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SOUTH AFRICA
[Cannes Lions 2014] SA's winning work: Design, Press, Radio
Last night saw the announcement of the winners of the Cyber, Design, Product Design, Press and Radio Lions. South Africa won awards in the Design, Press and Radio categories and Ogilvy & Mather Johannesburg took home a Grand Prix Award. (video) Read more >>

[Cannes Lions 2014] Branded Content, Film, Film Craft shortlists released

The Branded Content & Entertainment, Film and Film Craft shortlists have been released, with South Africa featuring in two of the three categories. Winners will be announced tomorrow night, Saturday, 21 June 2014.

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Latest internet trends

Louise Marsland

As we know, the dizzying speed of change on the interwebs has led to fundamental changes in commerce, communication and the consumption of information and entertainment content...

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Africa Rising: Doing business in Africa [part 1]

Authors from Regent Business School

According to the UNCTAD, Africa offers the highest return on direct foreign investment in the world. However, as much as Africa has much to offer in terms of trade, the business environment is littered with legal, political, social and economic challenges.

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Biz Takeouts
SOUTH AFRICA
[Biz Takeouts Podcast] 94: The future state of retail with Mike Saunders
On the last Biz Takeouts Marketing and Media Radio show we chatted to Mike Saunders, CEO of Digitlab. [twitterfall] Read more >>

Creative Week Cape Town
SOUTH AFRICA
Loeries select Print, Outdoor and Collateral Media panel for 2014 awards
The panel for the Print, Outdoor and Collateral Media for Loeries 2014 has been selected. Read more >>

Digital
AFRICA
Satellite phone service to provide connectivity in underground mines
Gilat Satcom, has launched a satellite phone service to provide voice connectivity to people working in African underground mines. Read more >>

NIGERIA
AccuWeather partners with Nigeria's World Entertainment TV
Nigeria's World Entertainment TV, in partnership with AccuWeather's Display Systems and Services division, will install four StoryTeller Interactive Touchscreen News Solutions in its network headquarters. Read more >>

Mobile
AFRICA
New retail mobile banking service with Orange Money
Customers can now transfer money to their Orange Money account directly from their BNP Paribas account, or vice versa using their mobile phones. Read more >>

Radio
NIGERIA
Shuga gets new life as radio drama
Sex and relationships drama series, Shuga, has now been developed by MTV Base and MTV Staying Alive Foundation into a radio drama, ShugaRadioNaija. Read more >>


International

SINGAPORE
Singapore police probe anti-Filipino blog
SINGAPORE: Singapore police on Thursday said they were investigating an anonymous blog which listed ways to target the city-state's Filipino population, in the latest racial row there. Read more >>

UNITED STATES
Twitter moves to beef up video sharing on social media
NEW YORK, US: Twitter said Thursday it has bought SnappyTV, a California firm that lets people edit and share clips from TV broadcasts. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Read more >>

UNITED STATES
Few US firms provide high-speed Internet
WASHINGTON, USA: Americans enjoyed improved Internet connections over the past year, but some providers were inconsistent or fell short of delivering advertised speeds, the US telecommunications regulator said. Read more >>


More International


Government

SOUTH AFRICA
MyCiTi gets approval from taxi association
Cape Town will expand its rapid bus system to two townships after winning support from a taxi association that was opposed to the service. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA
SA Reserve Bank amends exchange control rules

Ralph van Niekerk and Nick Pemberton

South Africa's exchange control rules require that a South African resident wishing to assign intellectual property to a foreign entity must obtain prior approval from the South African Reserve Bank. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA
One SA university in Brics Top Ten
The University of Cape Town is the only South African university in the Top 10 universities in the Brics economic bloc of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA
SA current account deficit narrows

More Government news


Lifestyle

SOUTH AFRICA
[10 Things I Love About...] Slacking off...

Brian Berkman

Slack packing, or hiking with someone else transporting your gear and checking into accommodation along the way is gaining popularity with folk who love the great outdoors but not enough to sleep under it. Read more >>


Jobs offered

Associate Creative Director - Lagos
We're an advertising company located in Lagos, currently in search of expatriate with open mind to contribute to overall objective of the organisation. Read more >>




New events to diarise

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

Affordable Housing Africa
marcus evans - 18 Aug 2014 to 20 Aug 2014 Cape Town

Total Plant Management Africa
marcus evans - 15 Sep 2014 to 17 Sep 2014 Johannesburg

ConMach Nigeria 2014
ConMach Nigeria 2014 - 16 Oct 2014 to 19 Oct 2014 Lagos

Retail Congress Africa 2014
i2i Events - 18 Nov 2014 to 19 Nov 2014 Johannesburg


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