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Eleni Mourdoukoutas Turning a digital divide into dividends will require effort in Africa, but the rewards are great...read |
| | Discovery Channels is renewing its partnership with the Jozi Film Festival once again to find its next great African filmmaker...read |
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![Emerging technologies harnessed for economic development of Africa](https://biz-file.com/c/1802/429950-300x156.png) An African Union high level panel on emerging technologies is to meet at #AIS2018 in Kigali, June 6-8, 2018...read | ![Jarred Cinman, chief creative officer for VML, EMEA will be taking over as CEO of VML South Africa.](https://biz-file.com/c/1802/429553-300x156.jpg?2)
Danette Breitenbach With the official announcement of the integration of Y&R and Native VML comes a number of changes in Native VML's management...read | ![Data costs impacting African economies](https://biz-file.com/c/1802/428854-300x156.png?3)
Duduzile Mkhwanazi Education is food for the mind. It nourishes the brain. It develops intellectual and emotional maturity. Collectively it creates innovative people who improve their economy...read |
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![CPJ calls on Ethiopia to drop case against Zone 9 blogger](https://biz-file.com/c/1802/429951-120x120.jpg) | The Committee to Protect Journalists called on Ethiopian authorities to drop an incitement charge against Zone 9 blogger Atnafu Berhane... read |
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![DSTV and GOtv fight for their lives in Nigeria](https://biz-file.com/c/1802/429906-120x120.jpg) | The Federal Government in Nigeria notified the management of MultiChoice DSTV/GOtv that their operations in Nigeria will come to an end in 2019 as their license expires June next year... read |
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![Reddy with team Grid, celebrating their Grand Prix at Loeries 2017.](https://biz-file.com/c/1802/429322-120x120.jpg?2) | Leigh Andrews Soon after the Loeries' 40-year logo and branding refresh was announced I caught up with Nathan Reddy of specialist brand agency Grid Worldwide. He explains the importance of the 'reduce to amplify' movement and how this mindset guided the Loeries' brand refresh... read |
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![Dedicated Lego channel for Africa, MENA](https://biz-file.com/c/1802/429653-120x120.jpg) | iflix signs multi-year deal with Lego, launches dedicated channel in Africa and the Middle East... read |
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![Federico de Nardis,CEO Of GroupM Sub-Saharan Africa.](https://biz-file.com/c/1802/429646-120x120.jpg) | Federico de Nardis has been named CEO Of GroupM Sub-Saharan Africa... read |
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![Africa Tech Summit kicks off in Kigali](https://biz-file.com/c/1802/429461-120x120.jpg?2) | Gabriella Mulligan The Africa Tech Summit kicked off in Kigali, Rwanda, yesterday, 14 February 2018, bringing together over 250 delegates to discuss key opportunities and challenges emerging across the continent's tech space... read |
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![Food trends could drive production decisions](https://biz-file.com/c/1802/429476-120x120.jpg?2) | Frikkie Maré Consumer requests at food outlets travel back through the value chain to the producers of the necessary raw products, which will again go through new types of processing to reach the consumer at some point in the future... read |
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![ECOWAS court rules Gambia violated rights of journalists](https://biz-file.com/c/1802/429452-120x120.jpg) | The Committee to Protect Journalists called on the Gambian government to act on a judgment passed today by the Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to immediately repeal its laws on criminal libel, sedition, and false news... read |
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![Nigerian e-library startup Panacea launches Android app](https://biz-file.com/c/1802/429438-120x120.jpg?2) | Tom Jackson Nigerian e-library startup Panacea has launched its Android app, which allows users to rent books, search for study mates and create book clubs... read |
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![Ethiopian journalists Eskinder Nega and Woubshet Taye released](https://biz-file.com/c/1802/429448-120x120.jpg) | Ethiopian journalist Eskinder Nega has finally been released from prison... read |
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![Why analogue values are the future for digital strategies](https://biz-file.com/c/1802/429376-120x120.jpg) | Roxanne Marais Roxanne Marais unpacks why she thinks analogue values are the future for digital strategies... read |
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![Campaign to raise awareness on migration dangers](https://biz-file.com/c/1802/429418-120x120.jpg) | The International Organization for Migration (IOM) Ghana has concluded a safe migration information campaign... read |
