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That's right, shoot the messenger...Zimbabwe's Industry and Commerce deputy minister Chiratidzo Mabuwa has blamed journalists for Zim's problems because she says they sold out by writing negative stories on the country's indigenisation and economic empowerment laws. On a different tack, Wendy Cochrane asks: Does your brand have what it takes to be a hero at the bottom of the pyramid? Many companies, she says, are alert to the opportunities that exist in our dynamic developing markets, but building stable brands within this volatile climate is not for the faint-hearted. And on a very positive note, Merck is supporting schistosomiasis education in Mozambique and that's good news for the fight against this debilitating disease. Comment online in our ed's column archive. Go mobile with apps and m.bizcommunity.com. Engage with us on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Google+. Subscribe to YouTube and via RSS. Send all your African marketing and media news and event invitations to africanews@bizcommunity.com, exclusive opinion pieces to contributors-africa@bizcommunity.com and international news to internationalnews@bizcommunity.com. Read "How to contribute to Biz, from op-ed pieces to news". | Today's top stories |
Industry and Commerce deputy minister Chiratidzo Mabuwa on Thursday accused journalists of selling out by writing negative stories on the country's indigenisation and economic empowerment laws... Read more >> | [Wendy Cochrane, Issued by Knowledge Resources] Many companies are alert to the opportunities that exist in our dynamic developing markets, but building stable brands within this volatile climate is not for sissies... Read more >> | Around 80% of Mozambicans suffer from the parasitic worm disease, more commonly known as bilharzia... Read more >> |
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 | ALGIERS: A new digital library "Nooonbooks" containing over 30,000 books exclusively in Arabic has been launched by Algerie Telecom, announced its CEO Azouaou Mehmel on Friday... read more>> | |  | Issued by ITWeb No matter what business you are in, no matter what industries you focus on, your world is changing - and it is changing because digital is rewriting the rules... read more>> | | |
 | Issued by Top Employers Institute The introduction of a Top Employers Global Certification programme is a logical next step in view of the global trend in harmonisation of employee conditions... read more>> | | |
 | The African continent is crossed by five trends: demographic change, urbanisation, technological changes, the transfer of economic power and climate change... read more>> | | |
 | 'The Pulse of Africa's Supply Chains' is the theme for this year's SAPICS 2015 conference, which will be taking place from 31 May - 2 June at Sun City... read more>> | | |
 | The second annual Twitter Museum Week, will be hosted from the 23 to 29 March 2015. Over 900 Museums have signed up for the week-long celebration with over 44 countries from across the globe participating... read more>> | | |  | BEIJING, CHINA: Reuters news websites were inaccessible in China on Friday, the latest Western news organisation to be blocked in a country where censors keep a tight grip over information... read more>> | |  | CANNES, FRANCE: The Cannes LionHeart Award, introduced in 2014, will be awarded to former Vice President Al Gore at the Cannes Lions Awards Ceremony on Saturday, 27 June 2015... read more>> | | | More International | |
|  | The announcement of a new government e-tender portal in last month's Budget Speech, has been welcomed by Opentenders.com, a platform that connects entrepreneurs with procurement opportunities... read more>> | |  | Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene has announced the members of the advisory committee that has been set up to attend to governance matters at the South African Revenue Service (SARS)... read more>> | |  | Eskom has confirmed that a price increase will be implemented on 1 April 2015... read more>> | | | | | More Government news | |
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