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African pay-TV operator Econet Media has put its struggling satellite broadcasting business under administration... read
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AFRICA
JAMES HEDLEY
Why Africa is commercially exciting right now; and why businesses, big and small, need to be paying attention and investing, before the barriers-to-entry and competition truly kick in...read
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AFRICA
KINGSLEY IGHOBOR
"Africa is not a peripheral part of the world. So, as a responsible part of the global community, Africa must be making contributions that shape the world, solving the problems of the world..."read
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SOUTH AFRICA
EBEN ESTERHUIZEN
'Retailtainment' is described as the use of "ambiance, emotion, sound and activity to get customers interested in the product and in a mood to buy"...read
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AFRICA
StarTimes have announced the introduction of StarLife, a popular Bollywood Channel to its list of channels under its entertainment section for its subscribers who enjoy Bollywood content. Read
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AFRICA
Google News Initiative Innovation Challenge applications now open in Africa... Read
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AFRICA
Renowned counter-culture shows to feature in programming block on TNT this July for Africa... Read
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AFRICA
Global trends show Africa maintaining its position as the fastest growing region in internet usage, though data volumes remain substantially lower in comparison to other parts of the world... Read
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CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
Authorities in the Central African Republic should investigate police who allegedly assaulted two French reporters... Read
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BURKINA FASO
Burkina Faso's parliament adopted revisions to the country's penal code which criminalise using any means of communication to disseminate information about terrorist attacks ... Read
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AFRICA
Grant Welland, EVP CEMA announces new BBC Studios leadership team for the region... Read
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NIGERIA
The Kwik app comes with an integrated geolocation system and offers an efficient transportation service for small packages or documents... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
A new initiative by the Association for Communication and Advertising (ACA) and the Creative Circle is offering 20 academic bursaries to prospective students looking to enter the world of copywriting... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
Globally, 65% of millennials and their younger counterparts, Generation Z, prefer to message rather than call or email, and locally, according to reports, WhatsApp is the leading communication app... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
ROMEO TSUSI
The African Cannabis Report (March 2019) by Prohibition Partners has estimated that in 2023 the total market value of South African cannabis industry will be around $1.8 billion (assuming there is wholesale legislation and regulation of the cannabis industry)... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
The South Africa National Convention Bureau invites exhibitors to register for the 15th edition of the business events trade show... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
JUANITA PIENAAR
Young creative Ben Moyo talks about collaborating with Adidas's NTWRK Area3 and shares why it is important for brands to support and collaborate with young creative talent and what they need to keep in mind when marketing to young people... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
CRAIG WALLIS
In the Out of Home industry, I am always amazed at the vast number of media owners who place digital screens into a multiplicity of environments... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
Canon deciphers the importance of the settings and ambiences of physical shops as they become more than just a buying space, an opportunity for the brand to build and maintain relationships... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
MINNIE-LEE TAGWIREI
Today, content creation is no longer limited to certain campaigns, it has become so broad to the extent that everything a business does is now part of a content strategy... Read
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NIGERIA
In a bid to promote healthy living among Nigerians, the country's Jumia Food platform has added Nigerian fresh food chain, So Fresh, to its online catalogue of restaurants... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
Pick n Pay is trialling a 'nude' fruit and vegetable produce wall in 13 stores across the country to measure customers' readiness to switch from pre-packaged food to loose products... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
NOKWANDA NDASHE
With the advent of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, marketing communication tools and practices need to be re-examined to aggressively create power and influence of products, services, and brands through social media and digital marketing... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
JESSICA TENNANT
The latest Johannesburg edition of the monthly IAB Insight Series took place at the Park Inn by Radisson in Sandton on Thursday, 27 June, this time focusing on the role of technology in enabling business performance in the digital economy... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
The 2019 Fak'ugesi Digital Innovation Festival will be held at Wits University's Tshimologong Innovation Precinct in Braamfontein, Johannesburg from 30 August to 8 September 2019... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
MAROEFAH SMITH
With neverending technological innovation, what will retail look like in the next 20 to 30 years? Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
The International Tourism Film Festival-Africa will be hosting its first-ever film festival in South Africa, which is set to take place in Cape Town and Northern Cape from the 20-24 November 2019... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
DANIEL DERCKSEN
Writer-director Wanuri Kahiu is part of the new generation of African storytellers whose second feature film Rafiki took six years to reach the big screen... Read
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KENYA
TBWA\Khanga Rue and Busara Centre for Behavioural Economics partner with TechnoServe to create a virtual business academy for Kenyan "duka" owners... Read
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AFRICA
Thinking through and executing a digital business model requires a fundamental shift in strategy... Read
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AFRICA
UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and TradeMark East Africa partner towards the implementation of Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)... Read
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ZAMBIA
Azuri, a commercial provider of pay-as-you-go solar home systems has rolled out AzuriTV, a 24-inch solar satellite television and home lighting system in Zambia... Read
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WEST AFRICA
New French content to be streamed for West Africa across broadcast channels... Read
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AFRICA
Extremisms in Africa, one of the first anthologies of its kind on this topic to be authored - and published - on the African continent... Read
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MAURITANIA
