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Finance

African countries can’t resolve their debt crisis under a system rigged against them

Carlos Lopes 6 May 2024

Newlyn Group unveils groundbreaking rail terminal at Durban port

Logistics & Transport

Newlyn Group unveils groundbreaking rail terminal at Durban port

5 Apr 2024

Propelair’s Flush for the Future: Saving our planet is remarkably simple

ESG & Sustainability

Propelair’s Flush for the Future: Saving our planet is remarkably simple

Issued by Propelair SA 3 Apr 2024

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

Marketing & Media

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

Issued by Dentsu 3 Apr 2024

UK invests $100m to enhance Africa's food security and trade

Agriculture

UK invests $100m to enhance Africa's food security and trade

Simon Jessop 25 Mar 2024

Source: Supplied. Bohani Hlungwane, head of trade and working capital, Pan-Africa, Absa CIB.

Finance

No more business-as-usual in African capital markets

Bohani Hlungwane and Ovizikhungo Sicwetsha 22 Mar 2024

Climate change: Alarming Africa-wide report predicts 30% drop in crop revenue, 50 million without water

Agriculture

Climate change: Alarming Africa-wide report predicts 30% drop in crop revenue, 50 million without water

Philip Kofi Adom 1 Mar 2024

Source: Reuters.

Finance

Economic growth falls to 3.2% in 2023, African Development Bank

Rachel Savage 16 Feb 2024

Virusha Subban is a partner and head of Tax in Baker McKenzie's Tax Practice Group in Johannesburg

Legal

#BizTrends2024: Africa's growing role in global trade dynamics

Virusha Subban 8 Jan 2024

Finance

SA's economic outlook in 2024: Global trends and challenges

Raymond Parsons 1 Jan 2024

UAE leads early investment in African renewables

Energy & Mining

UAE leads early investment in African renewables

19 Dec 2023

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ESG & Sustainability

Trade rules and climate change: Africa stands to lose from proposed WTO policy tools

Olabisi D. Akinkugbe 18 Dec 2023

Yoco and MediaTek partner for payment solutions for African entrepreneurs

ICT

Yoco and MediaTek partner for payment solutions for African entrepreneurs

14 Dec 2023

Finance

Africa’s new online foreign exchange system will enable payments in local currencies – what you need to know

Christopher Adam 5 Dec 2023

Source: Reuters. Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, addresses the media on the fourth day of the annual meeting of the IMF and the World Bank, following last month's deadly earthquake, in Marrakech, Morocco.

Finance

Cautious welcome: World Bank and IMF return to Africa, but questions remain

Carlos Lopes 12 Oct 2023

Source: Supplied.

Finance

Is Mauritian banking transforming sub-Saharan Africa's economic landscape internationally?

Thavin Audit 4 Oct 2023

Red Rocket gets $160m investment to expand renewable programme

Construction & Engineering

Red Rocket gets $160m investment to expand renewable programme

28 Sep 2023

EV innovation winners hold unassailable tech rights

Automotive

EV innovation winners hold unassailable tech rights

Bernadette Versfeld 27 Sep 2023

APO Group celebrates 10th anniversary of landmark Bloomberg partnership

Marketing & Media

APO Group celebrates 10th anniversary of landmark Bloomberg partnership

Issued by APO Group 26 Sep 2023

Source: © SAB The South African Breweries (SAB) and the University of Pretoria’s Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) have forged a learning and development partnership

Retail

SAB announces partnership with GIBS to drive knowledge and innovation

3 Aug 2023

World Football Summit appoints APO Group as official public relations agency in Africa

Marketing & Media

World Football Summit appoints APO Group as official public relations agency in Africa

Issued by APO Group 21 Jul 2023

Making success repeatable in the construction industry

Marketing & Media

Making success repeatable in the construction industry

Issued by nFold 19 Jun 2023

Francis Wang’ombe Kariuki, MBS, Bowmans' new senior consultant in its Kenyan Competition Practice

Legal

#AfricaMonth: Bowmans' new heavy hitter, Francis Wang'ombe Kariuki, on the future of African competition law

Shan Radcliffe 30 May 2023

DHL Express SSA and Gibs Centre for African Management and Markets sign an MOU

Education

DHL Express SSA and Gibs Centre for African Management and Markets sign an MOU

Issued by Gordon Institute of Business Science 26 May 2023

Bizcommunity and #MEX to mine the SA creative economy

Marketing & Media

Bizcommunity and #MEX to mine the SA creative economy

Issued by Bizcommunity.com 11 May 2023

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Legal

The role of private equity investment in Africa's transformation

Angela Simpson and Lydia Shadrach-Razzino 3 May 2023

Leveraging AfCFTA for a thriving African mining industry

Energy & Mining

Leveraging AfCFTA for a thriving African mining industry

Virusha Subban 2 Feb 2023

ESG integration is required to promote a just energy transition in Africa

Energy & Mining

ESG integration is required to promote a just energy transition in Africa

Vincent Obisie-Orlu 26 Jan 2023

Chinese workers on Africa's infrastructure projects: the link with host political regimes

Construction & Engineering

Chinese workers on Africa's infrastructure projects: the link with host political regimes

Pippa Morgan and Andrea Ghiselli 12 Jan 2023

#BizTrends2023: How to win in sub-Saharan Africa's retailing landscape

Retail

#BizTrends2023: How to win in sub-Saharan Africa's retailing landscape

Christele Chokossa 9 Jan 2023

Africa's ports race is hyped as 'development' but also creates pathways for plunder

Logistics & Transport

Africa's ports race is hyped as 'development' but also creates pathways for plunder

Ricardo Reboredo and Elisa Gambino 20 Dec 2022

COP27 must work out how to cut carbon and still develop African economies

ESG & Sustainability

COP27 must work out how to cut carbon and still develop African economies

Bethel Tarekegne 7 Nov 2022

Finance

Standard Bank commits R300bn to sustainability target

Katja Hamilton 21 Oct 2022

All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) appoints APO Group founder Nicolas Pompigne-Mognard to its International Committee

Marketing & Media

All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) appoints APO Group founder Nicolas Pompigne-Mognard to its International Committee

Issued by APO Group 11 Oct 2022

APO Group appointed official public relations agency of the All Africa Music Awards (Afrima)

Marketing & Media

APO Group appointed official public relations agency of the All Africa Music Awards (Afrima)

Issued by APO Group 4 Oct 2022

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Legal

SA Comp Commission, Egyptian Competition Authority sign MoU to increase collaboration

1 Sep 2022

New approach to ESD needed for localisation success

Logistics & Transport

New approach to ESD needed for localisation success

16 Aug 2022

Turner & Townsend releases International Construction Market Survey for 2022

Construction & Engineering

Turner & Townsend releases International Construction Market Survey for 2022

13 Jul 2022

Finance

Kenya and South Africa offer insights into digital economy challenges and alternatives

Stephan Manning 29 Jun 2022

Qatar Airways, Airlink to enhance connectivity across southern Africa

Tourism & Travel

Qatar Airways, Airlink to enhance connectivity across southern Africa

29 Jun 2022

Shift towards domestic tourism a game changer in post-Covid-19 recovery

Tourism & Travel

Shift towards domestic tourism a game changer in post-Covid-19 recovery

Wayne Godwin 22 Jun 2022

Ready for unrivalled opportunity at Fame Week Africa 2022

Lifestyle

Ready for unrivalled opportunity at Fame Week Africa 2022

Issued by The Publicity Workshop 13 Jun 2022

Source: REUTERS.

Finance

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

Kent Mensah and Nita Bhalla 2 Jun 2022