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LEIGH ANDREWS
With the year's biggest international award shows done and dusted, I chatted to the regional jurors ahead of the upcoming Loeries Creative Week. Next in the series is this year's Digital Communication juror Oje Ojeaga, also CEO/CCO at Up in the Sky, Nigeria... read
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KENYA
Kenyan headquartered DPO Group has acquired PayFast for an undisclosed sum in a deal that will give local business owners an easier way to accept payments in 18 African countries...read
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AFRICA
CHRISTY TAWII
With a growing young population coupled with rapid urbanisation and fast-growing consumer expenditure, Africa offers attractive opportunities for entities wishing to expand into new frontier markets...read
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AFRICA
YOLISA PHAHLE
A diverse and culturally rich African continent is a bedrock for storytelling...read
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TANZANIA
The Committee to Protect Journalists today called on Tanzanian authorities to immediately release freelance journalist Erick Kabendera... Read
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TANZANIA
The Committee to Protect Journalists is concerned for the safety of investigative reporter Erick Kabendera, who was forcefully removed from his home... Read
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COTE D'IVOIRE
MTN recently launched the first Chatbot in Ivory Coast, to perform mobile money transactions via WhatsApp... Read
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COTE D'IVOIRE
U.S. Embassy Abidjan holds African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) information session for journalists ahead of the 2019 AGOA Forum... Read
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GHANA
The Vodafone Institute has selected five startups to take part in the first accelerator that focuses on women in the tech sector... Read
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GHANA
ADU OWUSU SARKODIE
Ghana has been chosen by the African Union (AU) to host the secretariat of the African Continental Free Trade Area... Read
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BOTSWANA
Our news is changing, our media is changing, and the very way in which we communicate is evolving... Read
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GHANA
A new reality show on Ghana's head porters, known as 'kayayei' launches... Read
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AFRICA
StarTimes just announced a week of free viewing for all its kids' channels holiday periods... Read
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ZAMBIA
Fak'ugesi African Digital Residency celebrates six years of developing young digital creatives Read
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AFRICA
WIM DELVA
Many of the disruptive, game-changing innovations that are grounded in data science are intended to improve people's quality of life as well as the efficiency of processes and services... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
MARISA LOUW
Marisa Louw started her entrepreneurial journey as a freelancer eight years ago and provides valuable tips for anyone who is considering becoming their own boss... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
Wireless technology plays a key role in today's communications, and new forms of it will become central to emerging technologies... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
TIFFANY MARKMAN
But is publishing dying? Is the bookshop morphing into the bookshelf?... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
With so much focus on the fourth industrial revolution in politics and organisations, the direct selling industry needs to learn to innovate and embrace technology in order to be future-fit... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
KIRSTY SHARMAN
Businesses have become obsessed with their growth curve, regardless of the metric, number of users, customers and followers growth... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
Artificial Intelligence (AI) brings the promise of increased productivity and economic development. But the benefits of AI are not guaranteed to uplift all communities equally... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
ARISHA SAROOP
With so many conservative groups lobbying against the LGBTQ+ community, only big brands can be brave enough to not injure their market share or upset their loyal conservatives, right?... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
ERNST WITTMANN
Virtual Reality (VR) has a long way to go before it bursts into the mainstream, but there are signs that the technology is starting to mature... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
MIKE ABEL
Strive to own a small part of something extraordinary and not a large part of something ordinary, writes Mike Abel... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
In South Africa's fashion retail sector, Pep Stores and Truworths score the highest in terms of customer satisfaction... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
MARK BOTHA
The media landscape is changing rapidly and the way that media agencies are planning and buying digital media is ever-evolving... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
Unilever recently held its first Beauty with Purpose Showcase on the African continent in Durban, South Africa. The event featured industry partners and collaborators... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
EVAN-LEE COURIE
There was a time when you went to a university, studied a specific degree and were then expected to follow a career in that exact field, but there has been a transformation in the job market... Read
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ZIMBABWE
Zimbabweans living in South Africa may now send goods and groceries back home as Hello Paisa launched its Malaicha.com collection and delivery service app... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
CATHERINE KRUGER
The debate around the issue of plain packaging once again highlights the value of product branding and its impact on brand value... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
ISSUED BY ONPOINT PR
The legacy of racial discrimination in the South African education system, still looms large 25 years into freedom, Amnesty International said as it launched a new campaign #SignTheSmileOff... Read
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AFRICA
ISSUED BY AFRICAN ENTREPRENEURS CONFERENCE
Leon Lategan is the founder and brand innovator at The Lions Den; an education and training organisation making inroads to help younger entrepreneurs... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
ISSUED BY GO CONTENT LAB
Franchise opportunities - Africa's economy will grow faster than any other continent's over the next five years and flexible working is a huge part of that future... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
LEIGH ANDREWS
Rashid Toefy, deputy director - general: economic operations in the Western Cape government, unpacked their mission of placing the customer at the heart of operations, how the corporate sector and government should collaborate for true shared value, and why they'll be part of First Thursdays on 1 August... Read
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GHANA
The All Africa Music Awards' (Afrima) international committee has revoked Ghana's hosting rights for the 2019 and 2020 editions of the awards. Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
ISSUED BY KAYA FM 95.9
