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Insider insights on the African Blogger Awards

Leigh Andrews

African Blogger Awards co-founder Murray Legg shares the secrets of doing well and how aspiring entrants can best prepare - starting right now...

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[NewsMaker] Lou Boxall-Davies

Louise Marsland

Lou Boxall-Davies has been appointed as chief strategy officer (CSO) of Havas Village South Africa. She will be responsible for strategy for Havas brands in South Africa...

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Banking Africa's unbanked - Time for a reality check

Vahid Monadjem

Plenty of progress has been made on increasing the size of Africa's banked population. The trouble is, from the amount of noise that is made about the topic...

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Biz Takeouts
SOUTH AFRICA
[Biz Takeouts Lineup] 131: Digital Planet and the Pendoring Ad Awards campaign
Tune in to the Biz Takeouts Marketing & Media radio show tomorrow, 14 May 2015, from 9-10am, as show host Warren Harding chats to Neil Watson and Tiaan Ras... read more>>
Marketing
SOUTH AFRICA
Insights2020 launches

Issued by Millward Brown

The Insights2020 study is a leadership initiative to help business leaders decode how insights and analytics drive change and growth... read more>>
Cinema
SOUTH AFRICA
21 ICONS documentary a contender at Zanzibar International Film Festival
21 ICONS South Africa, an annual collection of photographs and short films of South Africans, has been shortlisted from 329 motion pictures submitted for entry at the 2015 Zanzibar International Film Festival (ZIFF), taking place 18-26 July... read more>>
Design
SOUTH AFRICA
'We Are Africa' design exhibition opens in Durban to celebrate Africa Month
Celebrate Africa Month by visiting the "We Are Africa" design and innovation exhibition at the KwaZulu-Natal Society of Arts (KZNSA) from 14 May to 7 June 2015 in Glenwood, Durban... read more>>
Education
SOUTH AFRICA
Online webinars look at brand experience in African context
GfK South Africa has launched a series of free online webinars on delivering positive brand experience in order to grow sales in South Africa... read more>>
Media
AFRICA
CNN MultiChoice African Journalist Competition closing date extended
Mobile
AFRICA
MTN Rwanda CEO transferred to Ghana

Ben Gasore With Agencies

Ebenezer Asante, the chief executive officer (CEO) of MTN Rwanda, has reportedly been appointed to head MTN Ghana operations... read more>>
AFRICA
TNS and Kantar Media announce mobile partnership with GeoPoll in Africa
LONDON, UK: Global research consultancy TNS has announced an exclusive and wide-reaching strategic partnership with GeoPoll, the world's largest mobile survey platform... read more>>
Online Media
SOUTH AFRICA
South African talent floats to the cloud with Talent Finders

Leigh Andrews

If you agree that South Africa and the rest of the continent has been - and still is - marginalised as far as the world market is concerned when it comes to talent, you'll be intrigued by Talent Finders... read more>>
Retail
AFRICA
Airtel, Oando partner on retail footprints

Bankole Orimisan

In line with its commitment to spread its retail footprints across Nigeria, leading telecommunications service provider, Airtel Nigeria, has partnered with Oando marketing to deliver value to Nigerians... read more>>
International
UNITED STATES
Mischief makers prompt Google to halt public map edits
SAN FRANCISCO, US: Google on Monday said it is sidelining its crowd-sourced map-making tool to implement a way to prevent bogus edits, some of which have proven embarrassing... read more>>
UNITED STATES
Smartphones among top gadgets for Americans: survey
WASHINGTON, US: Smartphones are now used in 72 percent of US homes and have become the third most-owned electronics item for Americans, a survey showed on Monday... read more>>
More International
Government news
SOUTH AFRICA
SA to participate in East African Community Summit
PRETORIA: Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Tuesday leave the country for Tanzania, where he will represent President Jacob Zuma at the East African Community (EAC) Summit of Heads of State and Government... read more>>
More Government news
Business
SOUTH AFRICA
[African Utility Week] Eskom hopes to keep the lights on this winter

Nicci Botha

Eskom hopes to maintain its unbroken record over the years of not having to implement loadshedding during the winter months... read more>>
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New events to diarise
Namibia Careers Expo
Namibia Careers Expo - 26 May 2015 to 28 May 2015, Windhoek

IABC Africa 22nd Annual Conference
IABC Africa Region - 29 Jul 2015 to 31 Jul 2015, Johannesburg

Amusement and Attractions Africa 2015
Guangdong Grandeur International Exhibition Group - 13 Aug 2015 to 15 Aug 2015, Johannesburg

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

Argus Africa LPG 2015
Argus Media - 20 Oct 2015 to 21 Oct 2015, Cape Town

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