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Not moving back, but rather moving forward...

Bruce Mubayiwa has been appointed managing partner of Homecoming Revolution. I had a chat with him and company founder and CEO, Angel Jones about Mubayiwa's new role as well as where the company is headed. Jones says that one homecomer summed their return back home up in their quote saying: "I wasn't moving back, I was moving forward." Exciting things are ahead for this organisation with its London Expo taking place next year March. Watch this space...

A harsh media law casts a dark shadow on Kenya as the country prepares to mark its Golden Jubilee on 12 December. Kenya is still lagging behind in tackling some of the challenges it faces as a country and freedom of expression as stipulated in Article 34 of the country's Constitution is under threat.

Danette Breitenbach caught up with Enzo Capobianco, EMEA Market Development manager at Honeywell, who was a speaker at the recent World Retail Congress. She asked him about some of the key trends we will be seeing in retail soon.

Finally, if you haven't yet submitted your tribute to Nelson Mandela, we have a beautiful tribute page celebrating Madiba's legacy where you can leave your comments.

Have a great week!

Cheers!
Ilse van den Berg, Editor: Marketing & Media Africa (@Biz_Africa)

PS. Our final newsletters of the year will go out on Wednesday, 18 December, and we look forward to welcoming you back to work next year with our first newsletters on Tuesday, 7 January 2014.

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Today's top stories
AFRICA
Homecoming Revolution appoints Bruce Mubayiwa as managing partner
[Ilse van den Berg] I chatted to Homecoming Revolution founder and CEO, Angel Jones and newly appointed managing partner, Bruce Mubayiwa to find out more about his new role as well as where the company is heading. Read more >>


Media Freedom & Right to Know
KENYA
Harsh media law casts dark shadow on Kenya

Oscar Okwaro

As Kenya prepares to mark her Golden Jubilee on 12 December, we are still lagging behind in tackling some of the challenges we face as a country. Freedom of expression as stipulated in Article 34 of our Constitution is under threat. Corruption and cheap politics still reign supreme. Read more >>

Digital
TANZANIA
Tanzanian enterprise leveraging entertainment for e-learning
Tanzanian social enterprise Ubongo will next month launch Ubongo Kids, an interactive cartoon which allows children to participate via SMS, on national television, while launching a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for further rollouts. (video) Read more >>

Media
SOUTH AFRICA
Sanlam revamps Financial Journalism Awards
The Sanlam Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism, which have opened for entries, have grouped next year's awards into platform neutral, platform specific and special awards. Read more >>

Mobile
SOUTH AFRICA
Mobile: The store of the future

Danette Breitenbach

'2D is the opportunity to use data to communicate with the consumer on their smart phone. It is now viewed as part of our lives, mobility.' Read more >>

Promotions
UGANDA
MTN rewards customers with 'Good Morning Uganda'
MTN Uganda customers can now enjoy a free minute every day between 6am and 9am to call their loved ones on MTN through the mobile operator's 'Good Morning Uganda' promotion. Read more >>

Research
AFRICA
Regional consumer insight report released by Ericsson
The smartphone is said to have the potential to bridge the digital divide by providing universal access and connectivity to a wider scope of citizens, regardless of location or economic status. Read more >>


International

UNITED KINGDOM
D&AD's White Pencil/The International Exchange (TIE) join forces, create 'social intrepreneurs'
LONDON, UK: Nominees get the chance to go on a groundbreaking NGO placement; fighting major obstacles faced by worldwide NGOs at a grassroots level. Read more >>

UNITED STATES
iBeacon reaches out to US Apple shoppers
SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Apple used freshly deployed iBeacon sensors to virtually - and personally - accompany iPhone, iPad or iPod-toting shoppers through its US stores. Read more >>

UNITED KINGDOM
Neville Brody selects new blood graduate to design 2013 D&AD Annual
LONDON, UK: The 51st edition celebrates global diversity of D&AD with data visualisations of 196 nations. Users are invited to create personalised visualisations through the digital microsite. Read more >>


More International


Government

SOUTH AFRICA
Tax incentive for energy efficiency
Tax incentives are being introduced for businesses that can show measurable energy savings, the energy department has announced. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA
Kathrada, Proudly SA pay tribute to Madiba
Anti-apartheid activist Ahmed Kathrada and Proudly South African have joined the throngs of people mourning the passing of former President Nelson Mandela. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA
Moody's confirms Sanral's negative outlook

More Government news


New events to diarise

Sol Plaatje Institute for Media Leadership
Rhodes University - 3 Dec 2013 to 31 Jan 2014 Grahamstown

Writing Masterclass
Institute for the Advancement of Journalism - 23 Jan 2014 to 24 Jan 2014 Johannesburg

Sports Africa Summit
Gerom Media - 30 Jan 2014 to 31 Jan 2014 Cape Town

Elections Reporting
Institute for the Advancement of Journalism - 26 Feb 2014 to 27 Feb 2014 Durban

Advanced Sub-editing
Institute for the Advancement of Journalism - 12 Mar 2014 to 14 Mar 2014 Johannesburg

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