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CHRISTELE CHOKOSSA
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AFRICA
AILSA WINGFIELD
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SOUTH AFRICA
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AFRICA
ALAIN DOS SANTOS
With strong economic growth, increased affluence and a growing population that is forecast to double by 2050, the continent holds strong potential for luxury brands... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
JORDAN RITTENBERRY
Jordan Rittenberry looks back at the past twelve months and plan for what's to come... Read
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AFRICA
A.T. Kearney's bi-annual Global Retail Development Index highlights the rise of African countries in the global retail context, with Ghana and Senegal securing spots in the top 10 on the index... Read
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AFRICA
Forbes is set to host the first-ever Under 30 Africa Summit in Botswana to focus on themes of inspiration, innovation and exploration... Read
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AFRICA
Nigeria has introduced visas on arrival to all African travellers, dropping the requirement that they apply in advance... Read
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NAMIBIA
As part of efforts to reduce the growing burden of non communicable diseases (NCDs) on mortality and morbidity in Namibia, the Ministry of Health and Social Services with support from WHO is strengthening the health system... Read
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AFRICA
Maersk's head of marketing and business development for Africa, Anita de Werd, spoke to Bizcommunity.com about global marketing trends on a recent visit to Cape Town... Read
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AFRICA
CAROLYN LOGAN
The African Development Bank launched an initiative to speed up the supply of electricity in Africa in 2016. Read
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AFRICA
CATHY IBAL
This past decade has been a decade of disruption globally... Read
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AFRICA
GERHARD ZEELIE
When looking at trends in Africa, it's always important not to fall into that all too common trap of seeing the continent as a homogeneous entity... Read
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AFRICA
KEYMANTHRI MOODLEY
Biodiversity - the variation in all living organisms - is one of Africa's richest assets. As a result, its genetic material is coveted by scientists, biotechnology companies and research institutes globally... Read
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AFRICA
NJ AYUK
Africa holds around 7% of the world's proven crude oil and natural gas reserves, yet the continent remains largely under-explored... Read
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AFRICA
WarnerMedia's director of channels for France, French-speaking territories, Africa and Israel, Julien Borde, visited South Africa recently and spoke about the content trends for 2020... Read
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AFRICA
CHRIS MALAN
We are entering a new phase in the history of African architecture. A period defined by African architects who are moved by cultural nuances and societal needs... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
KAMO MOGASHOA
If brands want to succeed in South Africa and the rest of Africa, they need to love and appreciate Africa and the rich diversity that unifies instead of divides us... Read
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AFRICA
ISSUED BY GO CONTENT LAB
Francis Kariuki, recently a former head of operations at a flexible workspace (also known as a coworking space) in Kenya sits across from me as we have a chat on the immediate future of the flexible working industry... Read
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AFRICA
The new Internet Society Foundation has issued its first set of medium and large grants (ranging from $12,000 to $30,000 each) to 13 projects, including three from Africa... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
NICHOLUS FUNDA
Generally in South Africa, criminals control the night. Technology is a tool that is used in protected areas (national parks, provincial, municipal and private nature reserves) for detecting suspected poachers or criminals. It can be used to empower protected area management to claim a fraction of the night... Read
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AFRICA
CALEB LANGAT
Transfer pricing is one of the hottest tax issues globally, and Africa is no exception... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
MARIUS REITZ
Cryptocurrency is still something of an enigma for many investors, but will it become more mainstream as an asset class in 2020? Read
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MADAGASCAR
ANDREA L. BADEN
The island of Madagascar off the southeastern coast of Africa hosts at least 12,000 plant species and 700 vertebrate species, 80% to 90% of which are found nowhere else on Earth... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
EMILY CLARK
Rapidly changing technology such as virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) is not only having an impact on the architecture industry, but interior design and fit-out as well. Read
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GHANA
PÄIVI LUJALA
Ghana has gold, diamonds, bauxite, manganese, salt, limestone, granite and oil. Its mining and quarrying sector contributes significantly to its economy.. Read
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SUDAN