Kaya Business Travel and MaZo Connect are inviting all SMEs, entrepreneurs, executives and government leaders to join them as they head to Kigali, Rwanda to attend the Golden Business Forum - an opportunity to network, find opportunities and to explore intra-Africa trade... Read
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NIGERIA
The Nigerian consumer landscape is set for a multitude of shifts. By 2025, 55% of Nigerians will live in cities or towns as a result of 50% growth in population in urban areas, which represents the fastest urban growth rate globally... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
The African film industry is booming - with a range of films from animation to documentary, the continent is not short of telling diverse stories... Read
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MAURITANIA
A Mauritian blogger who had been held for more than five and a half years and who was originally sentenced to death for apostasy, has been released... Read
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ZIMBABWE
Econet Wireless Ltd. has shut its African pay-TV unit due to Zimbabwe's economic condition and shortage of foreign currency... Read
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AFRICA
Giorgio Stock named president, Warnermedia Entertainment Networks, Distribution and Advertising Sales, EMEA and APAC... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
Warc has named the final jury panel for the 2019 Warc Media Awards effective use of partnerships and sponsorships category... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
SHEREESA MOODLEY
Pinterest revealed new "emotional well-being activities" for users to perform when they search for negative content... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
SHEREESA MOODLEY
Snapchat is making a comeback since launching an optimised Android version of its app in April this year... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
MARTYN DADE-ROBERTSON
What if our homes were alive? I don't mean smart homes with the disembodied voice of Alexa deciding the setting for your living room spotlights. I mean actually alive - growing, living, breathing and even reproducing... Read
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AFRICA
TONY ESMERALDO
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations forecasts that the world's population will reach 9.1 billion by 2050 and that global food production will need to grow by 70% to feed that number of people. Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
CLAUDI NORTJÉ
The National Animal Health Forum and Agricultural Writers South Africa recently held a liaison workshop and information session on animal health and the impact it has on the economy... Read
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MAURITIUS
According to a recent expose, Mauritius (ranked in the top 15 corporate tax havens, with a statutory corporate tax rate of 3%) is another favourite destination of transnational companies (TNCs)... Read
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AFRICA
BAISHALI BAKSHI
African countries are hit by far fewer natural disasters compared to the rest of the world. But they suffer much more... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
DR SHADRACK MOEPHULI
Technology provides innovative answers to complicated challenges... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
Hosted by the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Government from 27-29 August 2019, the Africa Tourism Leadership Forum and Awards will determine real priorities for economic growth through travel, tourism, hospitality, aviation and tourism infrastructure development... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
Currently employing half of South Africa's labour force and contributing a third of its GDP, SMMEs seem to be the obvious solution to SA's high youth unemployment rate. The question becomes: how best to develop our youth as entrepreneurs...? Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
The rapid rise of co-working the world over may just seem fashionable at the moment, but there are strong scientific reasons behind its rise in its popularity... Read
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NAMIBIA
Natural Selection will open their next Namibian property, Kwessi Dune Lodge on 1 March 2020... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
NICCI BOTHA
The real value of blockchain extends far beyond cryptocurrency. Its applications are being explored as a means to reduce or even eliminate fraud, waste and abuse in healthcare... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
CARIN VENTER
To combat the effects of climate change and to keep farming businesses sustainable, a growing number of producers are farming undercover... Read
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DENMARK
GXN Innovation, the independent research company of renowned Danish architecture firm 3XN, has envisioned mobile 3D printing robots... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
The stated goal of one country, one health system "means quality of care must be the same regardless of whether you have money or not, and regardless of where you live"... Read
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GLOBAL
Elevation in the fleet size of tractors in developing countries and technological advancements in farming techniques are primary factors stimulating the market growth... Read
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ANGOLA
Angola, being rich in natural resources is determined to develop a strategic and strong relationship with South Africa as a business partner; as such, the two countries will be presenting opportunities for bilateral trade during the inaugural Agri-Business and Eco-Tourism Forum, Angola-South Africa... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
"This hackathon is the first of its kind in this market. And we are excited to be at forefront of revolutionising tourism to catch up with the 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR) with the aim of also collecting and storing accurate industry data..." Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
The Presidential Expert Advisory Panel on Land Reform and Agriculture has proposed for the amendment of the Constitution that clarifies that expropriation without compensation may be necessary in limited circumstances... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
CAROLINA MINIO-PALUELLO
Climate change is one of the most pressing sustainability challenges investors are facing today. It presents a systemic risk that is very difficult for investors to diversify away... Read
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NAMIBIA
SINDY PETERS
Declared a national disaster, Namibia is facing a particularly severe drought that is ravaging all regions of the southern African country... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
TARU MADANGOMBE
Smart cities need the operational technology foundation of smart panels and transformers, the middle layer of connected devices with edge control self-management and the top layer of real-time insights that can optimise services... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
JULIA AYMONIER
Over the last decade, technology has transformed marketing, reservations, guest relations, service and many other aspects of this industry... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
According to the Central Energy Fund, fuel prices for August are set for changes with petrol up and diesel down... Read
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GHANA
SAMUEL ASUMADU SARKODIE
Access to energy plays a critical role in economic development. But bad government policies have affected energy security in many developing countries... Read
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