| |
 | Top stories |
Nandi Zambodla The biggest potential trend for 2018 could be marketers realising it is time to re-evaluate what we know to be true about millennials as a collective...read |
| |
|
|
|
 | LAS VEGAS - Facebook on Thursday announced a major update that will put friends and family above pages or celebrities in a user's news feed -- and likely result in people spending less time on the leading social network... read |
|
 | Leigh Andrews The first work week of 2018 for many was also one where we heard the global female voice loud and clear on social media, with 'celebration emojis' for everything from Iceland's equal pay law to #HereWeAre, #TimesUp and #Oprah2020... read |
|
 | Audrey Naidoo It has practically taken me last year to figure out exactly what is going on behind my digital media buys. For the marketers out there, now is the time to ask the questions from your media agency and to dig deep into the operations behind the scenes... read |
|
 | Africa Tech Now, the first Africa-dedicated event at the Consumer Electronics Show aims to showcase the African innovation ecosystem, positioning Africa as a major actor in digital transformation... read |
|
 | Lindy Lee Budgets are tight, with rising electricity and petrol prices driving many households to tighten their purse strings. In response, the retail industry is becoming increasingly competitive... read |
|
 | Jessica Tennant Last year's winner of the Caesarstone Student Designer Competition, Marli de Wet, will this year take up her prize by attending an international design fair of their choice with her Design Time lecturer... read |
|
 | Tom Manners With being an early mover comes uncertainties that cannot be accounted for a hundred percent, as is the principle of risk and reward... read |
|
 | Janine Lloyd This year is going to continue to be a tough journey for all businesses as they grapple for market share and growth during a difficult economy... read |
|
 | Mike Sharman Live has been the major evolution in digital over the past two years, but it is still under-utilised from a brand perspective in South Africa... read |
|
 | Alexia Christie and Rubeena Parker The European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which will be implemented on 25 May 2018, is raising the bar for data protection globally, and setting a new gold standard in a digitally transforming world... read |
|
 | In a world where all-episodes-at-once has quickly become ubiquitous, what else will consumers want out of their entertainment experience in the future? read |
|
 | Ernest Harsch In this special coverage of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the focus is on SDG 10, which is "Reduced inequality within and among countries". The aim of SDG 10 is for countries to adopt policies that promote the three dimensions of sustainable development - economic, social and environmental... read |
|
 | Eight newspapers have been prevented from publication and distribution by National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS), this week, amidst protests against recent austerity measures... read |
|
 | Following the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) at AfricaCom 2017, MTN and Ericsson have announced the first 5G technology and applications trial in Africa... read |
|
 | Digital transparency will be a key challenge for brands in the year ahead concludes Warc, the global marketing intelligence service, in its 2018 Toolkit... read |
|
 | Deutsche Welle's history project "African Roots" addresses young Africans and uses animation in an attempt to reveal more about the continent's history... read |
|
 | Kingsley Ighobor From "Africa Reeling" to "Africa Rising", there's a new narrative for the African continent, now showing promising signs of sustainable growth under more stable governments. read |
|
 | Jessica Bezuidenhout & Rebecca Davis In 2017, the horrifying extent of State Capture finally became clearer to the South African public. And we would still be languishing in the dark were it not for the whistle-blowers: the handful of courageous South African men and women who did not remain silent in the face of wrongdoing, but stood up and spoke out... read |
|
 | Zambia is home to a thriving startup scene, which is developing solutions for industries as diverse as media and entertainment, gaming, transport, e-health, and logistics. CEC Liquid will provide startups with high-speed internet access and cloud-based services... read |
|
 | James Jeffrey KANA TV marks a breakthrough in Ethiopian televised entertainment. It may also signal a shift in Ethiopia's much criticised media environment... read |
|
