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 | CAIRO, EGYPT: Egyptian prosecutors on Wednesday referred to trial 20 journalists working with Al-Jazeera television network, including four foreigners accused of "airing false news." Read more >>
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 | The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) is protesting against the decision to ban the Somali Chanel television in Beletwein, Hiiraan in Central Somalia by the Hiiraan administration on Sunday, 26 January, 2014. Read more >>
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 | McCann's chief creative officer Pierre Odendaal has been invited to be part of the exclusive Creative Jury for the North Africa and Middle-East advertising awards, the 9th MENA Cristal Festival 2014. Read more >>
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 | The SA National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) has agreed to withdraw its boast that e-tolling could increase a company's profits by 20%. Read more >>
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 | Issued by The Jupiter Drawing Room Cape Town A new independent Namibian advertising and communications agency, Weathermen & Co Advertising, has launched in Windhoek, Namibia. The startup agency is a joint venture between Namibian holding company Ohlthaver & List Group and The Jupiter Drawing Room (Cape Town). Read more >>
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 | Greater access to vital healthcare information, disaster relief and training provided as the non-profit expands its global programmes on the continent. Read more >>
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 | Nigerian telecoms have expressed their dissatisfaction with the cybercrime bill currently before the legislative arm of government, saying it would allow for surveillance of consumers. Read more >>
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 | Only 53 per cent of African companies are pushing forward with the adoption of new technologies like analytics, cloud, mobile and social media, according to a study by IBM. Read more >>
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 | Gilat Satcom, a leading provider of satellite and fibre-based connectivity services in Africa, Asia and the Middle East, today announced that it has partnered with DiViNetworks to boost satellite and fibre capacity and reduce costs for ISPs and network operators. Read more >>
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 | Tiffany Markman I'm sick of people trying to scam other people. I don't mean those poorly punctuated 'Dear Beloved' emails. Nor those irritating Amway-ers who were school friends... Read more >>
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 | Issued by C Squared Kevin Bacon, the award-winning actor and 'king of connections', will headline the Festival of Media Global 2014, taking place between 6-8 April in Rome at the Cavalieri Hotel. Read more >>
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 | Africa is fast becoming the 'New Frontier', bucking the trend of stagnant world markets. Its population of almost one billion people comprises a rapidly expanding middle class with ever-increasing wealth and disposable income. Read more >>
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 | Eskinder Nega, an Ethiopian publisher, journalist and blogger who is serving an 18-year jail sentence under anti-terror legislation, has been awarded the 2014 Golden Pen of Freedom. Read more >>
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 | In 18 months time, Euronews, in partnership with the national television channel of the Republic of the Congo, will bring to Africa its unique know-how as a multi-lingual and multi-cultural news channel, Africanews, broadcasting around the clock. Read more >>
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 | Russel Brand Smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices have become essential tools in the business world of today. However... Read more >>
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 | Joachim Kimuli Airtel Rwanda, through its brand ambassador, Aurore Mutesi Kayibanda (Miss Rwanda), has launched an affordable, data enabled phone called 'Nyampinga'. Read more >>
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 | January 2014 saw an increase of 82% in the number of companies using EcoCash Payroll to pay their employees in Zimbabwe. This is reportedly due to the liquidity problems facing some banks. Read more >>
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 | Travelstart, Africa's fastest growing global travel search site will be the first website in Nigeria to offer mobisite bookings via mobile and tablet devices. Read more >>
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 | Kenya's NIC Bank has announced the launch of NOW mobile banking, a platform that facilitates efficient, on-the-go financial services including online cheque deposits. Read more >>
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 | Zimbabwean mobile operator, Telecel, has confirmed that it will be launching a mobile money service this week, reports ITWeb Africa. Read more >>
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 | Issued by All Amber World-renowned mobile expert Tomi Ahonen has been confirmed to deliver a special address during the Mobile East Africa 2014 main conference on 12-13 February, as well as a dedicated full-day workshop on Friday, 14 February. Read more >>
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 | Chris Udemans Kuwaiti telecoms giant Zain has reported 18 per cent growth in its Sudanese revenue despite a 35 per cent devaluation of the Sudanese pound during 2013. Read more >>
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 | Issued by Africa Media Online Africa Media Online manages its picture collections using a system called MEMAT that they have developed over the past 14 years. They've recently created an "Introduction to MEMAT" video to help explain why the system is a significant solution to the challenge of maintaining a digital archive. Read more >>
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 | UN Women and Mara Foundation on 29 January, announced a partnership to enable, empower and inspire women entrepreneurs globally. Read more >>
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 | While many African economies have registered impressive economic growth in recent years, poverty levels across the region have not fallen as much as expected and young people looking for better-paying work have been at a great disadvantage. Read more >>
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 | Paul Adepoju Nigerian e-commerce firm Jumia has won the best Online Retail Brand of the Year award at the Brand Journalists Association of Nigeria (BJAN) Awards. Read more >>
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 | NEW YORK, USA: Twitter has acquired more than 900 patents from computing giant IBM, ending a dispute between the two companies, a joint announcement said. Read more >>
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 | BEIJING, CHINA: In 1984, with only US$25,000 in Chinese government funding and a dusty 20-square-metre bungalow as their headquarters, a small group of scientists in Beijing founded a firm called New Technology Developer Inc. Read more >>
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 | WASHINGTON, USA: Walk into a room of people, and your smartphone can tell if you have a connection to any of them, if it can find the right data. Read more >>
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 | WASHINGTON, USA: The Google Android system was used on 78.9% of smartphones sold globally in 2013, a survey released on Wednesday, 29 January, showed. Read more >>
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 | Government is considering developing a Green Paper on media development and diversity, says the Deputy Minister of Performance Monitoring and Evaluation, Obed Bapela. Read more >>
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 | African leaders on Wednesday accepted President Jacob Zuma's report on progress made on the Nepad Presidential Infrastructure Champion Initiative for the continent, the President's special advisor Lindiwe Zulu told SAnews. Read more >>
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More Government news
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 | Brian Berkman I returned to Bushmans Kloof in the Cederberg to find my healthier inner-self and connected with the ancestors in the process. Read more >>
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 Mobile East Africa 2014 returns to the Southern Sun Mayfair Nairobi, Kenya on 12 to 14 February. Read more >>FIDICAlusani Skills & Training Network® - 24 Mar 2014 to 25 Mar 2014 Johannesburg |
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Lillian Hellman "It is best to act with confidence, no matter how little right you have to it." A. Philip Randolph "Freedom is never given; it is won." Allan Bloom "Education is the movement from darkness to light." |
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