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Ticketmaster expands African reach with acquisition of Quicket

Ticketmaster expands African reach with acquisition of Quicket

Source: © PYMNTS Major sporting events such as the Uefa Euros and the Paris Olympics are are expected to drive economic growth in 2024

Live events, like Paris Olympics, 1 of 5 trends shaping consumer spending

25 Jul 2024

Source: © Cannes Lions the Cannes Lions 2024 has released its first shortlists

#Cannes2024 : Innovation, Glass and Titanium Shortlists released

By Danette Breitenbach 4 Jun 2024

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#ECMA2018: Adopt a humanistic approach to AI

#ECMA2018: Adopt a humanistic approach to AI

Maroefah Smith 16 Mar 2018

How to promote innovation in Africa

How to promote innovation in Africa

13 Mar 2018

Youth, economy on Africa agenda at Commonwealth Africa Summit

Youth, economy on Africa agenda at Commonwealth Africa Summit

12 Mar 2018

Film tourism profitable to cultural, creative economy

Film tourism profitable to cultural, creative economy

12 Mar 2018

2018 Africa Forum CEO of the Year: Nadia Fettah, MD of Saham Finances,

Nadia Fettah named 'CEO of the Year'

12 Mar 2018

Deloitte panel at Africa Outlook 2018: (L-R) Hardy Pemhiwa, Sola David-Borha, MD Ramesh, and Sabine Dall’Omo.

Africa's new winning companies

7 Mar 2018

Image Supplied by Radisson Blu Hotel & Residence Cape Town

Carlson Rezidor rebrands to leverage international brand equity of the Radisson name

6 Mar 2018

Africa's growth story celebrated

Africa's growth story celebrated

5 Mar 2018

#DigitalSummit2018: Championing diversity in digital

#DigitalSummit2018: Championing diversity in digital

Jessica Tennant 5 Mar 2018

Spotlight on Africa's disruptive technologies

Spotlight on Africa's disruptive technologies

2 Mar 2018

Design Indaba's global graduates. Image credit: Design Indaba website.

Ten global graduates at Design Indaba

Juanita Pienaar 20 Feb 2018

Emerging technologies harnessed for economic development of Africa

Emerging technologies harnessed for economic development of Africa

19 Feb 2018

Africa CEO Forum 2017.

Powering competitiveness in Africa

12 Feb 2018

#MeetingsAfrica: All that Africa has to offer

Danette Breitenbach 7 Feb 2018

Jade Amic - Native VML’s creative group head and chair of the Bookmarks 2018's ‘innovative engineers’ jury panel.

#Bookmarks2018: Digital jury jabber with... Jade Amic

Leigh Andrews 30 Jan 2018

Francisco Condorelli

Entries now open for first-ever African edition of international festival of craft, Ciclope

Ninety9cents 26 Jan 2018

All the BCX Disrupt speakers. Images from

#BCXDisrupt2017: "Social instability will get us long before AI does."

Mike Stopforth 5 Dec 2017

ATIGS 2018 and the Sustainable Development Goals

ATIGS 2018 and the Sustainable Development Goals

4 Dec 2017

Design Indaba 2016.

Design Indaba Conference, a multi-sensory event

23 Nov 2017

Addressing Africa's challenges through innovation

Addressing Africa's challenges through innovation

25 Oct 2017

Morris and Mtongana.

#BODCT: Redesigning the world one business at a time, to surprise and delight customers

Leigh Andrews 16 Oct 2017

Ethiopia launches e-visa service for African and international MICE participants

Ethiopia launches e-visa service for African and international MICE participants

13 Oct 2017

Unpacking the future for technology, media and telecoms in Africa

Unpacking the future for technology, media and telecoms in Africa

12 Oct 2017

Business-leisure market in Africa grows

Business-leisure market in Africa grows

Elzaan van Rhyn 9 Oct 2017

Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa kicks off this week

Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa kicks off this week

26 Sep 2017

Photo via Unsplash

Africa Safety Tour heads to South Africa, Zimbabwe

15 Sep 2017

AfricaCom 2017 launch.

