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Calling all African journos!![](https://www.bizcommunity.com/b/1405/370050.jpg?1) All African journalists (African nationals based on the continent) creating content targeting an African audience are invited to enter the CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2014 Awards which has now been officially launched. Making entries even easier this year, journalists can make submissions via the entry form website www.cnnmcaja.cnn.com. In other news, the A.T Kearney African Retail Development Index ranked the top 10 countries in sub-Saharan Africa for retail expansion and highlighted Rwanda, Nigeria, Namibia, Tanzania and Gabon as Africa's most attractive markets for retailers looking to expand. Finally, James White reckons what worked 10 years ago just doesn't cut it today and advises on how to navigate the new PR landscape. Have a great week! Cheers! Ilse van den Berg, Editor: Marketing & Media Africa (@Biz_Africa)Comment online in our ed's column archive. Go mobile with apps and m.bizcommunity.com. Engage with us on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Google+. Subscribe to YouTube and via RSS. Send all your African marketing and media news and event invitations to africanews@bizcommunity.com, exclusive opinion pieces to contributors-africa@bizcommunity.com and international news to internationalnews@bizcommunity.com. Read "How to contribute to Biz, from op-ed pieces to news".![](https://biz-file.com/res/img/sprite/social/biz_24.png) | Today's top stories |
| The CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2014 Awards has been officially launched and welcomes entries from journalists (African nationals based on the continent) creating content targeting an African audience. Read more >>
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The recently released A.T Kearney African Retail Development Index ranked the top 10 countries in sub-Saharan Africa for retail expansion and highlighted Rwanda, Nigeria, Namibia, Tanzania and Gabon as Africa's most attractive markets for retailers looking to expand. Read more >> | James White The business landscape, especially relating to public relations, has changed. Now is the time to get with the changes, adapt and push forward. Read more >> | Louise Robinson According to statistics, a satisfied consumer will share a good customer service experience with two to three people, while an unhappy customer will tell between eight and ten people, sometimes as many as twenty. Read more >> |
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![](https://biz-file.com/c/1405/195012.jpg) | Paul Adepoju MTN Rwanda has partnered with Tele10 to enable customers to pay their DStv, Canal+ and GOtv subscriptions using MTN Mobile Money. Read more >>
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![](https://biz-file.com/c/1405/195195.jpg) | Style Africa, which launches on 15 May 2014, is a online fashion magazine by Africans, for Africans in the 25-45 year age group. Published every six months, it aims to highlight the pool of talent within Africa - from established designers, to up-and-coming young talents. Read more >>
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![](https://biz-file.com/c/1405/195084.jpg) | A recent study by premium mobile advertising network, Twinpine Networks on 22,000 respondents, has revealed that Nigeria's Generation X (53-33 years) is more active online than Generation Y (32-19 years), reports Ventures Africa. Read more >>
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| ![](https://biz-file.com/c/1405/195062.jpg) | WASHINGTON, USA: Too much Netflix and on-demand video content has the US capital's last movie rental store calling it quits. Read more >>
| ![](https://biz-file.com/c/1405/194960.jpg) | BRUSSELS, BELGIUM: Even as Europe powered up its most ambitious ever cyber-security exercise this month, doubts were being raised over whether the continent's patchwork of online police was right for the job. Read more >>
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| ![](https://biz-file.com/c/1405/195120.jpg) | Government has reiterated its call to all South Africans to participate in the 2014 elections on Wednesday, 7 May. Read more >>
| ![](https://biz-file.com/c/1405/194958.jpg) | NEWSWATCH: The South African National Editors' Forum (Sanef) said on Saturday that the POIB must have a public interest defence clause, reports BD Live. And Sunday Times reports a row after two school buses were rebranded in ANC colours. Read more >>
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| Visit the CTICC, 13 to 14 May, for the African Utility Week and Clean Power Africa Conference and Exhibition Read more >> |
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