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Kenyan merchant solution Sokowatch starts East African expansion

Kenyan merchant solution Sokowatch starts East African expansion

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Rwanda moves swiftly towards cashless society

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Turning the whole world into an interactive billboard with AR

Johan Walters, Incubeta 4 May 2017

Will additive manufacturing inspire the next industrial revolution?

Will additive manufacturing inspire the next industrial revolution?

Nicholas Kitonyi 3 May 2017

US products on show at retail trade expo

US products on show at retail trade expo

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Egyptian online grocery startup GoodsMart raises $750k

Egyptian online grocery startup GoodsMart raises $750k

Tom Jackson 3 May 2017

Prepaid payment solutions drive cash out of Africa's economies

Prepaid payment solutions drive cash out of Africa's economies

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Africa needs export diversification

Africa needs export diversification

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Two new African acquisitions give Mara Delta solid footing

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Opening of Decathlon's first store in Accra

Opening of Decathlon's first store in Accra

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WGSN press event in Cape Town

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Dangote aims to be largest global rice exporter by 2021

Dangote aims to be largest global rice exporter by 2021

24 Apr 2017

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Mastercard introduces biometric shopping card

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Pick n Pay delivers sustainable growth in ‘new normal' environment

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New mobile payment system for fuel in Namibia

18 Apr 2017

FNB awarded Best Retail Bank in Southern Africa by Banker Africa Awards

FNB awarded Best Retail Bank in Southern Africa by Banker Africa Awards

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Marije Gould, Verint VP of marketing EMEA.

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Uganda's second Slow Food Earth Market launched in Manafwa

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The Crazy Store opens 300th store, plans Botswanan expansion

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Oxford Business Group with Okechukwu E Enelamah, Nigeria's minister of industry and trade.

Nigeria announces tax breaks, export incentives to boost production

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Amarula launches phase two of conservation campaign

Amarula launches phase two of conservation campaign

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Dangote Flour Mills returns to profitability

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Africa faces need to improve enterprise infrastructure

Africa faces need to improve enterprise infrastructure

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Why the exhibition industry ISN'T dying - and never will!

Why the exhibition industry ISN'T dying - and never will!

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