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The winners of the Digital Lab Africa Pitch competition have been announced and the 10 winners each receive R42,000 in cash and residence period in France... read
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AFRICA
PETER PENAR AND CAROLYN LOGAN
Freedom is weakening across Africa and more worrying is the considerable willingness to accept government restrictions on individual freedoms in the name of public security...read
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AFRICA
YU-SHAN WU
The accuracy of reporting on China's involvement in Africa can be "deeply misleading". What needs to be done to fix it...read
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SOUTH AFRICA
AUBREY HRUBY
Entrepreneurs have a pivotal role to play in Africa's unemployment crisis. Today over a third of the continent's young workforce (those aged 15-35) are unemployed...read
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NIGERIA
MultiChoice Nigeria will roll out a dedicated Ramadan pop-up channel for the spiritual needs of Muslim subscribers on DStv and GOtv during the Holy Month of Ramadan... Read
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AFRICA
NewzRoom Afrika is a 24-hour news channel is owned by media personalities Thabile Ngwato and Thokozani Nkosi... Read
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AFRICA
Media can win an invitation to the 2019 EurAfrican Forum and travel to Portugal to cover one of the most prestigious EU-Africa events... Read
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NIGERIA
Universal Music has signed a licensing deal with Nigeria-based streaming music service uduX... Read
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AFRICA
Nine Africa Heads of State will attend the US-Africa Business Summit in June... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
LEIGH ANDREWS
The One Club for Creativity's Creative Week is just around the corner, taking place in New York City from 6 to 10 May 2019. To kick off our #AfricaMonth coverage, David Tshabalala and Sarah Waiswa share their experiences as online jurors on this year's Art Director's Club (ADC)'s illustration and photography panels respectively... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
By simply trying to create a doll that his daughter could identify with, Meshack Mulaudzi embarked on a doll-making journey that spreads positivity to African children... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
LEAGO MONARENG
Although it is difficult to accurately predict what kind of a crisis an organisation might face, there is no doubt that planning and preparing for a crisis is vital... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
ANJANA SUSARLA
Every aspect of life can be guided by artificial intelligence algorithms - from choosing what route to take for your morning commute, to deciding whom to take on a date... Read
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GLOBAL
"Forbes Travel Guide has been verifying luxury for more than 60 years, and we look forward to sharing the finest properties in the region with consumers." Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
JONATHAN MCCABE
Artificial intelligence could transform retail beyond recognition - but only if teaching is part of the rollout strategy... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
New online marketplace Tholaafrica.com is making it easier to shop African artisanal wares, with its selection of bespoke fashion and décor crafted by local creatives and designers... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
SHEILA AFARI
Social media has become an increasingly valuable component for consideration with a lot of PR strategies over the years. It's exciting to see how various brands are using social media to convey their brand personality... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
Hellocomputer Cape Town and FCB Cape Town have merged to launch HelloFCB+, a new agency with a full-service offering to design, build and run customer journeys. Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
Retail displays and visual merchandising are essential in driving attention and conversion in brick-and-mortar retail. One of the main reasons why people decide to shop in store is to see merchandise in person... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
ISSUED BY TECHSYS DIGITAL
Heineken South Africa wanted to run a sales driver campaign in a fresh, innovative way. The iconic beer giant decided to launch a chatbot that would be the first of its kind... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
EBEN ESTERHUIZEN
Innovative phygital business models, where bricks and mortar and digital seamlessly integrate, are popping up across the globe. But the best phygital experiences still remain aligned with old-school sales strategies... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
ISSUED BY TECHSYS DIGITAL
Pioneer Foods tasked Techsys Digital with the challenge of crafting a website that could be multinational, multilingual and support regional content variation for the iconic South African brand, Ceres... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
JONAH DYLAN
A video sent to the NGO Gift of the Givers shows South African journalist Shiraaz Mohamed, abducted in Syria in early 2017, to be alive. In the video, dated 13 April, Mohamed said he fears for his life and begs for help from a number of people and organisations... Read
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TANZANIA
ISSUED BY ALLIANCE MEDIA
The Alliance Media Tanzania team not only provided financial support but helped to create awareness for the marathon which took place on Sunday, 28 April, in Dar es Salaam with over 3,000 runners... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
MAGGIE PRONTO
Personalisation in advertising communication is a key part of the consumer journey. Consumers want a unique connection in exchange for their time, but they're also concerned about how brands use their data. Or are they? Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
The International Gin Guide Awards has released its results for 2019 and South Africa's Autograph Gin was voted Best Gin in Africa... Read
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KENYA
KYLE DURSTON, ISSUED BY 34°
Here in Nairobi, we might not have Super Bowl budgets, but we do have bravery. However, when it comes to communicating change, where exactly does that bravery go?... Read
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MAURITIUS
FCB Cread creates fun 'Kreojis' emojies to celebrate Mauritius' 51st year of independence... Read
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AFRICA
