solutions are reshaping SA retail3 days ago
Global e-commerce transactions predicted to hit $8tn by 2027
Global e-commerce transactions predicted to hit $8tn by 202722 May 2023
Woolworths recalls chicken viennas in South Africa and Botswana
Woolworths recalls chicken viennas in South Africa and Botswana19 May 2023
Tadeu Marroco, new chief executive of BAT. Source: Supplied
Tadeu Marroco takes the helm at British American Tobacco16 May 2023
Ivory Coast entrepreneur pours love and patriotism into fine chocolate
Ivory Coast entrepreneur pours love and patriotism into fine chocolate16 May 2023
#AfricaMonth: KFC's Akhona Qengqe talks QSR in Africa and building the continent's talent engine
#AfricaMonth: KFC's Akhona Qengqe talks QSR in Africa and building the continent's talent engine15 May 2023
Agriculture, Horticulture & Forestry
Slow Food Uganda nominated for annual Agriculture Awards 2023
Slow Food Uganda nominated for annual Agriculture Awards 202322 May 2023
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#BizTrends: The importance of financial inclusion and how the banking value chain will be reinvented19 May 2023
AfDB proposes 'fast-track' compensation for Zim's White ex-farmers
AfDB proposes 'fast-track' compensation for Zim's White ex-farmers15 May 2023
Continent's best beers awarded at African Beer Cup
Continent's best beers awarded at African Beer Cup11 May 2023
Kellogg buys key ingredient from conflict-ridden Sudan but sees no shortage now - CEO
Kellogg buys key ingredient from conflict-ridden Sudan but sees no shortage now - CEO8 May 2023
New mobile app offers real-time fisheries data for Ugandan stakeholders
New mobile app offers real-time fisheries data for Ugandan stakeholders3 May 2023
Automotive
Puma inks exclusive multi-year licensing deal with Formula 1
Puma inks exclusive multi-year licensing deal with Formula 18 May 2023
Africa gears up to keep more of the profits from lithium boom
Africa gears up to keep more of the profits from lithium boom10 Feb 2023
Biz Most Read Award winners January 2023
Bizcommunity.comBiz Most Read Award winners January 20231 Feb 2023
Why Ghana relies heavily on used cars
Why Ghana relies heavily on used cars11 Jan 2023
Biz Most Read Award winners December 2022
Bizcommunity.comBiz Most Read Award winners December 20224 Jan 2023
Biz Most Read Award winners November 2022
Bizcommunity.comBiz Most Read Award winners November 20221 Dec 2022
Construction & Engineering
African architects challenge Venice exhibition to decolonise and start new conversations
African architects challenge Venice exhibition to decolonise and start new conversations2 days ago
Grand infrastructure projects aren't a magic bullet for industrial development - insights from Ghana and Kenya
Grand infrastructure projects aren't a magic bullet for industrial development - insights from Ghana and Kenya22 May 2023
Ghana raises electricity tariffs by more than 18%
Ghana raises electricity tariffs by more than 18%19 May 2023
Continued weak growth forecast for construction industry in 2023 - GlobalData
Continued weak growth forecast for construction industry in 2023 - GlobalData10 May 2023
Vis Reddy appointed chairman of SRK Consulting
Vis Reddy appointed chairman of SRK Consulting8 May 2023
First biophilic building in Africa set to rise in Cape Town
First biophilic building in Africa set to rise in Cape Town3 May 2023
Education & Training
2 South Africans in the running for Africa Education Medal 2023
2 South Africans in the running for Africa Education Medal 202323 May 2023
UCT retains top spot in Africa
UCT retains top spot in Africa16 May 2023
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#AfricaMonth: Why Web3 needs Africa and what you can do about it?15 May 2023
Source: Supplied. Stellenbosch University's new Biomedical Research Institute, home to Ceri, is the most advanced research facility of its kind on the African continent.
