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No more ads for Morgan Less than a week before the crucial elections in Zimbabwe on 31 July 2013, it was reported that the state-owned Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) have refused to air two campaign ads with electoral messages from Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and his wife. The reason supposedly being that "the messages were too powerful" and would be difficult for ZANU-PF to match them. What are thoughts on this? In other news, David King poses the question "Are you ready to meet the African data boom demand?" According to him, Africa has proven to be somewhat different when it comes to mobile telephony - just look at the unexpected speed with which cellphone usage took off as it substituted for the lack of fixed-line networks and other key infrastructure. He also provides some tips on how you can best prepare to quickly respond to the anticipated demand without investing too much too early. Samsung Africa has appointed Sung Yong Hong as its new president and CEO effective 1 July 2013. Hong is described as no stranger to the region having spent five years as CFO at Samsung Africa, from 2000 to 2005. Last but not least, make sure you get the podcast of the latest Biz Takeouts show which focused on marketing and radio advertising with Y&R Advertising. 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
 | [Natasha McClymont] All good products and commodities begin as ideas. Think of the Wright brothers, who with their far-fetched (at the time) idea of winged transportation, or Thomas Edison proposing the widespread availability of electricity, and who had an idea for converting electric energy into something people could use daily. Read more >> |
 | [Tererai Karimak] The state-owned Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) is reported to have refused to air two campaign ads, with electoral messages from Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and his wife, less than a week before crucial elections are held in the country. Read more >> |
 | Sung Yong Hong has been appointed as the new president and CEO of Samsung Africa effective 1 July 2013, taking over from Kwang Kee Park who has been promoted to president and CEO of Samsung South East Asia. Read more >> |
 | [David King] Africans like their mobile phones, too. So surely the African continent will simply follow the same telecom development and usage pattern as the rest of the world, just maybe a little later? Well, not quite. Read more >> |
 | The debut edition of the OLX Social Media Awards will be held on 9 August 2013 at the Laico Regency Hotel, Nairobi. Read more >> |
 | On 25 July 2013, Massmart opened its second Builders Warehouse in Botswana, in Francistown. Read more >> |
 | SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA: Samsung Electronics, described as the world's largest technology firm by revenue, last week posted another record quarterly net profit, but weakening earnings momentum has fuelled fears over sagging demand for high-end smartphones. Read more >> |
 | NEW YORK, US: The Internet, including social media, is increasingly at the heart of everything people do, changing the way consumers interact with one another and the commercial world around them. Both have proven to be powerful tools for brands to generate and measure buzz and the result is a wealth of online consumer conversations. Read more >> |
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN: A Swedish lawmaker was caught with his pants down Wednesday after flashing his private parts in a picture meant to show off his newly-inked Liverpool football club tattoo. Read more >>
More International
 | Is the future of mining threatened in SA? Is the country about to lose its status as the continent's mining power house? What is the government doing to address skills shortage in maths and science? Read more >> |
President Jacob Zuma has declared a special official funeral for the late former Chief Justice Pius Langa. Read more >>
 | PRETORIA: An audit has revealed that 1,448 police employees have criminal records, the police ministry said on Sunday, 28 July 2013. Read more >> |
More Government news
 | [Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] Honda has added well-priced, spacious and pretty sedans to its trendy Brio hatchback models which have been growing in popularity since being launched in South Africa about six months ago. Read more >> |
 | [Brian Berkman] Taking the train from London to Edinburgh is a gentle way to arrive at the city's Waverley Station, in the heart of the historic old town and The Knights Residence is just a few minutes away by taxi. Read more >> |
 | We are looking for an enthusiastic, organised, self-motivated and confident graduate to fill an intern position at Bizcommunity. Read more >> |
 Surviving the StoryInstitute for the Advancement of Journalism - 31 Jul 2013 to 1 Aug 2013 Johannesburg Vega Open DayVega School of Brand Leadership - 14 Sep 2013 to 19 Oct 2013 Cape Town Christopher Lasch "Nothing succeeds like the appearance of success. (via Brainy Quote)"
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