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LOUISE MARSLAND
Video on Demand in Africa is hampered by high data costs and driven by consumer behaviour change... read
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AFRICA
LOUISE MARSLAND
OTT has disrupted the way we experience content: visually, auditory and in several other ways...read
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SOUTH AFRICA
JESSICA TENNANT
WarnerMedia recently hosted a panel discussion around creating relevant brands for African audiences at Discop Johannesburg 2019. Julien Borde, head of Channels for France, French-speaking territories, Africa and Israel tells us more about how the company plans to implement these insights across the African market...read
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AFRICA
The Coca-Cola Company's global CEO and chairman, James Quincey, concluded a tour in Africa last week...read
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AFRICA
DANSON KIMANI AND GEOFRY ARENEKE
Hardly any research has been done on the impact of multinational companies that are born and bred on African soil. A recent study, provides new insights on the impact African multinationals have on their home countries... Read
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AFRICA
Boomplay and Sony Music Entertainment are set to expand their footprint in Africa with new partnership... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
LAUREN HARTZENBERG
Black Friday has gained significant momentum in South Africa since the North American shopping event was piloted locally by Takealot in 2012... Read
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KENYA
Facebook to host Leads of its Developer Circles from across SSA ahead of the Facebook iD8 Nairobi Conference... Read
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ZIMBABWE
The Government has completed 18 television transmitter sites as part of the digital broadcasting migration project in Zimbabwe... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
Jaime Ondarza, Warner Media SVP Southern Europe & Africa, chats with Rutendo Nyamuda at the 2019 AfricaCom conference & trade expo in Cape Town... View
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EAST AFRICA
The Committee to Protect Journalists called on authorities in the breakaway region of Somaliland to immediately allow the privately owned Horn Cable TV to operate freely... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
Bryan Habana, former Springbok and Chief Relationship Officer at Retroactive Agency, talks tech with Rutendo Nyamuda at the 2019 AfricaCom conference & trade expo in Cape Town... View
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AFRICA
The music business in Africa will be discussed at the annual Africa Music Business Summit (AMBS), part of AFRIMA... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
Richard Monday, Opera Software, Vice President Africa, chats with Rutendo Nyamuda at the 2019 AfricaCom conference & trade expo in Cape Town... View
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AFRICA
The BIC Art Master Africa, a talent search competition which was launched in 2017, has become a highly anticipated competition for artists across the African continent... Read
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NIGERIA
Charles Novia, a popular film critic and filmmaker, became the first Nigerian to launch a television channel devoted exclusively to teenagers, Teen Africa TV... Read
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EGYPT
Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt lays the red carpet for the 14th Edition of the African Economic Conference... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
SAMANTHA GABRIEL
According to brand experience expert and group managing director of CWDi, Samantha Gabriel, eventgoers no longer respond to a one-dimensional approach. In the information age, we're bombarded with data all the time and we're more likely to retain it if it's linked to a memorable experience... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
LEIGH ANDREWS
Up to 18 million jobs need to be created annually just to absorb the new entrants each year. This is unprecedented globally and doesn't even include the unemployed and underemployed... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
MODEEN MALICK
Data centre architecture has undergone massive evolution in the last 20 years... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
DANETTE BREITENBACH
The main findings of the 10th edition of the African version of the PwC Entertainment and Media Outlook: An African perspective, 2019 - 2023 was recently presented in Johannesburg... Read
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AFRICA
SINDY PETERS
The next technological evolution is advancing at an exponential rate and by leaving out some on this journey, we allow the current societal divides and inequalities to deepen... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
Prince Mashawana, aged seven years old, has created a compelling new superhero - SuperMash... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
EBEN ESTERHUIZEN
Global pharmaceutical sales are predicted to reach $1567.80 billion by 2023... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
The phrase "OK, Boomer" reached a high point recently when it was used in parliament by a 25-year-old New Zealand politician in response to being heckled by an older colleague... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
Braintree, the consulting and integration division of Vox, has entered a partnership with the Dynamicweb software platform... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
A new CMO Council report has found that irresponsible lead gen vendors put brands at financial, legal and reputational risk... Read
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BOTSWANA
ISSUED BY PRIMEDIA OUTDOOR
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SOUTH AFRICA
JUANITA PIENAAR
Juanita Pienaar chats to president and CEO of Scopen International, Cesar Vacchiano, who visited South Africa earlier this month to present the findings from the Agency Scope Study... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
Lux Maharaj, Director of Africa Sales at Parallel Wireless, talks Open RAN with Rutendo Nyamuda at the 2019 AfricaCom conference & trade expo in Cape Town... View
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SOUTH AFRICA
LEIGH ANDREWS
At Ask Afrika's 'Aha moment' market research intelligence Cape Town Roadshow, MD Sarina de Beer combined insights from their latest Ask Afrika Icon Brands benchmark report to isolate the latest customer loyalty trends. Here's what your business needs to know... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
Black Friday, once only a North American marketing frenzy, has become a critical entry in the calendars of South African retail business owners... Read
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AFRICA
The winners of the 6th All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) were announced on Saturday, 23 November 2019, at the Eko Convention Centre of Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria... Read
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ETHIOPIA
SPI International / FilmBox has entered into new channel distribution agreements across Africa with Azam TV, the MTN Group and habeshaview... Read
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KENYA
