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Marilize Jacobs wants African PR professionals to take charge of the African story. Source: Supplied.

PR & Communications

#WPRD2025 | VocalCord PR's Marilize Jacobs, on stereotyping African narratives

Marilize Jacobs 16 hours

#AfricaMonth: Africa’s quiet strength – what the world can learn from our way of delivering

Software

#AfricaMonth: Africa’s quiet strength – what the world can learn from our way of delivering

Jonathan Maurer, Issued by BET Software 29 May 2025

Branding

15th Annual Brand Africa 100 | Africa’s Best Brands: African optimism vs declining brand loyalty

27 May 2025

Source: © 123rf Maphefo Mphaho, VML strategist says as we celebrate Africa Day, it’s time to start looking at how we reshape the global narrative around our continent – and there’s plenty to work with

Africa Month

#AfricaMonth: Reshaping the global narrative around our continent

Maphefo Mphaho 26 May 2025

From mobile banking to digital democracy: Technology helps economic freedom

Technology

From mobile banking to digital democracy: Technology helps economic freedom

Vivian Herbst, Issued by BET Software 25 Apr 2025

Source: Supplied.

Financial Services

Africa's digital future: Mastercard's $1.5tn vision for growth

26 Mar 2025

Source: Supplied. Privesan Naidoo, Executive: Trading Product VP (card and payments) at Nedbank.

Trends

#BizTrends2025: The evolution and future of payments and e-commerce in South Africa

Privesan Naidoo 15 Jan 2025

#BizTrends2025: The future of tourism - transformative trends driving growth, sustainability, and innovation

Trends

#BizTrends2025: The future of tourism - transformative trends driving growth, sustainability, and innovation

Christy Tawii 13 Jan 2025

Fintech

FSDAi Nyala Facility's $1m boosts rising African fintech

23 Sep 2024

PayRetailers expands further into Africa

Banking & Finance

PayRetailers expands further into Africa

18 Sep 2024

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Healthcare

4 ways Medic East Africa is turning the tide on regional health challenges

12 Jul 2024

3 lessons that SA youth can learn from African countries with thriving SME sectors

How To Start Up

3 lessons that SA youth can learn from African countries with thriving SME sectors

Issued by Business Partners Limited 15 Jul 2024

3 key lessons for young SA entrepreneurs from thriving African SMEs

SMEs

3 key lessons for young SA entrepreneurs from thriving African SMEs

8 Jul 2024

Branding

MTN tops Brand Finance Africa 200 2024 rankings

27 May 2024

Unlocking Africa’s fintech potential: Insights from Dentsu and McKinsey

Digital

Unlocking Africa’s fintech potential: Insights from Dentsu and McKinsey

Issued by Dentsu 3 Apr 2024

Robert van Breukelen, COO at Itemate Solutions

Mobile & Apps

Why telcos are the new banks in Africa’s mobile revolution

Robert van Breukelen 27 Mar 2024

Safaricom dominates Ethiopia mobile money with M-Pesa

Telecoms & Networks

M-Pesa Safaricom, Onafriq ink deal to boost Ethiopian remittances

20 Mar 2024

Vodafone and Microsoft sign decade-long digital partnership in Europe and Africa

Telecoms & Networks

Vodafone and Microsoft sign decade-long digital partnership in Europe and Africa

16 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

Kenya's grocery retail sector is a beacon of innovation and growth

Retail

Kenya's grocery retail sector is a beacon of innovation and growth

Kerry Elliott 6 Oct 2023

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Financial Services

Digital banking: Kenya welcomes Fingo Africa

9 May 2023

How are startups driving super-app success in Africa?

How To Start Up

How are startups driving super-app success in Africa?

Christopher Ball 2 Feb 2023

Vodafone Egypt deal bumps up SA's Vodacom quarterly revenue

Mobile & Apps

Vodafone Egypt deal bumps up SA's Vodacom quarterly revenue

31 Jan 2023

Mayen Warrie, key account executive at Infobip Nigeria

Services

Elevating the e-commerce experience with omnichannel adoption

Mayen Warrie 9 Nov 2022

How digital tools can help farmers in Africa fight climate change - study

Agri Tech

How digital tools can help farmers in Africa fight climate change - study

8 Nov 2022

Digital solutions are boosting agriculture in Kenya, but it's time to scale up. Here's how

Agri Tech

Digital solutions are boosting agriculture in Kenya, but it's time to scale up. Here's how

Heike Baumüller and John Kieti 2 Nov 2022

Source: REUTERS.

Trends

Africa's mobile-money taxes risk driving poor out of digital economy

Kent Mensah and Nita Bhalla 2 Jun 2022

#AfricaMonth: Why informal retailing in Africa must not be overlooked

Informal Retailing

#AfricaMonth: Why informal retailing in Africa must not be overlooked

Lauren Hartzenberg 31 May 2022

Branding

South African brands lead the African continent - again

25 May 2022

Vodacom annual profit rises on demand, new services

Telecoms & Networks

Vodacom annual profit rises on demand, new services

16 May 2022

How leveraging technology can help African farmers weather climate change

Agri Tech

How leveraging technology can help African farmers weather climate change

5 Apr 2022

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Services

Kenya's Cellulant targets 50,000 new merchants

Duncan Miriri 28 Feb 2022

3 trends that will dominate African mobile apps in 2022

Mobile & Apps

3 trends that will dominate African mobile apps in 2022

18 Jan 2022

#BizTrends2022: Africa's informal sector; a newly augmented opportunity

Trends

#BizTrends2022: Africa's informal sector; a newly augmented opportunity

Ndeye Diagne, Issued by Kantar 17 Jan 2022

#Loeries2021: ALL THE LOERIE AWARDS DAY 1 WINNERS!

Loeries Creative Week

#Loeries2021: ALL THE LOERIE AWARDS DAY 1 WINNERS!

20 Oct 2021

Why no one will talk about ESG in 10 years' time

Environment & Natural Resources

Why no one will talk about ESG in 10 years' time

15 Oct 2021

Music streamers turn to telcos to make Africa pay

Telecoms & Networks

Music streamers turn to telcos to make Africa pay

12 Oct 2021

Vending machines bring safe, cheap water to Nairobi slums

Food, Water & Energy Security

Vending machines bring safe, cheap water to Nairobi slums

Dominic Kirui 15 Sep 2021

Vodacom earns R24bn revenue in Q1

Telecoms & Networks

Vodacom earns R24bn revenue in Q1

26 Jul 2021

Ethio Telecom's mobile money lures 4 million in first month

Telecoms & Networks

Ethio Telecom's mobile money lures 4 million in first month

30 Jun 2021

MTN South Africa teams up with World Bank's IFC on mobile money

Telecoms & Networks

MTN South Africa teams up with World Bank's IFC on mobile money

20 May 2021

#StartupFunding101: Raising capital to grow in the African payment space

Funding

#StartupFunding101: Raising capital to grow in the African payment space

Evan-Lee Courie 28 Apr 2021

Supply Chain

Technology and supermarket chains can help strengthen southern Africa's food systems

Thando Vilakazi and Namhla Landani 16 Feb 2021

Adrian Saville, CE, Cannon Asset Managers

Markets & Investment

Investing for Roubini's Greater Depression

Adrian Saville 8 Jun 2020

Africa is the land of logistics opportunity

Logistics & Transport

Africa is the land of logistics opportunity

Tobias Maier 31 Mar 2020

Your entrepreneurial "CAB" to success

Entrepreneurship

Your entrepreneurial "CAB" to success

John Lombela 19 Mar 2020