|  | [Kirsty Chadwick] Following the success of the African budget smartphone, Microsoft produced a smartphone targeted specifically at the African mobile market, the Huawei 4Afrika, which was released in February 2013. Since the launch of this smartphone, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of students and even staff making use of smartphones to assist in learning. |
 | If you are a branding, design or advertising student in Johannesburg, by Thursday next week your life may have changed! After years of negotiations, the largest one-day advertising portfolio review in the world, Portfolio Night, is finally making it to Johannesburg, South Africa - and Bizcommunity, in conjunction with McCann Johannesburg, has one coveted ticket to give away. |
 Dr. Judith Rodin, president of The Rockefeller Foundation, on Monday, 13 May 2013, launched a new foundation initiative that will focus on Africa's youth and employment, Digital Jobs Africa. 14 May 2013 11:02 Following on from the success of the first two programmes run in 2011 and 2012, Orange, the telecommunications corporation, has launched the third Orange African Social Venture Prize. The project promotes social innovations in support of developments that use Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). 14 May 2013 21:05 The 11th edition of the shnit International shortfilmfestival will be held 2-6 October 2013, in Cape Town, as well as Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Buenos Aires, the US, Nigeria, Egypt, Costa Rica and Singapore. International submissions are open for films of all genres, with a total length up to 40 minutes. 6 May 2013 10:44CAIRO: Egyptian police arrested an Islamist television show host on Wednesday, 1 May 2013, after a court sentenced him to a year in prison for slandering an actress, a police official said. 3 May 2013 07:40 [Ayanda Dlamini] Mobile is top of the big four influencers of BI change across Africa this year. The massive growth in mobile across Africa is driving resurgence in business intelligence (BI) growth, as executives across the continent see the value of having relevant, updated data at hand at all times. 29 Apr 2013 12:53 The Committee to Protect Journalists is deeply concerned about the health of editor Amara al-Khatabi and calls on Libyan authorities to allow him to travel in order to receive urgent medical assistance abroad. 29 Apr 2013 12:16The wife of a hunger-striking Libyan journalist has told Amnesty International of her disbelief that her husband has been imprisoned and denied bail for 'offending' the judiciary under an al-Gaddafi-era law. 11 Apr 2013 13:46[Issued by CG Consulting] The process of doing business in Africa can prove difficult for the uninitiated. Louise Robinson, Sales Director at Database 360, says there are few things companies should bear in mind as they expand their operations on the continent. 10 Apr 2013 11:35 [Paul Anderson] NEWARK, US: CRM is key to any business's success, so how does one analyse the CRM needs of a midsize business to ensure that business will succeed and grow? 2 Apr 2013 11:24WASHINGTON, USA: How important were Twitter, Facebook and other social media in toppling regimes in the Arab Spring uprisings? 11 Mar 2013 12:02 [Issued by Alliance Media] This month marks the 19th anniversary of the genocide that took place in Rwanda in 1994. In commemoration of this, MTN has put up billboards around Kigali to remember those that passed on during the genocide. 26 Apr 2013 07:35[Monya Yahia] Two web radio stations were launched in Tunisia earlier this month to deliver the voice of the region's population to officials and to send reassuring messages to neighbourhood youth. 22 Apr 2013 11:44 [Issued by CG Consulting] Offering local knowledge and African expertise, Database 360 recently helped its hundredth client overcome the obstacles of breaking into African markets with accurate and up-to-date databases for businesses across the continent. 17 Apr 2013 11:49 [Issued by Launch Factory] With a strong presence in seven African countries, Launch Factory's award-winning Branded Content Division is rapidly expanding and creating new opportunities for advertisers. 9 Apr 2013 10:47 Next > | Subscribe to industry newsletters
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