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![Safaricom launches music streaming service](https://biz-file.com/c/1802/429417-120x120.jpg) | Safaricom has announced the launch of their streaming service in Kenya... read |
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![Why it's time to reevaluate your customer communication, starting with email](https://biz-file.com/c/1802/429073-120x120.jpg?2) | Wynand Smit Email is by no means going the way of the fax machine just yet; most companies use it, and yet most don't use email very well... read |
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![Unilever threatens to pull ads from 'divisive platforms'](https://biz-file.com/c/1802/429179-120x120.jpg?2) | THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Anglo-Dutch consumer giant Unilever, one of the world's largest advertisers, threatened on Monday to snub digital platforms that fail to protect children or help "create division" in society... read |
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![The state of PR in the new age](https://biz-file.com/c/1802/429225-120x120.jpg?2) | Thandukwazi Gcabashe Traditional vs digital PR. Is it two sides of the same coin? read |
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![Fox Networks Group in Africa announces new content deal with 20th Century Fox Television Distribution](https://biz-file.com/c/1802/429340.jpg) | Issued By Fox Network Group Hit shows like The Gifted, The Resident and Ghosted will be joining the Fox Africa schedule... read |
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![11 valuable lessons from 11 wonder women in digital](https://biz-file.com/c/1802/429252-120x120.jpg?2) | Carmen Murray Carmen Murray, shines a light on some of the female trailblazers bucking the digital trend in South Africa... read |
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![Kenya's Sokowatch to expand after revenue growth](https://biz-file.com/c/1802/428884-120x120.jpg?2) | Tom Jackson Kenyan startup Sokowatch, a mobile-based ordering and delivery network for small shops, has revealed plans to expand to Mombasa in the third quarter of this year... read |
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![18 reasons why...](https://biz-file.com/c/1802/429502.jpg) | Issued By Vicinity Media You should be getting True Location from Vicinity Media... read |
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![Microsoft 4Afrika launches AppFactory in Kenya](https://biz-file.com/c/1802/429121.jpg) | Tom Jackson The United States International University - Africa (USIU-Africa), in collaboration with Microsoft's 4Afrika Initiative, has launched Kenya's first AppFactory at the Incubation and Innovation Center (I2C) in Nairobi, aimed at improving local IT skills... read |
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![The Give Art Life book by Cullinan for client Absa L'Atelier.](https://biz-file.com/c/1802/429069-120x120.png?2) | Leigh Andrews While the advertising industry is cluttered with award shows, the Midas Awards that recognise the world's best financial advertising are ones to watch as this form of brand messaging is aimed at gaining the rarest kind of consumer trust imaginable. Here's how SA's own Cullinan agency recently proved its weight in gold... read |
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![Colours of the Alphabet.](https://biz-file.com/c/1802/429009-120x120.jpg) | AfriDocs, the free streaming platform for the best documentaries in Africa is presenting the unique film project 'Colours of the Alphabet' for streaming for free for 30 days... read |
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![Brent Spilkin and Vega introduce WTF, new course for freelancers](https://biz-file.com/c/1802/428977-120x120.jpg?1) | Jessica Tennant South Africans are three times more likely to freelance than their global counterparts, but the freelance movement is not a millennial movement, says Brent Spilkin, also known as 'Spillly', author of What the Freelance... read |
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![Africa CEO Forum 2017.](https://biz-file.com/c/1802/428900-120x120.jpg) | With its chosen theme, 'African Champions: Powering Competitiveness', the Africa CEO Forum 2018 aims to enable its participants to formulate action plans for the transformation of the continent's large companies... read |
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![Michele Pelino](https://biz-file.com/c/1802/428779-120x120.jpg?2) | IoT will move beyond proof of concept and into mainstream adoption in 2018 and, as recent breaches have shown, leaders must stay up to date with this constantly changing environment... read |
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![Ringier Africa signs pan-African content agreement with NYT](https://biz-file.com/c/1802/429059.png) | Ringier Africa Digital Publishing will publish New York Times journalism under its new media brand Pulse in Ghana, Kenya and Nigeria... read |
