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CEOs, world leaders and artists call for urgent investment in Africa's future

ESG & Sustainability

CEOs, world leaders and artists call for urgent investment in Africa's future

Issued by OnPoint PR 3 days

Africa Creatives Alliance launched to harness Africa's creative and cultural sectors

Lifestyle

Africa Creatives Alliance launched to harness Africa's creative and cultural sectors

18 Sep 2024

Source: Reuters.

Healthcare

Africa CDC confident it can raise $600m for mpox response

Anait Miridzhanian 17 Sep 2024

South Africa invited to host the 2025 and 2026 All-Africa Music Awards

Lifestyle

South Africa invited to host the 2025 and 2026 All-Africa Music Awards

11 Sep 2024

CANEX WKND: Afreximbank Deal Room applications now open

Marketing & Media

CANEX WKND: Afreximbank Deal Room applications now open

Issued by CANEX WKND 4 Sep 2024

Source: Supplied. Lindeka (Leeds) Dzedze, is Standard Bank Global Markets Head of Strategic Partnerships.

Finance

#Women'sMonth: Lindeka Dzedze shares her vision for advancing women in finance

Katja Hamilton 28 Aug 2024

Republic of Rwanda's Minister of Environment Jeanne d'Arc Mujawamariya, CEO and Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (UN SRSG) for Sustainable Energy for All Damilola Ogunbiyi, Danish Minister for Development Cooperation and Global Climate Policy Dan Joergensen and Maldives Minister?of Climate Change, Environment and Energy, Thoriq Ibrahim attend the session of discussion on the Global Cooling Pledge aimed at reducing emissions and exploring sustainable cooling solutions, during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28), in Dubai, UAE, 5 December 2023. Reuters/Thaier Al-Sudani/File Photo

ESG & Sustainability

African governments looking to COP summit for higher climate financing share

Duncan Miriri 27 Aug 2024

Source: © 123rf TikTok has launched its inaugural Safety Advisory Council and the expansion of its #SaferTogether community education campaign

Marketing & Media

TikTok SSA Safety Advisory Council an industry-first

23 Aug 2024

Source: Biovac.

Healthcare

Ghanaian minister visits Biovac to explore vaccine capabilities

14 Aug 2024

Eduvos unveils Research Agenda to empower sustainable development in Africa

Education

Eduvos unveils Research Agenda to empower sustainable development in Africa

Issued by Eduvos 31 Jul 2024

Source: G20 Brasil. Brazil’s Finance Minister, Fernando Haddad.

Finance

Historic: Global effort to tax super-rich intensifies

Katja Hamilton 30 Jul 2024

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ESG & Sustainability

Unesco inscribes more World Heritage sites for South Africa

29 Jul 2024

Source: @USAID_SAfrica/X. Congratulations to Lesotho’s Jalad Africa who emerged as Regional Exporter of the Year at the Southern Africa Regional Exporters Awards held on 26 July in Gqeberha, South Africa. The awards are part of a collaboration between the US Government through @USAID and @ecdc_developec.
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Finance

#AGOA2024: Standard Bank highlights partnerships, opportunities

26 Jul 2024

Boosting trade with open skies, ports, and streamlined visas in Africa

Logistics & Transport

Boosting trade with open skies, ports, and streamlined visas in Africa

26 Jul 2024

Source: Supplied.

Finance

AfCFTA Secretariat and Africa24 Media sign historic MoU

24 Jul 2024

President Cyril Ramaphosa is leaning hard on infrastructure as the route to SA's prosperity.

Construction & Engineering

Ramaphosa puts infrastructure at centre of GNU

Lindsey Schutters 23 Jul 2024

Aubrain Lyavuka attended FAO and UNIDO’s OYA programme that trains African youth for jobs in agriculture. He is now seeing great results and growing his fish farm in Ndola, Zambia. ©FAO/Filip Forti

Agriculture

Aquaculture training sparks career change for Zambian farmer

12 Jul 2024

Source: @biovac_inst/X

Healthcare

Biovac, EuBiologics partner to boost Africa meningitis vaccine

21 Jun 2024

Source: Supplied.

Finance

Afreximbank: African bank of the year for the second year running

30 May 2024

Source: US-Africa Business Summit -where 1800+ business and government luminaries from the US and Africa charted pathways to prosperity and collaboration for sustainable success.

Finance

US Africa Business Summit: Standard Bank leaders highlight mutual partnerships

13 May 2024

Refugee and former car guard graduates with a PhD

Education

Refugee and former car guard graduates with a PhD

Mary-Anne Gontsana 10 May 2024

Source: Supplied. Founder and medical director of Child Accra, Juliette Tuakli.

Healthcare

"And the Lifetime Achievement in Healthcare at AHAS Summit goes to..."

