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Banks bounce back as First National Bank takes top spot as South Africa's Most Valuable BrandKantar

Image supplied. Felix Abely (L) and Joseph Sandu (R), Best Fintech Journalists of the Year

First African journalists graduate from fintech-focused journalism programme

19 Dec 2022

Platform launched to assist African students in Ukraine

Platform launched to assist African students in Ukraine

7 Apr 2022

#BizTrends2019: Bizcommunity hosts #BizTrendsLIVE!, an overview

#BizTrends2019: Bizcommunity hosts #BizTrendsLIVE!, an overview

Jessica Tennant, Bizcommunity.com 1 Feb 2019

Succeed at social media marketing with Namibia's V5 Digital Academy

Succeed at social media marketing with Namibia's V5 Digital Academy

Techsys Digital 1 Feb 2019

AIMS applicants in 2018.

Applications open for African Master's in Machine Intelligence

23 Jan 2019

Lamin Momodou Manneh, director, UNDP Regional Service Centre for Africa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

#BizTrends2019: This could be a big year for Africa

Lamin Momodou Manneh 21 Jan 2019

New Economy workshop participants from Rwanda.

Digital transformation support for Rwanda from Alibaba

17 Jan 2019

#BizTrends2019: The future of learning in relation to disruptive innovations

#BizTrends2019: The future of learning in relation to disruptive innovations

Neo Rantele Kuaho 7 Jan 2019

Data science presents enormous opportunities in Africa

Data science presents enormous opportunities in Africa

17 Dec 2018

Mandla Shezi, CEO of Hollard International.

Understanding the diversity of Africa is key to its growth

11 Dec 2018

Orelie Kabeya and Exauce Kabeya with Wikifundi 2.0. Photographer: Isla Haddow-Flood.

Expanding knowledge on Africa through the Wikimedia movement

11 Dec 2018

#AEC2018: Africa's "easy decade" of economic growth is over

#AEC2018: Africa's "easy decade" of economic growth is over

6 Dec 2018

Women entrepreneurs win at 2018 Anzisha Prize Awards

Women entrepreneurs win at 2018 Anzisha Prize Awards

6 Nov 2018

#FairnessFirst: How sending girls to school changes the economy

#FairnessFirst: How sending girls to school changes the economy

Leigh Andrews 15 Oct 2018

AI Summit launches at AfricaCom 2018

AI Summit launches at AfricaCom 2018

10 Oct 2018

How to future-proof Africa

How to future-proof Africa

Danette Breitenbach 21 Sep 2018

The African innovation ecosystem

The African innovation ecosystem

20 Sep 2018

AfricaCom 2018 takes place in Cape Town, 13-15 November 2018.

Celebrating Africa's digital heroes in 2018

14 Sep 2018

SA's Snapplify partners Econet for zero-rated e-books

Gabriella Mulligan 4 Sep 2018

#Loeries2018: Welcome to the hypermarket

#Loeries2018: Welcome to the hypermarket

Angie White 17 Aug 2018

Chinese President Xi Jinping, BRICS Summit, South Africa.

The next decade of BRICS

30 Jul 2018

Nelson Mandela image from

#Mandela100: Using the spirit of Ubuntu to address knowledge gaps on Wikipedia

Leigh Andrews 20 Jul 2018

How Africa can embrace an AI-enabled future

How Africa can embrace an AI-enabled future

Zoaib Hoosen 18 Jul 2018

Building a digital continent

Building a digital continent

Michael Pittelkow 5 Jul 2018

Generation Z will transform African business

Generation Z will transform African business

3 Jul 2018

Finding ways to accelerate transformation in Africa

Finding ways to accelerate transformation in Africa

22 Jun 2018

Innovation labs in Africa have doubled

Innovation labs in Africa have doubled

15 Jun 2018

Training young African leaders can take societies to great heights

Training young African leaders can take societies to great heights

Franck Kuwonu 13 Jun 2018

African Development Bank launches Coding for Employment programme

African Development Bank launches Coding for Employment programme

12 Jun 2018

African innovation must be nurtured

African innovation must be nurtured

11 Jun 2018

Africa Innovation Summit.

Developing Africa-wide innovation

6 Jun 2018

Africa CEO Forum.

Developing woman leaders in Africa

5 Jun 2018

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#BizTrends2019: Bizcommunity hosts #BizTrendsLIVE!, an overview

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Succeed at social media marketing with Namibia's V5 Digital Academy

Succeed at social media marketing with Namibia's V5 Digital Academy

Techsys Digital 1 Feb 2019

AIMS applicants in 2018.

