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Prioritising youth development across the continent
AFRICA
Prioritising youth development across the continent
Lack of education and mismatched skills remain major obstacles to Africa's development agenda... read
How to support ‘economic patriotism' to grow Africa's economies
AFRICA
How to support ‘economic patriotism' to grow Africa's economies
Global economic gravity rapidly pulling towards Africa, according to Abdoulaye Mar Dieye... read
10 nominees for Innovation Prize for Africa 2017
GHANA
10 nominees for Innovation Prize for Africa 2017
Innovators from nine African countries shortlisted for their outstanding innovations across the healthcare, engineering, energy and communications sectors... read

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What the Nigeria PR report tells us about doing business in Nigeria
NIGERIA
What the Nigeria PR report tells us about doing business in Nigeria

Gbenga Joseph Sogbaike

The trends, challenges and prospects of the Nigerian public relations industry, as outlined in the recent Nigerian PR Report... read
Transfer money instantly across continents
AFRICA
Transfer money instantly across continents
WorldRemit launches with Android Pay to offer mobile-to-mobile transfers to the world's unbanked... read
BBC World News celebrates Focus on Africa
AFRICA
BBC World News celebrates Focus on Africa
‘Focus on Africa', the BBC World News weekday news and current affairs show for Africa, celebrates five years of broadcasting this week... read
Disrupting cash transactions in growth markets
KENYA
Disrupting cash transactions in growth markets
Youtap partners with MatchMove to deliver open-loop payments for mobile money customers in Africa and Asia... read
Taking advantage of agility on the digital transformation journey
SOUTH AFRICA
Taking advantage of agility on the digital transformation journey

Danny Drew

Agile processes are imperative to the success of any business looking to successfully compete in a rapidly changing environment... read
Futurist Graeme Codrington on leading in a changing world
SOUTH AFRICA
Futurist Graeme Codrington on leading in a changing world
Futurist, strategist, author and academic, Graeme Codrington, addressed the Western Cape Chapter of the SACSC... read
Africa focus at G20 Africa Summit in Berlin
AFRICA
Africa focus at G20 Africa Summit in Berlin
The G20 Africa Summit in Berlin this week explores new investment opportunities in Africa and new incentives for more private sector investments, sustainable investments in public infrastructure and economic participation... read
New digital venture fund from Orange
AFRICA
New digital venture fund from Orange
Orange Digital Investment launches a new investment initiative of €50m devoted to startups in Africa... read
PrideTV's content ratings
AFRICA
PrideTV's content ratings
The most watched content from LGBT community in Africa, from PrideTV.... read
Four realities facing brands today
GLOBAL
Four realities facing brands today
We Communications' inaugural ‘Brands in Motion' study uncovers four realities that allow brands to embrace motion... read
Social media and its role in investor relations
SOUTH AFRICA
Social media and its role in investor relations

Noah Greenhill

Few companies realise the impact social media has on shaping investors' views... read

Youth Month
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SOUTH AFRICA
What does it mean to be 'cool' and 'relevant' in brand building?

Bogosi Motshegwa

Brands across the board, especially SA brands, are failing dismally at being relevant, particularly when it comes to the so-called millennials (pursuing this target segment does not automatically make your brand 'cool' or 'relevant')... read
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SOUTH AFRICA
Bringing precision and elaboration into ad testing

mike broom

In the 40 years I have worked in marketing research, the elephant in the room has been using focus groups to ‘evaluate', ‘investigate', ‘dipstick', ‘research', ‘copy test' or any other of the politically correct terms for ad testing... read
Three South African startups advance to Seedstars national finals
SOUTH AFRICA
Three South African startups advance to Seedstars national finals
GreenFingers Mobile, EMG Technologies, and Mbora has been selected to advance to the Seedstars South Africa grand final. In addition, the 12 startups to pitch at Seedstars Mozambique has also been announced... read
Chris Ogden
AFRICA
Brand building in Africa through field sales

Chris Ogden

The most successful entrants into Africa have been careful and selective about the markets they enter, and chose the right regions and cities for their business model and/or product/service... read
Biniam Simon of Radio Erena.
ERITREA
Eritrean radio station gets award
On June 6, the London-based charity World One Media presented Eritrean Radio Erena with an award for reporting... read
Seven fake news stories that rocked Africa
AFRICA
Seven fake news stories that rocked Africa

Dean Workman

There was a time where mainstream media were the conveyors of truth, keeping millions of people informed and on the pulse of all the relevant news... read
Nigerian rideshare app reports success
NIGERIA
Nigerian rideshare app reports success
GoMyWay.com, the Nigerian rideshare app, reports that it has experienced a 150% increase in registered members and a 300% increase in the number of seats offered... read
Tiso Blackstar Group's headquarters at Hill on Empire in Parktown. Photo:
SOUTH AFRICA
Times Media has a new name
Shortly after moving premises from Rosebank to Parktown, Times Media Group today announced that it is operating under a new name... read
Sarah-Jane Harling Account Director Advertising BBC Worldwide Africa
SOUTH AFRICA
#Newsmaker: Sarah-Jane Harling joins BBC Worldwide to grow its advertising business across Africa

