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	ZIMBABWE African startup using AI to produce news stories Tech startup, Controvert Media has implemented the use of artificial intelligence robots to automatically write and post news articles on the internet… read

AFRICA
Drought pushing food prices up sharply in East Africa

Soaring cost of basic staples is an extra challenge for pastoralists as livestock prices fall… read

AFRICA
5G optimisation technologies - an emerging priority for service providers

5G will pave the way for a new era of digital transformation and the next generation of ultra-high broadband infrastructures… read

AFRICA
Zuckerberg envisions Facebook as a 'global community'

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has offered a vision for the social network as a force in building a "global community”… read

AFRICA
New brand force in Africa hospitality and marketing

Main rivals Savanna Sunrise and HotelOga have signed an agreement to merge, creating an African giant in hospitality marketing technology… read

BOTSWANA
New insurance brand launched in Botswana

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New Bryte Insurance launches in Botswana with plans to expand into other African countries… read

SOUTH AFRICA
Last call for entries: the second edition of the African Excellence Awards

Issued by African Excellence Awards

The second round of the pan-African competition in PR and HR is open for submissions until 22 February 2017... read

SOUTH AFRICA
Buzz and social media dominant in soft metrics in IPA Effectiveness Awards

Warc has released a comprehensive marketing effectiveness report, based on in-depth analysis and insights from the global IPA Effectiveness Awards 2016... read

SEYCHELLES
Muslims in Seychelles - A Historical Appraisal of their Legacy

Issued by Regent Business School

Muslims in Seychelles succinctly portrays the consolidation of Islam in Seychelles and how Islam has managed to become vibrant in a country which is predominantly Christian... read

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SOUTH AFRICA
African partnership launched to fight childhood cancer

A $100m paediatric haematology-oncology treatment network has been created in public-private partnerships between American institutions and the governments of Botswana, Uganda and Malawi... read

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SOUTH AFRICA

Ogilvy & Mather CT named KFC Africa lead agency - more info

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PRISA - 4 Apr 2017 to 6 Apr 2017, Johannesburg

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	@Forbes OracleVoice: GE Digital: Beyond a 'cartoonish version' of the internet of things https://t.co/Xu9vT3qazt https://t.co/NlC3GPyLDD
	@wef Worried about AI taking your job? It's already happening in Japan https://t.co/oxItyKPe6v https://t.co/VqVLaAdawk
	@BBCAfrica A cockerel will still crow even if you hide him in a basket. A Swahili #proverb sent by Bonface Witaba, Kakamega, Kenya
	@Refugees The right to food is a basic human right. Why are 2 million refugees in 10 African countries facing food shortages?… https://t.co/c9VxBfg80v
	@Forbes VMwareVoice: Prepare for next-generation retail: The future of retail mobility https://t.co/O28VtV9cGK https://t.co/82DNGXPAGK
	@africaupdates RT @kenyanwalstreet: Rwanda, Kenya, Uganda have Launched a joint tourism portal dubbed "East Africa Tourism Portal" https://t.co/cquROGSrhk
	@Opiaiya RT @XHNews: "The worst hunger catastrophe." UN agencies report famine in parts of #SouthSudan @WFP @UNICEF @FAOnews #UNFAO https://t.co/V4x…
	@wef Beyond the headlines: quantifying the economic contributions of migrants @WesternUnionCEO https://t.co/F5AKCkBVmN… https://t.co/GOO00z46z0
	@Forbes IBMVoice: How artificial intelligence can help to jumpstart the retail industry's mobile strategy… https://t.co/v1NFEHJUoy
	@Bizcommunity South African online spend expected to reach R53bn by 2018 - .@PayPal research #OnlineShopping… https://t.co/3zGZQ8hcSV
	@socialmedia2day How to Improve Your Content by Analyzing Visitor Behavior [Infographic] https://t.co/iU2tdA8P42 #smm https://t.co/B97qJAZQF3
	@Miss_Khaimia RT @kenyanwalstreet: Kenya will Today sign an $800 million syndicated loan with Citigroup, Standard Bank Group, Standard Chartered & Rand M…
	@AJENews UN: Almost 1.4 million children could die this year as famine looms Nigeria, Somalia and Yemen… https://t.co/7wPAC61mhp
	@Biz_Marketing Grey Design creates a solution to a problem unheard of in suburban South Africa https://t.co/JCg2P8m6Wv \| @GreyJHB #bizpressoffice
	@allafrica Diaspora Raises Over U.S.$2 Million for Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam: https://t.co/CdBxzNt7kj #Ethiopia https://t.co/MphsQB7mkK
	@wef Nearly half of current jobs could be automated by 2055, according to a new report https://t.co/cZd9r7fkKU https://t.co/pwF1XsoZc8
	@allafrica The Plucky African Film Industry Defying the Odds: https://t.co/XmQFwbjbHQ #Africa
	@NdinguUnathi RT @okayafrica: We're looking for original African and diaspora writing on love, sex and relationships. Get in touch: contribute@okayafrica…
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	@socialmedia2day 5 Brands Using Facebook Messenger Bots to Level Up Their Social Media Strategies https://t.co/lYUAxeu9Zl #smm https://t.co/cehKnxQ4Dv

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ZIMBABWEAfrican startup using AI to produce news stories

AFRICADrought pushing food prices up sharply in East Africa

AFRICA5G optimisation technologies - an emerging priority for service providers

AFRICAZuckerberg envisions Facebook as a 'global community'

AFRICANew brand force in Africa hospitality and marketing

BOTSWANANew insurance brand launched in Botswana

SOUTH AFRICALast call for entries: the second edition of the African Excellence Awards

SOUTH AFRICABuzz and social media dominant in soft metrics in IPA Effectiveness Awards

SEYCHELLESMuslims in Seychelles - A Historical Appraisal of their Legacy

SOUTH AFRICAAfrican partnership launched to fight childhood cancer

ZIMBABWE
African startup using AI to produce news stories