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 | Ecobank has partnered with Visa to launch Ecobank Scan+Pay with mVisa solutions to their consumers... read |
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 | Invisible payments and other connected technologies are expected to boost retail revenues as omnichannel strategies move in-store... read |
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 | With revenue from Africa's pay-TV market sitting at $4.4 billion and expected to exceed $6 billion by 2021, the time is now to continue the momentum of content production as a significant economic booster for African economies... read |
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 | The service enables MICE participants to issue their visa, book, pay and check-in their flight with Ethiopian Airlines - all online... read |
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 | Facebook brings together Kenyan Group leaders to foster new connections... read |
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 | African Innovation Foundation calls for applications for the Innovation Prize for Africa 2018 Awards... read |
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 | Neels Blom Philafrica Food says it plans to transform food processing in sub-Saharan Africa through investments of between R50m and R100m... read |
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 | Emma Okonji Uber has in the last four years of its operation in Africa, changed perspectives in the transportation system while using technology to drive economic transformation in the sector. read |
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 | MDXi targets enterprise customers with new ‘Take a Break' campaign to increase awareness of the MDXi brand as a West African data centre company... read |
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 | AfricaCom 2017 presents a global speaker line-up in this uncertain age of digital disruption and transformation... read |
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 | The Committee to Protect Journalists has condemned the conviction and sentencing of Somaliland journalist Mohamed Adan Dirir during a one-day trial held without the journalist's lawyer... read |
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 | Juanita Pienaar Demographica has become the first agency on the African continent to join Stein IAS' global B2B marketing network. CEO of Demographica Warren Moss and CCO of Stein IAS Tom Stein elaborate on this alliance... read |
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 | Leigh Andrews Read up on key insights from the first sessions of Business of Design - Mduduzi Simelane talks about how to enhance the continent's filmmakers, while trend analyst, Nicola Cooper shares a snapshot of today's African consumer. It's probably not who your brand is targeting... read |
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 | Garikai Nhongo Bizcommunity.Africa columnist, Garikai Nhongo, on how to best use storytelling in advertising... read |
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 | The Zambia Accountability Programme (ZAP) has commissioned a second film titled, ‘Nyamuka Moye', to raise awareness about the barriers girls face in accessing secondary school education in Zambia... read |
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 | Tom Jackson African female entrepreneurs have been invited to apply for the Y-HER Accelerator Programme, which offers mentorship and a total of US$50,000 in prize funding... read |
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 | "We are not going to import anything any longer," said Aliko Dangote in a candid discussion with Claridges in London editor in chief Lionel Barber at the Financial Times' 4th annual Africa Summit... read |
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 | Stephen Sandmann Part of this process of figuring what it takes to be an entrepreneur is personal reflection, data gathering, analysis, chatting to the pros and learning from it all, writes Stephen Sandmann... read |
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 | Ireland/Davenport (ID) celebrated its 13th year at its office in Illovo, Johannesburg this evening and to mark the occasion along with its increase in black ownership from 25.1% to 51%, the boutique communications agency has been renamed... read |
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 | Jessica Tennant Business of Design is back with a speaker lineup of note. The two-day seminar is held annually in Cape Town and Johannesburg during October and doesn't just focus on design in itself but has a much broader vision for the field in all areas of business... read |
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 | Elzaan van Rhyn African conferencing facilities are becoming more than just venues for local gatherings and are now attracting major international events... read |
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 | Jumia has introduced an e-commerce bot in Nigeria that works by asking customers what they're looking for, and then using their answers to uncover the best offers... read |
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 | Deacons East Africa Plc has received board approval to enter into negotiations for the sale of the Mr Price franchise in Kenya... read |
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 | Leigh Andrews The One Club Executive Creative Summit Berlin kicks off on Wednesday, 11 October at Soho House, Berlin. While it's a closed-door meeting, we checked in with a few of the creative crème de la crème speakers - Susan Credle is first on the list... read |
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 | Alistair Mokoena has been appointed as Ogilvy South Africa's new CEO, following Abey Mokgwatsane's decision to move to Vodacom... read |
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 | Katharine Child The Government Employee Medical Scheme has launched an investigation into claims it allowed staff at public relations firm Martina Nicholson Associates to give medical advice on its online column titled Dr Joe. read |
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 | Greg Kilfoil Airports have long been a favourite place for brands to get their message across to business and leisure travel consumers... read |
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 | As part of its sustainability strategy, Emira Property Fund has installed a R16m solar farm on the roof of its Randridge Mall in Randpark Ridge, Johannesburg... read |
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 | The State of Play report, launched by the African Technology Foundation and managing partner of the Liberalising Innovation Opportunity Nations partnership, provides a look at the evolution of tech ecosystems... read |
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 | Payments service provider Yoco has launched an enhanced POS solution, which is South Africa's first 100% locally made, free point of sale app... read |
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 | Internet shutdowns in sub-Saharan Africa have cost the region up to $237m since 2015, according to a report to be released by the Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa... read |
