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Injini, Mastercard Foundation launch 2025 EdTech Fellowship

Skills Training

Injini, Mastercard Foundation launch 2025 EdTech Fellowship

19 Nov 2024

Role of innovative financing for farmers: Lessons from Ghana's cocoa irrigation

Agriculture

Role of innovative financing for farmers: Lessons from Ghana's cocoa irrigation

6 Nov 2024

Peak and Dale acquires Bean Interactive to boost its tech and communications leadership in Africa

Marketing

Peak and Dale acquires Bean Interactive to boost its tech and communications leadership in Africa

Issued by Peak and Dale Group 15 Aug 2024

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Trends

Jobs for young Africans: new data tool reveals trends and red flags

Katharina Fenz 2 May 2024

CRM, CX, UX

Absa declares bold new business and brand promise across all of its markets

Issued by OnPoint PR 23 Feb 2024

Injini and Mastercard Foundation's 2024 EdTech Fellowship now open for applications

How To Start Up

Injini and Mastercard Foundation's 2024 EdTech Fellowship now open for applications

25 Jan 2024

#AAII23: Discussing the importance of investing in women-led agribusinesses

Agriculture

#AAII23: Discussing the importance of investing in women-led agribusinesses

Aa-isha Hassiem 28 Nov 2023

Founders Factory Africa has pledged to catalyse the next generation of founders. Source: x.com

Funding

Founders Factory raises R2bn to help African tech industry

14 Aug 2023

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Public Health

Mastercard Foundation and IPD bolster the continent's capacity to produce vaccines

5 Jun 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

2022 cohort for the Anzisha Prize revealed

Awards

2022 cohort for the Anzisha Prize revealed

5 Dec 2022

$200m Mastercard Foundation fund for African SMEs launches

Social Entrepreneurship

$200m Mastercard Foundation fund for African SMEs launches

1 Dec 2022

Upskilling young people to be entrepreneurial in the age of technology is critical

SMEs

Upskilling young people to be entrepreneurial in the age of technology is critical

Issued by Irvine Partners 29 Sep 2022

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Higher Education

CMU, Mastercard Foundation partnership to expand tech education in Africa

13 Sep 2022

Dr Rakesh Wahi, co-founder of the ABN Group and founder of the Future of Education Summit

Education

Speakers and panellists for Future of Education Summit

26 Jul 2022

Source: © Provoke Media M&C Saatchi’s Razor PR, and its client Tiger Brands, won the Platinum Sabre Award for the best public relations programme in Africa

PR & Communications

SA agencies soar at African Sabre Awards 2022

31 May 2022

Mastercard Foundation and Trace launch free learning app to reach 26 million young Africans

Education & Training

Mastercard Foundation and Trace launch free learning app to reach 26 million young Africans

25 Apr 2022

Source: Bizcommunity

PR & Communications

Razor leads Africa Sabre Awards with five wins

20 Apr 2022

SABRE Awards Africa 2021: All the winners!

Marketing & Media

SABRE Awards Africa 2021: All the winners!

4 May 2021

Education must be a crisis priority, not an afterthought

Education & Skills Development

Education must be a crisis priority, not an afterthought

Dr Edward K. Brown 13 Apr 2021

2021 Anzisha Prize applications now open

Awards

2021 Anzisha Prize applications now open

16 Feb 2021

FAO seeks funds as Desert Locust swarms threaten food security in Africa, Yemen

Food Security

FAO seeks funds as Desert Locust swarms threaten food security in Africa, Yemen

23 Dec 2020

APO Group African Women in Media Award 2020 jury announced

Media

APO Group African Women in Media Award 2020 jury announced

5 Nov 2020

#Anzisha2020: SAYNA brings digital studies to Madagascar

#StartupStory

#Anzisha2020: SAYNA brings digital studies to Madagascar

Evan-Lee Courie 27 Oct 2020

#Anzisha2020: Supreme Sparkle brings beauty services to Cameroon

#StartupStory

#Anzisha2020: Supreme Sparkle brings beauty services to Cameroon

Evan-Lee Courie 27 Oct 2020

#Anzisha2020: Minute5 offers a convenient service to customers in Uganda

#StartupStory

#Anzisha2020: Minute5 offers a convenient service to customers in Uganda

Evan-Lee Courie 27 Oct 2020

Anzisha Prize 2020 reveals finalists

Entrepreneurship

Anzisha Prize 2020 reveals finalists

17 Sep 2020

Young entrepreneurs continue to strive towards business growth

SMEs

Young entrepreneurs continue to strive towards business growth

19 Aug 2020

[REPORT]: Secondary education prepares youth for the future of work

Primary & Secondary Education

[REPORT]: Secondary education prepares youth for the future of work

14 Aug 2020

Food Security

EU contributes €15m to the fight against desert locust in Africa

9 Jul 2020

The scenario of young entrepreneurs in Africa

Entrepreneurship

The scenario of young entrepreneurs in Africa

Evan-Lee Courie 24 Jun 2020

Mastercard Foundation names 12 African EdTech companies as first fellows

Education

Mastercard Foundation names 12 African EdTech companies as first fellows

24 Feb 2020

2020 Anzisha Prize open for entries

Awards

2020 Anzisha Prize open for entries

19 Feb 2020

2019 Anzisha Prize winner announced

Awards

2019 Anzisha Prize winner announced

29 Oct 2019

Inaugural ADEA Forum to help develop education for Africa

Primary & Secondary Education

Inaugural ADEA Forum to help develop education for Africa

22 Jul 2019

Skills levy: Where are the discretionary grants?

Skills Development & Training

Skills levy: Where are the discretionary grants?

4 Mar 2019

Millions to benefit from the rise of digital commerce in Africa

ICT

Millions to benefit from the rise of digital commerce in Africa

1 Mar 2019

Why the rise of digital commerce holds promise for Africa

Research

Why the rise of digital commerce holds promise for Africa

28 Feb 2019

Call for applications for The 2019 Anzisha Prize program

Tech Startups

Call for applications for The 2019 Anzisha Prize program

18 Feb 2019

Adesh Kisten, head of sales i-Pay.

Retail

Is the African retail market ready for the digital boom?

25 Jan 2019

Women entrepreneurs win at 2018 Anzisha Prize Awards

Marketing & Media

Women entrepreneurs win at 2018 Anzisha Prize Awards

6 Nov 2018

Research highlights key challenges Africa's youth face in tourism, hospitality

Tourism

Research highlights key challenges Africa's youth face in tourism, hospitality

13 Sep 2018

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

2018 Resolution Social Venture Challenge winners announced

17 Aug 2018

Zimbabwe youths champion organic fertiliser in new social venture

Agriculture

Zimbabwe youths champion organic fertiliser in new social venture

Pius Sawa 5 Jun 2018

Housing microfinance can be win-win for poor people and financial institutions

Affordable & Social Housing

Housing microfinance can be win-win for poor people and financial institutions

13 Apr 2018

Calling all Africa's young entrepreneurs - Anzisha Prize open for entry

HR

Calling all Africa's young entrepreneurs - Anzisha Prize open for entry

9 Mar 2018

Neil Palmer (CIAT) via

Agri Tech

How young people interact with agricultural technology across the African agri-food chain

1 Mar 2018

#AgriIndaba: Meeting the challenges of investing in sub-Saharan agriculture

Agribusiness

#AgriIndaba: Meeting the challenges of investing in sub-Saharan agriculture

10 Nov 2017