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Innovation is vital to our development as a country... read
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AFRICA
The Committee to Protect Journalists will honour journalists from Brazil, India, Nicaragua, and Tanzania with the 2019 International Press Freedom Awards...read
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SOUTH AFRICA
The South African National Editors' Forum (Sanef) hosted a gala dinner on Friday, 18 October in honour of those who fought for the freedom of the press, and those who continue to do so...read
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GLOBAL
The Brussels-based association of television and radio sales houses, Egta, and The Global TV Group have published a TV Charter...read
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KENYA
KBC and China's National Radio and Television Administration ink deal to broadcast Chinese TV series in Kenya... Read
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AFRICA
Singers from around Africa will be competing for a grand prize of $100 000 (around R1.5 million), in a new African reality television singing competition... Read
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GHANA
Meet the Ghanaian social enterprise driving digital literacy in one of Africa's fastest-growing economies... Read
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AFRICA
How diversifying revenue streams through technology is driving investment in Africa... Read
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AFRICA
Gorse & Co to distribute Melody and Melody Music channels in Africa... Read
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ANGOLA
African Development Bank funds Angola initiative to improve business environment... Read
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NIGERIA
The AFRIMA 2019 awards were moved to new host Nigeria last month after the previous host nation failed to deliver... Read
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AFRICA
Award-winning African communications team to focus on African Region's developmental potential... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
For Innovation Africa, solar energy was only the start of creating small businesses within villages like mobile phone charging stations and barbershops. But solar wasn't the only issue - the main problem was water... Read
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UGANDA
The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) is offering to amend the regulation of OTT services such as Facebook and Twitter to boost investment in the sector... Read
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AFRICA
There are three weeks to go to AfricaCom 2019, Africa's biggest technology conference and expo... Read
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COTE D'IVOIRE
In Ivory Coast, representatives of the Chinese government have just launched the local part of a project to offer satellite television to 10,000 African villages... Read
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SENEGAL
Orange confirms its ambition to achieve digital inclusion for all and opens its second Orange Digital Center in Dakar... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
MALCOLM HORNE
Across every division, Broll is embracing change. By actively exploring and visualising the future, we aim to proactively place ourselves at the forefront of transformation within the property sector... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
The South African Institute of Architects (SAIA) is calling for entries in its 2019/2020 AfriSam-SAIA Sustainable Design Awards... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
The winners of the 2019 Feathers Awards were recently announced in Johannesburg. The awards recognise South African personalities and institutions, activists, performing artists, sportspeople and media organisations that fly the LGBTIQ+ flag high... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
SHEREESA MOODLEY
Instagram on Tuesday revealed updated settings coming to the platform to help you better manage third-party apps... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
PAULA SARTINI
Today's customers are tech-savvy; have access to brands across a global marketplace; are not restricted to trading hours; and they know what they want. Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
A new study by Accenture suggests that traditional retailers in South Africa are putting most of their efforts into their core brick-and-mortar stores as they find online operations expensive... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
JAMES DE WAAL
Here are five ways you could make posters work harder for your customers and boost your business... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
The 2019 Africa Rising International Film Festival (Ariff) will be held at the Newtown Precinct in Johannesburg from 27 to 30 November... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
LAUREN HARTZENBERG
John Ryan, a London-based journalist and analyst focused on retail design and strategy, shares a glimpse into what's new and what matters in the global retail environment... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
As part of its efforts to help alleviate youth unemployment in South Africa, Surf Washing Powder has launched a free online e-learning platform... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
The Smarter Mobility Summit Africa showcased inspiring levels of commitment and innovation, but it also shed some light on the obstacles holding back a truly smarter, sustainable mobility ecosystem in SA... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
TRAVIS BUSSIAHN
In Nielsen and Taboola's "Moment of Next" study, the two company's took a look at video-watching... Read
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AFRICA
NDEYE DIAGNE, ISSUED BY KANTAR
An increasing number of brand campaigns are displaying powerful taglines, featuring women of Africa as the future of the continent. Music to my ears, indeed! However, this story may be only half true... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
HEIN WITTE
The South African retail landscape is extremely diverse, so there is no 'one size fits all' approach to transformation. However, there are two elements that all retailers in the country have in common. Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
MARK WILSON
At the heart of customer engagement lies customer intimacy... Read
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AFRICA
African music streaming service Playfre is launching in 13 more African countries... Read
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WEST AFRICA
AREWA24 the new Hausa Language entertainment and lifestyle channel in Nigeria and West Africa, has introduced the launch of "Arewa24On Demand"... Read
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BURUNDI
Authorities in Burundi should immediately release four journalists and a media worker from the privately-owned news outlet Iwacu, whom police detained last week, the Committee to Protect Journalists said... Read
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GLOBAL
The New York Festivals' Global Awards has announced the executive juries for this year's Executive Jury sessions... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
