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Nandi Zambodla The biggest potential trend for 2018 could be marketers realising it is time to re-evaluate what we know to be true about millennials as a collective...read |
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![(c) shutterpix -](https://biz-file.com/c/1801/425217-120x120.jpg?2) | LAS VEGAS - Facebook on Thursday announced a major update that will put friends and family above pages or celebrities in a user's news feed -- and likely result in people spending less time on the leading social network... read |
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![Image © .](https://biz-file.com/c/1801/425107-120x120.jpg?2) | Leigh Andrews The first work week of 2018 for many was also one where we heard the global female voice loud and clear on social media, with 'celebration emojis' for everything from Iceland's equal pay law to #HereWeAre, #TimesUp and #Oprah2020... read |
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![(c) Valentina Todorova -](https://biz-file.com/c/1801/424970-120x120.jpg?2) | Audrey Naidoo It has practically taken me last year to figure out exactly what is going on behind my digital media buys. For the marketers out there, now is the time to ask the questions from your media agency and to dig deep into the operations behind the scenes... read |
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![Consumer Electronics Show introduces Africa Tech Now](https://biz-file.com/c/1801/424948-120x120.png?2) | Africa Tech Now, the first Africa-dedicated event at the Consumer Electronics Show aims to showcase the African innovation ecosystem, positioning Africa as a major actor in digital transformation... read |
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![#BizTrends2018: Tight budgets, customer demand and African pride driving retail competitiveness](https://biz-file.com/c/1712/423196-120x120.jpg?1) | Lindy Lee Budgets are tight, with rising electricity and petrol prices driving many households to tighten their purse strings. In response, the retail industry is becoming increasingly competitive... read |
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![#Newsmaker: Marli de Wet on her award-winning design project](https://biz-file.com/c/1801/424874-120x120.jpg?2) | Jessica Tennant Last year's winner of the Caesarstone Student Designer Competition, Marli de Wet, will this year take up her prize by attending an international design fair of their choice with her Design Time lecturer... read |
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![#BizTrends2018: To survive, marketing must kill its darlings in 2018](https://biz-file.com/c/1801/424918.jpg) | Tom Manners With being an early mover comes uncertainties that cannot be accounted for a hundred percent, as is the principle of risk and reward... read |
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![Janine Lloyd, CEO of PR Expert.](https://biz-file.com/c/1801/424585-120x120.jpg?2) | Janine Lloyd This year is going to continue to be a tough journey for all businesses as they grapple for market share and growth during a difficult economy... read |
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![Mike Sharman, owner, Retroviral Digital Communications.](https://biz-file.com/c/1801/424908-120x120.jpg) | Mike Sharman Live has been the major evolution in digital over the past two years, but it is still under-utilised from a brand perspective in South Africa... read |
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![#BizTrends2018: 'Privacy by Design' - Africa's best chance for global data protection compliance](https://biz-file.com/c/1801/424886.jpg) | Alexia Christie and Rubeena Parker The European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which will be implemented on 25 May 2018, is raising the bar for data protection globally, and setting a new gold standard in a digitally transforming world... read |
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![Television will endure in a Netflix world](https://biz-file.com/c/1801/424882-120x120.jpg) | In a world where all-episodes-at-once has quickly become ubiquitous, what else will consumers want out of their entertainment experience in the future? read |
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![Combating Africa's inequalities](https://biz-file.com/c/1801/424803-120x120.jpg) | Ernest Harsch In this special coverage of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the focus is on SDG 10, which is "Reduced inequality within and among countries". The aim of SDG 10 is for countries to adopt policies that promote the three dimensions of sustainable development - economic, social and environmental... read |
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![Security police prevent publication of Sudan newspapers](https://biz-file.com/c/1801/424802-120x120.jpg) | Eight newspapers have been prevented from publication and distribution by National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS), this week, amidst protests against recent austerity measures... read |
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![MTN, Ericsson trial 5G technology in Africa](https://biz-file.com/c/1801/424673-120x120.jpg?2) | Following the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) at AfricaCom 2017, MTN and Ericsson have announced the first 5G technology and applications trial in Africa... read |
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![David Tiltman, head of content at Warc.](https://biz-file.com/c/1801/424681-120x120.jpg?2) | Digital transparency will be a key challenge for brands in the year ahead concludes Warc, the global marketing intelligence service, in its 2018 Toolkit... read |
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![African history series from Deutsche Welle](https://biz-file.com/c/1801/424767-120x120.jpg) | Deutsche Welle's history project "African Roots" addresses young Africans and uses animation in an attempt to reveal more about the continent's history... read |
