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Create/update your MyBiz Profile on Bizcommunity and win!

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:09:00 +0200

Create or update your MyBiz Profile on Bizcommunity.com before 30 June 2013 and stand a chance to WIN an awesome GoPro camera and accessories worth over R6000!
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FNB Zambia opens branch in Solwezi

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:45:00 +0200

First National Bank (FNB) Zambia recently launched their Solwezi branch in a ceremony attended by the Minister of North Western Province, Nathaniel Mubukwanu, who officiated as the guest of honour.
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Samsung partners with Zamtel to launch Galaxy S4

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:20:00 +0200

Zamtel in partnership with Samsung has unveiled the fourth generation Samsung Galaxy Series of mobile phones, the Galaxy S4, designed to meet the business and personal communication needs of our time.
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Experiential Marketing - the contagious idea

Wed, 22 May 2013 09:34:00 +0200

Companies are defined by what they are selling. Products come off shelves, cars get driven off lots, SMSs get sent and social media is accessed from the edgy new phones people upgrade to... What is it about the brand you picked off the shelf, signed vehicle finance for or the network you subscribe to that defined your choice? The experience. Your experience. How you felt planning your purchase and how you feel about that decision after you'd done it because of what you had taken home.
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PTA Bank approves loan for fiber optic network

Mon, 13 May 2013 12:22:00 +0200

PTA Bank has approved a loan of US$11.5million to Burundi Backbone Systems Company S.M. (BBS) with a guarantee of US$1,767,058 for the construction of a national fiber optic network in the country. The financing was approved by the board members of PTA Bank during a board meeting of the bank in Nairobi early in April 2013.
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Bright Africa - new report

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 10:54:00 +0200

A new report, Bright Africa, provides a uniquely comprehensive look at transaction multiples across the continent.
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Zambia hosts Pick n Pay's 95th foreign store

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 13:18:00 +0200

As part of its expansion into Africa, Pick n Pay yesterday, 21 March 2013, said it had opened a store in Luanshya, Zambia. This is the group's sixth Zambian store and takes the total of outlets outside of SA to 95 across eight countries.
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Seeing beyond the stereotypes

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 11:14:00 +0200

More than half of Africa's one billion population has a mobile phone - and not just for talking. The power of telephony is forging a new enterprise culture, from banking to agriculture to healthcare. Africa has experienced an incredible boom in mobile phone use.
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DHL Express triples network in sub-Saharan Africa

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 12:28:00 +0200

DHL Express, the global international express services provider, has expanded its network of DHL Service Points in sub-Saharan Africa from the initial 300 to over 1 000, in just a few short months.
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[2013 trends] Africa's dynamic markets

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 13:20:00 +0200

The year 2013 for most brands, especially the ones coping with saturated markets in developed countries, will be a decisive one. Incorporating Africa into their corporate brand strategy, if they haven't done so, will be the better part of valour, so to speak.
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