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Pedestrians walk outside the Safaricom mobile phone customer care centre during the launch of its 5G internet service in the central business district of Nairobi, Kenya, 27 October 2022. Reuters/Monicah Mwangi/File Photo

Telecoms & Networks

Kenya's Safaricom raises $117m with local sustainability-linked loan

25 Sep 2024

Source: © 123rf TikTok has launched its inaugural Safety Advisory Council and the expansion of its #SaferTogether community education campaign

Digital

TikTok SSA Safety Advisory Council an industry-first

23 Aug 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

Image by Lesley Svenson, Bizcommunity. Five South Africans have been named in Provopke Media's 2024 Influence 100 list. L to r: Nontokozo Madonsela, Jacqui O'Sullivan, Nompilo Morafo, Stephen Chege, and Nevashnee Naicker

PR & Communications

5 South Africans on Provoke Media’s 2024 Influence 100 list

5 Aug 2024

Source: Supplied.

Healthcare

4 ways Medic East Africa is turning the tide on regional health challenges

12 Jul 2024

Branding

Brand South Africa's Today I woke up in South Africa most loved campaign in SA's 30 years

Danette Breitenbach 13 Jun 2024

Shameel Joosub, Vodacom Group CEO

Telecoms & Networks

Vodacom reports strong revenue increase on back of VodaPay and acquisitions

Lindsey Schutters 13 May 2024

Undersea cables connecting East Africa to the internet have experienced multiple incidents in 2024.

Telecoms & Networks

East Africa internet disrupted by another major undersea cable cut

Lindsey Schutters 12 May 2024

Source: © Modern Marketing Kalay Maistry and Dustin Chick, Razor PR, Nevashnee Naicker, Anglo American, and Ryan Woor, M&C Saatchi Talk at the 2023 Sabre EMEA Awards

PR & Communications

Multiple Sabre Awards for SA PR agencies, with five awards for Razor PR

15 Apr 2024

Robert van Breukelen, COO at Itemate Solutions

Mobile & Apps

Why telcos are the new banks in Africa’s mobile revolution

Robert van Breukelen 27 Mar 2024

Safaricom dominates Ethiopia mobile money with M-Pesa

Telecoms & Networks

M-Pesa Safaricom, Onafriq ink deal to boost Ethiopian remittances

20 Mar 2024

Vodacom has emerged as Africa's biggest fintech platform. Source: x.com

Telecoms & Networks

Forget revenue growth, Vodacom is Africa’s biggest fintech platform

Lindsey Schutters 2 Feb 2024

Henok Teferra Shawl, new managing director for Boeing Africa

Management & Leadership

Boeing appoints new MD for African operations

6 Dec 2023

Nairobi sets the stage for premier 2024 Africa Shared Value Leadership Summit

CSI & Philanthropy

Nairobi sets the stage for premier 2024 Africa Shared Value Leadership Summit

Issued by Shift Impact Africa 30 Nov 2023

Source: Pixabay/Pexels

Telecoms & Networks

#ATF2023: Vodacom joins the space race to beat Starlink

Lindsey Schutters 16 Nov 2023

South Africa, Kenya and UAE jury chairs for Warc Effectiveness Awards Middle East & Africa region

Marketing

South Africa, Kenya and UAE jury chairs for Warc Effectiveness Awards Middle East & Africa region

Danette Breitenbach 14 Nov 2023

Leaders accelerating gender equality

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Leaders accelerating gender equality

Issued by Shift Imact Africa 21 Jul 2023

Ethio Telecom profit more than doubles before planned stake sale

Telecoms & Networks

Ethio Telecom profit more than doubles before planned stake sale

18 Jul 2023

Digital technology a game changer for education in sub-Saharan Africa

Primary & Secondary Education

Digital technology a game changer for education in sub-Saharan Africa

6 Jul 2023

Meeting customer expectations: The urgent need for transformation in SA's telecoms sector

Telecoms & Networks

Meeting customer expectations: The urgent need for transformation in SA's telecoms sector

Ashley Nyiko Mabasa 12 Jun 2023

Africa's most valuable brands demonstrate resilience and growth as MTN remains dominant

Branding

Africa's most valuable brands demonstrate resilience and growth as MTN remains dominant

1 Jun 2023

SustainAFRICAbility: 5 action points from brands this Africa Day

Africa Month

SustainAFRICAbility: 5 action points from brands this Africa Day

Astrid Ricketts, Issued by Kantar 25 May 2023

Bogosi Motshegwa. Source: Instagram.

