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Have a holly jolly Christmas this year! And so the year draws to a close... What an eventful year - full of fun, adventure, stress, scandals, laughs and tears. Our last official newsletters for 2013 will go out today, with our festive newsletter going out tomorrow to send you on your merry way into the holiday season. In the news today, Danette Breitenbach chats to Ilse du Toit, a manager within the Strategy & Innovation practice at Deloitte Consulting, about the retail sector that is in the centre of a consumer revolution where digitally empowered consumers are driving the change to a world that we call 'Retail Beyond'. CNN has launched its 'African Start-Up' programme which will aim to shine the spotlight on African start-ups and entrepreneurs and will look at the events that are shaping the African continent and the people defining the African story. Juliette Attwell advises on what you should look out for in 2014 when it comes to career trends and says that there are exciting times ahead with the job market in South Africa looking promising next year. Well, that's all from me... So in the words of Burl Ives, have a holly jolly Christmas this year! Cheers! Ilse van den Berg, Editor: Marketing & Media Africa (@Biz_Africa)PS. We look forward to welcoming you back to work next year with our first newsletters on Tuesday, 7 January 2014. 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 |
 | [Danette Breitenbach] Professional services firm, Deloitte was a title sponsor of the inaugural World Retail Congress Africa, held last month in Sandton. I spoke to Ilse du Toit, a manager within the Strategy & Innovation practice at Deloitte Consulting. Read more >>
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Juliette Attwell As 2013 draws to a close, there seems to be a general sigh of relief as a year filled with emotional ups and downs comes to a close. Read more >> | Have you watched the YouTube Rewind of 2013 yet? In case you missed the little fox next to the YouTube logo yesterday, here's your chance to see what was what this year. (video) Read more >> | CNN International announced yesterday, Monday, 16 December, it is launching a new programming strand that will shine the spotlight on African start-ups and entrepreneurs. Read more >> |
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 | Sid Peimer There are a gazillion books in my local business school library with the word 'strategic' or 'strategy' in the title. Read more >>
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 | Linda Botha You're the proud owner of a brand-spanking new business. You're all geared up with a killer idea and a sheaf of registration papers hot off the press. So what's next? Read more >>
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 | Neal Bricker The importance of an internal communications network is difficult to overstate. Businesses require a comprehensive on-site infrastructure to function efficiently and improve productivity. Read more >>
|  | The YouTube Rewind 2013 has been released, giving an overview of the videos, channels, and moments that shaped our year. Have a look at Uganda's favourites on YouTube this past year. Read more >>
|  | Celebrating Progress Africa reports that a look at Nigerian YouTube favourites in 2013 reveals that Naija music has found a place in Nigerians' hearts. Have a look at Nigeria's favourites of 2013 according to the YouTube Rewind... Read more >>
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 | The Nigerian Broadcasters Merit Awards, which recognises broadcasters who have distinguished themselves as role models, mentors, and propagators of social change in the society, announced its 2013 winners earlier this week. Read more >>
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 | Public radio and television has restarted after nine months off the airwaves in Mali's northeastern rebel bastion of Kidal, the state broadcaster said on Wednesday, after separatist militants handed back its local headquarters. Read more >>
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 | The CommsMEA Awards took place at Jumeirah Emirates Towers in Dubai last week honouring those operators, vendors, regulators and professionals that stood out in the regional telecoms sector in the past year. Read more >>
|  | Etisalat Group's mobile phone-based commerce service, 'Flous', has expanded into Benin through its subsidiary Etisalat Moov. Read more >>
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 | There have been reports that Malian news site, Maliactu, based in Paris has been threatened by Mali's government after posting an Associated Press (AP) story today implicating Malian soldiers in extrajudicial killings. Read more >>
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 | Strategic, technology driven Marketing Materials Procurement Specialist, Point, has extended its offering into West Africa by opening a base in Lagos, Nigeria. Read more >>
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 | Catherine Milward-Bridges Are you charged with the adrenalin from having endured more than your fair share of 'flack' in your job? Then you may feel justified in diving headlong into the abyss of perceived 'instant freedom' of the self-employed. But first read on, before you hand over 'The Letter'. Read more >>
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 | Amakhosi Cultural Centre is in the process of applying for the Bulawayo commercial metro radio station licence. If licensed, the station - called Esabantu - will be launched on 1 June 2014. Read more >>
|  | Management of Zaa Radio 99.3 FM, based in Tamale, have declared December as the Entrepreneur and Investment Month (EIM), reports Modern Ghana. Read more >>
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 | Juliette Attwell Not sure whether or not to include a photo of yourself on your CV? What's the minimum amount of time you should stay at a company to avoid looking like a job-hopper? We answer both these questions this week. Read more >>
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 | Sylvain Béletre At the beginning of the month, Balancing Act released the first market report focused on VoD and Africa. The ability to watch a programme from any device anywhere at any time is a luxury that video-on-demand (VoD) provides. Read more >>
|  | Simba Nembaware The Voluntary Media Council of Zimbabwe (VMCZ) launched the Gender, Media and Ethics and Professionalism Report to coincide with the end of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence last week. Read more >>
|  | Issued by Millward Brown Millward Brown, a global leader in brand, media and communications research, has been conducting research assignments in Saudi Arabia for several years and is now establishing a permanent presence to better support local, regional and global clients operating in the country. Read more >>
|  | Issued by TNS South Africa While Nigeria has long held the crown as the business capital of West Africa, a smaller African country is gradually gaining ground. Read more >>
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 | MTN, Rocket Internet and Millicom International Cellular have partnered to develop internet businesses in Africa through Africa Internet Holding (AIH), an exclusive vehicle to develop e-commerce businesses across the continent. Read more >>
|  | Broll Nigeria says that despite Woolworths canning its three-store pilot project in the country, citing a mismatch with the consumer and climate, this should not deter South African retailers from profiting in Nigeria. Read more >>
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 | Adnane Bennis, writing on Morocco World News, says that Moroccan TV channels are not allowed to broadcast the FIFA Club World Cup which will take place in Moroccan cities Agadir and Marrakech from this week. Read more >>
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|  | SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Apple says that music fans snapped up more than 800,000 digital versions of Beyonce's new album in just three days, smashing an iTunes record. Read more >>
|  | NEW YORK CITY, US: New York Festivals World's Best Advertising announced the second round of the 2014 Executive Jury appointments. Read more >>
|  | NICE, FRANCE: Ask Afrika shares insights from the recent International Print and Digital Research Forum Symposium in Nice, France. Read more >>
|  | LISBON, PORTUGAL: The winners of the Eurobest Festival of Creativity were announced to a packed auditorium at the Cinema São Jorge in Lisbon, Portugal, on Saturday 7 December. Read more >>
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|  | Amukelani Chauke Francois Pienaar, captain of the winning Springbok team that lifted the 1995 Rugby World Cup said his greatest Madiba moment was when the former President agreed to be a Godfather to his two sons. Read more >>
|  | A sombre mood was cast over South Africa on 11 December, as South Africans began lining the route where former President Nelson Mandela's body traveled from 1 Military Hospital towards the Union Buildings in Pretoria. Read more >>
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More Government news
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|  | Brian Berkman The Emperors Palace complex by hotel group Peermont provides a number of hotels, casino, entertainment centre and a convention centre where I was attending an event. Read more >>
|  | Brian Berkman When Rolf Steiner and Marisa Silva, two Swiss Re executives working out of Sao Paulo, Brazil purchased Rhulani Safari Lodge in the Madikwe Reserve, near the South African border of Botswana, passion, not profit, was their motivation. Read more >>
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