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Security forces must be held accountable for the brutal assault on human rights, including press freedom, in Zimbabwe, said Amnesty International... read
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AFRICA
The European Union is Africa's first partner in all sectors: in trade, in aid and investment, in peace and security...read
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SOUTH AFRICA
BOGOSI MOTSHEGWA
Wise ad agency leaders are not just observing; they are taking the right steps to ensure that they are not rendered obsolete during this inevitable transformation process. Those who get it are primed to thrive, and those who don't are destined to shut-down...read
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SOUTH AFRICA
Mobile is currently the second-largest ad medium and will overtake TV this year if current growth rates are maintained...read
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NIGERIA
As Nigeria prepares for the general election in 2019, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Africa, has launched new television and radio programmes across its partner TV stations in Nigeria... Read
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SUDAN
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) trained over 60 South Sudanese journalists on effective reporting of Refugees, Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and Returnees... Read
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NIGERIA
Thousands to gather in Lagos, Nigeria, to discuss the future of media, technology and activism... Read
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AFRICA
Fellowships are open to journalists in mainly developing countries in Africa, Asia (including Pacific Island nations), and Latin America/the Caribbean, through the Dag Hammarskjöld Fund for Journalists... Read
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NIGERIA
Leading influencer marketing platform builds Nigerian base for ongoing African growth... Read
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AFRICA
AIMS launches applications for the second intake of African Master's in Machine Intelligence... Read
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SOUTH SUDAN
South Sudan's state media regulator should immediately lift an order barring a privately-owned newspaper from covering protests in neighbouring Sudan... Read
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AFRICA
The French group Canal + will now invest in sub-Saharan Africa and more specifically, French-speaking Africa... Read
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AFRICA
Kwesé iflix, Africa's game-changing digital entertainment platform launches international channel Scoop Network on its wide-ranging content catalogue... Read
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AFRICA
Africa CEO Forum 2019: 1,500 business leaders come together to make African economic integration a reality... Read
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AFRICA
YouTube channel will provide live English commentary from this season´s LaLiga1|2|3 matches in over 155 countries... Read
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RWANDA
Europe's moTV has opened a branch in Rwanda to support local pay-TV operators... Read
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AFRICA
DW English programming is set to launch targeted regional daily news programs to appeal to audiences in Asia and Africa... Read
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AFRICA
More and more African consumers are coming online and their commercial habits are evolving faster than any other demographic in the world... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
TOPAZ BOOYSEN
As consumers, we're enjoying unprecedented variety in shopping aisles that span continents and are more vocal, demanding and unforgiving of brands than ever before... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
MARK TOMLINSON
This is a genuinely fascinating time to be alive, and yet it is even more fascinating to be in the business of communications, as we bear witness to and participate in some of the industry's most ground-breaking developments... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
BRETT MORRIS
I never like to weigh in on trends or predictions because, among many other reasons I've given before, human beings are generally awful at predicting the future... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
CARMEN MURRAY
What our customers want is the biggest trend for the 21st century and for years to come. It's not about us anymore... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
PAULA HULLEY
Transparency. Radical honesty. Authenticity. These words conjure up a new era in marketing, one that requires bravery and self-assurance, and will change the industry for good. Because, for audiences, customers and employees that have seen everything, it is time to reveal it all... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
FRANCOIS VAN DYK
The public relations industry has recently seen many challenges. From the rise of "digital PR", social media and fake news, most would agree that the industry needs to rethink many of the basics on which it has always operated... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
KELLY MCGILLIVRAY
Generally speaking event trends for 2019 are on two separate trajectories: mindfulness and technology. The most successful experiences will find ways to merge the two... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
SHEILA MCGILLIVRAY
More than ever we're seeing brands align with causes and let's face it, there so many current causes to be concerned about. This means cause marketing will be bigger than ever in 2019... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
NATHAN CLEVENGER
Retail buzzwords like 'personalisation' and 'omnichannel' are no longer just concepts and strategies that companies are working toward. Today, more retailers are actively deploying new technologies... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
DANETTE BREITENBACH
90% of South African CEOs believe that AI will significantly change the way they do business in the next five years but what's stopping us now? Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
FEROZ KOOR
More than ever before, in 2018 we saw sustainability playing a major role in shaping trends in the retail sector... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
