African economies are set to continue growing faster than many developed economies, while shifting trade patterns towards China and India will continue to gain momentum in 2012, says Anushuya Gounden, head of the Africa desk at Deloitte, who was speaking at last weeks Africa's Frontiers Forum, a seminar on Africa's political, economic and financial outlook for 2012, hosted by Frontier Advisory.
23 Jan 2012 12:30
[John Boe] Have you noticed that when a sports team wins a championship game, both the players and the coaches talk in terms of a "team victory" and appear to truly enjoy sharing the accomplishment? While on the other hand, teams who are going through a losing streak tend to make excuses and point fingers.
23 Jan 2012 09:32
[Walter Pike] In 2012, things will stay the same. Everyone still believes that marketing has not changed and that social is a channel. Yes they are starting to understand how important channel is but they have not and will not grasp just how much.
20 Jan 2012 14:18
[Lisa Dawson Biggs] 2012 will be a year in which we will be forced to re-evaluate the way we work and the way we convey our clients' messages to the market. Here are my tips and predictions for the months ahead.
19 Jan 2012 14:39
The 'catch up commuter' who uses smartphones, tablet computers and portable media players will become a force in the competitive 2012 electronics market, predicts Deloitte.
19 Jan 2012 13:00
[Matt Rose] 2012 is the year of the apocalypse (thanks, Mayans). But if you think about it, in a way they are right. Every year it ceases to be the end of the world as we know it. The world is in a constant state of revolution and innovation.
17 Jan 2012 15:05
Sign Africa Expo will be visiting Nelspruit in the Mpumalanga province, South Africa, for the second time, as one of their road show destinations for 2012. The expo will take place on the 15 February at Emnotweni Arena.
17 Jan 2012 11:34[John Boe] When the tide comes in, all the boats in the harbor go up! The long-term benefit of an incentive program is to coax your sales force out of their production comfort zone. Once a salesperson stretches to a new level of personal production, their self-confidence and expectations skyrocket.
16 Jan 2012 12:31 
[Marcela Ospina] When putting these trends together, I focused on socio-cultural changes that will transform our interaction with digital technologies, using the concepts of nature and culture to explain the role that we, and technology itself, play in closing the gap between these concepts. Here are 12 trends that describe how our relationship with the environment, politics and one another will shape the future use of digital devices and technologies.
13 Jan 2012 14:07
[Mike Abel] It's been a trying time aboard the good ship
GFC (Global Financial Crisis). But like all sailors on the sea of life, if rough becomes the new normal, the seasickness begins to ebb and we can start moving away from being "bent-double" over the side of the boat and assume steadier footing through these turbulent waters.
10 Jan 2012 13:27
[Zeenat Moorad] The approval of the Wal-Mart/Massmart deal will go down as the highlight of the retail sector in 2011.
6 Jan 2012 08:19MORONI, COMOROS: The Comoros has jailed one of the Indian Ocean archipelago's top Muslim clerics for attempting to bribe a government official into lifting a ban on alcohol, judicial sources said on Tuesday, 3 January 2012.
5 Jan 2012 11:51Providers of data security products, Unistal Systems Pvt. Ltd, has launched the new version of Protegent360 for laptop and desktop users. The company has announced the enhanced security features in the latest edition, which is essential for contemporary needs. The product will be sold by Hallmark Solution Warehouse Ltd in Nigeria.
5 Jan 2012 10:57
Telecommunication services provider, Airtel Nigeria has expanded its network of locations and platforms where international top-up service can be done across the world, with the appointment of three major international airtime top-up firms as partners.
3 Jan 2012 11:36
Angola
Botswana
Malawi
Mozambique
Namibia
South Africa
Zimbabwe
Cote D'Ivoire
Ghana
Nigeria
Kenya
Uganda
Tanzania
Mauritius
Seychelles
Algeria
Egypt
Morocco
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