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![Strategic appointment for Burson-Marsteller Africa](https://biz-file.com/c/1802/429077.jpg) | Burson-Marsteller Africa has strengthened its financial and investor relations offering... read |
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![Facebook, Twitter not fully complying with consumer rules: EU](https://biz-file.com/c/1802/429700.jpg) | The European Commission said on Thursday that certain social media companies need to do more to fully comply with EU consumer rules, singling out in particular Facebook and Twitter... read |
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![Google takes on Snapchat with its own 'Stories' format](https://biz-file.com/c/1802/429218-120x120.jpg?2) | PARIS, France - Google launched its own "stories" format on Tuesday to compete with Snapchat and Instagram with image-driven news articles aimed at mobile phone and tablet users... read |
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![Meet Graham campaign created by Clemenger BBDO Melbourne for Australia's Transport Accident Commission. Image supplied.](https://biz-file.com/c/1802/428822-120x120.jpg?2) | The Gunn Report, the global index of creative excellence in advertising, has released the results of the newly launched Gunn 100 with SA in the 24th spot... read |
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![Paris](https://biz-file.com/c/1802/429826-120x120.jpg?2) | Dagmar Haase In late January 2018, Paris seemed to be drowning... read |
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![Sergei Andreichuk via](https://biz-file.com/c/1802/429534-120x120.jpg?2) | Rosemary Mirondo Tanzania - The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa has started an initiative to support 3.5 million small-scale farmers to sustainably transform their mode of farming to commercially viable and profitable... read |
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![CIAT via](https://biz-file.com/c/1802/429668-120x120.jpg?2) | Emmanuel Ntirenganya Rwanda - A new variety of highly productive banana plants will be distributed to farmers starting next month in a bid to improve banana production and fight disease... read |
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![Image source:](https://biz-file.com/c/1802/429833-120x120.jpg?2) | Mozambique authorities last week introduced water rationing to more than a million residents in the capital Maputo due to a severe drought... read |
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![Darvin.wilson via](https://biz-file.com/c/1802/429656-120x120.jpg?2) | Lara Bianchi Women form an estimated 75% of workers at production level in Kenya and have seen some positive improvements in their employment conditions and rights over the years. But it hasn't been an easy journey... read |
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![Hilton Heliopolis lobby (Image Supplied)](https://biz-file.com/c/1802/429460-120x120.jpg?2) | Hilton continues to grow and develop in Egypt with the opening of the Hilton Cairo Heliopolis and by confirming plans for the debut of its luxury brand Waldorf Astoria in Egypt later this year... read |
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![Image Supplied](https://biz-file.com/c/1802/429631-120x120.jpg?2) | With a 7% increase in arrivals from South Africa to the paradise island of Mauritius for the year ended December 2017, it is clear that this luxurious, 5-star holiday destination remains very much in demand for local travellers. read |
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![The real reason why cities in sub-Saharan Africa aren't issuing municipal bonds](https://biz-file.com/c/1802/429633-120x120.jpg?2) | Jeremy Gorelick Cities around the world have been financing their long-term investment needs through municipal bonds for centuries... read |
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![How about a 'Gauteng Silicon Valley'?](https://biz-file.com/c/1802/429427-120x120.jpg?2) | According to MTN Business, more needs to be done to connect and amplify the milestones that the provincial government, the private sector, and universities have done to build a digital city in Johannesburg... read |
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![TheDigitalArtist via](https://biz-file.com/c/1802/429134-120x120.jpg?2) | The Zimbabwean government has reportedly set up a committee that will spearhead the process of compensating white farmers whose farms were seized during the country's controversial land reform programme... read |
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![Mark Bristow, CEO Randgold Resources](https://biz-file.com/c/1802/429173-120x120.jpg?2) | Allan Seccombe For a CEO who has spurned SA and its uncertain regulatory environment, changes in the mining code of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)... read |
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![Harnessing tech to sustain the brick and mortar store](https://biz-file.com/c/1802/429238-120x120.jpg?2) | Online shopping has never been easier or more intuitive. You're at work or laying in bed, and with a simple click of the mouse you can book a dream vacation or the latest curved smart television... read |
