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

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Economy

Liz Truss resigns

20 Oct 2022

Analysis: Renewables shift lays bare Africa's energy dilemma

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Analysis: Renewables shift lays bare Africa's energy dilemma

Bate Felix 20 Oct 2022

Source: Supplied. MoneyHash founders, Nader Abdelrazik, Mustafa Eid and Anisha Sekar.

Finance

MoneyHash debuts in Africa

20 Oct 2022

Osmotic Engineering Group director receives Fidic 2022 Future Leaders Award

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Osmotic Engineering Group director receives Fidic 2022 Future Leaders Award

20 Oct 2022

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

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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

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Nestlé names Nicole Roos first female MD for East and Southern Africa

19 Oct 2022

Source: © Blue Ox Studio A third of advertisers plan to cut their EMEA media budgets in 2023

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Third of advertisers plan to cut EMEA budgets next year

18 Oct 2022

2022 WWF report: Freshwater populations have fallen by 83% in less than a lifetime

Environment & Natural Resources

2022 WWF report: Freshwater populations have fallen by 83% in less than a lifetime

18 Oct 2022

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Legislation & Regulation

Media groups ask Uganda's top court to scrap law over free speech fears

Elias Biryabarema 18 Oct 2022

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Banking

Mastercard to bring crypto-trading capabilities to banks

17 Oct 2022

Source: World Economic Forum.

Banking

Are asset owners ready to finance a transition to net zero?

17 Oct 2022

Source: Reuters.

Finance

After policy U-turns, UK's Liz Truss says Britain wants stability

17 Oct 2022

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Media Freedom

Nigeria's Zamfara state orders media to close for covering political rally

Garba Muhammad 17 Oct 2022

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

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

Duncan Miriri 17 Oct 2022

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni attends a news conference following talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Entebbe, Uganda 26 July 2022. Russian Foreign Ministry/Handout via Reuters

Media & Entertainment Law

Ugandan president signs law critics say will stifle free speech

Elias Biryabarema 14 Oct 2022

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Fashion & Homeware

Africa's luxury resale shoppers flock to Louis Vuitton

13 Oct 2022

Fast fashion giant Shein commits to cutting emissions

Fashion & Homeware

Fast fashion giant Shein commits to cutting emissions

13 Oct 2022

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Research

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

12 Oct 2022

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Regulatory

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

Enrico Bonadio and Alina Trapova 12 Oct 2022

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Banking

Chaos in the markets: Bank of England takes emergency measures

11 Oct 2022

Source: Supplied. Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, the International Monetary Fund's chief economist.

Economy

IMF World Economic Outlook projects 25% probability global growth could fall below 2%

Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas 11 Oct 2022

Dr Elizabeth le Roux awarded 2022 JWO Research Grant

Environment & Natural Resources

Dr Elizabeth le Roux awarded 2022 JWO Research Grant

11 Oct 2022

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Medtech

ePharmacy users to reach 1bn globally by 2027

10 Oct 2022

APO Group celebrates its 15th anniversary by offering one-year press release distribution to 15 NGOs

PR & Communications

APO Group celebrates its 15th anniversary by offering one-year press release distribution to 15 NGOs

APO Group 7 Oct 2022

World Bank says goal of ending extreme poverty by 2030 unlikely to be met

Health & Social Welfare

World Bank says goal of ending extreme poverty by 2030 unlikely to be met

Andrea Shalal 6 Oct 2022

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Technology

Can we right-size inventory for hyperlocal shopping?

David Lancefield 6 Oct 2022

Source: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Retailers

Massmart prepares to shut Game stores in East and West Africa

5 Oct 2022

African countries to push for more fossil fuel projects at COP27

Coal, Oil & Gas

African countries to push for more fossil fuel projects at COP27

Wendell Roelf 5 Oct 2022

Kenya lifts ban on genetically modified crops in response to drought

Agri Tech

Kenya lifts ban on genetically modified crops in response to drought

Alexander Winning 5 Oct 2022

World's tallest timber apartment complex to be built in Zanzibar

Construction & Engineering

World's tallest timber apartment complex to be built in Zanzibar

4 Oct 2022

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