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NIGERIA
Traffic, religion and electricity... A glimpse into the Nigerian consumer
[Ahmed Bulbulia] With Nigeria overtaking South Africa as Africa's largest economy, many eyes are looking at this bustling nation as a source of opportunity and a key market for business growth... read more>>

New research: How employee emotions' impact on customer experience

The latest Ask Afrika Orange Index provides customer service trends based on 13 years of data, across 32 industries and 155 companies...

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Coping under fire

Danette Breitenbach

Janine Lazarus, founder and owner of Janine Lazarus media consultancy was a journalist for 31 years, and has worked across the board from newspapers to radio...

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[Behind the Selfie] with... David Alves

This week, we find out what's really going on behind the selfie with David Alves, Head of Digital at Net#work BBDO...

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Mobile
SOUTH AFRICA
Mxit: The rise and collapse of 'Africa's largest social network'

Stuart Thomas

Flashback to 2010. Naspers is still a majority shareholder in Mxit, at this stage Africa's largest social network and instant messaging client with 27-million registered users... read more>>
Recruitment
SOUTH AFRICA
Get promoted and make an impact - be extraordinary

Deirdre Elphick-Moore

It's great to have a firm idea of your career ambitions and, once you have a clear goal in mind, translate it into an action statement that you can easily remember and recall every day... read more>>
Research
SOUTH AFRICA
GDP, population and governance data alone are not enough to predict brand success in Africa

Issued by Nielsen

A new report from Nielsen shows hard retail data, consumer needs and behaviour, combined with macro-economic datasets, are better indicators of opportunity and success in African markets... read more>>
International
FRANCE
Inaugural 'Glass Lion: the Lion for Change' at Cannes
CANNES, FRANCE: To reward work that shatters gender stereotypes, Cannes Lions has inaugurated the Glass Lion: The Lion for Change... read more>>
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Dubai Lynx storytellers named
DUBAI, UAE: The Dubai Lynx International Festival of Creativity has announced further speakers around the topic of storytelling within the creative industry that include a breadth of content from global creative leaders... read more>>
UNITED STATES
New York Festivals World's Best Advertising: The 2015 Executive Jury
NEW YORK CITY, US: New York Festivals International Advertising Awards competition announced the 2015 Executive Jury. SA is represented by Graham Lang, Chief Creative Officer, Y&R South Africa... read more>>
UNITED STATES
ISIS threatens Twitter founder
WASHINGTON DC, US: Twitter founder Jack Dorsey and Twitter are now being targeted by Islamic militants for suspending certain accounts... read more>>
BANGLADESH
Bangladesh arrests chief suspect in US blogger murder
DHAKA, BANGLADESH: Bangladesh authorities announced they had arrested a radical Islamist Monday over last week's machete murder of an atheist American blogger... read more>>
SPAIN
Asian firms challenge Apple with snazzy new smartphones
BARCELONA, SPAIN: Several big Asian phone companies launched new high-end smartphones and other wireless gizmos on Sunday, hoping to challenge US giant Apple in a big year for wireless gadgets... read more>>
UNITED STATES
CLIO Awards deadline
More International
Africa
SOUTH AFRICA
Entries to SADC Media Awards and Water Awards competition close this month
Entries to the 2015 SADC Media Awards Competition and the Water Media Awards close on 31 March 2015... read more>>
More Africa
Government news
SOUTH AFRICA
Government says it is determined to flush out the frauds
Government says it is determined to flush out public servants who misrepresent their academic qualifications... read more>>
SOUTH AFRICA
DEA opens doors of new head office to public
Members of the public recently had an opportunity to see the Department of Environmental Affairs' (DEA) R653m head office in Pretoria in action... read more>>
SOUTH AFRICA
SA employers under pressure to prepare payrolls for 2015/6 budget

Madelein van der Watt

South African employers must act quickly to prepare their payroll systems and processes for the new tax brackets and calculations... read more>>
SOUTH AFRICA
Medupi produces first power
First power was produced out of the Medupi power station's Unit 6 today, Eskom said on Monday... read more>>
SOUTH AFRICA
Strike at Eastcape Midlands College: union calls in the big guns
SOUTH AFRICA
Mobile apps help government connect with citizens, enhance service delivery

Lionel Moyal

SOUTH AFRICA
Car makers need labour stability, says BMW SA's new boss
More Government news
Motoring news
SOUTH AFRICA
Exports boost new vehicle sales

Henrie Geyser: motoring editor

Domestic new vehicle sales of 52,368 in February were only 584 units more than the same month last year but export sales shot up by 35.6% to 29,760 units... read more>>
More Motoring news
New events to diarise
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

RetailTech Forum Africa
OpenRoom Events Ltd - 20 Apr 2015 to 21 Apr 2015, Cape Town

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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