Tech, media, telecoms show celebrates 20 years

11 Sep 2017

#Pamro2017: How the affluent engage with international media brands

Juanita Pienaar 30 Aug 2017

#Pamro2017: Data is becoming the oil of consumer marketing

Juanita Pienaar 29 Aug 2017

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#Loeries2017: Design Army's Pum Lefebure on how to master the art of seduction

Jessica Tennant 19 Aug 2017

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#ECMA2018: Adopt a humanistic approach to AI

#ECMA2018: Adopt a humanistic approach to AI

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How to promote innovation in Africa

13 Mar 2018

Youth, economy on Africa agenda at Commonwealth Africa Summit

Youth, economy on Africa agenda at Commonwealth Africa Summit

12 Mar 2018

Film tourism profitable to cultural, creative economy

Film tourism profitable to cultural, creative economy

12 Mar 2018

2018 Africa Forum CEO of the Year: Nadia Fettah, MD of Saham Finances,

Nadia Fettah named 'CEO of the Year'

12 Mar 2018

Deloitte panel at Africa Outlook 2018: (L-R) Hardy Pemhiwa, Sola David-Borha, MD Ramesh, and Sabine Dall’Omo.

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7 Mar 2018

Image Supplied by Radisson Blu Hotel & Residence Cape Town

Carlson Rezidor rebrands to leverage international brand equity of the Radisson name

6 Mar 2018

Africa's growth story celebrated

Africa's growth story celebrated

5 Mar 2018

#DigitalSummit2018: Championing diversity in digital

#DigitalSummit2018: Championing diversity in digital

Jessica Tennant 5 Mar 2018

Spotlight on Africa's disruptive technologies

Spotlight on Africa's disruptive technologies

2 Mar 2018

Design Indaba's global graduates. Image credit: Design Indaba website.

Ten global graduates at Design Indaba

Juanita Pienaar 20 Feb 2018

Emerging technologies harnessed for economic development of Africa

Emerging technologies harnessed for economic development of Africa

19 Feb 2018

Africa CEO Forum 2017.

Powering competitiveness in Africa

12 Feb 2018

#MeetingsAfrica: All that Africa has to offer

Danette Breitenbach 7 Feb 2018

Jade Amic - Native VML’s creative group head and chair of the Bookmarks 2018's ‘innovative engineers’ jury panel.

#Bookmarks2018: Digital jury jabber with... Jade Amic

Leigh Andrews 30 Jan 2018

Francisco Condorelli

Entries now open for first-ever African edition of international festival of craft, Ciclope

Ninety9cents 26 Jan 2018

All the BCX Disrupt speakers. Images from

#BCXDisrupt2017: "Social instability will get us long before AI does."

Mike Stopforth 5 Dec 2017

ATIGS 2018 and the Sustainable Development Goals

ATIGS 2018 and the Sustainable Development Goals

4 Dec 2017

Design Indaba 2016.

Design Indaba Conference, a multi-sensory event

23 Nov 2017

Addressing Africa's challenges through innovation

Addressing Africa's challenges through innovation

25 Oct 2017

Morris and Mtongana.

#BODCT: Redesigning the world one business at a time, to surprise and delight customers

Leigh Andrews 16 Oct 2017

Ethiopia launches e-visa service for African and international MICE participants

Ethiopia launches e-visa service for African and international MICE participants

13 Oct 2017

Unpacking the future for technology, media and telecoms in Africa

Unpacking the future for technology, media and telecoms in Africa

12 Oct 2017

Business-leisure market in Africa grows

Business-leisure market in Africa grows

Elzaan van Rhyn 9 Oct 2017

Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa kicks off this week

Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa kicks off this week

26 Sep 2017

Photo via Unsplash

Africa Safety Tour heads to South Africa, Zimbabwe

15 Sep 2017

AfricaCom 2017 launch.

Tech, media, telecoms show celebrates 20 years

11 Sep 2017

#Pamro2017: How the affluent engage with international media brands

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#Pamro2017: Data is becoming the oil of consumer marketing

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Jessica Tennant 19 Aug 2017

Weera Saad
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#Loeries2017: Be the popes, the geeks and the rock and rollers, says Creative Shop's Weera Saad

Jessica Tennant 18 Aug 2017

Rikki Stein, Afrima international advisor

All Africa Music Awards receives nearly 5,000 entries

20 Jul 2017

Facebook launches Developer Circles Harare

Facebook launches Developer Circles Harare

13 Jul 2017

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Focus on future of Nigeria's economy

12 Oct 2016

Agribusiness congress comes to Kampala

22 Sep 2016

AU, AFRIMA release full nominees list for public vote

AU, AFRIMA release full nominees list for public vote

9 Sep 2016

The main drivers of investment in Sub Saharan Africa

25 Aug 2016

African Union declares Lagos as the official host city of AFRIMA 2016

19 Aug 2016

M-Pesa pioneer for Digital Impact Awards Africa

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Kelly McGillivray

What I learned from working in Nigeria

Kelly McGillivray 26 Jul 2016

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