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Global study investigates the state and impact of trust in travel, travel retailing

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Why a competitive local fashion industry needs the creativity of designers

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Lego reveals first prototype brick made from recycled plastic bottles

24 Jun 2021

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Events & Conferencing

The One Club announces jury for Young Guns 19

24 Jun 2021

Billions in export revenue at risk if suppliers don't cut carbon emissions - study

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Billions in export revenue at risk if suppliers don't cut carbon emissions - study

24 Jun 2021

Seedstars Africa Ventures announces initiatives to drive investments into Africa

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Seedstars Africa Ventures announces initiatives to drive investments into Africa

24 Jun 2021

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Mining

How mining survived the pandemic

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#YouthMatters: Chidi Nwaogu, nominee for Techpreneur of the Year at 2021 FOYA Awards

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#YouthMatters: Chidi Nwaogu, nominee for Techpreneur of the Year at 2021 FOYA Awards

Evan-Lee Courie 23 Jun 2021

'SeeHer Lens' Award aims to honour work which amplifies gender equality

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'SeeHer Lens' Award aims to honour work which amplifies gender equality

23 Jun 2021

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Regulatory

To ban or not to ban plastic shopping bags? Implications and proposed solutions

Asphat Muposhi, Mercy Mpinganjira, Marius Wait 23 Jun 2021

Sound Connects Fund calls for applications

Production

Sound Connects Fund calls for applications

22 Jun 2021

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Economy

West African regional bloc adopts new plan to launch single currency in 2027

21 Jun 2021

Kantar BrandZ Most Valuable Global Brands 2021

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Kantar 21 Jun 2021

Segmenting for the future: 5 emerging consumer types

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Segmenting for the future: 5 emerging consumer types

John Watling 21 Jun 2021

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#CreativeWeek2021: Games in physical reality

Emily Stander 21 Jun 2021

Golden Drum Festival opens entries for competition

Events & Conferencing

Golden Drum Festival opens entries for competition

18 Jun 2021

Doktor.se to launch in Africa

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Doktor.se to launch in Africa

18 Jun 2021

Ghana's farmers aren't all seeing the fruits of a Green Revolution

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Ghana's farmers aren't all seeing the fruits of a Green Revolution

17 Jun 2021

D&AD Shift NY 2021 open for applications

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D&AD Shift NY 2021 open for applications

16 Jun 2021

MTN warns of service disruption in Nigeria due to rising insecurity

Telecoms & Networks

MTN warns of service disruption in Nigeria due to rising insecurity

15 Jun 2021

How research, collaboration are contributing to food security in Africa

Research & Development

How research, collaboration are contributing to food security in Africa

14 Jun 2021

Nigeria's Twitter ban leaves some businesses in the lurch

Services

Nigeria's Twitter ban leaves some businesses in the lurch

Nneka Chile 14 Jun 2021

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Research

'Buy now pay later' spend predicted to reach $995bn in 2026

14 Jun 2021

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D&AD Awards

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Ashleigh Burton 14 Jun 2021

Feeding Africa from Africa: Smallholder farmers to leverage on AfCFTA

Agribusiness

Feeding Africa from Africa: Smallholder farmers to leverage on AfCFTA

Busani Bafana 14 Jun 2021

Cryptocurrency adoption in Africa: The ups and downs

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Cryptocurrency adoption in Africa: The ups and downs

Eugene Yiga 14 Jun 2021

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Events & Conferencing

Cannes Lions Live 2021 launches full content agenda

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Energy

Ghana's electricity supply mix has improved, but reliability and cost is still a challenge

Theophilus Acheampong & Bridget O Menyeh 11 Jun 2021

Deforestation is driven by global markets

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Deforestation is driven by global markets

Ruben Valbuena and Thomas Lovejoy 11 Jun 2021