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Africa Day: Bringing what was free to paid-for TV

Thinus Ferreira delves deeper into how DSTV plans to extend the SABC news channel into Africa, with the public broadcaster's 24-hour TV news channel now available to the rest of the continent on the pay-TV platform's channel 404.

Amr Shady feels technology definitely paints a brighter future for Africa, particularly as we celebrate Africa Day today, on 25 May.

But all the celebration doesn't mean it's time to rest on our laurels, as modernising local economies is also important for Africa's future, making the continent more competitive by raising people's living standards, especially with Africa's population set to triple by 2050 - this is according to the African Economic Outlook 2015, released at the African Development Bank Group's 50th Annual Meetings.

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Weekly top stories
DSTV extends SABC news channel into Africa

Thinus Ferreira

MultiChoice is extending the footprint of the South African public broadcaster's 24-hour TV news channel, SABC News, on its DStv satellite pay-TV platform to the rest of the continent...

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Technology paints a brighter future for Africa

Amr Shady

Turning tales of hardship into progress, passionate Africans innovatively use technology to improve life on the continent, fuelling future human progress and development especially on the continent's hard-hit rural areas...

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Modernising local economies important for Africa's future

With Africa's population set to triple by 2050, modernising local economies will be vital to make the continent more competitive and to increase people's living standards, according to the African Economic Outlook 2015...

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Biz Takeouts
SOUTH AFRICA
[Biz Takeouts Podcast] 132: Digicape launches iBeacon technology in South Africa
On the last Biz Takeouts Marketing and Media Radio show, host Warren Harding interviewed Daniel Gross, Gerhard de Kock and Scott Cundill... read more>>
Cinema
SOUTH AFRICA
Register for Durban FilmMart now
Registration for the sixth Durban FilmMart (DFM) has opened. The event will be held from 17 to 20 July 2015 at various venues in Durban... read more>>
SOUTH AFRICA
DFM announces selected African projects at Cannes
Digital
UGANDA
Uganda: And the 2015 ICT gurus are...

Samson Baranga

The fifth edition of the Annual Communications Innovation Awards (ACIA) took place last Friday evening at the Sheraton Kampala hotel... read more>>
AFRICA
The 2015 Orange African Social Venture Prize launched
The initiative aims to encourage innovative start-up projects which help to accelerate development on the African continent... read more>>
SOUTH AFRICA
Leading tech agency joins VAS Africa and AfricaCom as media partner in Africa

Issued by Duo Marketing

As a digital PR consultancy servicing technology clients, it made sense for DUO Marketing & Communications to partner with the leading mobile and telecoms conferences on the annual events calendar... read more>>
Events & Conferencing
AFRICA
Nigerian business owners meet to promote entrepreneurship
Over 1000 carefully selected entrepreneurs made up of young business owners residing in Nigeria and in the Diaspora will be meeting at the NAF Conference Centre in Abuja on 3-4 August for Young Nigerians CEO's Conference and Exhibition 2015... read more>>
Media
LIBERIA
Female journalists seek protection
Journalists in Liberia have mandated the Press Union of Liberia (PUL) to work with all media institutions in the country to ensure access and apply gender media policy... read more>>
SOUTH AFRICA
More on Most Africa awards
Wag the Dog Publishers are branching out into Africa and launching two new awards in the Most Awards category... read more>>
Mobile
ZIMBABWE
Zimbabwe's Econet reports 41% drop in profits

Malcom Sharara

HARARE: Zimbabwe's biggest mobile company Econet Wiresless reported a 41% drop in profits, dragged down by significant tariff cuts, punitive regulatory measures and a deflationary economic environment in the country... read more>>
ZIMBABWE
Telecomms infrastructure sharing the in-thing

Koliwe Nyoni- Majama and Christopher Musodza

The current debate around the sharing of infrastructure by mobile phone and internet companies is one that calls for sincere dialogue among key stakeholders, who include policymakers... read more>>
Newspapers
ZIMBABWE
New bosses for Zimpapers
Zimbabwe Newspapers (1980) Limited has appointed Delma Lupepe and Pikirayi Deketeke as chairman and chief executive office of the media, printing and packaging group respectively... read more>>
Online Media
SOUTH AFRICA
Online TV, live from Africa

Leigh Andrews

Two young, black females. One hot new online TV platform. Welcome to Aza TV, launched by Sorele Media on 20 May 2015... read more>>
KENYA
'Most Kenyans' in internet job hunt

Francis Oduor

Kenyan internet users spend most of their time online looking for jobs, a study has revealed... read more>>
PR & Communications
SOUTH AFRICA
We are because of PR

