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Nunu Ntshingila to head up Facebook's first African office

Facebook opened its first African office to further the company's commitment to help businesses connect with people. Ogilvy veteran, Nunu Ntshingila, will be the company's new Head of Africa...

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Outdoor advertising spend dropped to N20.5bn in 2014 - OAAN

Chris Agabi

The total amount of outdoor advertising spend in Nigeria dropped to N20.5bn in 2014 from the N23.3bn it achieved in 2013 representing a N3.2bn decline.

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The role of communications to increase, reveals research

A recent report by VMA Group Africa found that the South African communications landscape is an increasingly in-sourced function, where the skills of the in house communicator are becoming crucial for service delivery...

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Digital
MALAWI
Facebook ignores Malawi

Temweni Nga'mbi

A decision by Facebook which has opened its first office in Africa suggests Malawi is not a conducive environment for stronger social network investment. read more>>
Media
KENYA
BBC Pop Up heads to Kenya in July
Ahead of President Obama's visit to the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Nairobi, taking place on 25 & 26 July, BBC's travelling news bureau BBC Pop Up will be heading to Kenya... read more>>
Mobile
SOUTH AFRICA
MMA Africa forum part of Loeries Creative Week - proudly sponsored by Unilever

Issued by Mobile Marketing Association

The Mobile Marketing Association of SA will run a free half-day workshop offering attendees the opportunity to learn from keynote speakers about how to successfully integrate mobile into the marketing mix... read more>>
Retail
NIGERIA
MOBOfree launches ID verification program in Nigeria and Uganda
LAGOS, NIGERIA: MOBOfree, the African social marketplace, announced the launch of the first-of-a-kind ID verification program in Nigeria and Uganda, further strengthening its position as Africa's safest social marketplace... read more>>
Media Freedom & Right to Know
EGYPT
Egypt court sets trial date for Al Jazeera journalists
Cairo's criminal court set the verdict date for the retrial featuring three Al Jazeera journalists to July 30, in a trial that has brought Egypt plenty of international attention. read more>>
International
BELGIUM
Google gets extended deadline to answer EU case
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM: Brussels has given Google an extension until mid-August to answer an anti-trust case alleging that the tech giant abuses its search engine's market dominance, a company spokesman said on Monday. read more>>
UNITED STATES
Boosting healthcare advertising with the Young Global Awards
NEW YORK, USA The Global Awards for the World's Best Healthcare & Wellness Advertising have announced the second annual Young Globals Student Competition and Internship Programme... read more>>
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Business
SOUTH AFRICA
Preparing financially for a job loss
We often welcome a fresh start with open arms and we've all heard the expression that a change is as good as a holiday. But if a new beginning comes unexpectedly in the form of a retrenchment or a job loss, it can turn your world upside down... read more>>
SOUTH AFRICA
Entropy explained - South Africa's dilemma on visa regulations

Gaby Gramm

South Africa's advancement as a global tourist destination of choice faced further disruption beginning of June as the requirement kicked in for children to be in possession of unabridged birth certificates before being allowed into the country... read more>>
SOUTH AFRICA
Working towards a green economy - change is afoot

Danette Breitenbach

In the world today, 1.2 billion people live in poverty, with 70% directly dependent on natural resources for their livelihoods... read more>>
People on the move
    KENYA
  • Travelstart Kenya appoints New Head of Communications - more info

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New events to diarise
IABC Africa 22nd Annual Conference
IABC Africa Region - 29 Jul 2015 to 31 Jul 2015, Johannesburg

5th Telecom CEM, CRM and Loyalty Summit
Fexton Conferences - 17 Aug 2015 to 18 Aug 2015, Johannesburg

2015 All Africa Business Leaders Awards
ABN Productions - 26 Aug 2015, Lagos | 17 Sep 2015, Nairobi | 1 Oct 2015, Johannesburg | 13 Nov 2015, Johannesburg

18th AutoExpo Africa 2015
Expogroup - 27 Aug 2015 to 29 Aug 2015, Dar-es-Salaam

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

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