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![Closing the wealth gap in Africa](https://biz-file.com/c/1801/424752.jpg) | Kingsley Ighobor From "Africa Reeling" to "Africa Rising", there's a new narrative for the African continent, now showing promising signs of sustainable growth under more stable governments. read |
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![All images ©](https://biz-file.com/c/1712/423762-120x120.jpg?2) | Jessica Bezuidenhout & Rebecca Davis In 2017, the horrifying extent of State Capture finally became clearer to the South African public. And we would still be languishing in the dark were it not for the whistle-blowers: the handful of courageous South African men and women who did not remain silent in the face of wrongdoing, but stood up and spoke out... read |
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![Zambia's gaming and IoT ecosystem to get a boost](https://biz-file.com/c/1712/423413-120x120.jpg?2) | Zambia is home to a thriving startup scene, which is developing solutions for industries as diverse as media and entertainment, gaming, transport, e-health, and logistics. CEC Liquid will provide startups with high-speed internet access and cloud-based services... read |
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![Ethiopia's new addiction - and what it says about media freedom](https://biz-file.com/c/1801/424629-120x120.jpg) | James Jeffrey KANA TV marks a breakthrough in Ethiopian televised entertainment. It may also signal a shift in Ethiopia's much criticised media environment... read |
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![Matt Preschern, EVP and chief marketing officer of HCL Technologies.](https://biz-file.com/c/1712/423672-120x120.jpg?2) | Matt Preschern When the yachts contesting the Volvo Ocean Race (VOR) left Cape Town bound for Melbourne, Australia. Matt Preschern, EVP and CMO of HCL Technologies, the tech partner of the VOR in Cape Town, shared his five most important trends in marketing today... read |
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![Nicola Cooper, senior trend analyst and cultural strategist at Nicola Cooper & Associates (NC&A).](https://biz-file.com/c/1712/423753-120x120.jpg?2) | Nicola Cooper With the largest 'youth bulge' in the world, the future of Africa is young, dynamic, determined. No one can afford to ignore the youth in Africa and the local and global business community needs to prepare for the ever-connected, younger generations... read |
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![#BizTrends2018: Personalised advertising, robots and AR](https://biz-file.com/c/1801/424030.jpg) | Bianca Quinn-Diavastos 2018 is going to be an incredible year for personalised advertising, robots taking over and your car knowing when you need milk... read |
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![#BizTrends2018: Telling the truth is not a lie](https://biz-file.com/c/1801/424425.jpg) | Samantha Page Remind the world that responsible journalism in a healthy democracy holds power accountable and delivers the truth at all costs, despite what the architects of hate may say... read |
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![#BizTrends2018: A short to-do list for the new year](https://biz-file.com/c/1801/424417.jpg) | Pepe Marais Where does 2018 leave us mere mortals, all analogue by design, in a digital world that is catapulting forward at the speed of light... read |
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![#BizTrends2018: The changing media environment for ad agencies](https://biz-file.com/c/1801/424399.jpg) | Odette van der Haar Like all sectors within the economy, we face economic and political instability which can have an impact on investment and ultimately marketing spend... read |
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![#BizTrends2018: Africans for Africans by Africans](https://biz-file.com/c/1801/424287.jpg) | Nonye Mpho Omotola Africa has a population of over 1 billion people, 70% of which are youthful, aspirational and passionate about their continent. The proposition 'Africans for Africans by Africans' has become a dominant force with young people in Africa... read |
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![#BizTrends2018: An augmented reality check](https://biz-file.com/c/1801/424671-120x120.jpg?2) | Johan Walters If we look at how tech companies are ploughing money into AR and VR developments it's easy to see why analysts are so bullish about the growth in this space... read |
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![#BizTrends2018: Go where the people are](https://biz-file.com/c/1801/424112.jpg) | Gau Narayanan Demands on corporates are changing and agencies need to respond better... read |
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![#BizTrends2018: It is time for marketing professionals to become more innovative](https://biz-file.com/c/1801/424086.jpg) | Desiree Gullan From AI and data visualisation to cutting-edge segmentation and contextual marketing; industry players must have a firm grip on the latest trends... read |
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![#BizTrends2018: Brands need to stop thinking like brands and become more human](https://biz-file.com/c/1801/424078.jpg) | Dean Oelschig Brands need to become more human and create work that receives permission to communicate with their audiences... read |
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![#BizTrends2018: Storytelling has to sit at the core of it all](https://biz-file.com/c/1801/424047.jpg) | Brett Morris 90% of all internet traffic will be video based in 2019: there's absolutely no doubt that the way brands communicate will have to cater for an insatiable need for agile, high-quality video content... read |
