[Mark Schefermann] A sad reality is that in 2013 there are still brands wanting to set Facebook "Likes" as their main objective. The question is not how many "Likes" you have but rather what you do with them and whether they come from relevant "fans" - ultimately brand advocates. (video)
12 Jun 2013 07:03
The latest Mxit Brand Index has been released, revealing the top 20 South African brands on Mxit on 31 May 2013.
11 Jun 2013 11:26
[James Hurford] In South Africa, there are over 4.7 million people who are completely illiterate as they've never had a day's school in their lives. A further 4.9 million are semiliterate to the point that the written word has no benefit to their quality of life. That means 9.6 million people are technically illiterate in South Africa - nearly 20% of the population.
11 Jun 2013 10:33
[Athar Naser] In our ongoing exploration of content marketing and our attempts to bring it to life, we're going to shed a little more light through a real-life example of 'stratospheric' proportion.
11 Jun 2013 06:17AdFu, the audience and display inventory network of sites owned by Kagiso Media, has extended its reach into the African online market by adding the Africa-born social network, Yookos, to its portfolio. This adds even more inventory to AdFu's African value proposition while also helping Yookos to drive revenue growth by maximising inventory yield.
14 Jun 2013 11:10
Johannesburg-based expo organiser, Exhibition Management Services (EMS) has joined forces with Ghana-based Events and Projects International (EPI) to stage Hospitality and Foodbiz West Africa in Ghana at the Accra International Conference Centre from 2-4 October 2013.
13 Jun 2013 11:26Mediatech
[Issued by Mediatech] Asikhule, a business offering customised vendor certification and bespoke technical training, is proud to introduce the very first Africa Loudness summit. This will take place at Johannesburg's Coca-Cola Dome in July alongside Mediatech 2013, the continent's biggest broadcast technology show. Visitors in all sectors of broadcast and production, from financial decision makers to engineers and operators, will benefit greatly from this unique opportunity to attain expert advice and global experience in solving the loudness problem and dealing with loudness regulation.
13 Jun 2013 09:07 Sierra Leon's Bolt and Ethiopia's Betty became the second couple to engage in a "sex act" in the history of Big Brother Africa, since BBA Housemates Keagan and Talia's romping during The Stargame, reports AllAfrica.
12 Jun 2013 12:17ABIDJAN, IVORY COAST: More than half of the Ivory Coast's press industry have been suspended, the regulatory authority announced on Monday as it promised to "clean up" the sector.
12 Jun 2013 09:16Great strides have been made to grow broadband connectivity in Africa in the past five years. However, despite this growth, West Africa still has to overcome massive challenges to fully integrate into the digital age.
11 Jun 2013 21:17[Mabvuto Phiri] "Crying in the wilderness", is a title that best describes Kennedy Phiri's recent writings on his social network page, Facebook, following his recent beatings at the hands of state sponsored thugs in Lusaka's Matero constituency
11 Jun 2013 20:03 
[Duncan McLeod] A year after having its offer to buy 20% of Telkom spurned by the South African government, Korea's KT Corp has agreed to pour US$140m into building a national fourth-generation (4G) mobile network in Rwanda that will serve 95% of that country's population.
11 Jun 2013 19:50
Nigerian music and media executive Alex Okosi (
@AlexOkosi), senior vice president and managing director of Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) Africa, has been recognised by New African Magazine in its list of "50 Trailblazers Under 50" who are realizing significant achievements in their specific field of endeavour.
11 Jun 2013 19:40
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