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Murray & Roberts stops trading, puts SA operations on life support

Lindsey Schutters

[UPDATED]: From Amazon to Massmart: discover Black Friday deals in South Africa

Evan-Lee Courie

Pick n Pay raises R8.5bn in Boxer IPO

Nqobile Dludla

Live Nation in partnership with Stadium Management SA and Gearhouse SA unveils new venue

Heineken Green Zones transforms Durban’s Sisonke City Farm into a sustainable community oasis

Celebrated journalist Mduduzi Dlamini leaves a lasting legacy at 55

Karabo Ledwaba

African Bank reports over half a billion profit as it expands offerings

PepsiCo expands potato chip production plant with R746m investment

Nedbank lifts silence on financial abuse with warnings on its adverts, partners with POWA

2024 Telkom Radio Awards Station of Year and category finalists announced

#BizTrends2025 Sponsors announced and categories still open for Curating the Future

#BizTrends2025 Sponsors announced and categories still open for Curating the FutureBizcommunity.com

Positive portrayals of men in ads boost brand equity and salesKantar

Human8 and L’Oréal win 2024 Esomar Award for pioneering consumer empathy programme

Human8 and L’Oréal win 2024 Esomar Award for pioneering consumer empathy programmeHuman8

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

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

Tag Collective: Innovation for Africa

Tag Collective: Innovation for AfricaTag Collective

Unlocking the potential of communities in Africa

Unlocking the potential of communities in AfricaHuman8

Apple is the world’s first trillion dollar brand in the 2024 Kantar BrandZ Most Valuable Global BrandsKantar

Africa's creative future: Leading the world through innovation and collaboration

Africa's creative future: Leading the world through innovation and collaborationDawn Rowlands, Dentsu

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Rihanna's Fenty Beauty to launch in 8 African countries this May

Rihanna's Fenty Beauty to launch in 8 African countries this May

16 May 2022

#ATMDubai: Rise of gastro-tourism and its role in destination marketing

#ATMDubai: Rise of gastro-tourism and its role in destination marketing

Lauren Hartzenberg 12 May 2022

#Newsmaker: Lesego Nyamane joins Acer Africa as marketing lead

#Newsmaker: Lesego Nyamane joins Acer Africa as marketing lead

Evan-Lee Courie 10 May 2022

#AfricaMonth: SA's changemakers drive Audi's 'Story of Progress' campaign

#AfricaMonth: SA's changemakers drive Audi's 'Story of Progress' campaign

Evan-Lee Courie 5 May 2022

Entravision expands into Kenya and names new director of local operations

Entravision expands into Kenya and names new director of local operations

365 Digital 5 May 2022

TV advertising embraces digital in Kantar's Creative Effectiveness Awards 2022

TV advertising embraces digital in Kantar's Creative Effectiveness Awards 2022

Kantar 3 May 2022

#AfricaMonth: Authentic world-class advertising from Africa

#AfricaMonth: Authentic world-class advertising from Africa

Paul Jackson 3 May 2022

Kirk Perry, president and CEO of IRI, will become CEO of the combined company. Source: Business Wire

IRI and NPD to merge, offering view of total retail purchasing and consumption trends

8 Apr 2022

Platform launched to assist African students in Ukraine

Platform launched to assist African students in Ukraine

7 Apr 2022

Farfetch to invest up to $200m in Neiman Marcus Group in strategic luxury tie-up

Farfetch to invest up to $200m in Neiman Marcus Group in strategic luxury tie-up

5 Apr 2022

Algorithms, bots and elections in Africa: how social media influences political choices

Algorithms, bots and elections in Africa: how social media influences political choices

Martin N Ndlela 5 Apr 2022

Bboxx, StarTimes partner to grow TV access to off-grid customers

Bboxx, StarTimes partner to grow TV access to off-grid customers

1 Apr 2022

Cast members of the locally produced Netflix series Blood & Water

Why Netflix believes Africa is a good investment

Danette Breitenbach 30 Mar 2022

EXCLUSIVE: Meta's Moon Baz on the rise of Facebook Reels

EXCLUSIVE: Meta's Moon Baz on the rise of Facebook Reels

Evan-Lee Courie 24 Mar 2022

Choose the right media partner to reach Africa

Choose the right media partner to reach Africa

23 Mar 2022

Business Insider Africa Awards launches to honour influential entrepreneurs

Business Insider Africa Awards launches to honour influential entrepreneurs

18 Mar 2022

Source: Reuters/Dado Ruvic

CPG giants Nestlé, Mars and Mondelez scale back business in Russia

11 Mar 2022

The Global Citizen Fellowship Program 2022/23 powered by BeyGood, expands for the first time into Kenya

The Global Citizen Fellowship Program 2022/23 powered by BeyGood, expands for the first time into Kenya

OnPoint PR 11 Mar 2022

Growing list of retail brands suspend business in Russia [updated]

Lauren Hartzenberg 11 Mar 2022

Major food companies curb business activity in Russia

Major food companies curb business activity in Russia

9 Mar 2022

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#AfricaMonth: Is it time for Africa to free itself from international donor aid?

ESG & Sustainability

#AfricaMonth: Is it time for Africa to free itself from international donor aid?

