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Ringier Africa expands into French-speaking African countries
Ringier Africa's media and marketing business venturing further into Francophone Africa... read
AFRICA
How digital is driving media growth in Africa
Affluent consumers in Africa are at the forefront of adopting new technologies and social media is now considered the first port of call for news...read
AFRICA
Africa's biggest eSports festival aims to create jobs
Ten countries are expected to participate in the Electronic and Video Game Festival of Abidjan (FEJA), the biggest eSport and video gaming event in Africa...read
AFRICA
In-app programmatic exchange for Africa launched
InMobi launches global in-app programmatic exchange in EMEA to provide premium mobile ad experiences...read
SOUTH AFRICA
Massmart rolls out its sixth solar plant
Massmart is championing the shift to renewable energy in the retail sector with the launch of its sixth solar plant... Read
AFRICA
Top 10 nominees for Innovation Prize for Africa 2018 announced
The top 10 nominees in the African Innovation Foundation's (AIF) Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) 2018 have been announced... Read
MOZAMBIQUE
Bridging the digital divide in Africa
The increased utilisation of TV Whitespace technology could help bridge the digital divide in Africa... Read
AFRICA
Celebrating Africa's digital heroes in 2018
AfricaCom will once again reward the success and innovation of those companies and individuals in Africa that are leading Africa through the Fourth Industrial Revolution... Read
SOUTH AFRICA
Does influence come at too high a price?

ESTELLE NAGEL

Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg and Cheryl Sandberg all achieved celebrity status and added clout to their companies' social media presence. But once you hitch a personality to your brand, their actions (good or bad) are nearly impossible to uncouple from their business... Read
SOUTH AFRICA
Website automation: The beginning of the end?

KEENAN BOUWER

In today's world, everyone needs an online presence for their company or brand, for those that say otherwise I say good luck to you... Read
AFRICA
Sustainable packaging solutions needed to reduce food waste, scale up trade in Africa
Food losses and waste are an enormous drain on natural resources. Roughly one-third of the annual food produced globally for human consumption is lost or wasted... Read
SOUTH AFRICA
Give your brand the space to grow on Bizcommunity

ISSUED BY BIZCOMMUNITY.COM

Give your brand the space to blossom on the biggest B2B website, catering to 18 professional industry sectors and niche audiences across Africa... Read
AFRICA
CPJ produces safety kit for journalists
The Committee to Protect Journalists has released a Safety Kit to promote greater journalist safety... Read
AFRICA
Writing the story of the rise of African rugby
The APO Group presents 'The Incredible Rise of African Rugby' in a new published guide to the sport on the continent... Read
SOUTH AFRICA
Happy 20th Birthday, Google!

EVAN-LEE COURIE

September 2018 marks the celebration of 20 years of Google... Read
AFRICA
100 Most Influential Young Africans
South Africa's award-winning entrepreneur, founder and chief of DNA Brand Architects, Sylvester Chauke, has made the 2018 list of 100 Most Influential Young Africans... Read
ZIMBABWE
Trevor Ncube to launch online TV station in Zimbabwe

YUVESHEN DARMALINGUM

Alpha Media Holding (AMH) will soon launch an online radio and television station in Zimbabwe... Read
SOUTH AFRICA
SA's growing appetite for convenience an opportunity for retailers, manufacturers
South African consumers are facing an increasingly stressful, time-starved lifestyle which has created a burgeoning demand for convenient solutions that can help simplify their lives... Read
AFRICA
Empowering Africa's women-led entrepreneurial business ecosystem
The 4th Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) announces opening keynote speakers... Read
NIGERIA
Lionheart is Netflix's first original film from Nigeria
Lionheart, directed by Genevieve Nnaji, is the first Netflix original film from Nigeria. The movie is her directorial debut... Read
KENYA
The Future of Media in Africa

ISSUED BY MELTWATER

Meltwater Africa to host a business lunch on The Future of Media in Africa... Read
ZIMBABWE
Kwesé Zimbabwe launches promotion

YUVESHEN DARMALINGUM

Last year, Kwesé started business in Zimbabwe around this time... Read
SOUTH AFRICA
#YouthReport2018: The SA jobseeker's catch-22, micro-privileges and the rise of 'adulting'