CHRIS BOTHA
Chris Botha, group managing director of Park Advertising discusses why Wall Breakers will be the real change-makers in 2019... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
MARK SCHECH
With two key retail periods - Black Friday and festive season - now behind us, retailers are looking for new ways to increase revenue, grow market share, and boost profits... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
ANDY WALKER
After South Africa was crowned as the fifth most Instagrammable country in the world earlier this month by Big Seven Travel, a long list of places that put it on the map has now been published... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
ROBYN SMITH
The focus of innovation in the conscious consumption space is certainly not trend based. The environmental and health issues facing the planet are so pressing... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
KEABETSWE KGOMONGWE
Many marketing departments will have to decide how much of their digital adspend should go on premium inventory and how much should go on programmatic. Keabetswe Kgomongwe from Hoorah examines why we should reframe the choice by comparing the two to established businesses and startups respectively... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
RACHEL THOMPSON
The Oxford Dictionaries chose 'toxic' as its annual "Word of the Year". For 2019, the winning brands will be those that work to restore consumers' trust in a toxic environment... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
LEIGH ANDREWS
When Marian Salzman (one of the world's top trendspotters) invited me to discuss all things trends over coffee at the end of 2018, I jumped at the chance. This is the second of three overviews of our talking points... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
LINDIE STROEBEL
The fresh produce industry's characteristics can easily be defined by those of its products - quick turnaround and short shelve life. It is definitely not an easy game... Read
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GLOBAL
The One Club and Snapchat partner on AR/VR for ADC 98th Annual Awards and new subcategories also launched specifically for single posts, ads and campaigns using Snapchat... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
Maybelline New York has teamed up with global sportswear brand Puma to create a high performance, street style-inspired makeup collection. The Puma x Maybelline collaboration taps into the athleisure trend... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
Italian supercar manufacturer, Ferrari, has reclaimed the title of the world's strongest brand, having last held it in 2014, according to the latest report by Brand Finance... Read
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KENYA
STEVEN BUIGUT
The impact of Kenya's recent terrorist attack will be felt greatly by its tourism industry. Terrorism, and insecurity generally, is largely responsible for the sector's poor performance over the last decade. Read
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GLOBAL
Aerobotics has been named one of 13 startups to watch in this years' World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit, which takes place between 19 and 20 March in San Francisco, California... Read
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KENYA
GILBERT NAKWEYA
Lack of harmonised seed transfer in Africa is hampering food security... Read
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AFRICA
NJ AYUK
The new year brings a new set of dynamics and challenges set to influence the future of the energy industry, from presidential elections to megaprojects developments, amidst intensifying international competition... Read
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AFRICA
"In the Middle East and North Africa region, water scarcity is certainly one of the main challenges for agriculture production and development." Read
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AFRICA
Excelling at this year's Zayed Sustainability Prize annual awards ceremony, African innovators took the top prize in three out of five categories including Energy, Food and Global High Schools... Read
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ETHIOPIA
88% of the 41 million children under the age of 18 in Ethiopia are multi-dimensionally poor, according to a new report... Read
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GLOBAL
DAVID KANTER
Reducing nitrogen pollution around the globe is an urgent environmental goal, but extremely challenging - in part because the main human source is agriculture... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
ANDREW STARK
In a country where over six million people are unemployed, it is no wonder that job creation has been the hot topic... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
MICHELLE BEH
The year 2018 was one of uncertainty and scandals rocked the world, South Africa and advertising - forcing changes to take place... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
The African Petroleum Producers Organisation and its member countries call for unity, cooperation and reform amongst oil producers ahead of the Cape VII Congress and Exhibition, which will take place from 1-5 April 2019 in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, under the theme Pathways to Shared Prosperity in the African Petroleum Industry. Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
EVAN-LEE COURIE
Corrie Bakker, head of strategy and business development for Africa at PayU talks about what we can expect in the payment provider front in 2019... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
ISSUED BY ITP COMMUNICATIONS
The fifth biennial Air Cargo Africa conference and exhibition gets underway in Johannesburg in February under the management of international exhibitions giant Messe München... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
Liquid Telecom has appointed Susan M'kandawire Mulikita as CEO of Liquid Telecom Zambia... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
EVAN-LEE COURIE
Arlax is a centralised B2B logistics marketplace with the aim to bridge the gap between suppliers and transporters... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
As South Africa is receiving the infrastructure necessary for fibre connectivity, the question that the average South African should be asking is: how does it compare to satellite... Read
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