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SOUTH AFRICA
[eCommerce Africa] How digital disruption is really redefining retail
[Leigh Andrews] Best you rethink your business model if you see digital as a pure replacement for traditional 'bricks and mortar' retail, says Colin Fleming, group ecommerce executive at Massmart... read more>>

Social media - keeping the news alive in Kenya

Two scandals have rocked Kenya in the very recent past - and social media has ensured that the people know about them (Video)...

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[eCommerce Africa] Two crucial elements of mobile success

Leigh Andrews

If you're looking to make a success of e-commerce in Africa's mobile markets, best you pay attention to ways of raising awareness and conversion, says Paul Casarin of Gumtree...

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The Gunn Report 2014 unveiled

LONDON, UK: The Gunn Report, the global index for creative excellence in advertising, has released its 2014 Report, encapsulating the overall performance of the world of advertising in the year January to December 2014...

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Biz Takeouts
SOUTH AFRICA
[Biz Takeouts Podcast] 121: The Bookmarks 2015 and IAB Digital Summit with Josephine Buys
On the last Biz Takeouts Marketing and Media Radio show, host Warren Harding interviewed Josephine Buys and John Dixon on the The Bookmarks and IAB Digital Summit 2015... read more>>
BizTrendsĀ 2015
SOUTH AFRICA
[Trends 2015] It's not all about the money

Doug Mayne

Malls are crazy places where anything can happen. Most importantly, the bulk of this country's retail spending takes place in this environment... read more>>
SOUTH AFRICA
[Trends 2015] Brands need a higher purpose

Ann Nurock

Everyone is looking for meaning and fulfilment. Today, consumers want meaning and value that go beyond products and services... read more>>
SOUTH AFRICA
[Trends 2015] A return to brands with providence

Paul Scanlon

Consumers are returning to products that have distinct origins, providence and have stories to tell, says the newly appointed managing director of Pernod Ricard South Africa and Namibia, Paul Scanlon... read more>>


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Mobile
SOUTH AFRICA
Mobile users prefer privacy to apps
Lack of trust is growing in the mobile world, as the latest information from MEF's Global Consumer Trust Report 2015 indicates and it is the largest single obstacle to growth in the mobile economy... read more>>
AFRICA
African Risk Migration wins distribution rights for SimplySecure
African Risk Migration (ARM) announced it has secured pan-African distribution rights for the SimplySecure mobile device security solutions provided by Beachhead Solutions, Inc... read more>>
Retail
NIGERIA
Tiger Brands' Nigeria business widens losses

Nick Hedley

Tiger Brands' Nigerian flour business reported a widened loss of 2.92-billion naira (about R176m) for its first quarter ended December, as currency weakness in the local market offset a 27.5% surge in sales... read more>>
Social Media
KENYA
Twitter signs up Hill+knowlton to handle its communication matters in Kenya

Michael Ouma

Social media platform Twitter has signed up Hill and Knowlton Strategies Kenya (H+K) to handle its communication needs in the country and help with its engagement with media as well as bloggers... read more>>
International
FRANCE
Dan Formosa to head up Product Design Lions Jury
CANNES, FRANCE: Award-winning designer, Dan Formosa, has been named as president of the Product Design Lions jury. Formosa, a consultant in design, was a member of the team that designed IBM's first personal computer... read more>>
UNITED STATES
US electronics chain RadioShack pulls plug
NEW YORK CITY, US: Struggling US consumer electronics chain RadioShack filed for bankruptcy protection on Thursday, pulling the plug after failing to compete with big-box stores and online retailers... read more>>
UNITED STATES
US anchor Brian Williams recants on coming under fire in Iraq
WASHINGTON DC, US: US news anchor Brian Williams has admitted that a story he has often repeated on air about coming under fire in a helicopter in Iraq in 2003 is untrue... read more>>
CANADA
Monster HR now truly a global monster agency

Naseem Javed

TORONTO, CANADA: And why not ...because they deserve it...Monster HR just became the sole owner of master root of 'dot monster' top-level domain name... read more>>
GLOBAL
Promoted Tweets syndicates with Flipboard, Yahoo! JAPAN
Twitter has announced its first partnership to syndicate Promoted Tweets outside of Twitter to Flipboard and Yahoo! JAPAN... read more>>
UNITED STATES
Fifty Shades of Grey arouses sex toy boom
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Government news
SOUTH AFRICA
SANDF to investigate reports of recruit abuse
Defence and Military Veterans Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has warned that any form of abuse around military bases will not be tolerated... read more>>
SOUTH AFRICA
Legal Aid Act to come into effect in March
President Jacob Zuma has set 1 March as the date on which the Legal Aid South Africa Act will come into operation, says the Presidency... read more>>
SOUTH AFRICA
SA brand image should go big abroad
The campaign of marketing South Africa to the world needs to be taken to a higher gear, says Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Communications chairperson, Joyce Clementine Moloi-Moropa... read more>>
SOUTH AFRICA
Military aircraft departs SA to bring back more bodies from Nigeria
A C130 military aircraft has departed South Africa with a team of military health personnel and forensic pathologists to Nigeria to repatriate more bodies that have remained in that country... read more>>
SOUTH AFRICA
SA condemns gruesome murder of Jordanian pilot
The South African government has condemned in the strongest possible terms the barbaric and gruesome murder of Jordanian pilot Muath Kasasbeh by the extremist terror group, ISIS... read more>>
SOUTH AFRICA
SARS senior official resigns
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) on Wednesday, 4 February 2015, confirmed that Johann van Loggerenberg, a senior official, has resigned from SARS with immediate effect. read more>>
SOUTH AFRICA
Load shedding today
SOUTH AFRICA
Remaining 11 bodies repatriated home
More Government news
Jobs offered


New events to diarise
Africa Energy Indaba 2015
Siyenza - 16 Feb 2015 to 20 Feb 2015, Johannesburg

WorkinAfrica Virtual Career Fair
WorkInAfrica - 1 Mar 2015 to 31 Mar 2015, Sub-Saharan Africa

Africa's Big Seven
Exhibition Management Services (Pty) Ltd - 21 Jun 2015 to 23 Jun 2015, Midrand

African Ports Evolution Forum
African Ports Evolution - 3 Aug 2015 to 5 Aug 2015, Durban

Africa Com
Informa - 17 Nov 2015 to 19 Nov 2015, Cape Town

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