LEIGH ANDREWS

The third session of the UCT Unilever Institute of Strategic Marketing's Youth Report 2018 release was presented by Martin Neethling, director of groceries at Pioneer Foods, and was all about the 18- to 24-year-old market, the changing definition of teenagers and the game-changers in this regard... Read
SOUTH AFRICA
#YouthReport2018: Generation jobless and the high inequality economy

LEIGH ANDREWS

Explaining concepts like the 'missing middle' and various African economic myths and misconceptions, Professor Haroon Bhorat shared the harsh economic realities of growing up in South Africa today, at the launch of the UCT Unilever Institute of Strategic Marketing's Youth Report 2018... Read
SOUTH AFRICA
Recognising, rewarding and retaining your 'high value' customers
In an increasingly tough economic environment, businesses must do all they can to not only attract new customers, but look after existing ones - especially those who are categorised as 'high value'... Read
SOUTH AFRICA
For true SEO, remember the human element

TIFFANY MARKMAN

Six tips for achieving better search traffic to your website... Read
SOUTH AFRICA
Influencers: Dead or alive?

KEENAN BOUWER

Currently, there is a lot of talk about influencers and their effect on the consumer audience and whether or not they are still a relevant option as a marketing tool to market to specific audiences. Is the influencer a dying breed or are brands either overusing or generalising the influencer? Read
SOUTH AFRICA
How to use tech to drive innovation in traditional retail

SEBASTIAN ISAAC

For years, the threat of online shopping to brick-and-mortar has dominated the conversation in retail. The 2010s saw technological devices become more savvy and buying things online became easy... Read
KENYA
StarTimes rolls out app to increase HIV/AIDS awareness in Kenya

YUVESHEN DARMALINGUM

Digital television company StarTimes has introduced a mobile online video application that intends to increase HIV/AIDS awareness among the Kenyan youth... Read
AFRICA
Free course: Working towards a free, independent African media
Registration is now open for a free Wits Online Course on African Media Policy in our digital world... Read
DR CONGO
DRC journalist jailed for criminal defamation
The government in the DRC must abolish criminal defamation in line with international precedent and not resort to jailing journalists when civil remedies are available... Read
NIGERIA
StarTimes beams live African freestyle football competition

YUVESHEN DARMALINGUM

StarTimes broadcast live the first ever African Freestyle Football competition in Nigeria fo its over 10 million subscribers across Africa... Read
International
SOUTH AFRICA
Results from WE Communications' Brands in Motion 2018 global study released
WE Communications has released results from its Brands in Motion 2018 global study. The data revealed that consumers worldwide continue to demand innovation... Read
SOUTH AFRICA
Power to the publisher or death to memes? The Copyright Directive debate...
NEWSWATCH: In a move to update internet copyright legislation and give publishing companies more power against internet behemoths, the European Parliament approved the Copyright Directive on Wednesday amid protests... Read
Business
SOUTH AFRICA
Intra-African trade remains a priority
Intra-African trade remains as a priority for the South African government, Director General of the Department of Trade and Industry (dti), Lionel October, said... Read
ZIMBABWE
Red Cross steps in to curb cholera and typhoid in Zim
The Red Cross has stepped in and deployed 1,000 volunteers through the suburbs of Zimbabwe's capital in a bid to contain a deadly cholera outbreak... Read
CAMEROON
AfDB supports Cameroon livestock, fish farming with €84m loan
The loan will support the modernisation of beef, pork and fish production, with significant improvements to food and nutrition in the country... Read
SOUTH AFRICA
People across Africa have to travel far to get to a hospital. We worked out how far

PAUL OUMA & EMELDA OKIRO

Nearly half of all deaths and about a third of disabilities in low and middle-income countries could be avoided if people had access to emergency care... Read
AFRICA
Working out what's fair in conservation in sub-Saharan Africa

