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Mondelēz names Vijay Ameta to drive Central and East Africa growth

FMCG

Mondelēz names Vijay Ameta to drive Central and East Africa growth

26 Aug 2026

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Legislation & Regulation

Plain packaging vs branding rights: A legal battle over cigarette pack regulations

Sajidha Gamieldien, Nicole Haworth, and Aimee Du Plessis 19 Feb 2026

Global thought leaders converge for Singularity Summit in Sandton

Artificial Intelligence

Global thought leaders converge for Singularity Summit in Sandton

Issued by Mann Made 3 Nov 2025

US President Donald Trump speaks as he attends a "Summer Soiree" held on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, US, 4 June 2025. Reuters/Leah Millis

Immigration & Citizenship Law

Trump reinstates US travel ban, bars citizens of 12 countries

Jeff Mason and Nandita Bose 5 Jun 2025

Healthcare

Chinese Red Cross adds rescue force for Myanmar earthquake

China News Service 3 Apr 2025

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Commodities & Fairtrade

FAO: Global food prices rise in February

10 Mar 2025

Salt Typhoon cyberattack hit Cisco vulnerability in SA

Cybersecurity

Salt Typhoon cyberattack hit Cisco vulnerability in SA

Lindsey Schutters 21 Feb 2025

The International Criminal Court building is seen in The Hague, Netherlands, 16 January 2019. Reuters/Piroschka van de Wouw/File Photo

Criminal Law

What is the International Criminal Court?

Stephanie van den Berg 7 Feb 2025

Source: © 123rf The 10 most banned apps in the world, with Facebook the number one most banned app globally

Digital

Top 10 most banned apps globally - Facebook at no1

26 Aug 2024

FAO's Earth Map wins Google impact award for climate monitoring

Agriculture

FAO's Earth Map wins Google impact award for climate monitoring

7 May 2024

April sees marginal increase in global food prices

Commodities & Fairtrade

April sees marginal increase in global food prices

3 May 2024

File photo: Afghan nationals rest at a camp after returning from Pakistan at the Torkham border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan, 14 November 2023. Abdul Khaliq Sediqi/International Rescue Committee (IRC)/ Handout via Reuters/ File photo

Health & Social Welfare

Humanitarian crises will worsen in 2024 - International Rescue Committee

Reuters 18 Dec 2023

Media Freedom

Myanmar photojournalist sentenced to 20 years of hard labour

8 Sep 2023

#MusicExchange: Andy Innes brings 'Under African Skies' show to Suidoosterfees 2023

Music

#MusicExchange: Andy Innes brings 'Under African Skies' show to Suidoosterfees 2023

Martin Myers 12 Apr 2023

Recession is likely or certain, say logistics execs

Logistics & Transport

Recession is likely or certain, say logistics execs

17 Feb 2023

Social Media

Meta urged to boost Africa content moderation as contractor quits

Nita Bhalla 25 Jan 2023

Media Freedom

Journalist imprisonments highest recorded in years

15 Dec 2022

Mantra Softech deploys MORPHS; 4-4-2 fingerprint scanners for Myanmar immigration

Tourism & Travel

Mantra Softech deploys MORPHS; 4-4-2 fingerprint scanners for Myanmar immigration

Craig Lebrau, Issued by Lebrau Press 10 Nov 2022

Source: Supplied. From left is Regina Reyes, Faith Zaba and Diana Mokalled.

Publishing

Wan-Ifra Women in News Editorial Leadership Award announces 2022 laureates

29 Sep 2022

Covid changed travel writing. Maybe that's not a bad thing

Travel

Covid changed travel writing. Maybe that's not a bad thing

Ben Stubbs 8 Jul 2022

Source: Supplied

Logistics & Transport

Emerging market rankings show African gains in digital readiness

8 Feb 2022

Covid-19

Learning crisis, rising poverty and child brides in Uganda; Covid school closures blamed

12 Jan 2022

Burkina Faso restricts social media

Social Media

Burkina Faso restricts social media

23 Nov 2021

Wan-Ifra Women in News Editorial Leadership Award names laureates

Media

Wan-Ifra Women in News Editorial Leadership Award names laureates

12 Nov 2021

Research

SA rises 8% in brand value, maintains position in top 50 most valuable nation brands

19 Oct 2021

ESG

How palm oil became the world's most hated, most used fat source

Jonathan E. Robins 30 Jul 2021

Research

Facebook's failure to pay attention to non-English languages is allowing hate speech to flourish

Fiona R Martin and Aim Sinpeng 2 Aug 2021

USBs are back: Kaspersky uncovers a rare threat campaign

Cybersecurity

USBs are back: Kaspersky uncovers a rare threat campaign

16 Jul 2021

The 2021 World Food Prize recognises that fish are key for reducing hunger and malnutrition

Food Security

The 2021 World Food Prize recognises that fish are key for reducing hunger and malnutrition

Ben Belton 26 May 2021

Coal, Oil & Gas

Total declares force majeure on Mozambique LNG project

28 Apr 2021

Global food price index rises for 9th consecutive month

Agriculture

Global food price index rises for 9th consecutive month

4 Mar 2021

All the Global Startup Awards 2019 winners

Awards

All the Global Startup Awards 2019 winners

1 Feb 2021

Flare-up of ASF with more than 100 new cases worldwide

Agriculture

Flare-up of ASF with more than 100 new cases worldwide

21 Jan 2021

New mangrove forest mapping tool puts conservation in reach of coastal communities

Forestry

New mangrove forest mapping tool puts conservation in reach of coastal communities

Trevor Gareth Jones 15 Jan 2021

Global food prices rise by 3.9%

Agriculture

Global food prices rise by 3.9%

3 Dec 2020

Google and FAO launch new big data tool, Earth Map

Agriculture

Google and FAO launch new big data tool, Earth Map

17 Sep 2020

Agro-processing

Global poultry production to reach 137m tonnes in 2020

10 Jul 2020

Mosquito eggs can remain viable for years even in dry conditions and hatch after heavy persistent rains. Shutterstock

Infectious Diseases

Heavy rains put Kenya at risk of mosquito-borne diseases

Eunice Anyango Owino 23 Jan 2020

Rural areas can and must be connected in Africa

Internet

Rural areas can and must be connected in Africa

Nora Wahby 10 Dec 2019

Global food prices up 2.7% in November

Agriculture

Global food prices up 2.7% in November

6 Dec 2019

IPFA winners, New York.

Media Freedom

International Press Freedom Awards announced

27 Nov 2019

Hamza Idris (left), an editor with the Daily Trust newspaper, sits with colleague Hussaini Garba Mohammed in their office in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, in February 2019. The office was raided in January by the military, who seized 24 computers. Credit: CPJ/Jonathan Rozen.

Media Freedom

Nigerian military targeted journalists' phones, computers with "forensic search" for sources

Jonathan Rozen 30 Oct 2019

10-year global study notes African surge in giving

ESG & Sustainability

10-year global study notes African surge in giving

29 Oct 2019

Pam Indurjeeth, Managing Director, Oryx Oil South Africa, wins World LPG Women of the Year Award

Coal, Oil & Gas

Pam Indurjeeth, Managing Director, Oryx Oil South Africa, wins World LPG Women of the Year Award

Issued by Oryx Energies 14 Oct 2019

WISE Awards for African education

Education

WISE Awards for African education

9 Sep 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty.

Streaming

IFLIX is now available in Ghana

6 Sep 2019