News

Subscribe & Follow

Advertise your job vacancies

The Lead Creative

The Lead Creative: "More creative freedom, less money"

An employee inspects bottles of beer on a conveyor belt along a production line at the East African Breweries' microbrewery as the company released its half-year results in Ruaraka, Nairobi Kenya, 26 January 2024. Reuters/Monicah Mwangi/File Photo/File Photo

Kenyan court postpones case seeking to halt Diageo's $2.3bn sale of EABLDuncan Miriri and Emma Rumney

More news

A man poses with a handful of Zimbabwean dollars at a bank in central Harare, 15 June 2015. Zimbabweans began exchanging old notes of local dollars for US dollars, as President Robert Mugabe's government seeks to officially bury the worthless currency. Reuters/Philimon Bulawayo/File Photo

Banking

Zimbabwe launches gold-backed currency to replace battered local dollar

Nyasha Chingono 5 Apr 2024

Philippi Village founder Bushra Razack wins prestigious Forty Under 40 Africa Award

Awards

Philippi Village founder Bushra Razack wins prestigious Forty Under 40 Africa Award

5 Apr 2024

Tigran Gambaryan, an executive of Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, sits as he waits to face prosecution for tax evasion and money laundering at the federal high court in Abuja, Nigeria, 4 April 2024. Reuters/ Abraham Achirga

Corporate & Commercial Law

Detained Binance executive in court on Nigerian tax, money laundering charges

Camillus Eboh 4 Apr 2024

East Africa’s retail boom: a new opportunity for real estate

Commercial Property

East Africa’s retail boom: a new opportunity for real estate

4 Apr 2024

Marian Scala is the acting NTT SVP of Marketing & Demand Generation. Source: Supplied.

Branding

Dimension Data fully rebrands to NTT Data in MEA region

Karabo Ledwaba 3 Apr 2024

Image source: Nicole Kruger from

Environment & Natural Resources

Namibia investigates surge in rhino poaching in Etosha park

Nyasha Nyaungwa 3 Apr 2024

The digital divide in sub-saharan Africa: A barrier to quality education and information access

Education

The digital divide in sub-saharan Africa: A barrier to quality education and information access

George Barrett 2 Apr 2024

Chris Wulf-Caesar returns to Unilever Ghana as CEO

FMCG

Chris Wulf-Caesar returns to Unilever Ghana as CEO

28 Mar 2024

Robert van Breukelen, COO at Itemate Solutions

Mobile & Apps

Why telcos are the new banks in Africa’s mobile revolution

Robert van Breukelen 27 Mar 2024

A client uses an automated teller machine (ATM) at the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 31 July 2019. Reuters/Maheder Haileselassie Tadese/File Photo

Banking

Commercial Bank of Ethiopia recovers $11m lost in system glitch

Dawit Endeshaw and Hereward Holland 27 Mar 2024

Nissan to test African demand for its e-power hybrid vehicle

Fuel & Energy

Nissan to test African demand for its e-power hybrid vehicle

27 Mar 2024

SA’s fashion industry yields highest sales in sub-Saharan Africa of $11bn

Fashion & Homeware

SA’s fashion industry yields highest sales in sub-Saharan Africa of $11bn

26 Mar 2024

All SA consultancies named in Provoke Media 2024 EMEA Consultancies Of The Year Africa shortlist

PR & Communications

All SA consultancies named in Provoke Media 2024 EMEA Consultancies Of The Year Africa shortlist

25 Mar 2024

Telecoms & Networks

MTN revenue up, but naira drags profit down

Nqobile Dludla 25 Mar 2024

Media

Egypt frees last of Al Jazeera journalists it had detained

Farah Saafan and Andrew Mills 25 Mar 2024

SA edtech startup Koa Academy wins MEST Africa Challenge

Primary & Secondary Education

SA edtech startup Koa Academy wins MEST Africa Challenge

25 Mar 2024

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

WTO hits road block over advancing dispute reform talks

Emma Farge 22 Mar 2024

Leadership change: Nissan Africa welcomes new senior regional leader

Dealers

Leadership change: Nissan Africa welcomes new senior regional leader

22 Mar 2024

Somali pirates' return adds to crisis for global shipping companies

Shipping

Somali pirates' return adds to crisis for global shipping companies

22 Mar 2024

Source:

Social Media

Kenya tells TikTok to show it is complying with privacy laws

Duncan Miriri 22 Mar 2024

Safaricom dominates Ethiopia mobile money with M-Pesa

Telecoms & Networks

M-Pesa Safaricom, Onafriq ink deal to boost Ethiopian remittances

20 Mar 2024

The backlit fabric lightbox revolutionises displays

Exhibitions

The backlit fabric lightbox revolutionises displays

Scan Display 20 Mar 2024

Source:

Media Freedom

Detained Congolese journalist Bujakera has been freed, lawyer says

Bate Felix 20 Mar 2024

TikTok and the African Union Commission Forge Multi-Year Partnership. Source: Supplied.

Social Media

TikTok and AU Commission launch #SaferTogether for digital safety in Africa

18 Mar 2024

The subsea cable damage on West Africa could take 5 weeks to repair

Internet

5 week restoration for damaged subsea cables

Maxwell Akalaare Adombila 18 Mar 2024

Image source: Pixabay from

Food, Water & Energy Security

South Africa and Zimbabwe enter landmark water sharing deal

18 Mar 2024

Africa is served by a network of undersea internet cables

Internet

Seacom and Liquid maintain service during cable outages, highlight need for ISP redundancy

Lindsey Schutters 15 Mar 2024

A tough day at the office for internet users in South Africa

Telecoms & Networks

Mzansi in the dark: Microsoft acknowledges EMEA outage, but reports suggest wider issues [updated]

Lindsey Schutters 14 Mar 2024

Yande Nomvete, operations manager for Africa at Binance

Technology

Yande Nomvete is championing financial inclusion in Africa through crypto

8 Mar 2024

The Cellusys team: (from left) Dan Fletcher, Scott Fairnington, Chris Daly, Iyad Al-Shihabi, Rebecca Parkin, Luanna Sena and Nick Redmayne

Telecoms & Networks

Cellusys African odyssey uncovers Spotify data fraud along the way

Lindsey Schutters 7 Mar 2024

Let's do Biz