The shortlist for the 2019 Clio Entertainment Awards has been announced. The awards will be handed out on 21 November 2019 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood... Read
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AFRICA
ZIPPORAH MUSAU
Africa is grappling with myriad environmental and climate challenges, from drought to loss of biodiversity, cyclones and plastics pollution... Read
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AFRICA
African countries are still not doing enough to meet one of the UN's most important development targets, according to a new report to be published next week... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
DAVID METZ
Planes, trains and automobiles produced a step-change in the speed of travel - driverless and electric cars simply cannot deliver such radical improvements... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
Current corporate reporting is far more nuanced than ever before, covering financial, environmental, social and governance elements. However, reporting on health has largely been neglected... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
Until national leaders step up, tuberculosis (TB) remains the single most lethal infectious disease globally, killing some 1.6-million people annually, surpassing even HIV/Aids... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
Industry 4.0 is changing the way we do business, particularly the traditional concept of workspace. Reputation Matters, a proudly African research agency, has been successfully working from a virtual office space since 2008 and shares five tips for acing it... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
Starting your own digital revolution is easier than you think... Read
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KENYA
CATHERINE MWANGI & JOHN GACHOHI
Heroin is the main drug taken by injection in Kenya. Mostly found and used in Kenya's big cities - Mombasa and Nairobi - it's hard to know just how widespread heroin use is. But estimates range between 18,000 and 33,000 people... Read
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AFRICA
The World Food Prize Foundation and newly launched World Hunger Fighters Foundation have partnered to provide year-long fellowships to young African food innovators and entrepreneurs... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
President Cyril Ramaphosa has opened South Africa's first smartphone factory at the Dube TradePort in Durban... Read
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NIGERIA
OYEWALE TOMORI
The theme for World Health Day in 1995 was Target 2000 - A World Without Polio. I delivered a lecture titled Polio Eradication Race: Will Nigeria Finish Last? to mark the occasion. Finishing last seemed likely because in the 1990s Nigeria's routine immunisation rates were in the 30%-40% range for all vaccine preventable diseases... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
Worldwide about 10-20% of children and youth experience mental disorders. However, it is often difficult to determine the causes behind these conditions, disorders and diseases... Read
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SOMALIA
Rich in hydrocarbons and possessing a favorable geological structure, Somalia holds huge opportunities for investors looking to enter the East African market... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
Identity theft is becoming a popular crime... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
Following four years of moderate progress, the rate of global decarbonisation has slowed to its lowest level since 2011, according to PwC UK's latest Low Carbon Economy Index (LCEI)... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
EVAN-LEE COURIE
"My life's work is to share my experience and understanding of Emotional Intelligence (EQ) in a way that supports new ways of seeing, feeling, thinking and doing," says Liz Cunningham, co-founder of EQuip... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
It's Cyber Security Awareness Month and this year's overarching message - Own IT. Secure IT. Protect IT... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
GERHARD PAPENFUS
The news of the closure of Robor, a 90-year old South African blue-chip steel producer, has recently occupied industrial news headlines... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
BARRY BREDENKAMP
Whether building an affordable home or a luxury condo, energy saving construction techniques are invaluable, as building an energy efficient house will not only cut costs in the end, but is environmentally responsible and aesthetically pleasing... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
Bongi Silubane, founder and MD, says entrepreneurs need perseverance, partnership and perspective when it comes to starting a new venture... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
SINDY PETERS
Launched in tandem with this year's World Food Day, SA Harvest - the South African version of the highly successful OzHarvest - is officially off the ground. Its CEO, Alan Browde, shared the initiative's journey thus far... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
Energy security remains a challenge in the continent, with the average electrification rate in Africa at only about 43%. Wind power therefore could be a game changer... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
South Africa will host the first ever African Home Education Indaba Conference, which will be held at Brainline in Pretoria, in conjunction with the Gauteng Home Education Expo from 17-19 October... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
What is the future of cities? And what is the future of water collection, purification and distribution?... Read
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CENTRAL AFRICA
Central Africa is fighting to maintain momentum in its battle with malaria in the face of other health challenges, climate change and other threats... Read
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KENYA
NURIA FERRER RAMOS
Industry is growing along Kenya's coast, and some of these companies - such as mining and agricultural companies - are water intensive. To meet their demand, most industries are turning to groundwater... Read
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EQUATORIAL GUINEA
The Russian state geology company, Rosgeo and the Ministry of Mines and Hydrocarbons of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea have signed a memorandum of understanding during the Russia-Africa Summit in Sochi... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
TIM BOWLER
Made on Earth, a new BBC News series, explores eight everyday products, and the eight intricate global trading networks that bring them to market... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
DR. GLEB TSIPURSKY
You probably heard the advice for entrepreneurs that "failing to plan is planning to fail." That phrase is a misleading myth at best... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
Afrocentric IP has shown that black-owned and managed IT businesses are not only possible but profitable... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
CARMEN MURRAY
For businesses to thrive, it requires a shareholder that truly lives and breathes these 5P's; purpose, people, planet, privacy, and its profits... Read
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