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Untamed Africa celebrated on National Geographic Wild this August

TV

Untamed Africa celebrated on National Geographic Wild this August

Issued by The Walt Disney Company Africa 19 Aug 2025

Kionna Moodley is the shopper marketing lead for PepsiCo. Source: Supplied.

Women's Month

#WomensMonth: Kionna Moodley's shopper marketing vision for PepsiCo in Africa

Karabo Ledwaba 11 Aug 2025

The Lobito Corridor: Angola’s chance to lead in regional logistics

Logistics & Transport

The Lobito Corridor: Angola’s chance to lead in regional logistics

Alexandre Silveira 11 Jul 2025

OOH media globally has had its best year to date, with global OOH spend in 2024 reaching $46.2bn (Image supplied)

OOH

Global OOH media hits $46.2bn in its best year to date

30 Jun 2025

Marriott to add over 50 new properties in Africa by 2027

Hospitality

Marriott to add over 50 new properties in Africa by 2027

25 Jun 2025

A day of prestige: Johnnie Walker Blue Polo unites icons of fashion, whisky and polo in Johannesburg

Events

A day of prestige: Johnnie Walker Blue Polo unites icons of fashion, whisky and polo in Johannesburg

Issued by OrchardOn25 12 Jun 2025

Pan African marketing just got easier for global brands: Connect with BA:KO By EchoHouse

Marketing

Pan African marketing just got easier for global brands: Connect with BA:KO By EchoHouse

Issued by BA:KO by EchoHouse 4 Jun 2025

New research reveals Africa’s favourite car brands — and low ownership rates

Dealers

New research reveals Africa’s favourite car brands — and low ownership rates

23 Apr 2025

Logistics & Transport

African Harbour Masters Conference to shape the future of port management

27 Mar 2025

Source: Reuters.

Banking

EIB reviews financing for $760m hydro project over DRC war

14 Mar 2025

Boundless wins BIC Stationery account, forging a partnership rooted in creativity and joy

PR & Communications

Boundless wins BIC Stationery account, forging a partnership rooted in creativity and joy

Issued by Boundless 10 Mar 2025

Lebo M Live with special guest Hans Zimmer | Celebrating a musical legacy live in Cape Town

Music

Lebo M Live with special guest Hans Zimmer | Celebrating a musical legacy live in Cape Town

Issued by OnPoint PR 21 Feb 2025

Source: Pexels.

Markets & Investment

Africa back in favour as investors eye currency stability and demographic opportunity

22 Nov 2024

Homes are submerged in water after a massive flood in N'djamena, Chad, 14 October 2022. Reuters/Mahamat Ramadane/File Photo

Climate Change

Africa grapples with forecasting challenge as weather disasters loom

Mahamat Ramadane and Alessandra Prentice 15 Nov 2024

Residents walk in a flooded area during rescue operations in Maiduguri, northern Borno state, Nigeria, 12 September 2024. Reuters/Ahmed Kingimi/File Photo

Climate Change

Climate change worsened rains in flood-hit African regions, scientists say

Alessandra Prentice 23 Oct 2024

Source: National Institute for Communicable Diseases.

Public Health

Mpox outbreak in Africa was neglected – it could now turn into the next global pandemic

21 Aug 2024

Ampersand's e-mobility powers up conservation efforts in Akagera National Park

Transport

Ampersand's e-mobility powers up conservation efforts in Akagera National Park

29 Apr 2024

Pepsi unleashes new refreshed look after 14 years

Retail Marketing

Pepsi unleashes new refreshed look after 14 years

16 Apr 2024

Source: © Modern Marketing Kalay Maistry and Dustin Chick, Razor PR, Nevashnee Naicker, Anglo American, and Ryan Woor, M&C Saatchi Talk at the 2023 Sabre EMEA Awards

PR & Communications

Multiple Sabre Awards for SA PR agencies, with five awards for Razor PR

15 Apr 2024

News flash: Calling all businesses with an Africa expansion strategy

ESG

News flash: Calling all businesses with an Africa expansion strategy

Issued by Shift Social Development 2 Apr 2024

Anele and The Club Live: A radio extravaganza proudly brought to you by Pepsi

Radio & Audio

Anele and The Club Live: A radio extravaganza proudly brought to you by Pepsi

Issued by Primedia Broadcasting 28 Mar 2024

The subsea cable damage on West Africa could take 5 weeks to repair

Internet

5 week restoration for damaged subsea cables

Maxwell Akalaare Adombila 18 Mar 2024

Source: Unsplash/Markus Spitke

Telecoms & Networks

Mutiple undersea cable faults affect internet in Africa

Anait Miridzhanian and Ngouda Dione 15 Mar 2024

Tiger Brands announces new managing directors to head up business units

Food & bev. services

Tiger Brands announces new managing directors to head up business units

21 Feb 2024

Source: Reuters.

