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No more ads for Morgan Less than a week before the crucial elections in Zimbabwe on 31 July 2013, it was reported that the state-owned Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) have refused to air two campaign ads with electoral messages from Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and his wife. The reason supposedly being that "the messages were too powerful" and would be difficult for ZANU-PF to match them. What are thoughts on this? In other news, David King poses the question "Are you ready to meet the African data boom demand?" According to him, Africa has proven to be somewhat different when it comes to mobile telephony - just look at the unexpected speed with which cellphone usage took off as it substituted for the lack of fixed-line networks and other key infrastructure. He also provides some tips on how you can best prepare to quickly respond to the anticipated demand without investing too much too early. Samsung Africa has appointed Sung Yong Hong as its new president and CEO effective 1 July 2013. Hong is described as no stranger to the region having spent five years as CFO at Samsung Africa, from 2000 to 2005. Last but not least, make sure you get the podcast of the latest Biz Takeouts show which focused on marketing and radio advertising with Y&R Advertising. Cheers! Ilse van den Berg, Africa Editor (@Biz_Africa)Comment online in our ed's column archive. Go mobile with apps and m.bizcommunity.com. Engage with us on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Google+. Subscribe to YouTube and via RSS. Send all your African marketing and media news to africanews@bizcommunity.com, exclusive opinion pieces to contributors-africa@bizcommunity.com and international news to internationalnews@bizcommunity.com. Read "How to contribute to Biz, from op-ed pieces to news".Weekly top stories | [Tererai Karimak] The state-owned Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) is reported to have refused to air two campaign ads, with electoral messages from Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and his wife, less than a week before crucial elections are held in the country. Read more >> |
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 | [Tiffany Markman] Reflections on textual pickpocketing... by a victim of copy thieves. Read more >> |
 | [Mark Schefermann] Lately there seems to be a lot of campaigns that haven't managed to get the basics right of marketing. Here is a beautiful case study that sums up those basics that should be implemented for any campaign. (video) Read more >> |
 | Steers is one of the best known and most successful quick-service restaurant brands in South Africa, with a noteworthy presence in a highly competitive fast-food market. But where does its story begin? Read more >> |
 | Sung Yong Hong has been appointed as the new president and CEO of Samsung Africa effective 1 July 2013, taking over from Kwang Kee Park who has been promoted to president and CEO of Samsung South East Asia. Read more >> |
 | [Christopher Mills] When it comes to digital marketing, most people think that it is an expensive endeavor. Sure, there are entities that are expensive, but this isn't always the case, and this article discusses a scenario that any business owners may implement themselves. Read more >> |
 | [Leigh Crymble] A few weeks back I had a slight altercation with a colleague. We work in publishing together and write content for our clients on a daily basis. The gripe was over (and when is it not?) a missing apostrophe that I was adamant needed to be there. Read more >> |
 | The 2013 Profile Awards deadline is less than a week away and ends on 31 July 2013. Five minutes to enter, and you may be R10,000 richer. Read more >> |
 | [David King] Africans like their mobile phones, too. So surely the African continent will simply follow the same telecom development and usage pattern as the rest of the world, just maybe a little later? Well, not quite. Read more >> |
 | [Paul Steyn] It's becoming common knowledge in the travel industry that the single most important part of a website, other than general booking information, is quality blog content. Read more >> |
 | [Matthew Gray] Google has become the definitive source for web search, handling 65.2% of all searches worldwide - more than four times the number of pages indexed by runners-up Yahoo! and Bing combined. In 2006, the Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary even included the word "Google," as a new transitive verb as in, let's "google it." Read more >> |
 | [Juliette Attwell] This week we look at ways to make your interview count, including what to say in an interview and what to discuss with the interviewer. The next question is about taking that huge leap of faith and changing careers entirely... Is it a good or bad idea? Read more >> |
 | Creating a new category of communication, Twiplomacy tracks the most followed and most connected world leaders on Twitter. In early July 2013, Burson-Marsteller, a global public relations and communications firm, analysed 505 government accounts in 153 countries and produced Twiplomacy. Read more >> |
