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SpaceX founder and Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks on a screen during the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain. Source: Reuters/Nacho Doce

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Katja Hamilton 28 Nov 2024

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AB InBev is the official beer partner of Fifa Club World Cup 2025 (Image supplied)

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Huawei's Petal Ads and Futuretech collaborate to provide digital advertising solutions across Africa

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Financial Services

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Source: © Showmax MultiChoice SA and Showmax CEO, Marc Jury has resigned

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Source: © 123rf PRCA Africa’s Internship Charter has been launched

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20 Nov 2024

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Angela Wamola, head of GSMA for sub-Saharan Africa presents the latest GSMA report.

Telecoms & Networks

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Africa's affordable smartphone dilemma is the biggest facing the medium since Kelly tried to text Nelly on an Excel sheet. Source: Youtube/Vevo

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Lidl's global holiday campaign was created by BBDO Germany and its chief creative officer, South African-born Jonathan Deeb and Academy Award-winning filmmaker Tom Hooper (Image supplied)

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