News West Africa

Subscribe & Follow

#AfricaMonth

How Sarah Collins, founder of Wonderbag, is changing lives globally

Evan-Lee Courie

Telkom's Gugu Mthembu takes African perspective to #Cannes2025 jury

Karabo Ledwaba

BizTrendsTV

RAPT BizTrendsTV: Musa Kalenga - How agentic AI is revolutioning business

Advertise your job vacancies

Pola Maneli Port Elizabeth and BCKRDS Johannesburg are among the global winners in the ADC 104th Annual Awards Middle East & Africa Region along with agencies and designers from Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and United Arab Emirates (Image supplied)

2 South African agencies awarded in Global ADC 104th Annual Awards

Source: © Grey Advertising It has been reported that WPP is to move advertising agency Grey into Ogilvy Group

WPP to move advertising agency Grey into Ogilvy Group

14 May 2025

Shantanu Narayen is the first person to receive this award.

#Cannes2025: Adobe's Shantanu Narayen becomes Cannes Lions' first Creative Champion of the Year

14 May 2025

More news

Promising fintech solutions take the spotlight at Stitch hackathon

Tech Startups

Promising fintech solutions take the spotlight at Stitch hackathon

28 Feb 2022

Montego scales production capacity to lead pet food manufacturing growth in Africa

FMCG

Montego scales production capacity to lead pet food manufacturing growth in Africa

25 Feb 2022

Source: josealbafotos via

Agriculture

How Russia-Ukraine conflict could influence Africa's food supplies

Wandile Sihlobo 25 Feb 2022

West Africa to jump-start power market with $568m power line

Energy

West Africa to jump-start power market with $568m power line

Camillus Eboh 25 Feb 2022

Miguel Patricio, CEO at Kraft Heinz and Matias Muchnick, co-founder and CEO at NotCo. Source: Kraft Heinz

FMCG

Kraft Heinz in joint venture to drive AI-driven plant-based food innovation

24 Feb 2022

Entries open for Google News Initiative Innovation Challenge

Media

Entries open for Google News Initiative Innovation Challenge

23 Feb 2022

For workers in Africa, the digital economy isn't all it's made out to be

Employee Wellness

For workers in Africa, the digital economy isn't all it's made out to be

Mohammad Amir Anwar 23 Feb 2022

Andrew Chimphondah parts ways with Shelter Afrique

Affordable & Social Housing

Andrew Chimphondah parts ways with Shelter Afrique

22 Feb 2022

Peter Harvey to depart DPO Group

E-commerce

Peter Harvey to depart DPO Group

22 Feb 2022

No need for extra OPEC+ supplies amid Iran talks, Nigeria says

Coal, Oil & Gas

No need for extra OPEC+ supplies amid Iran talks, Nigeria says

22 Feb 2022

What is YouTube doing for the creator economy in Africa in 2022?

Social Media

What is YouTube doing for the creator economy in Africa in 2022?

21 Feb 2022

Showmax announces its first original series in Ghana, Eno

Streaming

Showmax announces its first original series in Ghana, Eno

Showmax 21 Feb 2022

Wish rolls out shoppable video feature Wish Clips

E-commerce

Wish rolls out shoppable video feature Wish Clips

18 Feb 2022

Outlook for Africa's snack foods industry in 2022 and beyond

FMCG

Outlook for Africa's snack foods industry in 2022 and beyond

Francois Robertson 15 Feb 2022

David Adjaye named first recipient of Charlotte Perriand Award

Architecture & Design

David Adjaye named first recipient of Charlotte Perriand Award

15 Feb 2022

5 ways Africa can prepare for COP27

Climate Change

5 ways Africa can prepare for COP27

Jean-Paul Adam 15 Feb 2022

Coca-Cola sets goal to make 25% of packaging reusable by 2030

FMCG

Coca-Cola sets goal to make 25% of packaging reusable by 2030

14 Feb 2022

Newspapers are pictured after Nigeria government announced the lifting of Twitter ban in Abuja, Nigeria, 13 January 2022. Reuters/Afolabi Sotunde

Cyber Law

Rights group goes to court to get Nigeria to publish agreement with Twitter

14 Feb 2022

New Rio Tinto chair to weigh CEO's future amid toxic culture crisis - sources

Health & Safety

New Rio Tinto chair to weigh CEO's future amid toxic culture crisis - sources

Clara Denina and Helen Reid 14 Feb 2022

Realness African Screenwriters' Residency calls for applications

Film & Cinematography

Realness African Screenwriters' Residency calls for applications

14 Feb 2022

Nigeria's Oando says it did not import substandard gasoline

Coal, Oil & Gas

Nigeria's Oando says it did not import substandard gasoline

11 Feb 2022

Source: Supplied

Fashion & Homeware

Bounty Apparel becomes exclusive distributor of Reebok in SA, SADC

11 Feb 2022

Finalists announced for Henrike Grohs Art Award 2022

Design

Finalists announced for Henrike Grohs Art Award 2022

11 Feb 2022

Source: © Provantege Financial services giant Old Mutual's massive building wrap on a strategic OOH site in the heart of the capital city of Accra, Ghana

OOH

Unlocking the potential of Out of Home in Africa

Danette Breitenbach 9 Feb 2022

Source: Supplied

FMCG

ADM grows reach in Africa with takeover of SA's Comhan

9 Feb 2022

Chinese funding of sub-Saharan African infrastructure dwarfs that of West, says think tank

Infrastructure & Utilities

Chinese funding of sub-Saharan African infrastructure dwarfs that of West, says think tank

Andrea Shalal 9 Feb 2022

Source: Supplied

Technology

Retail and the metaverse: A new world of consumer connection

9 Feb 2022

#BizTrends2022: Afrobeats, the new frontier for marketers

Trends

#BizTrends2022: Afrobeats, the new frontier for marketers

Danette Breitenbach 8 Feb 2022

Source: © William Fortunato

Digital

South Africans prolific internet users says study

Juliet Gillies 8 Feb 2022

MDS Architecture helps evolve mixed-use structure in Accra into office building

Architecture & Design

MDS Architecture helps evolve mixed-use structure in Accra into office building

7 Feb 2022