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Huawei's Watch Fit 3 is a very well packaged and priced fitness wearable

Huawei dominates global wearable marketLindsey Schutters

Brand Finance 2024: Apple leads, Microsoft’s value surges to $340bn on back of AI innovations

29 Aug 2024

CrowdStrike Falcon glitch disrupts global services across sectors

CrowdStrike Falcon glitch disrupts global services across sectors

By Lindsey Schutters 19 Jul 2024

Source: © Witness Media Lab Many people have been targeted by deep fakes

Digital

WPP CEO Mark Read targeted by deep fake AI scam

15 May 2024

Rami Osman, director for business development, MediaTek MEA.

Telecoms & Networks

MediaTek keeps Africa 5G adoption as ‘strategic priority’ for 2024

22 Dec 2023

Source:

Digital

Digital advertising group Aleph launches payment unit

18 Aug 2023

Generative AI and sustainability driving investment in tourism technology

Technology

Generative AI and sustainability driving investment in tourism technology

17 May 2023

Middle East and Africa sees 21% digital commerce growth despite global dip - Salesforce

Research

Middle East and Africa sees 21% digital commerce growth despite global dip - Salesforce

24 Apr 2023

Vincent Viviers, omnichannel retail executive at Pick n Pay, at Ecom Africa. Source: Lauren Hartzenberg

Trends

#EcomAfrica: 5 need-to-know trends shaping the future of e-commerce

Lauren Hartzenberg 21 Apr 2023

Source: ©sirinapa -

Technology

The big benefits of blockchain for retail in Africa

6 Apr 2023

Proptech in Africa: The potential for innovation and growth

Proptech

Proptech in Africa: The potential for innovation and growth

Sindy Peters 3 Apr 2023

Reebok x Botter concept sneaker offers glimpse at future of footwear production

Fashion & Homeware

Reebok x Botter concept sneaker offers glimpse at future of footwear production

7 Feb 2023

5 e-commerce trends for 2023

Trends

5 e-commerce trends for 2023

Bennet Otoo 23 Jan 2023

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

Trends

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

Karen Nadasen 19 Jan 2023

Source: ©Andriy Popov -

Trends

Tech convergence a disruptive trend for retail in 2023

10 Jan 2023

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

Health & Beauty

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

9 Jan 2023

Amazon to eliminate just over 18,000 roles

Technology

Amazon to eliminate just over 18,000 roles

6 Jan 2023

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

Trends

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

Darijan Boškovic 5 Jan 2023

Source: ©ammentorp via

Technology

The metaverse offers challenges and possibilities for the future of the retail industry

Omar H. Fares 4 Jan 2023

Source: Supplied

Technology

How tech can serve retailers facing pressure to innovate

Marlene Naidoo 7 Dec 2022

Source: iRobot

Technology

Amazon to buy Roomba maker iRobot in $1.7bn deal

8 Aug 2022

Facebook puts an end to live shopping feature

E-commerce

Facebook puts an end to live shopping feature

5 Aug 2022

Source: Supplied

FMCG

Diageo buys flavour-matching AI tech company Vivanda

7 Jul 2022

Launch of SADA national digital academy in Ghana - MoU signing

Skills Training

National digital academy launches in Ghana

20 May 2022

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

Smart Buildings & Cities

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

28 Mar 2022

Miguel Patricio, CEO at Kraft Heinz and Matias Muchnick, co-founder and CEO at NotCo. Source: Kraft Heinz

FMCG

Kraft Heinz in joint venture to drive AI-driven plant-based food innovation

24 Feb 2022

Peter Harvey to depart DPO Group

E-commerce

Peter Harvey to depart DPO Group

22 Feb 2022

Source: Supplied

Technology

Retail and the metaverse: A new world of consumer connection

9 Feb 2022

Branding

No African brands in Brand Finance Global 500 2022 Report

26 Jan 2022

Here are the world's top 5 smart cities for 2022 - Juniper Research study

Smart Buildings & Cities

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25 Jan 2022

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29 Aug 2024

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Source: © Witness Media Lab Many people have been targeted by deep fakes

