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Cape Town’s cybersecurity leaders set to gather for ITWeb Security Summit this month

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Google launches new AI-focused Hustle Academy for African SMEs

Google launches new AI-focused Hustle Academy for African SMEs

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Microsoft’s African data centre falters on payment demands, Bloomberg News reports

Microsoft’s African data centre falters on payment demands, Bloomberg News reports

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24 Dec 2025

To boost Nigerian entrepreneurship, Nigerian Breweries has formed a partnership with non-profit organisation Fate Foundation to empower around 1,000 Nigerian students (Image source: © The Drinks Business

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Partnership to empower students to boost Nigerian entrepreneurship

23 Dec 2025

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23 Dec 2025

Diageo sells East African Breweries stake to Asahi for $2.3bn

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Diageo sells East African Breweries stake to Asahi for $2.3bn

Duncan Miriri and Emma Rumney 22 Dec 2025

Who to watch: Africa's Top 10 PR professionals

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Who to watch: Africa's Top 10 PR professionals

19 Dec 2025

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19 Dec 2025

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Global ad market growth to accelerate, Big Tech takes market share

18 Dec 2025

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Telecoms & Networks

Airtel Africa teams up with Starlink to launch direct-to-cell service in 14 markets

Juby Babu 17 Dec 2025

Women in PR Ghana reveals new leadership

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Women in PR Ghana reveals new leadership

17 Dec 2025

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Identity and heritage drive A-beauty’s $44bn rise in MEA region

12 Dec 2025

Coal, Oil & Gas

Shell gets ready to produce oil in offshore Namibia

12 Dec 2025

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Mining

Glencore first miner to export cobalt under new DRC quotas

Ange Kasongo, Pratima Desai and Maxwell Akalaare Adombila 11 Dec 2025

The 2025 TikTok Awards sub-Saharan Africa were recently announced. Picture: Creator of the Year, Raja’atu Muhammed Ibrahim, @diaryofanortherncook (Image supplied)

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TikTok SSA top creators crowned

9 Dec 2025

Maverix calls on African founders to reclaim profit through clarity, structure and insight

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Maverix calls on African founders to reclaim profit through clarity, structure and insight

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The Creative Producer Indaba brought together saw15 filmmakers. Top left to right: Aswathi Naduthodi (India), David Franciscus (South Africa), Iman Djionne (Senegal), Ique Langa (Mozambique), Lova Nantenaina (La Réunion/Madagascar).
Middle left to right: Linda Qibaa (Morocco/France), Mahelet Gezachew (Ethiopia /USA), Mo Harawe (Austria/Somalia), Shveta Naidoo (South Africa), Soko Negash (Canada), Stefan Eichenberger (Switzerland).
Bottom left to right: Talita Arruda (Brazil), Wame Otshepe Merafhe (Botswana), Xolani Nhlapho (South Africa), Yasmin Hassan Mohamed (Kenya/Somalia) (Image supplied)

Education

Creative Producer Indaba provides filmmakers with future-facing skills

8 Dec 2025

Kenya to sell 15% Safaricom stake to Vodacom in $1.6bn deal

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Kenya to sell 15% Safaricom stake to Vodacom in $1.6bn deal

Duncan Miriri, George Obulutsa 4 Dec 2025

Omnicom's restructure: Who's in and who's out

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Omnicom's restructure: Who's in and who's out

3 Dec 2025

Hidden truths, hunting treasure and heroes on the History Channel

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Hearst Networks Africa 2 Dec 2025

Resilience, creativity, and impact: The dentsu Africa story

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Dentsu 2 Dec 2025

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TotalEnergies-led Mozambique LNG project loses R2.2bn backing

Shadia Nasralla and America Hernandez 2 Dec 2025

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TikTok unites with Nivea and inDrive for 2025 sub-Saharan Awards

1 Dec 2025

Urban Brew Studios’ Young, Famous & African takes Best Non-Scripted Series at NFTAs 2025

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Urban Brew Studios’ Young, Famous & African takes Best Non-Scripted Series at NFTAs 2025

Urban Brew Studios 27 Nov 2025

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Maxwell Akalaare Adombila and David Lewis 27 Nov 2025

Vodacom taps Google Cloud to boost Africa’s AI rollout

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Vodacom taps Google Cloud to boost Africa’s AI rollout

25 Nov 2025

Dentsu Zambia sparks national conversation on heart health with new partnership

Cardiology

Dentsu Zambia sparks national conversation on heart health with new partnership

Dentsu 24 Nov 2025

Mark Read, former CEO of WPP, has been announced as the chairman of Kantar’s newly formed Board of Directors (Image source: © Kantar Media )

Media

Mark Read's next move announced

24 Nov 2025

Blackweek has announced Johannesburg as the location for the inaugural African Edition in November 2026 (Image source: © Blackweek )

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Inaugural Blackweek Africa edition location announced

24 Nov 2025

Why data protection is the real backbone of SA's data centre boom

Data & Analytics

Why data protection is the real backbone of SA's data centre boom

Mohammed Sayed 24 Nov 2025

Africa's constraints can be beautiful opportunities for growth

Marketing

Africa's constraints can be beautiful opportunities for growth

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