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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

#ConvergeAfrica | Sam Tomlinson of Warchawski: In a saturated US market, Africa is the opportunity

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Short films, big dreams: Canex Shorts competition calls for entries

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DW Akademie Film Development Fund announces fund recipients

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Delivering distinctive experiences imperative for FMCG brand growth

24 Mar 2023

Ghana's power producers urge government to pay $1.4bn debt

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Ghana's power producers urge government to pay $1.4bn debt

Christian Akorlie 24 Mar 2023

Applications open for inaugural AWS FinTech Africa Accelerator

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Applications open for inaugural AWS FinTech Africa Accelerator

23 Mar 2023

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Circular Economy & Waste Management

Nestlé, Chilanga Cement partner in plastic neutrality initiative

23 Mar 2023

#MusicExchange: Nothing sounds quite like Mango Groove

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#MusicExchange: Nothing sounds quite like Mango Groove

Martin Myers 23 Mar 2023

Huayou starts trial production at Zimbabwe lithium mine, invests in Namibian project

Mining

Huayou starts trial production at Zimbabwe lithium mine, invests in Namibian project

Nelson Banya 23 Mar 2023

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Public Health

Tanzania detects its first-ever cases of the highly fatal Marburg viral disease

Elias Biryabarema 22 Mar 2023

Zimbabwe's new 300MW coal-fired plant starts feeding into grid

Energy

Zimbabwe's new 300MW coal-fired plant starts feeding into grid

Nyasha Chingono 22 Mar 2023

Ugandan legislators participate in the debate of the Anti-Homosexuality bill, which proposes tough new penalties for same-sex relations during a sitting at the Parliament building in Kampala, Uganda 21 March 2023. Reuters/Abubaker Lubowa

Legislation & Regulation

Uganda passes a law making it a crime to identify as LGBTQ

Elias Biryabarema 22 Mar 2023

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Kenyan judge temporarily blocks mass layoff of Facebook moderators

Aaron Ross, Hereward Holland, Sandra Maler, Emelia Si 22 Mar 2023

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French journalist Dubois freed in Mali

Lucien Libert, Elizabeth Pineau, John Irish, GV De Clercq and Kevin Liffey 22 Mar 2023

Direct selling e-commerce company QNet expands to South Africa

E-commerce

Direct selling e-commerce company QNet expands to South Africa

22 Mar 2023

Flexible power technologies will make Africa's energy leapfrogging a reality

Energy

Flexible power technologies will make Africa's energy leapfrogging a reality

Marc Thiriet 22 Mar 2023

Content moderators sue Meta over alleged 'union-busting' in Kenya

Technology

Content moderators sue Meta over alleged 'union-busting' in Kenya

22 Mar 2023

Lukoil-backed Congo project to begin LNG output in December - media

Coal, Oil & Gas

Lukoil-backed Congo project to begin LNG output in December - media

20 Mar 2023

Nigeria launches $618m tech fund for young investors

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Nigeria launches $618m tech fund for young investors

20 Mar 2023

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Public Health

New coalition to increase access to cervical screening in sub-Saharan Africa

20 Mar 2023

Akhona Qengqe, KFC's new general manager for Africa. SOurce: Supplied

Food & bev. services

KFC promotes Akhona Qengqe to general manager for Africa

16 Mar 2023

Gold Fields, AngloGold Ghana JV to create Africa's biggest gold mine

Mining

Gold Fields, AngloGold Ghana JV to create Africa's biggest gold mine

Nelson Banya 16 Mar 2023

Kellogg names global snack business Kellanova ahead of company split

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Kellogg names global snack business Kellanova ahead of company split

16 Mar 2023

Ogilvy EMEA CEO Patou Nuytemans: Creating impact is my ultimate objective

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Ogilvy EMEA CEO Patou Nuytemans: Creating impact is my ultimate objective

Danette Breitenbach 16 Mar 2023

Dumisa TV honours the true spirit of Easter

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Dumisa TV honours the true spirit of Easter

Urban Brew Studios 16 Mar 2023

BlackRock-managed fund buys stake in Kenyan wind farm

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

BlackRock-managed fund buys stake in Kenyan wind farm

Duncan Miriri 15 Mar 2023

CEO of Angola's new $1bn Cabinda refinery sees 2024 startup

Coal, Oil & Gas

CEO of Angola's new $1bn Cabinda refinery sees 2024 startup

Wendell Roelf 15 Mar 2023

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Loeries Creative Week

The Loeries 2023 - bigger and bolder, expect swagger

Danette Breitenbach 15 Mar 2023

The Constitution Hill Human Rights Festival returns

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The Constitution Hill Human Rights Festival returns

15 Mar 2023

Global Vans x Mami Wata collaboration spotlights African surf culture

Fashion & Homeware

Global Vans x Mami Wata collaboration spotlights African surf culture

Lauren Hartzenberg 14 Mar 2023

Vehicles move amid dense smog in Lahore, Pakistan 24 November 2021. Reuters/Mohsin Raza/File Photo

Environment & Natural Resources

Lahore is most polluted city, Chad worst among countries - survey

Krishn Kaushik 14 Mar 2023

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Retailers

Energy crisis likely to hit TFG Africa sales by R1bn

Nqobile Dludla 13 Mar 2023