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 | Last week on the Biz Takeouts Marketing and Media Radio show we chatted to Terry Behan of VWV and Tony Koenderman about the AdReview Awards. [twitterfall] Read more >>
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 | Each year, Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) produces So This Is Democracy? State of media freedom in Southern Africa, based on daily monitoring and other research and analysis gathered in the 11 Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) countries where it operates. Read more >>
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 | Celebrating its first anniversary, brand and communications consultancy Wunderbrand, will be moving into its group headquarters in the 44 Stanley precinct. Read more >>
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 | Entries for the 2014 Shnit International Shortfilmfestival close on 1 June 2014. Read more >>
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 | Award-winning global African branding and reputation authority, Thebe Ikalafeng, is joining the jury panel of the Red Dot Award: Communication Design 2014 as the first African on this competition jury. Read more >>
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 | Mark Tinka The next phase in the development of Africa's internet infrastructure will see more content and services brought closer to end-users. Read more >>
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 | Hansie Smit The newsletter always had the odds stacked against it. If it's not hard news and it's not a letter what exactly is it? I don't know. But here's five tips to make yours a must-read. Read more >>
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 | SABC Education has signed a three-year agreement with the event organisers which entails pre-event promotion to its radio and television audience as well as a strong presence onsite during the events. Read more >>
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 | Forming part of the QS World MBA Tour, the UCT GSB will be in Accra, Lagos and Nairobi on 8, 10 and 12 May respectively to connect with potential students during admissions info sessions. Read more >>
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 | Hosted by PwC and produced by ABN Productions, the first Africa Business Agenda networking breakfast incorporating a CNBC Africa panel discussion took place at the Harrow Park Golf Club in Abuja, Nigeria, around the 24th World Economic Forum on Africa. Read more >>
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 | The International Women's Forum of South Africa (IWFSA) will convene an IWFSA conference on 18-19 June 2014 at the Sandton Convention Centre. Read more >>
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 | Themed 'Connect, Collaborate, and Celebrate: Creating from our Heritage', the fifth Sanaa Africa Festival is set to take place at Moyo's Zoo Lake from 21-24 May 2014. Read more >>
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 | The African Innovation Foundation (AIF) has announced the winners of the Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA), the top innovators on the continent creating solutions to Africa's everyday challenges through a practical approach to entrepreneurship. Read more >>
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 | Due to the upgrade to Application Programmable Interface (API), M-PESA transaction times have reportedly gone from an average of two hours to less than 30 seconds. Read more >>
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 | Maroc Telecom is set to acquire Etisalat's operations in six West African countries for $650m as it combines assets before completing a $5.8 billion acquisition from Vivendi SA. Read more >>
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 | Juliette Attwell In this week's column we look at when and how to ask for a raise, whether or not you should wait around for your dream job to become available, and how a period of unemployment looks on your CV. Read more >>
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 | NEW YORK CITY, US: French group Publicis and Omnicom of the United States have announced they have abandoned merger talks on what would have formed the world's largest advertising company. Read more >>
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 | SAN FRANCISCO, USA: US regulators announced that a deal had been reached with Snapchat to settle a charge that the Internet firm misled users into believing images sent over the popular phone application disappeared permanently. Read more >>
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 | Submitted by David Adelman and Alex Hillsberg MIAMI, US: In 2005, Rupert Murdoch, a veteran business mogul with a solid reputation in creating empires out of companies was so sure of social media's future that he bought MySpace for a whopping $580m. He couldn't be any more right... and wrong. Read more >>
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More International
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 | Extradited British national Shrien Dewani will this morning appear in the Western Cape High Court in Cape Town. Read more >>
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 | Sanral warns Gauteng road users: don't be deceived by hoax e-mails and messages, claiming that money can be collected directly from the bank accounts of people using e-toll roads. Read more >>
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 | PRETORIA: President Jacob Zuma will send three ministers to represent South Africa at the World Economic Forum (WEF) on Africa Summit, the Presidency said on Monday, 5 May 2014. Read more >>
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 | Brandon Williams Take a moment to think about the world you live in. Think about the vast-and-dense matrix of principles, codes and conventions that govern and maintain its fragile balance. Read more >>
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 | Henrie Geyser: motoring editor Anybody shopping around on the local market for a new hot and cocky-looking small hatch that won't break the bank really only has two choices - a Suzuki Swift Sport or a Chevrolet Sonic RS, both costing less than R230,000. Read more >>
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 | Brian Berkman With 177 keys, The Radisson Blu at Granger Bay abutting the V&A Waterfront, is large enough to accommodate groups and airline crews but still manages to maintain the feeling of an intimate hotel. Read more >>
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Paul J. Meyer "Enter every activity without giving mental recognition to the possibility of defeat. Concentrate on your strengths, instead of your weaknesses... on your powers, instead of your problems." Socrates "The first key to greatness is to be in reality what we appear to be." |
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