 | [Zeenat Moorad] South Africa is by far the biggest consumer economy in Africa and international retailers wanting to expand into Africa are inclined to use the country as a launch pad into the rest of the continent‚ Accenture SA's managing director for retail and consumer services Adrian Bertschinger said on Wednesday, 24 July 2013. Read more >> |
 | [John French] Does cold calling leave you cold? Most people end up freezing when they are faced with the terrifying prospect of trying to sell something to a stranger on the other side of the phone. Read more >> |
 | NEW YORK CITY, USA: The US authorities indicted five men on Thursday, 25 July, on charges of running a global hacking operation that enabled them to steal the bank card numbers of more than 160m people. Read more >> |
 | TOKYO, JAPAN: Japanese car manufacturer Nissan said on Thursday, 25 July that its net profit rose 14% in the April to June quarter as sales in North America grew while a weaker yen boosted its bottom line. Read more >> |
 | OTTAWA, CANADA: Struggling smartphone manufacturer BlackBerry has fired 250 employees in a new product testing division at its Canadian headquarters, a spokesman for the company said on Thursday, 25 July. Read more >> |
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN: A Swedish lawmaker was caught with his pants down Wednesday after flashing his private parts in a picture meant to show off his newly-inked Liverpool football club tattoo. Read more >>
 | NEW YORK, US: The Internet, including social media, is increasingly at the heart of everything people do, changing the way consumers interact with one another and the commercial world around them. Both have proven to be powerful tools for brands to generate and measure buzz and the result is a wealth of online consumer conversations. Read more >> |
 | FRANKFURT, GERMANY: Luxury car manufacturer Bentley, a unit of German company Volkswagen, said on Tuesday, 23 July it will go ahead with plans to launch a sport-utility vehicle in 2016. Read more >> |
More International
 | Is the future of mining threatened in SA? Is the country about to lose its status as the continent's mining power house? What is the government doing to address skills shortage in maths and science? Read more >> |
 | PRETORIA: An audit has revealed that 1,448 police employees have criminal records, the police ministry said on Sunday, 28 July 2013. Read more >> |
 | The military has distanced itself from remarks by a senior officer on the use of bulletproof vests in a Central African Republic battle that left 15 South African soldiers dead. Read more >> |
 | Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has appointed a retired judge to preside over the disciplinary hearing of the department's Director-General Bobby Soobrayan. Read more >> |
 | A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at exploring possible collaboration opportunities within the railway and transportation sector globally has been signed between Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) and the Kirilo Savic Institute (KSI). Read more >> |
 | [President Ntuli] Governments around the world are under enormous pressure to deliver more services with fewer resources. The current European economic climate in countries such as Greece, Spain and others have forced governments to cut their budgets by as much as 50% in some cases - a very serious case of "do more with less". Read more >> |
More Government news
 | [Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] Honda has added well-priced, spacious and pretty sedans to its trendy Brio hatchback models which have been growing in popularity since being launched in South Africa about six months ago. Read more >> |
 | [Brian Berkman] Taking the train from London to Edinburgh is a gentle way to arrive at the city's Waverley Station, in the heart of the historic old town and The Knights Residence is just a few minutes away by taxi. Read more >> |
 | [Jordan Scott] Do you need to get away from it all, I mean truly get away and unwind where technology, cellular contact, or electronics can't tempt you to step back into everyday life? Read more >> |
 | [Marion Scher] It's been quite a few years since we last visited the Kruger Park and in those days we towed kids with, whose viewing patience was that of a gnat. So it was with great excitement that we set off for the far northern part of the Park coming in at Punda Maria, another new experience for me. Read more >> |
 | [Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] It has taken nearly 40 years for Jaguar to take a quantum leap from E to F and to finally create a worthy successor to the iconic E-Type Jaguar that fired the world's imagination - an act that the raucously loud and achingly beautiful newly-launched F-Type plays with such refined pleasure that it deserves an automotive Oscar. Read more >> |
SOUTH AFRICA  Endemol welcomes Anton Burggraaf to the team - more info
 | We are looking for an enthusiastic, organised, self-motivated and confident graduate to fill an intern position at Bizcommunity. Read more >> |
Surviving the StoryInstitute for the Advancement of Journalism - 31 Jul 2013 to 1 Aug 2013 Johannesburg Christopher Lasch "Nothing succeeds like the appearance of success. (via Brainy Quote)"
Laurence J. Peter "If two wrongs don't make a right, try three. (via Brainy Quote)"
Dwight L. Moody "If I take care of my character, my reputation will take care of me. (via Brainy Quote)"
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