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TALITHA SPYKERMAN
In many articles I have written, I have taken a closer look at not just what's trending in 2019, but how adopting some of the featured marketing methods can work for your business or brand... read
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AFRICA
Release of a unique publication on SDG 17 that promotes partnerships to transform Africa and the world...read
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AFRICA
Businesses in Africa can't ignore WhatsApp as a potential connection point to customers to revolutionise their user experience...read
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AFRICA
Young Africans will "produce the magic" says AU chief, as the UN sounds warning on Sustainable Development Goals...read
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UGANDA
Ugandan TV presenter Solomon Serwanjja wins fifth BBC World News Komla Dumor Award... Read
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EGYPT
Egyptian authorities must immediately release any journalists arrested covering protests and stop restricting access to news and social media websites, the Committee to Protect Journalists said... Read
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AFRICA
Africa edition of Fort Boyard reality TV show launched for the continent and local celebs... Read
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DR CONGO
DgTV is preparing to launch its commercial activities, in the DRC... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
There's a lot of talk about future cities, many of them being the sprawling metropolises of the world. The new world order for professionals, executives, and indeed millennial behaviour is to catch a taxi to work if needed, then to walk from work to gym, move on to coffee with friends - and cycle, walk or take a quick Uber home... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
ZAMA MLANJANA
With the surge of e-commerce in recent years, retail marketers have experienced a shift from generic marketing to customer-focused marketing that looks deeply into data to drive more real customer experience... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
ANDREW ROBINSON
Perennials: an evergreen generation who remain curious and relevant despite their advancing age. This generation is energetic, switched on and most importantly, employable... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
According to the latest Deloitte Millennial survey*, it seems that most millennials have the same concerns when it comes to finding happiness and fulfillment in the workplace... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
ROBIN FREDERICKS
According to the WWF, a bid to improve the traceability of supply chains around the world is top of mind with a major focus on transparency - but how is technology disruption promoting business growth? Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
As the world strives to keep pace with the Fourth Industrial Revolution, as millennials enter the workforce, and as post-millennials enrol at educational facilities, a common requirement is the embracement of technology Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
SINDY PETERS
A finalist for the 2019 SAB Foundation Social Innovation Award, Vollar has been making waves on the social enterprise scene since its inception. The new digital currency, as its name suggests, comes with an interesting twist... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
By 2021, over 20-million South Africans will shop online. Yet, while the commercial opportunity is obvious, local brands aren't taking full advantage... Read
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AFRICA
Rand Merchant Bank's ninth edition of 'Where to Invest in Africa', lists the sectors that are key to unlocking the continent's growth potential... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
RACHEL ADAMS
Suggest to Samsung's Virtual Personal Assistant Bixby, "Let's talk dirty", and the female voice will respond with a honeyed accent: "I don't want to end up on Santa's naughty list." Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
ANDREW WEINBERG
According to the UCT Research Institute's latest report, South Africa's "upper middle class" has the potential to make or break brands... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
MAROEFAH SMITH
The latest IAB SA Insight Series event was focused on beating the benchmark... Read
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EGYPT
Egyptian B2B e-commerce marketplace MaxAB has secured seed funding of $6.2 million, one of the largest ever seed rounds raised by a MENA startup... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
LEIGH ANDREWS
While Artificial Intelligence or AI continues to make tech headlines for innovative new products and their impact in the workplace, as with most emerging fields, AI has also encountered several noteworthy growing pains. The recent Gartner Symposium uncovered a number of the top AI blunders of recent times, and what CIOs can learn from these failures... Read
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NIGERIA
SAP Africa Code Week has collaborated with Nigeria's Niger and Taraba State Governments to bring digital skills training to teachers in the country's northern provinces for the first time... Read
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GHANA
ISSUED BY PROVANTAGE MEDIA GROUP
Pernod Ricard has identified Ghana as a key growth market for its Chivas Regal brand and has partnered with Global Out of Home Media to roll-out a campaign in capital city Accra that mirrors the leadership of the famous whisky brand... Read
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AFRICA
Kenya's iHub is acquired by Nigeria's CcHUB - the first time on the continent that a tech hub has acquired another... Read
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CHAD
Authorities in Chad should stop harassing journalists and repeal legislation that criminalises acts of journalism... Read
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AFRICA
Facebook Accelerator London opens to African companies for the first time... Read
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AFRICA
White space is the name used to describe unused broadcasting frequencies in the wireless spectrum... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
ISSUED BY BIZCOMMUNITY.COM
Bizcommunity is excited to announce the relaunch of our Biz Product and Rate Card, featuring all-new product infographics, descriptors and more... Read
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ALGERIA
Algerian authorities should immediately release journalist Sofiane Merakchi and drop any charges against him, the Committee to Protect Journalists said... Read
