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AFRICA
Enter the 2014 AfricaCom Awards now
Entries are now open for the 2014 AfricaCom Awards, which celebrate the breakthroughs and most influential players shaping the telecommunications and ICT industry in Africa. Read more >>

Primedia moves into Namibia, first expansion outside SA
Six things your website should do for you
[Chemory Gunko]

Biz Takeouts
SOUTH AFRICA
[Biz Takeouts Podcast] 98: Fast Company SA, The Lean Startup methodology and Brad Sugars
On the last Biz Takeouts Marketing and Media Radio show, host Warren Harding chatted to Brad Sugars, Daniel Marcus and Robbie Stammers. [twitterfall] Read more >>

Marketing
SOUTH AFRICA
Creating a successful African business strategy

Issued by NATIVE VML

Africa is not for sissies - and if you're looking to do business on the continent, you'll need a good understanding of the individual country/countries you're looking to deal with... Read more >>

Advertising
SOUTH AFRICA
Joe Public grows in Africa

Issued by Joe Public

Communications group Joe Public is excited to announce its partnership with integrated communications agencies Cosse (Nigeria and Ghana) and HWMiT (Zimbabwe)... Read more >>

Branding
SOUTH AFRICA
Building a brand in Nigeria: a South African marketers' guide

Issued by Yellowwood Future Architects

For many ambitious South African businesses looking to expand their footprint across Africa, Nigeria is an obvious choice. With a population of 175 million, it is Africa's largest market and... Read more >>

CSI
AFRICA
SEACOM plans continent-wide series of community initiatives
On 23 July 2014, Pan-African telecom enabler SEACOM will celebrate the fifth anniversary of its commercial launch, by donating time and providing support to communities that need assistance across the countries where it does business. Read more >>

Digital
SOUTH AFRICA
NAPAfrica celebrates a new peak at 15Gbps
NAPAfrica, Africa's neutral peering exchange has reached a record-breaking peak of 15Gbps, making it the largest Internet Exchange Point (IXP) in Africa. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA
Marval South Africa renames and appoints CEO
Marval South Africa, a specialist provider of service management solutions, education and consultancy, has announced the appointment of David Anderson as CEO, and due to its expansion and growth within Africa and... Read more >>

COTE D'IVOIRE
Orange to improve internet connectivity in West Africa
Orange recently opened West Africa's first very large-capacity IP Point of Presence (PoP). The operational launch of this facility, which is located in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, is set to enhance... Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA
Managed service support - key to growth for iWayAfrica
Pan African telecoms operator, Gondwana International Networks (GIN) has announced that its iWayAfrica business will be partnering with managed services company, SevenC Computing to grow its foothold in... Read more >>

Events & Conferencing
AFRICA
Fak'ugesi Digital Africa Festival announces Unyazi IV Electronic Music Festival
The highly anticipated Unyazi IV Electronic Music Festival will run from 9-13 September 2014 and promises to feature the latest and most innovative local and international talent in electronic music. Read more >>

Media
ETHIOPIA
Bloggers and journalists held without charge beyond 80-day deadline
The six Zone9 bloggers and three journalists held arbitrarily since 25 and 26 April have not been formally charged within the 80-day limit allowed by Ethiopia's draconian terrorism law... Read more >>

Mobile
AFRICA
Vodacom Mozambique partners with Flytxt
Flytxt, the Big DataAnalytics solution provider for Communication Service Providers (CSPs), announced their strategic tie up with Vodacom Mozambique. Read more >>

Online Media
ETHIOPIA
Ethiopian lawyer trying to get bloggers freed
ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA: The lawyer for a group of detained Ethiopian bloggers and reporters said he intended filing a civil suit against the country's police for holding them without charge for nearly three months. Read more >>

PR & Communications
SOUTH AFRICA
Gold Quills for Africa
At the recent International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) 2014 Gold Quill Awards, held at its world conference in Toronto, nine African entrants received an African Gold Quill Award... Read more >>

Research
SOUTH AFRICA
Millward Brown Vermeer opens regional office in South Africa

Issued by Millward Brown

Millward Brown, a global leader in brand, media and communications research, announces the opening of its brand and business strategy consultancy practice in South Africa. The unit, Millward Brown Vermeer... Read more >>


International

UNITED STATES
Google's profit of $3.42bn in three months
SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Google reported its quarterly profit rose to $3.42bn and revenue climbed to $16bn for the year, an increase of 22%. Read more >>

UNITED STATES
Reorganisation sees Microsoft axe 18,000 jobs
NEW YORK, USA: Microsoft said it would axe 18,000 jobs from its global workforce over the next year, the majority coming from the integration of Nokia bought by it earlier this year. Read more >>

UNITED STATES
What makes the Midas Awards unique
NEW YORK CITY, US: 2014 Midas Awards: Interview with Alisun Armstrong, Executive Director, Midas Awards World's Best Advertising. Read more >>

UNITED KINGDOM
D&AD opens call for entries for 53rd annual Professional Awards
LONDON, UK: Entries for the 53rd D&AD Professional Awards have opened with a number of new sub-category additions in response to the evolving creative landscape. Read more >>


More International


Government

SOUTH AFRICA
Integrated real-time information - an enabler of enhanced public transport service delivery

Santosh Komal

One of the government's biggest challenges with regards to ensuring public transport service delivery is a lack of integrated, real-time information. This comes as a result of an environment with many different service providers, both publicly and privately owned. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA
Build programme powers full steam ahead
PRETORIA: Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown says the next 12 months will be a milestone in the country's massive build programme. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA
SABC: And it just keeps getting worse...
SABCWATCH: Following the confirmation of Hlaudi Motsoeneng as the SABC's COO, and claims that board chair Zandile Tshabalala lied about her qualifications, and anger over the SABC's moves on Afrikaans programming, pressure is mounting on all sides... Read more >>


More Government news


Lifestyle

SOUTH AFRICA
The Queen - fit for a king

Brian Berkman

When you're staying in the land's third oldest hotel you expect to see cracks showing and the plaster crumbling from the walls. Read more >>


New events to diarise

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

Mobile Innovation Europe Summit 2014
9 Sep 2014 to 10 Sep 2014 London

The 14th Annual BEN-Africa Conference
1 Oct 2014 to 3 Oct 2014 Cape Town

Oil Trading and Logistics Africa Downstream Expo
OTL Africa - 28 Oct 2014 to 30 Oct 2014 Lagos

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


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