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Free De Morais now!

One thing that separates pseudo democracies with true democracies is media freedom, and that being the case, the Angolan government is falling short... which is why Reporters Without Borders has joined nine other NGOs in demanding the withdrawal of criminal defamation charges against Angolan journalist Rafael Marques de Morais, who went on trial on 24 March.

It's just not cricket.... Well, actually it is, well the bug in the picture illustrating the article is a cricket, and Louise Marsland asks in today's [TrendTalk] Would your consumers eat bugs?

And from the US we have an article on the eight criteria that distinguish B2B markets from B2C markets.

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IFEX: Drop defamation charges against author of Blood Diamonds: Corruption and Torture in Angola

Reporters Without Borders has joined nine other NGOs in demanding the withdrawal of criminal defamation charges against Angolan journalist Rafael Marques de Morais, who went on trial on 24 March...

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[TrendTalk] Would your consumers eat bugs?

Louise Marsland

Savvy marketers know just how to tug on consumers' heartstrings to build brand loyalty to effect sales. But you need to alsi know how to leverage their guilt, grab the attention of the new hipsters, and work with bacteria and bugs...

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The eight criteria that distinguish B2B markets from B2C markets

Priority Metrics Group, via Ashlan Bonnell

WASHINGTON DC, US: The B2B market is different in fundamental ways from the B2C sector. This article discusses the eight key criteria that distinguish B2B markets with implications that directly affect market research...

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Digital
AFRICA
Nigerian electoral commission website hacked
ABUJA, NIGERIA: Nigeria's electoral commission admitted on Saturday that its website had been hacked, as the country's crucial presidential and parliamentary elections were hit by technical problems... read more>>
SOUTH AFRICA
Zipnet to boost the ICT Sector in Ghana
Alepo announces a new partnership with Zipnet to provide policy and charging control and CRM solutions across multi-access network operations in Ghana... read more>>
Mobile
SOUTH AFRICA
The top five on-the-go admin apps

Nafisa Akabor

Working in a corporate environment means being productive on-the-go. Whether a meeting, brainstorm, or ticking off tasks from a to-do list, you'd do well to make use of productivity tools available for your device... read more>>
SOUTH AFRICA
Gojimo goes global, first UK, then US, now SA
George Burgess, titled one of Britain's six most exciting young entrepreneurs by Forbes and called "one to watch on London's tech startup scene" by the London Evening Standard, is launching a revolutionary education app in South Africa on 2 April... read more>>
Retail
SOUTH AFRICA
Why global retail success means going very local

Françoise Henderson

It's now possible to build a personal connection with each shopper rather than compete for their wallets based purely on price. But, the real challenge is how to establish a personal connection with foreign audiences... read more>>
SOUTH AFRICA
Logistics lift-off for Africa in 2015
DHL Sub-Saharan Africa expects 2015 to be a year of growth for the logistics industry on the continent, largely driven by increased consumer demand and the rapidly developing e-commerce industry... read more>>
Sponsorship
AFRICA
CGMA to sponsor Africa Congress of Accountants 2015
The CGMA is a Gold sponsor of the Africa Congress of Accountants (ACOA) 2015, to be held at the Swami Vivekananda International Convention Centre in Pailles Mauritius from 12-14 May 2015... read more>>
International
FRANCE
Cannes juries ready to roar
CANNES, FRANCE: Cannes Lions has named the judges for 2015 and these are its most diverse juries ever: more women, more areas of expertise and more countries represented, with 309 senior industry professionals from 44 countries... read more>>
UNITED KINGDOM
Hit show Downton Abbey to end
LONDON, UK: The hit British show Downton Abbey is to end after six series... read more>>
UNITED STATES
First winner of Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism Award
WASHINGTON DC, US: Washington DC. The inaugural winner of the Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism Award is freelance photographer Heidi Levine... read more>>
INDIA
[Three ways to transform business data into BI] Part 3: Business intelligence meets mobility

Chirag Shivalker

AHMEDABAD, INDIA: This is the third post in our three part series; [Three ways to transform business data into business intelligence]... read more>>
More International
Government news
SOUTH AFRICA
NMMU to research faster, cheaper alternative to ADSL broadband
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) will conduct pioneering research around optical fibre data transport for the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) radio telescope... read more>>
SOUTH AFRICA
New automotive centre set to transform economy
PRETORIA: The new Automotive Incubation Centre at Nissan, launched on Wednesday, 25 March, is expected to radically transform the economy... read more>>
SOUTH AFRICA
Land ceilings could endanger food security

Koos Coetzee

It hasn't worked elsewhere, and if government goes ahead with land ceilings here, our food security will be seriously endangered... read more>>
SOUTH AFRICA
SABC News to scrap bulletins in Afrikaans, vernacular languages?
NEWSWATCH: SABC News is reported to be doing away with bulletins in Afrikaans and other vernacular languages, reports Thinus Ferreira, in Channel24... read more>>
More Government news
New events to diarise
GRI Africa Regional Conference
Global Reporting Initiative - 12 May 2015 to 13 May 2015, Johannesburg

2015 Africa Prosperity Summit
Legatum Institute - 20 May 2015 to 21 May 2015, Dar Es Salaam

2015 Africa CEO Roundtable and Conference on CSR
ThistlePraxis Consulting Limited - 18 Jun 2015 to 19 Jun 2015, Lagos

Infrastructure Africa 2015
Siyenza - 1 Sep 2015 to 2 Sep 2015, Johannesburg

Africa Energy Indaba 2016
Siyenza - 16 Feb 2016 to 17 Feb 2016, Johannesburg

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