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Is Africa still in the lead?

Is Africa still leading the global mobile payments innovation race? Howard Moodycliffe reckons Africa has lost some ground...

Michael Wood states that developing markets develop better global business leaders and Adelaide Potgieter thinks that big ideas have a bigger role than ever.

In other news over the past week: The 2014 Burson-Marsteller Twiplomacy study shows that Uganda's Prime Minister, Amama Mbabazi, is the most conversational politician on Twitter. The Superbrands Tribute Event recognised 86 top brands in East Africa and the DHL Global E-Tailing 2025* study shows that online retail is gaining traction in sub-Saharan Africa.

Last but not least, entries for the Loeries Effective Creativity Award is open until 31 July, so if you haven't entered yet, do so asap!

Have a great week!

Cheers!
Ilse van den Berg, Editor: Marketing & Media Africa (@Biz_Africa)

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AFRICA
Is Africa still leading the global mobile payments innovation race?
[Howard Moodycliffe] Today, more than 17 million Kenyans use M-PESA, and in 2013 a full quarter of the country's GDP passed through the service. But is Africa still leading the global mobile payments innovation race? Read more >>

Developing markets develop better global business leaders

Michael Wood

The types of challenges faced by managers every single day in developing markets takes a manager in a developed market months or years to gain. The skills managers in developing...

Read more >>

Uganda's Prime Minister most conversational leader on Twitter

The 2014 Burson-Marsteller's Twiplomacy study, launched on 25 June 2014, shows that Uganda's Prime Minister, Amama Mbabazi, is the most conversational politician on Twitter.

Read more >>

Big ideas have a bigger role than ever

Adelaide Potgieter

There is nothing that should excite the world more than the power of creativity. It is the most phenomenal process of primal thought and has the ability to spark new fields of industries, products, technologies...

Read more >>


Biz Takeouts
SOUTH AFRICA
[Biz Takeouts Podcast] 95: Times Press Challenge & Agency Focus with Future-Collective
On the last Biz Takeouts Marketing and Media Radio show we chatted to John Sanei CEO of Future-Collective and Mandy Phiri from Times Media. [twitterfall] Read more >>

Creative Week Cape Town
AFRICA
Top creatives in Africa selected as Loeries regional judges
Cannes 2014 award-winning Film Director Ali Ali from Egypt teams up with founder of Tanzania's largest creative agency, Ulric Charteris, as well as Ogilvy & Mather Africa's Creative Director, Till Aurousseau, as regional judges for the upcoming 2014 Loeries. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA
Still time to enter Loeries - deadline 31 July
Marketing
GHANA
Engaging the digital audience
The recent Marketing Roundtable discussion with Medicom Ghana, Electroland and Ghanadour, looked at how corporate Ghana is engaging its audience via digital marketing and the challenges that... Read more >>

Branding
EAST AFRICA
Superbrands Tribute Event recognises 86 top brands
The recent Superbrands Tribute Event 2014 in Kampala, Uganda, saw Superbrands East Africa, an affiliate of London-based Superbrands UK, recognise 86 brands across the region. Read more >>

Cinema
NIGERIA
PanaTV to exclusively screen Nigerian film in UK, US
The African online television service, PanaTV has signed an exclusive deal with Soda Pictures, acquiring the rights to subscription VOD for Nigerian film Half of a Yellow Sun. (video) Read more >>

Digital
RWANDA
Kirusa, MTN introduce Celeb Connect, Sports Connect
Celeb Connect and Sports Connect from Kirusa in partnership with MTN Rwanda, will enable fans to connect with their favorite celebs and to get updates about their favourite soccer clubs and... Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA
Four ways to build breakthrough Facebook iFrames

Desiree Gullan, Issued by Gullan&Gullan

Behind every successful Facebook fan acquisition strategy you'll usually find an iFrame - be it a game, a competition or a landing page to direct fans to your other online properties. When done right, an iFrame can take a campaign to the next level, keep your fans engaged and keep your community growing. Read more >>

Education & Training
DJIBOUTI
University of Djibouti unveils Oracle e-campus
Sponsored by the Ministry of Higher Education, the University of Djibouti has implemented a software system to help it achieve its ambition to deliver tertiary education to students in... Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA
Funded learning opportunities in media for the unemployed

Issued by e.tv

e.tv, eNCA, YFM and Sasani Studios, in partnership with eAcademy and the MICT SETA, will be hosting learning programmes for unemployed South Africans. Read more >>

Events & Conferencing
AFRICA
PIVOT East 2014 kicks off in Nairobi

Susan Mwenesi

Mobile startups competition PIVOT East 2014 kicked off yesterday in Nairobi, bringing together the best upcoming startups in the region, industry experts and investors for a competition that will... Read more >>

AFRICA
DEMO Africa 2014 entries close, judges announced
Applications for DEMO Africa 2014 has been closed with the announcement of this year's judges and the host, VC4Africa, confirming that 27 African countries are represented this year. Read more >>

