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Mobile coverage to reach 6.1 billion in 2020

The latest annual Ericsson's Mobility Report reveals that smartphone subscriptions will double in five years' time, reaching about 6.1 billion subscribers...

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Wanted... the All-African CEO

Mosima Selekisho

Company executives are pragmatic about profit. They may be innovative, but they remain practical, they do what works or has good prospects of working...

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Twitter users share four billion Ebola messages in a week

Sola Ogundipe

In one week at the height of the outbreak of the Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, in West Africa in 2014, Twitter users shared over four billion Ebola-related messages...

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Biz Takeouts
SOUTH AFRICA
[Biz Takeouts Lineup] 135: Whiskey Live Showroom, Efinity and purposeful marketing
Tune in to the Biz Takeouts Marketing & Media radio show, 11 June 2015, from 9-10am, as show host Warren Harding chats to Emily Stockden, Nic Robertson and Jacqui Maroun... read more>>
SOUTH AFRICA
Biz Takeouts at the BrightRock Connection Session on 25 June
The next Connection Session is here and is happening in Cape Town, at The Breakwater Lodge, Portswood Road, Cape Town on 25 June, with the topic: Will the set-up costs stifle your start-up dream...? read more>>
Cinema
AFRICA
ZIFF 2015 presents Mini Ziff Bongo Movies Festival, dhow races
The Zanzibar International Film Festival (ZIFF) will stage the Mini ZIFF Bongo Movies Festival on 12 June 2015, as part of the Festival of the Dhow Countries, which take place in both Dar es Salaam and Bagamoyo... read more>>
Events & Conferencing
NIGERIA
Demo Africa 2015 - European Business Angel Network to support African tech startups

All Africa Staff Writer

European Business Angel Network [EBAN], the pan-European representative for the early stage investor with over 150 member organisations in 50 countries, will send high-powered delegation to attend and support Demo Africa 2015... read more>>
Retail
SOUTH AFRICA
[Source Africa 2015] Wearing your heart on your sleeve

Nicci Botha

Whether shopping for something as simple as a pair of jeans or that must-have fashion item, the average consumer doesn't give much thought to where the garment came from... read more>>
Social Media
SOUTH AFRICA
New Twitter features
Twitter has rolled out new features including group direct messaging, mobile video camera, 'while you were away' and Periscope... read more>>
International
SOUTH AFRICA
Rising Stars in Media sought globally
FIPP's new global 'Rising Stars in Media' awards has been created to discover and recognise those individuals - from around the world - under the age of 30... read more>>
FRANCE
Cannes countdown
With less than a fortnight before Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity opens on 21 June 2015, Saatchi & Saatchi announces the premiering of a film commemorating 25 years of its New Directors' Showcase (NDS) and Katherine Glover, of Joe Public Johannesburg gets ready to join 11 other women at 'See it Be it'... read more>>
UNITED STATES
A short history of Google's algorithm updates

Boris Dzhingarov

Over the years, Google has made thousands of changes to the way its search engine operates. Most of these changes have been small, but there have been some notable updates that have changed the way that people perform SEO... read more>>
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Government news
AFRICA
SEPCO III approves Tanzanian project: Kibo Mining
Kibo Mining, the Tanzania-focused mineral exploration and development company, said on Tuesday the joint development agreement it signed recently with SEPCO III had now been approved by the SEPCO III board. read more>>
AFRICA
Africa officials say trade deal ready for signing
SHARM EL SHEIKH - Senior African officials negotiating a trade deal in Egypt to create a common market across half the continent said on Monday the pact was ready to be signed. read more>>
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New events to diarise
Afreakan Dream
Afreakan Dream - 24 Jun 2015, Johannesburg

Digital and Mobile Business Summit 2015
Knowledge Integration Web (Pty) Ltd - 26 Jun 2015, Johannesburg

IABC Africa 22nd Annual Conference
IABC Africa Region - 29 Jul 2015 to 31 Jul 2015, Johannesburg

5th Telecom CEM, CRM and Loyalty Summit
Fexton Conferences - 17 Aug 2015 to 18 Aug 2015, Johannesburg

Africa Com
Informa - 17 Nov 2015 to 19 Nov 2015, Cape Town

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