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Climate Change

Can climate shocks change how people feel about paying taxes?

Enrico Nichelatti 3 days

GirlCode opens applications for 2026 Pan-African Hackathon

Education

GirlCode opens applications for 2026 Pan-African Hackathon

8 Jul 2026

Google Play launches R16m fund for African game developers

Development

Google Play launches R16m fund for African game developers

6 Jul 2026

CorpsAfrica South Africa opens applications for Cohort 3 of its 2026/2027 volunteer programme

NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

CorpsAfrica South Africa opens applications for Cohort 3 of its 2026/2027 volunteer programme

Issued by CorpsAfrica South Africa 6 Jul 2026

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Energy

Africa’s power market is changing fast — and private capital is driving it

Shirley Webber and Nikhil Kasiram 30 Jun 2026

Why Far East demand matters for SA's bumper maize harvest

Agriculture

Why Far East demand matters for SA's bumper maize harvest

Wandile Sihlobo 29 Jun 2026

Source: Reuters.

Banking

China approves Standard Bank, ICBC for Africa yuan clearing

Colleen Goko 26 Jun 2026

Eskom’s Arnot Power Station in Middelburg, Mpumalanga. , , via Wikimedia Commons

Energy

Fossil fuels still dominate in Africa’s electricity future – study tracks 3,139 power plants

Davy Vanham 25 Jun 2026

Source: Supplied. Michael Hewson, founder and director of Graphene Economics.

Taxation & Regulation

Massive risk for multinationals: Inability to reproduce TP data can trigger fraud allegations

23 Jun 2026

$African creatives discuss the importance of Cannes to Africa. Picture l to r: Yusuf Adejumo, creative director, TBWA\Concept Nigeria, Audrey Quaye creative director Innova DDB Ghana, Alex van Niekerk, executive creative director at TBWA\Ascent, Graham Cruikshanks, director of Africa operations at TBWA, Eric Mununuzi, chief creative Officer at TBWA\Uganda (Images supplied, composite by Ruth Cooper @ Bizcommunity)$

Cannes Lions

#Cannes2026 | Should Africa care about the Cannes Lions?

Danette Breitenbach 22 Jun 2026

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) and affiliates walk through the street of Cape Town as they embark on a nationwide strike to mark World Day of Decent Work, in Cape Town, South Africa, 7 October 2024. Reuters/Esa Alexander/File Photo

Labour Law & Unions

SA labour unions urge workers to shun anti-migrant protests

Anathi Madubela, Nellie Peyton and Frank Phiri 17 Jun 2026

Representation of cryptocurrencies are seen in this illustration taken 10 September 2025. Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Legislation & Regulation

Zimbabwe moves to regulate cryptocurrency sector

Chris Takudzwa Muronzi and Colleen Goko 15 Jun 2026

AI platform targets Africa's $65bn smallholder finance gap

Agriculture

AI platform targets Africa's $65bn smallholder finance gap

10 Jun 2026

Declan Cherry and Daniel Cherry of Traderbag, the Durban company that has launched sustainable paper carrier bags to the retail market. Image Supplied

ESG

Myths about plastic shopping bags debunked

5 Jun 2026

Source: Reuters/David 'Dee' Delgado. Zimbabwe's Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Amon Murwira and the Zimbabwe's delegation celebrate after winning the election of non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council at UN headquarters in New York City, US, Wednesday, 3 June 2026.

Taxation & Regulation

Africa gains influence as Zimbabwe wins seat on UN Security Council

4 Jun 2026

African EV startup Spiro raises R3.4bn to expand battery-swapping network

Funding

African EV startup Spiro raises R3.4bn to expand battery-swapping network

2 Jun 2026

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

EU starts first investment roadshow in South Africa targeting minerals

Colleen Goko and Tim Cocks 2 Jun 2026

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Agriculture

SADC urged to fast-track fertiliser reforms as food insecurity persists

1 Jun 2026

Woodstock Brewery’s Funky Monk’s wins “Best Beer in Africa”

Food & Wine

Woodstock Brewery’s Funky Monk’s wins “Best Beer in Africa”

29 May 2026

Source: Supplied. Ola Oyetayo, chief executive officer and co-founder of Verto.