Abbott partners with Ceri to address viral threats2 May 2023
Yale School of Architecture launches Francis Kéré Scholarship
Yale School of Architecture launches Francis Kéré Scholarship25 Apr 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 applications23 Feb 2023
Energy & Mining
Botswana president insists on bigger share of diamonds from De Beers venture
Botswana president insists on bigger share of diamonds from De Beers venture1 day ago
Solar power due to overtake oil production investment for first time - IEA
Solar power due to overtake oil production investment for first time - IEA2 days ago
Hyphen and Namibia agree next phase of $10bn green hydrogen project
Hyphen and Namibia agree next phase of $10bn green hydrogen project2 days ago
TotalEnergies prepares for Mozambique LNG restart
TotalEnergies prepares for Mozambique LNG restart3 days ago
Dangote launches Africa's biggest oil refinery - 4 ways it will affect Nigeria
Dangote launches Africa's biggest oil refinery - 4 ways it will affect Nigeria23 May 2023
#EnlitAfrica2023: Technology key to Africa's just energy transition
#EnlitAfrica2023: Technology key to Africa's just energy transition18 May 2023
Entrepreneurship
#StartupStory: Hardy McQueen on building a Black-owned beverage business and doing things differently
#StartupStory: Hardy McQueen on building a Black-owned beverage business and doing things differently20 Apr 2023
Africa venture capital investments dipped slightly in 2022
Africa venture capital investments dipped slightly in 202220 Apr 2023
Cape Town-founded Peach Payments secures R563m funding for African expansion
Cape Town-founded Peach Payments secures R563m funding for African expansion4 Apr 2023
African startups Kubik and Emata win big at Global Startup Awards
African startups Kubik and Emata win big at Global Startup Awards3 Apr 2023
Dream VC opens applications for 2023 flagship VC accelerator programme
Dream VC opens applications for 2023 flagship VC accelerator programme3 Apr 2023
Applications open for inaugural AWS FinTech Africa Accelerator
Applications open for inaugural AWS FinTech Africa Accelerator23 Mar 2023
ESG & Sustainability
File Photo: The United Nations headquarters building is pictured with a UN logo in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, US, 1 March 2022. Reuters/Carlo Allegri
UN gets $2.4bn in pledges for Horn of Africa aid efforts1 day ago
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BetaLife Health makes headway in Africa with AI-backed blood donations22 May 2023
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Namibia's top court recognises same-sex marriages formed elsewhere17 May 2023
Generative AI and sustainability driving investment in tourism technology
Generative AI and sustainability driving investment in tourism technology17 May 2023
#AfricaMonth: Renewable energy deployment and the need for increased investment in Africa
#AfricaMonth: Renewable energy deployment and the need for increased investment in Africa16 May 2023
Nigeria needs $12bn to clean up Bayelsa oil spills - report
Nigeria needs $12bn to clean up Bayelsa oil spills - report16 May 2023
Finance & Insurance
Source: Supplied. Yellow Card's chief executive officer, Chris Maurice
#AfricaMonth: How Yellow Card hit 1 million users in pursuit of inclusive finance18 May 2023
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Unifi unveils third branch in Kenya17 May 2023
Oil prices fall, set for fourth weekly drop, as demand fears weigh
Oil prices fall, set for fourth weekly drop, as demand fears weigh12 May 2023
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Pandor signals SA's likely move to adopting new global trading currency11 May 2023
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Are investors in African equities poised for wins amidst global turmoil?9 May 2023
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Digital banking: Kenya welcomes Fingo Africa9 May 2023
Healthcare
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Namibia declares outbreak of Crimean-Congo fever after patient dies2 days ago
Source: Supplied. Tom Kariuki, SFA Foundation executive director at the Deltas Africa ll launch event in Nairobi, Kenya.
Science for Africa Foundation launches $70m research programme11 May 2023
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WHO says risk 'moderate' after laboratory in Sudan seized by fighters2 May 2023
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The world's first malaria vaccine ready for distribution26 Apr 2023
Image supplied. Ogilvy Africa has been shortlisted in the New York Festivals (NYF) 2023 Health Awards.
