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Marking Africa DayWith Africa Day falling on May 25, Bizcommunity.Africa has had the opportunity to celebrate #AfricaMonth, with stories of inspiration and innovation from across the continent in all 18 industry sectors that Bizcommunity.com covers. Africa Day marks the commemoration of the establishment of the original Organisation of African Unity, now known as the African Union (AU), on May 25, 1963. It was formerly also known as African Freedom Day and African Liberation Day and is celebrated across the continent and around the world. This past week, we've interviewed Robyn de Villiers, vice chair of the African Public Relations Association (APRA) and chair and CEO of Burson Cohn & Wolfe Africa, about opportunities in Africa for doing business; and Evert van der Veer, the new general manager and vice president of Fox Networks Group Africa, on the fact that more media companies need to invest in Africa. This was De Villiers' point too: there are not enough media companies on the continent focusing on Africa and the incredible business and human interest stories happening that illustrate a positive, growth narrative for the continent. In fact, the need for accelerated social progress and purpose-driven communications is at an all-time high, especially in Africa, said Brian Tjugum, the UK-based managing director for Weber Shandwick's EMEA social impact practice, who spoke on ethics on the continent at a forum in Johannesburg. Have a great week! Louise Marsland
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Louise Marsland Africa is a hot bed of opportunities. If you look for that opportunity you will find it, says Robyn de Villiers, vice chair of APRA and chair and CEO of Burson Cohn & Wolfe Africa...read |
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| | | |  | Issued By Bizcommunity.com The run-up to the 55th Africa Day, celebrated annually on 25 May in parts of Africa and around the world in commemoration of the foundation of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) (now the African Union), is an ideal time to reflect on the opportunities presented by a new collective zeitgeist happening in Africa... read | |  | Issued By Shift Social Development Business is driven by profit, but Shift Social Development CEO Tiekie Barnard believes in the importance of profit with purpose. In this Q&A, she explains the meaning of Shared Value and how companies can use this business strategy to find where the biggest growth opportunities lie... read | |  | Jared Molko It's Africa Month, which is a great time to reflect on where we are as a connected society and what role we as African digital citizens have to play in the near future... read | |  | Tom Jackson Kenyan e-commerce startup Wagon Shopping processed KES405,000 ($4,000) worth of orders in the first quarter of this year, up 675% from last year, as it positions itself for a funding round... read | |  | The regional winners of the inaugural Mest (Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology) Africa Challenge, the Pan-African startup pitch competition open to companies outside the Mest programme, has been announced... read | |  | 9th Durban FilmMart announces Official Project Selection for 2018 edition, including 16 films and documentaries from Africa... read | |  | Issued By Shift Social Development The key to business sustainability is changing how we think about competition and partnership. The business landscape is beginning to shift away from the traditional competition model, especially in Africa... read | |  | Joanne Shields Africa is a diverse continent with unique market conditions. Home to seven of the fastest growing economies and seven of the world's megacities, and with millions of young people entering the labour force each year, Africa is fertile ground... read | |  | Issued By Nielsen It's no secret that sub-Saharan Africa has been through a tumultuous few years with fluctuating commodity prices and resulting market uncertainty... read | |  | Gambia declares criminal defamation unconstitutional, keeps some laws on sedition, false news... read | |  | Never before has the PR industry had such significant opportunity to create rapid change. But is the industry demonstrating innovation in tackling its growing list of challenges? Thought leaders debated important points at this year's In2Innovation Summit... read | |  | Lynn Joffe It's always quite intimidating to attend a conference in a foreign land... read | |  | Bronwyn Williams Generation Alpha, made up of children born from 2010 onwards, has already attracted the attention of marketers and start-ups around the world... read | |  | Conferences and events have a significant impact on the communities and the environment where they are hosted - some good, some bad. What is the right way to address sustainability? read | |  | Kieran Whyte and Jen Stolp Increasing intra-African trade is essential for the growth and development of the continent and so the recent signing of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), set to be the first continent-wide African trade agreement, is good news... read | |  | Juanita Pienaar At a recent Heavy Chef event, Danilo Acquisto elaborated on the secrets of creating successful online video strategies... read | |  | Dustin Homer It's well known in the logistics and supply chain game that the last mile of a shipment's journey is inevitably the most expensive - possibly accounting for over 50% of total delivery costs... read | |  | Nadia Hearn In today's vast ever-changing marketplace, it has become vital to connect any business with its brand, or brand story. Brands that define clarity on their purpose, financially outperform others without... read | |  | Gabriella Mulligan Co-founder of Kenyan transport ticketing startup BuuPass Iman Cooper has been selected to join the 22nd cohort of the Silicon Valley-based Blackbox Connect incubator... read | |  | Brett St Clair Are African businesses ready to become disruptors? Disruption is a trendy term - but disruption has been around since the big bang, and we've seen it operating through time at different scales... read | |  | Kenyan legislators have passed a wide-ranging bill that will criminalise free speech, with journalists and bloggers likely to be among the first victims if it is signed into law... read | |  | Tom Jackson Moroccan company Hmizate, which since 2011 has provided an e-commerce platform offering users access to goods, food, travel services and deals, has expanded into fintech with the launch