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15 May 2024

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ICTMediaTek keeps Africa 5G adoption as ‘strategic priority’ for 2024

22 Dec 2023

Source:

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24 Apr 2023

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Retail#EcomAfrica: 5 need-to-know trends shaping the future of e-commerce

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Source: ©sirinapa -

RetailThe big benefits of blockchain for retail in Africa

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Proptech in Africa: The potential for innovation and growth

PropertyProptech in Africa: The potential for innovation and growth

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RetailReebok x Botter concept sneaker offers glimpse at future of footwear production

7 Feb 2023

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Retail5 e-commerce trends for 2023

Bennet Otoo 23 Jan 2023

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

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

Karen Nadasen 19 Jan 2023

Source: ©Andriy Popov -

RetailTech convergence a disruptive trend for retail in 2023

10 Jan 2023

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

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

9 Jan 2023

Amazon to eliminate just over 18,000 roles

ICTAmazon to eliminate just over 18,000 roles

6 Jan 2023

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

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

Darijan Boškovic 5 Jan 2023

Source: ©ammentorp via

RetailThe metaverse offers challenges and possibilities for the future of the retail industry

Omar H. Fares 4 Jan 2023

Source: Supplied

RetailHow tech can serve retailers facing pressure to innovate

Marlene Naidoo 7 Dec 2022

Source: iRobot

RetailAmazon to buy Roomba maker iRobot in $1.7bn deal

8 Aug 2022

Facebook puts an end to live shopping feature

RetailFacebook puts an end to live shopping feature

5 Aug 2022

Source: Supplied

RetailDiageo buys flavour-matching AI tech company Vivanda

7 Jul 2022

Launch of SADA national digital academy in Ghana - MoU signing

EducationNational digital academy launches in Ghana

20 May 2022

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

Construction & EngineeringGlobal smart building deployments to see growth of over 150% by 2026

28 Mar 2022

Miguel Patricio, CEO at Kraft Heinz and Matias Muchnick, co-founder and CEO at NotCo. Source: Kraft Heinz

RetailKraft Heinz in joint venture to drive AI-driven plant-based food innovation

24 Feb 2022

Peter Harvey to depart DPO Group

RetailPeter Harvey to depart DPO Group

22 Feb 2022

Source: Supplied

RetailRetail and the metaverse: A new world of consumer connection

9 Feb 2022

Marketing & MediaNo African brands in Brand Finance Global 500 2022 Report

26 Jan 2022

Here are the world's top 5 smart cities for 2022 - Juniper Research study

Construction & EngineeringHere are the world's top 5 smart cities for 2022 - Juniper Research study

25 Jan 2022

Source: ©Ivan Kruk via

RetailGlobal e-commerce payment transactions to surpass $7.5tn by 2026

17 Jan 2022

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RetailAI shop assistants: Get ready for a world where you can't tell humans and chatbots apart

Shweta Singh 7 Jan 2022

#BizTrends2022: 5 mobile trends we're watching in 2022

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Nick Durrant 5 Jan 2022

Virtual sneakers produced by RTFKT. Source: RTFKT

RetailNike buys NFT fashion and collectibles startup RTFKT

14 Dec 2021

Source: © Dmitry Kalinovsky

HealthcareMedtech sector key to SA's economic recovery

2 Nov 2021

Source: ©supplied. Marko Reis, regional manager, Infobip East Africa

FinanceMoving insurance from detect & repair to predict & prevent

Marko Reis 25 Oct 2021

Get ready for the invasion of smart building technologies following Covid-19

Construction & EngineeringGet ready for the invasion of smart building technologies following Covid-19

Patrick Lecomte 19 Oct 2021

Source:

RetailSmart TV voice assistant transactions to hit nearly $500m in 2023

14 Oct 2021

Source: Getty

Retail#EcomAfrica: How to build a successful e-commerce business

Lauren Hartzenberg 11 Oct 2021

Moove launches in Cape Town, eyeing pan-African growth

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27 Sep 2021