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Trends Africa | Bizcommunity

News

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Construction & Engineering

Africa’s builders get a resilience wake-up: 51% see higher value now

29 May 2026

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Finance

From disruption to opportunity: Africa’s path through global uncertainty

Refilwe Mokate and Zoya Sisulu 14 May 2026

Africa’s hotel pipeline grows 18.6% amid surging tourism demand

Hospitality

Africa’s hotel pipeline grows 18.6% amid surging tourism demand

20 Apr 2026

2026: The time for African communicators to lead

PR & Communications

2026: The time for African communicators to lead

Nokuthula Khwela 26 Jan 2026

Spotify’s Wrapped 2025 campaign transforms African listening habits into bold design, street-level activations and stories that reflect how the continent really moves through music. (Image Supplied)

Media

Africa’s Wrapped goes real-world as Spotify turns listening into street culture

8 Dec 2025

#BizTrends 2025: Google's Alex Okosi – Africa, an opportunity more than a challenge

Digital

#BizTrends 2025: Google's Alex Okosi – Africa, an opportunity more than a challenge

Danette Breitenbach 4 Feb 2025

#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

#BizTrends2024: Nicola Cooper – The rise of African music and fashion globally continues

Marketing

#BizTrends2024: Nicola Cooper – The rise of African music and fashion globally continues

Danette Breitenbach 11 Jan 2024

#WTMA22: Africa Travel Week shares Top 10 trends for tourism to Africa

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#WTMA22: Africa Travel Week shares Top 10 trends for tourism to Africa

13 Apr 2022

#BizTrends2022: Dali Tembo - Trends are the bridge between brands and people

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#BizTrends2022: Dali Tembo - Trends are the bridge between brands and people

Danette Breitenbach 17 Jan 2022

Judith Mugeni, co-founder, chief strategist and managing partner of Ganizani Consulting Services

Trends

#BizTrends2022: Sponsorships for Africa beyond the pandemic

Judith Mugeni 13 Jan 2022

#BizTrends2022: Franklin Ozekhome - Navigating the fast-evolving African trend landscape

Trends

#BizTrends2022: Franklin Ozekhome - Navigating the fast-evolving African trend landscape

Danette Breitenbach 11 Jan 2022

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Mental health

Africa's overall well-being lower than global average as stress level rises

17 Nov 2021

Beyond 2021: Broll looks at the trends shaping the African property market

Markets & Investment

Beyond 2021: Broll looks at the trends shaping the African property market

11 Nov 2021

Tourism

Tourism trends for 2020: Africa to dominate the landscape

Guy Stehlik 27 Jan 2020

Technology

5 trends opening doors for African tech entrepreneurs

Odette Faling 5 Nov 2019

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Research

7 economic development trends to prepare for Africa 2050

17 Jul 2019

10 trends shaping the African property industry

Property

10 trends shaping the African property industry

20 Jun 2019

Kantar Africa Life 2019 report.

Research

#AfricaMonth: How can brands fuel growth in Africa?

21 May 2019

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Travel

Trends developing in Africa travel

Kerry Hayes 9 Jan 2019

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Empowering women lies at the centre of controlling population growth in Africa

Alex Ezeh 28 Sep 2018

Generation Z will transform African business

Youth Marketing

Generation Z will transform African business

3 Jul 2018

#BizTrends2018: 18 trends for 2018

Trends

#BizTrends2018: 18 trends for 2018

Louise Marsland 10 Apr 2018

#BizTrends2018: Game-changing insights and trends

Trends

#BizTrends2018: Game-changing insights and trends

Issued by Ask Afrika 5 Feb 2018

#BizTrends2018: How to manoeuvre through 2018 and come out the other side

Trends

#BizTrends2018: How to manoeuvre through 2018 and come out the other side

Natasha Fourie 5 Feb 2018

Pete Case, chief creative officer, Ogilvy & Mather South Africa.

Trends

#BizTrends2018: The transformation of the advertising space

Pete Case 5 Feb 2018

#BizTrends2018: It's not on top, it's inside

Trends

#BizTrends2018: It's not on top, it's inside

Gillian Rightford 2 Feb 2018

#BizTrends2018: Trends in ad ops and ad tech

Trends

#BizTrends2018: Trends in ad ops and ad tech

Pilira Mwambala 2 Feb 2018

#BizTrends2018: Communication planning in a disruptive world

Trends

#BizTrends2018: Communication planning in a disruptive world

Gisela Seeley, Issued by Kantar 30 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: Boldly advancing into the digital technology future

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#BizTrends2018: Boldly advancing into the digital technology future

Lebo Madiba 29 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: Talking to Africa in 2018

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#BizTrends2018: Talking to Africa in 2018

Mimi Kalinda 22 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: The agencies of the future will be agile

Trends

#BizTrends2018: The agencies of the future will be agile

Karabo Denalane 22 Jan 2018

Colin Cullis, product owner for Primedia Broadcasting's talk stations, 702 and CapeTalk.

Trends

#BizTrends2018: Radio trends for the year ahead - podcasts, streams and subscriptions

Colin Cullis 16 Jan 2018

Nandi Zambodla, strategist at FCB Cape Town.

Trends

#BizTrends2018: Millennials are not a homogenous group

Nandi Zambodla 12 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: To survive, marketing must kill its darlings in 2018

Trends

#BizTrends2018: To survive, marketing must kill its darlings in 2018

Tom Manners 11 Jan 2018

Mike Sharman, owner, Retroviral Digital Communications.

Trends

#BizTrends2018: Putting the 'I' in live.

Mike Sharman 11 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: ...And the Bots are live!

Trends

#BizTrends2018: ...And the Bots are live!

Sue Disler 8 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: Delivering UX with soul

Trends

#BizTrends2018: Delivering UX with soul

Mike Carter 8 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: Branding is the key to unlocking company innovation

Trends

#BizTrends2018: Branding is the key to unlocking company innovation

Mathew Weiss 8 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: Sex, data and advertising

Trends

#BizTrends2018: Sex, data and advertising

Natalie Otte, Ilse Dinner, Issued by Kantar 8 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: Telling the truth is not a lie

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#BizTrends2018: Telling the truth is not a lie

Samantha Page 8 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: A short to-do list for the new year

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#BizTrends2018: A short to-do list for the new year

Pepe Marais 8 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: The changing media environment for ad agencies

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#BizTrends2018: The changing media environment for ad agencies

Odette van der Haar 10 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: Get ready for fluid reality and a collapsing conversion funnel in 2018

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#BizTrends2018: Get ready for fluid reality and a collapsing conversion funnel in 2018

Nunu Ntshingila 8 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: Africans for Africans by Africans

Trends

#BizTrends2018: Africans for Africans by Africans

Nonye Mpho Omotola 10 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: Five Predictions for media

Trends

#BizTrends2018: Five Predictions for media

Lisa Macleod 8 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: The Platform Economy

Trends

#BizTrends2018: The Platform Economy

Josephine Buys 8 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: Just-in-time marketing: The strategies of today's savviest CMOs

Top Trends

#BizTrends2018: Just-in-time marketing: The strategies of today's savviest CMOs

8 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: An augmented reality check

Trends

#BizTrends2018: An augmented reality check

Johan Walters 8 Jan 2018

Kevin Welman, director and co-owner of ByDesign Communications.

Trends

#BizTrends2018: The rise (and rise) of influencers and specialists

Kevin Welman 8 Jan 2018