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Ugandan journalist wins 2025 Luxembourg Peace Prize

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

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Carat wins gold and silver at Gong Gong Awards

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Carat wins gold and silver at Gong Gong Awards

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Kwik Delivery wins Most Innovative Logistics Company of the Year

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Kwik Delivery wins Most Innovative Logistics Company of the Year

15 Dec 2021

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Sabre Awards renewed focus on diversity and inclusion

14 Dec 2021

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The warning lights are on for malaria medicines in Africa

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Nike buys NFT fashion and collectibles startup RTFKT

14 Dec 2021

Chanel appoints Unilever veteran Leena Nair as new CEO

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Chanel appoints Unilever veteran Leena Nair as new CEO

14 Dec 2021

Ghana airport to fine airlines that bring unvaccinated passengers

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Ghana airport to fine airlines that bring unvaccinated passengers

14 Dec 2021

#BehindtheMask: Architectural entrepreneur Gilbert Balinda

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#BehindtheMask: Architectural entrepreneur Gilbert Balinda

Sindy Peters 13 Dec 2021

Petra Diamonds to grant Tanzania 16% free carried interest in Williamson mine

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Petra Diamonds to grant Tanzania 16% free carried interest in Williamson mine

Nuzulack Dausen 13 Dec 2021

All the Epica Awards Grand Prix winners

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All the Epica Awards Grand Prix winners

13 Dec 2021

Picture-based insurance cushion Kenyan smallholder farmers from climate change

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Picture-based insurance cushion Kenyan smallholder farmers from climate change

13 Dec 2021

SA entrepreneur drives sustainable development using African foods

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SA entrepreneur drives sustainable development using African foods

Lauren Hartzenberg 10 Dec 2021

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Social Media

TikTok hits one billion users

9 Dec 2021

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Remote Doctors 4 Africa makes inroads in Botswana

9 Dec 2021

Legacy energy infrastructure: The hidden threat to our climate

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Legacy energy infrastructure: The hidden threat to our climate

Vladimir Milovanovic 9 Dec 2021

2021 AWIEF Awards winners announced

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2021 AWIEF Awards winners announced

8 Dec 2021

5 trends influencing consumer purchases in 2022 - Mondelez SA MD

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Alisdair Sinclair 8 Dec 2021

Kenya's Treasury slams brakes on 150bn shillings roads bond - report

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Kenya's Treasury slams brakes on 150bn shillings roads bond - report

Duncan Mirir 8 Dec 2021

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Malaria

Almost half a million children passed away from malaria in 2020

Katja Hamilton 7 Dec 2021

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Advertising

TBWA named Adweek Global Agency of 2021

7 Dec 2021

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Markets & Investment

Optimism returns to markets

7 Dec 2021

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FMCG

Kerry Group fuels growth in Africa with Afribon acquisition

7 Dec 2021

Travel bans by governments could threaten air travel recovery - Iata

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Travel bans by governments could threaten air travel recovery - Iata

7 Dec 2021

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Covid-19

Biovac gears up to manufacture Pfizer vaccine

6 Dec 2021

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2 Twitter executives step down as restructuring starts

6 Dec 2021

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Tiger Brands centenary: From family business to FMCG giant

6 Dec 2021

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WPP acquires majority stake in Made Thought

6 Dec 2021

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

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

6 Dec 2021

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