Sindy Peters 13 May 2022

#ATMDubai: Rise of gastro-tourism and its role in destination marketing

Tourism & Travel

#ATMDubai: Rise of gastro-tourism and its role in destination marketing

Lauren Hartzenberg 12 May 2022

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Legal

Rapid development of competition law across Africa

Lerisha Naidu, Angelo Tzarevski, Sphesihle Nxumalo and Zareenah Rasool 11 May 2022

Renewable energy continued to grow, gain momentum in 2021

Energy & Mining

Renewable energy continued to grow, gain momentum in 2021

4 May 2022

Retail

Ardagh's $1bn takeover of African glass maker Consol concludes

3 May 2022

Biometric facial-recognition technology takes off at German airports

Tourism & Travel

Biometric facial-recognition technology takes off at German airports

29 Apr 2022

Birame Sock, Kwely founder and CEO. Source: Kwely

Retail

African B2B marketplace Kwely raises nearly $1m in seed funding

29 Apr 2022

The information age is starting to transform fishing worldwide

Agriculture

The information age is starting to transform fishing worldwide

Nicholas P. Sullivan 19 Apr 2022

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Healthcare

Kenya puts in place tougher labelling for baby foods, bottles, teats and pacifiers

Antonina Mutoro 14 Apr 2022

Sub-Saharan Africa's growth to slow to 3.6% this year, World Bank says

Finance

Sub-Saharan Africa's growth to slow to 3.6% this year, World Bank says

Rachel Savage 14 Apr 2022

Source: Supplied

Lifestyle

Zeitz Mocaa and Gucci launch Art & Opulence fundraiser gala

13 Apr 2022

Ghanian artist melts glass waste into wonders

ESG & Sustainability

Ghanian artist melts glass waste into wonders

Cooper Inveen and Francis Kokoroko 11 Apr 2022

Congolese city turns its plastic problem into profit

ESG & Sustainability

Congolese city turns its plastic problem into profit

Crispin Kyalangalilwa 8 Apr 2022

Kirk Perry, president and CEO of IRI, will become CEO of the combined company. Source: Business Wire

Retail

IRI and NPD to merge, offering view of total retail purchasing and consumption trends

8 Apr 2022

European, Asian coal users scramble for new sources ahead of EU Russia ban

Energy & Mining

European, Asian coal users scramble for new sources ahead of EU Russia ban

Nelson Banya and Sonali Paul 8 Apr 2022

Agri companies withdrawing from Russia

Agriculture

Agri companies withdrawing from Russia

7 Apr 2022

Farfetch to invest up to $200m in Neiman Marcus Group in strategic luxury tie-up

Retail

Farfetch to invest up to $200m in Neiman Marcus Group in strategic luxury tie-up

5 Apr 2022

Finance

IFC invests $50m in the first gender bond issued by Banco Pichincha

5 Apr 2022

Clean energy transition must be fast and fair, IPCC scientists say

Energy & Mining

Clean energy transition must be fast and fair, IPCC scientists say

Laurie Goering 5 Apr 2022

Rising hunger looms in Sudan, with little aid in sight

ESG & Sustainability

Rising hunger looms in Sudan, with little aid in sight

Nafisa Eltahir and Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah 4 Apr 2022

Retail

Cross-border e-commerce to surpass $2.1tn in 2023, new research reveals

4 Apr 2022

Africa's rural communities will be the hardest hit by plastic pollution

ESG & Sustainability

Africa's rural communities will be the hardest hit by plastic pollution

Joshua Amponsem 1 Apr 2022

$5.7tn investment in energy transition needed per year until 2030 - Irena outlook

Energy & Mining

$5.7tn investment in energy transition needed per year until 2030 - Irena outlook

29 Mar 2022

Biofuel: How new microalgae technologies can hasten the end of our reliance on oil

Energy & Mining

Biofuel: How new microalgae technologies can hasten the end of our reliance on oil

Callum Russell 29 Mar 2022

Global smart building deployments to see growth of over 150% by 2026

Construction & Engineering

Global smart building deployments to see growth of over 150% by 2026

28 Mar 2022

Wanjira Mathai: Africa's water security depends on an all-of-society paradigm

ESG & Sustainability

Wanjira Mathai: Africa's water security depends on an all-of-society paradigm

Sindy Peters 25 Mar 2022

Retail

Boycotting Russian products might feel right, but can individual consumers really make a difference?

Mike Lee 24 Mar 2022

The inspiring architect from Burkina Faso who lifted the world's biggest prize

Construction & Engineering

The inspiring architect from Burkina Faso who lifted the world's biggest prize

Paulo Moreira 23 Mar 2022

ThriveAgric secures $56.4m funding, accelerates expansion plans

Entrepreneurship

ThriveAgric secures $56.4m funding, accelerates expansion plans

23 Mar 2022

African Development Bank secures $32.8bn for projects in Africa

Construction & Engineering

African Development Bank secures $32.8bn for projects in Africa

Bate Felix 22 Mar 2022

Business Insider Africa Awards launches to honour influential entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurship

Business Insider Africa Awards launches to honour influential entrepreneurs

18 Mar 2022

Recycling grows in Africa, creating job and business opportunities

ESG & Sustainability

Recycling grows in Africa, creating job and business opportunities

18 Mar 2022

Anglo American reduces emissions by 10% in sea trial using biofuel, VLSFO blend

Energy & Mining

Anglo American reduces emissions by 10% in sea trial using biofuel, VLSFO blend

17 Mar 2022

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