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Source: © 123rf In 2024, 258,000 apps for iOS and Android operating systems were downloaded per minute for all types of publishers, with in-app purchase revenue up 12.5% to $150bn

2024 in-app purchase revenue up to $150bn, but app downloads decrease

Source: © LinkedIn In 2025 AI will transform advertising, signalling a fundamental shift in how advertisers approach digital marketing

AI to transform advertising in fundamental shift in digital marketing in 2025

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Source: © The Economic Times President-elect Donald Trump is making a U-turn on banning TikTok in the US

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Amazon to eliminate just over 18,000 roles

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Grocery delivery service Yassir Express launches in Gauteng

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Source: iStock.

Swiss financial centre tests trading and settlement of tokenised investment products

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Source: Supplied

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Source: Supplied. MoneyHash founders, Nader Abdelrazik, Mustafa Eid and Anisha Sekar.

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August 2022 marks 21 years of Bizcommunity!

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Amazon to buy Roomba maker iRobot in $1.7bn deal

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Facebook puts an end to live shopping feature

Facebook puts an end to live shopping feature

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Meta has 7 days to comply with Kenya's cohesion watchdog

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Source: Supplied

Africa's Cassava Technologies secures $50m to fund growth

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Can we build net-zero data centres in Africa?

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Source: Reuters.

Flutterwave's accounts frozen in Kenya over money laundering claims

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Diageo buys flavour-matching AI tech company Vivanda

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New app simplifies inventory management for Africa's informal retailers

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Source: REUTERS. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO).

WHO ranked the most influential UN-recognised body on Twitter

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Source: Supplied. FNB chief executive officer, Jacques Celliers.

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8th Africa Bank 4.0 Summit: promoting digital innovation within the African fiscal sector

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5 e-commerce trends for 2023

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#BizTrends2023: What's next for payments in Africa?

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Source: ©Andriy Popov -

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L'Oréal unveils inclusive beauty tech at CES for persons with limited mobility

L'Oréal unveils inclusive beauty tech at CES for persons with limited mobility

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Amazon to eliminate just over 18,000 roles

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Africa's changing shopping trends allow e-tailers to meet evolving expectations

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Source: ©ammentorp via

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Source: Supplied

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Grocery delivery service Yassir Express launches in Gauteng

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Source: iStock.

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Vodacom hit by Ethiopia network roll-out

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Source: Supplied. MoneyHash founders, Nader Abdelrazik, Mustafa Eid and Anisha Sekar.

MoneyHash debuts in Africa

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Source: ©Diana Kadreva -

Cost of e-commerce fraud to exceed $48bn in 2023 - BNPL poses major risk

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Amazon to buy Roomba maker iRobot in $1.7bn deal

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Facebook puts an end to live shopping feature

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Meta has 7 days to comply with Kenya's cohesion watchdog

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Source: Supplied

Africa's Cassava Technologies secures $50m to fund growth

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Can we build net-zero data centres in Africa?

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Source: Reuters.

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Source: REUTERS. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO).

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8th Africa Bank 4.0 Summit: promoting digital innovation within the African fiscal sector

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Addressing cybersecurity and climate change for a sustainable society

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Launch of SADA national digital academy in Ghana - MoU signing

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Biometric facial-recognition technology takes off at German airports

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Birame Sock, Kwely founder and CEO. Source: Kwely

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