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AFRICA
A new era of fashion: an African perspective
[Tiffany Conley] In the words of famed fashion designer Alexander McQueen, 'It's a new era in fashion - there are no rules. It's all about the individual and personal style...' read more>>

The challenge of e-commerce transactions on a mobile device

Leigh Andrews

Do you have an antivirus product on your mobile phone? If not, best you invest in one in order to protect against mobile fraud, as mobile payments and card-not-present retail go on the rise...

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Facebook, Airtel Partner to Bring Internet.org APP to Ghana

Lilian Mutegi

A status update by Mark Zuckerberg, CEO, Facebook on his page stated that social media platform had partnered with Airtel to give people on the Airtel network access to free basic internet services for education, health, jobs and communication...

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Commercial TV white spaces give Ghanaian students cheap internet

Microsoft has launched TVWS in Ghana - and students are benefiting (Video)...

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Biz Takeouts
SOUTH AFRICA
[Biz Takeouts Lineup] 120: Melissa Attree chats Brands vs Publishers
Tune in to the Biz Takeouts Marketing & Media radio show tomorrow, 29 January 2015, from 9-10am, as show host Warren Harding chats to Melissa Attree and Candice Winterboer... read more>>
BizTrendsĀ 2015
SOUTH AFRICA
[Trends 2015] The importance of social listening in 2015

Heidi Myers

Social listening is arguably the most significant technology to hit marketing since social media itself. It will be a huge trend in 2015. So, what is social listening and why does it matter?... read more>>
SOUTH AFRICA
[Trends 2015] Mega-trend: Overt customer obsession

David Blyth

The fundamentals of marketing excellence will never change. Just like the shopkeepers who earned their customers' trust before the age of branding, powerful brands are those that understand and relate to people... read more>>
SOUTH AFRICA
[Trends 2015] The disruption of media models

Omar Essack

Traditional media models are broken and new business thinking is required going forward, urges Omar Essack, group deputy CEO of Kagiso Media... read more>>


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Digital
SOUTH AFRICA
Teraco announces new funding package with Barclays Africa
Teraco Data Environments has announced that it has increased the size of its medium term funding facility to R400m, secured from Barclays Africa. read more>>
SOUTH AFRICA
Organising your small business for the new year: Going (almost) paperless
Do you have papers lying everywhere in what you like to call 'organised chaos?' Make sure everything is in tip-top shape with these tips to go almost-paperless and reduce business clutter... read more>>
Social Media
SOUTH AFRICA
Four social networks that will rival Facebook and Twitter in 2015

Owen Andrew

After years of domination by a few big names, social media is now expected to undergo some significant shifts and changes in the new year... read more>>
SOUTH AFRICA
Do you actually know who the influencers are or is your influencer marketing a joke?

Walter Pike

Amanda Sevasti is a well-known commentator on all things digital and a judge at the Bookmark Awards for 2015. She's been sharing her judging experience on Twitter... read more>>
TV
KENYA
Kenya: Three new stations set to join local TV scene

Constant Munda

Three Nairobi-based companies have applied for licensing to join the rapidly growing commercial free-to-air television broadcasting industry as the country migrates from analogue transmission to digital... read more>>
International
CANADA
The next global domain name-branding boom

Naseem Javed

TORONTO, CANADA: There are some million new cyber brands about to appear on the global e-commerce, big or small they will skate all around the globe... read more>>
INDIA
Taking a cue from the Ryanair screen scraping judgment

Ritesh Sanghani

AHMEDABAD, INDIA: Screen scraping is the best way to aggregate web data much faster than a human possibly can. However, is there any such thing known as ethical web scraping? read more>>
UNITED STATES
Video shows blind mother seeing baby for first time
WASHINGTON, US: A video that went viral this week showed a legally blind mother in Canada seeing her newborn child for the first time, thanks to vision-enhancing glasses... (Video) read more>>
TURKEY
Turkish court orders Facebook to block pages 'insulting' prophet
ISTANBUL TURKEY: A Turkish court has ordered Facebook to block pages deemed insulting to the Prophet Mohammed, threatening to shut down the social media network indefinitely... read more>>
UNITED KINGDOM
WikiLeaks accuses Google of handing over emails to US government
LONDON, UK: WikiLeaks has accused Google of handing over the emails and electronic data of its senior staff to US authorities, and not notifying them of this for almost three years... read more>>
SWEDEN
Ericsson profits drop as North America demand slumps
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Government news
SOUTH AFRICA
Constitutional Court clarifies appeals process
A Constitutional Court decision has helped clarify the position regarding the appeals process for cases from the Competition Appeal Court... read more>>
SOUTH AFRICA
Africa CEO Forum to focus on new economic environment
The official theme of the 2015 Africa CEO Forum, which will take place on 16 and 17 March in Geneva, Switzerland, is 'Africa's new economic environment'... read more>>
AFRICA
SADC Media awards entries now open
Entries to the 2015 South African Chapter of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Media Awards competition are officially open... read more>>
SOUTH AFRICA
Innovation, a catalyst for development

Albert van Jaarsveld

WEF is uniquely placed to offer South Africa a chance to position itself and communicate its value proposition to international decision makers... read more>>
SOUTH AFRICA
Load shedding to continue
Eskom says load shedding will continue today... read more>>
SOUTH AFRICA
SAA installs new system
SAA will this week become the first airline globally to install the SatAuth (Satellite Authorisation System), which will allow for secure credit card transactions anywhere in the skies... read more>>
SOUTH AFRICA
Smart Cape aims to help people study, find jobs and business opportunities
SOUTH AFRICA
Transnet Ports announces R9.65bn in infrastructure projects at Saldanha

Linda Ensor

SOUTH AFRICA
Presidency accepts SIU head resignation
More Government news
New events to diarise
PetroForum Africa
OpenRoom Events Ltd - 2 Mar 2015 to 3 Mar 2015 Johannesburg

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

ConMach Nigeria 2015
ConMach Nigeria 2015 - 11 Mar 2015 to 14 Mar 2015 Lagos

18th AutoExpo Africa 2015
Expogroup - 27 Apr 2015 to 29 Apr 2015 Nairobi

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

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