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Uganda's Prime Minister most conversational leader on Twitter

The 2014 Burson-Marsteller's Twiplomacy study, launched on 25 June 2014, shows that Uganda's Prime Minister, Amama Mbabazi, is the most conversational politician on Twitter.

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Demystifying the high-res image

Lorrianne Cloete

In my mind it really is quite straightforward and simple. The quality, deep-etched, high-resolution product jpeg is the basic commodity of lifestyle PR that without, brand managers seriously reduce their chances of being published...

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E-commerce stores - Tips for choosing the right products

Charles Mburugu

The first thing you need to do before opening an e-commerce store is to decide what exactly you want to sell. In addition, you need to figure out how you will access these products.

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Education & Training
DJIBOUTI
University of Djibouti unveils Oracle e-campus
Sponsored by the Ministry of Higher Education, the University of Djibouti has implemented a software system to help it achieve its ambition to deliver tertiary education to students in... Read more >>

Mobile
AFRICA
Should African insurers review their mobile strategies?
Developing customer-facing mobile applications remains the third most important technology priority for insurers. Rhys Collins, Head of African Operations for SSP, says in Africa this would be second or first... Read more >>

PR & Communications
SOUTH AFRICA
AFI appoints CSA as communication partner
African Fashion International (AFI) has appointed Communication Services Africa to manage the full media and communication roll-out of the annual Spring/Summer sartorial showcase, Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Cape Town... Read more >>

AFRICA
AfricaCom 2014 selects official wire service
APO has been selected as the official wire service of AfricaCom 2014. Press releases will be distributed via Africa Wire, the service for press release wire distribution and... Read more >>

Research
GHANA
PAMRO 2014 Conference: Media Research for One Continent
The 16th PAMRO Meeting and All Africa Media Research Conference will take place from 24-27 August 2014 at the La-Palm Royal Beach Hotel in Accra, Ghana under the theme 'Media... Read more >>


International

UNITED STATES
Google starts removing information from search engines
SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Google said that it is "forgetting" things in Europe to comply with a legal ruling granting people the power to have certain information about them removed from searches Read more >>

FRANCE
Anti-Amazon bill adopted in France
PARIS, FRANCE: French lawmakers adopted a bill that prevents Amazon and other online booksellers from offering free deliveries of discounted books, in a bid to support the country's small bookshops. Read more >>

UNITED STATES
Android software to be used in cars, watches, TVs
SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Google has set out to expand its Android operations beyond smartphones to cars, watches and televisions. Read more >>


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Government

SOUTH AFRICA
New R5 coin introduced to celebrate democracy
The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) will issue a commemorative circulation R5 coin celebrating 20 Years of Democracy in South Africa. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA
Tourism Minister speaks on new immigration regulations
PRETORIA: Tourism Minister Derek Hanekom says the regulation of immigration matters is the constitutional responsibility of the Department of Home Affairs. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA
Just 9,000 jobs created in first quarter

Carol Paton


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Lifestyle

SOUTH AFRICA
Polo plays, performs with poise

Henrie Geyser: motoring editor

The Volkswagen Polo is already one of the most popular compact cars in the world having sold nearly 1 million units - and it has just got even better thanks to class-leading assistance systems, connectivity features, stepped up safety and attractive visual enhancements. Read more >>


New events to diarise

Gartner Symposium/ITxpo Africa 2014
Gartner Africa - 10 Sep 2014 to 12 Sep 2014 Cape Town

Africa PPP Investment and Development Summit 2014
Neoedge Pte Ltd - 21 Oct 2014 to 22 Oct 2014 Accra

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

The 5th Orange Africa Mega Music Expo 2014
Jozi Media Africa - 7 Nov 2014 Johannesburg

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


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