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AKINWALE GOODLUCK
Mobile money has changed the face of financial services forever. It has driven significantly greater financial inclusion in emerging markets around the world, positively impacting whole communities and economies... read
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MOZAMBIQUE
GLENDA DANIELS
South African media has been criticised on social media for its initially superficial and underwhelming coverage of the massive floods in Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi in the wake of the devastating Tropical Cyclone Idai...read
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AFRICA
IME ARCHIBONG
Strengthening safety, encouraging free expression - these are Facebook's goals for a new content Oversight Board which it will workshop in Kenya next month...read
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AFRICA
TOROS ESIM
Transforming retail starts with the business model, not the technology...read
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AFRICA
Policy, trade and the private sector in the digital era dominated debate at the Conference of African Ministers in Marrakesh... Read
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AFRICA
Regional integration remains low, according to African Regional Integration Index... Read
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ZIMBABWE
State security last week arrested documentary filmmaker Zenzele Ndebele after a used police teargas cannister from a protest was found in his car... Read
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GHANA
Authorities in Ghana should protect the safety of the press during interactions with police... Read
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MAURITIUS
The my.t 4K smart box was launched by the CEO of Mauritius Telecom, Sherry Singh, focusing on the company's mission to offer an extraordinary television experience to its customers... Read
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LIBERIA
Vox Africa has launched a new travel show hosted by UK comedian Eddie Kadi... Read
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RWANDA
The 7th edition of the largest international meeting of Africa's private sector, the Africa CEO Forum, kicked off this week in Kigali, Rwanda... Read
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GHANA
The 6th Edition of the International Association of Sports Press (AIPS) Africa Congress will be held in Accra, Ghana... Read
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ZAMBIA
The Zambian Independent Broadcasting Authority, the government agency that oversees the country's media, suspended Prime TV's license for a month... Read
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ETHIOPIA
Deutsche Welle, Germany's international broadcaster, is expanding its activities in Ethiopia... Read
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AFRICA
The application process for the Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative (ANPI) is now officially open to African entrepreneurs from all sectors, age groups, and countries in Africa... Read
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WEST AFRICA
Canal+ Africa is planning to roll out new African TV cop show 'Sakho and Mangane' in French speaking African countries... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
ARIHANT JAIN
In the FMCG market, South Africa has added 100,000 new traditional trade and modern trade stores to its retail universe over the last 20 years... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
AfricaCom has introduced AfricaTech, a new event brand dedicated to propelling Africa towards the Fourth Industrial Revolution... Read
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TANZANIA
NICCI BOTHA
There is still $400m unbanked in Africa, and the goal is to work with the private and financial sector to connect the poor with adequate financial systems... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
MAROEFAH SMITH
Starting an e-commerce store in South Africa can be a tricky minefield. Luckily, Insaka E-Commerce Academy CEO Warrick Kernes let us in on his six top steps to starting an online business... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
LAUREN HARTZENBERG
When you design for mobile, consider who you're building for. For the small percentage with beautiful, high-end phones, or for 61% of the market? Read
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GLOBAL
Chefs play an important role in inspiring people around the world to support sustainable food production, adopt healthy diets and avoid food waste... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
RONELLE BESTER
Digital transformation has changed how we communicate with our customer, colleagues and friends. The digital age demands a new kind of communications leader... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
TAWANA KUPE
Democracy and social progress die without science and fact-based knowledge. Science and facts are the foundational basis for rational and logical disputation and the possibility of reaching some truths. Fake news, on the other hand, is a calculated assault on democratic freedoms... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
MAROEFAH SMITH
The key to building and sustaining the trust of the online consumer is to focus your business entirely on them, says Platinum Seed's Bradley Elliott... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
TONY SPONG
