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Promoting women in business

With a push towards promoting women in business, MTN has announced the winners of the 2016 Women in Business Awards. MTN is using the initiative to continue its support for business communities in Uganda.

Staying on topic of promoting Africa, the CNN Multichoice African Journalist Awards 2016 has extended the entry deadline to 4 April, giving aspiring journalists a chance to get their entries in.

Also in the media realm, the African Blogger Awards has added new categories dealing with social issues such as women and girls empowerment, public health and active citizenship.

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UGANDA
The MTN 2016 Women in Business Awards winners announced
The 4th Annual MTN Women in Business Awards winners have been announced. MTN launched the Women in Business initiative last month... read


Biz Takeouts
SOUTH AFRICA
[Biz Takeouts Podcast] 166: Bridget von Holdt chats PRISM Awards 2016
On the last episode of Biz Takeouts Marketing and Media Radio show host Warren Harding spoke to Bridget von Holdt and Grant Orchard... read
Marketing
SOUTH AFRICA
How to create shareable content in social media marketing

AIMEÉ SERRÃO

Individuals are faced with a blizzard of media messages on a daily basis. This can make it difficult for your brand to stand out in the crowd... read
SOUTH AFRICA
Blog post from London School of Marketing unpacks Masters' secrets
A newly published blog, from the London School of Marketing (LSM), takes a look at how Masters graduates can get a job and the five skills developed during the masters programme... read
SOUTH AFRICA
Marketers seek a new model for insights
New research from the World Federation of Advertisers (WFA) highlights the need for a step change in the relationship between marketers and their internal insights teams... read
Entrepreneurship
SOUTH AFRICA
Becoming a better entrepreneur requires foresight
Abraham Lincoln said, "Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe." His productivity secret was good preparation and using an effective tool for the task... read
SOUTH AFRICA
Campaign to help SMEs reach 1001 days
It is known that entrepreneurial businesses that make it to 1001 days (three years) are likely to succeed and thrive long term... read
Events & Conferencing
AFRICA
New African Woman Awards selects 2016's most influential women
The New African Woman Awards, announced in London late last week, have selected winners from Africa's most influential women... read
Media
AFRICA
CNN MultiChoice African Journalist Awards 2016 entry deadline extended
CNN International and MultiChoice have announced that African journalists have extra time to ensure their entries are submitted, with the entry deadline extended to Monday 4 April... read
Newspapers
SOUTH SUDAN
Sudan security agents seize all copies of newspaper: editor
Sudanese security agents confiscated all copies of the Tuesday edition of a newspaper seen as close to the government, its editor said, the latest such seizure in a country criticised for media restrictions... read
Online Media
SOUTH AFRICA
African Blogger Awards adds new categories
The third annual African Blogger Awards competition has announced three new categories for social and digital influencers across the African continent... read
PR & Communications
AFRICA
AfricaCom 2016 chooses APO as official newswire
Informa Telecoms & Media has today announced that APO will be the Official Newswire of AfricaCom 2016, Africa's leading telecoms event, to be held in Cape Town, South Africa, on 15-17 November 2016... read
Social Media
UGANDA
South African joins industry leaders at Ugandan Social Media Awards
The organisation has invited key speakers to provide valuable insight and commentary into digital trends. This includes representatives from Facebook, Google and Hootsuite... read
TV
SOUTH AFRICA
[Behind the BBC Story] Sophie Ikenye

Leigh Andrews

As BBC World News celebrates its 25th anniversary this month, Focus on Africa presenter Sophie Ikenye exclusively shares her favourite BBC story she's covered, as well as top media trends to watch out for in 2016... read
International
UNITED KINGDOM
App advertising to exceed $44bn by 2020
Latest data from Juniper Research indicates that app advertising, using context and location targeting, could rise from an estimated $13bn last year to over $44bn by 2020... read
UNITED STATES
J Walter Thompson appoints Tamara Ingram as CEO
J Walter Thompson, part of the WPP Group, has appointed Tamara Ingram as its new CEO. Formerly the company's chief client team officer, she replaces Gustavo Martinez, with immediate effect... read
UNITED STATES
Top five webinar tools to manage your business

Hicks Crawford

Digital marketing has been growing in a fast pace today and there are several new ways, platforms and networks available to get connected to your potential customers... read
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Business
SOUTH AFRICA
What keeps CEOs awake at night?

Leigh Andrews

Imagine walking into a bank and being greeted by a robot that uses facial recognition to identify you and your standing in the bank, and possibly predict the service you've come in for - it's not science fiction, this is already a reality in Japan. Here's how business as we know it is about to be disrupted for good... read
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New events to diarise
Leveraging Linkedin
Niche Training - 29 Mar 2016, Cape Town


Digital strategy for PR
PRISA - 18 Apr 2016 to 19 Apr 2016, Johannesburg


Brand management
PRISA - 22 Apr 2016, Johannesburg


Journos Gym
Institute for the Advancement of Journalism - 10 May 2016 to 12 May 2016, Johannesburg


Pixel Up! 2016
Pixel Up! - 12 Sep 2016 to 14 Sep 2016, Johannesburg


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