JESSICA NOSIZWE P. R. THORN AND RACHEL FRIEDMAN

People who care about conserving nature are starting to think more deeply about how communities fit into conservation efforts... Read
AFRICA
AccorHotels' MyChicAfrica platform a gateway to Africa lifestyle, travel
AccorHotels' MyChicAfrica travel media platform aims to make the continent more accessible and open for not only international travellers, but for Africans and the diaspora to rediscover and celebrate fashion, art, dining, modernity, design and adventure... Read
AFRICA
Research highlights key challenges Africa's youth face in tourism, hospitality
The research findings call on sector stakeholders to address the gaps that challenge young people's ability to secure and retain opportunities in the sector... Read
SOUTH AFRICA
#THINCAfrica: Redefining growth in hospitality education

ROBIN FREDERICKS

We caught up with Ecole Hoteliere de Lausanne (EHL) Associate Dean Graduate Programme Dr Achim Schmitt and Alumni and Industry Relations Director Valerie De Corte to find out how the school is changing the narrative when it comes to the of quality students it produces... Read
DR CONGO
WHO making progress in DRC's Ebola crisis
It's been a little over a month since the Ebola outbreak in North Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was declared by the Ministry of Health... Read
NIGERIA
Nigeria exports N85.9bn agric produce in three months

IFEANYI ONUBA

Figures obtained from the National Bureau of Statistics for the sector showed that the country recorded a total trade of N310.4bn from agric produce within the period under review... Read
NIGERIA
Why Nigeria urgently needs to grow non-oil exports

CHANNING ARNDT

The economy of Nigeria has had to navigate a major crisis that started with the collapse of oil prices in 2014 and was worsened by the ongoing restiveness in the oil rich Niger-Delta region... Read
SOUTH AFRICA
Custom designing healthcare for Africa
There is no doubt that improving access to healthcare in Africa is a massive task... Read
SOUTH AFRICA
#THINCAfrica: The year that was for SA tourism

ROBIN FREDERICKS

On day one of the 2018 THINC Africa conference, Jeff Rosenberg delved into a conversation focused on the first half of 2018 - how it compared to 2017 and what the industry can expect going forward - with Derek Martin, Joe Bester, and Phillip Wooler... Read
AFRICA
Africa and the digital tourism opportunity
Digital tourism in Africa contributed almost 3% to the South African GDP in 2016 and provided jobs to more than 686,000 people, as such, tourism means big business... Read
TANZANIA
The fate of unique species in Tanzania's coastal forests hangs in the balance

NEIL BURGESS

Tanzania is known for its tapestry of lush forests, expansive grasslands and tropical beaches, and abundant and diverse wildlife... Read
ZIMBABWE
Zimbabwean cholera death toll rises to 16

NYEMUDZAI KAKORE & MUNYARADZI MASIIWA

The death toll from the cholera outbreak in Harare's high-density suburbs of Glen View and Budiriro has risen to 16, with health officials yesterday quarantining and decommissioning all possible sources of the disease... Read
SOUTH AFRICA
Online spend in SA will hit R45bn in 2018, and consumers are shopping the globe
South Africans are forecasted to spend over R45 billion online this year, with over 60% making a purchase from an overseas retailer... Read
SOUTH AFRICA
MoU between Western Cape, Angola strengthen ties on business support services
CACIAAS met with Wesgro CEO Tim Harris to sign a Memorandum of Understanding - encouraging the sharing of business support services between Angola and the Western Cape... Read
SOUTH AFRICA
Nespresso's plans to boost coffee production in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is set to be the next country of origin for Nespresso's popular range of coffees. The unit of Nestle SA expects to start selling limited-edition Zimbabwe coffee capsules to global consumers in 2019. Read
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The Future of Media in Africa - 20 Sep 2018, Nairobi
Meltwater to host a business lunch on The Future of Media in Africa on Thursday, 20 September 2018 at Radisson Blu, Upper Hill in Nairobi, Kenya. Save your seat now. Read more >>


Women in Digital and Data Johannesburg - 27 Sep 2018, Sandton
This premier forum is the perfect platform for women in digital and data industries to come together to collaborate, learn, and share practical strategies to benefit their organisations and careers. Read more >>


Annual Social Media Marketing and Communications Masterclass 2018
Silver Mercury PTY LTD - 27 Sep 2018 to 28 Sep 2018, Johannesburg

Civil Society, African Media Policy in the Digital Age
frayintermedia - 10 Oct 2018, Countrywide

FM AdForum: Driving new advertising ventures
Tiso Blackstar Group - 12 Oct 2018, Johannesburg

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