 | Matt Preschern When the yachts contesting the Volvo Ocean Race (VOR) left Cape Town bound for Melbourne, Australia. Matt Preschern, EVP and CMO of HCL Technologies, the tech partner of the VOR in Cape Town, shared his five most important trends in marketing today... read |
|
 | Nicola Cooper With the largest 'youth bulge' in the world, the future of Africa is young, dynamic, determined. No one can afford to ignore the youth in Africa and the local and global business community needs to prepare for the ever-connected, younger generations... read |
|
 | Bianca Quinn-Diavastos 2018 is going to be an incredible year for personalised advertising, robots taking over and your car knowing when you need milk... read |
|
 | Samantha Page Remind the world that responsible journalism in a healthy democracy holds power accountable and delivers the truth at all costs, despite what the architects of hate may say... read |
|
 | Pepe Marais Where does 2018 leave us mere mortals, all analogue by design, in a digital world that is catapulting forward at the speed of light... read |
|
 | Odette van der Haar Like all sectors within the economy, we face economic and political instability which can have an impact on investment and ultimately marketing spend... read |
|
 | Nonye Mpho Omotola Africa has a population of over 1 billion people, 70% of which are youthful, aspirational and passionate about their continent. The proposition 'Africans for Africans by Africans' has become a dominant force with young people in Africa... read |
|
 | Johan Walters If we look at how tech companies are ploughing money into AR and VR developments it's easy to see why analysts are so bullish about the growth in this space... read |
|
 | Gau Narayanan Demands on corporates are changing and agencies need to respond better... read |
|
 | Desiree Gullan From AI and data visualisation to cutting-edge segmentation and contextual marketing; industry players must have a firm grip on the latest trends... read |
|
 | Dean Oelschig Brands need to become more human and create work that receives permission to communicate with their audiences... read |
|
 | Brett Morris 90% of all internet traffic will be video based in 2019: there's absolutely no doubt that the way brands communicate will have to cater for an insatiable need for agile, high-quality video content... read |
|
 | Brandon de Kock There are clear super-trends that determine what people need, what they think and how they are likely to behave. Here then are the 'big three' undercurrents all marketers and brand owners should bear in mind when trying to guess what to do next... read |
|
 | Heidi Brauer A marketing doyen waves her magic wand to wish in the trends she visualises for this year... read |
|
 | Egypt's Startup Reactor is seeking applications for its fifth cycle. The six-month accelerator programme is designed to support innovative startups with high growth potential in Egypt... read |
|
|
|
 | THE HAGUE - Facebook took part this week in key talks with European police agencies on how to stop and eliminate violent and terror-related Islamic jihadist posts, in an evolving battle against such propaganda... read |
|
 | OSLO - Nearly 80 Tesla owners in Norway have sued the US automaker over misleading advertising, saying their electric car did not deliver the promised performance, Norwegian daily Dagens Naeringsliv (DN) reported on Thursday... read |
|
 | RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil's Rio de Janeiro state on Wednesday brought in a law cracking down on ads deemed to be sexist, threatening violators with hefty fines... read |
|
 | As US President Donald Trump announces his "fake media" awards, the CPJ names its global press oppressors - world leaders who use rhetoric, legal action, and censorship to try to silence their critics... read |
|
 | BBC journalist Carrie Gracie announced Monday she had quit her post as China editor in protest at an "indefensible pay gap" at the British broadcaster, winning support from dozens of colleagues... read |
|
 | Twitter announced Friday it would not block the accounts of world leaders even if their statements are "controversial," citing a need to promote a "public conversation" on political issues... read |
|
|
|
 | IHG has made its debut in Algeria with the opening of Holiday Inn Algiers - Cheraga Tower, bringing the group's portfolio to 25 operational hotels across nine countries in Africa... read |
|
 | Josua Taljaard Smart farming isn't a new emerging tech conversation and, on a global level, we have reached a point where the actual benefits of technology deployments in farming are being seen... the digital disruptor in farming is already here... read |
|
 | According to the latest FAO Food Price Index, global food prices declined in December. However, the index averaged 174.6 points in 2017, up 8.2% from 2016 and reaching the highest annual average since 2014... read |
