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7 Oct 2026

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Machinery is lined up on the day of a ground breaking ceremony for the construction of a $16bn oil refinery, which is backed by Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote, who intends to replicate the success of his group’s 700,000-barrel-per-day refinery in Nigeria to meet growing demand for petroleum products across East Africa, in Lamu, Kenya. Image credit: Reuters/Monicah Mwangi

Honeywell to help build Dangote’s new Kenyan mega-refinery

1 Oct 2026

Dyllon Randall co-founded a modular urine-to-fertiliser recovery system at the Cape Town Stadium, which recently collected 3,600 litres of urine during the South Africa vs New Zealand rugby game. Image supplied.

Cape Town Stadium urine-recycling innovator selected for 2026 Africa Prize

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8 May 2026

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Botswana public broadcaster opens airwaves to international ads

6 May 2026

Inspired Evolution $40m investment will accelerate CrossBoundary Energy’s mission to provide clean, affordable, and reliable power to commercial and industrial clients. Image supplied.

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

CrossBoundary secures $40m to build solar and battery power for African businesses

4 May 2026

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Mental health

Why do so many African women bleach their skin? Study looks beyond what they tell researchers

Oyenike Balogun 4 May 2026

CMO Council's Marketing’s Power Partners: AI and the Human Essence report explains why AI alone doesn’t deliver growth (Image source: © 123rf )

Marketing

Why AI alone doesn’t deliver growth - it needs human marketers

29 Apr 2026

"Consistent organic growth remains our North Star. While it will take time to outpace historical losses, our Q1 results are in line with expectations and ahead of Q4 2025," says Cindy Rose, WPP CEO (Image source: @ WPP

Advertising

No surprises in WPP Q1 results

28 Apr 2026

Google Earth AI integration bridges the gap between digital marketing and physical reality

Marketing

Google Earth AI integration bridges the gap between digital marketing and physical reality

23 Apr 2026

Infectious Diseases

Biovac's €75m cash injection to boost vaccine production and create jobs

17 Apr 2026

Ecobank Transnational Incorporated has delivered a blockbuster financial performance for 2025, posting a profit of roughly $836m (Image source: © Financial Afrik )

Banking

Bank’s pan-African model regains traction, posts profit - despite headwinds

15 Apr 2026

(Source: @Meet Frank Publicis has announced its Q1 2026 results

Advertising

Publicis outperforms industry, confirms growth guidance for 2026

14 Apr 2026

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The Pitcher Awards 2026 unveils dynamic jury

14 Apr 2026

Heineken ends decades-long presence in Congo with brewery stake sale

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Heineken ends decades-long presence in Congo with brewery stake sale

Clement Bonnerot 13 Apr 2026

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2026 applications open for MTN’s Pan-African journalism programme

8 Apr 2026

Why relevance, not reach, is the real driver of email performance

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Why relevance, not reach, is the real driver of email performance

Cristelle Snyman, Everlytic 7 Apr 2026

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Marketing

All the International Tourism Film Festival Africa finalists

2 Apr 2026

The Animation School is shortlisted for three student films at the New York Festivals Television and Film Awards (Image supplied)

Film & Cinematography

New York Film Awards: SA school shortlisted

2 Apr 2026

The fifa World Cup 2026 is predicted to drive $10.5 billion surge in ad spend but ad impact has diminished amid a shifting media landscape (Image supplied)

Marketing

Fifa World Cup 2026 drives $10.5bn ad surge, but with diminished impact

26 Mar 2026

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Environment & Natural Resources

African scientists invited to apply for $150k Jennifer Ward Oppenheimer Research Grant

23 Mar 2026

With reports that Formula One race organisers are considering scrapping or relocating several Middle Eastern races this year due to heightened security concerns, the events industry is once again confronting the reality of operating in an unpredictable world (Image source: @ Scuderia Ferrari Club https://sfcriga.com/ Scuderia Ferrari Club]])

Events & Conferencing

Event organisers need a mindset of resilience as global instability shapes the events landscape

23 Mar 2026

Branding

Musk drives Tesla’s sustainability brand value down by over $7.7bn

20 Mar 2026

Marketing

CMOs must bridge the gap between the spreadsheet and the story… or become extinct

Pieter Geyser 20 Mar 2026

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Media

African finalists shine in Wan-Ifra's 2026 Digital Media Awards

20 Mar 2026

UJ’s Dr Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka warns of "mineral colonisation" in Africa

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UJ’s Dr Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka warns of "mineral colonisation" in Africa

19 Mar 2026

"The Golden Age of Strategic PR" is the World PR Day’s (WPRD) official theme for 2026 (Image supplied)

PR & Communications

World PR Day 2026 | "The Golden Age of Strategic PR”

17 Mar 2026

The Oscars, the most coveted awards in movies, took place last night, 15 March (Image source: © NPR )

Film & Cinematography

One Battle After Another dominates the 98th Academy Awards

16 Mar 2026

On 29 January 2025 in Kolda, Senegal, Khaby Lame joins a workshop for out-of-school girls organized as part of the ‘Salmaitou’ programme, an initiative engaging girls aged 15 to 19 in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics), innovation and leadership. Source: Unicef.

Branding

Khaby Lame is the world’s most followed TikToker: the story of a Senegalese‑born star who sold his identity

Fanny Georges 16 Mar 2026

Microsoft’s Kerissa Varma | Cyber threats pose new challenges for African healthcare systems

Ethics & Medicolegal

Microsoft’s Kerissa Varma | Cyber threats pose new challenges for African healthcare systems

Kerissa Varma 13 Mar 2026

The 1997 film Wag the Dog has aged into modern-day crisis communications reality, writes PR Powerhouse's Lebo Madiba (Image source @ TV Insider

PR & Communications

Wag the Dog ages into a modern day crisis communications reality

Lebo Madiba 10 Mar 2026

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