Applications open for African Master's in Machine Intelligence

23 Jan 2019

Lamin Momodou Manneh, director, UNDP Regional Service Centre for Africa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

#BizTrends2019: This could be a big year for Africa

Lamin Momodou Manneh 21 Jan 2019

New Economy workshop participants from Rwanda.

Digital transformation support for Rwanda from Alibaba

17 Jan 2019

#BizTrends2019: The future of learning in relation to disruptive innovations

#BizTrends2019: The future of learning in relation to disruptive innovations

Neo Rantele Kuaho 7 Jan 2019

Data science presents enormous opportunities in Africa

Data science presents enormous opportunities in Africa

17 Dec 2018

Mandla Shezi, CEO of Hollard International.

Understanding the diversity of Africa is key to its growth

11 Dec 2018

Orelie Kabeya and Exauce Kabeya with Wikifundi 2.0. Photographer: Isla Haddow-Flood.

Expanding knowledge on Africa through the Wikimedia movement

11 Dec 2018

#AEC2018: Africa's "easy decade" of economic growth is over

#AEC2018: Africa's "easy decade" of economic growth is over

6 Dec 2018

Women entrepreneurs win at 2018 Anzisha Prize Awards

Women entrepreneurs win at 2018 Anzisha Prize Awards

6 Nov 2018

#FairnessFirst: How sending girls to school changes the economy

#FairnessFirst: How sending girls to school changes the economy

Leigh Andrews 15 Oct 2018

AI Summit launches at AfricaCom 2018

AI Summit launches at AfricaCom 2018

10 Oct 2018

How to future-proof Africa

How to future-proof Africa

Danette Breitenbach 21 Sep 2018

The African innovation ecosystem

The African innovation ecosystem

20 Sep 2018

AfricaCom 2018 takes place in Cape Town, 13-15 November 2018.

Celebrating Africa's digital heroes in 2018

14 Sep 2018

SA's Snapplify partners Econet for zero-rated e-books

Gabriella Mulligan 4 Sep 2018

#Loeries2018: Welcome to the hypermarket

#Loeries2018: Welcome to the hypermarket

Angie White 17 Aug 2018

Chinese President Xi Jinping, BRICS Summit, South Africa.

The next decade of BRICS

30 Jul 2018

Nelson Mandela image from

#Mandela100: Using the spirit of Ubuntu to address knowledge gaps on Wikipedia

Leigh Andrews 20 Jul 2018

How Africa can embrace an AI-enabled future

How Africa can embrace an AI-enabled future

Zoaib Hoosen 18 Jul 2018

Building a digital continent

Building a digital continent

Michael Pittelkow 5 Jul 2018

Generation Z will transform African business

Generation Z will transform African business

3 Jul 2018

Finding ways to accelerate transformation in Africa

Finding ways to accelerate transformation in Africa

22 Jun 2018

Innovation labs in Africa have doubled

Innovation labs in Africa have doubled

15 Jun 2018

Training young African leaders can take societies to great heights

Training young African leaders can take societies to great heights

Franck Kuwonu 13 Jun 2018

African Development Bank launches Coding for Employment programme

African Development Bank launches Coding for Employment programme

12 Jun 2018

African innovation must be nurtured

African innovation must be nurtured

11 Jun 2018

Africa Innovation Summit.

Developing Africa-wide innovation

6 Jun 2018

Africa CEO Forum.

Developing woman leaders in Africa

5 Jun 2018

Call for innovations from Africa's youth

Call for innovations from Africa's youth

1 Jun 2018

Kora is the blockchain platform empowering social change in rural Africa.

Kora uses blockchain platform to empower social change in rural Africa

1 Jun 2018

Tell authentic African stories by empowering content producers

Tell authentic African stories by empowering content producers

31 May 2018

Support for African youth development from EU

Support for African youth development from EU

25 May 2018

We rise together: Collaboration and Africa's economic future

We rise together: Collaboration and Africa's economic future

Shift Social Development 18 May 2018

African innovation hub.

African hubs endorse innovation policy manifesto

Tom Jackson 16 May 2018

#AfricaMonth: The digital life expectancy of Africa's youth

#AfricaMonth: The digital life expectancy of Africa's youth

Louise Marsland 8 May 2018

Marco Croella, chief operating officer of StreetLib.

Italian StreetLib and Nigerian Publiseer partner to distribute more African literature

7 May 2018

How to embrace AI in emerging markets like Africa

How to embrace AI in emerging markets like Africa

Tyler Golato and Rob Green 19 Apr 2018

Caroline Kende-Robb is chief advisor to Rt. Hon. Gordon Brown, chair of the UK Education Commission.

These are the eight reasons why 2018 could be Africa's year

Caroline Kende-Robb 27 Mar 2018

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