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Twitter tips for medium-term tweeps

Do you consider yourself as a medium-term tweep who doesn't need another silly Twitter etiquette lesson? Well then, have a look Tiffany Markman's ten Twitter tips for non-newbie tweeters like you.

In other news, Times Media Group has acquired a 49% stake in Radio Africa, while Woolworths has announced its expansion plan into Africa over the next three years.

Last but not least, in her column, [BizCareers] The job application rut, Juliette Attwell has a look at different finding ways to get into the industry in which you really want to be.

Enjoy the read!

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

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SOUTH AFRICA
Ten Twitter tips for non-newbie tweeters
[Tiffany Markman] So you're a medium-term tweep, huh? You don't need another one of those silly etiquette lessons. Or a guide to the strictures of RTing... Read more >>


Events & Conferencing
AFRICA
Get ready for 2014 Annual Connect Conference next month
This year the theme for the Association of African Business Schools' (AABS) 2014 Annual Connect Conference will be 'The Role of Business Schools in Building Lasting Institutions in Africa.' Read more >>

Mobile
UGANDA
Send, receive contact details through ContactXchange
MTN Uganda has launched a new SIM based service, ContactXchange, which enables customers to share contacts after making calls with the aim of helping them to easily stay connected. Read more >>

Radio
AFRICA
Times Media Group acquires 49% stake in Radio Africa
Times Media Group of South Africa has bought a 49% stake in Radio Africa Limited. TMG acquired the minority stake in Radio Africa for $18.62m (Sh1.58 billion). Read more >>

Recruitment
SOUTH AFRICA
[BizCareers] The job application rut

Juliette Attwell

What can you do differently to stand out? This week we look at different finding ways to get into the industry in which you really want to be. Read more >>

Retail
AFRICA
Woolworths' expansion plan in Africa
In the next two to three years Woolworths is planning to open 15 stores in sub-Saharan Africa, including in Kenya, Mauritius and Namibia, reports Reuters. Read more >>

TV
UGANDA
Zuku launches new channels in Uganda

Abdirizaq Hussein

Wananchi's pay-TV provider, Zuku, has expanded its subscription satellite bouquet in Uganda by adding Bukedde 1 and TV West to its platform as a part of its ongoing efforts to broaden its consumer offering. Read more >>


International

UNITED STATES
Fact-checking journalism gains momentum
WASHINGTON, US: The facts are the focus as part of a trend in journalism spreading from the United States to many places around the world. Read more >>

FRANCE
Cannes Lions announces final juries
CANNES, FRANCE: The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity has announced the final names that will make up the 17 juries coming together in Cannes, France, for this year's Festival and Awards. Read more >>

JAPAN
Sony issues battery-fire warning for Vaio laptops
TOKYO, JAPAN: Sony has warned customers to stop using its new Vaio Fit 11A laptops because of an overheating battery problem that poses a fire risk. The company may recall the models. Read more >>


More International


Lifestyle

SOUTH AFRICA
New Accent takes the gap

Henrie Geyser: motoring editor

To plug an important price and size gap between its i20 and i30 models Hyundai has launched another attack on the highly competitive B-segment with the introduction of a neat and practical five-door Accent hatchback. Read more >>


New events to diarise

African Utility Week/Clean Power Africa - 13 May 2014 to 14 May 2014 Cape Town
Visit the CTICC, 13 to 14 May, for the African Utility Week and Clean Power Africa Conference and Exhibition Read more >>

Africa Bike Week
Greater Than - 1 May 2014 to 4 May 2014 Margate

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

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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