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JESSICA TENNANT
"But it still lacks the user experience, appeal, social acceptance and, most importantly, narrative, that will propel it across the chasm into mainstream adoption..." - Blockchain Africa Conference speaker and fintech entrepreneur Simon Dingle on Bitcoin and its impact on industry... read
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SOUTH AFRICA
At the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris, countries set goals that require halving carbon emissions by 2030. In a new piece in Nature, Professor Harald Winkler, as part of an international team, delivers the bad news that the emissions gap... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
ISSUED BY PRISA
The Prism Awards committee alongside the Public Relations Institute of Southern Africa (Prisa) have taken the decision to cancel the 2020 Prism Awards event, amid concerns of the increasing impact of the coronavirus in the country... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
JUDITH MUGENI
Judith Mugeni from Ganizani Consulting shares her thoughts on the effect of the Covid-19/coronavirus outbreak on the sports and entertainment industry and how this affects sponsorship... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
ISSUED BY UCT GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
GNAM survey finds women in Africa more likely to report unwanted sexual attention but considerably less likely to report personal experiences of sexist and sexual misconduct... Read
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AFRICA
OLAYINKA ADEGBITE, ELIZABETH MKANDAWIRE AND LEPEPEULE MACHETHE
Nigeria needs to adopt gender specific strategies to financially include women smallholders in agriculture. Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
LEIGH ANDREWS, ISSUED BY KANTAR
This week, in celebration of International Women's Day, Kantar hosted engaging afternoon presentations at its Cape Town and Johannesburg offices where Jane Bloomfield, chief growth officer from the UK, talked through findings from Kantar's #WhatWomenWant global study... Read
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GLOBAL
"The growing impact of the Covid-19 coincides with the announcement of a 1,4% retraction in our economy as well as a decline of 7,6% for agriculture in the fourth quarter of 2019." Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
The global onset of the Covid-19 virus will have a drastic impact on the way organisations interact with their staff, businesses, suppliers and customers. According to Immersion Group, this event is a wakeup call for organisations on the vital importance of digitalisation throughout every touchpoint of their business... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
With a young and growing population, studies show that by 2075 the African continent will have some of the largest mega cities in the world... Read
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GLOBAL
The Food and Agriculture Organisation's latest food price index has reflected a decline in global food prices in February for the first time in four months - averaging at 180.5 points, down by 1.0% from January but still 8.1% higher than a year earlier... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
ROY MORRISON
In a digital economy, content is key to attract attention, educate, entertain and market. That's why Africa needs more successful content businesses... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
Google announced it is doubling down on its commitment to women in Africa and aims to train 20,000 women this year... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
Known as a land rich in minerals, the African continent has a new source of economic growth and wealth to mine: mobile customer data... Read
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