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Becoming a force for good in Africa Frik Landman poses the question: What is the role of management training in Africa? He says that the millions of managers we have on the continent has the opportunity to shape a better Africa since they are making daily decisions from operational to strategic level, and operating, influencing and directing resources in the public and business sectors. So, basically, if organisations want to become a force for good in Africa, they'll need to start focussing on equipping and developing managers. Françoise Henderson writes about helping translators change the world. There are some rules in the game of being a good translator and Henderson points out some of those tricky situations which have the potential to trip up translators... On the retail front, Walmart has announced that it is launching an aggressive plan to open up at least 90 stores in Sub-Saharan Africa over the next three years as it's keen to enter oil rich markets such as Nigeria and Angola. Hopefully the retail giant will do proper research of the target market and culture to avoid another fail like in Germany. Cheers! Ilse van den Berg, Editor: Marketing & Media Africa (@Biz_Africa)PS. Don't forget to vote in the Times' Creative Press Ad Challenge before 28 August and stand a chance to win yourself a Samsung tablet! 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 and event invitations 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 | [Frik Landman] The potential of our growing consumer market is massive, our population is young and the labour force is expanding. There are positive indicators of growth acceleration, and opportunities and challenges present themselves to unlock potential in agriculture, retail, resources and infrastructure. Read more >> |
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 | MTN Uganda and Luzira Prison management has commissioned an ICT resource center with a fully connected internet hotspot at Murchison Bay Prison in Luzira, Uganda. Read more >> |
 | On 24 September 2013, AfricaHackTrip will be kicking off in Nairobi, Kenya. AfricaHackTrip is a group of developers and designers from Europe, curious about the growing African tech scene. Read more >> |
 | Join a free 45-minute webinar on 4 September at 3pm as mobile experts discuss how some operators in Africa approach the challenge of mobile broadband growth and what opportunities they have identified. Read more >> |
 | [Françoise Henderson] In a world steeped in information but torn apart by conflict, translation can help ease the flow of messages that enlighten and bring about change. Read more >> |
A report on Yaga Entertainment has revealed ten of the most promising careers and professions emerging in Africa. Read more >>
 | According to a report on Yaga Entertainment via ValueWalk, retailer, Walmart, is planning on opening up at least 90 stores in Sub-Saharan Africa over the next three years. Read more >> |
 | In partnership with distributor CFAO, French retailer Carrefour is making its entrance into the African market and will open shops in eight African countries by 2015. Read more >> |
 | [Issued by Garmin] Garmin is ramping up its product offerings and service in East Africa to include support for sectors dealing with the rapidly expanding mining, agriculture and infrastructure sectors. Read more >> visit press office >> |
 | Telecel Zimbabwe has donated funds to the Zimbabwe Union of Journalists (ZUJ) to hold workshops on new media and ICT reporting, reports Humanipo. Read more >> |
 | SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Microsoft says that its chief executive Steve Ballmer would retire within 12 months as the company searches for a successor for this US technology company. Read more >> |
 | LONDON, UK / BERLIN, GERMANY / LISBON, PORTUGAL / MADRID, SPAIN: Vodafone celebrates a new era in telecoms by literally turning everything red. Read more >> |
SAN FRANCISCO, US: Crowdfunding gets a new twist on Thursday with the launch of an online platform that offers start-ups ideas and expertise as well as cash. Read more >>
WASHINGTON, US: American teenagers love their smartphone apps, but many are avoiding them, due to fears about privacy and location tracking. Read more >>
More International
 | In this great series MWEB and Bizcommunity.com are bringing you the best of South Africa's entrepreneurs... the challenges they faced, and how they met - and beat those challenges. (Videos) Read more >> |
 | There have been improvements in key delivery sectors, however challenges in certain areas remain, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) says. Read more >> |
 | Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa and Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille have welcomed the decision to set up a joint operational unit to tackle drugs and gangsterism in the city. Read more >> |
More Government news
 | [Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] Volvo has done a complete design revamp of its popular S60, V60 and XC60 range and added a long list of standard and optional luxuries, safety features and driver aids so that buyers can now personalise their Swedish chariots by cherry picking from three models, two specification levels and no less than 54 derivatives. Read more >> |
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