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Today's top stories
 | Barclays, with 100 years' experience in Zambia, has chosen a credit card-sized Z-CARD to educate customers on its Barclays debit card. Read more >> |
 | [Claudio Milo] Only knowing what you're doing wrong can help you do it better. Here are five tips on what not to do when writing ads. These are tips to help you improve your level of quality for your readership. Read more >> |
 | As part of its strategy to increase its local content, MTN Ghana has launched an apps challenge which, according to a report on Humanipo, will also aim to "generate relevant applications for subscribers and make it possible for the company to engage the developer community." Read more >> |
 | Johnnie Walker Blue Label and CNBC Africa has announced its partnership for the All Africa Business Leader Awards (AABLA) to honour game-changers in African business in 2013. Read more >> |
 | Ethiopia signed an $800-million (600-million-euro) agreement with Chinese telecom giant ZTE on Sunday, 18 August 2013, to expand its telecommunications network, national operator Ethio Telecom said. Read more >> |
 | Since the majority of people in Lesotho still do not have access to the internet, Continental Outdoor Media and Vodacom collaborated to promote internet usage with four supersized billboards. Read more >> |
 | [Juliette Attwell] This week we focus on effective ways of finding employment, social media is an incredible tool that should be used significantly in your search for a new job. Here are a few suggestions. Read more >> |
 | Late last week saw the launch of mobile TV services, DStv Mobile and GOtv Mobile in Kampala, Uganda. Read more >> |
 | MOSCOW, RUSSIA: Russia's Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko has accused western media of overplaying the anti-gay issue that has plagued the World Athletics Championships in Moscow. Read more >> |
 | NEW YORK, US: The Digital Out-of-Home Awards have more categories, more wins, more trophies. Read more >> |
NEW YORK CITY, US: A New York regulator on Monday announced a probe into virtual currencies like Bitcoin on Monday, saying they could be used by drug traffickers and gunrunners and threaten US national security. Read more >>
 | SAN FRANCISCO, USA: A tweaked version of Microsoft's Windows operating system, which restores the "Start" button missed by users and updates other features, will be available on 18 October, the company said on Wednesday (14 August). Read more >> |
More International
 | KwaZulu-Natal Premier Dr Zweli Mkhize and Public Protector Advocate Thuli Madonsela have signed a protocol agreement, setting out clear procedures and timelines on how investigations against HODs and MECs will be handled. Read more >> |
 | Improving the audit outcomes in municipalities is top on the South African Local Government Association's agenda. Read more >> |
 | The Police Department on Wednesday tabled its plans in Parliament to open a police university next year. Read more >> |
More Government news
 Media LawInstitute for the Advancement of Journalism - 11 Sep 2013 Johannesburg Joshua J. Marine "Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful. (via Quotes Everlasting)"
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