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![Ethiopian Aviation Academy rated top training centre in Africa](https://biz-file.com/c/1802/429343-120x120.jpg?2) | Ethiopian Aviation Academy (EAA), has been ranked among the top World Aviation Training Centers by Aviation Voice, a global aviation news provider engaged in the ranking of global aviation training centres... read |
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![Release of sterile mosquitoes a "publicity stunt"](https://biz-file.com/c/1802/429347-120x120.jpg?2) | Although the long-term underlying intention is reduce malaria in Africa, the release of genetically modified (GM) "male-sterile" mosquitoes in Burkina Faso this year by the Target Malaria research consortium has no real benefit... read |
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![How Nigeria's Thrive Agric is crowdfunding farmers](https://biz-file.com/c/1802/428990-120x120.jpg?2) | Tom Jackson Nigerian startup Thrive Agric is using a crowdfunding platform to provide farmers with the finance they need to grow their businesses and offer ordinary people the chance to invest in agriculture... read |
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![Africa needs to invest more in its water professionals](https://biz-file.com/c/1802/428992-120x120.jpg?2) | Nelson Odume and Andrew Slaughter The African continent is disproportionately affected by extreme climate... read |
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![Connected Network in the battle to control plant disease in sub-Saharan Africa](https://biz-file.com/c/1802/429001-120x120.jpg?2) | A ground-breaking project which aims to build a sustainable network of international scientists and researchers to tackle vector-borne plant disease that devastates crops in sub-Saharan Africa... read |
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![Oserian Technical Director, Hamish Ker, explains how the company utilises geothermal power in its greenhouses](https://biz-file.com/c/1802/429264-120x120.jpg?2) | Oserian Development Corporation has come up with a raft of measures aimed at maintaining production over a long period of time without compromising on natural systems or its responsibility to workers, suppliers and the local communities... read |
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![Jonny_Joka via](https://biz-file.com/c/1802/429222-120x120.jpg?2) | Visitor arrivals numbered some 11.4 million, a 10% increase over 2016, with tourists from "emerging markets" such as China and Brazil joining those from France, Spain and Germany... read |
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![For global water crisis, climate may be the last straw](https://biz-file.com/c/1802/429075-120x120.jpg?2) | Before man-made climate change kicked in - and well before "Day Zero" in Cape Town, where taps may run dry in early May - the global water crisis was upon us... read |
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![Significant growth in festive retail spending driven by stronger rand and lower inflation](https://biz-file.com/c/1802/428627-120x120.jpg?2) | South African consumer spending showed a healthy improvement over the festive season, with retail sales volumes rising 3.8% year-on-year... read |
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![Jameserickuzwa via](https://biz-file.com/c/1802/428768-120x120.jpg?2) | Raphael Obonyo "To achieve food sufficiency and turn the continent into a net food exporter, Africa must empower smallholder farmers, who constitute 70% of the population and produce 80% of the food consumed in the continent." read |
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![allen watkin via](https://biz-file.com/c/1802/428817-120x120.jpg?2) | The government is in the process of reviewing the country's visa requirements to boost tourism and attract foreign direct investment... read |
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![picupyourphoto via](https://biz-file.com/c/1802/428823-120x120.jpg?2) | Obtala Limited announced further advancements into the West African forestry market, with the proposed acquisition of NSMS... read |
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![#BizFinFocus: The Blockchain Africa Conference 2018 attracts big-name sponsors](https://biz-file.com/c/1802/428842.jpg) | Issued By Bitcoin Events Conference organisers Bitcoin Events have announced that Microsoft South Africa and IBM are the main sponsors and partners of the Blockchain Africa Conference 2018... read |
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![AFI CT Fashion Week to celebrate Africa](https://biz-file.com/c/1802/429178-120x120.png?2) | African Fashion International (AFI) has rebranded its fashion week properties to AFI Cape Town Fashion Week and AFI Joburg Fashion Week. AFI Cape Town Fashion Week will take place from 21-24 March 2018. read |
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