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Appleby Westward reassures retailers as SPAR South Africa puts business up for sale
Asian Trader Magazine
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July 11, 2025
Key Summary Appleby Westward up for sale, but operations and retailer support to continue uninterrupted. SPAR South West 2025 tradeshow spotlighted own label growth and key high-margin categories like food to go, vaping, and fresh. New 12-week...
Ezeani Receives Prestigious Africa Under 40 CEO Award, Honorary Doctorate
This Day
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July 11, 2025
· Named Among 100 Iconic African Personalities Social impact leader and entrepreneur, Ezinne Ezeani, founder of SheCan Nigeria and Co-Lead at MBR Signature, has been honoured with three major recognitions for her contribution to women’s...
Stellantis previews first Leapmotor heading to South Africa
The Citizen (South Africa)
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July 11, 2025
MPV-styled C10 crossover SUV will debut exclusively with a range extending electric powertrain as a first of its kind for a passenger vehicle in South Africa. Soon become the 14th Chinese automaker present in South Africa when sales commence in...
Reforms: How Nigeria, Kenya are rewriting Africa’s procurement ‘playbook’, by Sufuyan Ojeifo
Eagle Online
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July 11, 2025
An article in TheCable edition of July 4, 2025, entitled: “Lessons from Kenya’s e-procurement revolution,” examined the East African country’s e-procurement reforms and the rapid transformation in how it buys and spends. It was a good read. And...
"This is the power of agriculture": South Africa amazed by farmers’ convoy in video, Mzansi reacts
Briefly
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July 11, 2025
A massive convoy of farmers has gone viral on social media, showcasing unity and pride among local agricultural workers The impressive scene features a long line of tractors and farm vehicles driving in formation along a rural road The viral clip...
Stellantis previews first Leapmotor heading to South Africa
The Citizen (South Africa)
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July 11, 2025
MPV-styled C10 crossover SUV will debut exclusively with a range extending electric powertrain as a first of its kind for a passenger vehicle in South Africa. Soon become the 14th Chinese automaker present in South Africa when sales commence in...
Bitcoin Events Announces Two Premier Crypto Events In South Africa: Blockchain Africa Conference 2025 And Crypto Fest 2025
MENAFN
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July 11, 2025
(MENAFN- Crypto Breaking) Johannesburg and Cape Town, South Africa – July 11, 2025 Bitcoin Events is proud to announce the return of two landmark blockchain and cryptocurrency events in South Africa: Blockchain Africa Conference 2025 and the...
Aishat Anaekwe, cultural catalyst for Africa’s economic transformation
Business Day
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July 11, 2025
Aishat Yetunde Anaekwe is a globally influential strategic brand leader and institutional architect redefining how trust, growth, and cultural relevance are built across Africa’s most dynamic sectors. With over 14 years of experience spanning...
Beyond PECB: Why Smartcomply’s New Accreditation is a More Strategic Move for African Tech Talent than Andela’s was
TechEconomy
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July 11, 2025
Advertisements A decade ago, Andela made a bold bet: that it could cultivate a pipeline of world-class software engineers in Africa and connect them to global opportunities. The move fundamentally altered the perception of African tech talent and...
Inside the fall of Okra: How Africa’s most promising open banking startup shut down at its peak
Nairametrics
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July 11, 2025
The news of Okra’s shutdown has left the Nigerian fintech industry watchers stunned, given the pivotal role the startup was playing in the open banking space in Nigeria. Back in 2020, Okra had all the makings of a breakout African tech story:...
Africa Job Creation Forum Provides Opportunity to Share Experiences, Promote Products: Young African Entrepreneurs
Ethiopian News Agency
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Addis Ababa, July 10, 2025 (ENA) --- Young African entrepreneurs said that the 3rd Africa Job Creation Forum, hosted by Ethiopia, created a conducive opportunity for them to learn from each other and promote their products. The three-day forum,...
We need to leave South Africa behind and focus on Mali – Black Queens coach Kim Björkegren
Ghana Soccer Net
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July 10, 2025
Black Queens head coach Kim Lars Björkegren says his team must move on from the opening day defeat to South Africa and shift full focus to their crucial second group game against Mali at the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON). Ghana will...
Trump’s Pacific and Africa strategies: A critical minerals gamble to counter China
Natural News
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October 7, 2025
Trump’s Pacific and Africa strategies: A critical minerals gamble to counter China Trump’s executive order prioritizes seabed mining in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ) through partnerships like Nauru to reduce reliance on China. U.S. summit...
The six critical actions Africa must take to stop the deadly trade in fake, substandard medicines
IOL
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Professor Eliangiringa Kaale|Published 11 minutes ago 4min The time for half-measures and empty promises has passed. African governments must take immediate, decisive action to combat the proliferation of substandard and falsified medical products...
Prebendal rule and the democracy challenge in Africa
Daily Trust
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July 11, 2025
The post 1990 return of democracy in Africa skipped many countries that had established successful dictatorships that stood firm. In Equatorial Guinea, the 82-year-old dictator, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, has been in power since 1979, making...
Social media sensation Moo Deng turns one
STV News
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July 10, 2025
Zoo workers gave Moo Deng a makeshift birthday cake made of fruits and vegetables Moo Deng, the pygmy hippo turned social media star, has celebrated her first birthday, with thousands turning out to celebrate with her. The Khao Kheow Open Zoo in...
Africa top target for cyber attacks – Check Point report
ITWeb
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July 10, 2025
Lorna Hardie, regional director for Africa at Check Point Software Technologies. Africa has become the most targeted region globally for cyber attacks in the first quarter of 2025, according to new research from Check Point Software Technologies....
“Church Life Africa” Initiative Mobilizing Young Lay Catholics as “foot soldiers” for Theological Renewal in Africa
ACI Africa
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July 10, 2025
“Theology must have walking shoes. It’s not just about priests. Lay people, too, need to know theology because we’re all called to holiness,” Dr. Gray said. On his part, Fr. William Orbih of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja echoed similar...
Askari Metals Expands African Presence with Nejo Gold Project Acquisition | ASX 200
Kalkine Media
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July 11, 2025
Highlights,Askari Metals (ASX:AS2) secures the Nejo Gold Project in Ethiopia,Project situated within the Arabian-Nubian Shield near major gold operations,Focus now shifts to data digitisation and upcoming trenching and drilling work,Askari Metals...
Askari Metals Expands Gold Footprint in Africa with Nejo Project Acquisition | All Ordinaries
Kalkine Media
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July 11, 2025
Highlights,Askari Metals acquires Nejo Gold Project located within Ethiopia’s Arabian-Nubian Shield,Historical drilling revealed visible gold at DNA target among ten key exploration zones,Company to begin trenching and drilling after digitising...