|
 | YAOUNDE - Forty-three gold diggers died in abandoned mines in Cameroon in the first 10 months of last year, a watchdog group said... read |
|
 | Malcolm Horne To some people, Africa south of the Sahara is an unknown - a region of which to be wary. But to informed investors and entrepreneurs, the picture is different - not an easy place to do business but where keen intuition and foresight reveal opportunities... read |
|
 | Michal Kotzé The mining industry in Africa is undergoing significant change, including an increase in exploration and commodity prices, and therefore boasts significant potential for investors with regard to its vast supply of mineral reserves and production... read |
|
 | Ian Scoones Mnangagwa has no option but to tackle land reform if he's serious about getting Zimbabwe's economy back on track. This is because agriculture continues to play a significant role... read |
|
 | Njideka Agbo The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have said that a temperature rise of just 2.1 degrees centigrade might put an to the chocolate industry... read |
|
 | The combined road and rail scheme for the Greater Maputo Metropolitan Area, known as the Metrobus, undertook its first, experimental journey on Monday, reports the independent television station STV... read |
|
 | Calestous Juma Rapid advances in artificial intelligence and the rapid adoption of robots across diverse industries are stalking the fear of jobless growth. Responses to these developments have focused on what to do to ensure that robots don't steal jobs... read |
|
 | KHARTOUM - Sudanese Finance Minister Mohammed Osman al-Rikabi said that banks across the world are still wary of working with Khartoum despite the US ending a trade embargo... read |
|
 | NOUAKCHOTT - Small lines formed at banks in Mauritania on New Year's Day as customers withdrew new banknotes and swapped cheque books after the government revamped the currency, the ouguiya, in a bid to fight inflation... read |
|
 | A World Bank report shows that Botswana has the highest new business density in Africa... read |
|
 | Damian Michael I recently travelled to Dubai to attend the 37th Gitex Technology Week - where the future of business begins. Tech pioneers and futurists, business leaders and IT professionals come to GITEX to experience the world's most advanced technology... read |
|
 | Allan Seccombe Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) is nearing completion of a $62m platinum group metal smelter at its Unki mine in Zimbabwe, meeting that government's demands for greater beneficiation of the industrial and precious metal... read |
|
 | Ralph Hamann Technological advances associated with the fourth industrial revolution - including artificial intelligence - allow the automation of an increasingly wide array of processes in increasingly interactive and sophisticated ways... read |
|
 | Jenny Mbaye In the first week of every February, the streets of Ségou in Mali come to life... read |
|
 | Alison Groves According to the latest United Nations Economic Commission for Africa report, Africa is the fastest urbanising region after Asia. The report also highlights that despite the current slowdown in many African economies... read |
|
 | Angola has suffered a week of fuel shortages, a bitter irony for one of Africa's leading oil producers, and a hardship that some people blame on opponents of President Joao Lourenco... read |
|
 | Hans Wetzels GMO technology could kick-start "an agricultural revolution" in Africa, but the continent's failure to invest in agriculture could create an opportunity for companies such as Monsanto, Bayer and others... read |
|
 | Girmachew Gashaw Ethiopia has the largest area of bamboo in Africa. However, this green gold is poorly managed and exploited, say expert investors... read |
|
 | Howard Blight Four key trends require immediate scrutiny: consolidation, transformation, technology and agri-education. Importantly, the upscaling of agricultural education is the crystalising requirement to strengthen and contextualise these trends... read |
|
 | At 2%, Africa's post-operative mortality rate is twice the global average... read |
|
 | Griffins Manguro The World Health Organisation (WHO) has clear markers on the road to controlling the global HIV/AIDS pandemic... read |
|
|
|
Joan Baez "Action is the antidote to despair." Bennett Cerf "The person who can bring the spirit of laughter into a room is indeed blessed." David Bowie "The truth is of course is that there is no journey. We are arriving and departing all at the same time." |
More quotes Submit a Quote |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
