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

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Internal comms practitioners: Organisations misunderstand our role

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Africa PR & Communications report expanded to entire African continent

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Shell 2021 oil spills in Nigeria double in volume

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Shell 2021 oil spills in Nigeria double in volume

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Farfetch to invest up to $200m in Neiman Marcus Group in strategic luxury tie-up

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Farfetch to invest up to $200m in Neiman Marcus Group in strategic luxury tie-up

5 Apr 2022

How leveraging technology can help African farmers weather climate change

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How leveraging technology can help African farmers weather climate change

5 Apr 2022

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IFC invests $50m in the first gender bond issued by Banco Pichincha

5 Apr 2022

Clean energy transition must be fast and fair, IPCC scientists say

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Clean energy transition must be fast and fair, IPCC scientists say

Laurie Goering 5 Apr 2022

Algorithms, bots and elections in Africa: how social media influences political choices

Social Media

Algorithms, bots and elections in Africa: how social media influences political choices

Martin N Ndlela 5 Apr 2022

Rising hunger looms in Sudan, with little aid in sight

Food, Water & Energy Security

Rising hunger looms in Sudan, with little aid in sight

Nafisa Eltahir and Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah 4 Apr 2022

Dangote to complete Nigerian oil refinery in Q4 - executive

Coal, Oil & Gas

Dangote to complete Nigerian oil refinery in Q4 - executive

Camillus Eboh 4 Apr 2022

SA strikes deal to buy gas from Mozambique

Coal, Oil & Gas

SA strikes deal to buy gas from Mozambique

4 Apr 2022

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Cross-border e-commerce to surpass $2.1tn in 2023, new research reveals

4 Apr 2022

Covid shutdowns exposed flaws in Uganda's transport system: How to fix them

Transport

Covid shutdowns exposed flaws in Uganda's transport system: How to fix them

Astrid R.N. Haas 4 Apr 2022

Inaugural Fashion Industry Awards South Africa winners revealed

Fashion & Homeware

Inaugural Fashion Industry Awards South Africa winners revealed

1 Apr 2022

Africa's rural communities will be the hardest hit by plastic pollution

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Africa's rural communities will be the hardest hit by plastic pollution

Joshua Amponsem 1 Apr 2022

US to build $537m consulate in Nigeria's megacity

Property Development

US to build $537m consulate in Nigeria's megacity

MacDonald Dzirutwe 1 Apr 2022

Planting trees can help the climate, but only if we also stop burning fossil fuels

Forestry

Planting trees can help the climate, but only if we also stop burning fossil fuels

H. Damon Matthews, Amy Luers and Kirsten Zickfeld 1 Apr 2022

Bboxx, StarTimes partner to grow TV access to off-grid customers

TV

Bboxx, StarTimes partner to grow TV access to off-grid customers

1 Apr 2022

Tharisa acquires Karo platinum project in Zimbabwe

Mining

Tharisa acquires Karo platinum project in Zimbabwe

Helen Reid 31 Mar 2022

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Family Planning 2030 announces new regional-hub nerve centre

30 Mar 2022

Comic Con Africa announces StreamerCon

Events

Comic Con Africa announces StreamerCon

30 Mar 2022

Cast members of the locally produced Netflix series Blood & Water

Film & Cinematography

Why Netflix believes Africa is a good investment

Danette Breitenbach 30 Mar 2022

Why Nigeria's electricity grid collapses and how to shore it up

Energy

Why Nigeria's electricity grid collapses and how to shore it up

Nnaemeka Vincent Emodi and Ogheneruona E. Diemuodeke 30 Mar 2022

$5.7tn investment in energy transition needed per year until 2030 - Irena outlook

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

$5.7tn investment in energy transition needed per year until 2030 - Irena outlook

29 Mar 2022

Biofuel: How new microalgae technologies can hasten the end of our reliance on oil

Science & Engineering

Biofuel: How new microalgae technologies can hasten the end of our reliance on oil

Callum Russell 29 Mar 2022

Zambia to cap number of mining licences issued to single firms

Mining

Zambia to cap number of mining licences issued to single firms

Chris Mfula 28 Mar 2022

Microsoft in Africa, Middle East is corrupted, whistleblower alleges

Technology

Microsoft in Africa, Middle East is corrupted, whistleblower alleges

28 Mar 2022

Global smart building deployments to see growth of over 150% by 2026

Smart Buildings & Cities

Global smart building deployments to see growth of over 150% by 2026

28 Mar 2022

Wanjira Mathai: Africa's water security depends on an all-of-society paradigm

Food, Water & Energy Security

Wanjira Mathai: Africa's water security depends on an all-of-society paradigm

Sindy Peters 25 Mar 2022

Incubeta's CEO on e-commerce, automation and entering the metaverse

Digital

Incubeta's CEO on e-commerce, automation and entering the metaverse

Evan-Lee Courie 25 Mar 2022

#BehindtheSelfie with Godfrey Marema, plant manager and MD for South Africa, Eaton

Energy

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