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Nike restructures its leadership team

Nike restructures its leadership team

7 May 2025

Source: © 123rf The 2025 first half AdForum Summit will take place in New York between 12 and 16 May 2025 with one of the key meetings with the leadership of Omnicom Advertising Group

AdForum Summit includes key meeting with Omnicom Advertising Group leadership

6 May 2025

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Mars CEO Grant Reid to retire, Poul Weihrauch named successor

FMCG

Mars CEO Grant Reid to retire, Poul Weihrauch named successor

23 Jun 2022

UAE to build Red Sea port in Sudan in $6bn investment package

Infrastructure & Utilities

UAE to build Red Sea port in Sudan in $6bn investment package

Nafisa Eltahir and Khalid Abdelaziz 22 Jun 2022

Glencore subsidiary pleads guilty in Britain to bribery

Markets & Investment

Glencore subsidiary pleads guilty in Britain to bribery

Kirstin Ridley 21 Jun 2022

Time is running out for Africa to profit from its gas, IEA says

Coal, Oil & Gas

Time is running out for Africa to profit from its gas, IEA says

Noah Browning 20 Jun 2022

Jacques Celliers, CEO of FNB. Source: Supplied

CRM

FNB eBucks recognised as loyalty champion in global awards

20 Jun 2022

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Health & Beauty

Revlon files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

17 Jun 2022

Source: REUTERS. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO).

Healthcare

WHO ranked the most influential UN-recognised body on Twitter

17 Jun 2022

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Research

Uncertainty ahead: The state of African consumer sentiment

15 Jun 2022

Coca-Cola delays IPO of African bottling unit

Packaging

Coca-Cola delays IPO of African bottling unit

Ananya Mariam Rajesh 15 Jun 2022

7th Regional Conference for Africa to focus on smart, safe and resilient roads

Infrastructure & Utilities

7th Regional Conference for Africa to focus on smart, safe and resilient roads

14 Jun 2022

Tanzania signs LNG framework agreement with Equinor and Shell

Coal, Oil & Gas

Tanzania signs LNG framework agreement with Equinor and Shell

Nuzulack Dausen 14 Jun 2022

Highsnobiety Not-in-Paris-Lookbook. Source: Highsnobiety

Fashion & Homeware

Zalando acquires majority stake in Highsnobiety, merging content and commerce

14 Jun 2022

Amidst a rise in social unrest incidents, businesses need to prepare for supply chain disruptions

Supply Chain

Amidst a rise in social unrest incidents, businesses need to prepare for supply chain disruptions

14 Jun 2022

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Health & Beauty

Revlon on the verge of Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing

13 Jun 2022

Source: Supplied. FNB chief executive officer, Jacques Celliers.

Financial Services

FNB Connect named best digital MVNO in the world

13 Jun 2022

Source: © Campaign The Guardian has committed to be net zero carbon emissions by 2030.

Newspapers

Print recognises its carbon footprint impact

13 Jun 2022

Cannabis tourism: How a new travel trend is taking off

Tourism

Cannabis tourism: How a new travel trend is taking off

Michael O'Regan 13 Jun 2022

African Beer Cup 2022: Continent's best beers awarded

FMCG

African Beer Cup 2022: Continent's best beers awarded

7 Jun 2022

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The pound faces 'perfect storm' despite UK Johnson's narrow win

7 Jun 2022

Source: Firmenich

FMCG

DSM-Firmenich merger to create largest fragrance, beauty, well-being and nutrition supplier

6 Jun 2022

Source: Supplied.

Financial Services

8th Africa Bank 4.0 Summit: promoting digital innovation within the African fiscal sector

3 Jun 2022

Kenya's push for affordable housing is creating opportunities despite barriers

Affordable & Social Housing

Kenya's push for affordable housing is creating opportunities despite barriers

Raphael M. Kieti, Robert W. Rukwaro, Washington H.A. Olima 3 Jun 2022

Advertising

Truly Destroyed initiative hijacks luxury brand campaign

1 Jun 2022

Shortage of oil refineries haunts Africa as fuel prices rocket

Coal, Oil & Gas

Shortage of oil refineries haunts Africa as fuel prices rocket

Wendell Roelf, Julia Payne and Bate Felix 1 Jun 2022

Source: L'Oréal

ESG

L'Oréal launches fund to invest in female-founded startups

1 Jun 2022

#AfricaMonth: Why informal retailing in Africa must not be overlooked

Informal Retailing

#AfricaMonth: Why informal retailing in Africa must not be overlooked

Lauren Hartzenberg 31 May 2022

Ugandan researchers develop low-cost sensors to track air pollution

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Ugandan researchers develop low-cost sensors to track air pollution

Elias Biryabarema 31 May 2022

#AfricaMonth: Montego upbeat about Africa's emerging market potential

FMCG

#AfricaMonth: Montego upbeat about Africa's emerging market potential

Lauren Hartzenberg 30 May 2022

Newly launched African Green Hydrogen Alliance aims to supercharge projects on the continent

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Newly launched African Green Hydrogen Alliance aims to supercharge projects on the continent

30 May 2022

Seun Timi-Koleolu, Pavestones co-founder and African Legal Awards Partner of the Year 2021

Law Practice

#AfricaMonth: Seun Timi-Koleolu on finding success while challenging the status quo

Shan Radcliffe 30 May 2022