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DEMO Africa 2014 entries close, judges announced

Applications for DEMO Africa 2014 has been closed with the announcement of this year's judges and the host, VC4Africa, confirming that 27 African countries are represented this year.

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Superbrands Tribute Event recognises 80 EAC brands

The recent Superbrands Tribute Event 2014 in Kampala, Uganda, saw Superbrands East Africa, an affiliate of London-based Superbrands UK, recognise 86 brands across the region.

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Online retail gaining traction in sub-Saharan Africa

The DHL Global E-Tailing 2025* study analyses the role which e-commerce will play in consumer's live in the year 2025, and how it will influence consumerism, retailing and logistics.

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Biz Takeouts
SOUTH AFRICA
[Biz Takeouts Lineup] 95: The Times Press Challenge & Agency Focus with Future-Collective
Tune in to the Biz Takeouts Marketing & Media radio show tomorrow, Thursday, 26 June from 9am-10am as we chat to Mandy Phiri from Times Media, as well as John Sanei of Future-Collective. [twitterfall] Read more >>

Marketing
GHANA
Engaging the digital audience
The recent Marketing Roundtable discussion with Medicom Ghana, Electroland and Ghanadour, looked at how corporate Ghana is engaging its audience via digital marketing and the challenges that are faced. Read more >>

Digital
RWANDA
Kirusa, MTN introduce Celeb Connect, Sports Connect
Celeb Connect and Sports Connect from Kirusa in partnership with MTN Rwanda, will enable fans to connect with their favorite celebs and to get updates about their favourite soccer clubs and teams respectively. Read more >>

Events & Conferencing
AFRICA
PIVOT East 2014 kicks off in Nairobi

Susan Mwenesi

Mobile startups competition PIVOT East 2014 kicked off yesterday in Nairobi, bringing together the best upcoming startups in the region, industry experts and investors for a competition that will see the winning startups walk away with US$50,000. Read more >>

Mobile
KENYA
Kenya's PesaPoint to launch expansive agent network
Similar to the PesaPoint ATM network, PesaPoint is set to launch an expansive network, 'super Agent Network', composing over 1200 agents countrywide. Read more >>

AFRICA
Leadership changes at MTN Uganda, Nigeria, Iran
MTN has made some key leadership changes and appointments in Uganda, Nigeria and Iran. Read more >>


International

UNITED STATES
IMA Interactive Media Awards: Deadline looming
NEW YORK CITY: The IMA Interactive Media Awards deadline is looming - in fact, it's Monday, 30 June. Read more >>

FRANCE
AFP gets first woman global news chief
PARIS, FRANCE: Agence France-Presse has for the first time named a woman to head its global operations after News Director Philippe Massonnet announced he was stepping down. Read more >>

UNITED STATES
Aviate your Android smartphone with Yahoo
SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Yahoo has increased its move to mobile, using Aviate to control or navigate an Android smartphone's home screens with its new application tuned to where people are. Read more >>


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Government

SOUTH AFRICA
Tshwane wants more students in science, engineering
Tshwane has established laboratories to stimulate innovation and encourage young people to take up careers in science and engineering. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA
R7bn to support farmers
More than R7bn will be spent on conditional grants for provinces to support about 435,000 subsistence and 54,500 smallholder farmers. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA
Boost tourism trade by inter-governmental relations

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Lifestyle

SOUTH AFRICA
[10 Things I love About...] The West Rand

Brian Berkman

Contributing Editor, Travel, Brian Berkman, asked Shane Collinson, Director of Operations and Complex General Manager at Silverstar about why he loves the West Rand with such passion. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA
Citroen's people-pleasing Picasso

Henrie Geyser: motoring editor

Citroen has always been enthusiastic about hoisting the avant garde flag when unwrapping a new model and its latest C4 Picasso people-mover certainly again lifts the bar a good few notches higher than just about everything else in its class and price range. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA
The Grand, where only the timber floors are stressed

Brian Berkman

It takes a special kind of visionary to turn a decrepit piece of real estate into a boutique hotel that is recommended by trendy and upscale group Mr and Mrs Smith. Read more >>


New events to diarise

The Progress Africa Conference
AIGS - 27 Jul 2014 to 30 Jul 2014 Central Drakensburg

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

All Africa Administrators Summit 2014
Inard Training & Development - 26 Aug 2014 to 29 Aug 2014 Johannesburg

Africa Oil Week Conference 2014
Global Pacific & Partners - 3 Nov 2014 to 7 Nov 2014 Cape Town

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


Upcoming events

Women of West Africa Entrepreneural Conference
Montgomery West Africa - 26 Jun 2014 to 27 Jun 2014 Lagos


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