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AFRICA
Finalists for Innovation Prize for Africa 2014 announced
The ten finalists of the Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) 2014 have been announced by the African Innovation Foundation (AIF). Read more >>

The relevance of personal branding and marketing

Donna Rachelson

We are all branded whether we like it or not, and if you don't take responsibility for branding and marketing yourself, others will do it for you.

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Bottom line: It's about Africa

Danette Breitenbach

Africa is the story, actually the big story is Africa*. This was the message from Malcolm Horne, of Broll at the fourth South African Council of Shopping Centres (SACSC) annual research conference.

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Solving social challenges in townships

Banele Rewo

Until recently, no other outdoor advertising media business model has benefitted the consumer and their community directly such as community-centric mural outdoor advertising.

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CSI
KENYA
Imperial Health Sciences 'adopts' Kenyan children's home
Imperial Health Sciences recently 'adopted' Saidia Furaha, a non-governmental organisation that runs the small children's home situated in Kitengela, just on the outskirts of Nairobi, as well as a number of community outreach programmes. Read more >>

Digital
COTE D'IVOIRE
YooMee launches operations in Côte d'Ivoire
After reportedly becoming the market leader of broadband internet in Cameroon, Swiss-based provider of mobile broadband internet in sub-Saharan Africa, YooMee Africa has launched its operations in Côte d'Ivoire. Read more >>

Education & Training
AFRICA
Masterclass to inspire, empower brand builders in Africa
To inspire and empower brand builders in Africa, award-winning global African brand and reputation architect, adviser and authority, Thebe Ikalafeng, is launching a series of pan-African Africa Branding Masterclasses across several African countries. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA
What does a good boss look like?

Chemory Gunko

We speak about good bosses and bad bosses all the time... okay, no wait, we actually only speak about bad bosses all the time. Read more >>

PR & Communications
AFRICA
APO named Agency of the Month
Retail
SOUTH AFRICA
Famous Brands "establishes platform for growth" in MENA

Zeenat Moorad

Famous Brands on Wednesday, 9 April 2014, said it had established a strong platform for growth in the Middle East and North Africa regions with the signing of a master license agreement for Saudi Arabia‚ Lebanon‚ Morocco‚ Iran and Egypt. Read more >>

TV
AFRICA
MultiChoice to expand DTT offering in sub-Saharan Africa
In an aim to expand the reach of its digital terrestrial television (DTT) offering in sub-Saharan Africa, MultiChoice will expand its C-band capacity on Intelsat 904 at 60º East to distribute content to its terrestrial towers for DTT services. Read more >>

AFRICA
M-Net's Biola Alabi named 2014 Yale World Fellow
Joining 15 other World Fellows selected this year from thousands of applicants across the globe, Biola Alabi, until recently the Africa managing director of M-Net, has been named a 2014 Yale World Fellow. Read more >>


International

TURKEY
Turkey keeps YouTube ban in place despite court orders
ANKARA, TURKEY: Turkey's government said it would keep its block on YouTube in place despite two separate courts ordering the ban be lifted. Read more >>

CANADA
Canada shuts tax filing website over 'Heartbleed' bug
OTTAWA, CANADA: Canada's tax agency shut its website on Wednesday (9 April) after warning that encrypted taxpayer data could be vulnerable to the "Heartbleed" bug. Read more >>

UNITED STATES
NYF International Television & Film Awards 2014 winners announced at NAB
NEW YORK CITY, US: New York Festivals International Television & Film Awards, now in its 57th year, has announced the World's Best TV & Films winners. Read more >>

UNITED STATES
AFP launches 'AFP Forum' to unify news products on internet
UNITED STATES
Creative Week May 2014
UNITED STATES
Pirelli's 2012 Annual Report wins PR News award

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Government

SOUTH AFRICA
Focus on foundation phase education yielding results
Deputy Minister of Education Enver Surty says government's focus on education at the foundation phase is showing results. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA
More must be done to reduce HIV
Although South Africa's large scale Aids response has resulted in significant gains in treating the disease, HIV surveillance experts in South Africa have stressed the need to further expand and intensify current efforts to reduce the impact of Aids. Read more >>


More Government news


Lifestyle

SOUTH AFRICA
SX4 is bigger, prettier and less thirsty

Henrie Geyser: motoring editor

Suzuki's charming but average looking previous SX4 has matured into a bigger and more ruggedly handsome player in the extremely competitive crossover segment. Read more >>


New events to diarise

Africa Health Exhibition and Congress
Britespark Communications - 29 May 2014 to 31 May 2014 Johannesburg

HSSE Angola Conference
Fleming Gulf - 3 Jun 2014 to 4 Jun 2014 Luanda

Africa Investment Promotion Summit
Africapaciti - 11 Jun 2014 to 12 Jun 2014 Tshwane

Business of Africa 2014
19 Jun 2014 to 28 Jun 2014 Johannesburg

African farmers workshop and expo
Moshate Media - 12 Aug 2014 to 14 Aug 2014 Johannesburg


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