I became curious about curiosity when I came across a nice article in the Guardian that pointed out how unhelpful the expression 'curiosity killed the cat' was to children's development. Why would you want to encourage someone to be less curious? Read
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ETHIOPIA
A delegation from the Ethiopian Embassy in Beijing participated in the 2nd China International Specialty Coffee Expo from 12 to 17 March in Pu'er City, which is considered the 'coffee capital' of China... Read
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GLOBAL
KELLI MATTHEWS
Here's what a company needs to do to restore the public's trust... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
The Clio Awards has announced its jury for the 2019 Awards, boasting a 50/50 gender-balanced ratio with a jury formed from creatives from 28 countries around the world and five jurors from South Africa... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
Marketing is finally moving beyond the "make it pink for the female market" strategy and acknowledging that, as well as shopping for themselves, women tend to control family finances, and also make purchasing decisions on behalf of those in their care, including children and elderly family members... Read
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MOROCCO
Africa must prioritise domestic revenue mobilisation to triple growth and meet its development goals and targets over the next few decades... Read
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AFRICA
There are interesting shifts in African manufacturer and retailer business priorities and a growing appreciation for the fact that no one-size-fits-all approach is enough to ensure ongoing success in sub-Saharan Africa... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
Global fashion retailer H&M has announced plans for three new store openings in South Africa in 2019, and a greater focus on local partnerships in the sphere of design and social impact... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
DANETTE BREITENBACH
This year sustainability was a golden thread throughout Propak Africa 2019, with many exhibitors embracing good environmental practices... Read
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AFRICA
African governments have a crucial role to play in taking the continent to the next stage in its digital evolution... Read
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TANZANIA
East African court rules that Tanzania's Media Services Act violates press freedom... Read
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BOTSWANA
Local production houses have been invited to collaborate to produce Botswana's version of DStv's popular dating show, Date My Family... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
Latest research from Colliers International, in partnership with ATM 2019, reveals potential multi-billion dollar savings for the tourism industry... Read
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GLOBAL
Humberto Polar, CCO of Grey Mexico and One Show 2019 Film judge selected Apple's "menagerie of colour and music" as his One Show 2019 pick of the day... Read
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GLOBAL
New York Festivals AME Awards has announced the finalists for the 2019 competition... Read
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GLOBAL
Cam Blackley, CCO of M+C Saatchi Sydney and One Show 2019 Integrated judge certainly tasted the rainbow with this audacious anti-ad, and selected it his One Show 2019 pick of the day... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
French luxury house Hermès, best known for its high-fashion handbags, has plans to expand its business into skincare and cosmetics in 2020... Read
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GLOBAL
The 2019 USC Annenberg Global Communications Report released findings that examined the impact of technology on society and the communication industry... Read
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MOZAMBIQUE
UN secretary-general António Guterres has warned that vulnerable countries like Mozambique would be hit the hardest by climate change unless urgent action is taken... Read
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AFRICA
RUTH WARUHIU
By efficient management, the sustainable exploitation of resources in oceans, seas, lakes and rivers - also known as the blue economy - could contribute up to $1.5tn to the global economy... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
ZWELAKHE GILA
The Brulpadda well off the shore of Mossel Bay is one of a number of highly anticipated exploration prospects in South Africa... Read
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AFRICA
IAN SCOONES
We often hear that irrigation in Africa is too limited, and that the key to a "green revolution" on the continent is to expand to levels seen in Asia. But what if there is much more small-scale, informal irrigation in Africa than we thought? Read
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AFRICA
Although hotel technology development is gaining traction across the globe, Africa's hospitality industry is still lagging somewhat in its uptake... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
Cell C in partnership with Facebook has unveiled the first public access Wi-Fi hotspots and is now live at the University of the Western Cape (UWC)... Read
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TANZANIA
ASHLEY RAILEY
Foot-and-mouth-disease is one of the world's most contagious and economically damaging diseases. Infected animals develop lesions on the feet, mouth, and/or mammary glands which cause lameness, loss of appetite and decreased milk yields. Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
