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Today's top stories
| CNBC Africa, Africa's business television news channel, will launch its eleventh African bureau in Mauritius next month as it continues to widen its African reporting footprint. Read more >> |
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AdFu partners with Yookos to reach into Africa
| [Athar Naser] In our ongoing exploration of content marketing and our attempts to bring it to life, we're going to shed a little more light through a real-life example of 'stratospheric' proportion. Read more >> |
| [Chemory Gunko] I'm not sure if it's particular to the marketing industry or just a sign of our economic times, but lately there seems to be an enormous amount of people who have come to the conclusion that the solution to their business woes is to have their marketing done on risk. Read more >> |
| [Issued by Mediatech] Asikhule, a business offering customised vendor certification and bespoke technical training, is proud to introduce the very first Africa Loudness summit. Read more >> |
| Johannesburg-based expo organiser, Exhibition Management Services (EMS) has joined forces with Ghana-based Events and Projects International (EPI) to stage Hospitality and Foodbiz West Africa in Ghana at the Accra International Conference Centre from 2-4 October 2013. Read more >> |
| Senior executives from Airtel Africa paid a courtesy visit on Thursday, 13 June 2013, to Gabon's Minister for Telecommunications, along with the president of ARCEP (Gabon's Regulatory Body). The visit was to discuss possible areas of synergy with the Gabon Emergent program and reinforce the company's long term commitment to Gabon. Read more >> |
| [Mark Schefermann] A sad reality is that in 2013 there are still brands wanting to set Facebook "Likes" as their main objective. The question is not how many "Likes" you have but rather what you do with them and whether they come from relevant "fans" - ultimately brand advocates. (video) Read more >> |
AdFu, the audience and display inventory network of sites owned by Kagiso Media, has extended its reach into the African online market by adding the Africa-born social network, Yookos, to its portfolio. This adds even more inventory to AdFu's African value proposition while also helping Yookos to drive revenue growth by maximising inventory yield. Read more >>
Nexans, the worldwide cables and cabling systems company, has announced that it has signed a distribution agreement with Redington Gulf, a value added distributor and service provider that supports global IT and telecommunications brands in the Middle East and Africa. Read more >>
The growth in the property market has been relatively flat over the past few years, only showing signs of an increase in the last couple of months. With the subdued real estate market being so competitive, only a few agencies have managed to increase their turnover. Read more >>
| [Walter Wafula] International musicians Konshens and Alaine, are set for a Kampala show, according to Crown Beverages Limited, the maker of Pepsi in Uganda. Read more >> |
| CNBC Africa, Africa's business television news channel, will launch its eleventh African bureau in Mauritius next month as it continues to widen its African reporting footprint. Read more >> |
| SAN FRANCISCO,USA: Yahoo! has bought GhostBird - a startup that makes picture-taking applications for iPhones - to enhance its Flickr photo service. Read more >> |
| WASHINGTON, USA: Google captured more than half of the US$8.8bn spent on mobile Internet advertising worldwide last year and is expected to boost its share in 2013, a market watcher said on Thursday (13 June). Read more >> |
| WASHINGTON, USA: At least 92% of music festival goers are more likely to take a smartphone to an event than cash or and identity document, but many fail to guard against loss or theft, an industry survey released on Wednesday (12 June) showed. Read more >> |
| NEW YORK, US: New York Festivals International Radio Awards honouring "The World's Best Radio Programs & Promos," will host the 2013 New York Festivals International Radio Awards Gala on 17 June. Read more >> |
More International
| Madiba's health continues to improve but his condition remains serious, says President Jacob Zuma. Read more >> |
The North West Provincial Government has announced that it will write off over R42m for the benefit of young people from poor and disadvantaged backgrounds who had studied through the Office of the Premier Bursary Scheme. Read more >> | Environment Minister Edna Molewa will discuss rhino poaching with Mozambique's Tourism Minister Carvalho Muaria, an official said on Wednesday (12 June). Read more >> |
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