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BURKINA FASO
Private televisions will have to pay 75 million CFA per year to air their programmes on the DTT platform in Burkina Faso... Read
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AFRICA
Kojo Annan calls for global African community to unlock the potential offered by youth, Innovation and Leadership... Read
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GLOBAL
At the recent SDG Media Summit 2019, The One Club for Creativity announced the introduction of The One Show Sustainable Development Pencil... Read
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GLOBAL
The 2019 Lisbon International Advertising Festival was recently held at the Pavilhão do Conhecimento, Centro Ciência Viva in Portugal... Read
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GHANA
AECOM has been awarded phase two of the Tema Port Expansion Project (TPEP) in Ghana... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
Barbie-maker Mattel has launched a new customisable, gender-inclusive doll range called Creatable World. The kit invites kids to create their own characters, with extensive wardrobe options... Read
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GLOBAL
The Clio Awards has announced its coveted Grand Clio winners on Wednesday night at a special star-studded ceremony, held in New York, celebrating the awards company's 60th anniversary... Read
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NIGERIA
MICHAEL O. ALABI
Akure is one of Nigeria's emerging cities. Located within Ondo State in the country's south west, it's a settlement about 350kms from Lagos where roads meet from major towns such as Ilesa, Ondo, Owo and Ado-Ekiti... Read
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DR CONGO
JEREMY ROSSMAN & MATTHEW BADHAM
Ebola outbreaks, such as the current one in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which has claimed 2,074 people's lives, are widely covered in the media. But another virus is ravaging the DRC with minimal publicity. That virus is measles... Read
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UGANDA
Uganda has signed an intergovernmental agreement on cooperation in the peaceful use of nuclear energy with the governments of the Russian Federation... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
Delegates are set to discover Africa's trade potential and the wealth of new investment and partnership opportunities arising from the Africa Continental Free Trade Area Agreement, as well as other open border initiatives... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
JOHAN BOTES
Employers can play a critical role in stigmatising violence against women and ensuring that perpetrators are ostracised from civilised society. No employer should have any doubt about its ability to dismiss any employee who assaults a female colleague, client or supplier... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
SEAN SANDERS
Most investment proposals sent to VC don't even break through to the decision-making stage... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
Construction of a R7bn expansion and refurbishment project at Cape Town International Airport is set to commence early next year... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
PATRICIA L FOSTER
Public health organisations around the world have been fighting for global eradication of polio since 1988. Through massive vaccination efforts, the incidence of polio has gone down 99% since then, with the virus eradicated from most of the countries on Earth... Read
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MALAWI
In Malawi, as in many other patriarchal societies, women have historically been responsible for housework, food and childcare. Women's household responsibilities have often left them with heavier workloads than men... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
DANIEL JOHNSON
As the population of the world's cities grows, so too does resource and energy use as well as waste generation. We can combat these issues with a circular economy that uses nature as a template... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
"Sustainable agriculture can be defined in many ways, yet the most accurate description is that it sustains farmers, resources and surrounding communities through the promotion of profitable, environmentally-responsible farming activities in the interest of all citizens of South Africa." Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
"Ten local and 25 international buyers have been secured for this year's conference. This is, therefore, a major opportunity for companies to access new markets." Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
JOSEPH DAVIS WEDDI
Cage fish farming is growing fast in Africa but there are various challenges such as fish dying from fluctuating water temperature with most farmers unaware of what to do... Read
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COTE D'IVOIRE
Dedicated to examining the possibilities for using new communications technology to spread educational opportunity, eLearning Africa will be hosted in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, from 23 - 25 October 2019... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
Huge debt, online competition and geopolitical events have spelled the end for Britain's oldest travel company, Thomas Cook, leaving hundreds of thousands of holiday makers stranded around the world... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
ELSABÉ BRITS
An HIV vaccine candidate - initially tested in Thailand, where it had modest effects - has shown potential in a study in South Africa... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
Environment, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Barbara Creecy says efforts to save the rhino are paying off as poaching numbers decrease... Read
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LESOTHO
The Department of Water and Sanitation has called on residents in Gauteng to cut back on water usage during a planned shutdown of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) tunnel system for inspection and maintenance... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
African investment has traditionally been dominated by its big economies but the long-awaited emergence of intercontinental trade blocs is shifting the balance of power... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
LEE NAIK
If there's anything that my time as a digital transformation leader has taught me, it's that everyone is a lot iffier about innovation than they let on... Read
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