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Izzy, An Octopus Tale by Charles Rawlings, MD, JD; Leah Perez; and Morgan Rawlings won the NYC Big Book Award’s Childrens Educational category.

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Ferryman Collective and Virtual Worlds Company’s live VR theater piece won Outstanding Emerging Media Program at the 78th Emmy Awards after competing against projects backed by major entertainment companies.

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Kay Louise Bowen’s novel Secrets II Vengeance & Revenge was named a winner in the Psychological Thriller category at the NYC Big Book Award, adding international recognition to her earlier Independent Press Award success.

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Top Click Media in Johannesburg has been named to Google’s 2026 Premier Partner list, placing the South African agency in the top 3% of Google Partners in the country for the eighth straight year.

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AURA is rolling out Google Maps Platform across its responder apps, customer apps and dispatch systems in South Africa, Kenya, the UK and the U.S. The integration is meant to improve route accuracy, ETA precision and live traffic intelligence for…

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Horn & Heat has launched in the U.S. with three chef-crafted hot sauces and a hot honey inspired by work at a South African rhino reserve.

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The global fluorspar market is set to rise from $3.9 billion in 2026 to $5.1 billion by 2035, driven by chemical processing, aluminium, battery materials, and specialty fluorine uses.

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India’s carpet tiles market is forecast to rise from $1.26 billion in 2026 to $3.02 billion by 2035, driven by commercial real estate growth, modular flooring adoption and sustainability demand.

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The NYC Big Book Award named Not In This World by Jane Scott Stuart and Elaine Flowers a winner in African American Fiction.

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Karen Hayes’ documentary The Foolishness of God will open the 16th Festival International des Films de la Diaspora Africaine in Paris on Sept. 4, 2026, with a post-screening discussion and reception.

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The global precious metals market is projected to grow from $326.9 billion in 2026 to $561.9 billion by 2035, powered by gold reserve buying, industrial demand, electrification, solar manufacturing and recycling.

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22Bet has added Ghana football legend Stephen Appiah to its African Football Network, expanding a partnership built around football, responsible gambling and social impact.

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Market Research Future projects the global botulinum toxin market will grow from $13.5 billion in 2025 to $32.48 billion by 2035, driven by reimbursed therapeutic uses, rising aesthetic procedures and ready-to-use liquid formulations.

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South African agency Top Click has launched a new website that puts its three core services — SEO, Google Ads and Answer Engine Optimisation — in front of business buyers.

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Don Worley has joined the cast of Out of the Ashes as the villain Vernon and will also serve as an executive producer on the Steven C. Miller-directed action thriller.

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The global auto loan market is projected to rise from $1.94 trillion in 2025 to $4.32 trillion by 2035, driven by vehicle ownership demand, EV adoption and faster digital lending.

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Nine Brazilian companies at Expoplast 2026 in Lima closed and projected US$5.24 million in business, including US$1.18 million during the fair itself.

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Patricia Angel Marie Rogers and her uncle Eric Z. Williams have launched The Chicago Kidz Book Series, a Chicago-based children’s project aimed at literacy, diversity and civic pride.

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Worldreader has launched a month-long global reading campaign for families with young children as part of International Literacy Month.

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Szilvia S. Jennings’ children’s early chapter book Sophie Moon and the Honeybees earned a Distinguished Favorite honor at the 2026 NYC Big Book Awards.