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JEFF CONROY-KRUTZ
In Africa new data suggests citizens' support for press freedoms is in sharp decline... read
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AFRICA
LOUISE MARSLAND
Google launched the Google News Initiative, followed by the GNI Innovation Challenge to aid publishers in Africa transition to digital. We speak to Google's Mich Atagana about the initiative...read
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AFRICA
Publicis Africa has announced that industry heavyweight Odette van der Haar will be joining the agency as MD, strengthening the management team and building on the group's recent growth and successes...read
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AFRICA
Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) has acquired a 60% share in the soft drinks business of Eswatini Beverages Limited...read
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CHAD
30 Chadian journalists trained this month, topping 600 trainees in West and Central Africa since 2018... Read
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GHANA
American celebrity and television host, Steve Harvey will launch and host Fremantle's Family Feud in South Africa and Ghana... Read
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BENIN
The government of Benin should act to decriminalise press offenses, the Committee to Protect Journalists said last week, after journalist Ignace Sossou was convicted of false news for reporting on corporate finances... Read
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EGYPT
U.S. Embassy builds American-Egyptian film industry connections at El Gouna Film Festival... Read
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AFRICA
Siemens launches report on 'Dawn of Digitalization and its Impact on Africa'... Read
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AFRICA
BBC Studios is planning to offer advertising opportunities on its BBC Lifestyle channel for clients across sub-Saharan Africa in countries including Nigeria, Ghana, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya and Ethiopia... Read
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RWANDA
ZUBEIDA JAFFER
African communication professionals have started a movement to rebrand the continent.... Read
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AFRICA
ZEE5 Global is offering its top news channels available free for streaming in select countries in APAC, MENA and Africa... Read
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AFRICA
A newly revamped and focused DISCOP JOHANNESBURG program will see a scope that goes beyond content buying and selling... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
ECKART ZOLLNER
From the Internet of things (IoT) to Artificial Intelligence (AI) to smart cities, to the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), the list of buzzwords is steadily growing with a shortage of tangible and visible planning... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
ANJALI LAI
Direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands are threatening retailer market share with their unconventional business models and provocative brand ethos... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
TALITHA SPYKERMAN
Are you maximising your presence there and ensuring you will get the best return on your promotional investment... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
Mobile device security threats are on the rise and it's not hard to see why... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
LUNGILE MAYINDI
A year ago I had an opportunity to pitch a 360° rebrand for a big TV channel... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
LEIGH ANDREWS
One of the highlights of last year's Loeries Masterclasses was the Women in Marketing (WIM) Africa launch event. Here Andrea Opoku, director and Africa ambassador for Women in Marketing, shares growth since then as well as the context of this year's WIM Africa event on the power of women in influencer marketing, with some interesting global insights... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
If all goes according to plan, French home improvement retailer Leroy Merlin, which opened its first South African store in September last year, will have invested R1bn into its SA operations by the start of 2020... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
PAULA SARTINI
Customer experience is a growing priority for organisations as it is becoming the most critical factor for customers selecting your brand over another... Read
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GLOBAL
LINDA HASSALL
Today, the world of PR, marketing and advertising are connected in more than one way - all of which are complex and granular... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
CHANI MACAULEY
Marketing thought leader, John Grant once said, "Authenticity is the benchmark against which all brands are now judged", and no more valid words could be spoken... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
GARETH HAWKEY
Global economies are under pressure and leaders are constantly on the search for ways to improve customer experience, innovation and growth... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
JUANITA PIENAAR
BrandFusion's Katie Mohamed tells us more about the W-Suit Summit and where it's heading, her career in marketing so far and some of the challenges women in the industry face on a daily basis... Read
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AFRICA
Standard Bank has gained a stake in Nomanini following an investment of $4m. The bank will be able to use Nomanini's fintech platform to uncover data on the informal retail economy... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
Some of SA's biggest retailers, with the aid of WWF, are rolling out standardised recycling instructions, known as On Pack Recycling Labels (OPRLs), which will indicate whether the packaging can or cannot be recycled... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
ISSUED BY BIZCOMMUNITY.COM
Your invitation to the first Trend Report of the new decade!.. Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
LEIGH ANDREWS
One of the most interesting sessions of the DStv Seminar of Creativity at #Loeries2019 creative week touched on the difference between inherent and acquired diversity. But many gloss over these terms as business jargon and don't even know which is which, and why both are valuable to your creativity... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
You probably depend on WhatsApp in your to day-to-day life, to keep in touch with friends and family. But are you making effective use of the popular messaging app as a business tool? Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
DANETTE BREITENBACH
The future of journalism is about the future of democracy, but all over the world journalism is in a crisis - a crisis that threatens not only the journalism sector but democracy itself... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
Clicks has opened its 700th store at Woodstock Quarter in Cape Town. Clicks Group CEO Vikesh Ramsunder says the brand remains committed to investing in SA and are moving towards achieving its target of 900 stores... Read
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AFRICA
KINGSLEY IGHOBOR
What must businesses in Africa do to win tenders from the UN? Are there opportunities for African women entrepreneurs? Read
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ZAMBIA
In Zambia, the digital migration could be delayed by alleged cash flow problems of TopStar, the country's technical partner... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
Hasbro, one of the world's largest toy manufacturers, has stated its ambition to eliminate all plastic in packaging for new products by the end of 2022, including plastic elements like polybags, elastic bands, shrink wrap, window sheets and blister packs... Read