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 | Jessica Tennant NEWSWATCH: Dove comes out unclean after apologising for its latest advertising campaign that depicted a black woman turning white after using its shower cream... read |
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 | Leigh Andrews Local legend SJ Myeza of 7Films is really firing on all cylinders! Not yet 25, he attended Cannes Lions for the first time this year, picked up wins at the Loeries and One Show in New York, he's also just been announced as the only African finalist in the global One Club's Young Guns 15... read |
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 | Jessica Tennant Business of Design is back with a speaker lineup of note. The two-day seminar is held annually in Cape Town and Johannesburg during October and doesn't just focus on design in itself but has a much broader vision for the field in all areas of business... read |
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 | Issued by Nielsen The Nielsen Shopper & Retail World Conference held in Lagos, Nigeria, has revealed that modern trade formats like supermarkets and hypermarkets are stepping up to fulfill the needs of consumers... read |
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 | The EU said Thursday it had "stopped the clock" on its probe into German chemical firm Bayer's proposed mega-takeover of US agri-giant Monsanto while it waits for the companies to provide information... read |
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 | SAN FRANCISCO, US: Google last week unveiled new versions of its Pixel smartphone, the highlight of a refreshed line aimed at weaving artificial intelligence deeper into modern lives... read |
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 | SAN FRANCISCO, US: Google on Wednesday introduced new Pixel earbuds that the company says are capable of real-time translation of conversations in different languages... read |
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 | Walmart Stores announced Tuesday that it acquired New York delivery company Parcel as it girds to compete with Amazon and other supermarkets for home delivery of groceries... read |
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 | LONDON - The black model who appeared in a Dove advert which triggered accusations of racism insisted Wednesday that she was not a victim and that the commercial had been misinterpreted... read |
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 | Nabil Ben Khatra, Maud Loireau 12 million hectares of arable land are being lost each year globally, to desertification and drought, when 20 million tonnes of cereals could have been cultivated in this area... read |
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 | James Kariuki Kenyan motorists will later this month switch to digital driving licences, but will be spared instant fines that come with the smart card due to a pending court case... read |
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 | Blockchain, the same technology that powers cryptocurrency, creates opportunities to deliver new services in new ways that previously were not possible... read |
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 | With construction well on its way in zone one of the Coega SEZ BAIC site, the vehicle plant is being positioned as a new automotive hub on the continent... read |
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 | Sven Hammar With Gartner predicting that 64 million connected cars will be shipped globally in 2020, the question remains as to what the potentials of autonomous vehicles are... read |
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 | A new partnership between Ford and Lyft will aim to bring self-driving vehicles to the masses and help both companies progress toward more affordable, dependable, and accessible transportation future... read |
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 | Lafarge South Africa has launched a new home building service called Binastore... read |
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 | Mark Allix US construction vehicle maker Caterpillar will spend R1.3bn over the next 10 years on South African enterprise and supplier development... read |
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 | The renewable energy sector is growing faster than expected, driven largely by a "new era" in solar power and strong expansion in China, the International Energy Agency said on Wednesday, 4 October... read |
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 | FNB @Parkside in Namibia is the first five-star Green Star rated building in Namibia and Africa, outside South Africa, after being awarded its As Built rating by the Green Building Council... read |
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 | Adegboyega Adeniran and Katherine Daniell The Transaqua Project is a big, ambitious initiative to replenish the waters of Lake Chad, a fresh water inland lake in Central Africa... read |
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 | The West Africa Property Investment (WAPI) Summit takes place 28-29 November at the Eko Hotel & Suites in Lagos, Nigeria... read |
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 | Chad is to boost protection for a key haven for endangered wildlife in the south of the country under an agreement with a conservation group... read |
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 | Marking the fifth anniversary of the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure (VGGT), the UN Food and Agriculture Organization and the European Union co-hosted a high-level event noting that more needs to be done in land tenure governance... read |
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 | Isuzu dealers in 14 left-hand motoring countries across sub-Saharan Africa can now offer the KB 4x4 crew cab X-Rider model to their customers... read |
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 | As part of this year's Transport Month (OTM) campaign activities, the OR Tambo International Transport Indaba kicked off yesterday, Wednesday, 11 October 2017 and will run until Friday, 13 October 2017... read |
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 | Reforms could trigger an economic transformation with benefits far beyond the sector, stimulating growth in manufacturing and related services, whilst driving down food prices and raising disposable incomes... read |
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 | AfricArena, described as the largest tech innovation conference for startups and investors hosted on African soil, will take place from 6-7 November 2017 at the Century City Conference Centre... read |
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 | Kwaku Botwe The country is the second-biggest supplier of cocoa worldwide, beaten only by its West African neighbour, Cote D'Ivoire. But Ghana was once the world champion... read |
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 | Ghana is facing calls to update its laws on wildlife crime after fears the country has become a transit route for the illegal trade in pangolin scales... read |
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 | Residents angered by persistent water shortages in southern Morocco have taken to the streets in a series of "thirsty protests" that has grabbed the attention of the country's king... read |
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