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AFRICA
100 Most Influential Africans announced
The list of the '100 Most Influential Africans', which offers a glimpse into the diverse breed of young and established leaders intent on reinventing the face of Africa, has been released by pan African publication, New African. Read more >>


Media Freedom & Right to Know
KENYA
Kenyan president rejects controversial media bill
Kenya's president on Wednesday rejected a controversial media bill passed by parliament that critics have slammed as an attempt to muzzle the press. Read more >>

Marketing
SOUTH AFRICA
Four perils of a 'December mindset'

Catherine Milward-Bridges

At the time of writing this article there were 34 days to go, before the end of 2013. This is a time during which we should start a paradigm shift, to seeing 2013 for what it is: The year that's gone by. Right? Wrong! Read more >>

Branding
SOUTH AFRICA
Creating global South African brands, one expat at a time

Al Mackay

I recently read an article in Harvard Business Review that I found fascinating. It's on diaspora marketing; how emerging market brands can go global by targeting their diasporas in the West. Read more >>

Digital
NIGERIA
Nigerians to use new ID cards as ATM cards too
Nigeria's new national identity card will also serve as an ATM card across the globe, anywhere MasterCard is accepted, reports Nigerian Today's Telegraph and Naija Mayor. Read more >>

UGANDA
Is Google's Project Link the first nail in the African telcos' coffin?
Google recently announced its first infrastructural project in Africa, called Project Link. This initiative, through the building of a fibre-optic network in Kampala (Uganda), enables internet service providers (ISPs) and mobile operators to provide faster connections to their users than ever before. Read more >>

Mobile
SOUTH AFRICA
New apps will boost online banking
The growth in the use of banking apps and cellphone banking has reportedly been "meteoric" as more consumers trust the services and more service providers enter the market. Read more >>

OOH
MAURITIUS
McDonald's billboards come to Mauritius!

Issued by Alliance Media

Recently Alliance Media partnered up with McDonald's in a new and exciting project for the successful fast food chain. Read more >>

PR & Communications
SOUTH AFRICA
Just how tasty is your piece of the pie?

Lorrianne Cloete

In the category of lifestyle PR, ask not how big your slice of the proverbial editorial pie is, but rather just how tasty. Let's face it, the media landscape has changed, the market has changed and surely now too should the measurement of editorial. Read more >>


International

ESTONIA
NATO launches largest-ever cyber security exercises
TALLINN, ESTONIA: NATO launched its largest-ever cyber exercises to practice warding off massive, simultaneous attacks on member states and their partners. Read more >>

UNITED STATES
UN committee votes day to protect journalists
NEW YORK CITY, US: UN committee on Tuesday voted to create an international day to protect journalists as media activists condemned the mounting number of reporters killed on duty. Read more >>

UNITED STATES
World's most expensive printed book sells for US$14.2m

More International


Government

SOUTH AFRICA
Gordhan says SA complies with global tax standards
South Africa is one of 18 countries that comply with the global standards on the transparency for exchange of tax information, according to Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA
Road fund to study impact of more rail freight
The Road Accident Fund will commission a study next year to determine the possible effects of the government's drive to shift freight from road to rail and to increase the use of rail as a means of mass transportation, chief executive Eugene Watson told a research colloquium organised by the fund. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA
Xingwana condemns rape of children
SOUTH AFRICA
Poached rhino horns returned to SA

More Government news


New events to diarise

Professional Diploma in Digital Marketing - 7 Dec 2013 to 21 Dec 2013 Johannesburg,Cape Town
Fast track your career with the most desirable qualification in South Africa. The Diploma in Digital Marketing is internationally accredited and will give you the strategic edge in your career. Read more >>


Media Management Scholarships at Rhodes University
Rhodes University - 28 Nov 2013 to 9 Dec 2013 Grahamstown

Sol Plaatje Institute for Media Leadership
Rhodes University - 28 Nov 2013 to 31 Jan 2014 Grahamstown

GoogleAbility - Protect Your Personal Brand Online
BrandOvation - 24 Jan 2014 Johannesburg

Food and Drink Technology Africa
MMI South Africa (Pty) Ltd - 18 Mar 2014 to 19 Mar 2014 Johannesburg

Africa Travel Week
Cut Communications - 28 Apr 2014 to 3 May 2014 Cape Town


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George S. Patton
"If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking."

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