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Mimi Kalinda Africa is at an interesting and exciting crossroads in its history. The predicted ease with which globalisation would be adopted is being questioned and nationalism is rising. Yet the continent is becoming an economic, political and cultural melting pot. It is inevitable if Africa is going to truly rise...read |
| | | The African Union's anger at Trump's derogatory remarks on Africa is unusual for an organisation that rarely speaks out, according to the Institute for Security Studies...read |
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Six African short films are in the running to win an Oscar, selected from 63 qualifying films...read |
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 | There are few things that prevent Africa from truly connecting wirelessly to the internet and as these barriers fall, larger African cities will roll out smart city initiatives in some shape and form... read |
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 | Tom Jackson Nigerian online furniture retailer Skarabrand has sold more than 1,000 items and delivered to 11 cities since its launch in 2015... read |
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 | Issued By Nielsen The release of Nielsen's latest Consumer Confidence Index figures for Quarter 3, 2017 has been marked by small increases and a relatively stable performance in both Ghana and Nigeria... read |
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 | Sudanese authorities should cease harassing and arresting journalists and confiscating newspapers, and should allow journalists to report on matters of public interest without fear of reprisal, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today... read |
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 | IDidTht's December SA Film Reel Monthly Craft Awards were judged by Cameron Watson, creative director at King James, who selected Absolut's 'One Source Live - Africa on Fire' by Sunu from Egg Films for Best of Reel for Direction Craft... read |
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 | Michelle Gumede Shoprite's non-South African supermarket division recorded negative growth for the six months to December, owing to the effect of lower commodity prices... read |
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 | South African digital and content marketing studio, Content Candy, is expanding its operations to Zimbabwe... read |
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 | Marwa Morgan Egypt's parliament voted for a third time to extend a state of emergency. So far, authorities have used the state of emergency to censor media outlets and publications, bring "false news" charges against journalists, reports CPJ... read |
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 | Ciclope, an international festival that recognises and rewards exceptional craft in moving image, is coming to Cape Town this year in its first ever Africa regional leg, shining a light on production excellence across the continent... read |
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 | Magnet Global Network has expanded its geographic reach and capabilities with the addition of ODA Advertising, a 26-year-old creative advertising agency based in Durban, KZN... read |
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 | Issued By Kantar Millward Brown The 2018 AdReaction study from Kantar Millward Brown examines the global state of multichannel advertising campaigns... read |
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 | Tom Jackson Kenyan incubator Nailab has announced the 15 startups that will take part in its Make-IT accelerator programme, designed to strengthen entrepreneurs' skills for scaling their businesses... read |
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 | Natalia Rosa In your dual role as travel marketer and Facebook consumer, the news that Facebook is going to 'clean-up' your News Feed will likely be met with a mix of joy and despair... read |
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 | Kwamboka Oyaro When a woman rises to the top rung of the traditionally all-male corporate ladder in Africa... read |
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 | Jane Belchers and Jane Gordon Your PR agency should be able to deliver a full spectrum communication service that can play a pivotal role in most areas of your business. If not, rethink how to use your PR partner to ensure you are taking advantage of their specific skills set. read |
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 | NEW YORK - Facebook's move to highlight posts from friends and family over those from brands and publications follows months of turmoil for the social network and will result in lower advertising revenue - at least in the short-term, analysts said... read |
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 | Andy Walker The internet is an odd and confusing place, and the gaming world's latest meme is solid proof of this... read |
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 | Jannine Adams The travel agency of tomorrow will blend a personal and human touch with digital technologies. Instead of travel agents, we'll see the emergence of... read |
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 | Andy Walker US President Donald Trump has taken to Twitter to respond to reports that he referred to Africa, Haiti and El Salvador as "shitholes"... read |
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 | Colin Cullis Here are three predictions for what will become more significant for radio broadcasters in 2018: Podcasts, streams and subscriptions... read |
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 | Mark Mahoney The proliferation of mobile phone networks in Asia-Pacific and Africa has transformed how people connect, communicate and shop... read |
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 | Richard Rattue Advancement brings new and wonderful things, but it also brings uncertainty and fear... read |
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 | Mike Carter Programmatic has entrenched itself in our digital world and we all know it is not going anywhere, but we will see more channels being added, more capabilities and all being underpinned by artificial intelligence... read |