3 May 2024

Calling all innovators: Global Startup Awards Africa 2024 seeks final entries

Entrepreneurship

Calling all innovators: Global Startup Awards Africa 2024 seeks final entries

10 Apr 2024

TikTok and the African Union Commission Forge Multi-Year Partnership. Source: Supplied.

Marketing & Media

TikTok and AU Commission launch #SaferTogether for digital safety in Africa

18 Mar 2024

Ramaphosa concerned over learner dropouts and repetition

Education

Ramaphosa concerned over learner dropouts and repetition

15 Mar 2024

Source: Supplied. Minister of Small Business Development of South Africa, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams.

Finance

African Bank: Championing youth-led small-business solutions at GEC+ Africa

Katja Hamilton 14 Mar 2024

14 SA creatives join Cultural Producers Programme

Marketing & Media

14 SA creatives join Cultural Producers Programme

Issued by Business and Arts South Africa 12 Mar 2024

Image source: Cienpies Design –

Legal

African nations adopt digital and social media guidelines

28 Feb 2024

Source: Reuters.

Finance

Economic growth falls to 3.2% in 2023, African Development Bank

Rachel Savage 16 Feb 2024

Marketing & Media

Top 16 Youth Owned Brands Awards expands to include Pan African categories

16 Feb 2024

Image source: HONGQI ZHANG –

Education

NSFAS extends application deadline

2 Feb 2024

Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni meets with President of Mozambique Filipe Nyusi inside the Madama Palace (Senate) as Italy hosts the Italy-Africa summit in Rome, Italy. Source: Reuters/Remo Casilli

Energy & Mining

Italy joins race for African energy in new deal

Angelo Amante and Crispian Balmer 30 Jan 2024

Kylie Slambert, Associate, Dispute Resolution Practice, Baker McKenzie Johannesburg

Legal

#BizTrends2024: Dispute resolution trends - rising demand for legal compliance and due diligence

Kylie Slambert 22 Jan 2024

Healthcare

Merck Foundation honours outstanding African researchers at 2023 MARS Awards

3 Jan 2024

Image source: Brian Jackson –

Education

NSFAS committed to settling outstanding disbursements

2 Jan 2024

Energy & Mining

Gold rush for green: Africa poised to seize opportunity for clean technology leadership

NJ Ayuk 1 Jan 2024

Africa's open visa policy eases cross-border travel, unlocks trade and investment

Tourism & Travel

Africa's open visa policy eases cross-border travel, unlocks trade and investment

13 Dec 2023

NSFAS budget cuts could leave more than 87,000 students without funding in 2024

Education

NSFAS budget cuts could leave more than 87,000 students without funding in 2024

Marecia Damons 30 Nov 2023

KZN entrepreneurs to showcase wares at Intra-African Trade Fair

Entrepreneurship

KZN entrepreneurs to showcase wares at Intra-African Trade Fair

6 Nov 2023

Source: City of Hope.

Healthcare

Breakthroughs in medicine: top virologist on the two most important developments for Africa

Oyewale Tomori 2 Nov 2023

Crypto Fest 2022 panel: Managing Risk with DeFi Investments. Michael Jordan (Keynote Speaker): Business Development for Polygon Enterprise, Sebastian Stent: Product Marketing Manager for Web3 at Opera, Daniel Kimber: Co-founder of Bakari AG and Hannes Wessels (Keynote Speaker): Country Head for Southern Africa at Binance. Source: Crypto Fest

ICT

Crypto Fest comes to Cape Town in time for summer, focused on safety

24 Oct 2023

Healthcare

AUC, Africa CDC, and Gavi forge strategic vaccine partnership

16 Oct 2023

Legal

Mauritius is the latest nation to decriminalise same-sex relations in a divided continent

Frans Viljoen 16 Oct 2023

A view shows rubble in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake in Talat N'yaaqoub, Morocco, 11 September 2023. Reuters/Hannah McKay

Construction & Engineering

Morocco wants IMF-World Bank meetings to proceed despite quake

David Lawder 12 Sep 2023

Source: Reuters.

Finance

The African Union becomes a permanent member of the G20

11 Sep 2023

Healthcare

Pharma giants set SA vaccine price tag at $734m, confidential contracts reveal

Katja Hamilton 5 Sep 2023

Healthcare

#BRICS2023: Pandemic fund in focus for Brics Bank

Katja Hamilton 30 Aug 2023

Source: Supplied. SA President Cyril Ramaphosa in a pull-aside meeting with UN Secretary General HE António Guterres on the margins of the Brics-Africa Outreach and Brics Plus Dialogue which took place at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg.

Finance

#BRICS2023 triumph: The week that shaped inclusive global dialogue

Katja Hamilton 25 Aug 2023

Source: Supplied. Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva defended Argentina joining Brics earlier this week.

Finance

#BRICS2023: Brics expands: Argentina, Saudi Arabia join historic Phase One

Katja Hamilton 24 Aug 2023