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 | Last week on the Biz Takeouts Marketing and Media Radio show, we chatted to David Blyth of Yellowwood Future Architects as well as Alan Morrissey of Effective Measure. [twitterfall] Read more >>
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 | An Egyptian court on Thursday opened the trial of Al-Jazeera journalists that has sparked an international outcry, as an Australian reporter said from the caged dock that justice would prevail. Read more >>
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 | Redefinition, a Bulawayo-based marketing, branding and advertising company launched its rebranded website which is focussed on events management. Read more >>
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 | In an aim to get their work noticed by viewers and festival organisers, African filmmakers are increasingly turning to mobile and internet platforms, reports Mail & Guardian. Read more >>
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 | Charles Mburugu Most people involved in ecommerce spend most of their time dealing with operations, inventory and policy. However, the most vital element of any business is the customer. Read more >>
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 | It is said that many brands have been burnt in the past by not thinking ahead and registering domains that could be of value to them in their digital marketing strategies. Read more >>
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 | A new partnership has been formed between the University of Lagos (UNILAG) and Nigerian telecommunications company, MainOne, which will see the university benefit from high-speed internet bandwidth connectivity on campus. Read more >>
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 | On 18 March, the 2014 Loeries Roadshow hosts its first series of events in Africa with a launch in Harare. Read more >>
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 | Danette Breitenbach According to MasterCard's Third Annual Global Destination Cities Index* Johannesburg is the most popular destination in Africa. Read more >>
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 | The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity organisers have announced the jury presidents, including the first jury president for the new Product Design Lions category. Read more >>
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 | The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ), in partnership with United Nations, yesterday celebrated eight winners of the 2013 Somali Media Awards competition. Read more >>
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 | MobiPay and Namibian mobile network operator, MTC, has entered into a partnership to launch MTC Money which enables its subscribers to transfer money and make withdrawals as well as deposits. Read more >>
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 | This week will see the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) begin the actual auctioning of the 2.3GHz spectrum licence between two pre-qualified bidders for the provision of wholesales broadband service in Nigeria. Read more >>
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 | Samuel Mungadze Global telecommunications operator Telecel International has denied rumours that it is pulling out of Zimbabwe. Read more >>
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 | Issued by Alliance Media Alliance Media recently sponsored a billboard for the Tanzania Farmer's Market monthly event. The event was used to raise money for a new school building in Pangani. Read more >>
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 | eLearning Africa will be hosting its fifth annual Through your Lens photography competition with this year's theme being 'ocial Africa: building bridges through ICT'. The deadline for entries is 13 April 2014. Read more >>
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 | Juliette Attwell This week we have a look at what you should be asking in an interview as well as addressing the age old debate of experience vs. qualification. Read more >>
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 | Juliette Attwell This week we advise on how to set yourself apart from the rest. Read more >>
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 | Sulaiman Philip The United States of Africa is the 10th largest economy in the world. It is ahead of China and India, countries with populations to match Africa's just over a billion people. Its booming consumer market is worth almost a trillion dollars a year but international companies struggle to tap into it. Read more >>
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 | The growth in sub-Saharan Africa offers African small and medium enterprises (SMEs) boundless opportunities in 2014, as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects economic growth in in the region to be slightly higher than of that in 2013, at around 6%. Read more >>
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 | Issued by Nampak Nampak has commissioned a new plastic closures line in Lagos, Nigeria. Nampak SA has a strategic partnership with Bericap, Germany, who agreed to extend the manufacturing licence to include Nampak Nigeria. The initial product will be closures for still water and will be followed by carbonated soft drink closures. Read more >>
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 | SAN FRANCISCO, USA: WhatsApp was launched five years ago as a shot at doing to text messaging what Skype had done to telephone calls. Read more >>
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 | SAN FRANCISCO, USA: A lawsuit filed this week accuses Ethiopia of infecting a US man's computer with "spyware" as part of a campaign to gather intelligence about those critical of the government. Read more >>
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 | MADRID, SPAIN: Fanatical players forking out money to get ahead in games such as Candy Crush Saga or Angry Birds are driving explosive growth in the multi-billion dollar mobile gaming business. Read more >>
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 | South Africa will for the next five years enter a new "radical phase" where policies will have to focus more on economic transformation to address poverty, unemployment and inequality, claims President Jacob Zuma. Read more >>
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 | Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) says the importance of collecting accurate data cannot be overstated, as it remains a vital pillar in Africa's development. Read more >>
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 | Henrie Geyser: motoring editor For the second year in a row German sports car manufacturer Porsche has scooped the coveted South African Car of the Year title with the Cayman S. Read more >>
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 | Henrie Geyser: motoring editor Audi muscles in on the scene with its cute new A3 sedan. Read more >>
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 | Brian Berkman At least the GoPro Hero3+ came back with me this time. (Video) Read more >>
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Marjory Stoneman Douglas "You have to stand up for some things in this world." Publilius Syrus "If you wish to reach the highest, begin at the lowest." Pierre Corneille "The greater the effort, the greater the glory." |
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