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African nations face dilemma over digital switch

The UN has set June as the deadline for moving from analogue to digital transmission. Only a few African countries seem prepared for the change...

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"Super Bowl-worthy" - Nigeria's quest for creativity

Chizobam Ekwerike

The conclusion of the 2015 Super Bowl sparked a spirited conversation amongst my colleagues. Being ad people, we of course, talked about the best and worst adverts...

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Vodacom and Tigo agree on mobile money interoperability

DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA: Millions of M-Pesa and Tigo Pesa customers in Tanzania will soon be able to send and receive money directly into each other's wallets. This follows the recent signing of a mobile money interoperability agreement between Tigo and Vodacom...

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Design Indaba
SOUTH AFRICA
[Design Indaba 2015] FilmFest '15 on the fringe of unusualness

Jessica Taylor

We asked PR, Marketing and Communications Manager of Design Indaba Megan Wolstenholme to elaborate on the diverse line-up and share some insights into film as part of this multifaceted platform... read more>>
Branding
SOUTH AFRICA
Kiosks for all occasions

Issued by Right Stuff

The multitude of branded point-of-sale kiosks and counters available can be overwhelming, but the freedom of choice is also liberating... read more>>
Digital
NIGERIA
AIG launches office in Yaba
Education & Training
SOMALIA
Journalists receive three days intensive journalism training in Garowe
The Media Association of Puntland in collaboration with National Union of Somali Journalist (NUSOJ) and Finnish Foundation for Media and Development (VIKES) conducted a three day workshop... read more>>
AFRICA
Multi-million rand partnership to accelerate innovation in Africa
A multi-million rand partnership to accelerate sustainable innovation in Africa has been formed between the University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business (UCT GSB) and MTN... read more>>
Mobile
GHANA
Vodafone Ghana and Kirusa launch 'Ebola Public Health Project'
Vodafone Ghana and Kirusa have announced the launch of 'Ebola Public Health Project' under Vodafone's Ghana Foundation's 'Mobile for Good' initiative, on Kirusa's platform... read more>>
Sales
SOUTH AFRICA
A new approach to increasing profit

Harry Welby-Cooke

Conventional businesses over simplify their definition of profit as the difference between sales and expenses. With this approach, there are only three variables that can be manoeuvred or improved to influence profitability... read more>>
Media Freedom & Right to Know
EGYPT
Al Jazeera journalists' retrial postponed to March 8
The trial involving Al Jazeera's journalists Canadian national, Mohamed Fahmy, and Egyptian national, Baher Mohamed, was postponed in a session on Monday to March 8... read more>>
International
UNITED STATES
Fierce battle looms on US 'open Internet' rules
WASHINGTON, US: US regulators meet Thursday to vote on rules aimed at heading off Internet "fast lanes," although it may not be the end of a years-long battle... read more>>
UNITED STATES
NYF's World's Best TV & Film Awards 2015 finalists
NEW YORK CITY, US: New York Festivals International Television & Film Awards, honouring the World's Best TV & Films, has announced the 2015 Finalists... read more>>
INDIA
Data conversion has become need of the hour!

Ritesh Sanghani

AHMEDABAD, INDIA: With the depleting forest cover on earth, 'paperless' culture is getting immense momentum in the recent years. In fact, all the documentation and paper work is now being digitised at an exponential rate. This trend has given rise to document conversion. read more>>
UNITED STATES
Call for nominations for 2015 IWMF Courage in Journalism Awards
WASHINGTON, US: The Courage in Journalism and Lifetime Achievement Awards, which honours women journalists who set themselves apart by their extraordinary bravery, is open online for nominations until 15 March 2015... read more>>
ITALY
Benetton bows to Rana Plaza pay up campaign
MILAN, ITALY: Italian fashion retailer Benetton has agreed to pay into an international compensation fund for victims of the Rana Plaza factory collapse in Bangladesh, in which 1,138 people died... read more>>
FRANCE
Charlie Hebdo team struggles to heal after massacre
PARIS, FRANCE: More than a month after jihadist gunmen massacred much of the Charlie Hebdo editorial team, those who survived are slowly trying to return to a semblance of normality... read more>>
BRAZIL
British American Tobacco confirms possible offer for Souza Cruz minorities
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Government news
SOUTH AFRICA
Ali Baba and the forty spies

Shaun Smillie and Graeme Hosken

South Africa's worst intelligence breach has exposed cover-ups of the theft of military blueprints, attempted secret nuclear deals and the operation of extremist groups in the country... read more>>
SOUTH AFRICA
Electricity war room focused on keeping the lights on
The "electricity war room" is focusing all its energy towards implementing government's five-point plan, Rural Development and Land Reform Minister Gugile Nkwinti said on Tuesday... read more>>
SOUTH AFRICA
GDP increases by 4.1% in fourth quarter of 2014
South Africa's gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 4.1% in the fourth quarter of 2014, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) said on Tuesday, 24 February... read more>>
SOUTH AFRICA
Budget expected to address future of social security system

David Gluckman

For the 2015 National Budget speech, we will focus our attention on the expected future direction of social security and retirement fund reform... read more>>
SOUTH AFRICA
Budget 2015 - Sanlam Investments expects an increase in taxes

Arthur Kamp

Tax changes, guided by the recommendations of the Davis Tax Committee, are likely to take centre stage when Minister Nene reads the National Budget on 25 February 2015... read more>>
SOUTH AFRICA
Premier announces interventions to unlock Gauteng's economy; media 'exclusion' from speech slammed
The Gauteng government has announced three interventions to change the space and structure of the economy of the province in order to address unemployment, poverty and inequality. read more>>
SOUTH AFRICA
SA must develop mechanisms to address cybercrime

Tayyibah Suliman and Mulalo Tshikovhele

More Government news
New events to diarise
Retail World 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

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

18th AutoExpo Africa 2015
Expogroup - 27 Aug 2015 to 29 Aug 2015, Dar-es-Salaam

Africa Com
Informa - 17 Nov 2015 to 19 Nov 2015, Cape Town

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