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Pan-African e-commerce platform, Jumia, has become the first African startup to list on the New York Stock Exchange... read
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AFRICA
ISSUED BY DOTAFRICA
The adoption continues for the .africa (dotAfrica) geographic Top Level Domain (gLTD) as Africa's biggest multi-industry website, Bizcommunity, announced the launch of its dotAfrica website...read
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NIGERIA
Nigerian media mogul Mo Abudu receives 2019 Médailles d'Honneur at Cannes MIPTV...read
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AFRICA
Facebook artificial intelligence (AI) researchers have created the world's most detailed population density maps of Africa to help humanitarian relief efforts...read
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AFRICA
Emirates has launched a new pan-African brand advertising campaign that celebrates the talented 'pioneers' who are rewriting the narrative of Africa and presents an original anthem for Africa... Read
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AFRICA
Boomplay, a service founded by Transsnet, has raised $20 million in outside funding as it looks to break into more sub-Saharan African countries and continue to build up its database of music tracks... Read
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MOZAMBIQUE
'The Sound of Masks' is a visually dramatic journey through Mozambique's past and present, with Atanásio Nyusi, a compelling storyteller and legendary Mapiko dancer... Read
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NORTH AFRICA
Twitter has revealed over 16 premium video content across sports, entertainment and news... Read
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NORTH AFRICA
BeIN Media Group network has acquired Dumbotz for its BeJunior network in the Middle East and North Africa, to premiere in 2020... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
JESSICA TENNANT
Having won the same award in 2017, Nomacala Mpeta, head of learning at Digify Africa, explains why they're proud to be recognised a second time for leading the push for transformation in digital and encourages more agencies and NGOs to recognise the need to do so as a business imperative in corporate SA... Read
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AFRICA
Making Finance Work for Africa (MFW4A) announces revamped website... Read
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BURUNDI
Authorities in Burundi should fully restore broadcasting rights to the British Broadcasting Corporation and the Voice of America... Read
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MOZAMBIQUE
CPJ joins calls for immediate and unconditional release of Mozambican radio journalist, Amade Abubacar... Read
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ZIMBABWE
Police fired tear gas into the 263 Chat newsroom after chasing reporter Lovejoy Mtongwiza to the website's offices... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
RA-EES MOERAT
If you ever wondered when the right time to promote yourself as a freelancer would be... the time is now! Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
WARREN RAVINSKY
Programmatic buying is a tool and like any tool, it's only as effective as the person who wields it... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
REFILWE MALULEKE
In an age where leisure time is an increasingly precious commodity, customers are placing an even greater premium on convenience... Read
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RWANDA
NOEL TWAGIRAMUNGU & JOSEPH SEBARENZI
A quarter of a century ago Rwanda was a graveyard. Hundreds of thousands of lives had been lost and government institutions were in a shambles... Read
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BOTSWANA
Fashion retailer Cotton On Group opened its first store in Botswana recently. The store includes Group brands Cotton On, Rubi, Cotton On Body and Cotton On Kids... Read
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AFRICA
ISSUED BY KANTAR
Ivan Moroke has been appointed CEO, Kantar, Insights Division, South Africa and joins the Kantar Africa & Middle East Board... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
Drinks giant Pernod Ricard has launched its 2030 Sustainability and Responsibility roadmap as part of the company's Transform and Accelerate strategic plan... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
VICKY GILLAN
"Marriage is the wrong metaphor for the client/agency relationship; it's more like a harem..." Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
FABRIZIO CASALIN
The volume of online sales has skyrocketed over the last 10 years, taking up larger and larger shares of total retail sales. E-retail sales account now for 10.2% of all retail sales worldwide... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
LOUISE ROBINSON
When it comes to business, timing is everything. However, this is a factor that is often overlooked by many companies, especially those with small teams and even smaller budgets... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
The doors have officially opened to a new 22,700m² food production facility belonging to In2food, in the OR Tambo Special Economic Zone in Johannesburg... Read
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AFRICA
LAUREN HARTZENBERG
The fifth annual Condé Nast International Luxury Conference kicked off in Cape Town yesterday, bringing some of the biggest names in global luxury to African soil... Read
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AFRICA
DHL Express has launched Africa eShop, a platform enabling customers to shop directly from more than 200 US- and UK-based online retailers... Read
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AFRICA
African Development Bank Board approves $4.8 million grant to accelerate African free trade... Read
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AFRICA
Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa remains below 3%, three years after crisis... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
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SOUTH AFRICA
The Liberty Radio Awards has honoured the top performers of the South African radio industry at a gala banquet held in Sandton earlier tonight... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
The 22nd Prism Awards, celebrating excellence in the public relations and communication industry were held at The Capital on The Park in Sandton, Johannesburg on 14 April... Read
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KENYA
BBC seals deal with Showstopper Media for African version of 'The Great British Bake Off'... Read
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COMOROS
Authorities in the Comoros should stop detaining journalists and censoring the press in the wake of the disputed March 24 presidential election... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
Beyoncé Knowles has signed a partnership with Adidas, which will see the singer become a creative partner to the company, developing new apparel and footwear across the performance and lifestyle categories... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
Nestlé is launching a new 'cook from raw' 100% plant-based burger this month... Read
