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SOUTH AFRICA
Mxit's Trend Report 2014
[Andrew Kramer] It's the New Year and time for marketers, advertisers, media strategists and planners to allocate 2014 adspend. It's time to revitalise your content plan, look at the latest social graph and pinpoint the most effective and relevant way to engage with consumers. Read more >>


Biz Takeouts
SOUTH AFRICA
[Biz Takeouts Lineup] 81: Conn Bertish and Cairo Howarth
Join Biz Takeouts Marketing & Media radio show host Warren Harding as he chats to Conn Bertish of Quirk and Cairo Howarth, president of EFC Africa. For live streaming, tune in to 2oceansVibe Radio on Thursday, 13 February from 9am-10am. [twitterfall] Read more >>

Media Freedom & Right to Know
AFRICA
Angolan journalist sentenced for airing police station screams
An Angolan court handed an opposition journalist a fine and suspended six-month prison sentence Friday after he broadcast screams coming from a police station live over the radio station for which he works. Read more >>

Marketing
SOUTH AFRICA
From Africa to the World: Windhoek Lager presents Didier Drogba...
Andrew Lang, creative group head at advertising agency Jupiter Drawing Room Cape Town, discusses the Windhoek Lager 'Journey to Greatness' Didier Drogba campaign - the thinking behind it and results thus far... (video) Read more >>

Events & Conferencing
NIGERIA
Al Jazeera presenter keynote speaker at Social Media Week
Former Nigerian Media Personality of the Year, Femi Oke, has been announced as a keynote speaker and panel host at Social Media Week Lagos from 17-21 February 2014. Read more >>

Mobile
AFRICA
Airtel Africa operations split into four business units
Business Daily Africa reports that Bharti Airtel has restructured into four business units and has also appointed top executives in an aim to strengthen its operations on the African continent. Read more >>




NIGERIA
Lenovo enters Nigerian smartphone market
The Lenovo Group will be entering the West African market with seven smartphone models, reports Ventures Africa. Read more >>

Sponsorship
ZAMBIA
University of Zambia Language Centre receives Toshiba tablets
Toshiba has donated 12 AT300 tablets to the University of Zambia Language Centre in Lusaka, laying the foundation for the centre's future growth. Read more >>


International

TAIWAN
Taiwan's HTC forecasts first-quarter loss
TAIPEI, TAIWAN: Taiwan's struggling smartphone manufacturer HTC forecast a first-quarter net loss of up to Tw$3.1bn (US$102.4m) due to weak sales of new flagship products. Read more >>

UNITED STATES
Icahn steps back from battle with Apple
NEW YORK, USA: Activist investor Carl Icahn said on Monday, 10 February, he would no longer press Apple to boost its share buyback plan after a proxy advisory firm recommended against his proposal. Read more >>

VIETNAM
Vietnam's hit game developer pulls plug on Flappy Bird
HANOI - The Vietnamese developer behind the smash-hit free game Flappy Bird has pulled his creation from online stores after announcing that its runaway success had ruined his "simple life". Read more >>


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Government

SOUTH AFRICA
Higher than expected manufacturing will lift growth

Ntsakisi Maswanganyi

Manufacturing production improved more than expected in December‚ supporting views economic growth would have been higher in the fourth quarter of 2013. Read more >>

SOUTH AFRICA
Weaker rand poses threat to 'buy local' say economists

Colleen Goko

The weaker rand poses a looming threat to the drive to encourage South Africans to buy locally produced products‚ say economists. Read more >>


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New events to diarise

Tyrexpo Africa 2014
Singex - 4 Mar 2014 to 6 Mar 2014 Johannesburg

Label Summit Africa 2014
Label Summit Africa - 10 Mar 2014 to 11 Mar 2014 Cape Town

PSASA Convention 2014
PSASA - 11 Apr 2014 to 12 Apr 2014 Johannesburg

Africa Travel Week
Thebe Reed Exhibitions - 28 Apr 2014 to 3 May 2014 Cape Town

Africa Rail 2014
terrapinn Ltd - 1 Jul 2014 to 2 Jul 2014 Johannesburg


Upcoming events

MobileMoneyExpo 2014 - 12 Feb 2014 to 13 Feb 2014 Lagos
The 4th MobileMoneyExpo delivers two full days of engaging discussions designed to address developments, challenges, opportunities and success stories within the financial inclusion ecosystem around Africa in 2014. Read more >>

Mobile East Africa 2014 - 12 Feb 2014 to 14 Feb 2014 Nairobi
Mobile East Africa 2014 returns to the Southern Sun Mayfair Nairobi, Kenya on 12 to 14 February. Read more >>



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