Fintech

#AfricaMonth | Paying Lagos is still harder than paying London

27 May 2026

Wonga takes the highest accolade of the night at the 2026 Africa Tech Week Awards

Technology

Wonga takes the highest accolade of the night at the 2026 Africa Tech Week Awards

Issued by Topco Media 27 May 2026

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Climate Change

A storm is brewing as experts warn of a “super” El Niño

27 May 2026

Africa’s luxury travel shift creates new opportunities

Travel

Africa’s luxury travel shift creates new opportunities

Clinton Els 26 May 2026

#AfricaMonth | Africa must tell its own tourism story

Tourism

#AfricaMonth | Africa must tell its own tourism story

Robin Fredericks 26 May 2026

Graham Cruikshanks, director of Africa operations at TBWA says there is a strong desire to recognise African advertising talent (Image supplied)

Africa Month

#AfricaMonth | Recognising Africa's unique advertising voice

Danette Breitenbach 25 May 2026

Seynabou Diop works at a station in a laboratory where the hantavirus genome was sequenced from the April 2026 outbreak, at Institut Pasteur in Dakar, Senegal. Image credit: Reuters/Ricci Shryock

Infectious Diseases

Hantavirus in Africa: why climate change, rats and weak surveillance are worrying scientists

Wolfgang Preiser, Carla Mavian, Cheryl Baxter, Richard Lessells and Tulio de Oliveira 22 May 2026

Volkswagen and Mastertons launch limited-edition People’s Blend coffee

FMCG

Volkswagen and Mastertons launch limited-edition People’s Blend coffee

20 May 2026

Source: Supplied

Tourism

Africa’s Travel Indaba fuels R835m boost for Durban tourism

18 May 2026

Isu Elihle Awards open for entries with R30,000 for first place

Media

Isu Elihle Awards open for entries with R30,000 for first place

18 May 2026

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Agriculture

Agriculture in Africa: Science and research can’t make an impact without investment and good policies

Pape Abdoulaye Seck 14 May 2026

Source: Reuters.

Finance

Deals and new partnerships lined up at Africa-France summit

Duncan Miriri 12 May 2026

Africa air travel grows despite global aviation disruption

Travel

Africa air travel grows despite global aviation disruption

12 May 2026

SuperSport’s new advertising campaign will launch to coincide with the start of the Fifa World Cup 2026 (Image supplied)

Advertising

Supersport's Fifa World Cup Sleep can wait campaign launches

11 May 2026

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Primary & Secondary Education

What’s stopping kids from learning useful skills? Short answer: exams

Frank Quansah 8 May 2026

SA Rooibos exports to China go tariff free

Agriculture

SA Rooibos exports to China go tariff free

7 May 2026

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Finance

What does China’s surprise tariff move mean for Africa’s trade landscape?

6 May 2026

Hospitality

3 pillars shaping Africa’s next hospitality chapter

Joep Schoof 30 Apr 2026

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Mental health

Why do so many African women bleach their skin? Study looks beyond what they tell researchers

Oyenike Balogun 4 May 2026

Travel

Q1 2026: Africa leads SA tourism, UK and Germany top Western arrivals

Karabo Ledwaba 29 Apr 2026

Source: Supplied. Andrea McKaiser-Walbrugh, senior associate at legal firm CMS South Africa.

Taxation & Regulation

From trade pact to action plan: AfCFTA faces capital mobilisation test

Andrea McKaiser-Walbrugh 23 Apr 2026

2 SA startups join Google’s 10th Africa accelerator cohort

SMEs

2 SA startups join Google’s 10th Africa accelerator cohort

21 Apr 2026

Source: Reuters. Andrew Dabalen, chief economist, Africa region, World Bank, speaks during the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund annual meetings in Washington, DC, US, 18 October, 2025.

Markets & Investment

Sub-Saharan Africa faces slower growth as US-Iran war raises costs

10 Apr 2026

Africa's untapped $322bn tourism potential hinges on tackling key barriers

Tourism & Travel

Africa's untapped $322bn tourism potential hinges on tackling key barriers

Ross Volk 10 Apr 2026

Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

Final call for applications to the Mandela Rhodes Foundation Scholarship SA 2027

7 Apr 2026

Edge Growth Investee Day provides lessons in entrepreneurial resilience and growth

SMEs

Edge Growth Investee Day provides lessons in entrepreneurial resilience and growth

Issued by Edge Growth 24 Mar 2026

Coca-Cola system contributed R51.2bn to bolster economic growth in SA in 2024

Supply Chain

Coca-Cola system contributed R51.2bn to bolster economic growth in SA in 2024

24 Mar 2026

Musk's Starlink denied telecoms licence in Namibia

Telecoms & Networks

Musk's Starlink denied telecoms licence in Namibia

Nyasha Nyaungwa 24 Mar 2026

Electric vehicles could soon be cheaper than petrol cars in Africa – if financing barriers fall

Fuel & Energy

Electric vehicles could soon be cheaper than petrol cars in Africa – if financing barriers fall

Christian Moretti, Bessie Noll 23 Mar 2026

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Environment & Natural Resources

African scientists invited to apply for $150k Jennifer Ward Oppenheimer Research Grant

23 Mar 2026