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AFRICA
ZHANN MEYER
Zhann Meyer, Africa Head of Global Commodity Finance for Nedbank CIB, delves into how commercialisation of small scale farmers is critical to Africa's transformation... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
Macy's new Instagram-friendly retail concept shop, Story, has launched in 36 stores across the United States. The narrative-driven space opened with 'Colour' as its inaugural theme... Read
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GLOBAL
Gartner has identified the top 10 strategic technologies impacting higher education in 2019... Read
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EAST AFRICA
JOSEPH OGUTU
The 40,000sqkm Serengeti-Mara plain that straddles the border of Kenya and Tanzania is famous for its abundant and diverse wildlife... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
There are two artificial intelligence trends that will become a reality in 2019 and nobody is talking about it... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
Commissioned in December 2018, Veolia Water Technologies South Africa has supplied a package plant for the treatment of water abstracted from two new boreholes at Cloetesville in Stellenbosch... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
SILVIO CAPUTO
Climate change is underway, and human activities such as urbanisation, industrialisation and food production are key contributors... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
The world of work is constantly evolving... Read
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AFRICA
UK-based Connected Virus Network and Biosciences Eastern and Central Africa - International Livestock Research Institute (BecA - ILRI) recently partnered to run a crop disease training course in Nairobi, Kenya... Read
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MOZAMBIQUE
CHANNING ARNDT AND CLAUDIA RINGLER
Cyclone Idai struck Beira, the fourth largest city in Mozambique, in mid-March with torrential rains and winds of more than 190 km per hour... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
iZindaba Zokudla (Conversations about Food) will this month host the inaugural conference for the African Association for Vertical Farming (AAVF) at the University of Johannesburg's (UJ) Soweto Campus, 9-10 April... Read
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NAMIBIA
LLEWELLYN LE HANÉ
The world is on the verge of a major revolution; while developed countries are keeping pace with major technological advancements... Read
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KENYA
WILFRED SENYONI
Information is important for high level managers to make informed decisions. The advance of information and communication technology means that information is generated in abundance and at a fast pace... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
AFGRI Group Holdings and a consortium of leading South African institutional investors have created a strategic grain storage platform vehicle to support growth and strengthen food security in South Africa and on the African continent... Read
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AFRICA
Marriott estimates its development pipeline through 2023 represents up to $8bn of investment from property owners and is expected to generate over 20,000 new jobs across the region... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
With the youth unemployment rate sitting at above 50%, growing numbers of young South Africans are considering entrepreneurship as a career option rather than competing for a limited pool of jobs in the formal sector or for a place at tertiary institution... Read
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AFRICA
FRANCK KUWONU
African countries barely existed when the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in Paris, France in 1948, three years after the end of the Second World War... Read
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AFRICA
SAMUEL HINNEH
A smartphone application is helping smallholders in sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America to collect data, share information on new agricultural practices and tackle climate change-related impacts... Read
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AFRICA
SELWYN BLIEDEN
For a long time, the most prominent players in the African property sector have been private equity or other institutional investors... Read
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EAST AFRICA
Research into a common eye condition in East Africa which causes irreversible vision loss is receiving vital funding from the eye research charity Fight for Sight, in partnership with The Royal College of Ophthalmologists (RCOphth)... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
Eskom has reviewed its winter plan, but has cautioned the country to use electricity sparingly as the demand for power is expected to increase this week as cold weather gets a grip on parts of South Africa... Read
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KENYA
Kenya's real estate industry is set to boom once again in 2019, following a stagnant economy brought on by political turmoil... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
TARUN GURJAL
Artificial Intelligence implementation is set to increase in businesses between 2019 and 2020... Read
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AFRICA
&Beyond, Conservation Travel Foundation by Ultimate Safaris, Singita and Wilderness Safaris, in partnership with the Lion Recovery Fund, have joined forces to launch the Lionscape Coalition initiative... Read
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ZAMBIA
The Beyond the Grid Fund for Zambia (BGFZ) has resulted in 100,000 Zambian households having gained access to clean energy... Read
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ETHIOPIA
According to Ethiopian government reports, an estimated 995,559 individuals were displaced by inter-communal clashes across the Gedeo and West Guji zones in February and March... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
This year marks the third edition of Inspiring Fifty South Africa, a non-profit initiative that benchmarks and awards the 50 most inspiring women in STEM... Read
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KENYA
Broll Property Intel's latest Kenya Logistics Snapshot Report has revealed that Kenya's expanding economy has spurred the growth of its logistics property market... Read
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NIGERIA
ANNE COCKCROFT & NEIL ANDERSSON
Nigerian women are at high risk of death related to pregnancy and child birth. Accurate figures are hard to come by, but the WHO estimates there are more than 800 maternal deaths for every 100,000 live births in Nigeria... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
The latest figures released by the African Development Bank suggest the continent's infrastructure needs amount to between $130-170bn a year, with a current financing gap of $67-$107bn per annum... Read
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AFRICA
What if a mobile phone could prevent a health epidemic? It may sound like science fiction, but the WHO polio geographic information system (GIS) technology is doing just that in 43 countries in Africa. Read
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