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SOUTH AFRICA
Cyber attacks to worsen in 2015: McAfee researchers
WASHINGTON, US: A series of spectacular cyber attacks drew headlines this year, and the situation will only worsen in 2015... read more>>

Sony says sorry to Obama, amid leaked emails storm

LOS ANGELES, US: Beleaguered studio Sony Pictures apologised on Thursday for racially insensitive remarks about President Barack Obama in company emails, the latest in a series of leaks that have left Hollywood reeling...

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Telkom settles Nigerian dispute

Telkom and Blue Label Telecoms have settled their four-year multibillion-rand lawsuits against each other over the fixed-line operator's failed business venture in Nigeria...

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US embassy helps fight rhino poaching

The US State Department's Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs has donated a trailer containing surveillance and investigative equipment to help the Free State fight the illegal trade in fauna and flora...

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Biz Takeouts
SOUTH AFRICA
[Biz Takeouts Podcast] 116: The future of public relations
On the last Biz Takeouts Marketing and Media Radio show, host Warren Harding interviewed Kevin Welman, Managing Director of FleishmanHillard... read more>>
Marketing
SOUTH AFRICA
2014 - No awards necessary to have a Halo of a good year!

Leigh Andrews

Don't write off non-traditional BTL agency Halo just because their name didn't appear at any of this year's award shows - Dean Oelschig, Halo director, says to keep an eye out for them on next year's awards circuit, as the work they created this year should see them walk away with their fair share... read more>>
Events & Conferencing
MOROCCO
2015 Global Marketer Conference comes to Africa
For the first time, the Global Marketer Conference will be held in Africa. Part of World Federation of Advertisers' Global Marketer Week, taking place between 16-20 March 2015, it will be held in Marrakech, Morocco... read more>>
Mobile
ANGOLA
E-Kwanza mobile payment service launched in Angola
Angolan Investment Bank (BAI) has launched e-Kwanza a mobile money service that allows users to make transfers and payments for goods and services across the country... read more>>
NIGERIA
Nigeria's Shopinfo.com.ng wins British Council's Entrepreneurs Pitching Contest
Sulaiman Teslim Olalekan, founder of Shopinfo.com.ng, a mobile application that helps shoppers source goods in local shops, check stock availability and compare prices, has emerged the overall winner of the Entrepreneurs Pitching Contest... read more>>
Sales
SOUTH AFRICA
Remaining "in touch"

Duaan Dekker

In an increasingly mobile and virtual business environment, it has never been more important than now to be in close contact with all the functions of your business, individual employees and your customers... read more>>
International
UNITED KINGDOM
Guardian newspaper editor to step down
LONDON, UK: The editor-in-chief of The Guardian newspaper, who led its expansion from a traditional British broadsheet to a digital-first international operation, said on Wednesday that he would step down next year... read more>>
SPAIN
Google News abandons Spain in paid content row
MADRID, SPAIN: Spain's government on Thursday defied Google's vow to shut down its Spanish online news service in protest at being made to pay for content, in its latest legal clash in Europe... read more>>
AFRICA
Orange and USAID join forces to boost mHealth innovations across Africa
WASHINGTON, USA: The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and global telecommunications operator Orange announced a new alliance to develop innovations in mobile health (mHealth) for developing countries across Africa... read more>>
SOUTH AFRICA
New woes may put brakes on Uber, ride-share growth
WASHINGTON: Uber, the ride-sharing service and Silicon Valley superstar startup, has hit problems around the world, which threaten to put the brakes on its spectacular growth... read more>>
BELGIUM
EU quizzes Google rivals in stalled anti-trust case
SPAIN
Judge bans Uber in Spain
THE NETHERLANDS
Dutch judges ban taxi service UberPOP
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Government
SOUTH AFRICA
Eskom the food spoiler
If Woolworths' cold chain is broken for eight consecutive minutes, the retailer considers the products waste and dumps them. For Pick n Pay the "down time" is seven minutes... read more>>
SOUTH AFRICA
'Out of the box' thinking necessary to address SA problems
The South African government and the private sector should collaborate to address the country's problems and aim to find solutions that lend themselves to public-private partnerships... read more>>
SOUTH AFRICA
Africa pushes for commitment at COP20

Sulaiman Philip

A rise in greenhouse gases means temperatures across the globe get hotter, causing sea levels to climb, floods, droughts, super storms and heat waves... read more>>
SOUTH AFRICA
No crisis at Eskom: CEO
PRETORIA: There is no crisis at Eskom, the company said on Monday, 8 December... read more>>
SOUTH AFRICA
Daniel Matjila appointed CEO of PIC
SOUTH AFRICA
Strikes drive officials back to school
More Government news
New events to diarise
Retail World Africa 2015
Terrapinn Ltd - 10 Mar 2015 to 11 Mar 2015 Johannesburg

Indo-African Festival
OhFAfrica Limited - 17 Apr 2015 to 26 Apr 2015 Bangalore

18th Kenya International Trade Exhibition
Expogroup - 7 May 2015 to 9 May 2015 Nairobi

VAS Africa
Informa - 30 Jun 2015 to 1 Jul 2015 146 Rivonia Rd

CIMEX Congo
Manikongo AfriVision - 15 Jul 2015 to 17 Jul 2015 Kinshasa

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