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AFRICA
All the AfricaCom Awards 2014 winners
Wednesday, 12 November 2014, saw the winners of the 7th annual AfricaCom Awards announced. The awards recognise and acknowledge excellence in digital technology, ICT, telecommunications and media across Africa... read more>>

[AfricaCom 2014] FB's mission: to get Africa online

Sindy Peters

Consider how your life would change tomorrow if the internet was to be 'switched off'. Sure you could bear it for a week or so, but once the horrifying reality of, for instance, having to go into a bank kicks in...

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[Mobile360] Minimising Ebola risk and mortality through mobile

Leigh Andrews

When it comes to mobile, we can only prepare for the future by looking to the past. That's why it's so important to keep the lessons learned from the 2014 Ebola outbreak in mind, especially as mobile played its biggest role in health disaster management yet...

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How does Ghana see South Africa?

Shamin Chibba

The last leg of the South Africa Incorporated research project will take place in Ghana, when Brand South Africa research manager Petrus de Kock heads to Accra. The project studies how other African nations perceive South Africa...

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Biz Takeouts
SOUTH AFRICA
[Biz Takeouts Podcast] 113: Pete Case on the Gloo, Ogilvy SA merger
On the last Biz Takeouts Marketing and Media Radio show, host Warren Harding interviewed Pete Case, CEO of Gloo, and Jacqueline Lahoud from Winemag.co.za ... read more>>
Digital
AFRICA
[AfricaCom 2014] Wi-Fi: The new basic human need

Ilse van den Berg

Wi-Fi has become a basic need for many people around the world. But how do we cost-effectively and sustainably provide the Wi-Fi consumers and businesses are demanding? (video) read more>>
Mobile
TANZANIA
Mahindra Comviva enables domestic interoperable mobile financial service
A new service, powered by Mahindra Comviva, allows Airtel Money and Tigo Pesa customers in Tanzania to send and receive money directly between the mobile money accounts of these two service providers... read more>>
Research
SOUTH AFRICA
[MRMW] Making face-to-face research mobile to better tackle African HIV research

Leigh Andrews

Africa, HIV, and research have long been bedfellows - but what happens if you add mobile methodology to the mix? read more>>
International
PORTUGAL
Bidding war for Portugal Telecom heats up
LISBON, PORTUGAL Two investment funds have joined in a bidding war for Portugal Telecom, with a joint offer of €7.07bn ($8.8bn) to buy most of its assets from Brazilian operator Oi... read more>>
UNITED STATES
The 2014 shortlist: Midas Awards for The World's Best Financial Advertising
NEW YORK CITY, US: The organisers of the Midas Awards for the World's Best Financial Advertising have announced the 2014 competition shortlist and South African entries are among the leaders... read more>>
PHILIPPINES
Aid Couture for typhoon survivors
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Government
SOUTH AFRICA
Government to review broadcasting policy
Communications Minister Faith Muthambi says government will undertake a broadcasting policy review that will, amongst others, ensure that the broadcasting regulation framework is brought in-line with new practices... read more>>
SOUTH AFRICA
SA urged to embrace the free-market economy
"Something I hope South Africa will accept and embrace is the fact that true entrepreneurship happens in free-market economies" said Dr Herman Mashaba, delivering his inaugural Herman Mashaba Lecture... read more>>
SOUTH AFRICA
Demerit system for drivers edges closer
More Government news
Motoring
SOUTH AFRICA
Sporty 86 puts a smile on your dial

Henrie Geyser: motoring editor

Want a sexy boy-racer that's affordable, a barrel of fun to drive when it grows horns but also has a gentlemanly, fuel-sipping side and a ride comfortable enough to make it a pleasant daily commuter? Well, then the Toyota 86 might just be what you are looking for. read more>>
More Motoring news
Travel
SOUTH AFRICA
Rocktail... where the turtles gather

Brian Berkman

Rocktail Bay takes it name from a ship that was wrecked there. That wreck might have happened during a storm - the sort of storm that Noah might have encountered - the sort of storm that reminds us that nature is not necessarily benign... read more>>
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Big 3 Africa
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CIMEX Congo
Manikongo AfriVision - 15 Jul 2015 to 17 Jul 2015 Kinshasa

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