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This episode of RAPT BizTrendsTV focuses on brands in a future where digital wallets are a gamechanger as the technologies of digital identity, crypto/blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI) converge.

This episode of RAPT BizTrendsTV focuses on agentic AI and how it is revolutionising business, especially on the continent.

Afro-optimism, or more specifically, the African growth mindset is a greater sense of optimism that, despite challenges such as electricity and water that the continent faces, is in stark contrast to a growing Western degrowth mindset of pessimism about the future, and Africa.

“We can talk about AI all we want to, but the foundations of AI are about how you can harness the power of digital to transform the continent in the way we want it to transform.”.

Episode 3 is the Energy Episode with special guests Kagiso Tshepe, executive creative director at Grid Worldwide, Roanna Williams, chief creative officer and co-founder of Boundless, Fran Luckin, chief creative officer of VML, Preetesh Sewraj, CEO of The Loeries and Brandon Govender, digital & integrated executive creative director at Joe Public.

Birdwatching at The Loeries Episode 2 is the Emotion Episode and features special guests Neo Segola, head of creative at Le Pub, part of the Publicis Group, Sharleen James, chair of the ACA and marketing practice lead at Accenture Song, Tebogo Skwambane, WPP country manager, Terry McKenna, executive creative director of The Odd Number and rounding it off Carl Willoughby, chief creative officer of TBWA / Hunt Lascaris.

Birdwatching at The Loeries Episode 1 focuses on that five percent difference, with special guests Wayne Naidoo, CEO of the Duke Group, Marc Algranti from Algranti Music and Nkanyezi Masango, chief creative officer from Dentsu Creative.

International two-for-one incentive brand hits South African shores.

The Radio Advertising Bureau South Africa (RAB) recently hosted its third annual RadioWorks Conference. Comments Zama Thango, RAB content specialist, "One of the most talked-about highlights was the 'must see' fun skits created by MCs Azania Mosaka and 'Ray-Ray' Mphande that played on the many misperceptions about radio. Thoroughly enjoyed by delegates. Must-see viewing!".

The new Ster-Kinekor Cine Prestige, which opened its doors to the public on 3 April 2012, recently held a press launch at The Zone @Rosebank, Johannesburg.

The Active Angels danced, chanted and pushed uphill.

The shortlist of the 10 most-beautiful objects in South Africa over the past year has been selected by lineup of design journalists and cultural commentators for Design Indaba's 2012 Most Beautiful Object in South Africa (MBOISA) award.

Among the shortlist for the 2012 Sony World Photography Awards Student Focus competition, announced on Tuesday, 7 February 2012, is Nina Grindlay from Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa, for her Nightclub Portrait Series (the dance).