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![#BizTrends2018: Three things you have to know about your customers in 2018](https://biz-file.com/c/1801/424039.jpg) | Brandon de Kock There are clear super-trends that determine what people need, what they think and how they are likely to behave. Here then are the 'big three' undercurrents all marketers and brand owners should bear in mind when trying to guess what to do next... read |
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![Heidi Brauer, chief marketing officer, Hollard Insurance.](https://biz-file.com/c/1801/424196-120x120.jpg) | Heidi Brauer A marketing doyen waves her magic wand to wish in the trends she visualises for this year... read |
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![Egypt's Startup Reactor calls for applications](https://biz-file.com/c/1801/424732-120x120.jpg?2) | Egypt's Startup Reactor is seeking applications for its fifth cycle. The six-month accelerator programme is designed to support innovative startups with high growth potential in Egypt... read |
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![Facebook joins Europol talks to fight Islamist propaganda](https://biz-file.com/c/1801/425224-120x120.jpg?2) | THE HAGUE - Facebook took part this week in key talks with European police agencies on how to stop and eliminate violent and terror-related Islamic jihadist posts, in an evolving battle against such propaganda... read |
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![Powerful, but perhaps not quite as much as promised | ©](https://biz-file.com/c/1801/425157-120x120.jpg?2) | OSLO - Nearly 80 Tesla owners in Norway have sued the US automaker over misleading advertising, saying their electric car did not deliver the promised performance, Norwegian daily Dagens Naeringsliv (DN) reported on Thursday... read |
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![Rio brings in state law cracking down on sexist ads](https://biz-file.com/c/1801/425091-120x120.jpg?2) | RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil's Rio de Janeiro state on Wednesday brought in a law cracking down on ads deemed to be sexist, threatening violators with hefty fines... read |
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![CPJ announces press oppressors' awards amid Trump's fake news awards](https://biz-file.com/c/1801/424762-120x120.jpg?2) | As US President Donald Trump announces his "fake media" awards, the CPJ names its global press oppressors - world leaders who use rhetoric, legal action, and censorship to try to silence their critics... read |
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![BBC China editor quits in equal pay protest](https://biz-file.com/c/1801/424536-120x120.jpg?2) | BBC journalist Carrie Gracie announced Monday she had quit her post as China editor in protest at an "indefensible pay gap" at the British broadcaster, winning support from dozens of colleagues... read |
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![Twitter won't block world leaders, citing need for discourse](https://biz-file.com/c/1801/424512-120x120.jpg?2) | Twitter announced Friday it would not block the accounts of world leaders even if their statements are "controversial," citing a need to promote a "public conversation" on political issues... read |
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![IHG debuts in Algeria, opens Holiday Inn Algiers in strategic move](https://biz-file.com/c/1801/424956-120x120.jpg?1) | IHG has made its debut in Algeria with the opening of Holiday Inn Algiers - Cheraga Tower, bringing the group's portfolio to 25 operational hotels across nine countries in Africa... read |
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![Ready or not, technology rings the changes for African agricultural sector](https://biz-file.com/c/1801/424940-120x120.jpg?2) | Josua Taljaard Smart farming isn't a new emerging tech conversation and, on a global level, we have reached a point where the actual benefits of technology deployments in farming are being seen... the digital disruptor in farming is already here... read |
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![stevepb via](https://biz-file.com/c/1801/425111-120x120.jpg?2) | According to the latest FAO Food Price Index, global food prices declined in December. However, the index averaged 174.6 points in 2017, up 8.2% from 2016 and reaching the highest annual average since 2014... read |
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![Photo:](https://biz-file.com/c/1801/424935-120x120.jpg?2) | YAOUNDE - Forty-three gold diggers died in abandoned mines in Cameroon in the first 10 months of last year, a watchdog group said... read |
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![#BizTrends2018: Sub-Saharan Africa real estate opportunities abound](https://biz-file.com/c/1801/424543-120x120.jpg?2) | Malcolm Horne To some people, Africa south of the Sahara is an unknown - a region of which to be wary. But to informed investors and entrepreneurs, the picture is different - not an easy place to do business but where keen intuition and foresight reveal opportunities... read |
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![Michal Kotzé, PwC Africa energy utilities & resources leader.](https://biz-file.com/c/1801/424567-120x120.jpg?2) | Michal Kotzé The mining industry in Africa is undergoing significant change, including an increase in exploration and commodity prices, and therefore boasts significant potential for investors with regard to its vast supply of mineral reserves and production... read |
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![SuSanA Secretariat via](https://biz-file.com/c/1801/424686-120x120.jpg?2) | Ian Scoones Mnangagwa has no option but to tackle land reform if he's serious about getting Zimbabwe's economy back on track. This is because agriculture continues to play a significant role... read |
