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Leigh Andrews Freedom of speech, long seen as a mainstay of the Western world, isn't necessarily a given elsewhere, especially when you criticise government policy and work in the media...read |
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After much anticipation, and 10 days of deliberation, the Ciclope Africa shortlist finalists have been announced...read | 
Leigh Andrews There's no denying the power of potent digital storytelling skills, but marketers aren't necessarily born equipped with those skills, nor do they know how to hone them. Enter the BrandLove potent digital storytelling experiential workshop...read | 
Cristina Garduño Freeman Most people's experience of World Heritage is now a digital one. Whether it's on social media, an official website, Wikipedia or a simple Google search, this shift in "visitation" means many people who engage with World Heritage will never physically travel to the actual site...read |
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 | Feed the Future is calling for applications for the Fall Armyworm Tech Prize which offers to fund up to $400,000 in digital solutions aiming to help stop the spread of the pest in Africa... read |
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 | Cari Coetzee "I love that we, at Virgin Atlantic, are always taking calculated risks - we're always pushing the boundaries, but with the customer's best interests always in mind." read |
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 | Issued By Alliance Media Alliance Media's all-women team was awarded the Diamond Award at the PMR (Professional Management Review) Awards at the end of February 2018... read |
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 | mike broom Mike Broom gives a detailed analysis of the herd theory related to influencer marketing... read |
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 | The Next Einstein Forum closed on a high, awarding high impact innovations... read |
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 | Global Initiatives and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) will be hosting the second Annual Responsible Business Forum (RBF) on Sustainable Development Africa from 25-27 June 2018... read |
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 | Publiseer, a Nigerian digital publisher, has emerged as one of the ten startup companies shortlisted for the Startupbootcamp FastTrack and has partnered with music production and beat distribution company, Caketunes... read |
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 | The Global Startup Awards, which have been held annually since 2012, aim to select and recognise startups and entrepreneurs who have shown outstanding achievement in business and service to the community... read |
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 | The sixth edition of the Africa CEO Forum opened last week under the banner of African champions: it's transformation time... read |
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 | Sibusiso Ndhlovu The recent rise of the flowing black middle class has led to a disconnect between brands and these consumers. Sibusiso Ndhlovu explores ways in which the gap between brands and the township segment can be closed... read |
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 | Plans necessary to nurture the creative, skilled populations that will form the bedrock of knowledge-led economies in Africa, was discussed at the Next Einstein Forum in Rwanda this week... read |
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 | Andy Walker Meanwhile on the less acerbic side of the Facebook spectrum, Instagram this week introduces a new feature to users' bios... read |
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 | Reporters Without Borders (RSF), and its partners Agence France Presse (AFP), the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and the Global Editors Network (GEN) have just launched an innovative media self-regulatory initiative designed to combat disinformation online - called the Journalism Trust Initiative (JTI)... read |
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 | Shae Leigh If a picture is worth 1,000 words, then a powerful content video is worth 1,000 pictures. The challenge comes when you have to sit down and choose those 1,000 pictures and create something from them that resonates with people... read |
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 | The Africa Channel, the largest broadcaster of Africa-themed content in North America, has been announced as the official sponsor of the inaugural TV Series Festival 2018... read |
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 | Leigh Andrews In your own creative career, you often find yourself stuck in a comfort zone. At the latest Creative Mornings Cape Town talk, 'fibre artist' Danielle Clough shared that you don't have to be good at just one thing, as well as why it's important to step away from the safety net and have the courage to try new things... read |
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 | Nigerian-based Terragon Group, an African mobile marketing company, has closed a $5m funding round led by Africa-focused TLcom Capital, giving Africa's data analytics markets a big boost... read |
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 | Bradley Workman-Davies Following the #MeToo campaign going viral, and in the face of this seemingly rampant pattern of sexual harassment in the workplace, what can South Africans legally do to either deal with abuse in the workplace...? read |
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 | Leigh Andrews The rise of fake news means today's social media bunch are more sceptical than ever before, but how many people actually fall for April Fool's headlines... read |
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 | Tom Jackson African tech is booming, but which ecosystem has the most going for it, either for launching a business or making investments? read |
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 | Victor Moreriane The time is now ripe for organisations to employ forward-looking risk mitigation and reputation management strategies. The story of the Panama Papers has changed the world... read |
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 | Bayer, in partnership with the World Farmers' Organisation, has launched a €30,000 global Care4Cattle initiative towards recognising innovative thinking in advancing animal well-being... read |
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 | Prof Abbas El-Zein Land degradation can take many forms, but always entails a serious disruption of a healthy balance between five key ecosystem functions. These are: food production, fibre provision, microclimate regulation, water retention, and carbon storage... read |
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 | Latest research from Dataxis showed that the number of pay-TV subscribers in Asia owning a 4K set-top box reached 53.6 million at the end of 2017... read |
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 | Syriacus Buguzi Only 13,000 of the people diagnosed with cancer each year in Tanzania report to hospital for treatment... read |
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 | Joseph Mudingu Effective 2 April 2018, public transport fares increased by 5% from Rwf20 to Rwf22 per kilometre in the City of Kigali while passengers travelling from one town to another will part away with Rwf21 per kilometre, a 7% increase... read |
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 | JSE-listed, private education provider, Advtech Ltd continues its growth with the announcement of its further expansion into Kenya and Uganda... read |
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 | Robben Island Museum's CEO, Mava Dada, says the museum will continue to honour the memory of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela as it preserves South African stories of liberation at Robben Island Museum... read |
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 | Divya Pandey, Lisa Emberson & Sofie Mortensen There's substantial evidence that ozone is one of the most phytotoxic (toxic to plants) air pollutants, causing significant damage to agricultural crops worldwide... read |
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 | Originally envisaged as a long-stay apartment-hotel, the design brief for Habitat Apartments in Nairobi, Kenya was of a tall building that maximised the development potential, while containing excavation and foundation costs... read |
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 | Brian Ngugi and James Kariuki Officials in an inquiry into allegations of bribery of top transport ministry officials by an Israeli construction firm to influence award of road tenders in Kenya have widened their search... read |
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 | "We need to promote a transformative change in the way that we produce and consume food. We need to put forward sustainable food systems that offer healthy and nutritious food, and also preserve the environment. Agroecology can offer several contributions to this process." read |
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 | Said Salim Awadh Bakhresa, owner of the 106-roomed Hotel Verde Zanzibar - Azam Luxury Resort & Spa which recently opened its doors to the public, said he chose this particular piece of paradise due to the increasing popularity of... read |
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 | WTTC's annual Economic Impact Research shows that travel and tourism were responsible for the creation of seven million new jobs worldwide. The report also shows that 2017 was a bumper year for the global travel and tourism sector... read |
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 | Esther Ngumbi The increasing occurrence and severity of extreme weather events linked to climate change necessitate all stakeholders involved in agriculture to ramp up their efforts of making sure that newer agricultural innovations and technologies are available to farmers... read |
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 | Millennials will soon become the largest group of travel customers, driving the evolution of the industry with a demand for cutting-edge digital solutions and a thirst for more 'bleisure'... read |
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 | Kenyans can now fly drones after the government legalised their use in the country... read |
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 | Allan Seccombe Gold Fields made its long-anticipated move to buy assets in Ghana, buying half of Canadian Asanko Gold's subsidiary in the country and buying a 9.9% stake in the parent company for a combined total of nearly $204m... read |
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 | Jesse Weinberg The smartphone has perhaps become one of the greatest gifts to an entrepreneur looking to launch a business on little to no seed capital... read |
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