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 | Kgaugelo Maphai There is no doubt that there's loads of uncertainty ahead of the coming year. I believe that digital integration, continued agency consolidations, consumer insights and the looming MAC Charter deadline will be recurring themes... read |
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 | Leigh Andrews One of the biggest trends we're set to see this year is a plethora of marketing messages facing ever-decreasing attention from consumers. Take note of the clever planning required for yours to stand out from the snowballing amount of spam... read |
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 | Amanda Dlamini The world of advertising and creativity has come under great scrutiny in recent years. The rise of consumer activism has caused ordinary people throughout the world to question the integrity of brands as well as corporations at large... read |
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 | Gil Sperling Cisco released a report late 2017 which, if its predictions are to be believed, adds fuel to marketers angling for increased budget for video creation... read |
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 | Chrisna Basson What a year it's been! But enough people have written about that, so I'd rather look at a few of the consequences we'll feel in 2018. Which, to my surprise, are mostly positive. I've highlighted four of the best... read |
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 | nicole glickman For years we've been told that the future of advertising is the internet and data. So, we all followed the trend and jumped onto the super highway. From the days of dial-up to LTE and fibre, we have continuously raced ahead, finding new ways to create new waves. Today, streams of videos, interviews, content, shows, sounds, and apps, are brought to us by brand X... read |
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 | Mike Oelschig Terms like "command centre" or "digital centre of excellence" have been in the South African marketing landscape's lexicon for a few years now; but for the most part that has largely where the concept has remained. Until now... read |
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 | Omar Essack We live in a world of blurred lines. There are companies that look and feel like cab companies. We love the services they deliver, so we're grateful for them but they claim not to be cab companies... read |
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 | OJ Van Jaarsveld of Young Guns Films says there are four main South African audience trends directly influencing what the film industry is doing, along with eight local film production trends, which in turn will affect the audience... read |
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 | Mathew Weiss The economy in which we're operating post-2007 needs to be rethought as an evolution of a zero-sum game. Innovation is what breaks the zero-sum model for companies... read |
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 | Natalie Otte, Ilse Dinner Forget about Harry and Meghan, the match of the century is advertising and research, with data playing cupid... read |
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 | Lisa Macleod The demise of Twitter, consolidation in the media, the false economy of programmatic and other predictions... read |
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 | Josephine Buys The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) is ushering in technologies that can enable us, the South African digital industry, to change the course of history... read |
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 | Kevin Welman There are two major trends affecting communications this year: influencer marketing and the rise of specialists... read |
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 | Daniel Munslow 2017 was not a good year for companies handling crises. The number of casualties was alarming. We had our pick of it - from motoring, to beverages, to aviation, and everything in between... read |
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 | The Ugandan government is considering creating its own social media platforms, to provide Ugandans with a "positive" local alternative to Facebook and Twitter... read |
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 | BRUSSELS - Facebook's Instagram and the Google+ social network have agreed to join an EU-sponsored group of US internet giants to combat online extremism, EU officials said Friday... read |
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 | WASHINGTON - Terrorists and hate groups continue to get their propaganda onto social media platforms despite efforts by Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube to shut them down, a US Senate panel heard on Wednesday... read |
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 | LONDON - British lawmakers probing possible Russian interference in the Brexit referendum revealed on Wednesday that Facebook had agreed to broaden its own investigation into fake news around the vote, after the social media platform's initial efforts drew criticism... read |
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 | NEW YORK - The One Club for Creativity today announced full juries for the Advertising, Interactive and Motion/Film Craft categories of the ADC 97th Annual Awards... read |
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 | SAN FRANCISCO - YouTube on Tuesday announced ramped-up rules regarding when it will run ads with videos as it scrambled to quell concerns by brands about being paired with troublesome content... read |
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 | LONDON, UK: Virgin boss Richard Branson on Monday said he would resume offering the right-wing tabloid the Daily Mail on his trains after a decision not to stock them sparked accusations of censorship last week... read |
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 | NEW YORK - The One Club for Creativity has announced the 40 creatives who will judge work on the four design categories of the ADC 97th Annual Awards... read |
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 | STOCKHOLM - A racism scandal at H&M is the latest indication of management problems at the Swedish clothing giant, once the darling of shoppers but now struggling to make the switch to e-commerce, analysts say. read |
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 | Britain's Guardian newspaper has adopted a new tabloid format and a re-designed masthead with simple black lettering from Monday as part of a drive to cut costs... read |