Ogilvy Africa's Lesso Lessons shortlisted in NYF 2023 Health Awards17 Apr 2023
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Ghana first to approve Oxford's malaria vaccine13 Apr 2023
Human Resources & Management
File photo: Exxon Mobil logo and stock graph are seen through a magnifier displayed in this illustration taken 4 September 2022. Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Exxon resumes operations in Nigeria after labour dispute ends28 Apr 2023
Outgoing Nampak CEO Erik Smuts. Source: Nampak
Nampak CEO Erik Smuts resigns21 Apr 2023
File Photo: Meta Platforms Inc's logo is seen on a smartphone in this illustration picture taken 28 October 2021. Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo/File Photo
Court rules Meta can be sued in Kenya over alleged unlawful redundancies20 Apr 2023
Drinks giant Diageo appoints Debra Crew as first female CEO
Drinks giant Diageo appoints Debra Crew as first female CEO29 Mar 2023
Content moderators sue Meta over alleged 'union-busting' in Kenya
Content moderators sue Meta over alleged 'union-busting' in Kenya22 Mar 2023
Akhona Qengqe, KFC's new general manager for Africa. SOurce: Supplied
KFC promotes Akhona Qengqe to general manager for Africa16 Mar 2023
IT & Telecommunications
#AfricaTechWeek: Unleashing the power of AI in Africa: Expert insights and predictions
#AfricaTechWeek: Unleashing the power of AI in Africa: Expert insights and predictions12 May 2023
Source © Premium Times The number of Nigerian customers choosing to engage and transact with brands online is increasing
More Nigerian customers engage and transact with brands online5 May 2023
Adrian Ephraim is the editor-in-chief at Tech Cabal. Source: Supplied.
#AfricaMonth: Adrian Ephraim talks new role at Tech Cabal3 May 2023
Middle East and Africa sees 21% digital commerce growth despite global dip - Salesforce
Middle East and Africa sees 21% digital commerce growth despite global dip - Salesforce24 Apr 2023
Vincent Viviers, omnichannel retail executive at Pick n Pay, at Ecom Africa. Source: Lauren Hartzenberg
#EcomAfrica: 5 need-to-know trends shaping the future of e-commerce21 Apr 2023
Source: Reuters. Japan's vice minister of finance for international affairs, Masato Kanda.
G7 to discuss digital currency standards, crypto regulation12 Apr 2023
Legal
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#AfricaMonth: 11 reasons to celebrate Africa's bright future3 days ago
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Tunisia detains 2 students over satirical song criticising police17 May 2023
File Photo: Rached Ghannouchi, the head of Islamist Ennahda party and former speaker of the parliament, during an interview with Reuters at his office in Tunis, Tunisia, 15 July 2022. Reuters/Zoubeir Souissi
Tunisian judge sentences opposition leader Ghannouchi to year in prison16 May 2023
File photo: A view shows the Bonny oil terminal in the Niger delta in Port Harcourt, Nigeria 1 August 2018. Reuters/Ron Bousso/File Photo
Shell wins UK Supreme Court case on 2011 oil spill off Nigerian coast10 May 2023
File photo: Zimbabwean novelist, Tsitsi Dangarembga, whose latest book "This Mournable Body" has been nominated for a Booker Prize, speaks during an interview with Reuters in Harare, Zimbabwe, 4 August 2020. Reuters/MacDonald Dzirutwe
Zimbabwe prize-winning novelist acquitted over anti-government protest8 May 2023
Paul Mackenzie, 50, a Kenyan cult leader accused of ordering his followers of the members of the Good News International Church to starve themselves to death in Shakahola forest, appears at Malindi Law Courts, in Malindi, Kenya, 2 May 2023. Reuters/Stringer
Kenyan cult leader appears in court after more than 100 followers die2 May 2023
Logistics & Transport
Source: Supplied. David Mparutsa, head of enterprise and supply-chain development at Absa Africa
A call for the mobilisation of the continent's resources and resilience12 Apr 2023
Newly launched air expo to showcase Africa's growing aviation sector
Newly launched air expo to showcase Africa's growing aviation sector6 Apr 2023
Kenya Airways to resume staff pension contributions after three-year suspension
Kenya Airways to resume staff pension contributions after three-year suspension23 Feb 2023
Recession is likely or certain, say logistics execs
Recession is likely or certain, say logistics execs17 Feb 2023
Key trends shaking up Africa's lucrative informal retail sector in 2023
Key trends shaking up Africa's lucrative informal retail sector in 202327 Jan 2023
Source: Supplied. David de Coning, Crossgate Technologies' chief executive officer.
