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Storytelling via social engagement a strong trend

Hando Sinisalu and Maarja Laasu

Simon Schwaighofer is the Creative Director at Red Bull Creative, the brand's in-house agency in Salzburg. In August he will visit SA to speak at The Best of Global...

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Innovation Prize for Africa 2015 call for entries

The African Innovation Foundation (AIF) is calling on all African innovators to submit their entries for the fourth edition of the Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) competition. The IPA is...

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Brand monogamy is a myth. Here's why

Tim Allemann

The idea that most people are exclusively loyal to brands needs some re-evaluation. The picture of fanatically loyal consumers doing anything for their brand of choice has become particularly...

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Digital
ZAMBIA
Internet.org app launched in Zambia
Facebook has announced the launch of the Internet.org app in Zambia to make the internet accessible to more people by providing a set of free basic services... Read more >>

Education & Training
SOUTH AFRICA
African business schools to promote innovative thinking

Issued by UCT Graduate School of Business

Identifying new opportunities for innovative thinking is vital for African business schools if they wish to offer relevant and meaningful training to the continent's future business leaders... Read more >>

Events & Conferencing
AFRICA
AfricaCom 2014: Transforming Africa's Digital Economy
This year the AfricaCom team has gathered feedback from all those interested in Africa's digital transformation resulting in an event packed with key insights from a speaker lineup composed of... Read more >>

Online Media
NIGERIA
Abuja blogger launches social media news portal
Abuja's popular online media reporter and editor of Glees media blog, Alex Nwankwo, has launched a social media news portal called AlexReports.info... Read more >>

TV
RWANDA
Rwanda to switch off over 51,000 TVs as digital migration period elapses

Baraka Jefwa

The Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority (Rura) is set to switch off over 51,000 analogue TV sets as it concludes the migration process from analogue transmission to digital broadcasting... Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA
It's Africa's Time celebrates inclusive partnerships across Africa
Although it is estimated that irrigation alone could increase output by up to 50%, one of the biggest challenges facing the Kenyan agriculture industry is outdated technology... Read more >>


International

CANADA
BlackBerry buys Secusmart
OTTAWA, CANADA: Loss-making Canadian smartphone manufacturer, BlackBerry has bought German voice and data encryption and anti-eavesdropping firm Secusmart. Secusmart's customers include NATO, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and entire government. Read more >>

UKRAINE
Ukraine to permit advertising during children's programming
KIEV, UKRAINE: Changes adopted as part of recent overhaul of Ukraine's advertising laws. Read more >>

INDIA
India's Bharti makes $184m in three months

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Government

SOUTH AFRICA
Team effort only way to beat rhino poaching

Albert Pule

SKUKUZA: Strong partnerships between different role players in and around the Kruger National Park (KNP) remains the key to defeating the scourge of rhino poaching. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA
Gauteng townships set for a facelift

More Matshediso

PRETORIA: Gauteng townships are set for a major facelift as part of a R4.4bn budget that will be used to build more houses. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA
Nearly 5,000 land claims processed in two weeks
SOUTH AFRICA
Investment mission kicks off in Taiwan

More Government news


Lifestyle

SOUTH AFRICA
Because life's better with bubbles

Ilse van den Berg

I've never seen myself as the typical champagne-drinking girl that loves all things glitter and gold, but something happens to you when you walk through the doors of J.C. Le Roux. Not in a pretentious way, but rather in a "you deserve to be spoilt" way. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA
To the MannaBay born

Brian Berkman

There is so much added value for guests staying at MannaBay that the room rate is great value when compared with run-of-the-mill five-star establishments. Read more >>


Jobs offered




New events to diarise

Africa's First Marketing Summit - 15 Oct 2014 to 18 Oct 2014 Victoria Falls
The Africa Marketing Confederation's (AMC) first Summit is expected to be a catalyst in the way African marketers cooperate and collaborate. Read more >>


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

Agra Innovate Nigeria
Informa Middle East - 18 Nov 2014 to 20 Nov 2014 Lagos

PetroForum Africa
OpenRoom Events Ltd - 2 Mar 2015 to 3 Mar 2015 Johannesburg


Upcoming events

AFRENCO | Opportunities in Construction
African Entrepreneurs Congress (AFRENCO) - 3 Aug 2014 to 10 Aug 2014 Windhoek


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