Issued by Bizcommunity.com

A paraphrase of the definition of Ubuntu - we are because you are - goes some way to explain that apart from our pride in being Africa's premier B2B news distribution channel, Bizcommunity is also proud to be home to a great many of the continent's foremost PR, marketing and digital communications professionals... read more>>
Radio
AFRICA
Ebizradio.com aims across Africa with Tuluntulu
Ebizradio.com, one of Africa's business audio stream platforms, has added the Tuluntulu app, designed to stream video and now audio on low-bandwidth connections in developing markets... read more>>
Retail
SOUTH AFRICA
Spar close to signing deal in Zambia

Zeenat Moorad

Having recently bedded down an Irish acquisition, Spar Group yesterday, 20 May 2015, said it was close to signing a deal to expand into Zambia... read more>>
SOUTH AFRICA
African Free Trade Area - new era for Africa
Negotiations around the establishment of a single free trade area, spanning across 26 nations known as the Tripartite Free Trade Area have been finalised, with the launch expected in May 2015... read more>>
Sponsorship
AFRICA
JOVAGO partners with Africa Fashion Week 2015
JOVAGO, Africa's hotel booking portal, has partnered with Africa Fashion Week Nigeria (AFWN) 2015 to give 25% discount off every hotel booked for AFWN 2015... read more>>
TV
ZIMBABWE
Digitisation - ZTV blackout looms
Zimbabwe will likely miss the June 17 International Telecommunications Union (ITU) deadline to migrate from analogue to digital television broadcasting, media analysts have warned... read more>>
International
UNITED STATES
Inglorious Fruits & Vegetables - best ad in the world, at NY Festivals
The 'Inglorious Fruits & Vegetables' campaign, produced by Marcel Paris for client Intermarché, the commercial French supermarket, was awarded 'Best of Show' at the 2015 New York Festivals International Advertising Awards, late last week in New York... read more>>
UNITED STATES
IWMF announces Courage in Journalism Award winners
WASHINGTON DC, US: The International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF) has announced the 2015 Courage in Journalism and Lifetime Achievement Award winners read more>>
UNITED KINGDOM
Majority of mobile data traffic to offload to Wi-Fi networks by 2019
According to Juniper Research, UK, the forecast is that mobile data traffic, generated by smartphones, feature phones and tablets, will approach almost 197,000 PB (Petabytes) by 2019... read more>>
NEW ZEALAND
UN slams Nauru for Facebook ban, stifling dissent
UNITED STATES
China makes major changes to its advertising laws
More International
Government news
COTE D'IVOIRE
Launch of African Economic Outlook 2015
The African Development Bank (AfDB), the OECD Development Centre and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) will publish their joint African Economic Outlook 2015... read more>>
AFRICA
Belgium threatens to cut Burundi aid
BRUSSELS: Belgium warned Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza on Thursday it would end all direct aid if he went ahead with his run for a third term in power that has prompted violent protests... read more>>
SOUTH AFRICA
New survey highlights corruption and conflict in SADC countries
The Centre has launched its "Ethics and Compliance Risk Survey 2014". This survey covers ethical and compliance risks faced by South African companies with operations in the SADC... read more>>
AFRICA
Africa must open up to Africa, says Uhuru
More Government news
Business
SOUTH AFRICA
Why your P@s$word is a fail

Jonas Thulin

Passwords have become practically useless as the sole security measure protecting your personal information... read more>>
SOUTH AFRICA
Focus increasingly falls on balanced leaders

Michelle Moss

Leadership styles change. What never changes is the need for corporate leaders to motivate teams, make profits and deliver efficiency improvements... read more>>
Jobs offered


New events to diarise
Attractions Africa Conference 2015
Attractions Management - 3 Jun 2015 to 4 Jun 2015, Cape Town

2015 Africa CEO Roundtable and Conference on CSR
ThistlePraxis Consulting Limited - 18 Jun 2015 to 19 Jun 2015, Lagos

IABC Africa 22nd Annual Conference
IABC Africa Region - 29 Jul 2015 to 31 Jul 2015, Johannesburg

2015 All Africa Business Leaders Awards
ABN Productions - 26 Aug 2015, Lagos | 17 Sep 2015, Nairobi | 1 Oct 2015, Johannesburg | 13 Nov 2015, Johannesburg

Geo Empower Africa Summit
Fleming Gulf - 6 Oct 2015 to 7 Oct 2015, Santiago, Chile

Upcoming events
Namibia Careers Expo
Namibia Careers Expo - 26 May 2015 to 28 May 2015, Windhoek

Mobile Business Seminar
Knowledge Integration Web (Pty) Ltd - 28 May 2015, Windhoek

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