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Bank on change in Africa

Cobus van Zyl

I have been part of the 'banked' segment of civilization since I was five years old. I have tried it all, from savings to home-loans, vehicle finance to credit card...

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MTN, Jumia partnership will be "an explosive cocktail"

Paul Adepoju

The partnership between MTN and Jumia will be an explosive cocktail with numerous opportunities to build synergies, according to Nicola Martin, co-CEO of Jumia Nigeria.

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Making smarter online advertising decisions

Veruschka Khan

Online advertising is about figures and goals. Impressions, click-through rates and unique visits. The beauty of online is that it is meant to be 'all about the numbers'...

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Biz Takeouts
SOUTH AFRICA
[Biz Takeouts Lineup] 96: IAB South Africa - what is coming next?
Tune in to the Biz Takeouts Marketing & Media radio show tomorrow, Thursday, 3 July from 9am-10am as we chat to Jarred Cinman and Josephine Buys from IAB South Africa. [twitterfall] Read more >>

Education & Training
UGANDA
33 students join MTN Uganda internship programme
MTN Uganda is giving 33 students an opportunity to work with the organisation as part of their course/degree completion requirement with varying disciplines ranging from Marketing, Engineering, Finance, Sales... Read more >>

Events & Conferencing
AFRICA
AfricaCom to address challenges of rural telecoms
While operators are focusing on monetising data, a major challenge remains unsolved: providing reliable and affordable communications services to rural areas. Read more >>

Exhibitions
SOUTH AFRICA
Finally Africa showcases a dedicated decor, design and furniture expo

Issued by Inspire Trade Exhibition

The motivation which drove Rina Fortmann to launch the Inspire Trade Expo, was primarily driven from the need in the industry to have a focused trade platform as well as listening to influential industry professionals that drove her to launch this show. Read more >>

Mobile
ZIMBABWE
Mobile transactions in Zimbabwe up by 5%
Mobile Money Africa reports that, according to the latest figures released by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ), the country's mobile transactions rose by 5.07% from $343,26m in March to $360,67m in April. Read more >>

Research
EAST AFRICA
Starting a business cheapest in East Africa
Recent research by Savannah Fund shows that East Africa is the easiest place to launch a startup due to the cost of setting up a business in the region being the lowest in sub-Saharan Africa. Read more >>

Retail
RWANDA
Hunger for African products will only grow stronger
Rwandan fashion label Mille Collines' CEO tells Dinfin Mulupi from How we made it in Africa about Rwanda's growing retail sector and why she believes "the hunger for African products will only grow stronger" in international markets. Read more >>


International

UNITED STATES
Midas Awards for The World's Best Financial Advertising: 2014 call for entries; unveils Midas Brand Report
NEW YORK CITY, US: The 2014 Midas Awards honouring the World's Best Financial Advertising is now open for entries. Read more >>

UNITED STATES
Twitter buys mobile advertising firm Tap Commerce
SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Twitter announced it will buy mobile advertising firm Tap Commerce to bolster money-making tools at the popular one-to-many messaging service. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA
Top 10 digital campaigns of 2014: Jan-Jun

Hando Sinisalu and Ann Kruuk

CANNES, FRANCE: European research company Best Marketing International has monitored the Gold and Grand Prix winners of 35 local, regional, and global digital marketing awards from all corners of the World (including Cannes Lions) between January and June 2014. (video) Read more >>


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Government

SOUTH AFRICA
Tabs kept on school textbook deliveries

Bekezela Phakathi

The Department of Basic Education is collaborating with the State Information Technology Agency in developing a system to track the provision of resources in all provinces. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA
Deadlines missed but retirement debate continues

Evan Pickworth

The Treasury published its 2014 budget update on retirement reforms on 14 March but the deadline for the first two policy documents has been missed‚ as a rigorous consultation phase within the industry continues. Read more >>


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People on the move

    NAMIBIA
  • New appointments for Pernod Ricard - more info

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New events to diarise

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

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

PARTC 2nd Annual Meeting
Incisive Media - 1 Oct 2014 to 2 Oct 2014 Cape Town

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


Upcoming events

Tete Mining and Infrastructure Exhibition
Mining and Technical Exhibitions - 3 Jul 2014 to 4 Jul 2014 Tete


Quotes

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