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Driving consumer engagement in Africa

Derek Bouwer

The awareness and desire for branded goods is growing. Consumer goods companies all want a piece of the action, but the African consumer is both well-informed and extremely selective...

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The importance of mobility and BYOD trends

Duaan Dekker

A long overdue trend is mobility in the workforce. Almost everyone has a phone; in fact there are currently more mobile devices in South Africa than people...

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Could mobile marketing be the key to combating Ebola in Africa?

Craig Rossouw

With the whole world on high alert after the Ebola outbreak, the question arises: how do we effectively inform Africans about the facts?

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Biz Takeouts
SOUTH AFRICA
[Biz Takeouts Lineup] 110: Consumer Marketing Insights 2015 eBook and more
Tune in to the Biz Takeouts Marketing & Media radio show tomorrow, 23 October 2014, from 9am-10am, as show host Warren Harding chats to Michael Carney, Alex Harrington-Griffin, Dirk Tolken and Kisha van Vuuren... read more>>
Education & Training
GABON
Gabon youth to benefit from new tech training programme
A partnership between Bharti Airtel and United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has seen a new training programme unveiled, dubbed 'Train My Generation: Gabon 5,000'... read more>>
Events & Conferencing
AFRICA
ACEC2014 speakers, lineup released
The 4th ACEC will take place in Rabat, Morocco from 13-15 November 2014. More details of the conference programme and speakers have been announced... read more>>
Mobile
AFRICA
Solutions for the cash to digital convergence
Vahid Monadjem, will be discussing solutions for the cash to digital convergence at AfricaCom 2014 under the Mobile Money and m-commerce stream... read more>>
Social Media
AFRICA
Development Diaries launches The Social Media Awards Africa
The Social Media Awards Africa (SMAA) is a premier continental initiative, launched to recognise and celebrate excellence, creativity and the impact of social media... read more>>
International
TAIWAN
Strong iPhone 6 sales boost Taiwan's export orders
TAIPEI, TAIWAN: Booming shipments of the iPhone 6 helped Taiwan's export orders rise by 12.7% in September year-on-year to a record $43.3bn, the Taiwanese government said. read more>>
UNITED STATES
IBM sells chip unit but bleeds money
NEW YORK, USA: IBM reported a collapse of its third-quarter profits because of the $4.7bn cost of offloading its micro-chip business to GlobalFoundries. read more>>
FRANCE
Apple's new SIM hurts Gemalto in France
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Government
SOUTH AFRICA
SA needs to build its research and development capacity
Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor says the Ebola outbreak in West Africa has illustrated how there is an urgent need to accelerate focused investment in research in Africa. read more>>
SOUTH AFRICA
State to examine problems in foster care provision
The Department of Social Development has appointed a Ministerial Committee to assist it to deal with the challenges facing foster care facilities in South Africa. read more>>
SOUTH AFRICA
DTI registers 18 industrialists for future development
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New events to diarise
Africa Oil Week Conference 2014
Global Pacific & Partners - 3 Nov 2014 to 7 Nov 2014 Cape Town

Big Data Analytics Africa Summit
Cornerstone Consultancy International - 5 Nov 2014 to 7 Nov 2014 Johannesburg

Cards and Payments Africa 2015
Terrapinn Ltd - 10 Mar 2015 to 11 Mar 2015 Johannesburg

RetailTech Forum Africa
OpenRoom Events Ltd - 20 Apr 2015 to 21 Apr 2015 Cape Town

Bauma Conexpo Africa 2015
MMI South Africa (Pty) Ltd - 15 Sep 2015 to 18 Sep 2015 Johannesburg

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