Two journalists arrested, internet shut down amid disputed election in Mauritania... Read
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RWANDA
The Urusaro International Women Film Festival is now accepting submissions for its 2019 edition, 4-11 October 2019... Read
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LEIGH ACKLAND
Fake meat may be the food of the future... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
Eighty-seven percent of businesses plan to expand warehouse footprint over the next five years... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
VENKATESH SHANKAR
A quarter of a century ago, on 5 July 1994, a company, which shared a name with the world's largest river, was incorporated. It sold books to customers who got to its website through a dial-up modem... Read
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BOTSWANA
Botswana citizens and travellers intending to visit Botswana have been informed that from 1 August 2019 BURS (Botswana Unified Revenue Service) will no longer accept any foreign currencies as a means of payment. Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
Trace Mobile has made it quick and simple to RICA yourself, order and collect your SIM instantly via the Trace app... Read
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AFRICA
Marking its 10th anniversary, the Africa Property Investment (API) Summit's organising committee has released its high-level white paper... Read
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AFRICA
There is no doubt that Africa is grappling with numerous challenges such as climate change, low agricultural productivity, poor health standards, rapid growing population and poverty... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
South Africa's bleak unemployment rate of 27.6% in the first quarter of 2019 highlights the need to develop entrepreneurship and support the rise of SMEs in the country... Read
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SEYCHELLES
seyStream will be accessible bi-monthly via guests' personal devices including smartphones, laptops and tablets. Read
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KENYA
Smallholder agribusinesses in Kenya are set to benefit from the European Union (EU)'s $56m financing scheme. Through the Kenya Agriculture Value Chain Facility, farmers will now be able to gain easier access to credit... Read
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AFRICA
Small pelagic fish, generally processed, sold and eaten whole, account for three-quarters of the total inland fish catch of the continent but because of their low economic value they are not given the attention they deserve... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
ELISABET ENGLUND & KEIVAN JAVANSHIRI
If you want to reduce your risk of getting Alzheimer's disease, there is no end of advice on the internet telling you how to do it... Read
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AFRICA
All plastic straws, plastic swizzle sticks and stirrers will be replaced with eco-friendly alternatives by the end of the year... Read
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AFRICA
Opportunities aplenty for business tourism in Africa according to PwC's ninth edition of the Hotels Outlook: 2019-2023, which includes information about hotel accommodation in South Africa, Nigeria, Mauritius, Kenya and Tanzania... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
Agricultural company, Laeveld Agrochem advises avocado farmers to surround themselves with experts in orchard planning and crop cultivation. In addition, precision farming technology can be used to help producers ensure sustainable yields... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
NOMVUSELELO SONGELWA
The tourism industry is ideally placed to help President Cyril Ramaphosa achieve his dream for a better South Africa through job creation and increased investment, says Nomvuselelo Songelwa, CEO Jurni. Read
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EAST AFRICA
The US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has awarded a grant to Pan-African service provider, Seacom, for a feasibility study to evaluate the market for fibre telecommunications services... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
Cyber criminals are taking advantage of the growing demand for video games by distributing malware through fake copies... Read
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AFRICA
COREY J. A. BRADSHAW AND ENRICO DI MININ
Social and economic changes in Africa are being driven by increasing prosperity and heavy foreign investment... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
An R18m donation from an alumnus will go towards research into African-centric medicines for infectious diseases at the University of Cape Town (UCT) Drug Discovery and Development Centre, H3D... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
The Mbabane Hilton Garden Inn in Swaziland, which won at the recent SAPOA Awards for Best International Project, is one of Paragon Group's first projects for an international hotel chain... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
ALEXANDER BREM
For decades the trend among workplaces has seen employees moving out of individual offices and into open plan spaces. This has not always been successful... Read
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AFRICA
With CTA's support Bioversity International, the International Center for Tropical Agriculture, Erba 96 and Nitidae will implement blockchain projects in Côte d'Ivoire; Papua New Guinea; Sierra Leone; Trinidad and Tobago; and Uganda... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
CALTON NHANDO
The customer experience has evolved rapidly in the past decade. Change is the only constant so what works today won't necessarily work tomorrow... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
POMMIE LUTCHMAN
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the power to change the way in which we work, play, and interact with everyone and everything around us... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
Nominations for the Inspiring Fifty SA awards will close on Sunday, 7 July 2019... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
JACO SAUNDERS
Changing consumer behaviour and creating loyalty throughout the supply chain are areas every FMCG manufacturer is trying to achieve... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
ALAN HOCKEY
I am not about to make the evening news by letting you know that franchises are more likely to succeed than independent businesses... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
Kaspersky and Interpol have signed a new five-year agreement to reinforce their collaboration in the fight against cybercrime around the world... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
ANDREW ROBINSON
Have multiple mobile devices, will travel - and earn a living. Being a digital nomad is fast becoming a way of life and work for many people, allowing them to travel in their own backyards and the world at leisure... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
LEIGH ANDREWS
Marcel Oudejans is a creative jack of all trades. Among them, he's a corporate magician, keynote speaker and complete conference MC, as producer/founder of Cape Town Magic and executive producer of Magic Africa Productions. He also spoke on the theme of "Wonder" at last week's Creative Mornings Cape Town event, without a PowerPoint presentation - here's what you missed... Read
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AFRICA
ISSUED BY GO CONTENT LAB
Flexible workspace provider, IWG plc this week announced plans for a large-scale rollout of its franchise offering for flexible workspaces in a further 14 countries in Africa... Read
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