| 31 Jul 2013 |
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Today's top stories
 | [Natasha McClymont] Rule number one when it comes to planning a campaign, has to be defining very specific targets and how these targets will be measured. Driving sales and improving brand awareness are pretty much always the goal, but what exactly does success look like? Read more >> |
 | [Zubin Kutar] Nowadays, building and selling premium WordPress themes has become a very lucrative venture for many developers. Here are some things you need to consider if you want to make money through creating premium WordPress themes. Read more >> |
 | Equity Bank customers now get mobile with Airtel Money as the two organisations have entered into a partnership that will offer comprehensive mobile commerce solutions. Read more >> |
 | As the Zimbabwe elections take place today, 31 July 2013, three Al Jazeera reporters from TV and online, Haru Mutasa (@harumutasa), Mohammed Adow (@Moadow) and Azad Essa (@AzadEssa) will be covering the happenings and keeping the public up to date. Read more >> |
 | Integrated communications agency marcusbrewster has been appointed by SAP Africa, a market and technology leader in business management software, solutions and services for improving business processes, as one of its two new PR consultancy partners. Read more >> |
Global public relations and communications firm, Burson-Marsteller, has announced the launch of its Africa-India Advisory Desk which mandate is to assist Indian and African companies to navigate the African continent and Indian sub-continent respectively. Read more >>
 | As the digital migration deadline looms in Uganda, Pay-TV industry players are positioning themselves to get the most out of the switch from analogue broadcasting. Read more >> |
LONDON, UK: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Tuesday called US soldier Bradley Manning a "hero" and said he expected him to appeal after a military judge convicted him of espionage. Read more >>
 | SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Facebook shares on Tuesday, 30 July, almost climbed back to the US$38 mark set at the opening of the initial public offering (IPO) from which they plunged after a dismal debut on the stock market last year. Read more >> |
 | [Ilan Hertz] NEWTON, US: In some ways, you could say that the consumerisation of the enterprise was inevitable. The line between personal devices and enterprise has become increasingly blurred. Read more >> |
WASHINGTON, US: With the shift to mobile Internet gaining pace, some of the big tech firms are adapting and others are not. Read more >>
 | NEW YORK CITY, USA: Amazon announced plans Monday, 29 July to add 5,000 full-time jobs at 17 facilities in the United States and to hire more than 7,000 workers as it beefs up its customer-service network. Read more >> |
More International
 | By bringing healthy food to the fast food market at a time when no-one else was offering it, Kauai found their ideal niche, and have gone on to become a popular and successful brand in South Africa. Read more >> |
Government says it has noted with concern media reports which allege that child prostitution is rife and rapidly growing in the eastern Free State region due to poverty. Read more >>
 | [Linda Ensor] Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies has called for a report into the National Empowerment Fund's (NEF) provision of R34m to help fund a luxury store‚ Luminance, which opened in Hyde Park last week. Read more >> |
 | South Africa will for the first time have a single statute which addresses holistically and comprehensively the scourge of trafficking in persons. Read more >> |
 | [Nomaxabiso Majokweni*] President Jacob Zuma's announcement in his state of the nation address in February that a committee would be appointed under the chairmanship of Judge Dennis Davis to investigate the tax system and identify "possible new sources of income" was greeted with scepticism by some analysts. Read more >> |
More Government news
 | [Brian Berkman] ... Beat it... around Madagascar. So that's exactly what I did... I went kayaking there to slay some personal dragons. This is an excerpt from a piece first published in Vrouekeur, 5 July 2013. Read more >> |
 | Harley-Davidson riders and fans can look forward to congregating at Harley on Safari at Sun City from the 15-18 August 2013. Read more >> |
 | Bizcommunity is looking for an enthusiastic, organised, self-motivated and confident graduate to fill an intern position at its Johannesburg branch. Read more >> |
Christopher Morley "Big shots are only little shots who keep shooting. (via Brainy Quote)"
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