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Seynabou Diop works at a station in a laboratory where the hantavirus genome was sequenced from the April 2026 outbreak, at Institut Pasteur in Dakar, Senegal. Image credit: Reuters/Ricci Shryock

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#AfricaCom: Tech skills needed to create future jobs on the 'side-hustle' continent

#AfricaCom: Tech skills needed to create future jobs on the 'side-hustle' continent

Leigh Andrews 18 Nov 2019

#AfricaCom: Smartphone costs the biggest barrier to a digitally inclusive Africa

#AfricaCom: Smartphone costs the biggest barrier to a digitally inclusive Africa

Sindy Peters 15 Nov 2019

#AfricaCom: "Every consumer today behaves like a millennial, your business needs to catch up!"

#AfricaCom: "Every consumer today behaves like a millennial, your business needs to catch up!"

Leigh Andrews 15 Nov 2019

African Union for Housing Finance (AUHF) members sign Cape Town Declaration for governments to address housing finance shortage.

5-point plan set for governments to address African housing finance shortage

15 Nov 2019

SheInvest to mobilise €1bn for female economic empowerment in Africa

SheInvest to mobilise €1bn for female economic empowerment in Africa

14 Nov 2019

Durban conference set to focus on Africa's green economy

Durban conference set to focus on Africa's green economy

14 Nov 2019

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World Media Group survey identifies activism as key campaign benefit

7 Nov 2019

Embracing disruptive innovation in the social development sector - a road map for 2020 and beyond

Embracing disruptive innovation in the social development sector - a road map for 2020 and beyond

Next Generation 5 Nov 2019

Nestlé launches Regional Alliance for Youth in sub-Saharan Africa

Nestlé launches Regional Alliance for Youth in sub-Saharan Africa

4 Nov 2019

10-year global study notes African surge in giving

10-year global study notes African surge in giving

29 Oct 2019

How research networks can help BRICS countries combat invasive species

How research networks can help BRICS countries combat invasive species

28 Oct 2019

Panic over water in South Africa's economic hub is misplaced

Panic over water in South Africa's economic hub is misplaced

Mike Muller 28 Oct 2019

Reshaping the forces - Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula

Reshaping the forces - Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula

Kingsley Ighobor 23 Oct 2019

#SACSCCongress: How green roofs can contribute to people, profit and planet

#SACSCCongress: How green roofs can contribute to people, profit and planet

Sindy Peters 23 Oct 2019

Murendeni Mafumo speaking at the SingularityU South Africa Summit 2019. Image supplied.

#SingularityUSouthAfrica2019: The future of water collection, purification and distribution

21 Oct 2019

2019 Feathers Awards winners announced

2019 Feathers Awards winners announced

18 Oct 2019

Pushing for a green economy and clean energy in Africa

Pushing for a green economy and clean energy in Africa

Zipporah Musau 18 Oct 2019

Klipheuwel Wind Farm

Wind power is far more than just energy

17 Oct 2019

Surf School of Shine e-learning platform launched

Surf School of Shine e-learning platform launched

17 Oct 2019

Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed wins Nobel Peace Prize

Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed wins Nobel Peace Prize

14 Oct 2019

Unilever pledges to slash use of new plastics

Unilever pledges to slash use of new plastics

9 Oct 2019

Image credit: NeONBRAND on Unsplash.

3 ways sustainability and reputation are closely linked

Chris Bischoff 8 Oct 2019

Green roofs improve the urban environment - so why don't all buildings have them?

Green roofs improve the urban environment - so why don't all buildings have them?

Michael Hardman and Nick Davies 7 Oct 2019

New study: Most plastic found at sea is dumped unlawfully by ships

New study: Most plastic found at sea is dumped unlawfully by ships

3 Oct 2019

Know your business inside out with a Biz Office

Know your business inside out with a Biz Office

Bizcommunity.com 2 Oct 2019

The case for a net zero emissions economy

The case for a net zero emissions economy

Brett Chrystal 2 Oct 2019

Food systems development needs a new trajectory - FAO director-general

Food systems development needs a new trajectory - FAO director-general

27 Sep 2019

FAO director-general calls on food industry to do more to support healthy foods

FAO director-general calls on food industry to do more to support healthy foods

26 Sep 2019

How Vollar is serving brands certainty with their CSI

How Vollar is serving brands certainty with their CSI

Sindy Peters 25 Sep 2019

The 2019 Care Awards jury. Image credit: Act Responsible.

Act Responsible announces 2019 Care Awards jury

23 Sep 2019

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