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Becoming a force for good in Africa Frik Landman poses the question: What is the role of management training in Africa? He says that the millions of managers we have on the continent has the opportunity to shape a better Africa since they are making daily decisions from operational to strategic level, and operating, influencing and directing resources in the public and business sectors. So, basically, if organisations want to become a force for good in Africa, they'll need to start focussing on equipping and developing managers. Françoise Henderson writes about helping translators change the world. There are some rules in the game of being a good translator and Henderson points out some of those tricky situations which have the potential to trip up translators... On the retail front, Walmart has announced that it is launching an aggressive plan to open up at least 90 stores in Sub-Saharan Africa over the next three years as it's keen to enter oil rich markets such as Nigeria and Angola. Hopefully the retail giant will do proper research of the target market and culture to avoid another fail like in Germany. Cheers! Ilse van den Berg, Editor: Marketing & Media Africa (@Biz_Africa)PS. Don't forget to vote in the Times' Creative Press Ad Challenge before 28 August and stand a chance to win yourself a Samsung tablet! 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 and event invitations 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 | [Ilse van den Berg] The third annual Habari Media Tuongee can only be described as a gathering of digital gurus on steroids. A gathering of the country's leading minds in digital media and marketing. Captains of the industry. Read more >> |
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 | Econet Wireless Zimbabwe will be launching Africa's first Long Term Evolution (LTE) network, also known as 4G, by Zimbabwe and Zambia jointly hosting the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) general assembly, reports BizTech Africa. Read more >> |
 | [Michael Fletcher] With more than 650 million mobile users* in Africa and with 50% of internet connections being exclusively channelled through mobile devices, Africa is the second biggest mobile market in the world and the fastest growing. Read more >> |
 | [Issued by Everlytic Kenya] The Bookmarks Awards, endorsed by the Digital Media & Marketing Association (DMMA), focus on innovation, the execution thereof and measurable results. This year Everlytic is sponsoring Best Email Campaign and Best Email Performance in the Email Communications category. Read more >> visit press office >> |
 | [Frik Landman] The potential of our growing consumer market is massive, our population is young and the labour force is expanding. There are positive indicators of growth acceleration, and opportunities and challenges present themselves to unlock potential in agriculture, retail, resources and infrastructure. Read more >> |
 | [Issued by Innovation Africa] Innovation Africa 2013, being held in Gaborone, Botswana, this October 15-17, will be hosting a record number of ministers and officials from various ministries of education, ICT and science & technology from all over Africa for one-to-one meetings with industry leaders. Read more >> |
 | Join a free 45-minute webinar on 4 September at 3pm as mobile experts discuss how some operators in Africa approach the challenge of mobile broadband growth and what opportunities they have identified. Read more >> |
 | According to a report on BizTech Africa, a portable kit, consisting of a mobile app and clip-on hardware, which transforms a smartphone into an eye examination tool, is currently being piloted in Kenya. Read more >> |
 | Nelson Mandela has countless streets named after him, his own foundation, his own fan page and now his own social network. Read more >> |
 | [Françoise Henderson] In a world steeped in information but torn apart by conflict, translation can help ease the flow of messages that enlighten and bring about change. Read more >> |
 | [James Hurford] He was one of the most popular and prolific writers of our time. He started out writing westerns, then turned his talents to crime fiction. Read more >> |
 | According to a report on Yaga Entertainment via ValueWalk, retailer, Walmart, is planning on opening up at least 90 stores in Sub-Saharan Africa over the next three years. Read more >> |
 | [Issued by Garmin] Garmin is ramping up its product offerings and service in East Africa to include support for sectors dealing with the rapidly expanding mining, agriculture and infrastructure sectors. Read more >> visit press office >> |
 | [Issued by Private Property] As SABC3's Top Billing celebrates turning 21, Private Property is partnering with the iconic show to bring one beyond-lucky South African the opportunity to win a lifestyle worth over R5m! Read more >> visit press office >> |
 | SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Microsoft says that its chief executive Steve Ballmer would retire within 12 months as the company searches for a successor for this US technology company. Read more >> |
 | LONDON, UK / BERLIN, GERMANY / LISBON, PORTUGAL / MADRID, SPAIN: Vodafone celebrates a new era in telecoms by literally turning everything red. Read more >> |
 | YAOUNDE, CAMEROON: From Cameroon to Ivory Coast, Kenya to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), traders in counterfeit drugs do a thriving business with the utmost cynicism and sometimes at the cost of human lives. Read more >> |
 | SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Hewlett-Packard saw profits return in the third quarter, but slumping PC sales took a bite out of revenues of the troubled US technology company. Read more >> |
 | LONDON, UK: Ovum reveals IBM and Adobe are ahead in the race to become the enterprise digital marketing platform provider of choice. Read more >> |
 | SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: An Australian candidate for national parliament was on Tuesday (20 August) forced to apologise for a personal website which reportedly carried hundreds of lewd jokes and in which he referred to "tit banter". Read more >> |
More International
 | In this great series MWEB and Bizcommunity.com are bringing you the best of South Africa's entrepreneurs... the challenges they faced, and how they met - and beat those challenges. (Videos) Read more >> |
 | PayU and MWEB are co-hosting a free workshop specifically designed for entrepreneurs who are interested in starting their own successful online business. Read more >> |
 | There have been improvements in key delivery sectors, however challenges in certain areas remain, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) says. Read more >> |
 | The SA Revenue Service (SARS) has introduced a new digital customs management system at border posts, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said on Thursday, 22 August). Read more >> |
 | Though South Africa continues to face significant development challenges - including continued high levels of poverty, unemployment and inequality - the country has made progress in a number of areas, the Minister of Performance Monitoring and Evaluation Collins Chabane said yesterday. Read more >> |
 | President Jacob Zuma says the leaders of the BRICS countries will use the bloc's Business Council as a platform to explore new models and approaches towards more equitable development and inclusive growth in the world. Read more >> |
More Government news
 | [Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] Volvo has done a complete design revamp of its popular S60, V60 and XC60 range and added a long list of standard and optional luxuries, safety features and driver aids so that buyers can now personalise their Swedish chariots by cherry picking from three models, two specification levels and no less than 54 derivatives. Read more >> |
 | [Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] After riding the crest of the popularity wave virtually since 1994 when it became the world's first light sports utility vehicle with four-wheel drive the Toyota RAV4 has been losing ground as more and more brands muscle in on its territory - and if anything, the competition is getting stronger. Read more >> |
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