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Hello Africa Recently, I decided to venture into the wild for three weeks travelling from Pretoria up to Zimbabwe, Botswana and Zambia. I must admit it turned out not to be as wild as I had imagined - apart from free roaming wild animals of course. For the first time, I got to experience these countries for myself - building relationships with the local people and getting acquainted with the different cultures represented in these three nations. Africa is a majestic, peaceful place with so much potential. It's a place full of life, love and hope. I look forward to this new journey - taking over from Evan-Lee Courie who has been providing our readers with the latest news and trends in the African marketing, media and advertising industries for almost two years now. I especially look forward to building new relationships with you, our readers, contributors and industry experts in and from greater Africa, and to getting to know this industry - outside of South Africa - much better. Cheers! Ilse van den Berg, Africa Editor (@Biz_Africa)Comment online in our ed's column archive. Go mobile with apps and m.bizcommunity.com. Engage with us on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Google+. Subscribe to YouTube and via RSS. Send all your African marketing and media news to africanews@bizcommunity.com, exclusive opinion pieces to contributors-africa@bizcommunity.com and international news to internationalnews@bizcommunity.com. Read "How to contribute to Biz, from op-ed pieces to news".Today's top stories | Finalists in the CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2013 Awards have been announced by Ferial Haffajee, chair of the independent judging panel. Read more >> |
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 | Last week on Biz Takeouts, the Marketing & Media Radio show, we looked at the TEDx Cape Town organisation (@tedxcapetown) and the upcoming TEDx Cape Town event. We also chatted to Native (@native) executive creative director, Ryan McManus about his recent CSR campaigns and creative ideas in South Africa. Read more >> |
[Tony Seifart] It's the dream of any tech-person: come up with an idea or concept that you can build up and sell off for millions. Consider something as banal as Draw Something which only a few weeks after its release was sold to Zynga for US$180-million. Everyone wants the "Big Score". Read more >>
 | MTN Nigeria has launched a new data bundle to provide affordable access to Eskimi, a mobile social network with approximately 6 million subscribers. Read more >> |
A high-level workshop on a new "Partnership for Skills in Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology in Africa" began on Friday, 12 July 2013, in Ethiopia. The three-day event organised by the World Bank and the Government of Ethiopia connects Ministers of Education and Training from nine African countries with a wide range of experts from Brazil, China, India and Korea. Read more >>
 | The BPW (Business & Professional Women) African Regional Congress, held in partnership with the Department of Trade & Industry, runs from 18-20 July 2013 at Thaba Ya Batswana, Klipriviersberg, Johannesburg. Read more >> |
Integriti PR, a West African avant-garde communications company in collaboration with relevant stakeholders and partners within the telecommunications sector in Ghana has announced the establishment of a yearly award scheme for journalists operating within the telecom industry christened, Telecom Journalists Awards. Read more >>
 | MTN Uganda, in partnership with the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) have re-established the Kampala Public Library (KPL) creating a one-stop centre for members of the general public and specific groups such as tourists and investors to utilise the facility to request for and receive information about Kampala city. Read more >> |
 | [Jerome Mouton] So your YouTube channel is finally up and running, but after several months the average viewership is distressingly low. Any movie without a distribution strategy will crash and burn, its no different online. Read more >> |
 | Standard Bank has been named Best Investment Bank in Africa, as well as the Best Bank in South Africa, by international finance magazine, Euromoney. Standard Bank also received awards for Best Equity House and Best Risk Manager in Africa. The awards were presented at the recent 2013 Euromoney Awards for Excellence function in London. Read more >> |
 | PARIS, FRANCE: Twitter said Friday it had handed over data to French authorities to help identify the authors of anti-Semitic tweets, following a complaint from a Jewish students' group. Read more >> |
 | LONDON, UK: Marketing automation is becoming a business imperative for attracting and keeping customers, and is central to the long-term survival of the modern enterprise, finds Ovum. Read more >> |
 | LONDON, UK: Malik Saadi, Principal Analyst at Informa, says the Nokia 1020 is smashing all camera innovation records but it will not be successful without a huge marketing boost. Read more >> |
More International
 | Two senior police officers have been suspended following a wide-ranging investigation into the alleged corruption in the Central Firearm Registry, police have confirmed. Read more >> |
The Marikana Commission of Inquiry resumed its hearings in Centurion this morning. Read more >>
More Government news
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