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SOUTH AFRICA
How to build a great social media team
[Daniel Pinch] A question I've asked myself personally - the Society team started as two people in 2011, it's now 12, so we ask this in one way or another pretty regularly. This is also a question clients wanting to build their own teams have regularly asked us. Read more >>

African Business publishes Africa's most valuable brands

The full findings of Africa's most valuable brands are published in the November issue of the pan-African monthly African Business magazine, in partnership with brand Africa, Brand Finance Africa and TNS.

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Luxury brands turn attention to Africa

Zeenat Moorad

Africa's growing middle class has expensive tastes and research by Bain & Company suggests that luxury goods sales will increase by 11% this year - demonstrating the continent's potential for upmarket goods.

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Kenya's digital migration has not been postponed

The Kenyan government has announced the gazetted date of 13 December 2013, for digital migration in the country's capital Nairobi and its surroundings still stands as scheduled, despite reports it had been postponed again.

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Digital
RWANDA
Smallholder farming to be transformed through ICT, mobile
Michael Hailu, director of the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA), announced at ICT4Ag that smallholder farming is set to be transformed by a combination of investment and increasing access to ICTs, particularly mobile phones. Read more >>

Events & Conferencing
AFRICA
African Writers' Day Conference kicks off this week
The second Africa Century International African Writers Conference will take place from 7-9 November 2013 at Museum Africa in Newtown, Johannesburg. Read more >>

ZIMBABWE
Nominations open for 2013 ICT Achiever's Awards
The Ministry of Information Communication Technology, Postal and Courier Services of the Republic of Zimbabwe is hosting the 2013 ICT Achiever's Awards to acknowledge the efforts of individuals and organisations who have excelled and contributed meaningfully to the development of our nation. Read more >>

Mobile
AFRICA
Mobilium Smart Health app launched
Samsung and Mobilium Global have joined forces to distribute the Mobilium Smart Health app - a "Made For Africa" mobile health and wellness, smart device application. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA
Smart phones, dumb users
About a million South Africans have fallen victim to cyber crime in the past year and collectively they have been ripped off to the tune of about R3.4bn. Read more >>

Promotions
KENYA
34 gets Samsung to 'Switch On' Kenya

Issued by 34

As Samsung's partner in their regional expansion plans, 34 developed Samsung Switch On - a consumer-facing communication platform for Samsung to launch new apps into the pan-African market, by asking consumers to tell them what they wanted most to switch on in their lives. Read more >>

TV
AFRICA
CNBC Africa to rebroadcast 'Titans of Africa: Raymond Ackerman'
CNBC Africa will be rebroadcasting the documentary series 'Titans of Africa' profiling the life and times of Raymond Ackerman on Saturday, 9 November at 6pm on DStv Channel 410. Read more >>


International

FRANCE
Vivendi's €4.2bn deal with Maroc Telecom
PARIS, FRANCE: - French media and entertainment group Vivendi has reached agreement to sell its 53% stake in Maroc Telecom to Emirates firm Etisalat for €4.2bn in cash. Read more >>

UNITED KINGDOM
Britain's spy post run from Berlin embassy says report
LONDON, UK: Britain has been operating a secret listening post from its Berlin embassy, a stone's throw from German Chancellor Angela Merkel's office, the Independent newspaper claimed on Tuesday (5 November) Read more >>

ITALY
Microsoft needs to restart says Ballmer
ROME, IITALY: Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer said the computer company had to reinvent itself to avoid being "old and tired" as it struggles to keep up in the mobile devices sector. Read more >>

PHILIPPINES
Anonymous Philippines pledge more cyber-attacks
CANADA
BlackBerry scraps search for buyer, ousts CEO

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Galleries

SOUTH AFRICA
Jacob G. Zuma Foundation corporate identity launch and fund raising dinner

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Government

SOUTH AFRICA
dti to host intellectual property policy conference
The Department of Trade and Industry (dti) will this month hold a conference on the intellectual property policy. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA
Support for proposal to clear bad credit info
The Department of Trade and Industry (dti) has received 98 written comments, most of which support the Removal of Adverse Credit Information, Trade and Industry Minister Dr Rob Davies said on Tuesday. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA
Mthethwa condemns Khutsong violence
SOUTH AFRICA
Gov claims progress has been made in fight against corruption

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Lifestyle

SOUTH AFRICA
Stylishly cool Merc CLA

Henrie Geyser: motoring editor

The heated battle for the hearts and wallets of the South African car-buying public is an on-going feud between Audi, Mercedes-Benz and BMW and even though they already dominate the market with 374 models between them they are constantly re-inventing the wheel with new creations such as the stylish new CLA-Class Merc which has just rolled on to local showroom floors. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA
Enjoy the view from Mandela Rhodes Place Hotel

Brian Berkman

Two of the best reasons to stay at Mandela Rhodes Place Hotel, managed by Three Cities, in the city centre have nothing to do with the hotel itself. Read more >>


People on the move

    SOUTH AFRICA
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New events to diarise

Global Entrepreneurship Week
W Z Events and Projects Management - 11 Nov 2013 to 15 Nov 2013 Pretoria

Professional Speakers Meeting
PSASA - 11 Nov 2013 Cape Town

Social Media Content Creation
Niche Training - 13 Nov 2013 to 19 Nov 2013 Durban,Randburg,Cape Town

Nordic/Southern Africa Trade Forum
Cape Chamber of Commerce - 14 Nov 2013 to 15 Nov 2013 Cape Town

ADR in Africa
Cape Chamber of Commerce - 28 Nov 2013 to 29 Nov 2013 Cape Town


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