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AFRICA
Mxit Africa's best web app ever, says ex-boss
[Gareth van Zyl] Instant messaging service Mxit is the best web application ever to be created in Africa, according to Alan Knott-Craig Jnr... read more>>

Five tech startup ideas that Kenya can export

Ken Macharia

Having pioneered mobile money solutions like MPesa and crowd-sourcing platform Ushahidi, Kenya's innovative, resilient and global-looking tech community is working on the next big thing...

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Can a tweet enjoy copyright protection?

Werina Griffith & Nicole Smalberger

Inevitably, as is always the case, when it comes to the sharing of thoughts and ideas, the question has arisen as to whether or not a tweet can be protected, particularly, under the veil of copyright...

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Facebook seeks ties with telcos in Kenya

Lilian Ochieng

Facebook's plan to bring Internet access to the remote parts of the world is taking shape. This follows the completion of Aquila, a drone that beams Internet from the sky to remote communities...

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Biz Takeouts
SOUTH AFRICA
[Biz Takeouts Lineup] 146: Global insights from Effective Measure CEO
Tune in to the Biz Takeouts Marketing & Media radio show, 27 August 2015, from 9-10am, as show host Warren Harding chats to Graham Plant... read more>>
Digital
AFRICA
MTN, Liquid Telecom partnership offers largest fixed, wireless footprint in Africa
The MTN Group and Liquid Telecom have partnered to offer customers access to the largest fixed and wireless footprint across the continent... read more>>
AFRICA
Travelstart Kenya moves online
Mobile
SOUTH AFRICA
Today's travelers are lost (literally) without mobile connectivity

Craig Lowe

Whether you are traveling for business or for pleasure, mobile connectivity is now a must-have... read more>>
Research
SOUTH AFRICA
We all live in a...

Erik du Plessis and Neil Higgs

Recently, in Upington, our waitress told us with a lot of pride that she lives in a brick house. Obviously brick houses are a type of differentiation that exists much like the status associated with living in the northern suburbs of Johannesburg... read more>>
International
SOUTH AFRICA
US launches new B2B social network in September
A new social network, Keyconex, launches on 9 September 2015 in Houston, US, to connect the B2B industry worldwide... read more>>
ASIA
Ad Stars select two campaigns that have changed the world this year
The Ad Stars organising committee has announced that two campaigns have been selected as the best campaign work, 'Grand Prix of the Year... read more>>
UNITED KINGDOM
Bad publicity or no publicity - LSM report
The London School of Marketing (LSM) has published an article weighing up the pros and cons of bad publicity in which experts debate the question, "Is it better to be talked about for the wrong reasons than not be talked about at all? read more>>
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Government news
AFRICA
SADC judges conference set to kick off in Zimbabwe
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) chief justices conference is set to kick off in Zimbabwe on Wednesday, a report says... read more>>
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Business
SOUTH AFRICA
How to prevent identity theft

Andera Lakai

In this age of technology, having access to information at our fingertips, everyone once in a while lie awake at night losing sleep over identity theft and its consequences... read more>>
New events to diarise
2015 All Africa Business Leaders Awards
ABN Productions - 26 Aug 2015, Lagos | 17 Sep 2015, Nairobi | 1 Oct 2015, Johannesburg | 13 Nov 2015, Johannesburg

SEAexpo 2015
C-Major Productions - 4 Sep 2015 to 5 Sep 2015, Johannesburg

International Public Relations
Millennium Conferences - 27 Sep 2015 to 29 Sep 2015, Johannesburg

Social Media Summit 2015
Knowledge Integration Web (Pty) Ltd - 29 Sep 2015 to 30 Sep 2015, Johannesburg

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

Upcoming events
18th AutoExpo Africa 2015
Expogroup - 27 Aug 2015 to 29 Aug 2015, Dar-es-Salaam

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