of HmizatePay... read | |  | Issued By Duke Advertising YPO is the premier leadership organisation for chief executives in the world. With over 25,000 members in over 130 countries across all industries and businesses, it is a global network that creates powerful connections to foster business and personal growth... read | |  | Benjamin Ouma The AfCFTA's potential as a tool for driving industrialisation, economic diversification and development was highlighted at the start of the UN Economic Commission for Africa's Conference of Ministers... read | |  | Tom Jackson A total of 90 African hubs from 32 countries with more than 450,000 innovators within their combined community, created and endorsed the Africa Innovation Policy Manifesto... read | |  | Bruce Dube is the founder and MD of Nine80 Digital, a pan-African digital media publishing company. Its presence includes South Africa, Botswana, Kenya, Nigeria and Zimbabwe... read | |  | Realness Africa screenwriter's residency 2018 participants announced at Cannes Film festival... read | |  | Pan-African Bank, Ecobank, wins Best Digital Strategy Award... read | | | |  | The New York Festivals' executive jury convened in New York City to judge the 2018 NYF International Advertising Awards and provided interesting perspectives on the process of judging and the matrix judging system... read | |  | The Festival of Media has announced the winners of the Festival of Media Global Awards 2018... read | | | |  | The Connected Virus Network Launch Conference drew dozens of world-class researchers from sub-Saharan Africa and the UK, confirming a growing network whose collaborations promises to yield solutions to devastating crop diseases... read | |  | Jeremiah Ogonda Asaka Wildlife poaching in Kenya may soon be a capital offence, punishable by death... read | |  | The platform aims to improve Kenya's agricultural supply chain by enabling buyers and exporters to source fresh produce directly from smallholders farmers, event without access to the internet - shortening the supply chain, reducing food wastage and boosting farmers' income... read | |  | Colin Thornton As part of the city's efforts to save water, remote working solutions can play a key role... read | |  | Colin Thornton In a digitally driven world, cybersecurity has become a highly lucrative sphere of modern business. Today, experts around the world are clawing for a piece of the estimated $8.5bn cyberthreat intelligence industry pie... read | |  | Nicol Mullins The world is in an age the business of disruption. A good example of this can be seen in the Starbucks business model, which is beginning to pivot... read | |  | Natalia Rosa One of the strengths of marketing travel to Africa is that its destinations offer so much diversity. How would an African Tourism Board even begin to market the continent as one brand when there are so many cultures, ethnicities, landscapes and languages that comprise the continent? read | |  | Tom Jackson Kenyan incubator iHub will hold the Health Meets Tech Application Challenge in June, aimed at creating a platform for health workers to interact with developers from the tech ecosystem to develop innovative e-health solutions... read | |  | "Agriculture is one of the most crucial issues in Africa's transformation agenda... now is the time to change our farming processes." read | |  | "In 2018, We will continue to enrol more candidates and engage other countries on this programme as we firmly believe this is a vital component of improving the quality and accessibility of cancer care in Africa." read | |  | Danette Breitenbach "Showcase our Indaba and take it to more than 80 countries here for the next three days." This year's theme is Africa's Stories, Your Success and focuses on a united goal to deliver authentic stories to increase tourism to Africa sustainably... read | |  | Saliou Niassy, Sevgan Subramanian Various tactics - both old and new - are being tested to try and control the Fall armyworm in Africa. These include the use of inter-cropping technology, natural enemies, early warning systems and use of biopesticides... read | |  | Chris Ogden Everything from software to infrastructure to insights to security now has its very own as-a-service slot that can be accessed by any company, anywhere, on demand. The ubiquitous as-a-service model is the key to unlocking business potential across the continent... read | |  | Ilse van den Berg Hapag-Lloyd recently opened a new office in Tema, Ghana as it continues its expansion across the continent. We interviewed Samad Osman, the Africa managing director for Hapag-Lloyd, and found out more about the current state of business for a logistics company in Africa... read | |  | Sindy Peters First announced in 2015, Growthpoint Investec African Properties (GIAP) is finally off the mark, commencing operations in the pan-African real estate market. read | |  | Andrew Galbraith Transmission and distribution networks are key components to electrifying Africa. With this in mind, regional integration dominates the agendas of African policymakers and donor finance institutions... read | |  | Merali Chawe Mbeya Regional Consultative Committee (RCC) has decided to change the name of Songwe International Airport to Mbeya International Airport, to attract more investors and tourists... read | |  | Kedirebofe Pelontle An official from the Ministry of Transport and Communications, Orapeleng Mosigi say Maun airport refurbishment and a new terminal building are imminent... read | |  | Ruth Cooper The inaugural Women in Africa Forum took place during World Travel Market Africa 2018. Hosted by Women in Travel CIC founder Alessandra Alonso, the forum aimed to highlight the importance of women entrepreneurs in Africa... read | |  | Rebekah Shirley At least 110 million of the 600 million people still living without access to electricity in Africa live in urban areas. Most are within a stone throw from existing power grid infrastructure... read | | | |  | Chelsey Hale A photographer's paradise and an adventurer's utopia, there's no place in the world like Africa. In the spirit of celebrating the African continent and its people during #AfricaMonth, perhaps it's time to see what awaits you in your own backyard. read | | | | Frank Capra "Whenever a situation develops to its extreme, it is bound to turn around and become its opposite." Yogi Berra "If you ask me anything I don't know, I'm not going to answer." Edmund Hillary "It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves." |
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