Goodbye magstripe; hello EMV mobile... and paying for your coffee in crypto and gold24 Jan 2023
Manufacturing
The Bed Shop owner Dynamic Bedding changes hands
The Bed Shop owner Dynamic Bedding changes hands24 Apr 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 gear8 Mar 2023
World Bank's IFC to invest $256m in Senegal's top cement manufacturer
World Bank's IFC to invest $256m in Senegal's top cement manufacturer1 Mar 2023
Danone Southern Africa appoints Herve Orama Barrere as MD
Danone Southern Africa appoints Herve Orama Barrere as MD13 Feb 2023
Reebok x Botter concept sneaker offers glimpse at future of footwear production
Reebok x Botter concept sneaker offers glimpse at future of footwear production7 Feb 2023
Leveraging AfCFTA for a thriving African mining industry
Leveraging AfCFTA for a thriving African mining industry2 Feb 2023
Property & Real Estate
#AfricaMonth: Challenges and opportunities shaping Africa's emerging proptech market
#AfricaMonth: Challenges and opportunities shaping Africa's emerging proptech market8 May 2023
Proptech in Africa: The potential for innovation and growth
Proptech in Africa: The potential for innovation and growth3 Apr 2023
Why Lesotho's parliament is debating reclaiming land from South Africa
Why Lesotho's parliament is debating reclaiming land from South Africa31 Mar 2023
#BizTrends2023: Africa real estate trends to watch out for in 2023
#BizTrends2023: Africa real estate trends to watch out for in 202310 Jan 2023
Is the global housing market about to crash?
Is the global housing market about to crash?23 Dec 2022
Radisson opens first Zambian resort
Radisson opens first Zambian resort20 Dec 2022
Tourism, Travel & Hospitality
#WTMA23: How innovative solutions are reshaping the African travel industry in a post-pandemic world
#WTMA23: How innovative solutions are reshaping the African travel industry in a post-pandemic world18 Apr 2023
Youth travel stable and poised for growth
Youth travel stable and poised for growth9 Mar 2023
Aleph Hospitality expands African footprint with upscale hotel in Ghana
Aleph Hospitality expands African footprint with upscale hotel in Ghana31 Jan 2023
Global traveller report reveals shift towards sustainable travel
Global traveller report reveals shift towards sustainable travel23 Jan 2023
WTM Africa 2023 registration opens
WTM Africa 2023 registration opens20 Jan 2023
Registration now open for Arabian Travel Market 2023
Registration now open for Arabian Travel Market 202320 Jan 2023
Lifestyle & Entertainment
The rise of Black Geekdom in South Africa
The rise of Black Geekdom in South Africa11 May 2023
Image supplied. (left to right) AuthenticA Series Lab 2022 participant Tony Sebastian Ukpo, Penny Christodoulou Storyboard Collective, mentor Mehret Mandefro, story consultant Selina Ukwuoma, 2022 participant Chantel Clark, 2022 participant Jessica Leanne Hagan, 2022participant Angela Wanjiku Wamai and programme director Elias Ribeiro
2nd edition of the AuthenticA Series Lab opens for submissions9 May 2023
Siblings present first locally produced digital series from Disney Africa
Siblings present first locally produced digital series from Disney Africa5 May 2023
#AfricaMonth: Walter Train brings his unique design aesthetic to Emazulwini restaurant
#AfricaMonth: Walter Train brings his unique design aesthetic to Emazulwini restaurant2 May 2023
10 key trends seen at South African Menswear Week - AW23
10 key trends seen at South African Menswear Week - AW2312 Apr 2023
Easter eggs: Their evolution from chicken to chocolate
Easter eggs: Their evolution from chicken to chocolate6 Apr 2023
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