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Today's top stories
The future of sustainable retail design in Africa

Laine Barnard

The process of urbanisation is steamrolling through Africa and with that comes more spending money and a growing desire to spend that money. This makes retail in Africa a hot topic right now.

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When South meets West

Nadia Takyiwaa Mensah

As Nigeria has been declared Africa's largest economy, we are seeing a huge surge of South African companies opening up in key West African countries like Ghana and Nigeria.

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Fablabs and designers - the future of great retail

Dave Nemeth

With the most exciting and innovative product developments coming from crowd-funding sites, the current model of retail product development needs to drastically change, and very quickly at that.

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Cinema
AFRICA
12 Years a Slave's Lupita Nyong'o added to Star Wars cast
Digital
AFRICA
Wits University to host Fak'ugesi: Digital Africa Festival
Wits University in Johannesburg will host its inaugural Fak'ugesi: Digital Africa Festival 2014 from 11 August to mid-September 2014. Read more >>

Mobile
AFRICA
Mobile money payments enabled between Tigo, Airtel, Zantel
Tigo, Airtel and Zantel are set to enable mobile money payments between their customers in Tanzania by the end of June. Read more >>

TV
AFRICA
GeoPoll launches daily TV ratings in African markets
GeoPoll has unveiled a new Audience Measurement Service with unprecedented data on the viewing habits of more than 300 million people in several African markets. Read more >>


International

TAIWAN
Smartwear may make people healthier
TAIPEI, TAIWAN: A new generation of wearable technology is promising not only to log data about users' health but to predict and avert crises, from drivers falling asleep at the wheel to runners wearing themselves out in a marathon. Read more >>

UNITED STATES
Call for entries: Global healthcare advertising
NEW YORK CITY, US: The Global Awards for the World's Best Healthcare & Wellness Advertising has announced its 2014 call for entries. Read more >>

FRANCE
Innovation Lions: 30 shortlisted entrants to present their ideas
UNITED STATES
Google's new Chrome makes email more secure

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Government

SOUTH AFRICA
South Africa 13th most attractive investment destination
South Africa climbed two spots to become the 13th most attractive destination for FDI globally according to the senior executives surveyed from 300 of the world's leading corporations. The US maintains its first place position from last year followed by China and Canada. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA
Background checks imperative when vetting candidates

Greg Brown

With legislation and regulation increasing hiring criteria, the list of background checks is getting longer and it is becoming harder to understand what checks need to be conducted in your business to ensure you are protecting yourself and your company against reputational and financial risk. Read more >>


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Lifestyle

SOUTH AFRICA
Grootbos... In for The Long Run

Brian Berkman

For Grootbos Nature Reserve owner and Managing Director Michael Lutzeyer, being included in The Long Run is big news. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA
Beauty and the beast in one

Henrie Geyser: motoring editor

Don't be fooled by the stylish Hugo Boss looks of the new Subaru WRX. See those black rimmed alloys, quad exhaust outlets and gaping air scoop on the bonnet? They are tattoos of the hooligan that hides just below the car's classy, grown-up veneer. Read more >>


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New events to diarise

International Startup Event
Startup Grind Johannesburg - 18 Jun 2014 1 Sandton Drive,Sandton

4th Annual Shop Steward Africa
Intelligence Transfer Centre - 25 Jun 2014 to 26 Jun 2014 Accra

BankingTech Forum Africa
OpenRoom Events Ltd - 8 Jul 2014 to 9 Jul 2014 Johannesburg

Bancassurance Tanzania
Trueventus - 27 Aug 2014 to 28 Aug 2014 Dar es Salaam

Big Data Analytics Africa Summit
Cornerstone Consultancy International - 22 Oct 2014 to 24 Oct 2014 Johannesburg

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