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January is an opportunity for brands: 11 social media marketing ideas

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Significant growth in money transfers to Tanzania

22 Feb 2017

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Drought pushing food prices up sharply in East Africa

21 Feb 2017

The Style Group innovates with modern social media commerce

The Style Group innovates with modern social media commerce

17 Feb 2017

Digital payment solutions for Kenya

Digital payment solutions for Kenya

17 Feb 2017

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Dangote launches 25,000 hectare rice scheme in Sokoto

15 Feb 2017

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DR Congo's street food mushrooms as crisis grows

15 Feb 2017

Ambiente: Feedback from Frankfurt

Ambiente: Feedback from Frankfurt

Dave Nemeth 13 Feb 2017

Silvertree acquires Nigeria's TopCheck

Silvertree acquires Nigeria's TopCheck

13 Feb 2017

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Effectiveness in the Digital Age report indicates renewed focus on reach will drive sales

10 Feb 2017

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Pinterest lets phones spy eye-catching items

9 Feb 2017

Orange Money expands through Shell network

Orange Money expands through Shell network

25 Jan 2017

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Rest of Africa helps drive superb sales for Shoprite

19 Jan 2017

Castel’s 162-hectare vineyard in Ziway, Ethiopia.

Ethiopia's emerging wine industry luring consumers locally and abroad

19 Jan 2017

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African online shopping trends in 2017

18 Jan 2017

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Mauritania aims to boost food production

16 Jan 2017

#BizTrends2017: The shift from the experience economy to the transformation economy

#BizTrends2017: The shift from the experience economy to the transformation economy

Claudia Roth 11 Jan 2017

Nigeria seizes smuggled plastic rice

Nigeria seizes smuggled plastic rice

23 Dec 2016

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Build an experience and they will come: the experiential retail phenomenon

15 Dec 2016

The mobile landscape - looking at 2017 and what e-retailers could expect

The mobile landscape - looking at 2017 and what e-retailers could expect

Graham Du Plessis 9 Dec 2016

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How to deliver the only exceptional value shoppers want these December holidays

Bandile Ndzishe 8 Dec 2016

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Zimbabwe police fire teargas at protest against 'bank notes'

2 Dec 2016

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Opportunities on continent for pharma companies

17 Nov 2016

Engen boosts customer convenience with water, biltong bars

Engen boosts customer convenience with water, biltong bars

10 Nov 2016

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Despite digital convenience, customers want personal contact

28 Oct 2016

#BeyondRetail2016: Readying for retail saturation or a complete revolution?

#BeyondRetail2016: Readying for retail saturation or a complete revolution?

Leigh Andrews 21 Oct 2016

Botswana's benchmarking competition law

Botswana's benchmarking competition law

20 Oct 2016

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Food aid arrives for Sudan

20 Oct 2016

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Foschini downloads digital strategy

19 Oct 2016

Is your website driving away customers?

Is your website driving away customers?

Leigh Andrews 7 Oct 2016

Facebook launches buy-and-sell 'Marketplace'

Facebook launches buy-and-sell 'Marketplace'

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