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AFRICAN ARTISTS COLLABORATE TO BRING HOPE AND CELEBRATE AFRICAN UNITY ON AFRICA DAY AMID...
A new day will dawn in Africa
Brand SA’s Africa Day initiative focuses on harnessing African unity in response to Covid-19
The ensemble features...
South Africa’s commercial radio stations
A guide to South Africa's commercial radio stations, which includes what each offers, what frequency to tune into and where the broadcasting areas are.
Brand...
Mimi Women helps to keep girls in school
Mimi Women makes sure that schoolgirls who cannot afford it, receive sanitary pads. Since its inception in 2013, 32,500 schoolgirls have been helped.
Melissa Javan
"The...
Founders of South African online television station share insights
The founders of the online television station, Aza TV Africa, say they learned it is best to stay true to their vision of business.
Melissa...
M-Pesa at 10: How Africa become the leader in mobile money
M-Pesa, the world’s largest mobile money network, has enabled millions of Africans to gain access to safe and secure banking solutions. The idea has...
Five alternative energy initiatives in Africa
26 October 2016
The renewable energy industry is a two-fold opportunity: it offers cost- effective, environmentally friendly energy to consumers in Africa and it provides...
Kenyan running shoe company inspired by country’s Olympic spirit
— Enda (@EndaSportswear) June 30, 2016
Kenyan entrepreneur Navalayo Osembo, together with American investor Weldon Kennedy, have created Kenya's first running shoe company. Enda, which...
Google to train a million young Africans in digital skills
Google is working to boost digital skills across Africa and foster the spirit of internet entrepreneurs through its online learning portal Digify Africa. The company has pledged to train a million young people across the continent.
Kenya’s take on Adele’s “Hello”
Kenyan Afropop singer Dela Maranga has offered a fresh take on the popular song Hello from Brit singer Adele. Maranga sings the song in Swahili and it's going viral on YouTube. It has already been viewed more than 250 000 times.
How Africa tweets
Johannesburg and Cairo are the most active on Twitter, according to new research by Portland Communications. English, French and Arabic are the most common languages, accounting for over 75% of all tweets on the continent. But African languages, notably isiZulu, Swahili, Afrikaans and isiXhosa, are making an increasingly strong showing.
