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Boodles’ new jewellery collection is a nod to family history – and to African nature
Spear's Magazine
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July 11, 2025
Back in 2020, the discovery of a long-forgotten photo album set Boodles, the jewellery house owned and run by the Wainwright family since 1798, on an intrepid new design direction. The album, stored in the attic of the late Anthony and Jean...
South Africa: Tourism budget proposes $134mln for 2025/26
Zawya
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Minister of Tourism Patricia de Lille has delivered the Budget Vote for the 2025/26 financial year, unveiling a R2.43bn allocation focused on sustaining tourism growth, job creation, and sector transformation across South Africa. Speaking in...
World Bank Warns of Service Delivery Crisis Eroding Public Trust in Africa
News Ghana
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July 11, 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa faces an urgent need to improve essential service delivery despite stable policy scores, the World Bank’s 2024 Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA) reveals. Released in Monrovia today, the report shows the region’s...
Improve shipping infra to reduce exposure during global crises, says Commerce Department secy
ETInfra.com
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July 11, 2025
Calling the situation India needs to improve its shipping infrastructure to reduce exposure during global crises and support trade, according to Special Secretary in the Department of Commerce Rajesh Agrawal. Speaking at the CII Export Logistics...
TikTok influencer urging Brits to ditch Venice for voodoo village in Africa
South Wales Argus
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A Tiktok travel influencer is urging Brits to ditch 'crowded' Venice for a dupe water village in Africa - that was the birthplace of voodoo. Barman-turned-travel guide Kieran Brown said he visited Venice 'a long time ago' and did not like the...
APAC led 589GW global PV inverters shipments in 2024
PV Tech
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July 11, 2025
China accounted for more than half of the global demand with 330GW, representing a 14% increase from 2023. Wood Mackenzie’s report also looked at the supply side. For a tenth consecutive year, Chinese PV inverter providers Huawei and Sungrow have...
Freeholder of East London African grill wants 'perfectly legal' special licence - locals flag fears
MyLondon
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July 11, 2025
The landlord of an African grill restaurant has seen pushback over his bid to strengthen control over the building, with residents highlighting concerns over two rape allegations at a nightclub he also owns the freehold for. Residents raised...
VW, Volvo, and Toyota recall vehicles in South Africa
Zawya
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The National Consumer Commission (NCC) has announced a series of vehicle recalls affecting models from Volkswagen, Volvo, and Toyota, citing safety defects that could lead to serious injury or vehicle failure. Volkswagen Golf models affected by...
Guinea forms its own shipping line to move booming bauxite exports
Splash 247
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July 11, 2025
Bauxite shipping out of West Africa, a fast-growing source of extra tonne-miles for the cape trades, faces headwinds with news from Guinea where the government is vowing to take greater control of the maritime supply chain. Guinea has been the...
Liberia: Building Trust through Effective Service Delivery in Africa
Front Page Africa
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July 11, 2025
MONROVIA – The World Bank’s annual Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA) report for Sub-Saharan Africa, released today, reveals that despite a stable average CPIA score for the region, there is an urgent need for governments in Africa...
Summer Bookings Boost African Airlines Demand By 9.5% In May
Leadership
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July 11, 2025
African airlines experienced a significant surge in passenger demand in May 2025, with a 9.5 per cent year-on-year increase in international air travel demand, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA). IATA released data for...
Kenya launches early market talks for Horn of Africa fibre optic corridor
Total Telecom
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July 11, 2025
The Government of Kenya, through its Ministry of Information, Communications, and The Digital Economy and the ICT Authority, is advancing plans to install a high-capacity fibre optic cable along the Isiolo–Mandera corridor. This initiative is part...
SG Holdings Fuels Africa’s Energy Future with Indigenous Excellence
This Day
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July 11, 2025
SG Holdings, an indigenous energy firm, appears poised as a powerhouse of Africa’s Energy future as the quest for indigenous industrial leadership in Africa becomes more than an economic imperative. The Nigerian company’s decade-long journey from...
How the resumption of MDM imports from Brazil impacts South Africa's food security crisis
IOL
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South Africa has officially lifted its eight-week ban on Brazilian poultry imports, including mechanically deboned meat (MDM), a critical input in the production of affordable processed meats such as polony, viennas, russians, and sausages. But...
Tanzania and Africa deserve more focus in the UK's trade strategy
African Business
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July 11, 2025
The United Kingdom’s new trade strategy, published this month, set out a vision for securing the country’s place in a competitive global economy. It spoke of “seizing new opportunities,” “expanding partnerships,” and “diversifying trade,” yet only...
Nissan doubles down on South Africa despite plant uncertainty
TechCentral
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July 11, 2025
Ivan Espinosa. Image: Nqobile Dludla/Reuters Nissan is still committed to growing in Africa, with plans to introduce new SUVs and new variants of existing models, its Africa president said on Thursday, even as speculation swirls around the future...
The weight of transport on the Angolan family budget
Ver Angola
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The Increase in Transportation Fare: A New Burden for Workers On July 6, 2025, the National Land Transportation Agency (ANTT) officially announced an increase in public transportation fares. The new fares are as follows: Kz 300.00 per trip for...
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...
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:...
MTN Group deploys AI for network optimisation in Nigeria, sets stage for Africa-wide rollout
Nairametrics
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July 11, 2025
Telecoms giant MTN Group has begun deploying artificial intelligence (AI) solutions to optimise network traffic and enhance service delivery in Nigeria, as part of a broader continent-wide strategy to transform its operations using responsible AI...