Facebook hosts its first 'Facebook iD8 Nairobi' conference aimed at celebrating and growing the tech ecosystem across Africa... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
Kylie Jenner is selling a 51% stake in her beauty business Kylie Cosmetics to multinational fragrance and cosmetics company Coty for $600 million... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
Traditionally, banks targeted older customers for wealth management services, assuming that this age group would be the most interested... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
A new study by Juniper Research reveals that global spending on digital commerce will reach $18.7 trillion by 2024, up from $11.2 trillion in 2019... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
The full nominee list for the 62nd GRAMMY Awards has been released. The winners will be announced on 26 January 2020... Read
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Lebogang Mokgabudi chats with Rutendo Nyamuda at the 2019 AfricaCom conference & trade expo in Cape Town... View
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AFRICA
For the first time, on average, Africans can travel to approximately 27 countries visa-free or with a visa on arrival; Ethiopia moves up a record 32 places on the Index, entering the top 20 most visa-open countries in Africa. Read
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AFRICA
"Many developing countries lack the capacity to generate reliable forest data to report on their climate achievements. This project will provide an essential platform for more transparent forest-related data, helping countries to compile, analyse and disseminate better data in line with the Paris Agreement's requirements." Read
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GHANA
JAMES BOAFO
Small-scale mining forms an important sector of Ghana's economy, employing one million people directly and supporting the livelihoods of about 4.5-million people... Read
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SOUTHERN AFRICA
The Southern African Agri Initiative has announced that it will draw up a family farmer resolution that will be presented to the United Nations in 2020. This forms part of a larger campaign to continuously place crimes against family farmers on the international agenda... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
The impact of climate change on agriculture and food production is clear: the sector will suffer. Here's what needs to be done... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
The youth unemployment rate is increasing, with efforts to address this national crisis failing. South Africa needs to tackle this growing social and economic problem with the urgency it requires with co-ordinated efforts, accurate resource allocation and strategic planning... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
South Africa is to host the 17th Ordinary Session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) in Durban... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
Digital freight forwarder Saloodo! today launched its digital logistics platform for shippers and transport providers in South Africa Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
NICCI BOTHA
Fintech is the trailblazer for interactions between humans and tech, and learnings beyond that journey can be extended to agriculture, education and healthcare... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
Forest Whitaker recently spoke at a press conference in Athlone, Cape Town, on the progress the Whitaker Peace and Development Initiative (WPDI) Youth Peacemaker Network programme is making in Athlone... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
Has anyone ever really stopped to think about what innovation is and how it can drive a business? Read
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AFRICA
Infrastructure financing in Africa Africa exceeded $100bn for the first time in 2018, but significant financing gaps still remain... Read
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KENYA
NELSON MANDELA OGEMA
According to the research conducted from 2014 to 2018, the analysis across different regions of Africa consistently found the amount of time that a plant or animal is exposed to light in a 24-hour period as the dominant factor controlling the onset and end of vegetation growing seasons... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
Smart cities rely on smart grid technology that includes traditional and renewable energy sources in its mix of power supply... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
EVAN-LEE COURIE
Koffie Met Katryn is an events initiative that aims to inspire and motivate women of all ages, races and religion, to follow their dreams and aspirations, all in a safe space... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
ANDREW SCHMULOW
South Africa's regulatory regime for the financial services sector is going through major changes. The question is whether companies can adapt to a principles-based approach... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
NSBC, in association with World Famous Events, announced South Africa's 'Top 20' winners of the 2019 South African Small Business Awards... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
While there has been a marginal decline in the proportion of South Africa's high-net-worth (HNW) individuals who are involved in philanthropic activities, the average value of such philanthropy by those who are still giving has increased... Read
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TANZANIA
Tanzania's growth within the business tourism sector has been driven by growing international recognition of a tourism industry second to none in terms of diversity and quality of experiences... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
Registering your small business can seem like a big step, but for new entrepreneurs, it's a smart choice... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
LEIGH ANDREWS
An all-female AfricaCom panel discussed the fact that the backbone of a truly digital economy is hyper-connectivity. While M-Pesa is still celebrated a decade after it disrupted the way money works on the continent forever, digital inclusion remains a problem. How do we scale innovation, yet leave no-one behind? Read
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MADAGASCAR
TIANARILALAINA TANTELY, ANDRIAMAMPIANINA
In rural areas of Madagascar, medicinal plants are widely used to treat illness. In remote areas, and with limited funds to pay for other health products and services, traditional medicine is essential... Read
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ZAMBIA
RODWYN PETERSON
This serious shortage of electricity in most African countries creates a need for the introduction of power generation from alternative sources... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
Pilot studies in several cities have shown that innovative partnerships are essential in addressing urban transportation challenges and improving the quality of life for urban residents... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
Hosted annually by TUHF Limited, the Inner City Property Conference took place late last month at the Sunnyside Hotel in Parktown, Johannesburg. Outgoing mayor of Johannesburg Herman Mashaba was among... Read
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SOUTH AFRICA
Africa's leading early-stage investors come together at #AESIS2019... Read
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