The African Development Bank has approved a $21.783m grant to accelerate the adoption of solar-powered irrigation pumps in Sudan's West Kordofan and North Kordofan states... Read
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NIGERIA
Group MD and CEO of Dangote Cement Joseph Makoju will retire effective 31 January 2020. Popularly known as "Mr Cement", Makoju is bowing out after 45 years in the cement industry... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
DR. GLEB TSIPURSKY
Let's say you're interviewing a new applicant for a job and you feel something is off. You can't quite put your finger on it, but you're a bit uncomfortable with this person... Read
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AFRICA
GRAHAM DENEYS
Africa has carved a unique path by steam-rolling traditional structural challenges and issues... Read
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AFRICA
LOUISE BURGERS
Maersk has developed a partnership with She-Trade, an initiative from the International Trade Centre, which aims to connect three million women entrepreneurs to the global markets by 2021... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
GRANT LAPPING
Data privacy and protection are likely to be high on the agenda for 2020 in the wake of Facebook-Cambridge Analytica and other data scandals. These controversies have prompted regulators and consumers alike to question how much personal data big tech companies gather, how they put it to work, and how they store and manage it... Read
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ZIMBABWE
Due to the prolonged drought and economic crisis in Zimbabwe, millions in that country face an increasingly desperate situation, according to the United Nations World Food Programme... Read
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KENYA
JO TONDEUR
Kenya's education ministry has proposed that information and communication technology (ICT) - such as computers, laptops, tablets and cameras - be used to help teach certain subjects and improve how students learn... Read
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AFRICA
The World Food Programme's (WFP) analysis of global hunger hotspots in the first half of 2020 shows Sub-Saharan Africa's escalating hunger needs dominating the coming months with millions of people requiring life-saving food assistance... Read
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TANZANIA
A $272.12m loan has been approved from the African Development Bank (AfDB) to Tanzania for the construction of the new Msalato International Airport in the capital Dodoma... Read
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NIGERIA
NNAEMEKA VINCENT EMODI
Nigeria returned to democracy in 1999. But it took another 16 years for power to change hands, with the All Progressive Congress clinching the office of the presidency in 2015... Read
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MALAWI
After attracting $67m in investment, one of Malawi's first solar projects has reached financial close... Read
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TUNISIA
Following the signing of a landmark deal with the Groupe Alliance, Hilton has confirmed a flagship Hilton Hotels & Resorts property in the coastal suburb of Gammarth in Tunis, Tunisia... Read
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TANZANIA
Rooted in the friendship between Baba wa Taifa, Mwalimu Nyerere, and Prof. Bernhard Grzimek, former president of the German Frankfurt Zoological Society, Tanzania and Germany have been close partners... Read
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GLOBAL
TITO RIBEIRO
Tito Ribeiro shares some of the digital marketing trends he thinks will stand out in 2020... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
NOMZAMO RADEBE
The unique SA retail environment presents new and established retailers with a good opportunity for success. Let's take a closer look. Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
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Monday, 6 January 2020, Bizcommunity, one of the leading business-to-business news platforms on the African continent, celebrates the official relaunch of their podcast offering - BizTakeouts... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
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We are honoured to announce the following speakers who will share their vision of the trends shaping our region, from culture to connectivity and fintech to fashion at BizTrendsLIVE!2020, in association with Ster Kinekor, at the Mall of Africa IMAX theatre on Thursday, 30 January 2020... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
JARED RUTTENBERG
As tourism continues to rise (2018 saw a global increase of 6% in 2017) consumers are not shy to make their preferences known on how they want to travel and, afterwards, what they thought of the experience... Read
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GLOBAL
There have been many self-inflicted brand reputation hits in 2019. The CMO Council has selected a few notable names experiencing hard knocks and has also listed what made them punching bags for media, regulatory, customer and market detraction... Read
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GLOBAL
Warc has announced a total of nine winners - one Grand Prix, two Golds, three Silvers and three Bronzes - in the Best Use of Data category for Warc Media Awards 2019... Read
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AFRICA
MATHIEU LAMIAUX
In the last 20 years, there have been several extraordinary gains in addressing critical health challenges, from reducing maternal and child mortality by 45% and 58% respectively to decreasing new HIV infections by 40%... Read
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