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GLOBAL
Thirty-two global fashion and textile companies, including Adidas, Chanel and H&M, have signed a Fashion Pact, committing to achieving practical objectives together in three areas: climate, biodiversity and oceans... Read
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GLOBAL
Warc has released its 2019 Future of Strategy report on the changing role of strategy within the marketing landscape... Read
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ESWATINI
KOKETSO LEDIGA
The Kingdom of Eswatini's reliance on imported power from its neighbours - Mozambique and South Africa - will be reduced after it issued a request for the qualification and development for a 40MW solar PV plant and a 40MW biomass-to-energy plant... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
RUDEON SNELL
If data is the new oil, artificial intelligence (AI) can arguably be its best drill, able to uncover insights and mine real business value from the huge and complex data sets that typify modern organisations... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
PHILIP DONKERSLEY
It's unlikely that all species of bees will go extinct anytime soon - but current losses could still have a terrible impact on food supplies and ecosystems... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
BARRY VORSTER
The use of technology is crucial for financial services organisations with ambitions of prevailing in a highly contested market. Sustainable productivity improvement in the industry requires technology and humans to work together in fundamentally new relationships - where machines assist humans to fulfil their roles better... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
It is often difficult to communicate exact locations to emergency response teams in South Africa's informal settlements and rural areas and on farms and beachs without any addresses or points of reference nearby... Read
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EQUATORIAL GUINEA
Equatorial Guinea is set to construct the first liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage and regasification plant in West Africa, advancing efforts to monetise gas resources through the creation of a domestic gas-to-power infrastructure... Read
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GLOBAL
CHRIS FREE
As the oceans warm, fish are moving to stay in temperature zones where they have evolved to live. This is helping some species, hurting others and causing a net reduction in potential catch... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
Rising demand in China boosts imports up, securing new opportunities for foreign suppliers... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
Samkelisiwe Hadebe, who is heiress to a maize, soybeans and sugar bean farm in Daggakraal, Mpumalanga previously owned by her grandfather, shares her top five tips on how other budding woman farmers can succeed in the agriculture industry... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
MISHECK MUTIZE & SEAN GOSSEL
The rating agency Fitch recently revised the outlook on South Africa's long-term foreign-currency issuer default rating down from "stable" to "negative"... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
TechBytes Season 2 is a mini-series consisting of 17 bite-sized episodes, unlocking powerful insights within the technology and business space... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
RIZWAN NAWAZ & ADEL SHARIF
Almost all scientists agree that burning fossil fuels is contributing to climate change. But agreement is less clear cut on how exactly it's influencing rising global temperatures... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
The consumer landscape is currently fragmented and polarised, characterised by the double-edged demand of the South African consumer. Some are feeling prosperous, while others are amongst the most stretched spenders... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
Considering the tough economic environment, it has never been more important for small businesses in the logistics sector to keep their supply chains healthy and eliminate costly mistakes... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
Africa's best startups and innovators will be descending on the Mother City for the AfricArena Summit, taking place from 11-12 November 2019... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
COLIN TIMMIS
Think of your business like a human body, because in many respects it is: there are systems that need to work together for it to accomplish what it needs to on a daily basis... Read
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AFRICA
DUAN BIGGS AND MATTHEW H. HOLDEN
Fierce debates over ivory have dominated the global conference for the international trade in species for 30 years, since the first international ivory ban was instituted in 1989... Read
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RWANDA
Volunteers from WSP recently worked with the team from Bridges to Prosperity (B2P) on the ground in Rwanda to build the Kazo Suspended Footbridge situated over the Sebeya River within the Rutsiro municipality.... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
Here is some useful productivity advice for business people who have recently decided to start their own businesses... Read
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AFRICA
A string of successful exploration projects over the last decade has seen the number of African countries with proven oil and gas reserves rise to 28... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
ANDREW ROBINSON
We all know that the way we work has changed considerably over the past few years. So in addition to all the talk around digital disruption and workplace transformation, the topic of work-life balance is high on everyone's agenda too. If it's not, it should be... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
The number of women starting their own businesses has risen dramatically in recent years, with women of all ages taking the leap and launching their own enterprises... Read
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AFRICA
ROLAND BENEDIKTER
Sub-Saharan Africa is at a point where new technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) could present both opportunities and threats to development... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
According to Turner & Townsend's latest annual International Construction Market Survey, the global construction sector entered 2019 with significant momentum and prospects throughout the year are expected to remain buoyant... Read
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GABON
As Gabon works to increase its crude oil production by 50 percent by 2020/2021, US hydrocarbon exploration firm, Vaalco Energy announced that it will begin its drilling campaign the country's offshore this September... Read
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AFRICA
DHL Express has announced the launch of an innovative mobile platform that will allow its customers in sub-Saharan Africa to track and coordinate the delivery of their shipments with greater ease and convenience... Read
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ETHIOPIA
MERON TEFERI TAYE AND ELLEN DYER
In July Ethiopians planted 350 million trees in a single day. This was part of the country's national green legacy initiative to counter environmental degradation and climate change... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
African law firm Bowmans is aiming to unlock more opportunities for its clients and contacts on the African continent with its expansion into Mauritius and Ethiopia... Read
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