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Unesco adds 25 new World Heritage Sites

Tourism

Unesco adds 25 new World Heritage Sites

3 days

Retailers urged to ditch plastic bags before 2027 deadline

ESG

Retailers urged to ditch plastic bags before 2027 deadline

3 days

Climate Change

Africa to weather billion-dollar storm as “super” El Niño approaches

Simon Jessop and Marc Jones 27 Jul 2026

Google hunts for SA startups to join accelerator

Technology

Google hunts for SA startups to join accelerator

23 Jul 2026

African filmmakers launch AfriVerts to tap booming mobile drama market

Film

African filmmakers launch AfriVerts to tap booming mobile drama market

22 Jul 2026

Electricity pylons are seen at the Kusile coal-fired station of South African utility Eskom, as the company's ageing coal-fired plants cause frequent power outages, in Delmas, in the Mpumalanga province, South Africa, 17 January 2023. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

4th Industrial Revolution

AI could lift sub-Saharan Africa economy 4% if power, internet improve, IMF says

Colleen Goko 22 Jul 2026

A Sudanese refugee girl displaced by clashes between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese army at the Tine transit camp in eastern Chad. Image credit: Reuters/Amr Abdallah Dalsh/File Photo

Food, Water & Energy Security

El Niño, Strait of Hormuz deadlock threaten strides made to end global hunger

Giselda Vagnoni and Oriana Boselli 21 Jul 2026

Bosch celebrates 120 years in SA with renewed focus on local innovation and growth

Design & Manufacturing

Bosch celebrates 120 years in SA with renewed focus on local innovation and growth

21 Jul 2026

Pan Afrikan Design Week to debut in CPT in Oct '26

Events

Pan Afrikan Design Week to debut in CPT in Oct '26

20 Jul 2026

2026 Veuve Clicquot Bold Woman Awards winners announced

Awards

2026 Veuve Clicquot Bold Woman Awards winners announced

20 Jul 2026

Bafana Bafana’s Thapelo Maseko, with teammates, celebrating scoring their first goal in the Fifa World Cup 2026 match against South Korea at the Estadio Monterrey in Monterrey, Mexico. Image credit: Reuters/Eloisa Sanchez

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Racism at the World Cup is an ugly reality. How to understand where it comes from

Christian Ungruhe 17 Jul 2026

Shaping the future of CX at the Africa CX Conference & Awards 2026

CRM, CX, UX

Shaping the future of CX at the Africa CX Conference & Awards 2026

Issued by The Chartered Institute of Customer Management 15 Jul 2026

Global cyber attacks rise 17% as ransomware activity accelerates

Cybersecurity

Global cyber attacks rise 17% as ransomware activity accelerates

14 Jul 2026

Source: Supplied. Rob Downes, Head: Digital Assets at Absa CIB.

Financial Services

Africa's blockchain opportunity is bigger than the funding suggests

Rob Downes 14 Jul 2026

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Climate Change

Can climate shocks change how people feel about paying taxes?

Enrico Nichelatti 10 Jul 2026

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

Source: Mark Stebnicki via

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

Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

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

Source: Haytam123258 via

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