Many of Africa's leading economies have yet to harness the potential of wind and solar power, which are now amongst the cheapest forms of new electricity...
The global economy has been gravely affected by the Covid19 pandemic. However, 2021 looks promising and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) indicates growth of around 6% this year...
Moffie has a big weekend coming up: producer Jack Sidey is nominated for an Outstanding Debut Bafta (British Academy Film Awards) and the critically acclaimed war movie is being released in the USA at select cinemas and streaming platforms by IFC Films...
Issued by Showmax 9 Apr 2021
A new light oil resource with a size estimated between 200- and 250-million barrels of oil has been discovered in Block 15/06 offshore of Angola...
TikTok has announced a multi-year licensing agreement with the Southern African Music Rights Organisation (SAMRO) and Composers Authors and Publishers Association (CAPASSO)....
John Deere is expanding its construction brand into 18 new countries across southern and western Africa...
After a tough year, Create Mozambique was the most awarded advertising agency in Mozambique...
Issued by Dentsu 26 Feb 2021
In countries with weak governance institutions, natural resource wealth tends to be a curse instead of a blessing...
Ross Harvey 18 Feb 2021
Four of the commissioners are now women. They will work with the AU Commission chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat from Chad (re-elected)...
Ashwanee Budoo-Scholtz 18 Feb 2021
On 12 February 2021, African and international podcasters and podcast enthusiasts alike celebrated #AfricaPodcastDay by participating in the inaugural Africa Podfest...
Itu Senne, the newly appointed head of marketing at SuperSport, shares the importance of sport in South Africa, the shift in digital marketing and how Covid-19 has impacted the world of sports marketing...
Evan-Lee Courie 5 Feb 2021
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the French Development Agency has launched a new 3.5 million Euro project to improve sustainable wildlife management and food security in the world's largest terrestrial transfrontier conservation area...
Starting in the Nordics, Denmark in 2012, the Global Startup Awards annually selects and awards those within their respective regional tech / web industries that have shown outstanding achievements in business and service to the community.
The introduction of antiretroviral drugs has resulted in a remarkable decline in mother-to-child transmission of HIV...
Anthony Idowu Ajayi 13 Jan 2021
For decades, many of Africa's oil- and gas-producing states followed a predictable pattern. They treated their oil and gas primarily as raw materials that could be sold abroad for a quick profit...
NJ Ayuk 12 Jan 2021
These are the seven local highlights currently streaming on Showmax: Moffie, Fiela Se Kind, Lebo M - Coming Home, The Letter Reader, Knuckle City, The Ghost and The House of Truth...
Issued by Showmax 7 Jan 2021
The transition from 2020 into 2021 was marked by two significant landmarks in global trade...
Zog, The Snail and the Whale, Rafiki, Moffie, Buddha in Africa, Yvonne Orji: Momma, I Made It and more...
Issued by Showmax 15 Dec 2020
What a year 2020 has been! So, we've curated the year's most popular articles, most-read contributors and brand press offices with the most views on Bizcommunity's Energy & Mining platform into our #BestofBiz2020 list...
The nominees have been revealed for the MTV Africa Music Awards Kampala 2021 (MAMA).
Trade and capital flows have already started to recover and international data flows surged during the spreading pandemic as in-person contact migrated online, boosting international internet traffic, phone calls and e-commerce...
The local winners of the Seedstars World Competition (SSW) 2020 have been announced with 25 startups from Africa included in the batch...
Last spring, the Maersk Voyager, an ultra-deepwater drillship under contract by French supermajor Total, sank a wildcat well to a depth of 3,628 metres (11,903 feet) in Block 48...
NJ Ayuk 24 Nov 2020
Jik assists SA government in making public clinics safer...
Spurred on by the Covid-19 global pandemic, the world is finally galvanising its commitment to move towards a green and sustainable future by mid-century, and the global energy transition is the cornerstone of this new world...
Africa's low level of economic diversification is a leading factor in the continent's economic fragility. Further, the Covid-19 pandemic has magnified the risks of countries' over-dependence on a single natural resource such as oil...
