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 | Alex Okosi, current managing director for YouTube EMEA Emerging Markets, will take on the role of managing director for Google in Africa... read |
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 | DANETTE BREITENBACH Mzamo Xala, the group CEO of Avatar Agency Group, is speaking at this year's IMC Conference on African creativity...read |
|  | | The fifth edition of Google Africa Internet Academy is taking place next week from 11 to 12 September at UJ...read |
|  | ISSUED BY KANTAR Kantar's Media Reactions 2023 report uncovers the attitudes of consumers and marketers to ad platforms and channels...read |
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 | HENDRIK DU PREEZ Hendrik du Preez is vice president - Africa at Qatar Airways expands on the airlines sports spopnsorship strategy in Africa... Read |
 | KATJA HAMILTON South Africa overpaid by 33% for Pfizer-BioNTech and 2.5 times for Oxford-AstraZeneca compared to the UK... Read |
 | Accor's Pullman Hotels & Resorts has opened the doors to its first property in South Africa - the Pullman Cape Town City Centre, located in the prestigious Triangle House... Read |
 | LINDSEY SCHUTTERS The first Novacom Africa summit gathered the leaders of Africa's digital transformation together in Franschhoek this week... Read |
 | The Loeries have announced the five international jury presidents who will lead the 2023 juries... Read |
 | NJ AYUK Despite the global divestment from fossil fuels, half a billion barrels of oil and gas reserves found around Africa in 2023... Read |
 | E! Entertainment Television has announced that E! is newly available on DStv Access (Channel 124)... Read |
 | ISSUED BY THE BAR The Bar Africa, an independent Kenyan advertising agency celebrates its first year anniversary. The agency was co-founded by Marls Truter, Shounak Guhathakurta and Yash Deb... Read |
 | ISSUED BY DSTV MEDIA SALES The home of entertainment, DStv, has brought a new channel to viewers' screens. Zee Zonke is a 24-hour general entertainment television channel dubbed entirely in isiZulu with English subtitles, coming from Zee Entertainment... Read |
 | KATJA HAMILTON Latam Airlines launches the first Latin-American airline route connecting Brazil to Africa, boosting trade and tourism. Read |
 | MTN SA has appointed Tumi Chamayou as chief enterprise business officer and Ernest Galelekile as executive for channels in commercial operations... Read |
 | Myles, who has over 17 years of experience in sales, has built and maintained strong business relations across BMW Group South Africa... Read |
 | The landscape of grocery retail in Africa is undergoing a remarkable transformation, driven by shifting demographics and technological advancements... Read |
 | LENORE MANDERSON Witness the alarming toll of global warming in Africa - from fatal allergies to heart attacks and cholera outbreaks... Read |
 | VIRUSHA SUBBAN Trade between China and South Africa is set to grow further after several announcements on trade were made at the Brics summit, held in South Africa in August 2023. At the summit, the countries agreed to narrow the trade deficit by increasing access to Chinese markets for South African products... Read |
 | Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between her department and Airbnb to support the continued recovery of the tourism sector and build inclusive tourism in South Africa... Read |
 | DUNCAN MIRIRI AND SIMON JESSOP Kenyan president opens Africa's first climate summit, where UAE investors pledge $450m to boost carbon-credit production 19-fold by 2030... Read |
 | ISSUED BY STONE Brand South Africa is committed to supporting the Drakensberg Boys Choir School (DBCS) for their upcoming tour to Mauritius from 17 to 24 September 2023... Read |
 | KATJA HAMILTON Sho't Left Travel Week, running until September 10, offers up to 50% off deals for family getaways, making exploring your own country affordable and diverse. Discover South Africa!... Read |
 | DUNCAN MIRIRI African leaders on Wednesday proposed new global taxes and reforms to international financial institutions to help fund climate change action in a declaration that will form the basis of their negotiating position at November's COP28 summit... Read |
 | On 7 September, Sanlam Ltd announced a 118% increase in half-year profits, driven by improved investment returns, reduced claims, and a growing client base... Read |
 | Excitement is building to fever pitch among fans of African and Afro-inspired music as global music authority Trace reveals the first performers in the lineup for the inaugural Trace Awards... Read |
 | KATJA HAMILTON South Africa's 2023 tourism boom: 4.8m international visitors, 70.6% increase, reinforcing its allure for global and domestic travelers... Read |
 | UMARU FOFANA Sierra Leone hit by power cuts after Turkish power ship switches off supply due to unpaid $40m debt... Read |
 | DAWIT ENDESHAW AND MOAZ ABD-ALAZIZ Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed Ali took to social media to celebrate the successful final fill of the disputed GERD project on the Nile... Read |
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 | EVAN-LEE COURIE Pick n Pay, the giant retail group, founded by Raymond Ackerman in 1967, announced on Thursday morning, that the retail king has died at the age of 92... Read |
 | Resilient economy grows 2.6% despite volatility: a positive but not high... Read |
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