Mobile
AFRICA
Should African insurers review their mobile strategies?
Developing customer-facing mobile applications remains the third most important technology priority for insurers. Rhys Collins, Head of African Operations for SSP, says in Africa this would be second or first... Read more >>

AFRICA
Leadership changes at MTN Uganda, Nigeria, Iran
MTN has made some key leadership changes and appointments in Uganda, Nigeria and Iran. Read more >>

KENYA
Kenya's PesaPoint to launch expansive agent network
Similar to the PesaPoint ATM network, PesaPoint is set to launch an expansive network, 'super Agent Network', composing over 1200 agents countrywide. Read more >>

PR & Communications
SOUTH AFRICA
AFI appoints CSA as communication partner
African Fashion International (AFI) has appointed Communication Services Africa to manage the full media and communication roll-out of the annual Spring/Summer sartorial showcase, Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Cape Town... Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA
Demystifying the high-res image

Lorrianne Cloete

In my mind it really is quite straightforward and simple. The quality, deep-etched, high-resolution product jpeg is the basic commodity of lifestyle PR that without, brand managers seriously reduce their chances of being published... Read more >>

AFRICA
AfricaCom 2014 selects official wire service
APO has been selected as the official wire service of AfricaCom 2014. Press releases will be distributed via Africa Wire, the service for press release wire distribution and... Read more >>

Research
GHANA
PAMRO 2014 Conference: Media Research for One Continent
The 16th PAMRO Meeting and All Africa Media Research Conference will take place from 24-27 August 2014 at the La-Palm Royal Beach Hotel in Accra, Ghana under the theme 'Media... Read more >>

Retail
AFRICA
Online retail gaining traction in sub-Saharan Africa
The DHL Global E-Tailing 2025* study analyses the role which e-commerce will play in consumers' lives in the year 2025, and how it will influence consumerism, retailing and logistics. Read more >>

AFRICA
E-commerce stores - Tips for choosing the right products

Charles Mburugu

The first thing you need to do before opening an e-commerce store is to decide what exactly you want to sell. In addition, you need to figure out how you will access these products. Read more >>

Sales
AFRICA
CNN International appoints Antonio Canto
CNN has appointed Antonio Canto to its commercial executive team under Chief Commercial Officer Rani R. Raad. As VP, Regional Sales, Canto will build CNN's business in Africa, Southern/Central/Eastern Europe, Middle East... Read more >>

TV
SWAZILAND
LGR StarCare simplifies Mobilize Transit TV data management
LGR's StarCare mobile self-service application is simplifying the management of Swaziland's new Mobilize Transit TV service - a free-to-air media channel allowing public transport commuters to watch news, sport, educational... Read more >>


International

UNITED STATES
Low-cost smartphone coming from Google
SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Google is working on a low-cost smartphone aimed at emerging markets as part of an initiative called Android One. Read more >>

UNITED STATES
Google starts removing information from search engines
SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Google said that it is "forgetting" things in Europe to comply with a legal ruling granting people the power to have certain information about them removed from searches Read more >>

UNITED STATES
Aviate your Android smartphone with Yahoo
SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Yahoo has increased its move to mobile, using Aviate to control or navigate an Android smartphone's home screens with its new application tuned to where people are. Read more >>


More International


Government

SOUTH AFRICA
Petrol price set to increase from Wednesday
The price of petrol will increase from Wednesday, the Department of Energy has announced. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA
New R5 coin introduced to celebrate democracy
The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) will issue a commemorative circulation R5 coin celebrating 20 Years of Democracy in South Africa. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA
Tourism Minister speaks on new immigration regulations
PRETORIA: Tourism Minister Derek Hanekom says the regulation of immigration matters is the constitutional responsibility of the Department of Home Affairs. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA
Graca Machel ends mourning period
SOUTH AFRICA
Boost tourism trade by inter-governmental relations

More Government news


Lifestyle

SOUTH AFRICA
Polo plays, performs with poise

Henrie Geyser: motoring editor

The Volkswagen Polo is already one of the most popular compact cars in the world having sold nearly 1 million units - and it has just got even better thanks to class-leading assistance systems, connectivity features, stepped up safety and attractive visual enhancements. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA
[10 Things I love About...] The West Rand

Brian Berkman

Contributing Editor, Travel, Brian Berkman, asked Shane Collinson, Director of Operations and Complex General Manager at Silverstar about why he loves the West Rand with such passion. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA
Citroen's people-pleasing Picasso

Henrie Geyser: motoring editor

Citroen has always been enthusiastic about hoisting the avant garde flag when unwrapping a new model and its latest C4 Picasso people-mover certainly again lifts the bar a good few notches higher than just about everything else in its class and price range. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA
The Grand, where only the timber floors are stressed

Brian Berkman


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