Jessica Tennant

BBC Worldwide recently appointed Sarah-Jane Harling in the newly created role of advertising account director for its Africa division, based at BBC's Melrose Arch office... read
International
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GLOBAL
Consumers prepared to abandon brands appearing alongside objectionable content
A CMO Council survey in the US, Canada and UK reveals that 48% of consumers will punish brands they love for not using trusted media platforms... read
New CNN Travel multiplatform, multimedia digital destination launched
GLOBAL
New CNN Travel multiplatform, multimedia digital destination launched
CNN has launched an all-new CNN Travel multimedia digital destination. CNN Travel has a new design as a globally-minded, mobile-first, social product with an emphasis on visual storytelling... read
Cannes Lions announces full content programme
GLOBAL
Cannes Lions announces full content programme
The full content programme for Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, taking place from 17-24 June 2017, has been announced... read
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Tanzania receives $51m for Tabora road construction
TANZANIA
Tanzania receives $51m for Tabora road construction
Tanzania has received $51m (over 110bn/-) financial boost from Kuwait for construction of the 85-kilometre Chaya-Nyahua road in Tabora region... read
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GLOBAL
Disrupted agriculture, high food prices deepens food insecurity in Africa
While large agricultural harvests in some regions of the world are booming for global food supply, protracted fighting and unrest are increasing displaced and hungry people elsewhere... read
Dr Ramakrishna Sithanen
TANZANIA
Key strategies to developing Zanzibar into a world-class destination
Dr Ramakrishna Sithanen recently paid a visit to Zanzibar to offer insight into strategies that led Mauritius becoming one of Africa's leading economies... read
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AFRICA
AfDB explores investment strategies to tilt markets in favour of African farmers
AfDB has proposed new investment strategies in Africa's agriculture sector, which, if properly implemented, would effectively alter the market structures around the world in favour of the African farmers... read
‘African Airline of the Year' goes to Ethiopian Airlines
AFRICA
‘African Airline of the Year' goes to Ethiopian Airlines
The African Aviation ‘African Airline of the Year' Award for 2017 has been awarded to Ethiopian Airlines for the second year in a row... read
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AFRICA
Five indicators of tourism potential in Africa

Olukayode Kolawole

Africa is beautiful, but the future of the continent's economy is dependent on how the potential of tourism is properly harnessed... read
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SOUTH AFRICA
Tenders to open for second phase of Lesotho water project

Charlotte Mathews

Construction tenders worth between R1m and R1bn will be advertised shortly for the second phase of the R25bn Lesotho Highlands Water Project, the executive manager of the project, Mark Matchett, says... read
Can you redevelop a big city like Lagos without displacing the poor?
NIGERIA
Can you redevelop a big city like Lagos without displacing the poor?
Urban planner Lookman Oshodi seems to think it is possible... read
Chad is the country most vulnerable to climate change - here's why
CHAD
Chad is the country most vulnerable to climate change - here's why

Hakim Abdi

Of the 186 countries assessed in a recent survey of climate vulnerability, Chad was rated most in peril... read
Connecting the dots between diagnostic, admin and clinical systems
SOUTH AFRICA
Connecting the dots between diagnostic, admin and clinical systems
Healthcare services delivery in Africa needs to change, but no-one is quite certain how... read
Zimbabwe bans corn imports after bumper crop: media
SOUTHERN AFRICA
Zimbabwe bans corn imports after bumper crop: media
Zimbabwe has banned the import of corn after enjoying a bumper crop that authorities hope will be enough to feed the nation and stimulate home-grown production... read
Pedro Aragão via
SOUTH AFRICA
Europe lifts ban on Mozambican airlines
After teams from the EU Air Safety Committee carried out an audit of the National Institute of Civil Aviation of Mozambique in February, the EASA has lifted the ban on Mozambican airlines from flying to Europe... read
President of the Republic of Gabon Ali Bongo Ondimba, announces the creation of 20 marine protected areas during his speech at the headquarters of the United Nations
GABON
Gabon creates network of marine protected areas
President Ali Bongo Ondimba announced that his government created a network of 20 marine protected areas in Gabon, including nine marine parks and 11 aquatic reserves covering 26% of Gabon's territorial waters... read
How biometrics technology can improve voting systems in Africa
SOUTH AFRICA
How biometrics technology can improve voting systems in Africa

Nkululeko Nxasana

Many countries - especially in Africa - are still finding themselves confronted with difficulties in registering and authenticating voters. The usage of biometrics seeks to ensure voter equality... read
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