Advertising

Advertising Week Africa kicks off

Karabo Ledwaba 15 Feb 2023

Vodacom hit by Ethiopia network roll-out

Telecoms & Networks

Vodacom hit by Ethiopia network roll-out

14 Nov 2022

Kenya's Safaricom targets more fixed internet users with 5G network

Telecoms & Networks

Kenya's Safaricom targets more fixed internet users with 5G network

28 Oct 2022

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Legal

Winners of the 2022 African Legal Awards

7 Sep 2022

Media

MTN Group appoints senior executives at three operating companies and Group

1 Jul 2022

How to ensure equitable philanthropy in Africa

CSI & Philanthropy

How to ensure equitable philanthropy in Africa

Issued by Trialogue 3 Jun 2022

Source: REUTERS.

Trends

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

Kent Mensah and Nita Bhalla 2 Jun 2022

Dentsu Africa wins a whopping 51 awards at the Pitcher Awards

Advertising

Dentsu Africa wins a whopping 51 awards at the Pitcher Awards

Issued by Dentsu 26 May 2022

Branding

South African brands lead the African continent - again

25 May 2022

Advertising

Pitcher Awards 2022 winners announced

Danette Breitenbach 23 May 2022

Vodacom annual profit rises on demand, new services

Telecoms & Networks

Vodacom annual profit rises on demand, new services

16 May 2022

How to ensure equitable philanthropy in Africa

NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

How to ensure equitable philanthropy in Africa

Issued by Trialogue 4 May 2022

How leveraging technology can help African farmers weather climate change

Agri Tech

How leveraging technology can help African farmers weather climate change

5 Apr 2022

Source: Tiger Brands

Supply Chain

4th Absa Business Day Supplier Development Awards winners revealed

19 Nov 2021

#Loeries2021: ALL THE LOERIE AWARDS DAY 1 WINNERS!

Loeries Creative Week

#Loeries2021: ALL THE LOERIE AWARDS DAY 1 WINNERS!

20 Oct 2021

Why no one will talk about ESG in 10 years' time

Environment & Natural Resources

Why no one will talk about ESG in 10 years' time

15 Oct 2021

Music streamers turn to telcos to make Africa pay

Telecoms & Networks

Music streamers turn to telcos to make Africa pay

12 Oct 2021

Google to invest $1bn in digital transformation in Africa

Digital

Google to invest $1bn in digital transformation in Africa

6 Oct 2021

Safaricom offers $288m smart meter system to cut Kenya Power losses

Infrastructure & Utilities

Safaricom offers $288m smart meter system to cut Kenya Power losses

Duncan Miriri 17 Sep 2021

#BehindtheMask: Arthur Wade Anderson, CEO of Forge Academy

Behind the Selfie

#BehindtheMask: Arthur Wade Anderson, CEO of Forge Academy

Emily Stander 11 Aug 2021

France's Orange submits interest for stake in Ethio Telecom

Telecoms & Networks

France's Orange submits interest for stake in Ethio Telecom

Dawit Endeshaw 21 Jul 2021

Kenya plan to help Covid-hit poor plagued by irregularities - rights group

Health & Welfare

Kenya plan to help Covid-hit poor plagued by irregularities - rights group

George Obulutsa 22 Jul 2021

Consortium led by Safaricom appoints MD of new Ethiopian unit

Telecoms & Networks

Consortium led by Safaricom appoints MD of new Ethiopian unit

5 Jul 2021

Ethio Telecom's mobile money lures 4 million in first month

Telecoms & Networks

Ethio Telecom's mobile money lures 4 million in first month

30 Jun 2021

MTN South Africa will bid in second Ethiopia telecoms licence round

Telecoms & Networks

MTN South Africa will bid in second Ethiopia telecoms licence round

4 Jun 2021

Dentsu Africa scores 22 awards at the prestigious Pitcher Awards

Advertising

Dentsu Africa scores 22 awards at the prestigious Pitcher Awards

Issued by Dentsu 25 May 2021

MTN South Africa teams up with World Bank's IFC on mobile money

Telecoms & Networks

MTN South Africa teams up with World Bank's IFC on mobile money

20 May 2021