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DEREK ABDINOR
Future historians may well scramble to understand what was going on at the Media Freedom Conference in London and the simultaneous Social Media summit at the White House (held earlier this year in July). They will surely be confounded by media policy in the post-broadcast era by looking at these two events. And they will struggle to reconcile what is claimed to be policy against what is actually practised on the ground... read
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SOUTHERN AFRICA
South Africa, together with other Southern African Customs Union (Sacu) member countries and Mozambique, has concluded a new trade agreement that will govern bilateral trade with the United Kingdom... Read
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AFRICA
MOLENGWA ROSE LUCKSCHEITER
The media are challenged to report the whole story when it comes to recent violence in South Africa - including the proactive and positive stories of communities which took steps to protect foreign nationals and say no to Xenophobia, for example... Read
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NORTH AFRICA
The addition of a new channel, MBC5, will bring an enriched cultural and historical heritage to North Africa... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
There's a lot of talk about future cities, many of them being the sprawling metropolises of the world. The new world order for professionals, executives, and indeed millennial behaviour is to catch a taxi to work if needed, then to walk from work to gym, move on to coffee with friends - and cycle, walk or take a quick Uber home... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
SAM VETTESE AND IAN SINGLETON
Environmental action group Extinction Rebellion is disrupting London Fashion Week to highlight the harms of throwaway culture and the concurrent climate emergency that the clothing market contributes to... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
KATIE CHODOSH
Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) isn't easy, but it's crucial for company growth... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
New data from Juniper Research states that the total transaction value of remote payments for digital and physical goods will exceed $6 trillion by 2024, representing a growth of 53%... Read
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Somalia is breathing new life in its dormant oil and gas sector with anew Petroleum Law and Revenue Sharing Agreement and its first ever offshore licensing round (15 blocks covering 75,000km2... Read
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NIGERIA
Nigeria's economy is showing some green shoots that point to improved growth in the coming quarters but the outlook has done little to bolster investor confidence in the local retail and office market sectors... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
Lack of interoperability standards will prevent pervasive blockchain deployment across financial services ecosystems for at least three years... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
HELEN SCHNEIDER
The recent publication of the National Health Insurance Bill in South Africa has provoked vigorous debate... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
Cova Advisory and Xnovos have announced a new partnership to produce a software system to help companies to cope with the demanding requirements of the new Carbon Tax... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
The floating power unit Akademik Lomonosov has arrived at the port of its permanent location in Pevek, Chukotka, in Russia's Far East, where it is being docked to start operations by the end of this year... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
CHARLES BRASTED
As the United Kingdom's constitution continues to be tested, the Brexit fundamentals remain unchanged... Read
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