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	AFRICA Bridging the digital divide in Africa [Fabien Delanaud] For many in developing markets, data remains a luxury and often agonisingly out of reach, even on mobile... read

COTE D'IVOIRE
Côte d'Ivoire's new media bill criminalises press offences

Authorities in Cote d'Ivoire have introduced a new media bill containing provisions that criminalise press offences... read

KENYA
Kenyan merchant solution Sokowatch starts East African expansion

Tom Jackson

Kenyan ordering and delivery solution Sokowatch is plotting further expansion across East Africa after making Dar es Salaam, Tanzania its second market in February... read

Robyn De Villiers, chairman and CEO of Burson-Marsteller Africa (left) and Aude Bousseau, marketing and PR manager of Turner Africa (right), receiving the 2017 SABRE Award in the Public Education category.

AFRICA
Cartoon Network awarded at African Sabre Awards

Cartoon Network Africa has walked away with two notable accolades at the first ever African SABRE Awards... read

SOUTH AFRICA
Consumers less distracted when reading newspapers or magazines

Latest research from PRC's Media View shows that time spent reading is more focused and far less distracted... read

SOUTH AFRICA
How free Wi-Fi is changing the trade show industry

Sam Smith

Technology changes the way the world works, that's a fact. It revolutionised communication with the radio, made entertainment widespread with the television, and gave everyone access to information... read

SOUTH AFRICA
Marketers need to deliver creative that makes a lasting impression and focus less on functional messages

Issued by Kantar Millward Brown

Kantar Millward Brown research has found that just 15% of ads deliver messages that people can quickly absorb... read

International

GLOBAL
Research indicates agencies not happy with briefing process

A recent study by World Federation of Advertisers (WFA) determined that the brief creation process still needs improvement... read

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Business

AFRICA
Africa increases high-value production, global trends identify industrial growth

Euromonitor International has recently released research on how industrial changes are shaping the B2B marketplace around the world... read

SOUTH AFRICA
#AfricaMonth: Africa progressing towards sustainable healthcare

Sindy Peters

Leaders in the healthcare sector will meet at the seventh annual Africa Health Exhibition & Congress, 7-9 June 2017, at the Gallagher Convention Centre... read

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Social media as source and platform
Institute for the Advancement of Journalism - 16 May 2017 to 17 May 2017, Johannesburg

UCT Unilever Institute and Ipsos present African Lions
UCT Unilever Institute of Strategic Marketing - 16 May 2017, Umhlanga | 18 May 2017, Johannesburg | 19 May 2017, Cape Town

Developing and implementing strategic marketing plans
NES Consulting - 17 May 2017 to 19 May 2017, Johannesburg

Sales Training
AcuityCRM - 22 May 2017 to 24 May 2017, Johannesburg | 5 Jun 2017 to 7 Jun 2017, Johannesburg

Essentials of Broadcast Media Management course
Rhodes University - 19 Jun 2017 to 23 Jun 2017, Johannesburg

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	@allafrica Actor Morgan Freeman Pays Homage to Rwandan Genocide Victims https://t.co/gXblC0iNGl #Rwanda https://t.co/TlvDUYVeNB
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	@socialmedia2day Visual Communication: The Next Step in Marketing [Infographic] https://t.co/Sd88aXSdIt #socialmediamarketing https://t.co/EhSYYnLzO8
	@allafrica Controversy Rages Over Kenya's Imported Maize https://t.co/o2zddaYtIU #Kenya https://t.co/vU7SeidnI1
	@allafrica Experts Gather at #AFCLive To Discuss West African Infrastructure https://t.co/IsERNofEfz #Africa #Nigeria https://t.co/NfPJ9wy9WC
	@allafrica Why Indigenous Language Newspapers Do Not Do Well in Nigeria - Proprietor: https://t.co/6MydOpKn5H #Nigeria https://t.co/o8j3MoOReK
	@wef Five measures of growth that are better than GDP https://t.co/OJa68TYdaj #economics https://t.co/gq6aDyklnI
	@Bizcommunity RT @Biz_Energy_: Africa's growth hinges on reliable power corridors - Ben Martins #AUW2017 @Biz_Construct https://t.co/byGsraA3zd
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