As we commemorate this year's World Press Freedom Day, 3 May 2019, the Southern African Editor's Forum (SAEF) reports a mixed bag of media freedom within its chapters and southern Africa as a whole... Read
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GHANA
The MuseAfrica block, a 60 minutes of exclusive music content will be available on Kwesé TV (KFS) every weekday from 4pm to 5pm... Read
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NIGERIA
Verraki Partners, a new business and technology solutions firm unveiled, positions to address Africa's seemingly intractable challenges... Read
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GLOBAL
The One Show 2019 brought together more than 200 renowned creatives to debate and decide who will win a coveted One Show Pencil. But what makes a Pencil so coveted? What does it truly mean to win one?... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
The One Club for Creativity, a nonprofit celebrating global excellence in advertising and design, has revealed the full schedule of events for Creative Week 2019, set to take place in New York from 6 to 10 May... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
YASEMIN KOR
The proposed merger of supermarkets Sainsbury's and Asda is now off the table as the regulator has ruled against it, saying it would lead to higher prices for consumers... Read
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GLOBAL
Fepe International is rebranding as the World Out of Home Organization... Read
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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) projects that the African continent will become one of the fastest growing aviation regions within the next 20 years, with an average annual expansion rate of almost 5%... Read
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NIGERIA
Nigeria's Value Seeds has topped the Access to Seeds Index 2019 ranking for Western and Central Africa... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
As hospitality providers across the globe embrace digital transformation, the question arises; what do intelligent hotels offer? Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
ROBIN FREDERICKS
According to the International Gay and Lesbian Travel Association, the visibility and acceptance of LGBTQ+ people in society have increased globally over the past decade; however, the underrepresentation of gay and lesbian travellers in the tourism sector still exists... Read
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NAMIBIA
The Namibian Cabinet has approved a revised market model, which will allow independent power producers (IPPs) to sell electricity directly to customers and not just to the Namibia Power Corporation (NamPower)... Read
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NAMIBIA
ExxonMobil has increased its offshore exploration acreage in Namibia with the addition of approximately 28,000km2. Read
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BURKINA FASO
ELENA GÓMEZ DÍAZ
Malaria has been a terrible disease throughout human history. Deaths actually peaked over five million in the 1930s and it spread all over the world... Read
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MALI
MAMADOU COULIBALY
For the millions worldwide living with the daily reality of malaria, bringing an end to this awful disease can feel like a distant dream... Read
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AFRICA
Target growth markets include Kenya and Tanzania in East Africa; Ghana and Nigeria in West Africa; and Johannesburg and Cape Town in South Africa... Read
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GLOBAL
Last summer, the aviation industry set a new record, with over 200,000 aircraft taking to the skies every day. In a competitive marketplace, airlines are looking for the right technology that enables them to deliver memorable experiences for their customers... Read
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AFRICA
AMIN AL-HABAIBEH
Whenever I visit the Sahara I am struck by how sunny and hot it is and how clear the sky can be... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
Following overwhelming responses from entrepreneurs, the FNB Business Innovation Awards (FNB BIA) have been extended to include two more categories, and now represent the entire business landscape in South Africa... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
African economic growth has in general been driven by public infrastructure investment and the expansion of services to a largely underserviced population. However, fintech is increasingly receiving attention from both private and public sector... Read
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AFRICA
Large scale gold mining in sub-Saharan Africa has reduced infant mortality in nearby communities, with rates falling by 50% among those born within 10km of a gold mine... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
Kaspersky Lab has opened its call for papers to be submitted and showcased as part of its 2019 Industrial Cybersecurity Conference... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
SINDY PETERS
With community and collaboration the key drivers of the co-working revolution, disruption in the traditional office space market seems all but inevitable... Read
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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Technologies such as machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) have the potential to transform the hospitality and travel sectors, but operators must strike the right balance between high-tech and high-touch... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
Internationally, major contributors to the governance discussion use the same tone about gender and ethnics diversity in boardrooms. They highlight the lack of diversity - even though progress has been made in recent years - and find a correlation between board performance and diversity in terms of growth, performance and value creation... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
WYNAND SMIT
Over the past few years, there have been increasingly dire predictions that automation and technology will be the major job killer of our generation... Read
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KENYA
With the goal of enhancing access to affordable housing finance for Kenyans who are unable to access long-term loans, the World Bank has approved a $250m International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) loan for the East African country... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
One thing Mozambique definitely isn't short of is shimmering islands and tropical beaches. But, beyond that beautiful Indian Ocean coastline and Robin Crusoe adventure is a destination brimming with culture... Read
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