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People illegally mine for gold in this forest in north-western Zambia. Photos and videos supplied

Guns, gangs and gold: The battle for Zambia’s richesCharles Mafa, James Beluchi and Caleb Likomeno

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Gemfields' Montepuez ruby mine invaded by illegal miners

16 Oct 2025

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Media Freedom

Nicaraguan journalist Carlos Fernando Chamorro awarded Wan-Ifra's Golden Pen of Freedom

31 May 2024

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SA's Food For Mzansi Group wins Wan-Ifra 2024 Digital Media Awards Podcast category

28 May 2024

Latest accreditations awarded by The Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa (NPC) Cohsasa

Hospital Groups

Latest accreditations awarded by The Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa (NPC) Cohsasa

COHSASA 28 May 2024

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Updated: D&AD Awards 2024: SA brings home 8 Pencils

27 May 2024

Source: © 123rf A CMO study has found that chief marketing officers appear clear, confident, and intentional in where Gen AI integration and application will deliver the best results in marketing process improvement and execution in 2024

Marketing

A clear and confident shift in marketing technology as CMOs embrace AI

22 May 2024

The Coca-Cola system in Kenya announces major investment

FMCG

The Coca-Cola system in Kenya announces major investment

22 May 2024

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D&AD Awards

Full D&AD shortlist revealed

21 May 2024

The 62nd annual D&AD Awards’ first shortlist has been announced

D&AD Awards

D&AD Awards announce first shortlist

21 May 2024

Source: © Witness Media Lab Many people have been targeted by deep fakes

Digital

WPP CEO Mark Read targeted by deep fake AI scam

15 May 2024

Image supplied. Levergy, South Africa, Creative Edge, Kenya and VML, Tunisia are among the shortlisted agencies in the Warc Awards for Effectiveness 2024, in association with the Cannes Lions

Marketing

3 African agencies on Warc Awards for Effectiveness 2024 shortlist

14 May 2024

Doctors and medical practitioners under the Kenya Medical Practitioners Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) participate in a demonstration to demand payment of their salary arrears and the immediate hiring of trainee doctors, among other grievances, in Nairobi, Kenya, 16 April 2024. Reuters/Thomas Mukoya/File Photo

Public Health

Kenyan government doctors sign agreement to end strike

George Obulutsa 9 May 2024

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Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Kenya’s devastating floods expose decades of poor urban planning and bad land management

Sean Avery 6 May 2024

Tororo Solar North Limited, is a special purpose vehicle company (SPV) established to develop, build, operate and maintain a 10MW Photovoltaic Power Plant in Eastern Uganda.

Infrastructure & Utilities

Red Rocket secures funding for Virginia Solar project

2 May 2024

2,500 Kenyan fashion creators poised to enter global markets

Training

2,500 Kenyan fashion creators poised to enter global markets

2 May 2024

The power of African creativity: Our time is now!

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The power of African creativity: Our time is now!

Raymond Langa 24 Apr 2024

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MICE

ATM 2024 to explore transformative innovation, entrepreneurship in global travel

23 Apr 2024

A bird perches on an elephant as it walks at the Amboseli National Park in Kajiado County, Kenya, 4 April 2024. Reuters/Monicah Mwangi

Environment & Natural Resources

Elephant deaths trigger Kenyan call for Tanzania to curb hunts

Duncan Miriri 11 Apr 2024

A client uses an automated teller machine (ATM) at the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 31 July 2019. Reuters/Maheder Haileselassie Tadese/File Photo

Banking

Commercial Bank of Ethiopia recovers $11m lost in system glitch

Dawit Endeshaw and Hereward Holland 27 Mar 2024

Somali pirates' return adds to crisis for global shipping companies

Shipping

Somali pirates' return adds to crisis for global shipping companies

22 Mar 2024

Safaricom dominates Ethiopia mobile money with M-Pesa

Telecoms & Networks

M-Pesa Safaricom, Onafriq ink deal to boost Ethiopian remittances

20 Mar 2024

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Public Health

South Korea: Junior doctors strike amid concerns over low doctor-to-patient ratio

Katja Hamilton 4 Mar 2024

Geoff Seeley is the CMO for PayPal. Source: PayPal.

Marketing

PayPal appoints Geoff Seeley as new CMO amid job cuts

Karabo Ledwaba 27 Feb 2024

Damage is suspected to have occurred in the Red Sea

Telecoms & Networks

Seacom subsea cable outage disrupts service in east and southern Africa

26 Feb 2024

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Markets & Investment

World shares off record highs ahead of inflation tests

Yoruk Bahceli and Wayne Cole 26 Feb 2024

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Aviation

Iata and The Weather Company join forces to enhance turbulence data for airlines

22 Feb 2024

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Banking

First Abu Dhabi Bank starts selling 5-year debt - IFR

21 Feb 2024

Australia’s shot-hole borer beetle invasion has begun, but we don’t need to chop down every tree under attack

Forestry

Australia’s shot-hole borer beetle invasion has begun, but we don’t need to chop down every tree under attack

Theo Evans and Bruce Webber 16 Feb 2024

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Economy

Japan slides into recession

15 Feb 2024

FBW completes $10m oil field services base in Uganda

Construction & Engineering

FBW completes $10m oil field services base in Uganda

31 Jan 2024

Source: © Multichoice DStv, the satellite service of MultiChoice, has experienced its first downturn in its most dynamic market, South Africa

TV

Subscriber downturn leads to questions on MultiChoice's sustained success

18 Jan 2024

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