Despite China's decision to suspend wool imports from South Africa in February following the outbreak of foot-and-mouth-disease in January, the South African wool market remains resilient, underpinned by good demand from Europe. Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
The Dube Trade Port Special Economic Zone (DTP SEZ) in KwaZulu-Natal continues to experience an unprecedented wave of investments... Read
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LESOTHO
Winners of the Rise in the City international architecture competition for affordable housing in Maseru, Lesotho were announced earlier this month... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
If Africa and Asia are to reap the benefits of having a youthful population and improve their economies, they must improve healthcare for women, adolescents and youth... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
STEVE KRETZMANN
While over half a million Capetonians live in informal settlements, the Rondebosch Golf Club pays the City of Cape Town only R1,000 a month for the use of 450,000m2 of well-situated land... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
Britain's tortuous progress towards leaving the European Union presents an opportunity for South African poultry producers as post-Brexit trade deals are negotiated... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
Dr Jackie King is the first African scientist to win the Stockholm Water Prize... Read
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SOUTH SUDAN
South Sudan's Minister of Petroleum Ambassador Ezekiel Lol Gatkuoth says his country is inviting more refiners and traders to take part in its upcoming competitive tenders for government-owned crude cargoes... Read
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DR CONGO
Organisations responding to Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) must place more emphasis on deepening understanding of communities and partnering with them to respond to their needs... Read
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BOTSWANA
Debswana Diamond Company plans to extend the life of Jwaneng Mine to 2035, which is expected to yield an estimated 53-million carats of rough diamonds from 44-million tonnes of treated material, through its Cut-9 project... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
JOAN VAN DYK
New research may finally tell us why SA is always among the first to sound the alarm over drug-resistant strains... Read
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MOZAMBIQUE
An independent macroeconomic study demonstrates the potential of the first phase of Area 4's Rovuma liquefied natural gas (LNG) project to transform Mozambique... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
CARIN VENTER
At the recent Citrus Growers Association's conference in Port Elizabeth, the Citrus Academy's general manager, Jacomien De Klerk said the rapid advancement of technology and its potential to efficiently connect the planet and people is both thrilling and daunting... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
Africa's Travel Indaba 2019 will see company owners take part in Speed Marketing sessions between 8.30am to 10am, at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli Convention Centre, Durban. The sessions are an opportunity for exhibitors to expose their offerings to buyers and potentially contribute to increasing their sales... Read
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COTE D'IVOIRE
The 2019 edition of eLearning Africa, which is set to be the biggest one yet, will take place from 23-25 October in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire... Read
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NIGERIA
Kensington Distillers and Vintners has acquired the 1960 Rootz brand to form Monument Distillers Nigeria Limited which will also represent a range of international brands in Nigeria... Read
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EGYPT
As part of Egypt's Sustainable Development Strategy 2030, it is embarking on a slate of new fourth-generation smart cities... Read
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GLOBAL
South Africa has ranked 51st on the 2019 Henley Passport Index, occupying third place in sub-Saharan Africa... Read
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AFRICA
The partnership aims to ensure effective alignment of CIFOR's restoration activities within the AFR100 framework... Read
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NIGERIA
OMOWUMI OLABODE STEVEN EKUNDAYO
Nigeria's education system is based on the (1)-6-3-3-4 formula: one year pre-primary education, six years primary, three years junior secondary, three years senior secondary, and a minimum of four years tertiary education... Read
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ZAMBIA
Agrochemical and seed producer, Syngenta continues its commitment to help farmers improve yields and increase productivity under the changing climatic conditions in Zambia... Read
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AFRICA
The launch of the Africa Plastics Recycling Alliance by consumer goods companies including Diageo, Unilever, The Coca Cola Company and Nestlé is not a cure-all for the plastic crisis... Read
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NIGERIA
PAUL ADEPOJU
The amount of nitrogen in fertilisers could be reduced to achieve high rice yields and boost food security in sub-Saharan Africa... Read
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