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The script of the Western news media

Janine Lazarus

Are African lives worth a whole lot less than the lives of people in other parts of the world? But more to the point, are African journalists doing a better job than their Western peers in covering the continent?...

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'Incorpor8' video into your marketing strategies or miss out!

Leigh Andrews

If you've not yet realised the power of online video in getting a marketing message across to the masses, you're in for an eye-opener, says Dean Paarman, Creative Director of Incorpor8...

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Burundi rights groups protest jailing of radio chief

BUJUMBURA, BURUNDI: Journalists and civil rights activists in Burundi demonstrated Tuesday to demand the release of a radio station boss accused of complicity in the murder of three Italian nuns...

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Biz Takeouts
SOUTH AFRICA
[Biz Takeouts Lineup] 121: The Bookmarks 2015 and IAB Digital Summit with Josephine Buys
Tune in to the Biz Takeouts Marketing & Media radio show tomorrow, 5 February 2015, from 9-10am, as show host Warren Harding chats to Josephine Buys and John Dixon... read more>>
BizTrends 2015
SOUTH AFRICA
[Trends 2015] The power of the crowd

Gareth Pearson

BMi market research chief executive officer, Gareth Pearson, outlines his consumer brand trends in brief, which will shape 2015... read more>>
SOUTH AFRICA
[Trends 2015] It's integrated communications or bust

Cécile Missildine

South African communications agencies need to evolve and adapt their skill set to match global expectations and the global industry transition across the media and marketing communications... read more>>
SOUTH AFRICA
[Trends 2015] The rise of brand worlds

Felix Kessel

2015 will be a paradigm shift for agencies, says Felix Kessel, CEO of OwenKessel Leo Burnett, as the clients of today are entirely reshaping the agency model and will change the face of advertising... read more>>


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Marketing
SOUTH AFRICA
The secret to marketing success, wherever you are

Leigh Andrews

'Understand your market and the rest will fall into place' - expect this and other nuggets of marketing wisdom from marketing professor Malcolm McDonald... read more>>
Mobile
UGANDA
Ugandan joint venture wins U.S. $1m
A Uganda-Dutch company that uses mobile technology, to rapidly exchange information with specific target audiences, has received an impact investment one million euro ($1.1 million) from the Netherlands - ABN AMRO Social Impact Fund... read more>>
AFRICA
Tanzania's Tigo pays out millions to users
Tigo, one of Tanzania's mobile phone operators, has paid out millions to its users, reports Mobile Money Africa... read more>>
AFRICA
Orange adds juice to remittance start-up
Orange is one of a few telecom operators in Africa opening funding ventures for digital organisations in Africa... read more>>
International
JAPAN
Sony sells US-based online game unit
TOKYO, JAPAN: Japan's Sony has sold its online gaming unit to a US investment firm, in a move that should free it to make titles for consoles other than PlayStation... read more>>
INDIA
Uber cabbie denies raping Indian passenger
NEW DELHI, INDIA: An Uber taxi driver accused of raping a passenger in the Indian capital denied attacking her, saying he had tried to calm her after she started crying... read more>>
CUBA
Cuba publishes first photos of Fidel Castro in nearly six months
HAVANA, CUBA: Cuban state media late Monday released the first photographs of former president Fidel Castro in nearly six months in a bid to quiet rumors that his health is failing... read more>>
LEBANON
'Honey trap' hackers stole Syria rebel plans
BEIRUT, LEBANON: Hackers targeted Syrian opposition members with online "honey traps," posing as female supporters to steal battle plans and the identity of defectors, a US security firm said Monday... read more>>
FRANCE
Sy Lau announced as Cannes Lions Media Person of the Year
Sy Lau, Senior Executive VP of Tencent, President of its Online Media Group, has been announced as the Media Person of the Year at the Cannes Lions 2015 Festival... read more>>
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Alarab launches... sinks
FRANCE
France looking at taxing Netflix, Amazon to fund film and TV sector
More International
Government news
SOUTH AFRICA
Eskom implements load-shedding
Eskom has implemented load-shedding as of 1000 this morning... read more>>
SOUTH AFRICA
The globalisation of the African continent
Data consumption continues to grow at an incredible pace globally. Over 90% of all the data in the world was created in the past two years, and the total amount of data being captured and stored by industry doubles almost year on year... read more>>
SOUTH AFRICA
Automotive industry critical for economic development
The automotive industry is a critical part of the economic and social development of South Africa, was the message from US Consul General, Teddy Taylor, when he recently visited the Ford Struandale Engine Plant in PE... read more>>
SOUTH AFRICA
'The Silence of the Shams'
NEWSWATCH: On The Media Online, 'The Silence of the Shams' and MultiChoice has been fined - twice - for running inappropriate promos on DStv, reports Mail & Guardian... read more>>
SOUTH AFRICA
Mining groups invested in South Africa
SOUTH AFRICA
Unisa partnership sealed

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SOUTH AFRICA
Nersa chief executive resigns
More Government news
Motoring news
SOUTH AFRICA
Local vehicle sales down but exports boom

Henrie Geyser: motoring editor

Local new vehicle sales got off a slow start with January figures lagging 1.2% behind the 52,948 vehicles sold in January 2014... read more>>
More Motoring news
New events to diarise
WorkinAfrica Virtual Career Fair
WorkInAfrica - 1 Mar 2015 to 31 Mar 2015, Sub-Saharan Africa

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

Africa's Big Seven
Exhibition Management Services (Pty) Ltd - 21 Jun 2015 to 23 Jun 2015, Midrand

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

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