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![Ma_Rika via](https://biz-file.com/c/1801/424720-120x120.jpg?2) | Njideka Agbo The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have said that a temperature rise of just 2.1 degrees centigrade might put an to the chocolate industry... read |
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![Test run for Metrobus in Maputo](https://biz-file.com/c/1712/423524-120x120.jpg?2) | The combined road and rail scheme for the Greater Maputo Metropolitan Area, known as the Metrobus, undertook its first, experimental journey on Monday, reports the independent television station STV... read |
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![Jobs and robots: bracing for technological disruptions to come](https://biz-file.com/c/1801/424140-120x120.jpg?2) | Calestous Juma Rapid advances in artificial intelligence and the rapid adoption of robots across diverse industries are stalking the fear of jobless growth. Responses to these developments have focused on what to do to ensure that robots don't steal jobs... read |
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![Mohammed Osman al-Rikabi, Sudanese finance minister. Photo: Sudan Vision Daily](https://biz-file.com/c/1801/424068-120x120.jpg?2) | KHARTOUM - Sudanese Finance Minister Mohammed Osman al-Rikabi said that banks across the world are still wary of working with Khartoum despite the US ending a trade embargo... read |
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![Photo: Banknotenews.com](https://biz-file.com/c/1801/423974-120x120.jpg?2) | NOUAKCHOTT - Small lines formed at banks in Mauritania on New Year's Day as customers withdrew new banknotes and swapped cheque books after the government revamped the currency, the ouguiya, in a bid to fight inflation... read |
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![Photo: Botswana Youth Magazine](https://biz-file.com/c/1712/423608-120x120.jpg?2) | A World Bank report shows that Botswana has the highest new business density in Africa... read |
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![Damian Michael](https://biz-file.com/c/1712/423847-120x120.jpg?2) | Damian Michael I recently travelled to Dubai to attend the 37th Gitex Technology Week - where the future of business begins. Tech pioneers and futurists, business leaders and IT professionals come to GITEX to experience the world's most advanced technology... read |
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![Unki Mine. Photo: Amplats](https://biz-file.com/c/1712/423821-120x120.jpg?2) | Allan Seccombe Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) is nearing completion of a $62m platinum group metal smelter at its Unki mine in Zimbabwe, meeting that government's demands for greater beneficiation of the industrial and precious metal... read |
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![Image source:](https://biz-file.com/c/1801/424179-120x120.jpg?2) | Ralph Hamann Technological advances associated with the fourth industrial revolution - including artificial intelligence - allow the automation of an increasingly wide array of processes in increasingly interactive and sophisticated ways... read |
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![Mali's cultural capital shows how citizen-centred development can trump gentrification](https://biz-file.com/c/1712/423752-120x120.jpg?2) | Jenny Mbaye In the first week of every February, the streets of Ségou in Mali come to life... read |
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![Image source:](https://biz-file.com/c/1712/423899-120x120.jpg?2) | Alison Groves According to the latest United Nations Economic Commission for Africa report, Africa is the fastest urbanising region after Asia. The report also highlights that despite the current slowdown in many African economies... read |
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![AFP / Ampe Rogerio](https://biz-file.com/c/1712/423888-120x120.jpg?2) | Angola has suffered a week of fuel shortages, a bitter irony for one of Africa's leading oil producers, and a hardship that some people blame on opponents of President Joao Lourenco... read |
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![African solutions urgently sought for agricultural revolution](https://biz-file.com/c/1801/424102-120x120.jpg?2) | Hans Wetzels GMO technology could kick-start "an agricultural revolution" in Africa, but the continent's failure to invest in agriculture could create an opportunity for companies such as Monsanto, Bayer and others... read |
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![Bamboo - untapped green gold](https://biz-file.com/c/1712/423633-120x120.jpg?2) | Girmachew Gashaw Ethiopia has the largest area of bamboo in Africa. However, this green gold is poorly managed and exploited, say expert investors... read |
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![#BizTrends2018: Why education is the next big trend in African agriculture](https://biz-file.com/c/1801/424479-120x120.jpg?2) | Howard Blight Four key trends require immediate scrutiny: consolidation, transformation, technology and agri-education. Importantly, the upscaling of agricultural education is the crystalising requirement to strengthen and contextualise these trends... read |
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![Study: African surgical patients twice as likely to die](https://biz-file.com/c/1801/424294-120x120.jpg?2) | At 2%, Africa's post-operative mortality rate is twice the global average... read |
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![Antiretroviral treatment prevents the virus from multiplying and prolongs the lives of HIV positive people. Thomas Mukoya/Reuters](https://biz-file.com/c/1801/424093-120x120.jpg?2) | Griffins Manguro The World Health Organisation (WHO) has clear markers on the road to controlling the global HIV/AIDS pandemic... read |
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