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Egypt frees Al Jazeera journalist, but...

Peter Greste, one of the three Al Jazeera journalists jailed last year in Egypt for alleged terrorism-related charges, has been freed and deported. But that still leaves Canadian citizen Mohamed Fahmy and their Egyptian Al Jazeera colleague Baher Mohamed. Now efforts are concentrating on freeing Jailed journos: Fahmy and Mohamed.

Into Africa... Leigh Andrews also looks at how BBC.com's doing African digital news justice.

And for those of you in the PR industry, there are two new African categories at the PRISM awards: 'Best African Network' and the 'Pan African Campaign of the Year'. The deadline for submission of entries is 6 February 2015.

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Jailed journos: Greste freed, now for Fahmy and Mohamed

NEWSWATCH: CAIRO, EGYPT: With Peter Greste freed from jail in Cairo, efforts are now directed at getting his colleagues freed as well...

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Revealed: How BBC.com's doing African digital news justice

Leigh Andrews

Who better to provide news from the continent, for the continent, than the news service with more reporters in Africa than any other broadcaster, bbc.com...

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Two new African categories at PRISM awards

In line with its vision of becoming an African celebration of excellence in public relations and communication, the PRISM awards have introduced two new categories with an African focus...

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Loeries Creative Week Durban
SOUTH AFRICA
[Loeries 2015] King James II says 'yes' to a Durban sea of 'no'

Leigh Andrews

Rob Mc Lennan of King James II is a busy man, but I pinned him down for a quick, exclusive chat on this year's Loeries campaign - Durban, you've been warned... read more>>
BizTrendsĀ 2015
SOUTH AFRICA
[Trends 2015] Invest in communication and content

Dawn Rowlands

Brands that stand out will create commercial success by attracting more users, more often. Brands that make it easy for consumers to recognise them (and love them) will win... read more>>
SOUTH AFRICA
[Trends 2015] Create work that moves people

Brett Morris

There are shifts in the industry - this is the era of disposable content and a demand for high-value content - the challenge is to still create the emotional work that moves people, says Brett Morris, CEO of FCB South Africa... read more>>
SOUTH AFRICA
[Trends 2015] The African digital revolution

Ravi Bhaya

As the world gets more inter-connected, the Internet of Things will become more of a reality in the emerging markets of Africa... read more>>


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Digital
SOUTH AFRICA
How ICT and skills will sustain each other in developing Africa

Ayanda Dlamini

ICTs can develop skills, which in turn can develop the ICT sector, in a 'benefit cycle' that can propel Africa into the mainstream knowledge economy, but more effort is needed to get this wheel rolling... read more>>
Education & Training
NIGERIA
Nigeria: Yabatech declares 22-day holiday for polls
The Yaba College of Technology, Lagos, has directed its full-time and part-time students to proceed on a 22-day holiday to enable them to exercise their civic rights during this month's general elections... read more>>
Recruitment
SOUTH AFRICA
5 trends in people development
Businesses have long struggled with how to train their employees effectively, while showing a solid return on investment... read more>>
SOUTH AFRICA
Employee engagement equals business results

John French

'Employee engagement' is the buzz phrase we are hearing more and more about in today's corporate world... read more>>
International
IRAN
Ex-president Ahmadinejad launches website ahead of Iran polls
TEHRAN, IRAN: Iran's hardline former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday launched his official website, in a possible return to the political scene a year before legislative elections... read more>>
UNITED KINGDOM
Britain's Tesco says 2,000 jobs under threat
LONDON, UK: Troubled British supermarket giant Tesco said on Wednesday that it could axe as many as 2,000 jobs under plans to shut 43 stores in a company-wide overhaul... read more>>
CHINA
China government agency 'bombs' Alibaba over management
SHANGHAI, CHINA: A powerful Chinese regulator on Wednesday blasted e-commerce giant Alibaba for allowing "illegal" actions on its multi-billion-dollar online shopping platform... read more>>
INDIA
India says it will not appeal Vodafone tax ruling
NEW DELHI, INDIA: India's government will not appeal a court verdict favouring British mobile giant Vodafone in a multimillion-dollar tax suit, in a move aimed at winning back investor confidence... read more>>
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Government news
SOUTH AFRICA
Minister explains ad spending
Communications Minister Faith Muthambi has addressed a Democratic Alliance (DA) parliamentary question relating to government advertising spending on The New Age newspaper... read more>>
SOUTH AFRICA
Have your say on SONA
South Africans have been called to have their say on what should be included in President Jacob Zuma's State of the Nation Address (SONA), scheduled for next week... read more>>
ETHIOPIA
Zimbabwean President elected AU chair
ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA: Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has been elected as the new chairperson of the African Union (AU)... read more>>
SOUTH AFRICA
Children, ethics vs big business
Make sure that you don't violate the rights of children and that the stakeholders with whom you do business in Africa and elsewhere also uphold a strong sense of ethics. Your company's reputation depends on it... read more>>
SOUTH AFRICA
Minister challenges unions on minimum wage issue
Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant has urged organised labour to be clear on the common ground for the framework of a national minimum wage... read more>>
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