Economy

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

Rachel Savage 16 Feb 2024

Source: Supplied. Viebeg's chief executive officer, Tobias Reiter and chief commercial officer Alex Musyoka.

Healthcare

How one African health tech firm is expanding access to affordable health care in Africa

12 Feb 2024

Pharmaceuticals

Codeine Care Initiative: Tackling South Africa's rising substance abuse

31 Jan 2024

#BizTrends2024: Ndeye Diagne - Africa at a crossroads: Threads of gold

Advertising

#BizTrends2024: Ndeye Diagne - Africa at a crossroads: Threads of gold

Karabo Ledwaba 16 Jan 2024

Image supplied. New African magazine's 100 Most Influential Africans of 2023 list reflects the shifting trends and priorities in Africa, as the continent faces new challenges and opportunities in the post-pandemic era

Media

Creatives dominate New African’s 100 Most Influential Africans of 2023

8 Jan 2024

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

Tourism

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

13 Dec 2023

Source: Reuters.

Economy

Africa's economic growth to slow in 2023, AfDB says as it slashes forecasts

Rachel Savage 30 Nov 2023

#BizTrends2024: Multi-platform, multi-industry, multimedia reports

Trends

#BizTrends2024: Multi-platform, multi-industry, multimedia reports

Issued by Bizcommunity.com 27 Nov 2023

Image supplied. The inaugural Africa’s Business Heroes Entrepreneurship Journalism Excellence Award have been announced

Media

Inaugural Africa's Business Heroes Entrepreneurship Journalism Excellence Award winners

17 Nov 2023

Markets & Investment

#IATF2023: Afreximbank secures over $1bn in trade and investment deals

15 Nov 2023

From crisis to opportunity: Using climate change to ramp up investment in Africa's water sector

Food, Water & Energy Security

From crisis to opportunity: Using climate change to ramp up investment in Africa's water sector

Mtchera Chirwa 25 Oct 2023

Tanzania, DP World partner to improve efficiency of Dar es Salaam port

Shipping

Tanzania, DP World partner to improve efficiency of Dar es Salaam port

23 Oct 2023

Former Central African Republic militia leader Maxime Jeoffroy Eli Mokom Gawaka attends the International Criminal Court hearings to determine the exact charges it will bring against him, in The Hague, Netherlands, August 22, 2023. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw/Pool/File Photo

Human Rights Law

ICC prosecutor drops charges against Central Africa militia leader

Bart Meijer 19 Oct 2023

Source: © Adeniji Aabdullah Podcasting can reinvigorate newsrooms, and it is doing just that in Africa

Online Media

Podcasting reinvigorating newsrooms in Africa

13 Sep 2023

A man carries his bicycle over a flooded area in Muloza on the border with Mozambique after the tropical Cyclone Freddy, around 100km outside Blantyre, Malawi, 18 March 2023. Reuters/Esa Alexander

Climate Change

Extreme weather events under the spotlight as Africa Climate Summit kicks off

Hereward Holland 4 Sep 2023

#BizTrends2024: Sponsorships officially open for business

Trends

#BizTrends2024: Sponsorships officially open for business

Issued by Bizcommunity.com 31 Aug 2023

The Bar (left to right) co-founders Yash Deb, Animesh Deb, Marls Truter, and Shounak Guhathakurta

Advertising

Africa's newest creative agency: Raising the Bar

Danette Breitenbach 26 Jun 2023

Image supplied.

IAB Bookmarks Awards

#Bookmarks2023: IAB SA Bookmark Awards 2023 finalists announced

22 Jun 2023

Rare shipment of US oil heads to SA Glencore refinery

Coal, Oil & Gas

Rare shipment of US oil heads to SA Glencore refinery

Arathy Somasekhar 22 May 2023

Bic sheds light on school dropout rates

Primary & Secondary Education

Bic sheds light on school dropout rates

22 May 2023

Source: © Provoke Media The 2023 Africa Sabre Awards finalists and winners have been announced

PR & Communications

All the Sabre Awards Africa 2023 winners & finalists

14 Apr 2023

Kantar fuels growth in the Middle East & Africa through strategic appointments

Marketing & Media

Kantar fuels growth in the Middle East & Africa through strategic appointments

Issued by Kantar 12 Apr 2023