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 | Tom Jackson Logistics marketplace Bwala Africa has launched in Kenya, allowing users to hire cars, trucks and delivery vans and source for repairs, service and maintenance from trusted dealers and mechanics... read |
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 | If there's one thing Africa isn't short of it is sunshine. So, it's hardly surprising that solar is making a major impact on increasing the number of people on the continent who have access to power... read |
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 | Hatem Jemmali African countries are behind the global curve when it comes to providing people with clean water and sanitation services... read |
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 | Werner Menges South African poultry producers will be getting another opportunity to mount a legal challenge against the chicken import restriction that was introduced in Namibia... read |
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 | CEO of Hotels.ng, Mark Essien, saw an opportunity to build an African focused OTA. The company has partnered with local hotels and airlines across Africa to accelerate its growth across the region... read |
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 | With a focus on SMEs and smallholder farmers creating the high productivity jobs and sustainable economic growth, the latest Africa Agriculture Status Report has indicated that agriculture will be Africa's quiet revolution... read |
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 | Laura-Stella Enonchong The African Commission has drafted a new protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights that emphasises the importance of the right of people with disability to have equal recognition before the law... read |
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 | Piyush Mandhare With the aim to revolutionise the farming industry as well as increase their market reach and revenue, organisations have been gearing up for new robotic technologies in recent years... read |
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 | Economic growth in Africa picked up steam last year and is set to accelerate strongly in 2018, but "massive investments" are needed in infrastructure, the African Development Bank (ADB) said Wednesday, 17 January... read |
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 | More than one million (estimated) manpower hours by 400 scientists from across the globe created the Wendelstein 7-X, a machine that could be capable of replicating the reaction that powers the sun, but using plasma. read |
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 | Ian Scoones Zimbabwe urgently needs a new system of land administration to harness development in the agricultural sector... read |
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 | Investment into African tech startups hit the highest levels since records began in 2017, with 159 startups raising in excess of $195 million... read |
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 | An agreement between the state-owned companies Angolan Airlines and South African Airlines, dubbed Codeshare, signed in the ambit of a commercial contract that is intended to provide better air transportation... read |
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 | Mozambique's major commercial banana producer, Bananalandia, in the Boane district, has seen production levels fall by half due to a lack of water for irrigation... read |
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 | South African arrivals increased by 15% year-on-year for the year ending 2017, making SA the sixth best source market for the island destination... read |
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 | Sayali Tribhuvan Processed food is estimated to be the dominant application segment in the potato processing market in 2017... read |
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 | Rosemary Mirondo The Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism has announced new fee rates and charges to be paid by tour operators and safari outfitters following the amendment of tourism fees and charges regulation... read |
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 | Declan Conway In the 1980s and 1990s parts of Africa saw a surge in dam building for energy production. After a brief hiatus there has been renewed interested. Many new construction projects are planned and underway across sub-Saharan Africa... read |
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 | Emma Batha Honeybees are attracted to a fungicide used in agriculture with "unsettling implications" for global food production. The finding follows other studies linking fungicides to a worldwide plunge in honeybee and wild bee populations... read |
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 | Aku Kwamie A critical part of reaching the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals in 13 years' time is to ensure that everyone can access equitable and affordable healthcare... read |
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 | Obtala Limited, the Africa-focused agriculture and forestry group, announces a non-binding MOU with FundInvest SA to combat illegal logging by facilitating the processing and export of sustainable, legal timber... read |
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 | French company, Paris Aeroport, formerly Aeroports de Paris or ADP, has won a contract with Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) for the design of a new passenger terminal at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi... read |
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 | Sulaimon Salau Nigeria's shipping history will forever make reference to how foreign ship owners made record profits in demurrage charges from country during the 1970s and port congestion that trailed massive importation of post-civil war reconstruction materials into the nation... read |
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William Wordsworth "Suffering is permanent, obscure and dark, and shares the nature of infinity." Herb Caen "The only thing wrong with immortality is that it tends to go on forever." Marcus Aurelius "Anger cannot be dishonest." |
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