Njuguna Ndung'u 28 Sep 2020
During a webinar hosted by Agricultural Writers SA, Gariep branch, Johan van den Berg, an independent weather expert and climatologist, took a closer look at expected rainfall patterns for the coming summer months, meteorological droughts and contributing factors, global warming, and the effect of the sun on the planet...
Carin Venter 21 Sep 2020
Since taking over as the managing director for Michelin South Africa, Marcus Baffoe-Bonnie has led the business, and its 10 cluster of countries, through major shifts that have built on the work of his predecessors...
Issued by Havas Johannesburg 17 Sep 2020
'Jerusalema' by South African DJ and record producer, Master KG, featuring Nomcebo Zikode, has taken the world by storm as people around the world have now even created a dance challenge with the song...
Issued by Meltwater 14 Sep 2020
Africa needs to do a better job of attracting exploration investment as the global competition increases...
Here are eight African highlights you can catch on Showmax, from Love Island in Cape Town to Sol Family in Kenya to Big Brother in Nigeria...
Issued by Showmax 27 Aug 2020
SanDance! is billed as a journey to the heart of Africa's original dance culture, but it's much more than that. It opens a door onto a segment of African culture that is in danger of dying out...
Michael Britton 25 Aug 2020
World Entrepreneurs' Day serves the purpose of creating awareness of entrepreneurs and innovation throughout the world...
Evan-Lee Courie 21 Aug 2020
Covid-19 has amplified the existential crisis facing the fossil fuel industries, and has potentially accelerated the global transition to cleaner energies, with far-reaching consequences for economies in sub-Saharan Africa...
Africa has 38 coastal countries and six islands whose maritime industry is estimated to be worth $1trn per year. This figure will increase as they develop their offshore hydrocarbon, energy, tourism, maritime transport, shipping and fishing sectors...
Ifesinachi Okafor-Yarwood 12 Aug 2020
Internet Technologies Angola (ITA) have invested in its network infrastructure by establishing a new interconnection node in Angola hosted in the ITA Data Center...
More documentaries have been added to the 2020 Encounters Documentary Film Festival lineup. This year's festival programme will make almost all films on the programme free-of-charge to view on virtual platforms from 20 to 30 August 2020...
The Covid-19 crisis has put the spotlight on supply chains and pushed supply chain professionals to their limits...
Independence is a cardinal pillar for organisations that are set up to deliver a public good. Their success depends on it...
Kalu Ojah 13 Jul 2020
In the last several months, Covid-19 has taken up nearly every news headline in nearly every country in the world. The health impact, testing, confinement, and trying to curb the pandemic have rightly been at the forefront...
Mimi Alemayehou 6 Jul 2020
The Angolan economy is essentially based on oil exploitation. João Lourenço is counting on the First Lady and two ministers to restore Angola's balance sheets after the fall of the oil price...
Craig Lebrau, Issued by Lebrau Press 2 Jul 2020
From tsunamis to ash clouds and global financial crises, the travel industry has seen its share of setbacks over the past few years...
Maher Koubaa 25 Jun 2020
On 18 June 2020, the Gauteng High Court gave judgment declaring that eligible special permit holders, and asylum seekers with visas valid on 15 March 2020 can access the Covid-19 Social Relief of Distress grant...
Dibuseng Motlokoa and Laura Macfarlane 24 Jun 2020
Paratus is taking the cluttered ISP market in Botswana by storm...
DHL Express announced its minority stake acquisition in Link Commerce, the UK-based e-commerce firm that helped the logistics company develop its hugely successful DHL Africa eShop platform...
We chatted to Clayton Hayward, co-founder and MD of UKheshe, to find out more about the Ukheshe platform, what some of the barriers are for financial inclusion among SA's youth...
Sindy Peters 4 Jun 2020
When it comes to fighting Covid-19 in Africa, the internet and social media have been a double-edged sword. But concerns about misinformation extend beyond the Covid-19 crisis...
Jeffrey Conroy-Krutz 3 Jun 2020
While the focus so far has been mainly on China, Europe and the United States, the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic are likely to be even more severe for emerging economies...
After Ghana discovered oil and gas in 2007, the government and civil society aspired to avoid the "resource curse". This is when countries have an abundance of non-renewable natural resources but no economic growth...
Emmanuel Graham, Ismael Ackah, Nathan Andrews & Ransford Edward 29 May 2020